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...
Stefanie DeMizio has a simple answer for why she started coaching the moment she entered the teaching profession 17 years ago. “It’s the kids,” the 37-year-old Niagara Falls native said....
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations winter sports season. “After a meeting of our Return to Sports Working Group in recent days, OFSAA’s Executive...
From the moment Maryann Mergl arrived at E.L. Crossley 27 years ago, she has become a fixture in the ranks of Niagara’s high school coaches. The 51-year-old native of Sarnia...
Heather Sweezey would be the first to admit a teaching career wasn’t one of her lifelong dreams. “I actually went into teaching because I had just finished my first degree...
Like several of his Notre Dame teammates, Jarod Tessier saw his 12B season of high school football terminated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was a tough one because I didn’t...
Megan Schweitzer has made a habit of building high school wrestling powerhouses. The 39-year-old former senior national team member started her teaching and coaching career at Denis Morris in 2006....
For Zack Silverthorne, his days at South Lincoln High School were amazing for himself and other athletic-minded students. “I don’t know what happened, but in the early 1990s, a whole...
Erin Gauthier concluded a successful five-year career with the Brock women’s basketball team by being named team MVP at the conclusion of the 2002-03 season. The four-year starter’s experiences under...
