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Sports | Sep 02

Etobicoke Rangers host triple-A minor bantam provincials

Local baseball fans can take in some top-calibre youth action this Labour Day weekend as the Etobicoke Rangers baseball organization hosts the top triple-A minor bantam provincial championships.

Action kicks off Friday, Sept. 3, running until Labour Day Monday, Sept. 6.

In addition to the host...

Sports | Sep 02

Newtonbrook grad cut after three NFL pre-season games

Shawn Gore, in 2005, helped his Newtonbrook Secondary School team reach the Tier II city football finals, and last Thursday, August, 26, he helped the Green Bay Packers defeat the Indianapolis Colts 59-24 in preseason NFL football.

The Don Mills receiver contributed an 18-yard reception.

On...

Sports | Sep 02  |  Sean Durack

Plans to form Scarborough minor hockey development league fall flat

A development league the Scarborough Hockey Association (SHA) hoped to kick off this season has been scrapped due to a familiar reason - lack of interest.

The new league would have operated in place of its A-level league which the SHA operated exclusively in Scarborough for more than half a...

Sports | Sep 02  |  Tamara Shephard

Skatepark to boast bowl

Construction is set to begin this month on the long-awaited Eighth Street Skateboard Park - complete with a skaters-coveted bowl.

The bowl was in doubt earlier this year.

Skaters lobbied for it. But city-hired design consultants reported the bowl wouldn't fit in the project's $400,000...

Sports | Sep 02  |  Norm Nelson

Two-time Canadian champ aims for Pan Am and Olympic Games

Two-time Canadian champ aims for Pan Am and Olympic Games

Two-time Canadian senior champion and Lawrence Heights area resident, Jacob Zorzella, sets his goal to qualify for the 2011 Pan Am games.

Sports | Sep 02

Terry Fox Run marks 30 years

It's the 30th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run, and Scarborough residents are invited to run, walk, wheel and ride on Sept. 19 at a pair of local events.

Terry Fox Runs in Scarborough are slated for Cedarbrook and Highland Creek parks.

It was April 12, 1980 when Terry Fox, who had bone...

Sports | Sep 02

Fundraiser helps raise money for all types of cancer

Help fight cancer with the 5K Your Way Walk/Run to Conquer Cancer.

The event raises funds for The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation's Healing Journey, which guides people through the stress and emotional turmoil that cancer brings.

The fundraiser is planned for Oct. 17 at Queen's...

Sports | Sep 01  |  Norm Nelson

New Toronto women's hockey team boasts three Olympians

Top women's hockey is back in Toronto - it's just a question of where they will play.

Toronto's team will be anchored by three Olympic gold medalists: forward Jennifer Botterill, a Winnipeg native, and defenceman Tesse Bonhomme, a Sudbury native, both helped Canada win gold at this...

Sports | Aug 30

Last remaining Toronto teams bow out of Ontario Cup

A quiet year for Toronto in the annual Ontario Cup soccer playdowns just got quieter with the remaining four Toronto soccer teams ousted in semifinal action over the Aug. 28/29 weekend.

That means there will be no Toronto teams represented in the Ontario Cup championship round which runs over two...

Sports | Aug 27

Judo athlete will compete in world championships

North York's Sasha Mehmedovic is a member of the Judo Canada Olympic team and will be competing in the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan from Sept. 9 to 13.

Some of Mehmedovic's achievements include: a bronze medal in men's 66 kilogram category in November 2009 at the judo Grand...

Sports | Aug 26

MS Bike Tour hits Centennial Park

Cyclists are gearing up for the RONA MS Bike Tour 2010 on Sept. 12 at Centennial Park.

It is hoped more than 500 cyclists will join in the event, which is expected to raise an estimated $270,000 in pledges for multiple sclerosis.

The route is 55 or 30 kilometres starting at the park and going...

Sports | Aug 25

Seniors win gold at provincial games

A number of Scarborough residents have repeated their gold medal performances in senior games competition.

Seniors who had taken the top spot at the District 16 (Scarborough) Senior Games in their events qualified to participate in the provincial level called Actifest held at Durham College from...

Sports | Aug 24  |  Norm Nelson

Mimico drops final in double OT

Mimico drops final in double OT

The Mimico Mountaineers Jr. B lacrosse squad did, indeed, end their 2010 playoffs much better then they began it.

Sports | Aug 24

Scarborough women soccer players kick off college season in U.S. with big win

Scarborough soccer players Krysti Clarke and Courtney Clarke, no relation, both play for the Miami RedHawks in Oxford, Ohio and had a record-setting opening season game.

Both women are juniors with the RedHawks.

Miami of Ohio beat Alabama A&M 15-0 on Aug. 21 at the Miami Soccer Field. It was...

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Toronto teams take part in annual Lions CNE peewee baseball tourney
SEAN DURACK | Aug 23

Toronto teams take part in annual Lions CNE peewee baseball tourney

The Canadian National Exhibition's annual peewee baseball tournament kicked off...

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