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The Napanee Express have punched their ticket to the final round, defeating the Brookfield Elks 12 to 3 on Saturday to earn their spot in the championship game. Their final opponent has yet to be decided, as the U17 Canadian Men's Fast Pitch Championship continues in Napanee. With games scheduled for the morning and ea...

The Napanee Express have cleared round robin play at the U17 Canadian men's fast pitch championship. The Express took the win in five of their six games to earn a spot in the elimination bracket. They're set to clash with Team NL this afternoon - game time is 1:15. Napanee is hosting the tournament, which is being play...

(Photo: Facebook) The host Napanee Express carry a 4-0 record into day 3 of the Under 17 Men's Canadian Fast Pitch Championships. On Thursday Napanee defeated Newfoundland 12-1 before winning a close one, 4-3 over Saskatchewan. The Express are tied with the Nova Scotia Brookfield Elks for first place in the National ...

Eighteen-year-old Belleville native Aiden Crawford has won a bronze medal at the Bell Canadian National Under 20 Track and Field Championships in Ottawa. Crawford, an Eastside Secondary School graduate and member of the Quinte Legion Lynx Track Club finished third in discus. That was followed by a fourth in shot put a...

The Quinte Bayhawks U9 rep lacrosse team got off to a great start Sunday at the 2025 Provincial Championship in Whitby. The Bayhawks opened up the championship with an 8 - 6 win over North Perth Outlaws and followed it up with a 9 - 4 victory over the Whitby Warriors. Their tournament continues today including a 10 a.m...

The Frankford Huskies have announced they have hired Mat Goody as their new head coach. Born in Brighton and now a resident of Trenton, Goody was a Trenton Sting player from 1999 to 2003 and went on to play professional hockey from 2003 to 2008. He recently coached Quinte and Greater Kingston AAA teams following being ...

A standout with the Owen Sound Attack is heading to Belleville. The Belleville Senators have announced they have signed forward Landen Hookey to a two-year AHL contract. Hookey was the captain for the Attack during the 2024-25 OHL season, registering a total of 70 points (34 goals, 36 assists). He also tacked on three ...

Once again, Napanee will be the host of a major national softball championship. Eleven teams from across the country will compete for the Under 17 Men's Canadian Fast Pitch Championship. The Napanee Express will kick off the tournament on August 6 at 1 p.m. against Newfoundland followed by a game against Quebec that ni...

The Belleville Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 inductees. The inductees include Todd Crawford as athlete and builder, Rick Fralick as athlete and builder, Joanne Moring as athlete, Derek Smith as athlete, and Ken Smith as builder. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, September 13, at 1 p.m. in the Quint...

(Photo: Facebook) A Belleville sailor has claimed a gold medal in wind sailing at the World Championships in Weymouth United Kingdom. Nicholson Catholic College graduate Andrew Chisholm has been sailing around the world for the last four years and competing on the international stage. Chisholm is also one of 100 high ...

The Belleville Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 inductees. The class of 2025 inductees include: Todd Crawford - Athlete/Builder (Multisport); Rick Fralick - Athlete/Builder (Boat Racing); Joanne Moring - Athlete (Weightlifting); Derek Smith - Athlete (Hockey); Ken Smith - Builder (Basketball). "The Belle...

Mowat, Gregory and Cross capture Fan Appreciation Night wins By: Nicole Kleinsteuber Brighton Speedway's second and final Fan Appreciation Night hosted a lively grandstand with 65 cars dialed in for an action-packed race card on Saturday. The night presented by Bill's Johns Portable Toilets featured four divisions - Va...

Charlee Sage (centre) displays gold medal at Ontario Championships Charlee Sage, a member of the Quinte Legion Lynx Track and Field Club earned gold and bronze at the U18 Athletics Ontario Championships in Brampton. Sage, who is the OFSAA Novice champion has now won all three provincial titles this summer in pole vault...

Three players with local connections have been invited by Hockey Canada to participate in Canada's National Men's Summer Under 18 Team Selection Camp. At stake is a spot on Team Canada's roster for the upcoming Hlinka-Gretzky Cup next month in Czechia. The three players are Quinte Red Devils graduate Jean-Christoph...

(Photo by Rod Henderson, CanadianRacer.com) Did you ever wonder what school buses are used for in the summer months? Thankfully it's not this. 20 (former) school buses banged it out on the dirt oval at Brighton Speedway Saturday night for the 15-lap main event. Shawn Sosa took the lead after Bryan McColl crashed his ...

Stirling native Matt Cooke is the new coach and general manager of the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL. Cooke returns to British Columbia where he spent the first nine seasons of his NHL career with the Canucks. He went on to play 1046 NHL games withVancouver, Pittsburgh, Washington and Minnesota winning the Stanley Cu...