Martin Cleary
Freelance sports columnist at Ottawa Citizen
Since 1973, I have written about amateur sports for the Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Sun, on my Twitter account (@martincleary) and now for https://t.co/t0l9wtoMAK.
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2 weeks ago |
ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
By Martin ClearyWhen Marilyn Thompson was a figure skating coach at the Minto Skating Club, she urged her top students to strive for perfection. It was a tough objective, but Lynn Nightingale and Kim Alletson Henderson trained their hardest and executed their routines to the best of their abilities to try to reach that goal. They were Thompson's first two international skaters and represented Canada at global events, world championships and the Olympics in the 1970s.
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ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
~~~~~~~~~ Advertisement ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Advertisement ~~~~~~~~~By Martin ClearyCarter de Veer will turn 16 years old on Friday, but he has already experienced six key cycling disciplines in his competitive career. Selecting one to take him into the future is a question he'll answer at the appropriate time. de Veer, a Grade 10 student at Merivale High School, was introduced to cycling through BMX racing in Gloucester and Barrhaven at age four.
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ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
By Martin ClearyWendy Alexis had the experience of a lifetime at last week's World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships, but it wasn't all centred around her winning three medals and earning her first two world-record times. When the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club sprinter registered for the worlds in Gainesville, Florida, the relationship between Canada and the United States was good.
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ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
By Martin ClearyLife is basketball for Ottawa's Katie Butts. For the past eight years, the court sport has been a driving force in her daily routine, whether she's listening and learning at practices, applying herself in games or taking a broad reach into her community as a volunteer. If one year typifies her dedication to basketball on and off the court, it's her 2024-25 senior season with the University of New Brunswick Reds women's team.
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ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
~~~~~~~~~ Advertisement ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Advertisement ~~~~~~~~~By Martin ClearyFor every beginning, there is an ending. And for swimming head coach Dave Heinbuch, who has enjoyed life on the pool deck shaping the individual and team talents of his athletes for the past 47 years, that end-day has arrived.
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HIGH ACHIEVERS: Coach Marilyn Thompson couldn't watch her two world-class figure skaters compete https://t.co/MRjZc7ckf9 @MintoSkating @SkateCanada @SkateOntario @ISU_Figure @USFigureSkating @SkateGuardBlog @OttawaSportHoF
HIGH ACHIEVERS: Cyclist Carter de Veer strikes gold seven times at Canadian U17 track championships https://t.co/rD4ntOO02w @CyclingCanada @ottbicycleclub @Ignitejrcycling @RugbyCanada @odsasquash @merivalehs @HEOhockey @AthleticsCanada @CapCourtsInc @CanadaSoccerEN
HIGH ACHIEVERS: Wendy Alexis overwhelmed by reception of Americans at world masters athletics indoor championships in Gainesville https://t.co/kKiFHZsF6U @OttawaLionsTFC @WMA_Social @athleticsont @AthleticsCanada #WendyAlexis #WMACi2025