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

Amherstburg hosts Tecumseh July 21 in Malden Centre On the weekend of July 10-12, the U10 Amherstburg Cardinals travelled to London to play in the annual London Talons tournament, which brings in teams from all over the province. On Friday, the Cardinals lost to the Lakeshore Whitecaps 15-10. The Cardinals were led by Ethan Bradacs and Atticus Martin with two hits apiece, with Patrick Motruk chipping in a long two run home run. The Cardinals defeated the Waterdown Wolves 1

Canada dropped a 3-0 decision to Morocco with about 30 people watching it outdoors under tents in front of River Bookshop and Evelyn’s Candy House.

Carter Wiley signed with the Amherstburg Admirals on Canada Day. An Amherstburg hockey player has signed to play for his hometown Jr. C hockey team. Carter Wiley spent part of his Canada Day signing with the Amherstburg Admirals, the same franchise his brother Holden played for last year. With Holden planning to play the 2026-27 hockey season with the LaSalle Vipers Jr. B team, his younger brother is planning to crack to the Admirals’ lineup. “It’s kind of a shock to me,” he

The Amherstburg U10 Cardinals returned to the diamond on June 30, hosting the Woodslee Orioles at beautiful Bill Wigle Park. After falling behind 4-0 in the top of the first inning, the Cardinals recovered and slowly pulled away to win 14-5. Cortez McEldowney led the way with three hits, with two hits apiece from Ethan Bradacs, Cam DiPasquale, Patrick Motruk and Atticus Martin. Theo Boivin and McEldowney both pitched very well in relief. The Cardinals then played in the annu