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21 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] Back-to-back All Ontario Champions [/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] It is almost inconceivable to consider that a small-town Catholic high school of only 180 students could produce a provincial volleyball champion. In 1979, the Crusaders became the first St....

21 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] Lloyd Fitzgerald was born in Mount St. Louis in 1914 and moved to Midland when he was six. He learned to skate on the harbour near the old coal docks and at outdoor...

21 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] Bruce Guthrie was a hockey natural, excelling in the sport almost from the time he could skate. As a youngster, his teams went to the International Silver Stick tournament IA0 fewer than four...

21 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] Frank Swales was active in hockey and lacrosse for more than 20 years. His career went from minor house leagues to the glitter of the National Hockey League. From 1935 to 1938, Frank...

21 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] Although truly an all-round athlete locally, Steve Friesen's highest level of achievement came in university football. At age 10, he won three tease MVP honours as a house-league hockey goalie. In 1978, his...

21 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] While Patti (Cox) Pumputis is being inducted into the Midland Sports Hall of Fame for her athletic excellence, those who know her say her greatest contribution might have been less tangible. Through her...

21 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] Clarence Day got the nickname "Hap" or "Happy" because of his outgoing personality and sense of humour. He had a lot to be happy about, particularly in his sporting life. He and his...

21 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] To say that Jeff Bell is an athlete may be the understatement of the day. He has excelled in athletics since his days at elementary school in Port McNicoll. Jeff participated in every,...

21 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] One of the pioneers of women's sabre fencing [/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] Denise Banks is truly one of the pioneers of women's sabre fencing, seeing that the sport was opened to women only 10 years ago. She must...

21 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]Paul Cox was an outstanding high-school athlete in track and field and volleyball at St. Theresa's. He established a lengthy list of records in high jumping in the Georgian Bay area, and won...