Maddie Gardiner
Maddie Gardiner’s gymnastics career began at an early age—she was three when she joined the Cambridge Kips—and she loved the sport from the start. “I just did gymnastics because I thought it was fun,” she said. She tried swimming, but the water was too cold. Ballet was fun, but gymnastics was “cooler,” and different from […]
John Hancock
Some towns and cities are known for their athletes, but a strong argument can be made that Preston High School seemed to be a breeding ground for sports broadcasters. John Hancock is one of several prominent locals who established a long career in broadcast journalism. “My dream since childhood was to do play-by-play for hockey and […]
William Ainslie Melross
When oldtimers in the mid-1900s gathered to talk about Galt’s greatest athlete, the name Ainslie Melross invariably entered the discussion, right up there with Normie Himes, who was later named Cambridge’s athlete of the twentieth century by the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame. Like Himes, Melross was an all-around athlete, excelling in both hockey and […]
Anne Benedetti
Anne Benedetti’s induction into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame marks her as one of the few father-daughter combinations—Patti and Don Rope were the first—who have been honoured by the Hall. “I cannot even express how moving it is to be inducted with my father,” said Anne. “I have always strived to walk in his […]
Lorri Baier and Lloyd Eisler
When Mitchell’s Lorri Baier and Seaforth’s Lloyd Eisler were first paired together in 1973, the two were so young that they would not hold hands, as Eisler recalls, “because I was afraid of Lorri.” “We grew up together,” said Baier. They began skating together under Kerry Leitch at the Preston Figure Skating Club when they […]
Cambridge Great White Sharks 2018, 2019
In 2014 the Cambridge Sharks cheerleading team, coached by Ali Moffatt, Lora Jordan and Alana Potter, made history by winning a world championship and becoming the first international team to win the prestigious Level 5 competition. They captured a second world title the following year. In 2018 and 2019 they made more history, winning back-to-back […]
Leslie Carson
The matriarch of the well-known Carson family of runners, and mother of fellow inductee Lindsay, Leslie Carson was one of Canada’s best female marathoners at her peak. A Nova Scotia native, she ran her first marathon in 1983, at Montreal, and two years later, she finished second in the Canberra Marathon, and 10th in the […]
Lindsay Carson
Several times a Cambridge Athlete of the Year nominee (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009), Lindsay Carson is one of Cambridge’s most celebrated distance runners. Running was an integral part of her family life, with her parents, John and Leslie Carson, both standouts in the sports of marathon and triathlon. Indeed, her mother Leslie is […]
Bryan Little
Several times a Cambridge Athlete of the Year nominee (2004, 2006, 2007), Bryan Little scored 200 goals with the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets, but before he made it to the NHL, he was a key member of the victorious Canadian team at the 2004 World Under-18 tournament and a member of the 2007 World Junior Hockey […]
Leigh Hobson
By the time Leigh Hobson competed in the Olympics, she was 37 years old and firmly ensconced in a teaching career at Galt Collegiate. This probably made her better able to appreciate her Bejing 2008 Olympic experience. The World Cup cyclist placed third at Canadian Championship Road Races in 1996, 2000 and 2006 and was […]