{"id":38349,"date":"2026-06-18T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=38349"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:49:25","slug":"sport-auroras-annual-spring-all-sport-one-day-event-inspires-youngsters-to-try-eight-new-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/sport-auroras-annual-spring-all-sport-one-day-event-inspires-youngsters-to-try-eight-new-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport Aurora\u2019s Annual Spring All-Sport\/One Day event inspires youngsters to try eight new sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In optimal mid-June conditions, Sport Aurora presented its Annual Spring All-Sport\/One Day event on Saturday at McMahon Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants between the ages of 6-18 availed themselves of the opportunity to try new eight sports in one day.&nbsp; Instruction and play at all levels were provided by qualified Sport Aurora member organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The morning session at McMahon Park featured Lawn Bowling led by the Aurora Lawn Bowling Club; Tennis led by the Aurora Community Tennis Club and Total Tennis; Martial Arts led by Shaolin Martial Arts; and Rugby led by the Aurora Barbarians Rugby Football Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The afternoon session featured Pickleball led by Elevation Athletics; Soccer led by Rising Stars Soccer Academy; Lacrosse led by Redbirds Lacrosse Club; and Gymnastics led by Kids Super Gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was mission accomplished, according to Sport Aurora Executive Director Laurie Mueller, who observed, \u201cThere\u2019s no opportunity like this. It\u2019s great to see multiple generations enjoying a sport together in a great setting here at McMahon Park. I love this park and it\u2019s been fun to observe all the stations. One of the girls had her first touch in lawn bowling this morning and she described it as her new favorite sport. She made my day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the ongoing popularity of this event, Mueller described how All-Sport\/One Day might be evolving: \u201cWe\u2019re thinking of adding another sport to make five and then shortening times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sport Aurora Chair and Volunteer Coordinator Karla Lees elaborated: \u201cWe\u2019d be going with ten half-hour sessions and offer five sports in the morning and five in the afternoon. The benefits of modifying the program are the increased exposure to 10 sports instead of eight and it\u2019s expanding an opportunity for lots of young kids trying these sports. They\u2019re trying sports they\u2019ve never tried and they\u2019re enjoying it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to making slight modifications to their winning recipe for an upcoming all-girls All-Sport\/One Day event in September, Mueller also noted the positive impact of a local hockey organization on Saturday\u2019s sessions at McMahon Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn addition to our terrific volunteers who help us make these events possible and the excellent organizations that introduce the sport, today\u2019s events featured the efforts of six Central York Panthers from the U14, U15, and U16 rep teams who brought their volunteer spirit to today\u2019s event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Jim Stewart<br \/>Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38349&amp;t=Sport%20Aurora%E2%80%99s%20Annual%20Spring%20All-Sport%2FOne%20Day%20event%20inspires%20youngsters%20to%20try%20eight%20new%20sports&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38349&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2F2026-06-18-05.jpg&amp;p[title]=Sport%20Aurora%E2%80%99s%20Annual%20Spring%20All-Sport%2FOne%20Day%20event%20inspires%20youngsters%20to%20try%20eight%20new%20sports\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38349&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Sport%20Aurora%E2%80%99s%20Annual%20Spring%20All-Sport%2FOne%20Day%20event%20inspires%20youngsters%20to%20try%20eight%20new%20sports&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38349\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In optimal mid-June conditions, Sport Aurora presented its Annual Spring All-Sport\/One Day event on Saturday at McMahon Park.\u00a0 Participants between the ages of 6-18 availed themselves of the opportunity to try new eight sports in one day.&nbsp; 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