Sports

 As the Buffalo Bills make their run toward their first Super Bowl berth in 25 years, one former Niagara-on-the-Lake resident watches with great excitement from his home near Bradenton, Florida, despite having already been there and done that. With 1,101 career points, retired kicker Steve Christie is still the all-time leading scorer in Bills history. He’s been … [Read more...] about Buffalo Bills make run toward first Super Bowl berth since 1994

For golf pro and instructor Brody Wetham, it’s all about having fun, enjoying the game, and inspiring life-long golfers. A self-described big kid at heart, he brings that outlook to golfers of all ages across the Niagara region.  The Queenston resident’s philosophy has once again paid dividends. For the third straight year Wetham has been named a U.S. Kids Golf … [Read more...] about Queenston golf pro earns Master Kids Coach designation

Looking into the rear view mirror at his 2020 season, Niagara-on-the-Lake native Stewart Friesen is amazed at how it all went down.  Despite an interruption in both his Modified Stock Car and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series loops due to COVID-19, Friesen ended up having his busiest as well as one of his most successful racing years ever. “It was crazy,” Friesen … [Read more...] about Despite COVID, Friesen has a busy and successful year

When 17-year-old Demi Maroudas sets her mind to something, chances are she will accomplish it. That means that within about 12 years she’ll be fitting you, your children or your grandchildren with braces. The Grade 12 Eden High School student’s journey to becoming an orthodontist begins next September, when she starts as a freshman at Colgate University in Hamilton, New … [Read more...] about Eden student heading to New York to play soccer, study orthodontics

Niagara-on-the-Lake native Chris Weier has been selected by the Toronto Rock in the fourth round of last week’s National Lacrosse League draft. When training camp is eventually allowed to start, the Brock University sports management student will be one of six new defencemen who will be vying for a spot on the 2020-2021 Rock roster. Weier says he had been talking to a … [Read more...] about NOTLer Chris Weier drafted to Toronto Rock of NLL