The gym is a lot livelier than we thought here at day one of the provincial championships (for senior boy’s basketball of course). So far we’ve been keeping a close eye on the Eastern Commerce Saint’s opening match against the Pope John Paul II Panthers. It was a battle, to say the least, throughout the first half [...] Continue Reading

Last season’s OFSAA boy’s champions Eastern Commerce Saints opened the 2010 AAAA basketball tournament with a convincing victory over Pope John Paul II Panthers 73-58 at Durham College. Pope John Paul (25-10) put up a great first half with a 33-30 lead at half-time. The Saints (23-7) stormed back in the second half after the Panther’s [...] Continue Reading

First of all, Andrew Robichaud, Vick Polatian and I would like to thank Centennial College, the Centennial College Student Association and the journalism faculty for giving us the opportunity to come to Oshawa to cover this exciting tournament. Day two of the 2010 AAAA OFSAA Boys Basketball Championship, being held in Oshawa, started with an [...] Continue Reading

Sam Hill walked onto the court of the 1982 OFSAA provincial championships for Jarvis Collegiate Institute and walked away empty handed as the Eastern Commerce Saints captured the gold. Now 28 years later, Sam continues to watch the Saints, cheering for his son Jake, a 17-year-old shooting guard at Eastern. Sam Hill’s father was born in [...] Continue Reading

Following heartbreaking losses in the regional and city championships, to the same team, the Oakwood Collegiate Institute Barons rebounded with a huge 79-58 win over the St. Matthew Tigers in the opening round of the 2010 OFSAA basketball championships. Putting grades first translated into a brilliant 34-4 record in the regular season. The Barons secured the [...] Continue Reading

Amidst three days of war between Ontario’s 18-best high school basketball teams, it becomes easy to forget what it takes to put on an event of this magnitude. Convener of the 2010 OFSAA basketball tournament Michael Kennelley, with help from volunteer coordinator Teena McNee, assembled a team of 40 high schools students from the Durham region [...] Continue Reading

Nearly invisible throughout the first three quarters, Julian Clarke put his team on his back in the fourth as he led Toronto’s Oakwood Barons to a gold medal and an OFSAA championship with a 47-34 victory over the St. Thomas More Knights. To the delight of nearly 1,000 spectators at Durham College in Oshawa, the twelfth-seeded [...] Continue Reading

Two skaters glide across the ice and set-up for a key moment in their routine. Paul Poirier hoists Vanessa Crone into the air until her left skate rests on his upper thigh. All her weight pulls against him. Continue Reading

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and the city of Toronto couldn’t be any happier after winning the rights to host the 2015 Pan American Games. Toronto’s bid was chosen on the first ballot over Bogota, Colombia and Lima, Peru early Friday evening in Guadalajara, Mexico. McGuinty released the following statement after Toronto was awarded the Games: “I want to [...] Continue Reading

Byron MacDonald’s eight-year wait has paid off. In 2001, MacDonald wanted Toronto to win the 2008 Olympic bid so major projects could be bumped up the queue line. Now eight years later, the former Olympian and head swim coach of the University of Toronto’s swim team is thrilled to see the Golden Horseshoe win the rights to [...] Continue Reading