Growing up in a blue collar neighbourhood of Niagara Falls was a magical time for 2020 Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame inductee David Conte. The war time housing developments...
Being a hockey referee is right up there among the most contentious jobs in Canada. Every Canadian in the stands thinks he/she is a hockey expert and rare is the...
One of the most decorated players ever to wear the uniform of the Niagara Falls Thunder is one of five new inductees into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame....
2020 Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame inductee Larry Gardner is pictured where the Niagara River meets the Welland River. It is where he first learned to swim. There were...
Ray Barkwill knew something wasn’t right while competing at the Rugby World Cup qualifying tournament in November 2018 in France. “I made a big tackle and my hands kind of...
The St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame welcomed five new members Wednesday. Wanita Dykstra-May, Tonya Verbeek, Bill Schenck, Ron (Swede) Burak and Ellard (Obie) O’Brien were all inducted and now...
Ellard (Obie) O'Brien had a long, successful and storied career as a professional hockey player. The St. Catharines native played at the pro level from 1950 until 1962, including...
Bill Schenck has spent the last 40 years building the resume that made him an easy choice as a 2019 inductee into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame. The...
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...