Spitfires cannot calm the Storm
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
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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,
Vipers lose their bite
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
Wild week for Lakeshore Canadiens
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
Windsor Spitfires former captain joins coaching staff
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
Spitfires fail to contain fourth-ranked Sting
The Windsor Spitfires hosted the Sarnia Sting on Feb. 1 in what turned out to be a test for the young Spits lineup. The Spitfires, holding onto the second last playoff spot in the OHL’s Western Conference. Looking for points
New Piston in the Motor City
By Tate Harris Detroit Pistons have made a blockbuster trade to push towards the playoffs and establish Detroit as a free agent destination. The Pistons traded Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjonavic, a 2018 first round pick and a 2019 second round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, Brice Johnson. Griffin, former 2009 first pick, played seven full seasons with the Clippers and had
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By Jordan Ferris Baseball The Cleveland Indians and the MLB will no longer officially wear or sell any merchandise that contains the image of Chief Wahoo. The logo change has come after debates over the appropriateness of the logo.
Flyers de-crown Kings
By Tate Harris The Leamington Flyers have moved into second place in the Western Conference of the GOJHL, with a win against the Komoka Kings Thursday night. Leamington scored five goals against Komoka, while keeping the Kings at three goals of their own, resulting in a score of 5- 3. The Flyers struggled in the first period, but
Amherstburg Admirals fall after 7 straight wins
By Angelica Haggert Fans of the Amherstburg Admirals were not nearly as happy on the weekend as they were before the new year. After finishing the 2017 calendar year with seven straight wins, the Admirals lost Sunday night 5-0 to
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By Jordan Ferris Basketball The St. Clair College women’s basketball team have gone 3-1 in exhibition games since returning from the schools break. During the three wins the Saints outscored opponents 177- 153. Shannon Kennedy is leading the team
Spitfires win with new players
By Angelica Haggert New player Cody Morgan, acquired early last week, scored his first goal as a Spitfire on their Eastern Ontario road trip on the weekend. Morgan is not the only new player on the roster for the Spitfires.
New accessible change room open at Windsor rec complex
By Angelica Haggert An extensive addition to the Gino and Liz Marcus Recreation Complex has been completed by TCI Titan and the City of Windsor. The $1.1 million accessible and family change room expansion opened Dec. 15. The addition adds
Billet families play huge part of Kingsville Kings
By Cody Wall Of the 23 players on the Kingsville Kings roster, this season 19 of them live with a billet family. The Kingsville Kings sit in first place of the Greater Metro Hockey League standing, having lost only four
WECSSAA Sr. Boys basketball opening game
By Tate Harris Catholic Central High School defeated E.J Lajeunesse Secondary School 50- 31 in the opening game of the WECSSAA senior boys basketball season. Lajeunesse lead by two points going into the second half after Catholic Central struggled to capitalize on opportunities in the first half. Catholic Central coach, Paul Gebrael, said the team’s composure allowed them to keep the game close. “We are really working on this whole idea of
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By: Jordan Ferris MLS The 2017 MLS Cup final is being played on Dec. 9 at BMO Field in Toronto. Toronto received home field advantage for having the better regular season record. The game is a rematch of last
Holy Names knocks number one football team for OFSSAA win
Holy Names High School overcame adversity to defeat the number one ranked football team in Canada to win OFSAA Western Football Bowl. Holy Names High School defeated the London South Collegiate Insitute 21- 17 in a comeback win. After being
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St. Clair Saints While students were away, the St. Clair Saints men’s baseball team beat out the Fanshawe Falcons winning first place and the team’s second National Championship in the club’s history on Oct. 26. The Saints beat the Falcons 3-2 at Kinsmen Stadium in Oshawa, Ont., avenging their
The fifth time is the charm
By Todd Shearon The St. Clair Saints are baseball champions for the fifth straight year. St. Clair College won the 2017 OCAA Men’s Baseball Championship at Bert Lacasse Park, shutting out the Humber Hawks 1-0 in the gold medal game
Local sports program includes everyone
By Amy Bao Sport 4 All is one of the Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative programs which contains four neighbourhood renewal organizations working in urban areas across Windsor. It aims to create barrier-free opportunities for sports and physical activities to
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