Alexa Vasko was pleasantly surprised to learn she had been chosen as the 2023 St. Catharines Athlete of the Year. The 25-year-old St. Catharines native, who is wrapping up her...
A group of Niagara Juel and Juel Prep players went 5-1 at a Basketball Stars of America tournament in Pittsburgh recently. The squad went 3-1 in pool play and then...
Simon Romero appreciated a pat on the back for all the shots he has taken to the rest of his body. The 19-year-old Welland native was thrilled to be named...
MONDAY, FEB. 5 Basketball NRHSAA: Junior boys: Governor Simcoe at Thorold, 3 p.m.; Myer at Centennial, 3 p.m.; Brebeuf at Port Colborne, 3:30 p.m.; Collegiate at Smithville Christian, 3:30 p.m.;...
Wednesday, January 31 Basketball NRHSAA: Port Colborne juniors and seniors at Stamford, 3:30 and 5 p.m Hockey NCAA: Holy Cross Boys at Saint Michael, Gale Centre, 2 p.m.; Denis Morris...
City of Welland Recreation Coordinator of Recreation, Sport and Culture Laura Chatterton feels it is vital to honour the city’s exceptional athletes and builders. Photo: BILL POTRECZ Time is running...
Today BP Sports Niagara celebrates its sixth anniversary of bringing local sports news to the citizens of Niagara. Since our launch, we have attracted more than 991,000 unique visitors to...
Pierson Schnitchen sings the national anthem during opening ceremonies for the District School Board of Niagara’s 17th annual Special Olympics. Tuesday was one of Pierson Schnitchen’s favourite days of the...
Father Tony Ricard has been all over the world delivering his unique testimony on the word of God and considers St. Catharines one of his favourite destinations. Ricard, a priest...
The Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs junior girls basketball team defeated the Centennial Cougars 40-30 to win the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association AA championship. Scoring for Churchill in the victory...
Welland mayor Frank Campion takes a lot of pride in the city's athletes and its sports facilities. There’s no question that Welland is a sports town. “We have had many...
A few years ago when the City of Welland was formalizing plans for the Welland Empire Sportsplex, Niagara College athletic director Michele O’Keefe had an immediate thought pop into her...
NIAGARA DISTRICT LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP Port Colborne’s Stefi Markovich carded a 73 at Niagara-on-the-Lake to become the Niagara District Ladies Amateur Champion. Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Margot Richardson recorded a net 69 to...
PELHAM WINS C LACROSSE CROWN There were a lot of questions at the start of the season about how good of a team the Pelham Raiders under-11 boys lacrosse team...
The Niagara United under-11 boys soccer team won the Brossard Challenge soccer tournament in Brossard, Que. Niagara United went undefeated in round-robin play, defeating GS United 4-2, tying Boucherville 3-3...
RIVER LIONS PLAYOFF OPENER With the Meridian Centre not available because of the Canada Summer Games, the Niagara River Lions will be playing a home quarter-final playoff game Saturday at...
Two Niagara athletes were members of Canada’s women’s eight that won a silver medal at World Cup 3 in Lucerne, Switzerland. Kristen Kit, the coxie of Canada’s Olympic champion eight,...
VARSITY FOOTBALL Week 4 of the Niagara Regional Minor Football Association’s new Varsity Summer League is in the books and although the St Catharines Knights have yet to score they’re...
The Niagara IceDogs have signed defenceman Ryan VanNetten. VanNetten, who was drafted 216th overall by the Flint Firebirds in the 2020 Ontario Hockey League draft, was recently named to the...
High five and smiles were contagious Friday as the District School of Niagara’s Special Olympics meet returned after a two-year COVID-related absence. Following two years of virtual activities, a record...
Jasmine Jasudavicius is still on a high after making her UFC debut last Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The 32-year-old St. Catharines native pushed her pro MMA...
There was much joy at Thorold High Wednesday following the City of Thorold council’s decision Tuesday night to begin the first steps towards installing an artificial turf field at McMillan...
St. Catharines bowler Sarah Klassen competes at the world championships. Tom Shaw photo. Bowler Sarah Klassen is on a major roll in 2021. The scholarship bowler at Wichita State University...
Niagara River Lions head coach/GM Victor Raso and Antwi Atuahene, the team’s head of basketball operations and assistant GM, will have the chance to pad their basketball resumes this winter...
Welland centre manager Ashley Laing and Kim Bentley-MacDonald, the YMCA’s senior general manager health, fitness and aquatics, were thrilled to welcome people back as Niagara's three YMCAs reopened Wednesday. A degree...
Nothing says I love you like your sweetie giving you a fitness tracker for a Valentine’s Day present. I prefer to think in those terms rather than the first thought...
Environmental sustainability is a key component of the new Henley Rowing Centre. Interest is high for an April 9 virtual summit that will explore the concept of sustainability in sport...
COVID-19 Closeup Subject: Shaun Feor, basketball coach, Governor Simcoe. What would you be doing at school now if the pandemic hadn’t hit? Andrew Ferguson (junior boys coach) and I would be running...
COVID-19 Closeup Subject: Margot Page, women’s hockey coach, Brock University. What would you be doing at work now if the pandemic hadn’t hit? I try to connect with a lot of...
COVID-19 Closeup Subject: Jeff Chcoski, general manager of the St. Catharines junior A Athletics. What would you be doing with the A’s now if the pandemic hadn’t hit? We would...
