Tag: Olympics
OUA football: Western Mustangs crush Waterloo, 71-3, to improve to 2-0
Evan Hillock had a quiet first game in Ottawa. He roared back in Westernâs home opener.
The LFP Podcast, ep. 182: Our Olympics review/Western Mustangs football preview
Sports reporter Ryan Pyette spoke with host Rachel Gilbert about the season ahead for the powerhouse Western Mustangs football team.
Wheels of fortune: Area cheesemaker medals twice at big competition
Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese scored first- and second-place finishes at the American Cheese Society’s annual competition last month.
Baranyai: No place for bullying in search for excellence
Trans and non-binary competitors also deserve a place to excel, without being pilloried for their identity.
Yes! London’s Alysha Newman wins Olympic bronze in women’s pole vault
Londoner Alysha Newman won a bronze medal while breaking Canada’s national record in women’s pole vault at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
PHOTOS: Alysha Newman’s path from London to Olympic pole vault finals
It’s been about 15 years since The London Free Press first starting covering a teenage track-and-field star at Mother Teresa secondary school, Alysha Newman. Now 30 and at her third Olympics, she’s made the pole vault finals for the first time (Wednesday, 12:15 p.m. Ontario time) after overcoming personal and professional challenges. Here’s a look […]
New heights! London’s Alysha Newman keeps her cool, vaults into Olympic final
Alysha Newman found happiness long before she found herself in the Olympic pole vault final here