Nothing was going to keep Monarch Park Lions pitcher Nick Gryguc out of the game, not even a case of appendicitis. The 17-year-old MVP pitcher was hospitalized just days before the Lions were to face Humberside in the TDSSAA semi finals, but not playing in the big game wasn’t an option—appendix or no appendix. “It […]
The Ted Reeve midget AA Thunder shut out the London Jr. Knights to win the OHFC provincial championship on Sunday, April 15. Ted Reeve’s Wil Robinson scored a power play goal, assisted by Morgan Williams and Danny Ranson. “We killed six minutes of penalties in the first period,” said Thunder head coach Ken Volden. “That […]
An up-and-coming semi-professional Canadian sports league that combines elements of NHL overtime, the PGA tour and the NCAA’s March Madness college basketball touches down at Ted Reeve Arena (175 Main St.) later this month. The 3HL Tour is the brainchild of Bluffs-born Justin Fox, who found inspiration in the three-on-three overtime play that has been […]
Five Beachers were part of a synchronized skating team that won gold in the intermediate section at the 2018 Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships in Oshawa last month. The 19-skater Meraki team, which practises in the midtown Leaside neighbourhood, beat out 12 other teams with a routine based on the 1994 Hollywood hit The Mask […]
The Crescent Town Club’s pool is scheduled to re-open next month after multiple delays. For more than a year, the pool, located within the community centre near Victoria Park subway station, has been dry as a result of major structural issues stemming from a lack of waterproofing during its original construction in the ‘70s. The […]
Psst… We’re going to let you in on a secret. A new, inspirational 3km race is planned for cities across Canada, and its roots are right here in the Beach. The inaugural Secret Marathon launches Wednesday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Beaches Running Room on Queen Street East, as well as nine other […]
When figure skater Gabrielle Daleman placed third in the ladies’ free skate at the Pyeongchang Olympics, giving her team the gold, her grandfather Ronald Raby put on his own performance in his East York home. “I was jumping up, touching the ceiling, screaming, hollering, what can you say? It’s so overwhelming,” said Raby, who also […]
Malvern Collegiate Institute’s junior boys hockey team won the first annual Malvern Winter Classic at Kew Gardens on Feb. 9, defeating Northern Secondary School in a shootout. Malvern’s Jake Gallant netted the winning goal in the eighth round of the shootout, lifting the Black Knights to a 5-4 victory on a snowy afternoon in the […]
A member of the Beaches Cycling Club is vying to race across America. Jason Shuker, 47, is shaping up for the challenge—which will require him to race his bicycle through 12 states or about 4,800 kilometres—at Mindset Cycling alongside his support team. “Just to finish it is a big accomplishment,” said Shuker after a recent […]
As a five-year-old house league hockey player, Emma Balazsi kept racking up penalty minutes. “I would always volunteer to take a penalty,” Balazsi, now 17, said. Her willingness to take on the enforcer role wasn’t completely selfless. She didn’t want to be on the ice unless she could play her ideal position: goaltender, a role […]
