The Libro Centre in Amherstburg was one of the four Essex County arenas busy during the Dec. 27-29 Hockey for Hospice tournment. The 29 th  annual Hockey for Hospice maintained its holiday tradition of kids having fun playing hockey and raising big bucks for Hospice at the same time. The 2025 edition of the hockey tournament raised $611,237, surpassing the roughly $535,000 raised in 2024. The three-day tournament, which ran Dec. 27-29, featured four arenas and eight ice pads

Admirals forwards Cory Leach (10) and Finnigan Russett (18) crash the Walpole Island net last Saturday. Amherstburg won 6-1. The Amherstburg Admirals started 2026 on a high note Saturday night, topping the Walpole Island 6-1. Trailing 1-0 after the first period at the Libro Centre, the hosts quickly made some adjustments and got an excellent effort out of Cory Leach and Finnigan Russett. “In that first period, we were a little shaky and we couldn’t capitalize. I don’t think w

Next home game for Amherstburg is Jan. 3 vs. Walpole Island at 7:30 p.m.

North Star junior girls are at Herman Jan. 6 and host Tecumseh Vista Academy Jan. 13

Wolves’ next home game is Jan. 13 at 5:20 p.m. against the Tecumseh Vista Academy Vortex.

The goals came early and often for the North Star Wolves last Tuesday afternoon at the Libro Centre as they defeated Herman 17-3. The Wolves lost 5-0 to Tecumseh Vista last Thursday. The North Star Wolves boys hockey team played twice last week and had vastly different results. The Wolves entered the week after losing their first game on the road 6-1 against L’Essor but had two home games. The first was against the Herman Green Griffins at the Libro Centre, and the result was

The Southpoint Stars U18 girls hockey team features an Amherstburg player - Aria Pare - and the team won a recent “Smashville” showcase tournament in Nashville. The team gathers for a group shot here. A “Smashville” hockey tournament in Tennessee saw a team from the region win it all. The Southpoint Stars U18 girls hockey team competed in the Smashville Girls Hockey Showcase earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee.  The girls competed in the U19AA division and won the cham

North Star’s Ava Purdie (1) and Lily McConnell (12) attempt a block at the net during the second set of last Thursday night’s match against the Leamington Lions. The North Star Wolves senior girls volleyball team returned to WECSSAA Tier  2 action last week and ran into a tough opponent. The Wolves didn’t play last Tuesday, though the juniors did, but when the seniors returned to the court Thursday, they fell in three straight sets to the visiting Leamington Lions. The Lions

Jayden Seguin, seen in this RTT file photo, scored a pair of goals in last Friday night’s 5-4 Amherstburg win in Dresden. The Admirals return home this Saturday vs. Blenheim. Trailing by a couple of goals in the third period, the visiting Amherstburg Admirals battled back, picking up their tenth win of the season Friday night, a 5-4 overtime victory over the Dresden Kings. It was a big difference from the previous meeting of the two teams as the Kings dominated 7-1 a couple o

North Star’s Nolan Sleigh puts up a shot during first half action against L’Essor last week. The North Star Wolves senior boys basketball team hit the court twice last week but didn’t get the results they wanted. The first game of the week was last Tuesday night in Amherstburg against the L’Essor Aigles. It was a close game for the first quarter-and-a-half but the visitors pulled away and won the game going away 92-52. L’Essor had a 14-7 lead after the first quarter but the W