By Vincent Ball The St. John’s College Green Eagles shook off a poor opening first quarter to capture the AABHN Junior Girls Basketball championship on Friday. The talented Green Eagles defeated the ‘Never Say Die’ Assumption College Lions 53-43 in a competitive and entertaining game at Assumption. The Lions set the tone early, playing strong defence in the first quarter to force a lot of turnovers and limit the Green…

By Brian Smiley It took them three tries but the Assumption College Lions defeated the North Park Collegiate Trojans when it mattered most. Playing in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk junior boys volleyball championship on Friday at NPC, the Lions beat the Trojans 25-19, 25-16 and 25-20. Although Assumption (11-3) finished first at the conclusion of the regular season, two of the team’s three losses were to…

By Brian Smiley Brantford Collegiate Institute continues to dominate junior football in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk league as it captured its third straight championship on Friday. Facing Paris District High School in the final at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex, the Colts defeated the Panthers 57-0. With 249 points scored and only eight against this season – two of those were on a safety the…

By Brian Smiley It may not have been the biggest upset in AABHN football history but Assumption College’s victory in the senior championship game on Friday will certainly go down as one of the biggest shockers in recent memory. Facing an undefeated St. John’s College team that averaged 40-plus points per game during the season, the Lions scored a 13-9 Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk win at Bisons…

By Brian Smiley Paris District High School senior girls basketball coach Kira Innes wanted one thing for her team this season. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “I wanted them to get a win,” Innes said of her team’s objective this season, which was met earlier in the year when the Panthers defeated Pauline Johnson Collegiate. “They haven’t had a win in a long time….

By Brian Smiley Paris District High School’s Harper North had no issue pivoting on Wednesday during the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk senior tennis championship. PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY RESULTS Senior Overall Champs Paris District High School   Girls Singles Harper North, PDHS Boys Singles Trudeau Gulati, PDHS Girls Doubles Aubrey Chaplin, Kyrianna Jorgenson, BCI Boys Doubles Blake Krukowski, Christian Ligori, SJC Mixed Doubles Olivia…

By Brian Smiley North Park Collegiate isn’t the most experienced senior girls basketball team in the AABHN league but coach Rebecca Williams said her Trojans aren’t lacking in other ways. “I have a great group of athletes who are typically aggressive and intense,” said Williams, whose team fell to 2-4 on the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk season following a 50-39 loss to McKinnon Park Secondary School (5-1)…

By Brian Smiley The players on Brantford Collegiate Institute’s senior girls basketball team may have gone home unhappy on Wednesday but their coach was taking the positives away from a tough loss. Hosting McKinnon Park Secondary School in an Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk game, the Mustangs led for three quarters before eventually falling 48-45 to the Blue Devils. PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

By Brian Smiley North Park Collegiate dropped their Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk senior boys volleyball game on Monday at St. John’s College but there were extenuating circumstances. Playing the Eagles for the first time since defeating them last year in the AABHN championship, the Trojans suffered a 25-19, 25-17 and 25-20 loss. “We don’t want to lose but they did what they could,” said NPC coach Holly…

By Brian Smiley Pauline Johnson Collegiate football coach John Macdonald knew this season wasn’t going to be like last year’s, at least to start. “I knew that this year would be somewhat of a rebuilding year for us because we lost about 12 fifth-year guys from last year,” said Macdonald, whose Thunderbirds dropped to 0-2 in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk non-CWOSSA varsity football action following a 14-0…