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Emma Penner is following in her twin sister’s footsteps. Avery Penner graduated from Ridley College in 2020, after committing to the University of Prince Edward Island to study kinesiology and play on the women’s hockey team. Emma graduated from Ridley last year as well, but only recently decided she would also head to the East Coast, committing to Dalhousie University in … [Read more...] about Emma Penner excited to play hockey at Dalhousie University

She trained with the likes of Eugenie Bouchard, played in the same professional tournaments as Venus and Serena Williams, and won Canadian championships at the U14 and U18 levels. Today, former Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Charlotte Petrick is training the next generation of Canadian tennis superstars at a Toronto-area facility.  At 24 years old, Petrick has been … [Read more...] about Petrick training next generation of tennis stars

Brooke Loranger could not have asked for a better Christmas gift. The 16-year-old, Grade 11 student at Ridley College found out about a week before Christmas she had been accepted to play hockey on a full scholarship at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. Loranger is thrilled with the opportunity to tend goal at a NCAA Division 1 school. “It’s amazing,” she … [Read more...] about Local girl heading to U.S. to play hockey

Shake the Melnick family tree and out falls a bevy of high-calibre volleyball players. Found in the highest branches is mother, Dale Ann Melnick, who won two Southeastern Conference championships as a scholarship player at the University of Georgia, and followed it up with three Ontario University Athletic crowns at York University. The first to follow Dale Ann, who … [Read more...] about St. Davids girl heading to U.S. for volleyball

 As the Buffalo Bills make their run toward their first Super Bowl berth in 25 years, one former Niagara-on-the-Lake resident watches with great excitement from his home near Bradenton, Florida, despite having already been there and done that. With 1,101 career points, retired kicker Steve Christie is still the all-time leading scorer in Bills history. He’s been … [Read more...] about Buffalo Bills make run toward first Super Bowl berth since 1994