By Martin Boyce Venturing off to Toronto alone is a daunting task for a 16-year-old. For Julia Chadwick, leaving her family behind in Ottawa to pursue elite-level basketball was challenging, but rewarding. A year after making that move to join the Durham Elite program in the newly-formed Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association, hard work is…
By Martin Boyce Two brothers, and a third quasi-brother, are eager to take the volleyball world by storm at the 2017 Canada Summer Games with the Ontario boys’ team. Although Ethan Kalef isn’t Alexandre and Maxime St-Denis’ biological brother, he’s developed such a relationship from 4 years of competing with and against them. “All three…
By Martin Boyce Heartbreak has struck Team Ontario volleyball player Mia Workman. A suspected torn ACL will prevent the Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Club athlete from playing in the Canada Games, a goal she’s been chasing for 3 years. In her provincial team’s first exhibition match, a routine play jumping for the ball took a…
By Martin Boyce Gone with the wind are Paralympic Games sailing hopes for Aaron Wong-Sing, but in with the tide are aspirations of growing the sport he loves. The 41-year-old soon-to-be Canada Games veteran is focused on providing other athletes with opportunities they might not otherwise have in the sport. Wong-Sing has been sailing every…
Angus Adams. Photo provided By Martin Boyce Handling the pressure and excitement of representing his province will be nothing new for Angus Adams come the 2017 Canada Summer Games. A past Canadian champion with the East Nepean Eagles, the 2013 Little League World Series competitor is excited to relive some of his best baseball memories.…
By Dan Plouffe It won’t be the first time Haider Kadhom represents Team Ontario in interprovincial competition, but the 17-year-old midfielder says it’ll be different this time around for the Canada Summer Games. “It’ll be really exciting to go there and live the experience,” states Kadhom, who is perhaps more accustomed to a multi-sport environment…
By Dan Plouffe Two summers ago, Ariel Young, Emily Amano, Mollie Eriksson and Olivia Cooke all threw their red Team Ontario jackets over their Ottawa South United Force gear to celebrate the players from their club who’d been part of the provincial soccer program. A year later, Kayza Massey joined the crew in blue as…
