Ed Heather
Ed Heather had a lifelong love for the two quintessentially Canadian sports of hockey and baseball, and he put that love to good use. “I’ve been fortunate to be involved with some championship teams and some great people,” he said, “so for me to last as long as I did wouldn’t have been possible without […]
Luke Sauder
Growing up a stone’s throw from Chicopee ski hill, Cambridge’s Luke Sauder loved skiing from an early age. He soon outgrew the local hills and sought bigger challenges. That ambition would take him to such legendary places as Kitzbuhel in Austria and Val d’Isere in France. Sauder went on to compete in two Winter Olympics, […]
Yvonne Tousek
Gymnast Yvonne Tousek rose to prominence during the 1990s. The Cambridge Kips standout started in the sport at a very young age. By 12 she was already representing Canada on the international stage. It wasn’t terribly surprising given that she comes from an athletic family. Her mother and aunt were national level cross country skiers, […]
Cambridge Turbos 1996
1996 National Champions Cambridge junior squad beat Manitoba for national championship. The Cambridge Turbos Junior AA ringette team were the top team in the nation in 1995-96. The Turbos, led by coaches Glen Gaudet and Paul Cowlen, had a star-studded team that season. They competed in seven invitational tournaments that year, emerging with three champiopnships, as well as two […]
Galt Terriers 1930
1930 Senior Intercounty and Ontario Baseball Champions The 1930 Galt Terriers were destined for great things as they readied for their season-opener in April of 1930. Clayton “Dodo” Hoffman, active in local sporting circles since coming to Galt with his brother Clare, was named manager and coach, and the announcement was met with anticipation by […]
John Corbett
When John Corbett took a job with the Galt Board of Education in 1965, he had little idea of the impact he would have on students and athletes in the decades to follow. Corbett began at St.. Andrew’s Senior Public School, where he coached hockey, softball, track and field, and flag football. He was also […]
Bill McVittie
1906 – 1980 Bill McVittie was a longtime teacher (1930- 1968) at Galt Collegiate Institute, but it was as a volunteer within the Hespeler community that he is best remembered. McVittie joined the Hespeler Library Board in 1938, a post he held until 1950, eventually moving up to chairman from 1945-1950. At that point, McVittie […]
Crystal Gilmore
Few will remember that before she ever competed at the Olympics or the World Championships, as a 13-year-old, Crystal Gilmore walked away from gymnastics. It happened in 1996. Just a year earlier, as a 12-year-old, she had won the provincial championships in the novice 3 category, and later that year, made the jump to the […]
Judy McClintock
When it comes to competitive water skiing in Canada, few names are as promi- nent as the McClintocks. Judy McClintock-Messer’s numbers speak for themselves. She won world titles 10 years apart (1985 in tricks and 1995 in overall and tricks), broke Canadian re- cords 48 times, was on the national team for 19 years (1978-1996) […]
Kevin Overland Crockett
Of all the images Canadians saw during the first week of the Nagano Olympics in February of 1998, none were as resound- ingly upbeat as the smiling face of long track speed skater Kevin Overland. Overland, one of three Cambridge Speed Skating products at the Nagano Games – sister Cindy, a long tracker, and good […]