This week's Sportscast features coverage of the Men's Baseball final between Gateway and Assante as well as setting up Baseball Day in the Bay happening on Saturday September 6th.

We also caught up with Corey Jackson from Action MMA who gives results from last weekend's Quest for the Title 7 that was held at the West Ferris Arena.


2:30 Men's Baseball Finals
10:00 Field of Dreams
24:30 MMA
41:00 Outro

This week's Sportscast features a conversation with Tihana Draves who grew up in North Bay and recently participated and won gold at the 2025 IPF World University Powerlifting Cup in Istanbul, Turkey.

Tihana talks about her powerlifting journey and getting the chance to represent Great Britain on the world stage

This week's Sportscast features Men's League semi finals Game 2 between East Side Mario's and Assante.

Chris Dawson talks his induction into the Hockey North Hall of Fame under the media category.

We also cover the North Bay Panthers Cricket Club's recent results in the Soo at the 2nd annual north cup.

2:40 Cricket, Warriors of Hope and Enduro Series
8:30 Hockey North Hall of Fame
24:00 Men's League Semi Finals

This week's Sportscast features Thomas Farrell who is the Athletic Director at Nbisiing. He talks about their future plans for introducing more organized sports and NDA participation.

Liam Emond organizer of the 3's League talks about the season as it wrapped up last week and breaks down the Rec and Elite finals.

Club baseball includes Men's League playoff update as the semi finals are set to begin this weekend. Also an update on Panthers youth baseball.


2:20 Thomas Farrell talks Nbisiing Sports Program
24:00 Men's League Baseball Update
27:30 3's League
37:00 Panther's Baseball
43:00 NOHA Developmental Camps

This week's Echo Sportscast features updates in local baseball and basketball leagues as playoffs begin and end, plus a feature interview with Evan Gomes, coach of the North Bay Bulldogs 12U tykes provincial football champions.

Video includes U18 Panthers' weekend win over the Sudbury Shamrocks and their playoff win over Gateway in the men's baseball league, as well as the 3s recreation division championship on Thursday night. The Guardians dribbled by the Knights in the third game of a best of three match.

At the end of the show, cohost Paul McLean bids compadre Dave Dale bon voyage as he departs for other adventures. They launched the Echo Sportscast together last fall.

Joey Puddister joins Dave and Paul for a sportscast spotlight interview. As a former professional and varsity basketball player, Joey has seen it all!

Puddister also discusses his role as the Director of AMP, the Athletic Mentorship and Preparation program, and what some athletes should expect in new phases of their life and careers, on and off the court.

The 44th Echo Sportscast about North Bay and area sports includes an interview with the Bulldogs coach as the 12u tykes head to Brantford, Ont. for the provincial championship game on Saturday.

Also in the report is a Panthers baseball update after weekend action, the playoff picture for the 3s basketball league and video of a North Bay-born fighter taking a tough loss in his latest MMA bout.

As part of the show, watch the first five minutes of the interview with Trista Bernier, a North Bay Sports Hall of Famer for pole vaulting (representing Canada at the Commonwealth Games) and now a local certified fitness trainer with decades of experience.

The lead story in today's Echo Sportscast sets up football playoffs Saturday as the North Bay Bulldogs U12 Tykes and U14 Bantams host playoff games on the Mike O'Shea gridiron at the Steve Omischl Sport Fields Complex. The Tykes, on a six-game winning streak, have a semifinal at 1 p.m. and bantams play a quarterfinal at 3 p.m.

Also highlighted are tournament results for the North Bay Minor Girls Softball Blaze teams, there's a promo for the U18 Panthers baseball tournament and 3x3 basketball league results. And there's a full Spotlight interview with Mike Dupelle, departing U17 coach of the Spartans basketball team that finished fourth in Division 1 play this spring.

Rounding out the report is a bit about two combat fighters with North Bay roots in MMA and Kickboxing bouts in Mississauga and Brampton, respectively, this Saturday night. Co-hosts Paul McLean and Dave Dale also discuss the new twin pad construction and arena design at the end.

Football fans will have a chance to cheer on the U12 Tykes Bulldogs as they host a quarterfinal game this Sunday on the Mike O'Shea gridiron at the Steve Omischl Sports Fields Complex.

Kick off is 11 a.m., followed by regular season games for the bantams and junior varsity teams at 1 and 3 p.m.

The Echo Sportscast #42 was recorded before we had the details, but the show still has some punch with a snippet of our Ken Pagan Spotlight interview featured mid-podcast.

Show highlights include favourable results for North Bay Minor Girls Softball rep Blaze teams do well on the road, as well as the U11 Panthers baseball team that went undefeated against Southern Ontario teams on the weekend.

Also reported are the results from the Kiwanis Triathlon and Canada Day Road Race, concluding with a tip of a hat to a North Bay born hockey player drafted to the NHL and feedback about our Bruce Downey Spotlight interview last week.

The 41st Echo Sportscast covers local minor baseball, girls softball, Bulldogs football, an upcoming kickboxing event and the rodeo held at Memorial Gardens last week.

The Spotlight feature interview is with Bruce Downey, a life coach who works with university athletes.

1:55 Sandlot Baseball U13 Tourney Weather-Proofed
5:07 Blaze U15 excel in exhibition down south
6:31 Bulldogs Tykes U12 win again
7:40 Nick and Will Laporte twins win bareknuckle ice battles
12:55 Bruce Downey intro
15:40 Bruce Downey interview
22:34 MMA discussion
24:23 Action MMA Kickboxing even Aug. 23 West Ferris Arena
38:11 North Bay Stampede