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Echo Sportscast

Echo Sportscast

Written by: North Bay Echo
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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:
  • Host: Dave Dale & Paul McLean
  • Producer: Ben Sargent
  • Content Director: Dave Dale
  • Produced by Clark Communications
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Episodes
  • NDA Semi Final Highlights and Results from Volleyball Basketball and Hockey

    NDA Semi Final Highlights and Results from Volleyball Basketball and Hockey
    Feb 20 2026
    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 Intro
    2:40 Volleyball
    7:30 Basketball
    15:00 Hockey
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    43 mins
  • NDA Quarterfinal Results and Highlights and a Conversation with Trojan Nick Corbeil

    NDA Quarterfinal Results and Highlights and a Conversation with Trojan Nick Corbeil
    Feb 13 2026
    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 Intro
    1:50 NDA Quarterfinal Results
    4:16 NDA Hockey
    7:40 Other NDA Updates
    15:00 Spotlight Interview: Nick Corbeil
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    40 mins
  • Barons and Raven Clash on the Court in a Critical Game Going Into Playoffs

    Barons and Raven Clash on the Court in a Critical Game Going Into Playoffs
    Feb 6 2026
    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 Intro
    2:30 Basketball
    7:30 Volleyball
    13:45 Hockey
    25:50 Spotlight with Team Winters
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    55 mins
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