Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke of Oakville, Ontario has won the 20214 Jon Cornish Award according to the Canadian Press on Monday. The award is presented to the best Canadian football player on an annual basis in the National Collegiate Read more
According to the Sport Information Resource Centre of Canada on Saturday, Steve Meehan has been named the new head coach of the Canadian men’s rugby team. Meehan enters a time in Canadian rugby where the program faced recent disappointment. The Read more
Montreal, Quebec will host Davis Cup qualifying from IGA Stadium from February 1 to 2. Canada will be facing Hungary with the winner going to second round qualifying in September. In a changed format in 2025, there will be eight Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario has been named the World Aquatics Female Swimmer of the Year. McIntosh was honoured for her dominance at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, at the World Short Course Swimming Championships Read more
Three-time Canadian Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario set two short course world records this past week at the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The length of the pool at these world championships is Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario won the 2024 Northern Star Award. She was recognized for becoming the first Canadian to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. In Paris this past summer, McIntosh won Read more
Francois Gauthier-Drapeau of Alma, Quebec and Kyle Reyes of Brampton, Ontario each won the bronze medal on Sunday at the International Judo Federation Grand Slam in Tokyo, Japan. Gauthier-Drapeau placed third in the men’s 81 kilogram division, and Reyes placed Read more
According to Gregory Strong of the Canadian Press on Saturday, the Laval Rouge et Or have won the 2024 Vanier Cup. They defeated the University of Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 22-17 at Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston, Ontario. The game Read more
According to 3downnation.com on Thursday, Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks quarterback Taylor Elgersma of London, Ontario has won the 2024 Hec Crighton Trophy. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in Canadian university football. During the Ontario Read more
Pamela Ware of Greenfield Park, Quebec has announced her retirement from international diving at the age of 31 according to Jean-Francois Tremblay of the Canadian Press on Thursday. Ware won four medals at the World Aquatics Championships, 14 medals at Read more