Meet the Blogger,
Samantha Deichsel!

About Me

I grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with two parents who had a strong passion & love for sports. That strong passion & love for sports was eventually handed down to me. My parents put me in multiple sports as a kid, including soccer, swimming, basketball, dance, & the sport I grew to love the most: volleyball. I played volleyball throughout most of middle school, making my school teams & participating in Pakmen volleyball programs. Eventually, I stopped playing & became more interested in the behind-the-scenes of sports.

Growing up, my favourite professional sports teams consisted of the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), Toronto Blue Jays (MLB), & the Buffalo Bills (NFL). As I grew older, I started watching a variety of sports, such as racing (Formula One, IndyCar), wrestling (WWE, UFC), lacrosse (NLL) & many others I watch from time to time. I have attended multiple sporting events growing up & am still counting. Those events include NHL, OHL & MLB games, along with IndyCar Race Weekend & WWE Premium Live Events.

Education

I chose to attend Niagara College Canada for Sports Management in December 2023. I toured the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus since that is where my program would be held in the Spring of 2024 & I fell in love with the campus.

I eventually attended Niagara College in the Fall 2024 Semester & I quickly made my impact as I joined the Niagara College Writing Club in October 2024 & quickly became the PR Officer. I participated in the Fall 2024 semester intramural volleyball & then I joined the Niagara Knights' Varsity Game Day Staff in November 2024.

I was a part of the Varsity Game Day Staff until March 2025, but I remained Niagara College's Writing Club's PR Officer for nearly 2 years. I was also a committed student, as I achieved President's Honour Roll three times & Honour's Standings twice.

My professors believed that I am a hard, dedicated worker & they always encouraged me to achieve my goals.

Experience

Varsity Athletics Gameday Staff

- Assisted with the set up before games and the clean up after games such as taping down mats, setting up ticketing booth, etc.

- Assisted with the official OCAA score sheet for both volleyball and basketball which consists of writing down player rosters + starters, timeouts, etc.

- Has done the stats sheet for volleyball as well as calling out plays such as ticking down kills, assists, etc. as well as calling out those plays. Two people would be on stats for this.

- Has done ticketing such as checking who is on the guest list, stamping down so they would not have to pay again, etc.

Nov 2024 - Mar 2025

Sports Writer

- Writing sports based stories about the NHL, WWE & many other sports leagues.

Jun 2025

Member

- Helped with post graphics specifically for Instagram.

- Attended meetings regarding The Sport Sisterhood along with meetings about other women in sports.

- Helped out with writing and editing in some posts.

Sept 2025 - Dec 2025

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Content Creator

- Created graphics for Instagram posts by using Canva.

- Helped out with collaborations on specific graphics.

- Communicated with other members of WoTNE regarding posting dates for graphics, who should create a specific graphic, what the caption should be, etc.