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By Richard Coffin All of the rocks have been swept out of the house, clearing the path for a major merger in the world of curling. Northern Ontario and Ontario are officially combining efforts off the pebbled ice on May 1. Officials say the new-look Curling Ontario will include the

Lirim Amidovski scored a hat trick, including an empty-net goal, to rally the North Bay Battalion to a 3-1 Ontario Hockey League victory Sunday over the Sudbury Wolves that got the Troops within three points of the Peterborough Petes in the battle for Eastern Conference playoff positioning. STAY INFORMED – Click

A Tyler Brunet tally nearly six minutes into the third period held up as the game-winner as the Powassan Voodoos went on the edge the Espanola Paper Kings 3-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Sunday at the Regional Recreation Complex. A nice beginning for the Paper Kings saw

Led by a four-point night from veteran forward Caleb Dawson, the Powassan Voodoos went on to defeat the Greater Sudbury Cubs 7-4 Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at the Powassan Sportsplex. It was the Cubs who began the scoring nearly four minutes in when a

By Richard Coffin Twenty senior girls’ volleyball teams from across the province are in North Bay for the OFSAA ‘A’ championship being hosted by École secondaire catholique Algonquin. The Barons have three games on Monday, against schools from Cambridge (10:30 am), Aurora (1 pm) and Russell (430 pm). Tournament

The North Bay Battalion has signed centre Kam Hodgson to an education and development agreement, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Saturday. Hodgson, a resident of Midhurst, Ont., was a sixth-round pick in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection from the Culver Military Academy 16U team of Culver, Ind. He has

Luke Posthumus scored the winning goal at 8:20 of the third period and added an assist as the Oshawa Generals rallied for a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory Thursday night over the North Bay Battalion, leaving the Troops farther behind the Peterborough Petes in the Eastern Conference race. Ben

By Richard Coffin Dash Appliance Repair is the U18 House League champs in North Bay. They won gold with a 4-3 victory over TE Parolin Auto, in what team officials say was a narrowly contested championship game in front a full house at Pete Palangio Arena on the weekend. The

Evgeny Dubrovtsev scored one goal and added an assist and goaltender Jack Lisson made 21 saves for his first Ontario Hockey League shutout as the North Bay Battalion blanked the Niagara IceDogs 5-0 Sunday. Ryder Cali, Ethan Procyszyn, Ryder Carey and Sebastien Gervais contributed a goal apiece as the Battalion

The Powassan Voodoos saw Ryan Saginaw score twice, including picking up his team-leading seventh game-winning goal, while Derrick Champagne registered his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-best fourth shutout of the season as part of a 6-0 triumph over the Iroquois Falls Storm Sunday afternoon at Jus Jordan Arena. The lone