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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1 week ago |
ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
By Martin ClearyAh, the first day of camp. It's a full blend of anticipation, excitement and nervousness. Ottawa's Alex La Vecchia felt some of that earlier this month, when he attended the first week of the CFL's British Columbia Lions training camp in Kelowna. It was a rather surreal time for the University of British Columbia student-athlete, who will enter his third season as a Thunderbirds quarterback in August.
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ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
~~~~~~~~~ Advertisement ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Advertisement ~~~~~~~~~By Martin ClearySprinter Will Batley will attend the OFSAA east regional track and field championships at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility on Thursday and Friday. That would normally be a given, since he has been one of the premiere high school sprinters in Ottawa and Ontario over the past three years. And it's his senior year, a time for him to speak out with faster times.
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ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
~~~~~~~~~ Advertisement ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Advertisement ~~~~~~~~~By Martin ClearyAnd just like that, the International Canoe Federation sprint World Cup season is over. While other sports like downhill skiing, speed skating and fencing will have a season-long series of World Cup competitions, the ICF wraps up its best-on-best meets in back-to-back weekends in Europe.
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3 weeks ago |
ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
By Martin ClearyOn the first night of the 2025 club championships at the Carleton Heights Curling Club, Peter Garneau dropped by the Normandy Crescent ice venue in Ottawa's west end to take in the action. Garneau, who would become the club's vice-president on May 1, enjoyed watching the club's top players trade shots along with new president Kevin Ferguson on April 23.
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3 weeks ago |
ottawasportspages.ca | Martin Cleary
By Martin ClearyGloucester's Jonathan David, one of the world's premier strikers, will be playing for a new soccer club next season. The two-time Canada Soccer male player of the year announced Wednesday he will leave Lille OSC of France's Ligue 1 when his contract expires June 30. He will become a free agent July 1. That immediately prompted the question: What team jersey will he wear for the 2025-26 season?
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