Mustangs top Irish for AAA crown

By Bill Potrecz: BP Sports Niagara - February 22, 2023

The Saint Michael Mustangs obviously prefer to do things the hard way.

The Mustangs topped the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in five sets Wednesday to capture the Niagara Catholic Athletic Association senior girls AAA volleyball championship on their home court before a packed gym.

The Mustangs took home the title in dramatic fashion, winning the first two games 25-23, 25-16 before the Irish stormed back to take the next two games 25-19, 25-11, setting the stage for a 15-12 St. Mike’s triumph in the final set.

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Allen selected for Team Ontario

By Bill Potrecz: BP Sports Niagara - February 9, 2023

The 15-year-old, Saint Michael Catholic High School student is the lone local player and one of five from the Ontario Minor Hockey Association selected to play for Team Ontario at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island.

“It’s an actual honour to be representing my team and province, for sure,” Allen said. “It’s really good hockey against the top players in the country.

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December & January: Month in Review

Mustangs Edge Patriots

By Bernie Puchalski: : BP Sports Niagara - January 11, 2022

The Saint Michael Mustangs and Saint Paul Patriots opened the 66th Annual Welland Tribune Basketball Tournament Wednesday in dramatic fashion.

Tied 36-36 with 4:41 left in the game, the game was tied three more times before the Mustangs scored the game’s last four points in the final 32.2 seconds to record a 46-42 triumph.

“We started out really slow and finally we got back into it in the third quarter,” Saint Mike’s head coach Keith Bomberry said.

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