Opening day can’t come soon enough for Stroman
With the Blue Jays regular season kicking off on Sunday, no one seems to be more pumped than Marcus Stroman. “I’m excited to be the ace and I’m looking forward to running with it,” Stroman…
East York · Sports
Family values inspire junior infielder to education and sport
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Dondrae Bremner is a promising and ambitious prospect who knows what he wants. Bremner, 16, was selected to the Canadian U18 junior national baseball team after impressing scouts and head coach…
Greek football rivalries kick into high gear in Toronto’s Greektown
Zissis Katsoulis is a diehard soccer fan. He had no choice. “When I was at home … I could hear when they scored,” he said. Back in Greece, Katsoulis grew up near the Panathinaikos stadium. “When we would go to the games, you could feel it.” Now living in Canada, Katsoulis follows his favourite time in the Panathinaikos fan club location at Pape and Floyd, in East York. “This … is the heart of Panathinaikos in Toronto,” he said, “17 years we’ve been in this place.”
Beljan: Ready to put slow start to the PGA season behind him
PALM HARBOR, FLA – PGA golfer Charlie Beljan is going through a slump. He is off to his worst start in his last six PGA seasons, and he has missed the cut in eight of…
Darcy Tucker gives back at Dieppe
Tucker fought over loose pucks, he chirped the youngsters and he even took a few shots on the goalies. (Although he said they were “flicks” rather than shots.)
‘The Chief’ gets hometown recognition
Former Maple Leafs great George Armstrong has earned recognition in his adopted home — in the community’s sports hall of fame.
Brad Boyes raises a leaf to women’s health
It didn’t take long for newly signed Toronto Maple Leafs forward Brad Boyes to contribute to the city that drafted him.
Boyes joined the Shoppers Drug Mart team Thursday to help raise money for Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH).
East Yorker gives back and brings out the fans
For a while the bleachers at Stan Wadlow Park sat empty during East York Senior Baseball home games. Thanks in part to Adam Panagopka, that’s changed. “We brought that East York spirit back,” he said. Now there are couples in the stands, parents and kids eating ice cream and cheering support for the team. A fourth place finish at provincials – thanks to volunteer coach Panagopka and the rest of the coaching staff – has a lot to do with it.
Volunteers gives youth a chance to lace on the blades
When the children from Saint Brigid Catholic School line up in the hallway at the East York Arena, they can thank Angelo Moutoulas for the day’s winter class skating trip. “I love the community. I love being at the rink,” Moutoulas said. “Whenever you can do something positive, do it.” For several years now, Angelo Moutoulas and his son George, at The Real Edge Pro Shop, have volunteered their time and talent to Saint Brigid as skate-sharpeners.
World Champion hurdler Perdita Felicien visits Centennial College
Felicien, born and raised in Pickering, is a two-time former Olympic hurdler and was the first female Canadian athlete to win gold at the World Championship in Athletics in Paris in 2003.