It would have been easy to think Wednesday’s Zone 3 boys AAA field lacrosse final was going to be a mismatch. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish came into the game...
An ACL injury suffered playing football the summer before entering high school put Tristan Christie’s track and field pursuits on hold. “It took me out Grade 8, Grade 9 and...
Kristin Gallant put an exclamation point on her impressive rookie season with the Brock women's basketball team with an appearance in the Ontario University Athletics all-star game May 5 at...
E.L. Crossley continued its winning tradition Monday at the Niagara Olympic Club by capturing its 12th straight Zone 3 track and field team title. Coach Maryann Mergl couldn't have been...
There’s not much left for Trinity Tutti to prove at the high school track and field level. The Grade 12 student at Eastdale in Welland won Ontario Federation of School...
Heading into high school, Michael Ivanov wasn’t on anyone’s radar when it came to track and field events. The Grade 9 student at A.N. Myer Secondary School in Niagara Falls...
Governor Simcoe basketball player Rahim Bardi had a workout at a NCAA Division 2 school and had interest from a number of other Canadian and American post secondary institutions. In...
Natajah Selman has some big track and field shoes to fill. Her older brother, Jaquan Selman, won a bronze in the triple jump at the 2015 Ontario Federation of School...
James Ross is dedicating his lacrosse season to his father Pete Ross. “Last year, he passed away and after that I was pretty devastated,” the Grade 12 student at E.L...
The remarkable 29-year coaching and teaching career of Cindy Crosbie is rapidly coming to an end. Affectionately called Cros by students and teachers alike, the St. Catharines native had teaching...
Following are available top three results from the Niagara Region High School Athletic Association meet held Tuesday at the Niagara Olympic Club: Midget girls 100 metres: 1 Taryn Mitchell, Crossley...
Holy Cross striker Sarah O’Rourke was due for a breakout game. After scoring one goal as the Raiders girls soccer team opened Niagara Catholic Athletic Association league play with three...
It was with mixed emotions that Elliot Speck greeted the news that he had qualified for the Eastern Canadian gymnastics championships. “I was so relieved because I have done all...
For the previous three years, Gymnastics Energy member Ben Tschakovsky has been an alternate selection for the Eastern Canadian championships. All that changed this year when the 15-year-old Grimsby resident...
It’s an exciting time in the life of Matthew Ragogna. The 24-year-old Schomberg, Ont., native, a well-known figure in the Niagara sporting community in his role as the Niagara Rapids...
Loreanna Armenti has made a habit of dominating the high school tennis scene in Niagara. After winning a Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association doubles crown in Grade 9, the Grade...
Jordan Gabriele takes a laid-back approach to her role as the captain and leader of the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs senior girls soccer team. “I try to encourage the girls...
St. Francis' Jack Riddell (right) was a member of the Niagara Tigers 16 and under boys basketball team that went 1-2 at an Adidas Silver Gauntlet Circuit tournament in Indianapolis....
Sofia Labricciosa will be hard-pressed to match the results she had during last year’s high school track and field season. The Grade 10 student at E.L. Crossley won Southern Ontario...
There’s nothing a coach likes more than having a talented player fall into her lap. For St. Francis Phoenix senior girls soccer coach Sonya Labrovic, her unexpected windfall came with...
The third time was definitely the charm for Gymnastics Energy tumbler Alissa Castano. The 13-year-old failed to qualify for the provincial tumbling championships at the first two qualifiers before achieving...
Culture was a key component of the Niagara Rapids 16 and under boys Legend volleyball team that recently placed third at the provincial championships at RIM Park in Waterloo. “These...
Ethan Pasco is arguably the fastest high school runner in Niagara. The Grade 12 student at Saint Paul in Niagara Falls is a three-time Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association champion...
Omesh Jayaweera’s day came to an early end Friday when the A.N. Myer senior boys soccer player suffered a knee-on-knee hit near the end of the championship game of the...
Samantha Adams’ impressive wrestling season continued April 13-15 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Already the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations champion at 54 kilograms and the Ontario...
The Niagara Olympic Club will take time this Saturday to publicly acknowledge the support of its oldest and most reliable supporter. St. Catharines mayor Walter Sendzik, MPP Jim Bradley and...
Competing in his first Canadian senior boxing championships, Antonio Napolitano was feeling on top of the world. Fighting in the 75-kilogram final against Quebec’s Denis Nickenson, the 24-year-old St. Catharines...
Lauren Audino has had meteoric rise through the basketball ranks. Despite only starting the sport in Grade 7, the Grade 9 student at Notre Dame was recently selected to play...
Centre back Josh Allegro is an important piece of the championship aspirations of the A.N. Myer senior boys soccer team. “He’s our key leader, being our captain, and he directs...
Things were going extremely well for Emilie Hamilton until the final 10 seconds of her floor routine at the provincial gymnastics championships. Then disaster struck. “I kind of face-planted,” she...
