The scheduled charity hockey game between the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) All Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni which had been set for Saturday, March 21, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. The game had originally been scheduled to take place at Ted Reeve Arena. The annual game is a fundraiser […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON The Neil McNeil Catholic High School Maroons Senior boys hockey team notched their second straight city championship earlier this month. The Maroons topped Etobicoke’s Michael Power Catholic Secondary School 5-4 to win the Toronto District Catholic (Colleges) Athletic Association (TDCAA) title game on March 6 at the Ford Centre in Etobicoke. The […]
By AMANDA DA SILVA In support of International Woman’s Day celebrations taking place this week and next, the Secret Marathon is returning to the Beach. The third annual 3K run/walk will take place on Wednesday March 4, at the Running Room, 1977 Queen St. E. at 6:30 p.m. Former Beach resident Kate McKenzie was inspired […]
By ALANA RAYMAN The Beaches Disc Golf Course will be hosting the Toronto Open disc golf tournament on the weekend of March 21 and 22 at Ashbridges Bay Park. The tournament will also take place on the same weekend at the disc golf course in Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto’s west end. Disc golf players […]
Scarborough Arena Gardens on Birchmount Road, between Danforth and Kingston roads, has been closed since Feb. 5 due to repair work urgently needed on the roof. It was during a routine assessment that the problem was identified. The arena will be closed for the rest of the season for repairs. “The safety of the public […]
By ALANA RAYMAN The Balmy Beach Club recently presented its Sports Sections Awards for the 2019 seasons. The awards were presented during a gala event held at the club on Saturday, Feb. 1. Winners were presented with awards for hockey, lawn bowling, paddling, rugby, squash, and volleyball. Also, youth winners were honoured in Junior Rugby […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON On a rainy Friday night, Doug Browne wrapped up 43 years of Balmy Beach Club Hockey (BBCH) on the very rink he first learned to skate on. Browne, 63, played his final game for the club on Jan. 24 at the outdoor rink in Kew Gardens. He was the longest continuous member […]
The Sports Club at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11 will be hosting a Super Bowl party on Sunday, Feb. 2. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and tickets cost $10 per person. There will be snacks available throughout the game and a buffet-style meal after the first quarter. There will also be draws to […]
The Scarborough Young Bruins Atom AA hockey team recently brought home the championship from the International Silver Stick Tournament Finals held in Sarnia on the weekend of Jan. 16 to 19. Making the title win special was that it is believed to be a Silver Stick finals first as it saw the Young Bruins face […]
Former Neil McNeil Catholic High School student Liam Foudy helped Canada win gold at the World Junior Hockey Championships in the Czech Republic that wrapped up on Sunday, Jan. 5. Though he didn’t score a goal in the gold medal game against Russia, Foudy was involved in a pair of plays in the final two […]
