Peterborough's Sarah Porter Scores Three Touchdowns in Team Ontario’s Gold Medal Win at National Championship in Saskatchewan

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By Scott Arnold

Peterborough’s Sarah Porter helped Team Ontario capture gold at the 2026 U18 Women’s Tackle National Championship, scoring three touchdowns in the championship game to help secure the title.

Peterborough’s Sarah Porter helped Team Ontario capture gold at the 2026 U18 Women’s Tackle National Championship, scoring three touchdowns in the championship game to help secure the title.

peterborough’s sarah porter scored three touchdowns for team ontario in their gold medal win at the u18 women’s tackle national championship in Saskatchewan (photo via facebook @peterboroughwolverines))

The former Peterborough Wolverine and current Peterborough Pagans Rugby U18 Girls player represented Ontario at the national tournament, held July 20-28 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

peterborough athlete sarah porter played a key role in team ontario’s championship win at the u18 women’s tackle national championship that took place in regina last week (photo via instagram @footballcanada_official)

Porter, who plays running back, was one of 25 athletes selected to the 2026 Team Ontario U18 Women’s Tackle Program following a competitive selection process that saw more than 90 players from across the province attend the team’s high-performance development camp.

Team Ontario opened the tournament with wins over Quebec and Saskatchewan before continuing its strong run through the championship rounds. Porter scored two touchdowns in Ontario’s 64-0 win over Manitoba before helping lead the team to a gold medal with a 68-8 victory over Quebec in the final, where she scored three touchdowns.

Porter’s recent football accomplishments also include being named the Senior Most Valuable Defensive Player for the Peterborough Kinsmen Minor Football League’s Roughriders in 2022.

The gold medal adds another achievement to a growing list of accomplishments for Porter, who continues to represent Peterborough on the provincial and national football stage.


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Peterborough U14 AA Wolverines Capture Dan Grossi Memorial Cup in London

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By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough U14 AA Wolverines are Ontario Summer Football League champions after defeating the London Jr Mustangs 35-14 in the Dan Grossi Memorial Cup on Friday at Western Alumni Stadium in London.

The Peterborough U14 AA Wolverines are Ontario Summer Football League champions after defeating the London Jr Mustangs 35-14 in the Dan Grossi Memorial Cup on Friday at Western Alumni Stadium in London.

the peterborough u14 AA wolverines are champions after winning the dan grossi memorial cup at western alumni stadium in london (photo via facebook @osflmedia)

The Wolverines capped off their season with an impressive championship victory over the Jr Mustangs, bringing home the Dan Grossi Memorial Cup after a 35-14 win in the Ontario Summer Football League (OSFL) final.

Peterborough entered the playoffs after finishing the regular season with a 6-4 record, placing fourth in the OSFL East Division. London also finished fourth in its division, posting a 5-5 record in the West before advancing to the championship game.

The title game was played at Western Alumni Stadium, where the Wolverines finished their season on top with a convincing win.

The championship is named in memory of Dan Grossi, the late president of the Toronto Jr. Argonauts, who was widely recognized for his dedication to youth football and his commitment to supporting young athletes and their families throughout the football community.

The victory caps off a memorable season for the Wolverines, who turned a 6-4 regular season into an OSFL championship and will bring the Dan Grossi Memorial Cup back to Peterborough.


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Football Ontario Announces Intercollegiate Flag Provincial Championship to be Held in Peterborough

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In partnership with Fleming College, the Fleming Phoenix, the City of Peterborough and the Detroit Lions, Football Ontario has announced that the 2026 Intercollegiate Flag Provincial Championship will be held at Fleming College in Peterborough for a second consecutive year.

Photo courtesy of the city of peterborough.

“We’re pleased to welcome the Intercollegiate Provincial 5v5 Non-Contact Flag Football Championship and Adult Flag Football Circuit back to Peterborough for a second year,” said City Councillors Lesley Parnell and Alex Bierk, Community Services co-chairs. “The event is an ideal fit for our community and highlights our sports facilities and reputation for leading postsecondary athletics. We value our partnership with Fleming College and look forward to hosting athletes, coaches, and fans again.”

The Intercollegiate Flag Provincial Championship presented by the Detroit Lions will take place April 2 yo 3 at the Fleming Sports Complex, bringing together top collegiate teams from across Ontario to compete for the provincial championship. The top teams will earn a coveted spot at the Football Canada Collegiate Championship to be held in May in Regina, Saskatchewan.

“Fleming College is excited to welcome student-athletes from across Ontario back to campus for this championship event. In addition to exciting competition, we are pleased to support initiatives like the women’s networking breakfast, which creates meaningful opportunities to connect, mentor, and celebrate women in sport.” says Joanne Spicer, Associate Vice President of Student Experience at Fleming College.

The event promises to showcases top-tier flag football competition and athletes and highlight the sport's rapid growth.

"Football Ontario is thrilled to bring the Intercollegiate Flag Provincial Championship back to Peterborough in partnership with Fleming College, the Detroit Lions and the City of Peterborough. This event provides student athletes with a platform to showcase their skills at the highest level. Working alongside the City of Peterborough, we are excited to create a memorable experience for athletes, coaches, and fans," says Tyler McNicholl, Director of Operations with Football Ontario.

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Kinsmen Minor Football League Registration Open For the 2025 Fall Season

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Photo courtesy of KMFL.

The League will consist of a Junior Division (kids born from 2015-2017) and a Senior Division (kids born from 2012-2014).

Weekly practices start on Aug. 25, Saturday games begin Sept. 13 and the season concludes on Championship Day on Nov. 1. 

Cost is $395 with Early Bird pricing of $345 in effect until July 1.

All equipment, excluding mouthguards and cleats, is provided.

“We are very excited to open our 2025 Season,” said Angela Madill, KMFL vice-president. “Last year we had the largest season in the 45-year history of the League. We are hoping to continue that success and have added a few surprises to further enhance our player and family experience this season.”

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Peterborough Has First Player to Debut in the NFL This Past Sunday

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Peterborough has finally made the NFL as wide receiver Jared Wayne made his debut with the Houston Texans at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. on Sunday.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Wayne, a second-generation football player, was elevated from the practice squad after fellow wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson was inactive with a shoulder injury.

The Peterborough native played 16 snaps. He was not targeted and played the fewest snaps among the wideouts.

Wayne played four seasons of collegiate football with the Pittsburgh Panthers, scoring 13 touchdowns during that span.

He finished with career-highs of 60 receptions for 1,062 yards — his first 1,000-yard season — and five touchdowns, one short of last year’s total.

The rookie wideout had declared himself for the 2023 NFL draft but was not selected.

On April 29 last year, he signed with the Texans as an undrafted free agent.

Locally, Wayne has played in the Kinsmen Minor Football League, Peterborough Wolverines and Adam Scott Lions.

In his final collegiate game, he helped the Panthers win the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Dec. 30 with five receptions for 50 yards for a 37-35 win over the UCLA Bruins. His performance earned him an invite to play in the Hula Bowl.

Jared Wayne is the son of former CFL linebacker Patrick Wayne. The latter spent nine years in the league mostly with the Ottawa Roughriders but also had stints with the B.C. Lions and Toronto Argonauts.

The Texans defeated the Jaguars 23-20.

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Kinsmen Minor Football League Season Opens With the Largest Season In History

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The Kinsmen Minor Football League kicked off the largest season in League history this past Saturday at Thomas A Stewart Secondary School.

KMFL President Bryan Junkin addressing a record number of players during the Senior Evaluation Night. Photo courtesy of KMFL

The was between the Senior Argonauts and Roughriders. Hayden Phair for the Roughriders took a long run to score a TD on the game’s first play. Late int he game, Max Ytsma intercepted a pass in the Argos endzone and returned it for a pick six to tie until the final buzzer.

The Junior Division games kicked off at 11am with the RedBlacks defeating the TiCats 28-6. Easton Schenk (two touchdowns), AJ Galloway and Cody Laurant scored for the RedBlacks. Schecnk and Galloway also added a convert each. Tai Scott scored the touchdown for the TiCats.

The second Junior game was a high scoring game with the Roughriders defeating the Argos 44-36. Alex Ward, Reid Graham and Brycen Moore all scored two touchdowns for the Argos. Mason Earnshaw (two touchdowns), Jacob Cahorn (three touchdowns) and Cameron Yanuziello scored touchdowns for the Roughriders. Cahorn also made four converts.

The final game saw the Senior RedBlacks defeat the TiCats 45-6. Levi Paige (three touchdowns), Brock Hendren (three touchdowns) and Brody Munnings scored touchdowns for the RedBlacks. Munnings also converted two converts. Harrison Anchor scored the lone touchdown for the TiCats.

Former Peterborough Wolverine and Winnipeg Blue Bomber of the CFL, Owen Hubert, made an appearance. Hubert grew up in Norwood and was home for his bye week. He signed autographs, pictures and to chat with the young players about his football journey.

Next weeks action starts at 9 a.m. at TASS with the Argos facing the RedBlacks and the TiCats taking on the Roughriders.

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Kinsmen Minor Football League Registration Open For the Fall Season

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Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The League will consist of a Junior Division (kids born from 2014-2016) and a Senior Division (kids born from 2011-2013).

Weekly practices start on Aug. 26, Saturday games begin Sept.14 and the season concludes on Championship Day on Nov. 2. 

Cost is $395 with Early Bird pricing of $345 in effect until July 1.

All equipment, excluding mouthguards and cleats, is provided.

“We are very excited to open our 2024 Season,” said Bryan Junkin, KMFL president. “Due to the generosity of this community through sponsorships and fundraising, we are able to keep our player costs at last year's level and add a large amount of new player and training equipment.”

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Peterborough Influencer Gets Lifetime Moment With An NFL Football Off Buffalo Bills Touchdown

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Running and coaching influencer Brendan Carpenter got a taste of NFL history as he got to hold the ball thrown into the stands fresh off a touchdown at the Buffalo Bills playoff game at Highmark Stadium on Monday night.

Carpenter has over 21,600 followers on his Instagram account. He posts running/coaching content on his account. Photo courtesy of Brendan Carpenter.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen rushed for a 52-yard touchdown against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers then eventually threw the ball into the stands to a raucous Buffalo crowd as part of his celebration.

The Peterborough influencer did not initially catch the ball Allen threw. The lucky fan who did snag it allowed Carpenter to borrow it for a picture to create a lifelong memory.

“The ball got hit out of our hands by the guy beside us and landed in the lap of the guy in front of us,” he explained. “It was right in our grasp and the other guy made a lunge. It's still a cool story to have the ball for a second and glad the guy that got it was a lifelong Bills fan and let us snap a picture with it after the fact.”

The influencer got tickets to see the game after his collaboration with NFL Canada.

“We were blessed enough with tickets from my partnership with the NFL Canada that we established last year so we were already winning either way if we got the ball or not and was just happy to see the Bills up 21-0 at that point.”

The game was initially scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. but was moved to Monday at 4:30 p.m. New York Governor Kathy Hochul decided to postpone the game for safety reasons with a weather emergency, including heavy snowfall.

The team asked 200 snow shovellers to help clean the stadium at midnight Sunday since it was overflowing with snow. Even with the help, there was still lots of snow piled in the stadium but that added to the atmosphere said Carpenter.

“Being at the game was insane. No one does it like Bills Mafia,” he explained.” It didn't matter if the seats were cleared because no one ever sits down at a Bills game so standing in piles of snow after everyone tried to shovel the stadium just added to the folklore of Bills Fans.”

‘Bills Mafia’ is a term coined for Buffalo fans known for their crazy antics (among other things) during and before the game. A recent tradition is fans jumping through tables, emulating WWE wrestlers.

During the game, every time the Bills scored a touchdown, Bills Mafia was throwing snow into the air, celebrating their team’s score.

“It was crazy, though, with the snowball celebrations and everyone throwing them; I had never been so happy to be pelted with snow,” laughed Carpenter. “We are a different breed of fans and I wouldn't have it any other way. This year, I was in the stands for a 30+ degree and sun game, a 0 degree and rain game, and now a -20 and snow game and the fanbase never changes; we just show up, go through tables and enjoy the hell out of Bills football.”

The Bills defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-17 and advanced to the Divisional Round. They will host the defending Super Bowl Champion, the Kansas City Chiefs, this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Highmark Stadium.

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Kinsmen Minor Football League Week Six Roundup

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Week Six of the Kinsmen Minor Football League (KMFL) finished its regular season, featuring its second set of Friday Night Lights games at Thomas A Stewart Secondary School (TASSS).

Friday Night Lights action between the Jr Ticats and Roughriders. Photo courtesy of KMFL.

The first game of the evening went to the Junior TiCats, defeating the Roughriders 28-24. Benton Gallant led the scoring for the TiCats with three touchdowns. Harrison Anchor added a single touchdown and Connor Dodds kicked two extra points.  Kaden Curtis scored three touchdowns and converted three kicks for the Roughriders.

Friday night Senior action saw the Tiger Cats defeat the Roughriders 40-28. Liam McCartie led the scoring for the TiCats with three touchdowns and two converted kicks. Gage Raby added two touchdowns and Mike Bevan added a rouge. Ian Watt led the scoring for the Roughriders, while Michael Porter and Cooper Collison each added a rouge. Collison also kicked two converts.

Saturday morning saw the Junior RedBlacks defeat the Argonauts 34-20. The RedBlacks saw multiple players score a touchdown with Harley Rock, AJ Galloway, Dillon King, Mateo Salgado-Scott and Josh Lackey. Christian Page converted two kicks. Eli Black scored three touchdowns for the Argos, while Samm Kelly converted a kick.

Saturday's Senior action saw the Argonauts shut out the RedBlacks 45-0. Landen Levesque dominated with four touchdowns, four converted kicks and a rouge. Theo Edwards and John Chapin each added single touchdowns.

The Junior and Senior division have the same matchups, with the Argonauts facing the RedBlacks and the Tiger Cats taking on the Roughriders for the playoffs. Junior games take place at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. while Senior action will take place at 9 a.m. and 12:15 pm.

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Kinsmen Minor Football League Week Four Roundup

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Week Four of the Kinsmen Minor Football League (KMFL) saw a return of Friday Night Lights at Thomas A Stewart Secondary School (TASSS).

Friday Night Lights action between the Sr RedBlacks and Sr Argos. Photo courtesy of KMFL.

The first game had the Junior Redblacks defeating the Argonauts 42-6.  The RedBlacks saw AJ Galloway, Harley Rock, Beau Janssen and Mateo Salgado-Scott rush for a touchdown each. Easton Schenk, Dillon King and Blake Blackborrow also added a receiving touchdown. Leo Kinapen scored the lone touchdown for the Argos.

The second Friday Night game saw the Sr. RedBlacks defeating the Argos 44-20.  Ashton McKinlay and Brock Hendren led the scoring for the RedBlacks with two touchdowns each. Brody Munnings, Isac Kennedy, Keaton Allen and Levi Paige each found the end zone.  Paige also ran in a two-point conversion. Landen Levesque, Ethan Bebbington scored touchdowns for the Argos. Theo Edwards also tacked on a touchdown and kicked for a convert.

Saturday morning opened up with the Jr. Tiger Cats defeating the Roughriders 34-20. Harrison Anchor scored all five touchdowns for the Ti-Cats while Connor Dodds kicked for two converts. Kaden Curtis scored two touchdowns and kicked for a convert while Jacob Cahorn also added a single score for the Roughriders.

Saturday's Senior action saw the Tiger Cats defeat the Roughriders 46-24. Gage Raby led the scoring for the Ti-Cats with three touchdowns and two converted kicks. Hunter Berardi and Liam McCartie each had a pair of touchdowns. Ian Watt led the scoring for the Roughriders with two touchdowns while Fox Theobold and Michael Maier each added a single touchdown.

After four weeks of play, the RedBlacks lead the Jr. Division and the Tiger Cats lead the Sr. Division.

The KMFL and Peterborough Wolverines will hold a bottle drive during the KMFL Game Day at Thomas A Stewart SS this Saturday from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.  Donations can be dropped off at the parking lot and will be received by KMFL and Wolverines families. Proceeds will be used to purchase new equipment and a portion will also be donated to the Peterborough Yes Shelter for Youth and Families.

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