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Father and son at backyard rink
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North Leasiders enjoy hockey on neighbour’s refrigerated backyard rink

February 10, 2020February 13, 2020 Brian Baker hockey, rink

Walk up to the North Leaside home of Sven Walker, and you’ll hear the sounds of hockey being played on his refrigerated backyard rink.

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St. Mike’s golf team accomplishes rare school feat at OFSAA

November 24, 2019November 28, 2019 Brian Baker CISAA, golf, OFSAA, St. Michael's College School

There aren’t many sports milestones St. Michael’s College School hasn’t reached, but its senior boys’ golf team managed to make annals with its first medal.

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Leaside's three winning cross country teams
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Leaside runner unfazed by shoe loss as cross country team wins gold

November 16, 2019November 20, 2019 Brian Baker Central Toronto Athletics Club, Cross-country, Leaside High School, OFSAA, TDSB, Toronto District School Board

The loss of one shoe wasn’t going to keep Chloe Coutts from earning her Leaside girls’ cross country team a gold medal at OFSAA.

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Leaside High girls team
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Leaside High sends 26 to OFSAA track, earns eight medals

June 27, 2019July 9, 2019 Brian Baker Chloe Coutts, Leaside High School, OFSAA, Sophie Coutts, track and field

It was the individual stories that helped the Leaside High School track team excel at this year’s OFSAA meet in

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Lawrence Park Collegiate tennis team
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Lawrence Park continues tennis tradition, four medals at OFSAA

June 25, 2019July 11, 2019 Brian Baker Lawrence Park Collegiate, Lindsey Wong, OFSAA, tennis

It would not be a fault to compare junior tennis player Hilary Kent to comic book hero Wolverine. They have the uncanny ability to heal very quickly.

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Karate at Don Ritter's studio
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Black belt test day for karate students on Laird

June 18, 2019July 14, 2019 Rodger Burnside Don Rtter, karate, Laird Drive

Four students received black belts on June 13 at Don Ritter Karate Studio on Laird Drive, wioth Nicholas Short getting his adult level black belt.

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Watching Raptors game in Leaside
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Leasiders upbeat in ‘Jurassic Park’ despite Raptors’ loss

June 3, 2019 Streeter staff Amsterdam Barrel House, Esandar Drive, Jurassic Park, Laird Drive, Patrick Rocca, Toronto Raptors

They may not have got the result they were hoping for. But about 200 Leasiders enjoyed cheering on the Raptors together last night from Jurassic Park.

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Leaside’s Howard Birnie inducted into Toronto Sport Hall of Honour

May 15, 2019May 22, 2019 Brian Baker baseball, Howard Birnie, Leaside Baseball Association, Toronto Sport Hall of Honour

The City of Toronto inducted Howard Birnie, 81, into the Toronto Sport Hall of Honour, under the category of Community Sport Volunteers, on April 5.

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Lawrence Park Panthers going to OHL.
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Lawrence Park duo drafted by OHL teams

April 22, 2019April 25, 2019 Brian Baker hockey, Lawrence Park Collegiate, Ontario Hockey League, Peterborough Petes, Tucker Robertson, Windsor Spitfires, Wyatt Johnston

Their hard work has paid off as Lawerence Park Panthers’ Wyatt Johnston and Tucker Robertson were drafted into the OHL on April 6.

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championship Guelph Gryphons
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Four Leaside Wildcats alum on U Sports champion’s roster

April 6, 2019April 26, 2019 Brian Baker Gabby Smyth, Gabi Underwood, Guelph Gryphons, hockey, Kaitlin Lowy, Kristen Jay, Leaside Wildcats, U Sports, Women's Hockey

Four former Leaside Wildcats are U Sports Women’s Hockey champions and one of them, Kaitlin Lowy, scored the the title-winning goal.

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Senior UCC swimmers
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UCC swimmers reach podium nine times at OFSAA

April 4, 2019April 17, 2019 Brian Baker CISAA, OFSAA, swimming, Upper Canada College

The disqualification of a junior medley team from CISAA did not hamper Upper Canada College’s troupe at OFSAA, as the team earned nine medals at OFSAA.

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York Mills swim team shines in the pool at OFSAA

March 27, 2019April 26, 2019 Brian Baker OFSAA, swimming, TDSSAA, York Mills, York Mills Collegiate

York Mills swim coach Rick Mahoney had an interesting predicament. He had more than 80 students trying out for a team that could feature 55 at most.

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Girls hockey team Leaside Wildcats
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Girls hockey continues to grow in midtown

March 26, 2019April 25, 2019 Brian Baker Canadian Women's Hockey League, Caroline Cameron, Clarkson Cup, Girls Hockey, hockey, Leaside Hockey Association, Leaside Wildcats, Sportsnet, USports Women's Hockey Championship

It was a happy coincidence for girls hockey — Women’s Day, the Leaside Wildcats tournament, and female hockey players appearing at the NHL All-Star Game.

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Matt Black during an October game
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Northern Secondary alum Matt Black retires from Argos

March 22, 2019April 2, 2019 Brian Baker football, Grey Cup, John Prisco, Matt Black, Northern Secondary School, Toronto Argonauts

Matt Black, the 34-year-old Northern Secondary alum who spent 10 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts is shifting from the field to behind the scenes.

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Winning Panthers team
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Triple overtime wins hockey title for Lawrence Park boys

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Brian Baker hockey, Lawrence Park Collegiate, OFSAA, TDSSAA

It took triple overtime for Lawrence Park to oust Humberside in boys’ AAA hockey on March 1, to become the first team to head back to OFSAA in some time.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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