The Fighting Island Boxing Club is hosting a pasta dinner fundraiser at Shooters Roadhouse in Amherstburg this Sunday evening. The July 19 pasta dinner runs from 4-6 p.m., with entertainment by DJ Vamour lasting until 7 p.m. There will be a raffle for two paddleboards as part of the evening’s festivities. Proceeds from the pasta dinner will be used to help send Amherstburg boxer and two-time national champion Curtis “The Real Deal” Realba to the U17 International Boxing Ch

Star Amherstburg native co-won the Doug Messier Award There is a song that goes – Simply the best. Better than all the rest. Those lyrics are synonymous with Amherstburg’s Michael DiPietro who is the best goaltender in the American Hockey League. Recently he added another award to his collection – the Doug Messier Award. Presented by the Professional Hockey Players Association, it acknowledges the Most Outstanding Player in the AHL. DiPietro, and co-winner Marcus Crawford wer

The Amherstburg Admirals traded their top scorer from last season Stefan Djordjevic (above) and goalie Landon Dimitrof to Lakeshore last week with goalie Hunter Welk (below) and Dacian Pillon- Vandenbogarde coming to Amherstburg. The Amherstburg Admirals are re-building. In a blockbuster trade made last week, the local Provincial Junior Hockey League (Jr. C) hockey club made a huge deal with Lakeshore. Heading to the Canadiens are the Admirals top scorer in both the regular