The Government of Canada spends approximately $203.3 million on athletes, coaches and sports programs every year. High performance athletes and Canadian organizations hosting sporting events get their money through these three programs: The Athlete Assistance Program, the Sport Support Program
Some student athletes are saying the transition from high school to college or university sports is not as easy as it looks. Mercedes Ryan was the captain of the women’s Sault College basketball team last season and described the transition
By Cody Wall Following the ceasing operations of Canada’s largest women’s hockey league, questions regarding the future of women’s hockey begin to come up. On March 31, the Canadian Women’s Hockey League board of directors announced the league would be
By Ryan Percy Windsor residents are experiencing the thrill of one of humanity’s oldest forms of combat first hand: archery. A section of the Central Parks Athletics facility, past the batting cages, becomes a battlefield as teams face off in
By Jordan Ferris After being eliminated from the playoffs, and with their 2018 season over, the Windsor Spitfires have a lot to look back on. Most would agree after drafting Jean-Luc Foudy 10th overall and trading for Will Cuylle who
By Tate Harris The accident that brought the country together to raise a record amount of money on a crowdfunding website, marks its one-year anniversary this month. On April 6, 2018 the Humboldt Broncos team bus was struck by a
By Joe Gibel Wrestling fans are being treated to world class wrestling as Border City Wrestling hosts Impact Wrestling tapings at St. Clair College. It was a sold-out crowd at the old St. Clair College gym as the superstars
By Cody Wall The Windsor Spitfires now sit in a tough spot as they dropped game three of their first-round series with the London Knights on March 26. The Spitfires got off on the right foot in game three with
Owen Sound Attack players watch the Mickey Tribute video in the opening ceremonies on Feb. 18, 2019. (Photo by Kaitlynn Kenney) The game on Feb. 18 is important for the Windsor hockey scene, especially for the Spitfires. Story by
By Amos Johnson The St. Clair College women’s basketball team have earned themselves a home-turf playoff game after two victories in Sault Ste. Marie. The Lady Saints won against the Sault College Cougars on Saturday, Feb. 16 with a score
By Kurlis Mati and Guoliang Fu More than 160 people chose to grin and bear the cold last Friday, plunging themselves into icy water at the fifth annual Polar Plunge Windsor-Essex. “This year we’re hoping to raise about $60,00o,” said
A local wrestling school is offering people a place to hone their craft. For 25 years Scott D’Amore’s Can-Am Wrestling School has been creating local, national and international wrestling stars. The School opened in 1993, along with D’Amore’s wrestling promotion
By Cody Wall The Windsor Spitfires playoff hopes are beginning to look less likely, but the team’s rookies are continuing to give fans hope for the future. Having lost eight of the team’s last 10 games some fans are beginning
By Jordan Ferris Members of the Canadian Armed Forces traded in their rifles for hockey sticks to celebrate Hockey Day in Canada. On Saturday Feb. 9, the Canadian Armed forces held their second annual Grapes Cup Army vs Navy hockey
Students, faculty and community members gathered for the groundbreaking of St. Clair College’s new Sports Park on Feb. 1, 2019. Plans for the $21.5 million Sports Park were unveiled during a presentation at the college’s South Campus main building. Speakers
By Tate Harris The Vancouver Canucks have called up former Windsor Spitfire and Amherstburg native Michael DiPietro on emergency basis. The Canucks need for goaltending came after their current goalie, Thatcher Demko, suffered a lower body injury before yesterday’s game
By Tate Harris Forest Glade Arena is down to one ice pad after a cooling issue. The arena, which normally has two pads, will only be able to use one for the next three weeks. A problem with the rink’s
By Matt Flood The circus came to town to clown around. Cirque Du Soleil stopped in Detroit to perform their show Corteo at the Little Caesars Arena from Jan. 10 – 13 ahead of the upcoming Windsor run in May.
By Tate Harris The head coach of a local prep school hockey team believes the school’s program offers a new route for Ontarians to reach higher levels of hockey. A21 Academy is a Windsor prep school that offers sports
Family of late NHL player Bob Probert watched the premiere of ‘Tough Guy: The Bob Probert Story’ last night at the Olde Walkerville theatre. The biopic, directed by Geordie Day, covers Probert’s career as a fearsome NHL-enforcer, as well as
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