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Echo Sportscast

Echo Sportscast

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 Volleyball All Stars and A Conversation with Barons Coach Mat Sneddon

    NDA Volleyball All Stars and A Conversation with Barons Coach Mat Sneddon
    Mar 20 2026
    This week's Sportscast features the NDA all stars for girls volleyball with the game being held this upcoming Tuesday night at Canadore.

    We also sat down with Algonquin teacher and coach Mat Sneddon to talk about his time coaching and the recent OFSAA that was held last week at the school.

    0:00 Intro
    2:08 NDA All-Stars
    4:40 Bay City Baller 3 on 3
    9:50 Mat Sneddon Spotlight Interview
    1:11:00 Outro
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • OFSAA A Volleyball and the Jack Lyons Hockey Memorial Exhibition

    OFSAA A Volleyball and the Jack Lyons Hockey Memorial Exhibition
    Mar 13 2026
    This week's Sportscast features highlights from the OFSAA A volleyball that was held this past week at Algonquin and Canadore. The Barons as the host city looking to go against the best A schools in Ontario.

    We also have coverage from the Jack Lyons Hockey Memorial Exhibition that took place on Tuesday afternoon to help raise money for Autism care at One Kids Place. We have interviews from different people that helped make the event run and highlights from the hockey including West Ferris putting together a team after not fielding an NDA team in 5 years.

    0:00 Intro
    1:40 OFSAA Volleyball
    8:00 Girls NOSSA Hockey
    20:15 Jack Lyons Memorial Exhibition
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    49 mins
  • NDA Hockey Finals, NOSSA Results and Laker's Volleyball Semi-Finals

    NDA Hockey Finals, NOSSA Results and Laker's Volleyball Semi-Finals
    Mar 6 2026
    This week's Sportscast features the winner of the NDA Hockey season as well as award winners and all star team selections.

    We also round up the various NOSSA and OFSAA results from the NDA schools who qualified and take a look at the A OFSAA volleyball being held in North Bay next week.

    And we finish off the show with the Lakers' volleyball mens team as they traveled to Queens for their semi final matchup against the Gaels.

    0:00 Intro
    2:40 NDA Hockey Finals and Awards
    18:00 NOSSA and OFSAA Results
    28:30 Lakers Volleyball Semi Finals
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    35 mins
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