Not only is Scrosoppi FC a club where young players develop and flourish, but Milton has also been the home of plenty of sporting talent. From the Women’s NBA to the Stanley Cup, these are some of the best sportspeople from the town.

Kayla Alexander

Picked in the first round of the 2013 WNBA Draft, Alexander began her professional career at San Antonio Stars. She was born in Milton in January 1991, and had previously signed for Syracuse University and played basketball from 2010 to 2013, earning the most all-time appearances for the school. 

And the records didn’t end there: she also became their all-time leader for points scored, blocks, free throws attempts, and field goals. Thanks to this success, she was selected eighth overall in the Draft and began her career in Texas. After spending five seasons in San Antonio, which was interspersed by multiple short-term deals overseas, she was traded to Las Vegas Aces. 

Alexander is also a long-serving member of the Canadian Olympic team and made her debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where the team came ninth. Two years later, she played a key role in helping Canada at the FIBA World Cup.

Travis Gerrits

As one of the more artistic sportspeople to appear in this article, Gerrits has an impressive career in aerial freestyle skiing. In his school life he attended W.I. Dick Public Middle School and Milton District High School, often missing out on his education to train and compete. 

He began skiing at the age of six, following a keen interest in gymnastics, and within four years he was competing at provincial championships. As a teenager he was part of the Canadian National Development team thanks to his aerial prowess, and in 2010 he earned a spot at the Winter Olympics. 

Plenty of success followed, including most notably a silver medal in the 2013 World Championships. 

John Tonelli

Tonelli, now aged 68, enjoyed an illustrious career in ice hockey. Born in Milton in 1957, the leftwinger signed for the Toronto Marlies OHA team at the age of 15, and was the first Miltonian to play for them in more than two decades.



After moving south and starring for Houston Aeros, he was selected 33rd overall by New York Islanders in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft and went on to achieve a lot of success. He was a Second Team All-Star in 1982 and 1985, and appeared in five consecutive Stanley Cup finals in the ‘80s, winning four of them. 

Following further NHL stints at Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings, Tonelli eventually wound up his career back in Canada and retired after playing for Quebec Nordiques. When he had hung up his skates, the winger finished with 1,028 regular-season NHL appearances, 325 goals, and 511 assists.

Noelle Henning

The fourth person in the article is somebody at the start of their sports career, and has huge potential to take Canadian soccer by storm. 

Nineteen-year-old Henning is a goalkeeper will play for Scrosoppi during the 2026 season after signing in the offseason. Born to a German father and Canadian mother, Henning grew up in Milton playing basketball and volleyball, alongside competing in track, and was playing organized youth soccer before she was six.

At the age of 15 Henning made her debut at international level, and she went on to win bronze with Canada at the Concacaf Women-s U17 Championship. She has since represented CANW20 in the U20 competition, and was recognized as the tournament’s Best Goalkeeper as Canada won gold. We look forward to seeing her in a Scrosoppi shirt in 2026.