Tuesday, October 18, 2011

On the road again … with Adrienne South

(Adrienne South, SPJN class of 2010, was a host at the Memorial Cup Fan Forum in Mississauga, Ont., in May 2011. Adrienne is shown with Ron Ellis, a right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1964 to 1981)

Adrienne South, SPJN class of 2010, was back in Belleville recently as a member of the broadcast crew for Rogers TV in Kitchener. She was in town to cover an OHL game between the Belleville Bulls and the Kitchener Rangers.

South has been an analyst for the pre- and post-game show on Rogers TV since 2004. She also has been busy working as a Webcast host for SportsCanada.TV.

She covered the women’s Under-25 World Wheelchair Basketball championship; the 2011 Jack Donohue International Classic men’s basketball tournament; a men’s World League volleyball qualifier between Canada and Puerto Rico; and the Canadian women’s national volleyball team when it hosted The Netherlands in Hamilton, Ont., in August.

During the Memorial Cup festivities in Mississauga, Ont., in May 2011, South hosted a panel discussion involving OHL and NHL alumni including Ron Ellis, Red Kelly and Dave Dryden.