Hooray for Coaches Day!
This is an exclusive look into the lives’ of the extraordinary men and women
who give their time and talent to mentor young athletes and help grow our local sporting community.
Read our stories below to hear the secrets to their success,
the challenges they face and how they’re paving the way for the next generation of coaches
and leaders in local sports.
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HOORAY FOR COACHES: Meaghan Mask, multi-discipline coach
Meaghan Mask Interview A backyard Ninja Warrior adventure course came with its own obstables- and it was prompted by no bigger obstacle than the COVID crisis itself; that was more than enoug...
Aug 30, 2023
HOORAY FOR COACHES DAY: Chris Murdoch, Special Olympics
Chris Murdoch Interview Chris Murdoch is supervisor of Environmental Services at Arnprior Regional Health, and has been a Town resident all of his life. The Murdoch clan was one of the famil...
Aug 30, 2023
HOORAY FOR COACHES: Margaret Coady, Hockey Coach
Margaret Coady Interview Margaret Coady comes from a local hockey family, with strong generational green shirt ties. Her family tree dates to the founding of the Arnprior Packers- and she ev...
Aug 30, 2023
HOORAY FOR COACHES: Phil Knapp, Hockey and Baseball
Phil Knapp Interview Phil Knapp was born and grew up in the Athens area, and hopped a couple of county lines over a decade ago. He is a local chiropractor, husband, and father of two young h...
Aug 30, 2023
HOORAY FOR COACHES: Elana Prospero, Blue Fish Swim Club
Elana Prospero Interview As a toddler she realized she was the most proficient in a family of sibbling swimmers, and never looked back. Comfort in the water is a feeling Prospero wishes to s...
Aug 30, 2023
HOORAY FOR COACHES: Zak Butterly, Soccer Coach
Zak Butterly Interview His email handle is Zak Butterfly, and his love of the beautiful game is contagious- in a good way. Officially Zak Butterly, the love of football in his family has bee...
Aug 30, 2023
Arnprior Packer Head Coach Barry Cape
Today we are profiling Arnprior Packer Head Coach Barry Cape. When Barry was playing minor hockey, dad was a coach; as he grew older Barry worked at hockey schools and power skating clinics....
Jan 21, 2020