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Public fight to keep Scarborough hockey alive

Posted 11 December 2009 by Stephanie Leung

Almost all hands went up when supporters at the Scarborough Hockey Association were asked if they’d be willing to volunteer to help keep hockey alive in Scarborough. Over 150 supporters including coaches, parents and kids attended the SHA meeting on Dec. 3. Some of the kids were part of the hockey teams in the SHA and [...] Continue Reading

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Free swimming at high schools

Posted 18 November 2009 by Tristan Carter

Check our list of pools open for lane swimming this fall. Continue Reading

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Titans star picks prep school

Posted 18 November 2009 by Tristan Carter

Heavily recruited basketball player Maurice Walker has chosen to attend Brewster Academy after a successful season as Mother Teresa’s star centre last year. He was also recruited by NCAA schools such as Pittsburgh. Continue Reading

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Mowat does well at championship

Posted 18 November 2009 by Tristan Carter

Mowat C.I. earned third place in the midget boys event and fourth place in midget girls at the TDSB cross country championships on Oct. 27.  Amanda Hummel finished third in the midget girls 3110 m in 14:12.99. Continue Reading

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Local ballers set for NCAA season

Posted 18 November 2009 by Tristan Carter

NCAA Div. 1 basketball begins next week with two players from east Scarborough on the rosters. Kaylan Anderson and Papa Oppong will be playing for Wisconsin-Milwaukee and East Kentucky respectively. Continue Reading

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Amateur · Local Sports · Other Sports · Scarborough · Sports · Toronto

Rower McBean thrilled with Toronto’s Pan Am conquest

Posted 06 November 2009 by Domenic Gratta

Few could match Marnie McBean’s enthusiasm when news first broke that Toronto was awarded the 2015 Pan American Games The former Canadian rower and three-time Olympic gold medallist, who was also a 1999 Pan Ams champion in Winnipeg, is thrilled to finally see Toronto win its first major international sporting event. “Toronto finally won something,” said [...] Continue Reading

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PanAm Games: the face of Toronto will change

Posted 05 November 2009 by John Chidley-Hill

When the winning candidate for the 2015 Pan-American Games is announced Friday afternoon, there will be more at stake for Toronto then just sports glory. Improvements to the city’s infrastructure also hang in the balance. Sports facilities would be the immediate beneficiaries of a successful pitch, in particular there will be five sites that will be created to [...] Continue Reading

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Hockey face-off in Scarborough

Posted 26 October 2009 by Stephanie Leung

The Scarborough Malvern Coyotes midget hockey team will face the Scarborough Young Leafs on Oct. 28 at 8:45 p.m. The game will be held at Don Montgomery Arena. Continue Reading

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Colts stumble in men’s basketball opener

Posted 14 October 2009 by Stephen Sweet

Tony Duran scored 31 points to spoil coach Jim Barclay’s Centennial College debut as the Fleming College Knights downed the Colts 89-68 at Bill Crothers High School in Unionville on Wednesday. Last year’s first-team all-star connected on eight three-pointers as Duran dictated play for most of the night. It was his play and fellow 2009 all-star Jermaine Duke that [...] Continue Reading

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Soccer Colts earn single point in final game

Posted 15 October 2009 by Iain Colpitts

Leon Hunte scored to secure a 1-1 tie for the Centennial Colts  against the visiting Fleming Knights on Wednesday in OCAA men’s soccer action. That goal allowed the Colts to avoid a pointless season as the club finished 0-10-1. Nhem Sang replied with a goal for Fleming. “It was the second best game we played all year,” said [...] Continue Reading

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