Brian Maristela always enjoyed drawing but when he started sketching clothing designs four years ago, he found a new love. "It was something I'd always been interested in," Maristela said. "I always loved the art. One day I realized I wanted to design and make my own line." Continue Reading

The Scarborough Diving Club hosted the 25th annual Snowball Classic this past weekend at the Centennial Recreation Centre. Continue Reading

It will be quite the thrill for Scarborough swimmers Veronica Lee and Julie Harrison, both 17, when they take the plunge to the university level at Pittsburgh University, where they’ll join the school’s team and begin classes in January. The girls train out of the Scarborough Swim Club, where they swim an average of two hours [...] Continue Reading

The fight for the Pan Am games may be won, but a new battle is beginning. Now that Toronto has the games, the question of what venues in the GTA are going to be hosting them remains, most notably the site for the Swimming and Diving portions of the games. While it’s supposedly decided, there are [...] Continue Reading

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

Bar patrons in Toronto’s Pape and Danforth avenues area weighed in with their opinions on the consequences that the Pan American Games would bring to the city in terms of tourism, new infrastructure, and sporting spirit. On Friday, Torontonians will be eagerly awaiting a vote in Guadalajara, Mexico, which will determine the winner of the 2015 [...] Continue Reading

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

In a bid to attract more members, Tam Heather Tennis and Curling Club opened a new $1-million tennis dome on Oct. 17. Continue Reading

Dontay Williams scored three touchdowns as Senator O’Connor routed Malvern CI, 41-6, on Friday. Senator O’Connor’s junior team beat Malvern CI, 45-0. Both teams are undefeated and lead their respective divisions, with the senior squad 5-0 and the junior team 4-0. Westview Centennial improved to 5-0 in junior girls basketball with a 34-19 victory Thursday over [...] Continue Reading

The 23rd annual Nike Boardwalk relays was run in less than ideal conditions on Friday in the Toronto beaches, but it didn’t seem to affect Neil McNeil much. Maroons’ head coach Steve Masterson was pleased with the effort of his midget group (Grade 9), which finished fourth in its event. “There’s nothing you can do,” Masterson said [...] Continue Reading