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Vilanez gets OT winner as Rapids slip past Voodoos A superb individual effort by Hunter Vilanez, 3:08 into overtime, was the difference maker as the French River Rapids pulled out a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday in a thrilling finish to a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey

Answering back from an early three-goal hole, the Greater Sudbury Cubs responded with six unanswered markers to defeat the Powassan Voodoos 6-3 Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Powassan Sportsplex. The triumph sees the Cubs win their 19th game in a row. Getting off to

Forwards Shamar Moses and Lirim Amidovski and goaltender Mike McIvor of the North Bay Battalion are among a total of 52 Ontario Hockey League skaters and goaltenders in midseason rankings released Tuesday by the National Hockey League’s central scouting department. Left winger Moses is No. 71 on a list

Zach Wigle and Shamar Moses, into an empty net, scored for the North Bay Battalion against their onetime Barrie Colts teammates in a 2-0 Ontario Hockey League victory Thursday night. Goaltender Mike McIvor produced 22 saves for his second shutout of the season for North Bay, which moved its won-lost-extended

Canadore Panthers Show Grit in Southwestern Ontario Road Trip The Canadore College men’s basketball team hit the road this past weekend for two matchups in southwestern Ontario, taking on Conestoga College and Fanshawe College. While the Panthers fought hard in both contests, they ultimately came up short, showing flashes

The North Bay Battalion plays host to the Barrie Colts at 7 p.m. Thursday in an Ontario Hockey League game featuring plenty of players sporting a new look. The Battalion’s Zach Wigle and Parker Vaughan will face their former teammates for the first time since a trade Jan.

By Richard Coffin The West Ferris 63’s U19B ringette team won gold at a tournament in Waterloo this past weekend. After going 3-0 in round robin play, West Ferris scored an overtime victory against a team from Paris in the final to win the hardware. The team has another

By Richard Coffin Three student athletes from Nipissing University are representing Canada at the FISU World University Games in Torino, Italy. Canada’s women’s hockey team, including Lakers’ forwards Madison Desmarais and Malory Dominico, are back on the ice Wednesday. They face off again Slovakia to wrap up Group

Rebounding from a multi-marker deficit, the Powassan Voodoos came back to knock off the Timmins Rock 5-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Sunday afternoon match-up at McIntyre Arena. Jack Kelly got the Rock on the board near the six-minute mark of the contest as he started a rush

Parker Vaughan scored at 4:48 of overtime to lift the North Bay Battalion to a 6-5 victory over the Brampton Steelheads in a back-and-forth Ontario Hockey League game Saturday. Ethan Procyszyn scored three goals, Jacob LeBlanc had one goal and four assists for a career-high five points and Andrew