Amherstburg goalie Hunter Welk makes a save off of Dresden’s MacLean Norris. Defenceman Cameron Robinet is at left. After coming up short in their three previous games, the Amherstburg Admirals came up big Saturday night. At the Libro Centre, the Admirals skated to a very impressive 5-2 win over the Dresden Kings to up their Provincial Junior Hockey League (Junior C) record to 3-6. There were a multitude of story lines to this one, but perhaps the biggest was the return of ve

North Star quarterback Cole Young throws a pass against St. Joe’s. It’s been a rebuilding year for North Star Wolves senior football team last week. The young group of Wolves hosted the St. Joseph Lasers last Friday night (Oct. 9) at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg with the Lasers leaving with a 35-0 victory. Things went against North Star right from the opening kickoff, when the Lasers returned it for a touchdown. The penalty-filled first half saw flags fly frequently, inclu

The St. Thomas of Villanova Wildcats senior boys volleyball team was in action at home last Thursday afternoon (Oct. 1) against the St. Anne Saints. The Saints won 25-13, 25-21 and 25-15. Villanova is now 2-1 on the season and travel to Kennedy this Thursday (Oct. 8) for a match against the Clippers. Wildcats on the court

North Star players (black jerseys) and L’Essor players (orange jerseys) battle during the Oct. 2 game at the Libro Centre. The North Star Wolves football team continue to show improvement, but that improvement hasn’t resulted in any victories thus far. The latest game was last Friday (Oct. 2) against L’Essor and despite a good start, the Wolves ended up on the short end of a 27-7 final score. It was their first home game of the season. North Star was able to start a drive dee

Amherstburg’s Freddie McCroy (right) pokes the puck away from Blenheim’s Brady Patterson in Sunday’s game. The Amherstburg Admirals have got some work to do. This past weekend they came up short in a pair of Provincial Junior Hockey League Games. They lost 5-1 to the Mooretown Flags last Saturday night in Mooretown and the next night, in Blenheim, were beaten handily by the Blades, 5-2. “One or two goals are not going to win you hockey games. We have to do a better job at tha

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!

North Star’s Gavin Haggarty (1, right) reels in a 47-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Cole Young last Friday evening. While the result was the same, the North Star Wolves senior football team still showed improvement on the field. The Wolves were back in action last Friday night for a game against the Belle River Nobles with the latter coming out on top of a 36-13 final score. The game saw the Nobles build a 22-0 in the first half and go on to win, using a predominantly r

North Star’s Ashley Mongeau (3, left) gets off a shot last Thursday evening against the Essex Red Raiders. Essex won 32-29. The North Star Wolves senior girls basketball team opened the 2026 WECSSAA Tier 2 regular season last week and it didn’t go as they wanted it to. The Wolves came out on the short end of a 32-29 decision Sept. 24 in Essex. The Red Raiders built a 19-10 halftime lead on their home floor but the Wolves clawed back in the second half. While North Star made i