Two Olympic silvers and one Olympic bronze medal would seem to be the obvious career highlights for wrestler Tonya Verbeek. But the 2019 inductee into the St. Catharines Sports Hall...
Wanita Dykstra-May got the shock of her life when she went to a family barbecue at her brother Rick Dykstra’s house just after Labour Day. About 40 family members had...
Ron (Swede) Burak was somewhat reluctant when he first started rowing at Henley Island when he was 17. “Friends dragged me down there after two years of bugging me,” said...
The Saint Michael Mustangs boys soccer team’s 2008 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association championship still resonates with keeper Mario Trapasso. “I think about it all the time; the memories...
Much has changed in women's hockey since Laura MacKenzie started her career suiting up on a boys hockey team in the Niagara Falls Minor Hockey Association. “I was only allowed...
University of Connecticut women's hockey coach Chris MacKenzie will be inducted this Sunday into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame. Photos courtesy of University of Connecticut. Chris MacKenzie will be going...
The day after running a boxing tournament in Niagara Falls in December 2011, Ron Gallen found himself in the hospital battling pneumonia. Things went from bad to worse for the...
Gary MacDonald’s rugby coaching career was a labour of love. Growing up, the 49-year-old Niagara Falls native was into judo, karate, wrestling and football before embracing rugby in high school...
