Fred Blowes
London, Ontario born and raised in Stratford, Fred Blowes moved to Peterborough in 1987
to teach at Lakefield District Secondary School. His contribution to field lacrosse in
Peterborough has been significant, particularly, in the development of Peterborough female
lacrosse players. In 1997, Fred founded and coached the Kawartha Women’s Field Lacrosse
Club which began as a U20 team competing in the Ontario Women’s Lacrosse League. The
club has grown over the years, with the addition of U9/11/13/15/19 and senior rep teams,
as well as House League. Fred coached the U19 team to provincial gold in 1998, 1999 and
2002, and two Ontario Summer Games gold in 1998 and 2002. In addition, he coached the
Kawartha Senior team to gold in 2019. Fred was named Ontario Women’s Field Lacrosse
Coach of the Year in 1998, 2002, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Many players from the KWFL club
have gone on to great success at the Provincial, National, International, USports and NCAA
level. More than 40 players have received NCAA scholarships and 11 players have
represented Canada at both U19 and/or senior World Championships. Fred was
instrumental in bringing two international Women’s Field Lacrosse Championships to
Peterborough in 2007 (11 countries) and 2019 (24 countries). He was appointed by the
CLA to co-chair the U19 championships. He also co-chaired committees for the 2019 U19
Canadian Championships, OWFL U15 Championships, and both the U15 and U18 World
Lacrosse Festival with 24 teams from Canada, Wales, England, Israel and the USA. Over
1800 female athletes participated in the event held in Peterborough. Fred’s 37 year career
as a local high school coach included both boys and girls field lacrosse and basketball. He
has chaired OFSAA boys Basketball Championships at Lakefield and two girl’s Ontario High
School Provincial Cups while at Kenner. Fred coached many teams to Kawartha and COSSA
Championships including the Lakefield Tiger boy’s lacrosse team to 4 Ontario High School
“B” Championships, and the Kenner Rams senior boy’s basketball team to an OFSAA “A”
medal in 2024. It would be safe to say that Fred Blowes is the driving force behind the
success of female field lacrosse in Peterborough.
Year Inducted:
2024
Status:
Active
London, Ontario born and raised in Stratford, Fred Blowes moved to Peterborough in 1987
to teach at Lakefield District Secondary School. His contribution to field lacrosse in
Peterborough has been significant, particularly, in the development of Peterborough female
lacrosse players. In 1997, Fred founded and coached the Kawartha Women’s Field Lacrosse
Club which began as a U20 team competing in the Ontario Women’s Lacrosse League. The
club has grown over the years, with the addition of U9/11/13/15/19 and senior rep teams,
as well as House League. Fred coached the U19 team to provincial gold in 1998, 1999 and
2002, and two Ontario Summer Games gold in 1998 and 2002. In addition, he coached the
Kawartha Senior team to gold in 2019. Fred was named Ontario Women’s Field Lacrosse
Coach of the Year in 1998, 2002, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Many players from the KWFL club
have gone on to great success at the Provincial, National, International, USports and NCAA
level. More than 40 players have received NCAA scholarships and 11 players have
represented Canada at both U19 and/or senior World Championships. Fred was
instrumental in bringing two international Women’s Field Lacrosse Championships to
Peterborough in 2007 (11 countries) and 2019 (24 countries). He was appointed by the
CLA to co-chair the U19 championships. He also co-chaired committees for the 2019 U19
Canadian Championships, OWFL U15 Championships, and both the U15 and U18 World
Lacrosse Festival with 24 teams from Canada, Wales, England, Israel and the USA. Over
1800 female athletes participated in the event held in Peterborough. Fred’s 37 year career
as a local high school coach included both boys and girls field lacrosse and basketball. He
has chaired OFSAA boys Basketball Championships at Lakefield and two girl’s Ontario High
School Provincial Cups while at Kenner. Fred coached many teams to Kawartha and COSSA
Championships including the Lakefield Tiger boy’s lacrosse team to 4 Ontario High School
“B” Championships, and the Kenner Rams senior boy’s basketball team to an OFSAA “A”
medal in 2024. It would be safe to say that Fred Blowes is the driving force behind the
success of female field lacrosse in Peterborough.