By Rosalind Russell – Espanola High School won the junior final of a basketball tournament in North Bay on the weekend.  The Spartans defeated Sudbury’s LaSalle 66-57 in the final of the Green and Gold Classic.  Liam Houle was named … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Annual Espanola Masters Bonspiel, hosted by the Espanola Curling Club, has gone to a Sudbury rink this year. The annual event features teams from across the North and is considered one of the most popular … Continue reading →

By Grant Lewis – Many years ago, Paul Kallioinen approached the Lions Club with the idea of a Pond Hockey program for Espanola. Needless to say the club jumped on board and have supported the idea ever since.What a wonderful … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – It was the children who enjoyed Elliot Lake is Kraft Hockeyville 2024 the most if the celebrations are any indication. Elliot Lake’s own little warrior, Elijah Hennessey, was happily surprised with the NHL committee bringing the … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has kicked off its pre-season. A solid effort saw the Soo Eagles skate to a 6-1 decision over the Elliot Lake Vikings Sunday to wrap-up a four-team Northern Ontario Junior … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) has set up its 2024 preseason schedule. Presently, 10 of the league’s 12-member clubs have multiple contests on their respective exhibition slates leading up to the start of the … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Youth Bowling Canada is back again this fall season for another year of fun at Northern Lights Bowling in Elliot Lake.   They are accepting registration for youths aged 5 to 19 and the start date is … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Mindemoya on Manitoulin Island opens its four-day ball tournament today with 37 teams taking part and 78 games to be played.  Co-organizer Greg Lockeyer says the tourney features players aged seven to 19 taking part in … Continue reading →

By Daniel Leger – The June 1st Espanola Invitational Pickleball tournament was well represented with 38 players from four clubs competing. Those were Espanola, Manitoulin, Blind River and Thessalon. The two teams that advanced to the tournament finals were the Manitoulin … Continue reading →

CJHL MVP finalists announced TORONTO – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Tuesday its Most Valuable Player finalists for the 2023-24 campaign. Each of the five MVP hopefuls were determined through a voting process completed by the CJHL’s nine-member … Continue reading →