Tag: Sports
PHOTOS: Special Olympics track and field, Day 1
More than 600 students from 22 high schools across the Thames Valley District school board took part in the board’s annual Special Olympics at Western Alumni Stadium on Tuesday.
The Stanley Cup, since he was a kid and a hockey fan, has been his own personal holy grail. Now, he has it.
Mat Crossen can still remember the first time he saw it. Tall, silver and shining, it was hoisted by the National Hockey League champions, the New York Islanders, in the early 1980s. The Stanley Cup, since he was a kid, has been Crossen’s own personal holy grail. Now, the London hockey fan has it. Well, […]
Moric wins double-gold, JDSS track team shines at OFSAA
John Diefenbaker’s Ava Moric is an OFSAA double-gold medalist . . . again. The Hanover high school track star won provincial gold in the junior 1,500-metre and 3,000-metre distances this past weekend at the track and field championships in Ottawa. The OFSAA race wins come just over a year after Moric claimed double gold in […]
PHOTOS: Inspiration and perspiration at Forest City Road Races
What a run! Runners took over London’s streets on Sunday for the Forest City Road Races, a massive annual event that benefits the Thames Valley Children’s Centre. All photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen: mhensen@postmedia.com
Young legend grows as Olympians’ daughter smashes OFSAA record
Julia Tunks is now chasing the feats of only one female discus thrower in Canadian high school history. Herself. The 16-year-old Oakridge star smashed Trinity Tutti’s five-year-old OFSAA senior women’s record of 52.77 metres with a mighty 55.62m effort on her sixth and final attempt at the provincial high school track and field championships Saturday […]