Mustangs earn second straight girls hockey win

December 14, 2023

By Brian Smiley Good teams find ways to win when they aren’t at their best and that’s what the Brantford Collegiate Institute girls hockey team did on Wednesday. Playing McKinnon Park Secondary School at the Gretzky Centre in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk action, the Mustangs defeated the Blue Devils 3-1. BCI (2-1-0) dominated play against MPSS (0-4-0) and the score could have been much higher. However, the…

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Despite loss to Mustangs, Lions confident they can compete

December 13, 2023

By Brian Smiley What you see right now isn’t what you’re going to get later with the Assumption College Lions senior boys basketball team. Playing at Brantford Collegiate Institute on Tuesday in an Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk game, the Lions (3-2) were beaten 62-50 by the Mustangs (5-1). PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

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SJC shows ‘grit’ in securing hockey tie against BCI

December 13, 2023

By Brian Smiley Teams aren’t normally happy picking up a single point from a tie but all things considered, the St. John’s College Green Eagles will take what they got on Tuesday. Facing Brantford Collegiate Institute at Lions Park, the Eagles (1-0-2) were down 2-0 early and then fought back to score a last-minute goal to secure a 3-3 Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk tie with the Mustang…

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Lions earn first senior girls volleyball win

December 12, 2023

By Brian Smiley The Assumption College Lions appear to be on the right track to turning their senior girls volleyball season around. After starting out with three straight losses in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk play, the Lions scored their first win of the season on Monday when they travelled to Pauline Johnson Collegiate and defeated the Thunderbirds (2-2) 21-25, 25-22, 25-14 and 25-23. PLEASE CLICK TO READ…

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Green Eagles looking great again in senior girls volleyball

December 7, 2023

By Brian Smiley St. John’s College had an outstanding run in senior girls volleyball a year ago and head coach Andrina Shannelly is hoping history repeats itself. The Green Eagles travelled to North Park Collegiate on Thursday, securing a 25-5, 25-14 and 25-22 Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk victory over the Trojans (1-2). TO READ THE FULL STORY PLEASE CLICK

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Panthers drop girls hockey game to Eagles

December 6, 2023

By Brian Smiley Following a pair of wins to start to the AABHN girls hockey season, the Paris District High School Panthers unblemished record is no more. Facing St. John’s College on Wednesday at the Brant Sports Complex, Paris was beaten 6-1 in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk action. The Panthers have an historical reputation as one of the top teams in the league and on Wednesday, one…

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SJC senior boys basketball team loses to BCI on buzzer beater

December 6, 2023

By Brian Smiley St. John’s College is the best 0-2 senior boys basketball team in AABHN history – strictly based on point differential. Playing at Brantford Collegiate Institute on Tuesday night, the Eagles dropped a 59-58 decision to the Mustangs (3-0) in what will certainly be one of the best games played in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk season. That loss folowed a 54-53 defeat SJC suffered…

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Panthers boys hockey team shows promise

December 5, 2023

By Brian Smiley The Paris Panthers are not the team they were last year but the defending AABHN boys hockey champions are showing their coach they have a lot of promise. After losing their first game of the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk season last week, Paris rebounded on Tuesday to score a 4-2 win over North Park Collegiate at the Gretzky Centre.   PLEASe CLICK TO READ…

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Despite opening loss, T-Birds optimistic in senior girls volleyball

November 30, 2023

By Brian Smiley Pauline Johnson Collegiate’s senior girls volleyball team didn’t get the result it was hoping for in its AABHN season opener but that doesn’t change the team’s goal. Hosting Paris District High School on Thursday, the Thunderbirds were beaten 25-13, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-21 by the Panthers in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk action. PLEASE CLICK THE LINK TO READ THE FULL STORY

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‘Total team effort’ leads Lions to OFSAA football title

November 30, 2023

By Brian Smiley More than three months of hard work and dedication paid off this week for the Assumption College Lions senior football team when it captured the OFSAA Northern Bowl at Acumen Stadium in Windsor. Facing Thunder Bay’s Hammarskjold High School on Monday in one of nine Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Bowl games, the Lions scored a 21-4 victory over the Vikings.   PLEASE CLICK TO READ…

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