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Dave Christiani with Emily Cohen last year in Cali, Colombia for the World Youth (under 18) Track and Field Championships. Cohen was ranked #1 in Canada for 1,500 metres and #2 for 800 metres for girls. She ended the season as #28 in the world for 1,500 metres.

This running addict now uses a bike

March 1, 2016 Guest Contributor

The mouths of Leaside High School runners of 20 or 30 years ago would drop if they saw their coach Dave Christiani riding after his athletes – on a bike. Christiani was so into the …more

Pool will close from mid-May to January

February 1, 2016 Allan Williams

When the current season wraps up in mid-May, the Leaside pool will close for major repairs and not open again until probably next year. “The work is expected to take about six months,” said Henry …more

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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George Armstrong joins our Sports Hall of Fame

October 1, 2015 Staff

George Armstrong, captain of the 1967 Stanley Cup-winning Maple Leafs, is one of five 2015 inductees into the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame. Armstrong, who has lived in Leaside since 1960, will be honoured at …more

Nominations for Leaside’s Sports Hall

June 1, 2015 Staff

Deadline to nominate someone for induction in the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame and as Leaside’s Athlete of the Year is Friday, June 5. www.LeasideSports.com. The new inductees will be announced in September. The 2015 …more

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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