Utah wanted Ethan Belchetz badly enough to give up picks to get him.

The Windsor-Essex County Secondary School Athletic Association (WECSSAA) has announced its top student-athlete award winners, recognizing excellence in sport and academics across both large and small school divisions. Ademolu WECSSAA Athlete of the Year Holy Names Grade 12 student Ty Vidamour took home the Male Large School honour after a dominant multi-sport career. The Knights standout earned league MVP and first-team all-star recognition in football, hockey, and soccer, he

St. Thomas, ONT- Stubby Clapp's place in Canadian baseball history is now official. The Windsor-born infielder was enshrined in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday in St. Marys, Ontario, joining a six-person class that includes former Blue Jays centre fielder Devon White and early Montreal Expos ace Bill Stoneman.

St. Anne Saints guard Addison Ficon officially signed with the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women's basketball program, with head coach Rose-Anne Joly flying in from Ottawa to be part of the moment.

Windsor-Essex pole vaulter Max Milinkovic-Gene turned in a standout performance at the Night Flight competition, setting a new personal best of 4.78m at the University of Windsor Athletics Club event. The mark is significant. At this year's OFSAA, Max finished fourth with a clearance of 4.60m — second place went to Adam Freure of E.L. Crossley at 4.70m. His new PB clears that bar with room to spare. He also noted the jump felt higher than the recorded height, with plenty of r

The Windsor Spitfires had a need at centre. Friday night in Kingston, they filled it.

MLP MAHEM The lights will be brighter this weekend when Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling sets up at St. Clair College for MLP Mahem. It'll be the first installment of its new weekly show to air on TSN. NIGHT FLIGHT Night Flight returns to the riverfront. The atmosphere will be electric as pole vaulters reach for the sky Saturday and Sunday in front of Lot 16 near the Spirit of Windsor. The men's A flight begins at noon. The women's A flight starts at 3 with the Elite men jumping at 6

The Sr. Girls All-Star game was held at St. Clair College Monday. League convenor Stacey Ditchfield is extremely happy to see the success of girls soccer this past season with three teams (Lajeunesse, Tecumseh Vista and Villanova) qualifying for OFSAA.

The WECSSAA Sr. Boys All-Star game was held at the University of Windsor Monday night. Unlike games of the past, there were only two goals scored in regulation time with Marcos Diaz of St. Joe's tallying for Team Red while Team White scored an own goal.

After missing last season with Achilles issues, Ben Tilson was back over the hurdles for the first time in a while at Sunday's John Loaring Classic. ""It was ok." He told Powerplay Sports. "I'm never truly satisfied with certain outcomes."

The Windsor-Essex area had an outstanding showing at the OFSAA Track & Field Championships. Here are some of the results:

NORWOOD — Tecumseh Vista carried Thursday's momentum straight into Friday, dismantling Aurora High School 7-1 before rolling over Bayside Secondary 8-0 to close pool play on a high note.