Local Sports Roundup

🕔12:21, 16.Oct 2015

By Christian Bouchard Junior B The LaSalle Vipers edged out their rival Leamington Flyers in a penalty filled game on Thursday. Eli Billing made 40 saves for the Vipers, who moved into third place in the Junior B standings. Leamington’s

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Lajeunesse offers brand new hockey skills academy

Lajeunesse offers brand new hockey skills academy

🕔12:17, 16.Oct 2015

Ecole Secondaire E.J. Lajeunesse has added a Hockey Canada Skills Academy to their long list of sports programs, giving students with a passion for hockey as a new gym experience. During the 2013-14 season, there was 108 Hockey Canada Skills

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WECSSAA tackling player safety

WECSSAA tackling player safety

🕔12:31, 9.Oct 2015

With yet another death of a high school football player, local coaches say WECSSAA is taking the right steps towards protecting their players. Kenney Bui, a senior at Technology, Engineering and Communications high school in Seattle was playing defensive back

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Saints recruiting athletes

Saints recruiting athletes

🕔11:53, 9.Oct 2015

By Jordan Caschera The St. Clair Saints are celebrating wins from five of the school’s varsity sports programs this week. The Saints varsity season is well underway and the school’s golf, basketball, soccer, softball and baseball teams are all celebrating

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The 2015 Tigers: A Post Mortem

🕔11:16, 9.Oct 2015

By Mark Brown/Converged Citizen Staff What began as a season of promise ended as a season of regret for the Major League Baseball team across the river. A team that was supposed to contend for its fifth straight American League

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Local Round up

🕔13:47, 2.Oct 2015

By Jordan Caschera, Christian Bouchard and Brandon Koskitalo   Junior B The Leamington Flyers played the London Nationals to a scoreless tie Thursday, Oct. 1. at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreations Centre. Flyers’ goalie Tyler Wall made 31 saves during the

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Balancing academic importance and athletic ability

🕔13:36, 2.Oct 2015

By: Michael Hugall Although the dream of becoming a professional sports superstar may appeal to some student athletes, sometimes the importance of academic achievement may be lost. In the second year of its existence the F.J. Brennan School of Excellence

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73’s look to shutout the competition

73’s look to shutout the competition

🕔12:20, 2.Oct 2015

    By Garrett Fodor/Converged Citizen Staff The Essex 73’s made major offseason acquisitions as the team will be looking to defend their seventh Schmalz Cup. Former Leamington Flyers goaltender Trevor Wheaton is one of the acquisitions. Through seven games

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St. Clair attracting athletes

St. Clair attracting athletes

🕔11:39, 2.Oct 2015

  By Jordan Cachera The St. Clair Saints baseball team has kept their winning streak alive with a sweep of a doubleheader against Seneca College thanks to their Panamanian pitcher. The Saints first win was largely due to the pitching skills of

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Lajeunesse drops first ever home football game

Lajeunesse drops first ever home football game

🕔11:30, 28.Sep 2015

By Christian Bouchard After a 26-year wait, Ecole Secondaire E.J. Lajeunesse Senior football team played host to their first ever home football game on Thursday. Bleachers full of students, alumni, friends and family welcomed the 36 players at the school,

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Admirals’ Meyerink gets first season shutout against 73’s

Admirals’ Meyerink gets first season shutout against 73’s

🕔21:39, 23.Sep 2015

By Todd Shearon Staff Reporter Avenging a championship series loss from only a few months ago, the Integrity Amherstburg Admirals added to their undefeated season by blanking the Essex 73’s in a rematch of last season’s Great Lakes Jr. C.

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Windsor AKO Fratmen prepare for season home opener

Windsor AKO Fratmen prepare for season home opener

🕔19:13, 21.Aug 2015

By Justin Prince Staff Writer, The Converged Citizen   The Windsor AKO Fratmen are preparing for their home opener after winning their first game last week. Coming off a 35-14 win against the Hamilton Hurricanes at Tim Hortons Field last

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Commissioner of NBL Canada talks about Game 7 situation during town hall meeting

Commissioner of NBL Canada talks about Game 7 situation during town hall meeting

🕔16:05, 19.Jul 2015

The commissioner of the National Basketball League of Canada wasted no time answering the public’s questions about the league’s controversial Game 7 forfeit situation during a town hall meeting with the Windsor Express. Almost immediately after the start of the

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Local athletes honoured at awards ceremony

Local athletes honoured at awards ceremony

🕔12:21, 17.Apr 2015

  Athletes from Windsor and Essex County were honoured at the tenth annual Windsor Essex Sports Person of the Year Awards at the Caboto Club on April 13.   Former NHL defenceman Chris Pronger was invited to the event as

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Express eye back-to-back titles

Express eye back-to-back titles

🕔11:46, 17.Apr 2015

Michael Hugall/Converged Citizen Staff Back-to-back championships are on the minds of the Windsor Express organization as it is in the National Basketball League of Canada’s final series for the second year in a row. The NBL Central champion Express take

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Amherstburg tennis league celebrating 15 years

Amherstburg tennis league celebrating 15 years

🕔11:33, 17.Apr 2015

Members of the Amherstburg Open say the league is suffering due to a lack of playable courts. The tennis league, which was first started in 2003 by Robert Dufour and Mike Callard has evolved over the years. Starting as a

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Local Tigers fans flock to Detroit for Opening Day

Local Tigers fans flock to Detroit for Opening Day

🕔13:19, 10.Apr 2015

By Ryan Adams WINDSOR, ON. April 6th, 2015. Joshua Marentette, 24, waits on the steps of a friends home, preparing for the Detroit Tigers Opening Day celebrations on April 6th in downtown Detroit. Thousands of Windsorites ventured over the Windsor-Detroit

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Detroit’s Civic Holiday

🕔12:34, 10.Apr 2015

By Mark Brown/Citizen Columnist-Associate Managing Editor No matter how many times Detroit has been to hell and back over the years, the city still has some great traditions that make it look good before an audience that spans North America.

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Hickey receiving national attention

Hickey receiving national attention

🕔11:38, 10.Apr 2015

A local lacrosse player is having great success on the professional level. Brett Hickey is the current leading goal scorer for the Toronto Rock. Born and raised in Windsor, the 24 year-old forward started playing lacrosse at the age of

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McDavid steals the show

McDavid steals the show

🕔12:17, 27.Mar 2015

  By Jordan Caschera The Windsor Spitfires played in front of a sold out crowd as they hosted Connor McDavid and the Erie Otters in the last home game of the regular season on March 19. The venue was packed

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