Pursuit

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Pursuit: How Quentin Harris found the gridiron

Sixteen-year-old Confed Chargers player will be suiting up with the Junior Spartans this summer and is coming off a stellar showing a prospects camp

Jun 13, 2023 12:28 PM Read more >

Pursuit: Jumper Caroline Ehrhardt breaks Canadian record

A track and field phenom as a local high school athlete, Ehrhardt still competes and says serving as a coach and mentor to other young athletes has actually improved her own performance

Jun 6, 2023 11:57 AM Read more >

Pursuit: On the mound with Sudbury’s Callum Baron

The underager from Sudbury makes his Premier Baseball League of Ontario debut and shows off his killer arm and his .393 batting average

May 30, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Pursuit: What’s next for elite Sudbury swimmer Nina Kucheran

With her NCAA career now behind her, one of Canada’s best young swimmers plans her next move

May 23, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Pursuit: Lance Cryderman plans comeback in time for Paris

Sudbury paralympian Lance Cryderman took a break from boccia for a few years, but when Team Canada heard he was back, they jumped at the chance to bring him back to the fold and working toward the 2024 Paris Paralympics

May 16, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Pursuit: Chasing Ryan Willoughby down the fairway

Willoughby recounts the tale of how he flew under the golf radar when he pursued post-secondary, only to explode in his second year and earning a litany of accolades for his game

May 9, 2023 12:21 PM Read more >

Pursuit: How Matteo Rocca found badminton through karate

He might have taken an unusual route to the badminton court, but Sudbury teen’s badminton skills can’t be denied

May 2, 2023 12:07 PM Read more >

Pursuit: Swords will miss Sudbury and Sudbury will miss him, too

Long-time Laurentian Voyageurs basketball coach reflects on his years in Sudbury, first as a player and then as head coach, as moves to a new role as assistant coach of the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League

Apr 25, 2023 12:10 PM Read more >

Pursuit: Catching up with Robbie Gordon and the boys

Curling stalwarts, the Gordon Rink’s Doug Hong reflects on the team’s recent silver medal and what it’s like curling as masters

Apr 18, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Pursuit: Sudbury woman finds bodybuilding in her 50s

Longtime Zumba instructor Victoria Creighton found bodybuilding during the pandemic and also found a newfound passion for lifting weights and competition

Apr 11, 2023 12:13 PM Read more >

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