Local Sports
Two tough weekend losses for the Nipissing Lakers. Saturday night they fell 6-4 to the Varsity Blues in Toronto. At the Gardens Friday night they dropped a 4-3 decision to the Ryerson Rams. The losses mean Nipissing will likely finish in seventh or eigth spot in the OUA East, as they have 21 points compared to Ryersons 25 who sit in sixth.Finishing in seventh or eighth would mean a first round battle against either McGill or UQTR.
A .500 record for the Junior A Trappers over the weekend. Saturday night they were beat 5-1 by the Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds but Friday they beat the Sault Ste. Marie Eagles 6-4.
A couple solid performances Saturday by Nipissing's volleyball teams.The women defeated Redeemer 3-0, the men faired well also beating Redeemer 3-2. On Sunday, both Nipissing teams lost. The Lady Lakers fell 3-1 to Mohawk while the men lost 3-2 against Mohawk.
14 year old Tyler Nicholson was competing in a snowboarding event in Mont Tremblant, Quebec this past weekend. And he finished 2nd in his division in Slopestyle. Nicholson has also been invited to compete in the Ontario Winter Games March 4th.
The inaugural winter triathlon goes next weekend at the Nordic Ski Club. Individuals can register before next Wednesday for $20 with teams of two or three, $30 until then. Registration forms are available at the YMCA, Active Running, Big Woods, Cheapskates and the Nordic Ski Club. The February 13th event will feature skate and classic races.
Former North Bay Trapper Claude Noel is the new interim head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. This after Ken Hitchcock was fired Wednesday. According to the Blue Jackets website, Noel led the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals to a Calder Cup in the 2003-2004 season -- winning coach of the year honours.
Several medals for members of the Apollo Gymnastics women's team at a recent event in Nepean. In level 2, medals were won by Angela Green, Christina Goode, Alexiss Meecham, Emma Mcarthur, Zoey Polhill and Joy Simola. Level 3 medallists were Lia Mai Perry and Sydney Knight. Trista Hester was a level 4 medallist and Mackechnie Chadbourne picked up medals in level five.
Five local snowboarders took part in an event in Collingwood recently. Max Eberhart led the way with a couple first place finishes. He will compete in an event in California in the spring.
Double gold for the senior and junior girls Widdifield Wildcats at a recent volleyball tournament in Sudbury. The senior girls team won the Nickel Classic for the 2nd straight year by defeating Bradford 25-10 in the final. As for the juniors, they defeated Whitby 25-23 and 25-11 in the final. They won also for the 2nd straight year.
A couple of local competitors taking part in the 2010 Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championship in Lachute, Quebec recently. Stavrula Liritzis and Courtney Simkins both won bronze medals.
There was some local representation from the North Bay Nordic junior race team at the Ontario Winter Games in Huntsville recently. Juvenile Adam Birosh won the gold in a sprint race. Scott Hill was 2nd in the junior B final. Birosh was also 3rd in a long distance classic mass start race.
The West Ferris Ringette Association has it's logo for the 2010 Provincial A Championship. A Sudbury graphic artist won the logo competition. The design features black and green lettering along with a green ringette player skating out of the first zero in 2010.
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Sports related links/information
Nipissing District Athletics
North BayBulldogs
North Bay Junior 'A' Trappers
www.skyhawks.ca/ and/or www.nojhl.com/
North BayTrappers
North BayLadies Volleyball League
North BayMinor Girls Softball
North BayNordic Ski Club
North BayTennis Centre
North BayYouth Soccer
www.city.north-bay.on.ca/prl/SportNorthBay.htm
Kidsport North Bay
www.cms.nortia.org/Org/Org184/Content/North%20Bay/Home.asp
West Ferris Ringette Association
