By JOSH TUDELA Cross country runners from St. John Catholic School on Kingston Road have proven themselves to be the best in the city yet again, winning their 20th straight Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) elementary school championship this fall. In the TCDSB city championships held at Earl Bales Park in North York on […]
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Malvern Collegiate’s Senior girls team wins silver medal at OFSAA cross country championships
By KADEN CAMPBELL The Malvern Collegiate Institute cross country team had an impressive showing at the OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) provincial meet at Centennial Park in Etobicoke this past Saturday, Nov. 4. The Malvern team saw the Junior and Senior girls qualify for OFSAA at the TDSSAA (Toronto District Secondary Schools Athletic […]
Notre Dame High School sends six runners to OFSAA cross country championships after strong showing at city meet
Notre Dame High School will be sending six runners to the Ontario cross country championships this Saturday. The runners from the Malvern Avenue girls Catholic school qualified for the provincial meet after putting in strong showings at last week’s Toronto District Catholic (Colleges) Athletic Association (TDCAA) championships in Etobicoke. Leading the Notre Dame girls at […]
Neil McNeil cross country team makes it 15 Toronto District Catholic (Colleges) Athletic Association championship titles in a row
The Neil McNeil Catholic High School cross country team won its 15th city championship in a row last weekend. The Novice, Junior and Senior teams all won their division titles as Neil McNeil swept the field to take the overall championship at the Toronto District Catholic (Colleges) Athletic Association (TDCAA) meet held on Oct. 27 […]
Local lawn bowler Pearson wins gold at Ontario championships
Local lawn bowler Mark Pearson recently won the gold medal at the Provincial Novice Men’s Championships. A Beach resident, Pearson started playing lawn bowls at the Kew Gardens Lawn Bowling Club and is now also a member of the Cosburn Park Lawn Bowls Club in East York. After qualifying as winner of District 10 (Toronto) […]
Toronto Leaside Wildcats celebrate 50 years of providing girls hockey
By JOSH TUDELA This year marks the start of the 50th season of the Toronto Leaside Girls Hockey Association, also known as The Wildcats. The milestone was celebrated with a number organized events planned by the association. The first day of the 2023/2024 season on Saturday, Sept. 30, started the 50th anniversary celebrations with an […]
Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 15, will see road closures including Queen Street East in the Beach
The Toronto Waterfront Marathon will take place this Sunday, Oct. 15, and for Beach residents that means the closure of Queen Street East through the neighbourhood for most of the day. The annual event is expected to see thousands of runners take part in either the full marathon, a 10-kilometre or a five-kilometre run. Road […]
Peter Cripps still showing support for local women’s fastball at age 94
By ALAN SHACKLETON At the age of 94, Peter Cripps is still a fixture at the ball diamond at Dieppe Park in East York. For more than 40 years he has played a key role as a supporter of women’s fastball in the community. On the night of Tuesday, Sept. 12, he was in his […]
East Toronto’s Andie Hang wins four medals at World Dwarf Games in Germany
By NAFISAT ALAO Athletes from across Canada, including East Toronto’s Andromeda Hang, began their quest for gold in the largest international sports competition exclusively for people with dwarfism that took place from July 28 to Aug. 5 at The World Dwarf Games. In identical fashion to the Olympics, the games take place every four years […]
Rowing Ontario Beach Sprint Championships set for the Ashbridges Bay area this Saturday and Sunday
By NAFISAT ALAO The Hanlan Boat Club, in conjunction with RowOntario, will be hosting the RowON Beach Sprint Championships this Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 19 and 20) at Ashbridges Bay Park and Woodbine Beach Park. The races will be taking place directly south of the Woodbine Bathing Station at the water’s edge. On Saturday, Aug. […]