North Star’s Hailey King dribbles while being guarded during last Thursday’s game in Essex. The North Star Wolves junior girls basketball team got off to a quick start in their season-opener but an early run by their opponent doomed them. The Wolves dropped a 42-21 decision to the Essex Red Raiders last Thursday evening in Essex. The Wolves scored the first five points of the game but the Red Raiders went on a 16-0 run to pull ahead. It was a deficit the Wolves couldn’t pull

Amherstburg rookie Parker Janisse (left) battles for a faceoff against Essex’s Adrian Bosev. Brick by brick. That is theme of this year’s edition of the Amherstburg Admirals and it certainly was proven this past weekend. The Admirals travelled to Dresden last Friday night and returned with a 7-3 win over the Kings. Twenty-four hours later, back at the Libro Centre, Amherstburg came up just a little short in a 3-2 squeaker against the Essex 73’s. It may not appear on paper, wi

The St. Thomas of Villanova Wildcats junior football team opened its season Sept. 23 against the Herman Green Griffins. The Wildcats won the game 23-6 thanks to Charlie Frias scoring three touchdowns. The game was played at Tecumseh Vista Academy, as was their next game, a Sept. 29 game against Cardinal Carter at 5:30 p.m., played after this issue of the RTT went to press. Wildcats win!