Sports

Team Espanola Soccer ready to go, well almost!

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

Paper Kings’ Rufa off to NCAA D-III Southern New Hampshire

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

NOJHL names its annual award winners

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

Northern Ontario curling champs 2025 crowned at Espanola Curling Club

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

ELAC creates waves in Hanmer

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

Double banner, perfect season for not one, but two Spartan teams

By Rosalind Russell – The Espanola High School Spartans boys basketball teams came out on top at Nssa. Both Jr and Sr Boys teams did so with perfect NSSSA season records of 11-0 making it a perfect double banner/double perfect … Continue reading

Espanola Minor Hockey moves AGM to next month

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

NOJHL mourns passing of Dan McCourt

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

NOJHL Board grants Elliot Lake Vikings Leave of Absence, due to ongoing arena closure

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

Espanola High Juniors rocks it out on the hard court

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