Mayor’s Breakfast of Champions Spotlight: Global Gymnastics

September 6, 2017 · 0 Comments

At Global Gymnastics, Girls train from 20 to 25 hours per week. All year they have been training hard to perfect their skills and achieve ...

Double gold for Lady Redbirds lacrosse

Gold was the colour of choice for this year’s crop of Newmarket Lady Redbirds. Both the Under-19 and ...

Aurora’s top student athletes honoured

By Brock Weir There are still a few more days left of summer vacation and while many students would be content to put the 2016 ...

Late strike sends Aurora FC over West Ottawa

A lone goal with under twenty minutes to spare was enough for the Aurora FC women to snap a two-game losing streak against West Ottawa SC on Saturday.

Jays eliminated from North Dufferin playoffs

A stellar season has come up short for the Aurora Jays against an experienced North Dufferin Baseball League champion. After sweeping the Ivy Leafs in the opening round of the NDBL playoffs, the Jays were eliminated in four games Saturday against the five-time champion Bolton Brewers.

Hall of Fame inductee Thompson committed “life-long” to the pool

A fifteen-year break from the pool was not enough to stop Dan Thompson from shattering records. The former national swim team captain, and eleven-year Aurora resident, has put the Aurora Master Ducks Swim Club on the map after racing to numerous records at the Masters world and Canadian levels.

Tigers on the ice for preseason action

While still looking to finalize their roster, the Junior A Aurora Tigers put up a pair of impressive wins in their first two games of preseason action last week.

Aurora Sports Hall of Fame inductee a Canadian cricket icon

The game of cricket has had its ups and downs in Canadian sporting culture, but it was perhaps at its prime when played by Aurora’s own William Fleury. Fleury, a pioneer in the sport in this country, is one of four new members of the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, all heading in under the “Athlete” category.