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Beach track club recruits new parasports athletes
When Justine Wilmot decided to take her first spin in a racing wheelchair at the Whitby Abilities Centre, she couldn’t have asked for more elite company. Sporting a red London 2012 Paralympics jacket and a haircut that looks just as fast as he does, Justine’s first guide around the oval was Josh Cassidy, winner of [...]
Full Story»Launch day a true community effort
On launch day at the Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club, club member Graeme Jannaway was lining up to grab a rope and help pull a yacht weighing thousands of pounds across a pair of greased wood planks. “This is the way the ancient Egyptians used to do it,” he said cheerfully. “Except we’re not slaves, and [...]
Jr. A to build local lacrosse talent
As the Toronto Beaches gear up for game one of the 2013 lacrosse season, coach Bruce Codd says he’s excited by how hard his team is working on and off the floor. After a mini-tournament and a solid month of training, Codd says this year’s Beaches squad is shaping up to be a fast, athletic [...]
Jammer Classic honours local lacrosse lover
Five years ago, the Jammer Classic started as a small, two-day tournament for midget field lacrosse. Today, says Mark Kuhlmann, the Jammer has become the spring kick-off for Ontario’s minor field season, now joined by varsity teams from as far as Detroit. Then and now, everyone who runs the pitches at the Cherry Beach tournament [...]
