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The Echo Sportscast delivers a weekly collection of Nipissing District Athletics high school results, video highlights and interviews, followed by post-secondary varsity, competitive club and recreational news and views.
Each Friday morning, the 30-minute Sportscast will begin with the NDA roundup for the first one-third to half of the production. In the middle, we will spotlight an individual or sport with a five-minute excerpt from a longer podcast-style interview posted separately. Up next will be a variety pack of non-high school sports, ranging from club leagues to tournaments involving youth and adults, as well as post-secondary varsity coverage.
At the end of each show, you will find a “Sports Heritage Moment” and historical footnote feature, most of which will connect to the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame inductees. We want the Echo Sportscast to be multi-generation involving youth, adults and the grandparents who raise and support them – while also adding a spark to their own athletic memories.
The inaugural co-hosts are Paul McLean and Dave Dale, who bring a combined 40 years of local sports experience and a long list of network friends with bigger and better resumes to contribute ideas and background material.
McLean is a 20-year fixture in local athletic circles as a team sponsor, coach and volunteer in multiple leagues, as well as owner of the Source for Sports equipment and clothing store.
Dale has been involved in local hockey and baseball leagues as an executive, coach, trainer, reporter, photographer and armchair umpire. Like many, he has earned his sports stripes as a parent of a competitive athlete.
Production Credits:
Each Friday morning, the 30-minute Sportscast will begin with the NDA roundup for the first one-third to half of the production. In the middle, we will spotlight an individual or sport with a five-minute excerpt from a longer podcast-style interview posted separately. Up next will be a variety pack of non-high school sports, ranging from club leagues to tournaments involving youth and adults, as well as post-secondary varsity coverage.
At the end of each show, you will find a “Sports Heritage Moment” and historical footnote feature, most of which will connect to the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame inductees. We want the Echo Sportscast to be multi-generation involving youth, adults and the grandparents who raise and support them – while also adding a spark to their own athletic memories.
The inaugural co-hosts are Paul McLean and Dave Dale, who bring a combined 40 years of local sports experience and a long list of network friends with bigger and better resumes to contribute ideas and background material.
McLean is a 20-year fixture in local athletic circles as a team sponsor, coach and volunteer in multiple leagues, as well as owner of the Source for Sports equipment and clothing store.
Dale has been involved in local hockey and baseball leagues as an executive, coach, trainer, reporter, photographer and armchair umpire. Like many, he has earned his sports stripes as a parent of a competitive athlete.
Production Credits:
- Host: Dave Dale & Paul McLean
- Producer: Ben Sargent
- Content Director: Dave Dale
- Produced by Clark Communications
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This week's Sportscast features highlights from the OFSAA A volleyball that was held this past week at Algonquin and Canadore. The Barons as the host city looking to go against the best A schools in Ontario.We also have coverage from the Jack Lyons Hockey Memorial Exhibition that took place on Tuesday afternoon to help raise money for Autism care at One Kids Place. We have interviews from different people that helped make the event run and highlights from the hockey including West Ferris putting together a team after not fielding an NDA team in 5 years.0:00 Intro1:40 OFSAA Volleyball8:00 Girls NOSSA Hockey20:15 Jack Lyons Memorial Exhibition
This week's Sportscast features the winner of the NDA Hockey season as well as award winners and all star team selections.We also round up the various NOSSA and OFSAA results from the NDA schools who qualified and take a look at the A OFSAA volleyball being held in North Bay next week.And we finish off the show with the Lakers' volleyball mens team as they traveled to Queens for their semi final matchup against the Gaels.0:00 Intro 2:40 NDA Hockey Finals and Awards18:00 NOSSA and OFSAA Results28:30 Lakers Volleyball Semi Finals
This week's Sportscast features highlights and interviews after the NDA finals game to a close in volleyball and basketball including a dramatic game 3 victory for Chippewa over West Ferris in senior boys basketball.We also have highlights from game 1 of the NDA hockey finals between the Bears and Ravens. Our spotlight this week features Chippewa goaltender Evan Chemery and forward Raine Bradley as they discuss their dramatic 3OT win against Algonquin in the semi finals.0:00 Intro1:52 Chippewa claims Basketball Championship20:00 SJSH 3-peats as Volleyball Champions28:49 NDA Hockey Final highlights & discussion43:22 Spotlight Interview with Evan Chemery and Raine Bradley
This week's Sportscast features semi-final results and action from across the NDA!In senior volleyball and basketball Scollard took on West Ferris and Chippewa hosted Algonquin with the winners booking a ticket to a best of 3 final.In hockey Algonquin looks to even the series with Chippewa at 1 game a piece in their best of 3 semi final with game 3 set to take place Saturday night at 8pm. We also discuss the contact rules in the NDA and the pros and cons of having different rules for different teams. We have other updates from across the NDA including a student athlete who set some new records on the provincial level!0:00 Intro2:40 Volleyball7:30 Basketball15:00 Hockey
This week's Sportscast features highlights from the two boys senior basketball quarterfinals as well as a look at who is playing who in the semi finals on Tuesday.NDA Hockey finished it's regular season as Scollard took on Algonquin before the Barons will play Chippewa starting tomorrow night in the semi finals.We also sat down with Trojan's football and basketball star Nick Corbeil as he talks about his future next year playing OUA football.0:00 Intro1:50 NDA Quarterfinal Results4:16 NDA Hockey7:40 Other NDA Updates15:00 Spotlight Interview: Nick Corbeil
This week's Sportscast features a big game at Chippewa for the senior boys as they face Algonquin to determine who gets the 2nd seed bye to the semi-finals.We also have highlights from the Barons and Ravens on the volleyball court and quarterfinal matchups for next week.For our Spotlight interview we sat down with Team Winters who are heading off to nationals in curling. Jackson sits down with the boys to talk about nationals, the future, and to learn the basics of curling.0:00 Intro2:30 Basketball7:30 Volleyball13:45 Hockey25:50 Spotlight with Team Winters
This week's Sportscast features highlights from the Canadore Panthers' men's and women's volleyball vs Fleming.We also give updates on the Lakers volleyball weekend vs Trent at home and how the basketball teams did on their recent western road trip.And finally with one week of games left we preview the NDA playoffs and our predictions for the winners of girl's volleyball, boy's basketball and hockey.1:46 Panthers Volleyball7:22 Lakers Update14:14 NDA Playoff Preview
This week's Sportscast features a Tuesday night that saw major matchups across the NDA.In basketball West Ferris hosted Algonquin and SJSH hosted Chippewa. The Trojans with a chance to secure the 1st seed with a win over the Barons.In volleyball the undefeated Bears went to Chippewa as they look to complete a perfect season with just 2 games left in the schedule.And in hockey Algonquin played Chippewa in a preview of their upcoming semi-final matchup starting on February 14th.2:35 Basketball10:35 Volleyball16:50 Hockey30:17 Laker/Panther Updates
This week's Sportscast features SJSH and Algonquin squaring off in senior boys basketball. Algonquin held on by a basket as they improve to 6-1 with a 63-61 winner.On the ice the Bears and Ravens met as Chippewa still looks for their first win.For Volleyball West Ferris hosted SJSH with the Bears winning in straight sets.1:45 Basketball8:30 Volleyball17:20 Hockey24:45 Laker/Panthers Updates
This week's Sportscast features a rematch from last year's boys senior basketball final between West Ferris and Algonquin with both teams coming in undefeated.On the ice Chippewa and Algonquin kicked off 2026 as the Ravens look for their first win of the season.We also have updates on Chippewa's football fundraiser and volleyball news as well as the upcoming games for the Lakers and Panthers as they get back to action.Help with the Chippewa football fundraiser here: https://ticketscene.ca/events/57763/ 2:45 Basketball11:30 Volleyball19:30 Hockey31:00 Football40:00 Lakers/Panthers Upcoming Games
For our first Sportscast of 2026 we are joined by Frank Longo, a former Lakers lacrosse player, current police constable in the Durham Region, and hockey scout working with an Alaska-based junior team.Frank reflects on his time at Nipissing, including three national championship appearances with the Lakers, coaching women’s hockey, and how sport helped shape his career beyond the rink.
With the holidays here this boxing day our Sportscast features a spotlight on a long time coach and teacher at Chippewa Bob Boal.Bob shares his favourite memories of teaching, a look back at some of the ways he shaped Chippewa's athletics and being able to coach and teach his children in high school.
This week's Sportscast features the final week of action prior to the Christmas break.Chippewa faced off against Algonquin in NDA hockey and we caught up with Raven's goalie Evan Chemery in between the 2nd and 3rd periods.We also look at the standings for basketball and volleyball alongside highlights from this past week.We also put in a short teaser of our boxing day episode for next week as we sat down with longtime Chippewa teacher and coach Bob Boal.2:39 NDA Hockey11:45 Volleyball15:30 Basketball24:40 Other NDA Updates31:25 Boxing Day Teaser
This week's Sportscast features highlights from the Bears and Ravens Saturday night clash in NDA Hockey. We also have highlights as St Joseph Scollard Hall faced off against Algonquin in both girls volleyball and boys basketball.Chippewa announced their intention on fielding a 2026 senior football program but need help. You can donate to the campaign here: https://nearnorth.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/24913/75/false/true?school=578&initiative=20&fbclid=IwY2xjawOpBzBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETExWGkybnpIaWp6SG5VUTJrc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHliC7yMdJZpqAp7-nJgkBlalMtrQwrToNeo1k7yq-Cw-vK0_x2Fs6iibKPfA_aem_0eN0FnPoBEJLwkkOzxWw1gAnd our spotlight this week is Ben Mason who plays for the Canadore Panthers hockey team. Ben talks about the program and the hopes he has for taking the team from club to varsity.1:48 NDA Hockey5:45 Girls Volleyball11:25 Boys Basketball18:30 Chippewa's 2026 football push26:45 Spotlight: Ben Mason
This week's Sportscast features highlights from the NDA hockey tournament from last Thursday and Friday West Ferris hosted Chippewa in boys basketball.We have highlights from the junior game following the Trojans senior team taking down the Ravens. NDA Jr. Football All Stars were also announced highlighting the top players across the highschool teams from grade 9 and 10.We sat down with Jacob Brown and Jason Marchand from the Northern Ontario Hockey Association to talk about their role and impact on minor league hockey in the north and their upcoming development opportunities.Watch the full spotlight here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyNut2ZOgNoThe Lakers hosted Western in boys volleyball. We have highlights from Friday nights 5 set game.0:00 Intro2:35 NDA Hockey10:30 Boys Basketball18:51 Girls Volleyball21:40 Football All Stars26:00 NOHA Christmas Camps37:00 Lakers vs Western
This week's Sportscast features a return for NDA boys basketball and girls volleyball.Chippewa faced off against Franco Cite in sr. boys basketball action with the Ravens coming away with a win to start their regular season.West Ferris won in straight sets against Mattawa at home in sr. girl's volleyball. After the game we caught up with the Trojans' head coach and captain.NDA All stars were announced for boys volleyball and football as well as a number of the Lakers Lacrosse team were honoured by CUFLA.2:00 Chippewa vs Franco Cite5:50 West Ferris vs Mattawa 12:45 NDA All Stars 22:37 Lakers Lacrosse and Scores
This week's Sportscast features a rematch between Chippewa and Scollard on the ice after the Bears took down the Ravens in the opening game of the season.There are updates on volleyball and basketball NOSSAs as well as the upcoming seasons for the boys basketball and girls volleyball starting next week.We sat down with Jason Rudge, Lakers Lacrosse head coach, as he reflects on the season that was and the future of the program.0:00 Intro2:28 Chippewa vs Scollard hockey17:00 Basketball 26:51 Volleyball34:05 Lakers Lacrosse45:50 Lakers and Panthers Updates
This week's Sportscast features the NDA final winners for Girl's Basketball and Boy's Volleyball with highlights and reactions from the winning teams.We also cover a physical and gritty hockey matchup between the Bears and Barons.Also included are updates on the Lakers and Panthers including a great playoff run for the Lakers Lacrosse team0:00 Intro1:50 Girl's Basketball13:10 Boy's Volleyball25:55 NDA Hockey39:00 Lakers and Panther updates
This week's Sportscast features the junior football final between the Bears and Barons with the Barons looking to sweep the junior and senior football championships.It was a big week for playoffs as girls basketball and boys volleyball played their semis in both junior and senior.We have highlights from the senior games and set up the finals which started last night. NDA hockey also started their season in a rematch of last years OT thrilling final.We also have updates from around post secondary sports including a big accomplishment for Lakers lacrosse team and Lakers women's soccer.0:00 Intro2:28 Football Final8:35 Basketball Semis15:10 Volleyball Semis28:12 NDA Hockey37:35 Lakers and Panther Updates
This week's Sportscast features highlights from the NDA Sr. Football final as Algonquin took down West Ferris. We get reactions from Baron's coach Ryan Desbiens and MVP Mathieu Desbiens.We also covered the jr. girl's basketball quarter final matchup between Chippewa and Franco Cite. Volleyball quarter finals saw SJSH host Mattawa with highlights from the Bears straight set win.We also have Laker and Panther updates and a recap of Chippewa's Scarlet and Gold volleyball tournament.0:00 Intro2:40 ESCA vs WFSS Football Final15:30 CSS vs FC Girl's Basketball18:29 SJSH vs Mattawa Sr. Volleyball28:20 Scarlet and Gold Volleyball Tournament38:25 Laker Scores and Upcoming43:45 Panthers Scores and Upcoming
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