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LEASIDE 2015 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

November 1, 2015 Staff

Sixteen-year-old Reid Humphrey, named Leaside’s Athlete of the Year for 2015, is described by his coach, Ray White:  “In my GTHL coaching career spanning 20 years I have never witnessed a player with a better …more

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Just out of high school, our Athlete of the Year

November 1, 2014 Staff

It’s a good thing Ayanna Badali broke her ankle when she was 13 years old. If not she might have become a hockey player and never taken up the sport where she is making a …more

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A tale of two (or three) tennis clubs

June 1, 2014 Lorna Krawchuk

When I was growing up after World War II in Virginiatown, a gold-mine company town in Northern Ontario, the mine directors saw fit to put in two sets of tennis courts, one for their use …more

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Curling Club averts the loss of its bar

December 1, 2013 Staff

The curlers at the Leaside Curling Club (LCC) — 950 members in total— haven’t gone thirsty this season after all and a crisis has been averted. The city notified the club’s board in October last …more

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Chicks with Sticks are now paying full fare

December 1, 2013 Lorna Krawchuk

When Erin Sorhaug first approached Henry Stachelbeck, the manager of Leaside Gardens, three years ago, she was looking for a deal.  Stachelbeck, with the backing of the board, gave them one:  time on the ice …more

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