By Brian Smiley four-decade wait is over for former W. Ross Macdonald School residence counsellor Mick Ferras. Ferras started running the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk cross-country championship as a guide runner for para athletes from WRMS when he was 22-years-old. Now 66 and retired, this was the first time he has guided one of the runners from the school to victory as he and Jackson Rukundo captured…

By Brian Smiley The Brantford Collegiate Institute Mustangs may have been eliminated from the AABHN senior football playoff picture Thursday night but they certainly didn’t go down without a fight. Facing North Park Collegiate at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex, BCI lost 18-13 to the Trojans. The Mustangs (0-4) needed a win against the Trojans (2-4) to get into the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk playoffs but…

By Brian Smiley As the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk senior boys volleyball league winds its way to a conclusion, the Paris District High School Panthers have left little doubt that they’re in the mix for a championship. Paris (8-2) defeated Brantford Collegiate Institute (3-6) 25-21, 25-16, 18-25, 24-26 and 15-11 on Thursday at BCI to solidify its hold on second place. Panthers coach Rich Dela Rosa was…

By Brian Smiley The Assumption College Lions girls field hockey team is unbeatable. Playing in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk championship on Tuesday against McKinnon Park Secondary School at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex, the Lions defeated the Blue Devils 3-0. The win not only gave Assumption the title for the second year in a row, it also allowed the Lions to complete their second straight…

Assumption College captured the junior tennis team title on Tuesday at Pauline Johnson Collegiate as the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk North championships took place. ACS scored 54 points to beat second-place Paris District High School and St. John’s College, which tied with 50 points apiece. Rounding out the standings were North Park Collegiate (40), Brantford Collegiate Institute (39), Pauline Johnson Collegiate (36) and McKinnon Park Secondary School…

By Brian Smiley The Assumption College Lions have inserted themselves into the conversation as a favourite to capture the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk senior football championship. Facing Brantford Collegiate Institute on Thursday at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex, the Lions moved to 3-0 on the season following a 23-7 victory versus the Mustangs (0-3). PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY

By Brian Smiley Brantford Collegiate Institute’s senior boys volleyball game against North Park Collegiate on Thursday at home was a perfect snapshot of the team’s season so far. The Mustangs showed flashes of brilliance and moments of struggle as they dropped a 25-12, 21-25, 24-26, 25-13 and 15-9 Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk decision to the Trojans (6-1). PLEASE CLICK THIS TO READ FULL STORY

On the Friday of Truth of Reconciliation Week, Pauline Johnson Collegiate and Vocational School played McKinnon Park Secondary School in its now-annual Every Child Matters football game, a collaborative effort planned by the PJ team, the Indigenous Student Association, Athletic Council and Student Council. The game has become an opportunity for players and students to honour ongoing commitments to Truth and Reconciliation efforts. This year, the decision was made to donate…