The Toronto Observer

Birchmount Park Collegiate Grade 9 student Edward Hayfron beat over 300 American and Canadian high school students to take first place at a prestigious cross-country meet in Rochester, N.Y., late last month.

It’s still early in the high school football season but the Martingrove Bears aren’t going to let one loss get in the way of their championship aspirations. On Thursday, the Bears dropped an 18-13 contest to Thistletown Collegiate Black Scots in a tightly contested and often sloppy affair. With swirling winds at the Martingrove field, both [...]

Chris Smart couldn’t have started his senior season any better. Smart returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown in Sir John A. Macdonald CI’s game versus Birchmount Park CI. A triumphant beginning, however, was marred by two fumbles later in the game. Thus, Smart, a senior at Macdonald CI, needed a “rebound game” [...]

It could be called the Prime Minister Bowl — Sir John A. Macdonald Black Scots versus Sir Wilfrid Laurier Blue Devils. The two historic rivals met on Thursday afternoon, and it was the Black Scots who ended up victorious in a convincing matter.

Nathaniel Rouse’s punt return touchdown led the Richview Saints to a 7-3 victory over the Central Tech Blues in Friday afternoon’s high school season opener. Rouse’s second quarter marker was the lone score in the error-filled game.

Eastern Commerce may have less than 100 girls walking their halls but that hasn’t stopped their senior basketball team from having a chance to repeat as 4A city champions this year. The Saints dominated the majority of their opponents last season as evidenced by the 61-31 drubbing they gave Northern in the city finals. Last [...]

Two interception returns by Adam Miller gave Lawrence Park’s senior football team a historic 22-18 victory over the Northern Red Knights in the Toronto high school season opener for both clubs on Friday afternoon.

Most schools would instantly regress if they lost their starting quarterback, running back and tight end. Most schools aren’t Upper Canada College. The Blues are seeking a berth in the Metro Bowl after losing in The Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA) finals to rival St. Andrew’s College 27-22 last season. St. Andrew’s was the [...]

Visiting Central Tech begins their 2012 football campaign against fellow powerhouse Richview Collegiate Institute on Friday (2 p.m. ET) after both teams were eliminated from the city semifinals last season. Richview succumbed to eventual city champion, Northern S.S., a team that Central Tech defeated during the regular season. However, Central Tech were blown out by [...]

Danny Russell is a familiar name to anyone who’s been a part of North Toronto Collegiate Institute’s football program since the early 1970s. The animated coach began teaching at the high school in 1971, and this year will mark his 42nd season coaching football. Even more remarkable is the fact that he no longer teaches, [...]