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27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] 1969 Canadian Senior Men's Curling Champion [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Athletic achievement is not limited to youth. For some people, excellence begins after 40. Jack Young was born in Owen Sound in 1910, and lived in Port McNicoll...

27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hockey Career Included Winning Memorial Cup [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Successful hockey teams rely on "team players" who exemplify a team-first attitude to win championships. Chuck Henderson was born in Midland in 1934, honed his hockey skills in...

27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Fierce competitor in lacrosse and hockey [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Eddie Bolan was a fiery competitor who hated to lose, regardless of whether he was playing hockey or lacrosse. That temperament helped him excel to the extent that...

27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] 1987 Canadian Youth Bowling Champion [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text] There is no age limit when it comes to qualifying as a Hall of Famer. Melanie Brabant reserved her place in Midland's sports history in May of 1987 at...

27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Midlander Fulfills Dream of Becoming a Jockey [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_separator type="normal" transparency="0" thickness="1" up="15"][vc_single_image image="15593" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_separator type="normal" transparency="0" thickness="1" up="15"][vc_column_text] Arthur Richard 'Arty" Goneau is living proof that if you chase your dreams, you can make...

27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_separator type="normal" transparency="0" up="15"][vc_single_image image="15615" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_separator type="normal" transparency="0" up="15"][vc_column_text] Brian Orser can quite credibly be called the greatest freestyle figure skater of all time. His list of accomplishments as a figure skater, both...

27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Mike was awarded a record $355.000. He settled in East Amherst, a Buffalo suburb, with his wife. Isabelle, and their daughters, Anique and Sarah. Robitaille is general manager of Fort Erie Race Track....

27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] 1960 - A four-time Olympian [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_separator type="normal" transparency="0" thickness="1" up="15"][vc_single_image image="15606" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_separator type="normal" transparency="0" thickness="1" up="15"][vc_column_text] Angela Schmidt-Foster, for thirteen seasons, was the predominate women's cross-country skier in Canada. She represented Canada at four...

27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] She Always Gave Her Team a Chance to Win [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The dominant woman pitcher of her era, Muriel Lamb (nee Rawn) reached the peak of her success when Midland softball teams captured back-to-back Ontario championships...

27 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Two-time Pan-Am Medalist & World Contender [/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Quite simply, Felix Cappella was the superior race-walker in Canada from 1964 to 1971. During each of those eight years, Cappella .. was consistently Canadian champion in either...