[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] While an accomplished athlete in his youth, Douglas Swales is being inducted into the Midland Sports Hall of Fame for his long-standing impact as a teacher, mentor and coach. When he became a founding teacher at Midland...
[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Midland's best-known fastball manager is actually least remembered for his finest achievement. When reviewing the career of Gilbert (Gibb) Ormiston, most people would recall a stellar play, his fiery demeanour, or his record of building winning teams....
[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The growth in the participation and popularity of basketball in the Midland-Penetanguishene area can be directly attributed to the tireless dedication and determination of George Vadeboncoeur. He worked with Dennis Hern and Sheila Vipond to bring the Midland...
[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Guy Kinnear, lifelong resident of Midland, is an honoured member of the Midland Sports Hall of Fame not for his athletic exploits, but for his dedication and commitment to promoting hockey opportunities that benefitted not only the...
[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] As a builder, John Gammell’s commitment to coaching and the development of youth sport, recreational facilities and related philanthropy in Midland and area since 1960 has had a significant and enduring impact. As a young athlete, John...
[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Bruce Finlayson started St. Theresa’s High School on the road to excellence in volleyball. Bruce coached the intermediate boys’ team to the school’s first Georgian Bay Secondary Schools Association championship in 1970. He went on to coach...
[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Rodney Billenness has been an active participant in soccer, as a player and organizer, for more than 30 years. Initially, he played for and managed a men's travelling team in the Simcoe County League. The group of...
[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Midland's 'Mister Ski' Pete Pettersen dies;' mourned the large headline on the front page of the Midland County Herald. Not one, but two front-page stories detailed the accomplishments of the man whose legacy might have been even...
[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Daniel Lethbridge was the founder of the Midland Volleyball Association (MVA) in 1989, in response to the desire expressed by a group of local high-school girls to play club volleyball at a competitive level. The Georgian Bay...
[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 width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Despite his quiet, unassuming nature, Jeff Attwood will always be a Marauder. Until his retirement in 2010, Jeff had spent the bulk of his life as an outstanding student-athlete and then as an esteemed teacher and coach...