There are over 50 different sports played locally, some through formal clubs and leagues, while others are more informal groups and individuals.
Sport Orillia formed in 2014 from a core group of people representing 18 different sports organizations and educational institutions, with a desire to grow the organization to include all sports and interested parties in Orillia.
With a long history of great sportsmanship from early Canadian rowing champions i.e., Jake Gaudaur Sr. who was the World Champion Sculler from 1896-1901 to current champions, we are striving to acknowledge excellence in sport with an Orillia Sport Hall of Fame.
Sport and active living can keep a community vibrant and can enhance the economic, social and personal health of communities and people. stronger together!
Why We Exist >A former Olympian, a high-scoring World Hockey Association (WHA) star and a passionate longtime local volunteer will be inducted into the Orillia Sports Hall of Fame later this year. Alan Brahmst, John French and Dave Dunn will enter the city’s sports shrine at a gala dinner to be held May 13 at the Hawk Ridge […]
Colby Barlow, one of the top prospects in junior hockey in Canada, has been named Orillia’s Athlete of the Year for 2022. The captain of the Owen Sound Attack, Barlow, has 36 goals in 45 games, which ranks him second in the Ontario Hockey League in goal scoring. On Thursday night he was honoured at the […]
‘Nobody ever becomes a champion on their own,’ said Mark Shivers who was inducted alongside Nelson Dunlop, Bill Smith, Joanne Stanga, Wayne Dowswell, Bill Watters, and Dave Town. Iconic builders, legendary pioneers, and exceptional athletes were inducted into the Orillia Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night. Former Orillia Athlete of the Year Mark Shivers headlined […]
