MacKenzie, Spence take step towards Paris 2024 Olympic journey
WAVERLEY: Two athletes from Cheema have taken a step closer to dreams of competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic games. Craig Spence of Dartmouth has been named to the Canoe…
MacKenzie, Vincent add to Canada’s Gold Rush at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO, CHILE: Sloan MacKenzie and Katie Vincent saw their CanoeKayak Canada teammates winning gold Friday and Saturday at the Pan Am Games, so they wanted one of their own. MacKenzie…
MacKenzie, Russell named to Team Canada’s Pan Am Games canoe/kayak team
WINDSOR JUNCTION: A canoer from Windsor Junction and kayaker from Fall River have been named to the Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games team for Team Canada. Canoe/kayak sprint will take…
MacKenzie, Vincent race to silver at World Cup
PARIS, FRANCE: It’s silver for Cheema’s Sloan MacKenzie and her teammate Katie Vincent at the World Cup in Paris, France on Aug. 31. The World Cup is serving as a…
Cheema’s Grant, MacKenzie nab more world championship medals; Spence second in B Final
DUISBURG, GERMANY: Two athletes from Cheema have grabbed more world championship hardware on the final day of competition. Sloan MacKenzie of Windsor Junction and Jacy Grant of Wellington captured Bronze…
MacKenzie, Vincent qualify boat for Olympics; nab bronze at Worlds
DUISBURG, GERMANY: Sloan MacKenzie and her teammate Katie Vincent have won world bronze in women’s C2, 500-metres. The Windsor Junction product and Vincent narrowly missed out on silver by 0.05…
MacKenzie, Spence eye Olympic spots, give back to younger Cheema athletes
WAVERLEY: The water on Lake Thomas was crystal clear Wednesday afternoon Aug. 2 as summer program athletes from Cheema participated in a coaching session offered by two national team members.…
Four Cheema athletes named to Team Canada for world ch’ships
WAVERLEY: Four athletes from Cheema and two former ones have been named as part of the Canoe-Kayak Canada roster for the World Championships and Olympic Hopes Regatta. Craig Spence of…
Local athletes among Support4Sport Award finalists
FALL RIVER/WELLINGTON/WAVERLEY: Athletes from across the swatch of the Laker News coverage area have been named finalists for the 2023 Support4Sport Awards, to be held out May 27 at the…
MacKenzie teams with Vincent for Sprint Canoe World Cup bronze
HUNGARY: It was a good start to the Canoe/Kayak Canada competition season for one Windsor Junction athlete. Sloan MacKenzie, a Cheema athlete, and teammate Katie Vincent earned bronze medal as…