Like several of his Notre Dame teammates, Jarod Tessier saw his 12B season of high school football terminated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was a tough one because I didn’t...
For Zack Silverthorne, his days at South Lincoln High School were amazing for himself and other athletic-minded students. “I don’t know what happened, but in the early 1990s, a whole...
Westlane head coach Jason Babony is a firm believer in the value of high school football. “As bad a rap that it gets, it can still be used as an...
Cole Weddell was a man on a mission. “Being a hard worker, he transitioned his body in the last 12 months because he decided he was going to try and...
A few days ago, Stamford/Westlane football coach Brad Martin was outside at Stamford enjoying a beautiful fall day. “I wasn’t missing football until I was sitting out back today and...
Brian Carter’s indoctrination into high school coaching began at an early age. “My dad, James, was a phys-ed teacher at NFCVI and I always remember sitting on the bench during...
“Whose house?” “Our house.” For the past decade, that question and refrain have started and ended all the school assemblies at Governor Simcoe Secondary School. The words were coined about...
Dave Thomson was looking forward to ending his 31-year coaching and teaching career at Holy Cross with a bang. “Our girls hockey team was probably one of the best teams...
Mario Villamizar returned to his football roots this week. The 25-year-old fullback with the CFL’s British Columbia Lions paid a visit to Holy Cross to present his alma mater with...
If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, Peter Perron would be in the midst of his 34th year of coaching high school football at Sir Winston Churchill. “At the end of...
Coaching high school football takes a toll on home life and family life but Blessed Trinity bench boss Sean Jones loves coaching. That love helps him overcome frustration when he...
Like his coaching peers, Thorold Secondary School’s Duane Kemp is a busy man once football season starts. The co-op teacher is on the field after school from 2:30 to 5:30...
Coaching football has always been in Rick Oreskovich’s blood. “As a young kid, I would organize neighbourhood games in the park because I simply loved the sport,” the 60-year-old Niagara...
No school will be able to convince St. Catharines Collegiate’s head football coach that the grass is greener elsewhere. “There’s a lot of different high schools that ask me all...
Tim Bisci couldn’t wait to get started on his 19th year as head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish senior football team. “I look forward to it every year,...
With six straight appearances in the Niagara championship game, the A.N. Myer Marauders senior football program is the gold standard for gridiron excellence in the Niagara Region High School Athletic...
It’s better late than never for the inaugural season of the Niagara Regional Minor Football Association’s new flag football program. The first season was supposed to run from mid-April until...
The Niagara Spears’ skills and drills camp at Kiwanis Field is a big hit with the local players taking part in the Monday and Wednesday sessions. “After the season was...
The Hamilton Hurricanes have been on the radar of Owen Jones for a long time. The recent signee with the Canadian Junior Football League squad first became interested in the...
Like many of his Niagara Spears teammates, Ty Bennett was disappointed when the Ontario Provincial Football League season was cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. It would have been the 19-year-old...
Ethan Reid’s quarterbacking career will continue in London. The 12B student at St. Francis recently signed with the London Beefeaters, who compete in the Ontario Football Conference, a division of...
Colin Howe is devastated the Niagara Spears football season is delayed and may not happen because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is definitely tough,” the 19-year-old Fort Erie resident said....
Chris Gangarossa took an unusual route to achieve his dream. The 23-year-old Fort Erie native played minor football with the Fort Erie Longhorns and then attended Lakeshore Catholic in Grade...
Saint Michael’s Matt Wedler (22) has signed to play football at the University of Toronto. There was no fancy signing ceremony Matt Wedler. The Grade 12 student at Saint Michael...
It seems like a lifetime ago when Lirim Hajrullahu was convinced by coach D’Arcy McCardle to join the Governor Simcoe Redcoats football team in Grade 10. On Monday, the two-time...
The Niagara Regional Minor Football Association (Football Niagara) isn’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop its planning for its flag, house league tackle and fall travel league programs. “To be honest,...
With the launch of Football Niagara Flag Football, the Niagara Regional Minor Football Association is getting ahead of the game. “Football Canada has a mandate in either 2021 or 2022...
Thursday was a big day for Zach Melnyk. The star linebacker/fullback for the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association champion Notre Dame Fighting Irish signed a letter of intent to play...
The Guelph Gryphons announced a big addition to their football program Wednesday. In front of a gathering of teammates, classmates, coaches and his parents at Saint Michael in Niagara Falls,...
The Niagara Spears are already hard at work preparing for the upcoming Ontario Provincial Football League season. Last Saturday marked the third weekend of indoor workouts at Youngs Sportsplex in...
