The Quaker Road Boys’ Basketball squad advanced to the finals of the District School Board Basketball of Niagara Tournament, to be held Thursday March 20 at 3:30pm at Eastdale Secondary School in Welland, on the strength of their excellent team play during the day-long competition today at that same location.
Scheduled to play their first game of the day against Vineland, the Comets [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 27, 2008
DSBN Boys’ Basketball Tournament, Feb. 27
February 26, 2008
OMHA Major Peewee A Playdowns
The OMHA Semi-final series between the Guelph Jr. Storm Cooperators and the Welland Bob Robinson & Son Construction Tigers is set to begin tonight in Welland. Welland is coming off a four game series where they defeated the Riverside Rangers, while Guelph has advanced to the final four by skating past Woolwich also in four games. [...]
February 23, 2008
Raiders Give The Edge An “edge”
Congratulations to Welland Raiders Minor Box Lacrosse stand-outs Ryan “Bubba” Dakin, Nicholas Beaudoin and Sebastien Beaudoin for being named to the Edge Freshmen Elite field lacrosse team for the upcoming season.
Please be sure to check back here throughout the season for updates on their progress with both the Edge Freshmen Elite and Welland Raiders teams.
The Official [...]
February 21, 2008
Welland vs. Grey-Bruce (2/16)
Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers vs. Grey-Bruce Highlanders (Minor Bantam AAA)
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If the Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers didn’t enjoy the scenery during their four-hour car ride up to Chesley before the game, they probably didn’t like their ride home any better after falling in a 4-3 setback at the hands of the Highlanders [...]
February 21, 2008
Burlington vs. Welland (2/15)
Burlington Eagles vs. Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers (Minor Bantam AAA)
The Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers overcame a two-goal deficit to tie the game early in the second period before a brief lapse allowed the Eagles to restore another two-goal lead, which proved to be too much too overcome in an eventual 5-4 loss to the visitors on Friday evening in SCTA Minor Bantam AAA [...]
February 21, 2008
Port Colborne vs. Welland (2/20)
Port Colborne Sailors vs. Welland Rose City Pizzeria Tigers (Major Midget A)
An unassisted power-play marker was all the offence that the Welland Rose City Pizzeria Tigers could muster against the visiting Port Colborne Jr. Sailors on Wednesday night in Niagara District Major Midget A action, which put them on the losing side of a 4-1 decision.
After [...]
February 21, 2008
Halton vs. Welland (2/20)
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Halton Hills Hurricanes vs. Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers (Minor Bantam AAA)
The Halton Hills Hurricanes certainly did not sweep into town and blow the Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers away on Wednesday evening in their SCTA Minor Bantam AAA match-up. While they did end up out-shooting Welland 26-8 overall and getting the lion’s share [...]
February 19, 2008
Grimsby vs. Welland (2/18)
Grimsby Vik’s Meats Peach Kings vs. Welland Wine & Supplies Tigers [Niagara District Midget]
The Welland Wine & Supplies Tigers were simply too strong on this evening for the visiting Grimsby Vik’s Meats Peach Kings in Niagara District Midget Local League playoff action, handing them a 7-0 defeat.
Seven different players scored for Welland on the evening [...]
February 19, 2008
Guelph vs. Welland (2/18)
Guelph Jr. Storm Cooperators vs. Welland All-Star Sportswear Tigers (Minor Midget AAA)
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The Welland All-Star Sportswear Tigers heavily out-shot the visiting Guelph Jr. Storm Cooperators, but could not hang on for the win, despite holding the lead twice in this match-up.
The Tigers, who outshot Gueph 34-16 overall, took the lead at 2:47 of [...]
February 13, 2008
Hamilton vs. Welland (2/13)
Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs vs. Welland E.S. Fox Limited Tigers (Major Bantam AAA)
The Welland E.S. Fox Limited Tigers struck first but could not hold on as the visiting Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs stormed back with four unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 defeat of the Tigers in Major Bantam AAA action on Wednesday evening at the [...]
February 13, 2008
OMHA Minor Peewee A Playdowns
Round-Robin
Welland 6, Fort Erie 2
Niagara Falls 3, Grimsby 0
Welland 3, Niagara Falls 1
Fort Erie 5, Grimsby 4
Welland 2, Grimsby 2
Niagara Falls 4, Fort Erie 4
Semi
Niagara Falls 1, Fort Erie 0
Final
Welland 4, Niagara Falls 1
Welland advances to play Amherstburg, with games being played in Welland at 2:40pm on Saturday and at Noon on Sunday.
Championship team members [...]
February 12, 2008
Grimsby vs. Welland (2/11)
Grimsby (Green) vs Welland Wine & Supplies (Blue) [Midget HL Playoffs]
Last night’s playoff game did not get off to the best start for the Welland Wine & Supplies Midgets as they were assessed a delay-of-game penalty at the 0:00 miunte-mark for not taking to the ice in time for the warm-ups after some confusion regarding [...]
February 12, 2008
Oakville vs. Welland (2/11)
Oakville Rangers vs. Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers (Minor Bantam AAA)
After three straight regular-season road losses and an early exit from the Lindsay Tournament over the past week-and-a-half, the Welland L.J. Walters Insurance Tigers must have really been looking forward to playing a game at home for once. This team has not seen the confines [...]
February 11, 2008
Major Atom OMHA Playdowns
Day One – Round Robin
Fort Erie Jr. Meteors vs. Grimsby Peach Kings
Friday night’s second game of the evening, played in the Main Arena, saw the Fort Erie Jr. Meteors slip past the Grimsby Peach Kings 3-2. #12 Dalton Tartaglia posted Fort Erie to a 1-0 lead at 8:49 of the first on an assist from #9 Michael [...]
February 6, 2008
Merritton vs. Welland (2/2)
Merritton Jr. Bulldogs vs. Welland Forge (Niagara District Bantam Local League)
Welland Forge took the bite out the visiting Merritton Jr. Bulldogs, defeating them 4-0 in Saturday’s Niagara District Bantam Local League action at the Welland Main Arena.
#30 Dane Shennan picked up the shutout for Welland, while teammate #5 Thomas Juran helped his cause by providing [...]
February 6, 2008
Dunnville vs. Welland (2/2)S
Dunnville Black vs. Welland Convergys (Niagara District Bantam Local League)
Welland Convergys maintained a one-goal lead throughout the third period to defeat the visiting Dunnville Black Bantams in Niagara District Local League action on Saturday at the Welland Main Arena.
Dunnville’s #14 Taylor Kenny scored only 33 seconds in to give the visitors an early lead, on [...]
February 6, 2008
Grimsby vs. Welland (2/5)
Grimsby Peach Kings vs. Welland Rose City Pizzeria Tigers (Major Midget A)
If you didn’t let all the uncalled interference from both teams get to you, you probably enjoyed last night’s playoff action between the visiting Grimsby Jr. Peach Kings and the Welland Rose City Pizzeria Tigers, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Both goaltenders, #30 of [...]
February 5, 2008
E.L. Crossley vs. Notre Dame (2/5)
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E.L. Crossley Cyclones vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (High School Sr. Boys Hockey)
At the end of a very physical battle, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish came out on top of a 3-2 decision against the visiting E.L Crossley Cyclones.
From early on this game took on a rough edge with a lot of bone-crushing [...]
February 5, 2008
Guelph vs. Welland (2/4)
Guelph Jr. Storm Cooperators vs. Welland All-Star Sportswear Tigers (Minor Midget AAA)
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The Welland All-Star Sportswear Tigers scored with 23 seconds remaining to tie the Guelph Jr. Storm Cooperators in Monday night’s SCTA Minor Midget action at the Welland Main Arena.
After a scoreless first period, the Jr. Storm finally broke onto the scoreboard with [...]
February 4, 2008
Westlane vs. Jean-Vanier Lynx (2/4)
Westlane Spartans vs. Jean-Vanier Lynx (Jr. Boys High School Hockey)
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Westlane Spartans skated past the Jean-Vanier Lynx in today’s high school action at the Welland Main Arena by a final score of 5-0, however, the end result does not give justice to just how well the under-staffed Lynx played this afternoon. #1 Chris Kocsis faced a barrage [...]
February 3, 2008
Oakville vs. Welland (2/2)
Oakville Rangers vs. Welland Mountainview Homes Tigers (Major Peewee AAA)
#19 Ryan Burns of Oakville scored twice and assisted once to lead his league-leading Jr. Rangers team past the struggling Welland Mountainview Homes Tigers in yesterday’s SCTA Major Peewee AAA game played at the Welland Main Arena. Welland, winless in their past three games, have only one win in [...]
February 2, 2008
St. Catharines vs. Welland (2/2)
St. Catharines C.Y.O. vs. Welland Lifestyle Financial Tigers (Minor Bantam A)
The Welland Lifestyle Financial Tigers defeated the visiting St. Catharines C.Y.O. bantams by a 7-5 final score in exhibition action this afternoon at the Welland Arena. Both teams were playing with shortened-benches for at least part of the game in what turned out to be a high-scoring [...]
February 1, 2008
Not As Easy As It Looks
As I begin to reflect upon all the great moments I have witnessed over the course of this season that is quickly drawing to a close, one thing has become abundantly clear in my mind – that there is no place I would have rather been.
Frustrated by the lack of coverage in the local newspapers, I [...]
February 28, 2008
St. Catharines vs. Welland (2/27)
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St. Catharines Jr. Falcons vs. Welland Mountainview Homes Tigers (Major Peewee AAA)
Despite trailing the Welland Mountainview Homes Tigers in the SCTA Major Peewee AAA standings by 30 points going into tonight’s contest, it was the Jr. Falcons who appeared to be the better club this evening for much of the game. If not for some late [...]
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