Kana helps St. Clair win national title

Taylor Kana keeps adding to her softball resume.

The 19-year old from Springfield helped the St. Clair Saints capture the 2026 Canadian Collegiate Softball Association title.

St Clair walked off with the championship, downing the Humber Hawks, 5-4, in the final, October 9 in Oshawa.

With the Saints trailing 4-2 and Kana watching from the on deck circle, teammate Zahnyah Jackson hit a 0-2 pitch to the fence, clearing the bases to win the game.

Kana's best game was going 4-for-4, including two doubles, drove in three runs and scored twice, in a 10-4 defeat of the University of British Columbia Okanagan.

Kana had a pair of singles in the Saints 3-0 semifinal shutout of host Durham College.

As the Ontario Collegiate Athletic Association (OCAA) regular season resumed, Kana launched a grand slam, during a 10-4 shell-lacking of Conestoga College, October 17.

Over 20 games, Kana is batting .364, with an on base percenatge of .482. Of her 16 hits, Kana has three homers, three doubles and a triple and 15 RBIs.

St. Clair College hosts the OCAA championship, October 22-24.

Queen K

Reese Koolen from Union added another record to her resume.

The rookie pitcher with the Mohawk Mountaineers sets the OCAA single season strikeout record with 140 total, with the season still on going.

Koolen struck out 18 batters in a game against Humber September 27, a Mohawk school record and one short of tying the OCAA record. Over 11 games into the season, Koolen had 104 strikeouts, a school record, averaging 9.45 Ks per game.

Tales of goals

Allie Tales of St. Thomas, picked up the assist on teammate Natalie Kerey's game winner, in a 1-0 edging of the Fanshawe Falcons in OCAA women's soccer at home October 18.

Around the OUA

Sisters Annika and Bella Nolte from Dorchester keep filling the score sheet.

Annika had a hat trick and two assists, to lead the Nipissing Lakers to 10-2 rout of Trent in OUA women's soccer October 17.

Bella picked up two assists and had three shots on net.

Next day, Annika netted her 10th goal of the the season, to go with five assists, while Bella picked up an assist, in a 3-0 shutout to TMU.

Bella has seven goals and four assists this season.

Nipissing is 8-3-1, tied second with Toronto in the OUA East, behind first place Ottawa.

Ethan Dolby rushed for 126 yards on 16 carries in the Western Mustangs 37-27 win over Ottawa, October 17. Dolby also caught two passes for 10 yards.

In seven games, Dolby has 754 yards and five TDs.

Emmett Charles, son of Dorchester Secondary alumni Steve Charles, has his second three touchdown game of the season. Emmett caught four passes for 129 yards, the longest being 54 yards.

Zachary Copeland from St. Thomas, with Ottawa, kicked two field goals and three extra points.

Katie Dance of Aylmer scored the first goal of the Guelph Gryphons women's hockey season October 17, a 2-1 win against Ottawa.

First NCAA shutout

Katelynn MacInnis from Belmont, with the Wheeling Cardinals in the NCAA Division 2 Mountain East conference, recorded her first collegiate shutout, making four saves, in a scoreless draw with Davis & Elkins College, October 14.