Bernd Franke

Regional sports editor for St. Catharines Standard, Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune

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@WellandHydro Harold Avenue is also down.

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@GrantRants Janice and I received a flu shot at the Ontario Road Shoppers Drug Mart in Welland Thursday afternoon, less than 2 hours after filling out forms online.

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@NF_Canucks plan to open training camp in Sept. 8.

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All but Sportsman set to race Saturday night at @Merrittville in Thorold.

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One-time @WJRCanadians captain Matt Hobbs inks deal time play pro hockey in Sweden.

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@RiverLions trail @ott_blackjacks 42-32 heading into final half of must-win game in @CEBL qualifying in St. Catharines.

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@HM_HoneyBadgers top @SASK_Rattlers 86-73 to clinch berth in @CEBLeague 2020 Summer Series quarter-finals in St. Catharines.

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@RiverLions lose 70-57 to @FV_Bandits fall to 1-4 with one game remaining in @CEBL qualifying.

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It’s halftime at @CEBLeague qualifying in St. Catharines with @FV_Bandits leading host @RiverLions 34-28.

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@HM_HoneyBadgers drop 85-69 decision to @ott_blackjacks to fall to 2-3 with 1 game remaining in round-robin, Tuesday vs defending @CEBLeague champion @SASK_Rattlers.

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@ott_blackjacks leading @HM_HoneyBadgers 76-58 when Elam Endung target score of 85 set.

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Ottawa BlackJacks lead Hamilton Honey Badgers 46-30 heading into final half of @CEBLeague Summer Series qualifier in St. Catharines.

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@Merrittville outraces the rain and gets in a 5-division program after race teams hauling their cars north on Merrittville Speedway had to use their windshield wipers from to time.

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Jordan Fidler races to a flag-to-flag victory in the first V6 feature at @Merrittville Saturday night in Thorold.

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Greg Panunte, Chad Chevalier, Cody McPherson, James Friesen, Brent Begolo are the top 5 in the 25-lap Sportsman feature @Merrittville Saturday night in Thorold.

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Dave Bailey holds off Steve Shaw Sr. for the checkered flag in Hoosier Stock feature at @Merrittville in Thorold.

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Josh Sliter outraces Jeffrey May in caution-filled Mid Lite feature at @Merrittville.

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Host Niagara plays Fraser Valley Sunday at 4 p.m. hoping to snap 3-game losing streak and improve to 2-3 at @CEBLeague Summer Series in St. Catharines.

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100 fans in grandstand for 2nd weekend in a row at @Merrittville in Thorold.

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Guelph ends title hopes for @brockbadgers men's hockey team with 2-1 overtime victory Friday in St. Catharines. Gryphons sweep best-of-three quarter-final two games to none.

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Steve Shaw, Dave Bailey set the pace in Hoosier Stock heats @Merrittville in Thorold.

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It’s intermission and so far rain holding off for 5-race program at @Merrittville. First points race of 2020 season.

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Greg Panunte, Chad Chevalier, Hay Mallory win qualifying heats in the Sportsman racing class at @Merrittville Saturday night in Thorold.