Essex forward Gabe Barrette comes in on Admirals’ goalie Landon Dimitroff. The Amherstburg Admirals gave the best Junior C team in the province all they could handle Saturday night at the Libro Centre, coming up a little shy in a 3-2 loss to the visiting Essex 73’s. Essex came out very strong and completely controlled the game’s tempo but held just a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes on a goal by Connor Hunt. It was a different Admirals team after the first break and it took Stefan D

Nolan Sleigh of the North Star Wolves (1) tries a reverse layup during a Jan. 20 home game against the Sandwich Sabres in a game played at North Star. The Sabres defeated the Wolves 100-47. Wolves enter WECSSAA “AA” playoffs after the exam break The North Star Wolves await their first playoff assignment after concluding the WECSSAA Tier 2 senior boys basketball season. The Wolves finished the regular season with a 2-8 record in ten games, with their most recent game being a 1

Former Windsor Spitfire has home in Amherstburg. Photo from Elite Prospects When the puck drops at next month’s men’s Olympic hockey tournament, the Town of Amherstburg will be well represented. Christano DiGiacinto, a forward with the Italian professional team HC Bolzano, is looking forward to representing the host country and says some fans could be surprised at how well the Italian side will do. “We are playing the best-of-the-best in the world. We are definitely seen as t