Donning their red and white jerseys, not one but three teams of Neil McNeil students stood proudly in front of the field after winning the Toronto Catholic District School Board championships this October. Under the guidance of their current coach, Scott Switzer, as well as grade 12 student coaches, Liam Carr and Marcus Nicoletti, the […]
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Football doc connects Beacher with CFL, FLQ
Playing a Dangerous Game is another episode of Engraved On A Nation, the series of documentaries celebrating 100 years of the CFL and the Grey Cup (Beacher’s photo inspires Grey Cup doc) . In 1969 Canada was under threat by the Front de Libération du Québec, or as it was commonly known, the FLQ. This […]
Beacher’s photograph inspires Grey Cup doc
The year is 1942 and Canada is in the middle of the Second World War. Most domestic professional sports leagues have suspended their activities because of the war; many of the players have signed up and been shipped overseas to fight. A young Jake Gaudaur is a flight instructor in the Royal Canadian Air Force […]
Jeremy Ambraska leaves his mark on Monarch Park football
This year’s football season may be over, but for Jeremy Ambraska it may be the start of great things. The 18-year-old student at Monarch Park Collegiate has been an impressive presence at the school since he started there five years ago, particularly in the sports scene. Realizing the school did not have a football team, […]