By Tate Harris A local hockey player is expected to be a high draft pick during the Ontario Hockey League priority selections on April 7. Matthew Maggio, 15, is eligible to be drafted by an OHL team. Maggio is from Tecumseh and played ‘AAA’ midget minor hockey for the Sun County Panthers in the Alliance League.
By Kaitlynn Kenney The Lasalle Vipers came together on March 28 at Walkerville Brewery for their annual awards night to celebrate the season. After a long season the Vipers settled down with an overall score of 32 – 16. Their
By Cody Wall Despite the Windsor Spitfires being eliminated from the playoffs, the coaching staff hopes their young team can grow. On April 1 the Windsor Spitfires were eliminated following a six-game series with the Sarnia Sting in the first round of the 2017-18 Ontario
A player for the St. Clair women’s basketball team recently broke the all-time scoring record for the OCAA. Fifth year student athlete Shannon Kennedy now holds the title of top scorer in the province for women’s basketball with 1,401 points.
By Cody Wall One of Windsor Spitfires’ all-time greats was in Windsor Feb. 25 to reflect on memories tied to his jersey retirement. The Windsor Spitfires honoured Taylor Hall, 26, by raising his jersey to the rafters, making him
By: Kylie Turner High school students from all over Ontario were in Windsor for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) 2018 swim meet. The OFSAA swim meet took place at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre from
The St. Clair College women’s volleyball team won bronze at this year’s OCAA tournament, ending a 20-year medal drought for the team. Head coach Jimmy El-Turk said when he started three years ago and saw the banner hanging in the
By Jordan Ferris A St. Clair College Esports player has won the school’s first major Esports championship. Zander Paine, a first year student in the culinary program, won the Hearthstone grand final in Montreal, Feb. 11. Hearthstone is an online
By Kurlis Mati Many loyal fans enjoyed a fun afternoon of activities and autograph signing, at the annual Spitfires Festival. On Feb. 17, Spitfires’ fans with season tickets were able to meet their favourite players and enjoy activities such
By Tate Harris A young CEO is seeing the importance of hockey in his life while trying to balance his business and the sport. Ameen Fadel is 18 and started his own company, Cedar Valley Selections, when he was 16 after he heard about a $3,000 grant from a government program for young entrepreneurs. Fadel
By Tate Harris A former Windsor Spitfires’ captain had a storybook night after scoring the overtime winner for the Barrie Colts to defeat his old team. Aaron Luchuk was part of the Spitfires organization for almost five years and was named captain at the beginning of the 2017-2018 season.
By Cody Wall Olympics Canada is now up to 13 medals including four gold medals in this year’s Olympic Games. Medalists include Mikael Kingsbury and Ted-Jan Bloemen. The Canadian women’s hockey team is 3-0 in the preliminary rounds after beating OAR [Olympic Athletes from Russia], Finland and
by Zander Kelly The Olympics are on in Pyeongchang, but back home Jake Ellis is making strides to one day compete. The 12-year-old Essex youth started out playing hockey six years ago but soon after approached his mother about becoming
By Jordan Ferris A St. Clair College basketball player is three points away from being the all-time female scoring leader in the OCAA. Shannon Kennedy, who has played basketball on the St. Clair Saints team for the past five years,
By Todd Shearon The Windsor Spitfires are used to winning Memorial Cup championships, but they are also familiar with great loss. It has been ten years since former Windsor Spitfires captain Mickey Renaud died suddenly in 2009 from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
By Cody Rusan While the Windsor Spitfires and Guelph Storm look as though they will make the OHL playoffs, it will not be easy for the Spits to avoid a first round battle with the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds. The
By Cody Wall Olympics The Olympics start Thursday with curling mixed doubles’ round-robin sessions and Friday with men’s and women’s freestyle skiing to highlight the day. The first day with medals awarded is Feb. 10, with the biathlon,
By Tate Harris Special teams helped the St. Thomas Stars keep the LaSalle Vipers away from a sixth straight victory. It was a big game for LaSalle on Feb. 7 as they tried to add to their five-game winning streak and remain second in the standings. The Vipers started the game strong having six shots
By: Jordan Ferris The Lakeshore Canadiens secured first place in their last game of the regular season on Feb. 2 and have won their first two playoff games. The final regular season game on Feb. 2 started strong for the
By Angelica Haggert A former captain of the Windsor Spitfires has joined the coaching staff. Mike Weber was on the Spits roster from 2003-2007, playing in more than 200 regular season games. Weber served as team captain during the 2006-2007
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