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HIGH ACHIEVERS: Record-setting skip Bryan Cochrane wins sixth Ontario men’s senior curling championship
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (1126+ words) Sometime next week, skip Bryan Cochrane will reach a mini milestone in his accomplished 55-year curling career. At 68, the longtime and still highly motivated Russell Curling Club member will skip his 100th game this season, when his team competes at the…...
HIGH ACHIEVERS: Generous million-dollar gifts benefit Carleton, uOttawa student-athletes
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1110+ words) A university education has meant the world to Michael Hapke and Dr. Gary Greenberg. And they're showing their full appreciation for that opportunity by reciprocating with a huge financial contribution to their respective alma maters, Carleton University and the University…...
HIGH ACHIEVERS: Canterbury Chargers strike unexpected bronze medal at OFSAA girls’ curling championships
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1207+ words) If you were to recount the 2025-26 Canterbury High School girls" curling season in a book or two or three, the OFSAA championships would serve as the perfect bookends. Please, let me explain. At the start of the National Capital Secondary…...
Ottawa at the Olympics Day 14: Final thread snaps in Team Homan’s improbable pursuit of gold, Hannah Schmidt a thread short in ski cross
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1887+ words) Newsletter by Keiran Gorsky, Dan Plouffe & Martin Cleary After willing themselves into the women's curling playoffs at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, the Rachel Homan Ottawa Curling Club rink's resurgent gold medal hopes finally faded Friday. The Canadians fell…...
West Ottawa Soccer Scoop: Fresh leader Jessie Burgins ready to hit the gas in Warriors’ 16th year
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (902+ words) By Ottawa Sports Pages, for West Ottawa Soccer Club It's a tie game in a tense match with a well-matched rival, and your team manages to score the winning goal. Whether the setting is this summer's FIFA World Cup in…...
OSP Wrap: Redemption ski medals for Grenier, Schmidt siblings in World Cup races
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (1460+ words) After underwhelming performances on the overwhelming Olympic stage, local skiers Val'rie Grenier and Hannah and Jared Schmidt fired up to the front of the pack in World Cup races on March 25 and 21. Grenier earned the third World Cup alpine skiing…...
Ivanie Blondin, Ottawa’s most successful Olympian ever, was set to give up speed skating at age 19
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (1652+ words) The career of Ottawa's most successful Olympian of all-time almost ended before it ever really started. Ivanie Blondin was depressed and defeated. As a rising speed skating talent, the Orl'ans athlete had moved to Montreal early in high school to…...
Increased funding, holding Games earlier in winter among Paralympians’ post-Games wishes
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1600+ words) Better funding for Canadian sport at all levels and moving the Paralympics up on the calendar were several top-of-mind topics for Ottawa Paralympians following the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games. Winter certainly seemed to already be on its way out when…...
Ottawa Sport History Highlight: Todd Nicholson had 13 surgeries over 4 months in hospital less than 3 months before winning 2006 Paralympic gold
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1916+ words) Ottawa has a long and proud sport tradition, and in this ongoing series, we will present highlight moments and figures from our local sport history. The Ottawa Sport History Highlight series is presented by the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame,…...
HIGH ACHIEVERS: Athletic awards galore for local multi-tasking university student/athletes
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1601+ words) It's hard enough to keep pace with the daily academic workload from September through April let alone strap on a commitment for a seasonal athletic assignment, which involves more time demands for training, practices, competitions and more than likely medical…...