Ninja Academy Brings Home Nine Medals From Two Weekend Tournaments
/Ninja Academy brought home nine medals from the Ontario Judo Kata Championships on the weekend in two separate events.
Photo courtesy of Ninja Academy.
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Hometown PTBO: Former Peterborough Laker Shawn Evans Retiring From the National Lacrosse League
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This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday speaks with former Peterborough Laker Shawn Evans about his retirement from the NLL, reflecting on his career and his plans for the future.
Peterborough Petes Protect Lead After Hot Start and Defeat the Sudbury Wolves 5-3
/The Peterborough Petes had a hot start to the game, never looked back and earned themselves a 5-3 win over the visiting Sudbury Wolves, 5-3, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Monday night.
Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
The home team wasted no time getting on the board as the Petes dumped the puck in the corner. Johnathan Melee retrieved the puck and centred it for Jax Dubois, who spun and fired it in for a 1-0 lead just 23 seconds into the game. Peterborough went on the attack 3:24 later as Owen Beck raced along the wing and took a shot. Nate Krawchuk saved it but the puck was loose for a rebound. Tommy Purdeller tried to jam it in but was saved. Chase Lefebvre had a chance on a second rebound and buried it for a 2-0 lead.
The Wolves countered off their rush under a minute later as Evan Konyen and Kocha Delic had a give-and-go that saw the latter beat Petes goalie Zach Bowen — making his first start at home —through the five-hole and made it 2-1 after the first period.
The Petes won an offensive zone draw and Konnor Smith immediately tried to rifle it through traffic. Krawchuk made the glove save but did not corral the puck. It pinballed around a few players but wound up on Melee’s stick, who buried it home for a 3-1 lead. Near the end of the period, Braydon McCallum got a five-minute major penalty with a check to the head in the final ten seconds to give a massive power play for Sudbury to open the third.
The Wolves capitalized on their huge opportunity as Kieron Walton took a low shot but took a huge hop, hitting Smith’s stick and went over Bowen’s glove for a power play goal and a 3-2 game. Peterborough got some fortune during the same power play, as Melee cleared the zone and the puck bounds off the half-wall towards Krawchuk. The goalie’s stick redirected the puck but went away from the defender and into Beck’s stick. The Montréal Canadiens’ prospect capitalized and scored shorthanded for a 4-2 lead.
Late in the period, Melee was given an interference penalty that was questionable according to the fans’ reaction which gave a power play to Sudbury. The Wolves took advantage seven seconds later as Nick DeAngelis took a point shot and Quentin Musty deflected it for a 4-3 score.
The Wolves pulled their goalie in the final few minutes of the period but Bowen stood tall. Smith got possession and fired across the rink and in for an empty-net goal and a 5-3 win for the Petes.
The Petes continue their home stretch as the Flint Firebirds come to town for Country Night Thursday.
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Former Peterborough Laker Shawn Evans Announces Retirement From the National Lacrosse League
/Former Peterborough Laker Shawn Evans has announced his retirement from the National Lacrosse League (NLL) after 17 seasons in the league, announced on Sunday.
Evans spent his last year with the Vancouver Warriors prior to retirement. Photo courtesy of the NLL.
Evans made a Facebook post announcing his retirement and had the following message:
“Today is the day I’m hanging them up and retiring from the NLL after 18 seasons. My dream as a kid turned into reality 19 years ago. Many memories made and friendships gained throughout my career. Truly grateful for the sport and what it has provided me and my family. My family and my health are most important as I step into my next chapter. Truly blessed by the support of the lacrosse community over the years. Thank you to my family, friends, teammates and fans for all the great memories. Looking forward to continuing to grow the game and the best sport around. #15”
The 37-year-old Peterborough native spent time with the Rochester Knighthawks, Calgary Roughnecks, New England Black Wolves, Buffalo Bandits, the new Rochester Knighthawks (founded in 2019) and the Vancouver Warriors during his NLL career.
In 270 regular-season games, he scored 479 goals and 879 assists for 1,358 points. In his 26 playoff games, he had 50 goals and 68 assists for 118 points. He won an NLL Championship with the Knighthawks in 2007. He was twice named the NLL MVP for 2013 and 2015 with the Roughnecks.
He reached a milestone in January, scoring his 1,300th point in the NLL.
He spent 20 years in the Major Series Lacrosse. As a Peterborough Laker, Evans won the Mann Cup Championship eight times and was a three-time Mann Cup MVP.
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Fleming Phoenix Roundup: Nov. 27
/The Fleming Phoenix men’s volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit to win in five against the visiting Loyalist Lancers on Friday.
The Fleming Phoenix logo was unveiled for the college on Sept. 8, replacing the Fleming Knight. After a community naming contest, Fleming has revealed the mascot’s name to be ‘Blaze.’ Photo courtesy of Fleming College.
The Lancers took the first two sets 25-22 and 25-18 but then the Phoenix rallied and took the following two sets 25-23, 25-15. The Phoenix then won the tiebreaker set 15-12.
The women's team could not muster the same result, losing 3-0 to the visiting Loyalist Lancers on Saturday afternoon at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre. The set scores were 25-10, 25-21 and 26-24.
Both teams hit Scarborough to play the Centennial Colts this Saturday. The women’s team plays at 1 p.m. and the men at 3 p.m.
The Phoenix men’s basketball team could not take down their rival Durham Lords, losing 98-77 on Friday night. Tyler Murray had 19 points while Jesean Wilson and Keandre Golaurb-Jackson each netted 14 points as the team’s top scorers.
Fleming is hosting their next game against the Centennial Colts this Friday. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre.
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Local Hockey Coach Michael Farrugia Hired to Oshawa Generals Coaching Staff
/AAA Petes head coach Michael Farrugia is joining the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals as an assistant coach announced by the team on Thursday night.
Photo courtesy of the Oshawa Generals.
Farrugia spent three seasons as the head coach with the minor bantam, U15 and U16 Peterborough Petes AAA program.
Last year, he coached the U16 Petes to the 2023 OMHA Championship and had 13 of his players taken in the most recent OHL Priority Draft.
The Brampton native spent the beginning of this season as the head coach of the U15 Prep Team with Okanagan Hockey Ontario.
He was the associate coach of the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Wellington Dukes, where they were finalists in the 2018 RBC Cup and with the Cobourg Cougars in 2017 as a skill development coach.
“We wanted a coach that would come in and be able to adapt quickly and work on the finer details of development and we thought Michael was the perfect fit,” in a statement made by the Oshawa Generals.
Farrugia had his first practice with the team Thursday before his first full weekend with the team in their three-in-three weekend.
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Fleming Phoenix Roundup: Nov. 23
/Both Fleming Phoenix volleyball teams could not get a win in Toronto over the home team George Brown Huskies on Wednesday.
The Fleming Phoenix logo was unveiled for the college on Sept. 8, replacing the Fleming Knight. After a community naming contest, Fleming has revealed the mascot’s name to be ‘Blaze.’ Photo courtesy of Fleming College.
The Phoenix men’s team almost took the first set but was swept in three sets by the Huskies. Scores were 27-25, 25-13 and 25-13.
The women’s team could not improve as they lost in straight sets, 3-0. Scores were 25-8, 25-10, and 25-14.
Both teams are at home to host the Loyalist Lancers (Belleville) at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre on Saturday. The women play at 1 p.m. and the men take to the court at 3 p.m.
The Phoenix men’s basketball team is in action Friday to take on their rival Durham Lords. The tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Petes Snap Winning Streak With Dominant Play From the Windsor Spitfires In 5-2 Loss
/The visiting Windsor Spitfires leave town with a win over the Petes, snapping the hometown team’s winning streak with a 5-2 loss at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.
The Petes still maintain a four-point lead in the East Division with a game in hand to the second-place Brantford Bulldogs. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
Windsor had a one-man show during the first period as Jacob Maillet went coast-to-coast and scored 5:32 into the frame for a 1-0 lead. He was not done as late in the period, Maillet corralled a loose puck off a Konnor Smith hit and backhanded it in for a 2-0 Windsor lead at the end of the first.
Peterborough was able to counter in to kick off the second period, and the Petes could sustain pressure in the offensive zone. They were rewarded with a one-timer goal from Owen Beck to Donovan McCoy, keeping their hot streak going and cutting the deficit to one. Beck made another big play, stick-lifting a Spitfire and turning the puck over. Tommy Purdeller got the loose puck and in transition, passed it to Beck for the one-timer and the game was tied at two.
The Petes were on a power play five minutes later but it became a turning point in favour of the Spitfires. After Windsor cleared the zone with a flip dump, Cole Davis won the race to get the puck in the Petes zone and beat Zack Bowen five-hole for a shorthanded goal and a 3-2 lead after two.
Windsor kept their foot on the gas in the third period as there was nifty movement from Davis and he drop-passed it for Valentin Zhugin, corralling the puck from the backhand. The latter got the puck under control and snapped it past Bowen for a 4-2 lead with under six minutes left in the game. The Petes had a power play with just over two minutes in regulation but the Spitfires deposited an empty-net goal and won 5-2 over Peterborough.
The Petes are getting little rest between games as they are back in action on the road to place the Mississauga Steelheads for 7 p.m. at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre. Fans can attend the Official Road Game Watch Party at Shoeless Joe’s Peterborough.
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Hometown PTBO: Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Paul Wilson On His Tenure With Trent University and City Council
/This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame inductee Paul Wilson about his effect on Trent University and its athletics program, his squash career and his tenure as a member of City Council.
Peterborough Lakers Introduce Head Coach Mike Hasen As New General Manager; Former GM Paul Day Retires From Team
/Peterborough Century 21 Lakers head coach Mike Hasen has been introduced as the team’s new general manager as Paul Day has stepped down from the role, retiring from the club.
Ted Higgins, Lakers President (left); Mike Rasen, Lakers GM and head coach and Len Powers, Lakers Chairman during the team’s press conference, introducing Rasen as the new GM. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The announcement was made at the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame in the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Wednesday afternoon.
Hasen has served as head coach of the Lakers since being introduced in 2015. During that time, Paul Day was named general manager. The duo had won four consecutive Mann Cup championships, five Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) titles and made seven finals appearances with the Lakers during that span.
“He's been a mentor and a friend to me on so many levels to allow me to be where I am today,” explained Hasen. “I've learned a lot and Paul may not be here on a daily basis but I know I'm going to be on the phone with him a lot.”
Paul Day (left) served as the team’s general manager since 2015. He also serves as general manager and head coach of the Phildelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
