Chloe Briggs didn’t sit around and wait for her dream to come true. As soon as it was permitted, Briggs began contacting schools to let them know she was interested...
For the past 21 years, Joanne Thomson has been a coach of all trades at A.N. Myer Secondary School in Niagara Falls. The Niagara Falls native and Myer alumna has...
Denis Morris' Michael Conlon (2) was awarded the Mike Mitruk Bursary by the Welland Tribune Boys Basketball Tournament. In normal times, the Welland Tribune Boys Basketball Tournament would be in...
Lauren Audino’s seven days in captivity ended Wednesday. The 17-year-old Welland native joined the NCAA Division 1 Western Michigan Broncos women’s basketball team in late December and had to quarantine...
Kylee Mahoney didn’t need much persuading to commit to Mercyhurst University. The 18-year-old Niagara Falls native visited the school last year before the COVID-19 pandemic and came away convinced the...
On Jon Marcheterre’s very first day of teaching in September 2006, he met his future wife Cindy Sullivan. Marcheterre was teaching Grade 1 and 2 French at a Smithville elementary...
There was little time for second guessing three years ago when Allison Mauro and Adria Campbell took over St. Catharines Collegiate’s senior boys basketball program. “We found out on Monday...
More than a decade after he passed away, Daryl Mahler continues to inspire and motivate Andy Cecchini. Mahler was the phys-ed head when Cecchini started his teaching and coaching career...
Coaching high school sports is a lifetime passion for Tammy Short. “I love it,” the Sir Winston Churchill phys-ed teacher said. “Getting to see the kids in an environment outside...
Andrea Hebert has yet to decide where she will play university basketball next season. Photo by Eric Labonté. Decision time is approaching for Andrea Hebert. The Grade 12 student at...
