The COVID 19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into the recruiting process for many of Niagara’s best and brightest athletes across the sporting spectrum. Grade 12 Centennial student Kaylie Wright,...
Shake the Melnick family tree and out falls a bevy of high-calibre volleyball players. Found in the highest branches is mother, Dale Ann Melnick, who won two Southeastern Conference championships...
When you’re an athletic, 6-foot-8 volleyball player, the world is your oyster. By the start of her Grade 10 school year at Notre Dame, the scholarship offers had started to...
An impressive blend of hard work, determination and athleticism resulted in Mya Newton signing a letter of intent to play for the Western Mustangs women’s volleyball team. It also didn’t...
At the conclusion of his Grade 12 year at E.L. Crossley, Sauli Lianga decided to take the leap and train full time for volleyball. The 20-year-old Fonthill resident was one...
After 2018 and 2019 losses to Westdale in the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association AAA senior girls volleyball final, the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs finally got over the hump last...
Jenna Pollock is easy to pick out on the volleyball court. The Grade 11 student at Sir Winston Churchill is obviously a talented player. She spent this past summer training...
The Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs senior boys volleyball team is heading to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations AAA championship for the third straight year. The Bulldogs punched their...
Jenna Pollock was determined to crack the roster of Canada’s Youth National Volleyball Team this time around. The 15-year-old student at Sir Winston Churchill made the cut as an alternate...
When Team Canada volleyball coach Dale Melnick saw Anna Smrek walk into her gym four years ago, she nearly jumped out of her shoes in excitement. The daughter of former...
