Athletics

Isabel Spence, a Grade 10 Meaford student and a member of the Georgian Bay Coyotes, competed at the 2024 Athletics Canada National Cross Country Championships in London on Saturday, November 30. Light snow cover dusted the rolling hills of the Fanshawe Golf Course under cooler -2'C temperatures with a stacked field of runners in the 4km Girls U16 age group from across the nation. There were 120 girls spread across the wide starting line area, which quickly narrowed after about...

On Monday, November 4, Georgian Bay Community School sent their two qualifying cross-country runners, Calvin Curtis and Emmett Leary, to Ottawa to compete at OFSAA. The event took place at Ottawa’s Terry Fox Athletic Facility and was host to over 1,600 high school athletes from all over Ontario. The GBCS students were able to preview the course the day before the race and discuss race strategies and things to watch for. Both boys had to face running the same loop...