Caleigh Whitaker and Dianne Burrows, Adam Podstawka and Reid Hall, will represent Ontario at the 2009 Canada Games in Prince Edward Island this August.
The women’s final was a tightly contested match played in front of a large crowd on centre court at Ashbridges Bay, Toronto. After winning the first set, Whitaker-Burrows began the second set [...]
Who will represent Ontario on the beach at this summer’s Canada Games? Last weekend’s tournament has shown us, there is no easy answer.
Twelve of the top women’s beach athletes participated in the first official Canada Games qualifying event. Last weekend’s tournament was an opportunity to play with their new partners and battle for the seedings [...]
In the world of volleyball Sam Schachter pulls double duty.
His left foot firmly tucked in a sneaker and planted on a shining hardcourt, his right foot bare with his toes dug in the sand, such is the persona of Richmond Hill resident and volleyball ace Sam Schachter.
Half beach volleyball stand-out, half traditional six-man star, the [...]
He often goes by the nickname “King Kong”, likes listening to hip hop music and his favourite professional athlete is basketball star Vince Carter.
But Steven Kung, a fourth year student at the University of Toronto, has something new to add to his portfolio after being selected on Monday as the top male university volleyball player [...]
TORONTO – A lot of 18-year-olds who stand six-four-and-a-half and weigh 185 pounds are, shall we say, somewhat gangly and more apt to bump into a wall while taking a walk than perform finesse moves on a field of play. But Sam Schachter is no ordinary teenage string bean. In fact, he’s got all [...]
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