Can you take an hour to celebrate with us on Saturday April 26th?

This coming Saturday, at 11am, we’ll be doing some concentrated celebrating at the Club for an hour or so. The Honourable Jim Bradley, MPP, with Mayor McMullan of St. Catharines, and a member of the Ontario Trillium Foundation (the Government of Ontario’s OTF) evaluation committee, Mr. Harvie Hagerty, will be joining us for a formalContinue reading “Can you take an hour to celebrate with us on Saturday April 26th?”

Heather Petrick wins the XC Nationals

Congratulations to Heather Petrick on winning the XC Nationals in Vancouver today by a serious margin! We are speechless, in awe, WOW! The ladies’ team was 7th overall, just a fabulous achievement all round. Congratulations to Sharon and all the coaches. Your dedication continues to give our athletes opportunities they only dreamed about!

November’s Lament turns to Smiles…

Sharon Shares: Niagara Olympic Club is proud to announce it will be hosting the Athletics Ontario Cross Country Championships for 2014. “Two summers springs and autumns sad Three winters cold and grey — And then it’s not so long to go That wild November day!” Recognition for recognizing how this should have read…

BEST CANADIAN SHOWING EVER AT WORLD CHAMPS

The Gold Standard from AC… The 2013 International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Championship was Canada’s best ever. Five Canadians stood on the podium surpassing the previous best of four in 1995. By the Numbers:   5 medals for Canada Brianne Theisen-Eaton – Heptathlon – Silver Dylan Armstrong – Shot Put – Bronze DerekContinue reading “BEST CANADIAN SHOWING EVER AT WORLD CHAMPS”

Virginia McLachlan wins Canada’s first track and field medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games

From Athletics Canada: LONDON, UK – Virginia McLachlan of Windsor, Ont., today won Canada’s first track and field medal and Canada’s sixth medal overall at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Day one of track and field competition also saw a new Canadian record, a top eight performance and four athletes through to later rounds. More…

Canadian Sprint Legend Leads Hall of Fame Inductees

From Athletics Ontario: TORONTO, ONTARIO – August 23rd, 2012 —- Canadian 200m record holder Atlee Mahorn leads an outstanding group of individuals who are to be inducted into the Athletics Ontario Hall of Fame on Saturday September 22nd.  The induction ceremony will be one of the highlights of the Athletics Ontario Awards dinner held atContinue reading “Canadian Sprint Legend Leads Hall of Fame Inductees”