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History was made amid the flurries on Sunday afternoon at the Nipissing University turf field. The Lakers women’s soccer team scored a 2-1 win over York in their semifinal matchup, to  earn a berth in the OUA final and the USports National Championship. Bella Nolte scored the Lakers’ first

The North Bay Battalion has acquired centre Briir Long in a trade with the Brantford Bulldogs, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Sunday. For Long, a 17-year-old resident of Astorville, Brantford received North Bay’s fifth-round pick in the 2027 OHL Priority Selection. The Battalion still holds what originally was

Tuomas Uronen scored two goals and added two assists, leading the Kingston Frontenacs to a 6-2 Ontario Hockey League victory Sunday over the North Bay Battalion. Luke McNamara netted two goals and Tyler Hopkins and Jacob Battaglia each had one for Kingston, which got 32 saves from goaltender Nolan Lalonde

The Nipissing University Lakers lacrosse team capped off their regular season in style Saturday on the road. The Lakers dominated from the opening faceoff, cruising to a lopsided 24-4 victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs in Sudbury. With the win, the Lakers improved to 5-5 and finished fourth in the CUFLA

The Nipissing University Lakers men's hockey team came up just short again, falling to the Western Mustangs for the second straight game. After a tough loss Friday night, the Lakers dropped Saturday's contest by a final of 3-1 to end their weekend on home ice. The

Rebounding from an early two-goal deficit, the Powassan Voodoos roared back to defeat the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 7-3 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. The hometown Gold Miners got off to a good start as they broke into the Voodoos’ end and

Adam McKillop’s first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League goal, coming with nearly seven minutes remaining in regulation, proved to be the game-winner as the Powassan Voodoos pulled out a narrow 3-2 triumph over the French River Rapids Friday in a tightly contested encounter at the Powassan Sportsplex. Striking shorthanded

Kocha Delic scored a shorthanded goal and added an assist to pace the Sudbury Wolves to a 3-1 victory over the North Bay Battalion in Ontario Hockey League action Friday night. Chase Coughlan and Nathan Villeneuve contributed a goal apiece and goaltender Nate Krawchuk made 27 saves for Sudbury, which

Shamar Moses scored the winning goal, breaking a tie at 6:55 of the third period, to send the North Bay Battalion to a 3-2 Ontario Hockey League victory Thursday night over the Ottawa 67’s. Moses and Ethan Procyszyn each had one goal and one assist, while Owen Van

In OUA women's soccer, Nipissing won their playoff game 6-4 over Queen's Wednesday night at the Nipissing turf field.   Down 4-2 in the second half, the Lakers evened the score in regulation time and added two goals in extra time to advance.  Jessica Emmerton scored a