Chip Shotwell

No one left their seat when the Baycats went toe-to-toe with the Majors and the game spilled into extra innings. You could feel the tension, every pitch like a drumbeat, as the Barrie crowd held its breath. The Baycats and Majors have seen their fair share of battles on the diamond, but Saturday’s clash was […]

It’s nights like this that remind you why baseball’s about more than just stats—it’s about heart, guts, and a little muscle at the plate. Barrie’s Baycats unleashed a tidal wave of offence against the visiting Royals, turning a regular game into a showcase of power and precision. The Baycats and Royals have shared their fair

Canada Day in Barrie brought not just fireworks in the sky but a crackling energy on the diamond, where the Barrie Baycats and London Majors delivered a baseball showdown that reminded everyone why there’s nothing like a beautiful day for baseball. The Barrie Baycats, well-known for their gritty play and strong local support, stepped onto

Baycats fans can feel the energy crackling at the ballpark these days, and you’d better believe it’s not by accident. Barrie’s five-game win streak has jolted the Intercounty Baseball League, putting the rest of the circuit on notice—these cats are playing with claws out and eyes on the prize. Let’s not sugar-coat it: the Baycats

Connor McDavid stood at centre ice, helmet off, eyes glazed, as the Florida Panthers celebrated their second straight Stanley Cup. The sting was fresh, the loss raw, yet for Oilers fans and the captain himself, one rallying cry echoed louder than defeat: there’s always next year! Edmonton came into the finals riding high, only to

The Edmonton Oilers’ Stanley Cup ambitions took a stiff cross-check in Game 5, and now it all comes down to heart, grit, and a desperate need for redemption as they stare down Game 6. Every defensive lapse in that 5-2 defeat wasn’t just a mistake—it was an invitation for the Florida Panthers’ relentless offence to

Walk into any rink in Barrie these days and you’ll hear one name echo off the boards: Pickard. There’s a reason the city’s pulse seems in sync with the heartbeats of its hockey heroes, especially when an Oiler’s keeper turns a game on its head and leaves an entire community buzzing. Barrie’s hockey roots run

No one ever said winning was pretty, and Canada’s men’s soccer squad just proved it at the inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament. Trophy in hand, anthem blaring, and the stadium in Toronto crackling with energy—yet it all came after losing the final match to Ivory Coast in a penalty shootout. That’s right, folks: Canada lifted the

The floodlights will blaze tonight in Munich, but for one team, shadows linger. Inter Milan approaches the grandest stage in European football bearing the weight of both expectation and loss—a duel with Paris Saint-Germain for continental supremacy, all on the day the club bids farewell to a president who shaped its modern identity. Ernesto Pellegrini,