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Former Niagara Ice Dog Alex Friesen is in the thick of his third season playing professional hockey in Germany. The centre has notched six goals and nine assists in 17 games this year for the Fischtown Pinguins, who play out of the port city of Bremerhaven. The 30-year-old has missed more than a dozen games with a groin tear in a season already truncated by the pandemic. The … [Read more...] about Ice Dog star playing pro hockey in Germany

For Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Stewart Friesen, a weekend that included an uncharacteristically large amount of downtime ended up in two relative successes and one very big disappointment in Bristol, Tennessee.  Saturday was supposed to see the debut of Jessica Friesen, Stewart’s wife, in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Jessica was able to get in some practice laps in her … [Read more...] about Despite schedule changes, weekend works out for Friesen

This upcoming weekend is a huge one for Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Stewart Friesen and his wife Jessica.  On Saturday, March 27, Stewart’s Halmar Friesen Racing (HFR) teammate Jessica will join her husband on the track in a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event in Bristol, Tennessee. The couple have raced as teammates in a number of dirt car events, but this weekend’s … [Read more...] about Friesens racing each other in NASCAR Truck series

With summer on the horizon, Niagara-on-the-Lake Soccer Club president Ted VanderKaay is optimistic that young people will be on the pitch beginning the last weekend of May. Registration via the online portal opened last week. VanderKaay is encouraging parents to begin signing up their children for divisions from Timbits (U4/5 - born in 2016 or 2017) up to U17 - born in … [Read more...] about Minor soccer making plans for season

Matteo Giampa is on the move. The 17-year-old Niagara-on-the-Lake teen has already made arrangements for next season, committing to the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. “It was a hard decision, because I wanted to make the right one, but it really came down to wanting to play on the best team, and having the ability to develop as much as I can so I can … [Read more...] about Matteo Giampa heading out west