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CIS becomes U Sports

Written on October 25, 2016. Posted in Sports.

After 15 years, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is getting a facelift. On October 20, CIS announced a rebranding of the organization, now called U Sports — with one title, “instantly recognizable and identical in both French and English”. “This is a landmark day for us. Effective today, we are...

Is there room for trans athletes? The answer is up to Queen’s

Written on February 9, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

It’s unclear where trans students fit in Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS), but institutions can ensure that space is made for students who can’t check one gender box or the other. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently announced a new policy wherein trans athletes no longer need...

Gender’s place in CIS sports

Written on February 5, 2016. Posted in Sports.

When it comes to gender identification in Canadian university athletics, two boxes predominantly remain: Men’s team, or women’s team? For athletes who identify outside of the binary divide of man and woman, finding a space in the athletic world can be a taxing ordeal. The CIS board, which governs...

Should CIS schools offer full athletic scholarships?

Written on January 22, 2016. Posted in Sports.

Yes: Adam Laskaris As the great football coach Vince Lombardi once said: “If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?” Sports are meant to be competitive, but restrictions on the amount Canadian schools can spend on their athletes hinders competition. For any top-end Canadian talent looking...

Queen’s to host championship

Written on November 13, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Fresh off hosting the women’s rugby national championship, the CIS announced Queen’s as the host for the 2017 women’s hockey national championship. According to women’s hockey head coach Matt Holberg, Queen’s Athletic’s decision to bid to be tournament host wasn’t one they took lightly. “They don’t...

Bittersweet ending for women's rugby championship

Written on November 8, 2015. Posted in Sports.

On a day they could have made history on home turf, the women’s rugby team fell short in the CIS gold medal game. When it was all said and done, the McMaster Marauders triumphed over Queen’s 27-3. Both the Marauders’ gold finish and Queen’s silver medal were firsts in the schools’ histories. For Marauders...

Live Feed: Women's Rugby National Championship

Written on November 4, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 DAY 3 Gold Medal Game: McMaster 27, Queen’s 3 McMaster head coach Shaun Allen On winning the program’s first national title: It’s a huge reward for the players, all the work they’ve done this season. The staff, we’re so well supported by the athletic department,...

Too late for change

Written on May 27, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Starting this year, Ontario hockey programs will be better represented at the national level — a change that should have happened already. Last month, the CIS announced a restructuring of the annual men’s and women’s hockey national championships. Both tournaments have been increased to eight teams...

There and back again

Written on March 14, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Caitlyn Lahonen was fed up with the NCAA. Back in 2012, the women’s hockey goaltender had just finished her second season at St. Lawrence University in upstate New York, when she decided to come back to Canada, transferring to Queen’s. Lahonen hails from Sharon, Ont., but her original decision to...

Nationwide clash in Windsor

Written on March 14, 2014. Posted in Sports.

This weekend’s women’s basketball national championships will give Queen’s a chance for redemption. After losing 73-48 to the Windsor Lancers in last Saturday’s OUA title game, the Gaels will tip off again today in Windsor — this time, in the CIS quarterfinals. Last weekend’s loss means they finished...

Sports in Brief

Written on May 26, 2013. Posted in Sports.

CrossFit club officially sanctioned The months-long CrossFit Queen’s saga has finally reached an amicable conclusion. Organizers Callum Owen, Storm Patterson and Alex Wilson were informed in early May that CrossFit will be officially sanctioned as a recreation club under Athletics and Recreation —...

Ranking the top varsity moments

Written on April 4, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Freezing Gold Queen’s rowing thrived under hostile conditions. The women’s team overcame high winds, whipping rain and below-zero temperatures to win the OUA championship in St. Catharine’s. The women’s team bested gold medal favourites Western and Brock, while Queen’s men finished third. Despite...

Legends lead way at championships

Written on March 15, 2013. Posted in Sports.

TORONTO — Canadian women’s hockey icons were in direct competition at CIS nationals. The Calgary Dinos and Toronto Varsity Blues — two of Queen’s opponents at last weekend’s CIS tournament — featured multiple veterans of Canada’s national women’s team. The silver-medalist Dinos boast legendary forward...

Gaels finish sixth at nationals

Written on March 10, 2013. Posted in Sports.

TORONTO – Women’s hockey’s dream season came to an end in the fifth-place game at nationals. The Gaels came up short in their final game of the year, losing 2-1 to the UBC Thunderbirds. Queen’s finished in sixth place overall, two years after winning a national bronze medal. After a scoreless first...

Gaels downed in overtime in first game at nationals

Written on March 9, 2013. Posted in Sports.

TORONTO – After three tight periods and nearly eight minutes of overtime, women’s hockey came up short in the opening game of the CIS Championships. The Gaels fell 2-1 to the second-seeded St. FX X-Women, losing with 2:05 left in overtime after X-Women forward Taylor Dale potted a loose rebound. Queen’s...

Road to CIS nationals

Written on March 8, 2013. Posted in Sports.

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CIS disparity

Written on November 29, 2012. Posted in In Focus.

A visual breakdown of CIS football programs’ resources

Cashing in on championships

Written on November 29, 2012. Posted in In Focus.

Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie drops back, winds up and tosses a 65-yard prayer to the Miami end zone. It’s caught, the Eagles win and the comeback is complete. It was 28 years ago when Flutie made his infamous game-winning toss against the Miami Hurricanes. The ‘Flutie Effect’ was coined...

Silver by a sliver

Written on November 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The 2012 campaign showed why Queen’s women’s soccer program continues to be a national powerhouse. The women’s soccer team advanced to the final game of the CIS tournament, losing in a heartbreaking penalty shootout to the Trinity Western Spartans. The game was played in rainy conditions in Victoria,...

Early shock at St.FX

Written on November 2, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The No. 1 St. Francis Xavier X-Women lived up to their hype, defeating the Queen’s Gaels 53-10 in the CIS Women’s Rugby Championship opener. For a Gaels squad coming off a near-upset of powerhouse Guelph, yesterday’s blowout was unexpected. “[The game] was pretty ugly — it was a bit of a mulligan...

Legendary coach calls for CIS improvement

Written on April 5, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Ken Shields knows what it takes to develop Canadian basketball players. The four-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport Coach of the Year won seven straight national championships with the Victoria Vikes men’s basketball team from 1980 to 1986, coached the Canadian men’s national team from 1990 to 1994,...

Unique challenges for Atlantic schools

Written on March 30, 2012. Posted in Sports.

When the top-ranked University of New Brunswick men’s hockey team fell in the national tournament last weekend, it didn’t just end their quest for back-to-back titles. It also marked the first time since 2007-08 that the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference failed to win a national championship...

Track captain ends career

Written on March 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

After five seasons with the track and field team, co-captain Michael Nishiyama is hanging up his sneakers. He was one of five Queen’s athletes who travelled to the University of Manitoba to compete at nationals last weekend, racing in the 1,000-metre race before running the 4×800-metre relay...

Gaels exceed expectations

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Back in October, nobody thought the women’s volleyball team would become Ontario champions. After losing 10 players in the off-season, a 12-rookie team went 2-8 in preseason play. Before the opening game of the OUA regular season, head coach Joely Christian-Macfarlane said her team’s goal was simple:...

Organizers pleased with hosting debut

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s Athletics had to turn fans away from the men’s volleyball team’s CIS semifinal on Saturday night. “We were sold out,” Athletics Director Leslie Dal Cin said. “We haven’t ever had to turn people away from an event before.” A total of 1,994 people packed the ARC to watch the Gaels fall to the...

Alberta Pandas field hockey folds

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The national field hockey community is rallying together to support the newly-defunct University of Alberta Pandas. On March 1, Alberta’s Athletics Director Ian Reade told the field hockey team that the administration would be cutting the 32-year-old program. After learning of the Alberta decision,...

End of an era for men's volleyball

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

For Joren Zeeman, there’s no solace in a fourth-place finish. The men’s volleyball team is trying to come to terms with the outcome of last weekend’s CIS championship at the ARC — an event the Gaels had been anticipating for five years. “I’m obviously proud to say we did the best the Queen’s men’s...

Spartans take national championship

Written on March 4, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Trinity Western won their second consecutive national championship with a 3-1 victory against the Laval Rouge et Or on Sunday, establishing the Spartans as a powerhouse in Canadian university volleyball. “It’s a bunch of great kids. That’s really what it is,” Spartans coach Ben Josephson said. “You...

Trinity Western, Laval vie for national title

Written on March 4, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The Trinity Western Spartans are used to being the best. The defending CIS champions have been Canada’s top-ranked team for the entire season and are the favourites heading into Sunday’s national men’s volleyball gold medal game against the Laval Rouge et Or. But they were underdogs back in October...

Gaels to compete for first-ever national medal in third-place game against Manitoba

Written on March 4, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The men’s volleyball team is out of contention for a national gold medal after losing 3-0 to the Trinity Western Spartans in Saturday’s semifinal. But Queen’s can still win its first-ever CIS bronze medal against the Manitoba Bisons. The third-place game takes place on Sunday at 1 p.m. “We’re pretty...

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