Sports | Mar 08
The boys city hockey champion for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) will have to play a lot of hockey this week to claim the title - namely three games in two days.
Both the quarterfinals and semifinals are set for Tuesday, March 9 - all at Canlan Sports Scarborough.
The quarterfinal...
Sports | Mar 05
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Justin
Skinner
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People continued to show their pride in Canadian athletes when the Paralympic Torch Relay came to Nathan Phillips Square on Friday.
Sports | Mar 05
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Eric
Heino
Talk about a golden opportunity.
On Wednesday, March 3, the students of Grenoble Public School watched as an unfamiliar bus pulled up outside their school. It contained a highly trained, yet unlikely bunch of substitute teachers. Paralympians, world champions and Olympic medalists...
Sports | Mar 04
If you thought cricket was strictly an outdoor sport, then head over to Malvern Community Centre gym on March 20 and 21 to see the sport played indoors.
The Victoria Park Cricket Club is hosting the indoor tournament to give youth the opportunity to play.
"We want to get people interested...
Sports | Mar 04
Birchmount Park Collegiate from Scarborough won the Toronto District School Board's girls tier one playoff hockey championship on Wednesday, March 3, edging Etobocoke's Martingrove Collegiate 3-2.
Scoring for Birchmount Park were Shannon Misketis, Julia Robertson and Kodee Williams.
Sports | Mar 03
Sidney Crosby's goal may have closed off the Vancouver Winter Olympics, but local high schools are still deep into their championships.
Some are further along than others.
After competing within their own local league (usually, but not always, their own school board), the best teams move...
Sports | Mar 03
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Sean
Durack
A swim dynasty is beginning to take shape at Malvern Collegiate.
Paulina Bonds, Rachel Shin and John Neisner led a strong Malvern showing at the Toronto high school short course swimming championships held Feb. 18.
The local high school's boys squad, led by Neisner's four-medal...
Sports | Mar 02
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Michele
Mclean
The 31st annual Toronto Leaside Girls' Hockey Tournament is set for March 12 to 14 and is bigger than ever.
"Last year we had 60 teams and this year we have 90 teams," said Andrew Smyth, tournament director, adding teams are coming from as far away as Detroit, Ottawa, North Bay and...
Sports | Mar 02
Though hopes were high that snowboarder Michael Lambert would earn a podium finish in Vancouver, an Olympic medal was not in the cards for the Cabbagetown resident.
Lambert was a strong medal hopeful in the Parallel Giant Slalom, combining strong technical skills with a newfound inner peace...
Sports | Mar 02
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The North York Storm atom girls won gold at the 16th annual Durham West Lightning hockey tournament held in Pickering last month.
Trailing 1-0 heading into the third period, North York managed to make a comeback with a final score of 2-1 against the Oakville Hornets in the championship game.
Sports | Mar 02
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Eric
Heino
For thousands of years the tradition of Okinawan karate has been used to discipline the body and mind, as well as kick butt when put in the right situation.
On Saturday, March 6, the York Academy of Martial Arts is hosting a Karate Super Show at Vaughan Road Academy, 529 Vaughan Rd., to...
Sports | Mar 02
While Toronto wouldn't seem to be a likely candidate for an alpine skiing powerhouse, it did hold its own at last month's Ontario Federation of School Athletic Assoiciations (OFSAA) alpine skiing finals.
Competitors compete in two events (slalom and giant slalom) and are divided into male...
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