Sports

FALL RIVER/WELLINGTON/WAVERLEY: Athletes from across the swatch of the Laker News coverage area have been named finalists for the 2023 Support4Sport Awards, to be held out May 27 at the Halifax Convention Centre. The Support4Sport Awards recognize...

FALL RIVER: A Fall River para-nordic skiier has been named to the Canadian Para Nordic ski Development team. Riding the success and momentum of her 2023 Canada Games where she won two gold and a...

SCOTIA SPEEDWORLD: The young guns ruled the day to kickoff the 2023 Cross Roads Cycles Maritime League of Legends tour season. Gage Gilby kicked off the 2023 Legends tour championship racing the way he had...

SCOTIA SPEEDWORLD: Finally. Jarrett Butcher can scratch getting his first-ever East Coast International Pro Stock Tour win off his bucket list as he crossed the finish line ahead of all the other competitors on May...

FALL RIVER: Mya Archibald has been named to the Canadian squad for the Under-20 CONCACAF Women’s Soccer Championship, to be played this week in the Dominican Republic. Archibald, a Fall River product suiting up with...

SCOTIA SPEEDWORLD: Local race fans are ready for the roar of race car engines as the CARSTAR Weekly Racing Series prepares to take the green flag on year 36 at Scotia Speedworld. Race car drivers...

HUNGARY: It was a good start to the Canoe/Kayak Canada competition season for one Windsor Junction athlete. Sloan MacKenzie, a Cheema athlete, and teammate Katie Vincent earned bronze medal as they kicked off the Sprint...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y.: A female hockey player from Waverley had an impressive rookie campaign playing prep school hockey south of the border. Hilary Wilkin, a former Lockview High student, strapped on the skates for her...

WATERLOO, IA.: A Fall River hockey player heard his name called in Phase 1 of the United States Hockey League (USHL) on May 2. Drew Allison, who calls Fall River home with his family and...

SCOTIA SPEEDWORLD: The East Coast International Trucks, Inc. Pro Stock Tour is back for a brand-new season. The 2023 season kicks off with the highly anticipated Cummins Inc 150 at Scotia Speedworld on Saturday,...