By Perry King When first notified she was receiving an award for her work with kids, Alexandra Orlando immediately thought back to her work with the Pan Am Games bid. “We did a community outreach summer, and I lead the youth portion of that,” said Orlando, the program coordinator for the bid’s Youth Program. [...]
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Alex is on fire: Former gymnast wins award for community service
September 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: General · Kids · People · Sports
National treasure: Lacrosse squad revs up for regular season
May 29th, 2010 · No Comments
By Perry King When a sports team wins a league title in their inaugural season, they’re going to get some attention. But somehow, the Toronto Nationals, an expansion franchise of Major League Lacrosse (MLL)—the National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) outdoor lacrosse counterpart—did the deed in the quietest way possible. “We came together at the right time. [...]
Unlucky in injury: World’s first “spleen protector” built for U of T athlete
April 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Perry King With U of T’s bittersweet playoff loss to against York University Feb. 24, Nick Snow capped a memorable university athletics career that almost did not happen. The last five years were a maturing experience for Snow. The basketball program gave Snow the chance to see and compete in basketball games worldwide, and [...]