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Barrie North grad elated to be playing U.S. college football and didn't want to have any regrets; 'I'm only 18 to 22 once, right? Football is one of those sports you can't join a men's league when you're 40 and strap up again'

'I have a great sense of civic duty and wish to give back to the hockey community and to the next generation of young hockey players,' says Vincent Robbenhaar

Barrie's Ethan Cardwell and Connor Punnett also make the list ahead of next year's NHL Draft

'When those kids make it, you get some pretty cool messages and texts and how happy these kids are that they achieved their goals'

Newmarket teen Paul Xenophontos is looking to make the most of his latest baseball opportunity

Affected sports include badminton, basketball, curling, indoor soccer, and volleyball; 'We are not out of the woods yet with (COVID) and we need to be cautious,' says Reid Saxby

Francis Cagigao will be responsible for player development and oversee the club's international scouting and relationships

Due to pandemic, Barrie North grad Clayton Mrazek will wait a year to begin freshman classes at University of Waterloo, join Warriors football team; 'It was just an unsettling feeling, just going away like that during such an uncertain time'

After Zac Bell's online video went viral, 'every 12-year-old was in their driveway practising the tricks I was doing;' NHL stars are now following his platforms

Christian Island teacher Steve Kirdeikis flexes both brains and brawn as Jack Damage who loves when the crowd starts to hate him