By Rosalind Russell – Registration has been completed, and the Espanola Minor Soccer Association is now setting up the teams for the season.Based on the registrations, there will be five divisions from U4 to U14, involving children born between 2011 … Continue reading →

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Espanola Paper Kings have announced that defenceman Aidan Rufa has committed to attend the University of Southern Hampshire where he’ll attend school in the fall and play for the school’s NCAA … Continue reading →

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday its individual and team award recipients for the 2024-25 regular season.Garnering the league’s top individual honour, as the recipient of the Carlo Cattarello Trophy, emblematic as the league’s Most Valuable Player, is … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – A Manitoulin Island curling team will represent at nationals this fall. Team Chandler from Little Current won the Men’s event defeating team Belchior from Fort William Curling Club winning the Northern Ontario Curling Association crown. For … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Elliot Lake Aquatic Club sent 12 swimmers to the Topfish#2 meet this weekend, hosted by the Valley East Waves. Club publicity chair Shawn Beaulieu says this was the first meet for the club since the … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Espanola Minor Hockey will host a special general meeting on February 25th, at 6:30pm at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex to elect a new president and to pass changes to the constitution. The AGM had been … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is mourning the loss of longtime Greater Sudbury product, Dan McCourt, who passed away Monday following an extended illness.An honoured member of the Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame, McCourt had … Continue reading →

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Board of Directors announced Tuesday that they have granted the Elliot Lake Vikings a Leave of Absence, effective immediately, for the remainder of the 2024-25 season, due to extenuating circumstances, resulting … Continue reading →

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 →