A two-time winner of the St. Catharines Sportsperson of the Year Award will be inducted tonight into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame. But the chair of the 2001...
Being released by his hometown St. Catharines Falcons turned out to be a blessing in disguise for David Cullen. Cullen was only 15 in 1992 and the Falcons had a...
At a recent Zoom meeting of the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame committee, members were brainstorming ideas on how to spread the word about the upcoming May 7 nomination...
Liz Earley had no problem walking away from golf. The 50-year-old St. Catharines native had a productive career on the links, including five years as a conditional member of the...
Bob Luey can’t envision his life without lacrosse. The 69-year-old St. Catharines native compiled a long and successful resume in the sport, particularly on the management side, where he acted...
Gloria Campbell has gone from a St. Catharines Sports Hall of Famer to a member of the hall’s selection committee. The 2007 inductee joined the committee about four years ago...
Craig Woodhouse was sitting home minding his own business one day about 20 years ago when he received a phone call that changed his life dramatically. The 68-year-old St. Catharines...
Once Marianne Groat committed full time to tennis, the St. Catharines native figured she would spend the rest of her life in the sport. Groat was dominant as a teenager,...
Ken Murray could be back on the sidelines coaching soon, only this time the stakes will be considerably different. The 68-year-old Buffalo native coached the Brock Badgers men’s basketball team...
Marilyn Bodogh has traded her curling broom for a set of golf clubs. The 65-year-old Bodogh, who won two World Curling Championships in 1986 and 1996 and two Tournament of...
Lee Randall has become a homebody, but certainly not by choice. The 76-year-old St. Catharines native has spent the last four decades or so out of the house almost every...
For the past 58 years, the first week of December has been booked solid for Larry Miller. The 75-year-old St. Catharines native played in the first Standard High School Basketball...
Mark Walters was inducted into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. Photo: BILL POTRECZ. Eleven years after the fact, Mark Walters still marvels he was elected to...
This year's St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame inductions have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. File Photo by: BERNIE PUCHALSKI. The latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic is...
Growing up in a blue collar neighbourhood of Niagara Falls was a magical time for 2020 Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame inductee David Conte. The war time housing developments...
Being a hockey referee is right up there among the most contentious jobs in Canada. Every Canadian in the stands thinks he/she is a hockey expert and rare is the...
One of the most decorated players ever to wear the uniform of the Niagara Falls Thunder is one of five new inductees into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame....
2020 Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame inductee Larry Gardner is pictured where the Niagara River meets the Welland River. It is where he first learned to swim. There were...
Ray Barkwill knew something wasn’t right while competing at the Rugby World Cup qualifying tournament in November 2018 in France. “I made a big tackle and my hands kind of...
The St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame welcomed five new members Wednesday. Wanita Dykstra-May, Tonya Verbeek, Bill Schenck, Ron (Swede) Burak and Ellard (Obie) O’Brien were all inducted and now...
Ellard (Obie) O'Brien had a long, successful and storied career as a professional hockey player. The St. Catharines native played at the pro level from 1950 until 1962, including...
Bill Schenck has spent the last 40 years building the resume that made him an easy choice as a 2019 inductee into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame. The...
Two Olympic silvers and one Olympic bronze medal would seem to be the obvious career highlights for wrestler Tonya Verbeek. But the 2019 inductee into the St. Catharines Sports Hall...
Wanita Dykstra-May got the shock of her life when she went to a family barbecue at her brother Rick Dykstra’s house just after Labour Day. About 40 family members had...
Ron (Swede) Burak was somewhat reluctant when he first started rowing at Henley Island when he was 17. “Friends dragged me down there after two years of bugging me,” said...
The Saint Michael Mustangs boys soccer team’s 2008 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association championship still resonates with keeper Mario Trapasso. “I think about it all the time; the memories...
Much has changed in women's hockey since Laura MacKenzie started her career suiting up on a boys hockey team in the Niagara Falls Minor Hockey Association. “I was only allowed...
University of Connecticut women's hockey coach Chris MacKenzie will be inducted this Sunday into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame. Photos courtesy of University of Connecticut. Chris MacKenzie will be going...
The day after running a boxing tournament in Niagara Falls in December 2011, Ron Gallen found himself in the hospital battling pneumonia. Things went from bad to worse for the...
Gary MacDonald’s rugby coaching career was a labour of love. Growing up, the 49-year-old Niagara Falls native was into judo, karate, wrestling and football before embracing rugby in high school...
