I. Forging A Way Out Alijah Metz is a man caught between two worlds. In one, the lights of the stadium are bright, the roar of the crowd is a promise, and his uniform, a Canadian university shield, is the hard-won armour of an athlete preparing for the OUA semi-finals. In this world, Metz is a commanding defensive lineman, a master in explosive movement, fuelled by a philosophy he carries into every practice: to be “one percent better every day.” He is living the dream he fir

After a rocky start to his Junior A career, Gannon Hunter has finally found his rhythm with the Leamington Flyers. “Takes a little bit to get the feet wet, but the team's played well in front of me, and that's really helped me and my confidence,” Hunter told Powerplay Sports . Gannon Hunter vs Burlington The 18-year-old won the Sutherland Cup last spring with the Chatham Maroons before moving up to the OJHL. The transition wasn’t easy. Hunter allowed four goals in his debut—a

The St. Joe's Lasers (9-1) swept St. Anne Tuesday night at home punching their ticket to the AAA final. They will face Sandwich who went 7-3 during the regular season and upset 8-2 Villanova in the semi-finals on the road beating the Wildcats 3-0. Lajeunesse will host the A final Thursday at 4:45 against Maranatha. The AA final is Thursday in Essex as the Raiders welcome the Erie Migration Coyotes.

The Windsor Essex County Sports Hall of Fame gala is Saturday November 8th at the Ciociaro Club. This year's class is loaded with familiar names and faces in our community. Source: Windsor Essex County Sports Hall of Fame Morgan Clark is this year's recipient of the Bob Turner Award following Gerry Strong (2024) and Mike Balo (2023). "It's one of the most exciting classes we've ever had. It's a larger class with 10 and we have people who have achieve greatness at the highest

Joe Barile, president of the Essex-County Soccer Association, can't wait to see players on the new turf field at McHugh Park. Construction is coming along. "The Windsor Essex soccer community is excited and looking forward to playing on a first class municipal artificial turf field for many years to come," Barile told Powerplay Sports. "Special thanks to the ECSA, the City of Windsor and the province of Ontario who all provided funding to make this project a reality." There's

The University of Windsor Lancers football team saw its season end with a hard-fought 36–25 loss to the Queen’s Gaels in the OUA semifinal on Saturday, November 1, at Alumni Stadium — the program’s first home semifinal since 1990. Source: OUATV, addional footage by Daniel Campbell/Powerplay Sports After a tight opening quarter, Windsor took a 14–13 lead into halftime thanks to two short-yardage touchdowns from Kareame Cotton. The Lancers extended their advantage to 25–13 midw

It was a #2 vs #8 in sr. boys volleyball but the Assumption Purple Raiders were more than worthy opponents for the Erie Migration Coyotes in the senior boys 2A playoffs. Erie Migration won three sets to one (25-22, 25-20, 25-23 and 25-21) and advance to host the semi-finals next Tuesday against Herman who swept Tecumseh Vista in their quarter-finals matchup. The game is scheduled for 5:30. Essex will host Kennedy in the other game on Tuesday at 4pm.

The Windsor Express will open the season on December 27th in Kitchener before hosting their home opener on the 28th against the Titans at 3pm. "The excitement is building as we prepare to open our seaon," said team CEO Dartis Willis. "From theme nights to live entertainment and giveaways, there is something for everyone to enjoy at the games this season." Missing from the schedule are Windsor's rival the London Lightning. Pontiac and Newfoundland are also excluded. The Basket

The LaSalle Vipers  snapped out of their eight-game funk with a 4-2 win  over Stratford  on Wednesday night at the Vollmer Complex  — their first victory since October 5th . The much-needed win helped LaSalle improve to 7-8-2 , moving them into 8th place  in the GOJHL’s Western Conference . Kaiden Harmon  opened the scoring midway through the first period on the power play, giving the Vipers an early edge. Stratford  tied it late in the second when Evan Arnold  found the back

First-year standout Brendan Currie  has made an immediate impact for the St. Clair College Men’s Cross-Country team . The Villanova grad earned silver  at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Provincial Championships  held Saturday at Marydale Park in Mount Hope. "Honestly, I wanted to come first but I'm happy with second still," Currie said. "I'm glad the team gets to go to PEI. Hoping to get top three at least in PEI (at CCAA national championships." Brendan Cur

A year after finishing seventh at the OUA Championships, the University of Windsor women’s cross country team  made a major leap, earning a silver medal  last weekend in Kingston. The podium finish marks the fourth medal in program history . Leading the way for Windsor was Samara Quanz , who placed third overall —the best finish of her four-year university career. “The best I’d ever done before was 10th,” Quanz told Powerplay Sports. Back for teacher’s college after taking a

The spotlight shines on Montreal as Canada's Mary Spencer squares off against Mikaela Mayer of the U.S.