But Renford hasn t competed in more than a year.
When COVID-19 brought sports around the world to a standstill in March 2020, it didn t spare high school. Gyms locked their doors. Kids were sent home to attend classes on Zoom. Weeks with no sports turned into months and eventually a lost year with an impact few could have imagined. I feel so badly for them, said Renford s coach Tony Sharpe. So many dreams that, maybe not completely gone by the wayside, but have been delayed.
Renford won the midget boys 100 and 200 metres and long jump at OFSAA Ontario s prestigious high school championships in Grade 9, setting provincial records in the 200 and long jump, marks that still stand. A student at Tommy Douglas Secondary School in Vaughan, Ont., Renford followed it up with victories in the 100 and 200, and a silver in long jump, in Grade 10.
BYU basketball officially adds 6-11 Atiki Ally Atiki to its roster
Atiki, who has a 7-foot-2 wingspan, is from Mwanza, Tanzania. He moved to Ontario, Canada, in 2018 to complete high school. He played at the London Basketball Academy.
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The BYU basketball program has officially added another player from Africa to its roster.
Coach Mark Pope announced Friday that 6-foot-11 center Atiki Ally Atiki has signed a scholarship agreement with the Cougars.
“We are incredibly excited to announce Atiki as the newest member of the BYU basketball family,” Pope said in a news release. “Growing up in Tanzania, Atiki will bring to our team a fresh world view and added diversity in our continued pursuit of the best locker room in America. He is humble, hungry and has an overwhelmingly-special work ethic that Cougar Nation will fall in love with. He is a gifted athlete with length, athleticism and touch around the rim. He is sure to become a fan favorite and ha
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Three players kicked out of program for talking about trip
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With Manitoba in a code red pandemic lockdown that forbids all organized sports activities, a Winnipeg basketball team ignored the advice of local health officials and travelled to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., for training.
With Manitoba in a code red pandemic lockdown that forbids all organized sports activities, a Winnipeg basketball team ignored the advice of local health officials and travelled to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., for training.
Northstar Preparatory Institute, which is based out of Churchill High School and competes against teams across the country in the National Preparatory Association (NPA), returned to Winnipeg on Dec. 21 from a two-week trip where they had access to a facility for training. The NPA season is suspended owing to COVID-19 concerns.