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More than a player, Grossinger is a natural teammate

Written on November 15, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

For Zane Grossinger, it’s always been about the team. As the setter, Grossinger has to put his team first. From day one, there wasn’t a doubt in his mind that team success was even more valuable than personal success. With that kind of outlook, it shouldn’t have been such a surprise when the Gaels...

Callender ‘honored’to wear Maple Leaf at FISU tournament

Written on July 31, 2017. Posted in Sports.

When Laura Callender found out she was selected to represent Canada at the 2017 Summer Universiade this coming August, she felt a myriad of emotions. While taken aback by the announcement, she was simultaneously thrilled for the exciting challenge. A chance to don the red and white is a humbling...

De Goede putting in double time

Written on June 26, 2017. Posted in Sports.

It’s no secret varsity athletes have difficulties striking a balance between their sport, academics and being social. Queen’s newest recruit, Sophie De Goede will manage all of this while playing for not one, but two varsity teams. Earlier in June, De Goede committed to Queen’s as a dual-sport athlete...

Jacob Schroeter’s road to recovery

Written on March 31, 2017. Posted in Sports.

A defining moment for Jacob Schroeter, for better or for worse was his first playoff game as a freshman Gael against Nipissing in October of 2014. In the dying minutes of extra time, with Queen’s edging a 2-1 lead, Schroeter tracked back a little further than he had to and committed to a tackle he...

Crouse says goodbye to Queen's

Written on March 31, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Kyla Crouse is moving on. After four years as a Gael, she and two other women’s hockey players are parting ways as their impending futures nudge them towards their professional lives and beyond. “I have no regrets, honestly no regrets, as cheesy as that is,” Crouse said with a beaming smile during...

Chasing national dreams out west

Written on March 10, 2017. Posted in Sports.

After three years of moving from a practice squad player at Queen’s to OUA All-Star, Emma Chown has added yet another item to her list of accomplishments in rugby. In July, Chown represented Canada at the Rugby 7s portion of the FISU games in Wales. Just a month after that, Chown was invited to move...

Breaking a Queen’s record: a long journey for Singh

Written on February 10, 2017. Posted in Sports.

While Sukhpreet Singh would’ve told you that Sunday’s away matchup against U of T was just another game of the season, he had something personal on the line. In the third quarter, trailing by nine, Singh came off a screen in the offensive end to get the ball in the corner. He squared up to basket,...

Dixon grows as team flourishes

Written on February 3, 2017. Posted in Sports.

When Abby Dixon decided to focus her sights on basketball over competitive soccer as a 16-year-old, multi-sport athlete, she couldn’t have anticipated the success that her basketball career would bring. A fast-paced, team-oriented sport, basketball enticed Dixon, whose strengths lay in her speed...

Not without a few bumps in the road

Written on January 27, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Will Hoey, the men’s volleyball team’s 6’11” star middle, hasn’t had an easy time during his five-year stint wearing tricolour. This season alone, injury has forced him to remain on the sidelines for nine of the team’s 11 games. Making his debut halfway through the season, Hoey put up an efficient...

Brothers’ connection on and off the ice

Written on January 20, 2017. Posted in Sports.

The last time the Ming brothers played hockey together, it was back home on a neighbours’ frozen-over cow pasture in Williamstown, Ontario. This near-daily routine was a tradition that many Canadian kids find similar. But the Ming brothers had the talent to continue their hockey-playing days, with...

Finding herself back in the net

Written on January 20, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Stephanie Pascal turns her head. Head coach Matt Holmberg taps her on the shoulder and tells her that she’s going in. It’s the first game of the season for the women’s hockey team, playing against Nipissing, and it’s early in the third period. The Gaels are down 5-2. It’s been 377 days since Pascal...

Once in a lifetime race

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in Sports.

With TV helicopters flying over Kailua Bay, and spectators watching as the sun crept over Mt. Hualalai, Ben Rudson couldn’t help but remove himself from the moment. “You kind of have to take a step back and say ‘holy crap here I am, right?’” After watching as a spectator for as long as he could remember,...

Returning to the OUA with a new perspective

Written on October 28, 2016. Posted in Sports.

While Nadia Popov might be a rugby player with a Wikipedia page and a Pan-Am gold medal, she has midterms on her mind right now. After three years away from university, Popov is in her second year of eligibility at Queen’s. In 2012, she busted onto the scene at Queen’s, becoming a starter right...

Turning trick shots into a scholarship

Written on September 30, 2016. Posted in Sports.

Across a running stream of water, over a bridge, and swiftly into a trunk isn’t detailing a fugitive’s tracks — it’s the improbable story of how Gaels’ football kicker Nick Liberatore put himself on the map and secured an athletic scholarship. To be fair, he didn’t actually do any of these things....

On the rebound

Written on February 12, 2015. Posted in Sports.

As Gemma Bullard’s head hit the floor during a pre-season game in October, she knew she’d suffered another serious injury. There had already been a concussion in her first year that knocked the women’s basketball forward out of six games; a torn ACL in training camp that ended her next season before...

Bounceback campaign

Written on February 12, 2015. Posted in Sports.

When Sukhpreet Singh started feeling pain in his hip before last season, he assumed it was just wear and tear. The men’s basketball guard, then in his second year, played all 22 regular season games in 2013-14 — despite getting an MRI midway through the season and learning he had a torn labrum. The...

Gaels’ sabre savant

Written on February 6, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Lily Jiang’s second OUA medal was a little bittersweet. The second-year Gaels fencer captured bronze in the individual sabre at last weekend’s OUA championships in Toronto, a year after winning gold as a rookie in the same event. She also spearheaded Queen’s to their second consecutive provincial...

Homegrown hustle

Written on January 23, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Jamie Wright wasn’t recruited to play Gaels volleyball, but he knew he wanted to attend Queen’s. The school — and its athletic programs — is in the second-year setter’s blood. His older sister Jenny is the leading scorer on this year’s women’s basketball team, and his father Bob quarterbacked Gaels...

Kingston connection

Written on January 16, 2015. Posted in Sports.

At any level of sports, seven consecutive seasons is a long time to be teammates. It’s a feat men’s hockey players Darcy Greenaway and Warren Steele will likely attain — but their partnership nearly stopped this year. The pair spent three seasons as teammates with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario...

Forward shift

Written on January 9, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Fiona Lester has gone through serious upheaval on the ice this year. The fifth-year women’s hockey player not only transferred to the Gaels after four seasons with the Laurier Golden Hawks — she also made the shift to a new position. A two-time OUA All-Star while patrolling the Golden Hawks’ blueline,...

Standout stopper

Written on October 24, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Madison Tyrell’s match-winning save on Wednesday wasn’t the first tight situation she’s faced. The third-year Gaels keeper has made 11 OUA playoff appearances — seven of which have gone to penalty kicks, with another one being won in extra time. Tyrell has been front and centre during these moments,...

Running solo

Written on October 9, 2014. Posted in Sports.

When Jeff Archer takes part in cross country events this year, it won’t be as a Gael. With one year of eligibility remaining and two years of schooling to go, the 2013 OUA cross-country All-Star has chosen to save his final CIS season for next fall. Archer spent the past four seasons running for Queen’s...

Rugby record-holder

Written on October 3, 2014. Posted in Sports.

In four years, Lauren McEwen has gone from injured rookie to Queen’s highest-scoring women’s rugby player of all time. The fourth-year centre back has racked up 163 points since rolling into Kingston in 2011. That number looks all the more impressive considering she struggled through shoulder injuries...

Fifth-year duo guns for playoff run

Written on September 26, 2014. Posted in Sports.

With their young squad struggling through a winless stretch, Queen’s football has looked to a pair of veterans for leadership. Quarterback Billy McPhee and receiver Alex Carroll are two of only three fifth-year seniors on a team laden with first- and second-year players, as a result of all but six...

Formidable frosh

Written on September 19, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Less than a month into his OUA career, Jacob Schroeter is the leading scorer for men’s soccer. So far this season, the first-year striker has netted four goals in six games, casting him among the top 10 scorers in the OUA. In his first OUA game with the Gaels, Schroeter tallied two goals against the...

Backbone in the goal

Written on February 13, 2014. Posted in Sports.

They’re one of sports’ rarest contradictions: experienced rookies. The first-year goaltender pair of 22-year-old Kevin Bailie and 20-year-old Chris Clarke has led Queen’s men’s hockey to a program-best 17 wins so far this season. With one regular season game left, they boast the lowest combined goals...

Captain on the court

Written on February 7, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Liz Boag wasn’t sure she had what it took to play at the university level. The fourth-year women’s basketball star stands at only 5’3 — far shorter than the rest of her competition — and stopped growing when she was 13. Because of that, she was always used to playing against players taller than her. Her...

Gaels hitter back in service

Written on January 31, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Tomorrow, one of the OUA’s biggest offensive threats will be back in full force. Third-year outside hitter Mike Tomlinson will be wearing #12 and stationed in the front row during the men’s volleyball game at the ARC — leaping, lunging, challenging and never hesitating. He completely tore his ACL...

For Gaels guards, hardwood harmony

Written on January 24, 2014. Posted in Sports.

From the playground in the second grade to the pinnacle of high school basketball, Roshane Roberts and Cy Samuels have followed the same journey. The friendship between the second-year Gaels guards goes back to the days of recess and Velcro shoes, when they first started playing basketball at their...

Sibling partnership

Written on January 17, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Family values carry over from the Hagarty household to the Queen’s volleyball court. Sisters Brett and Katie Hagarty, from Aurora, Ont., are making a big impact on the women’s volleyball team. They’re the second set of sisters to play for the Gaels in the last five years. Katie, a fourth-year middle...

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