Julieanne’s world-class triumphs include: Ironman Triathlon World Series champion; first at Ironman Canada and Ironman New Zealand; second at World Ironman Championships in Hawaii; two-time winner of Big Sur Marathon and Orange County Half-Marathon; bronze at World Duathlon Championships in Switzerland; and 1992 Vespra Recreation Hall of Fame Inductee. Julieanne achieved these incredible results while […]

Terry played his minor hockey in the Barrie Minor Hockey Association and beginning in 1972 played his OHA Junior hockey with London.  Several NHL Teams benefitted from his skills the most notable were the years spent with the Toronto Maple Leafs.  Terry continued his career in hockey in various capacities as Head Coach, Assistant Coach […]

Scott’s hockey resume includes many distinguished achievements including: Ontario “C” Bantam Championship with Elmvale; rookie of the year with Powell River BCJHL; 1st All-Star Right Winger; drafted by Chicago Blackhawks; scholarship at the University of North Dakota; signed NHL contract with the Boston Bruins; ECHL Championship with the Charlotte Checkers; leading scorer with Greenville and […]

Doug excelled in hockey at the amateur and pro level.  With the Jr A Orillia Travelways Doug played in the Canadian Jr A finals each of his three years, winning the Centennial Cup in 1985. During a full scholarship at Colorado College he attained All-American Academic status. Subsequent to being drafted by the New Jersey […]

Frank played sixteen years of professional hockey, winning the Stanley Cup three times; Toronto (1913-14), Seattle (1916-17) and Victoria (1924-25). With Seattle, he was the MVP of the Stanley Cup Finals. He was an exceptional scorer and playmaker and was one of the first players to score over 200 goals. Frank was in the first […]

Career Highlights: 1972 – Mike’s successful career in Track and Field began in 1972 during his first year at Barrie North Collegiate.  He credits his first coach and mentor Jim Whitfield for getting him interested, first in Cross Country Running, followed by the Hurdles. During Grade 9, Mike made it to GBSSA level in Cross […]

Ellsworth was a true sportsman and one of the best all-around athletes that Minesing produced. He was a hockey and baseball star player and coach.  He was known as a great horseshoe player and excelled at the game of curling.  Ellsworth was inducted into the Ontario Horseshoe Hall of Fame in 2001 and was the […]

This team of four won the Ontario Masters Curling Championship on February 1, 1996 in Huntsville. They were the first and only team, representing the Elmvale Curling Club, to win a provincial championship. (L-R) Ev McFadden (lead), Lorna Quesnelle (second), Marlene Tinney (vice), and Dorrie  Fiegehen (skip)

Walter was one of Midhurst’s greatest sports supporters and displayed notable sportsmanship whether playing softball, curling, horseshoes, checkers, nine pins, crokinole, crib, horseshoes, curling or softball.  He enjoyed a commendable curling career, and in 1930 won the Ontario Championship in Crokinole with Hunter Russell as his partner.  Walter was inducted into the Vespra Recreation Hall […]

In 1977 on a cold and wet Thanksgiving weekend, this team Elmvale became the first and only men’s team to win an Ontario Amateur Softball Championship. They traveled to Hearst, Ontario to play the Northern Ontario Champs and won the best-of-three championship 2 games to 1. Front: Doug McMann, Carl Edwards, Garry Turner, Lou Belcourt, […]