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‘It just keeps me driven’: Gaels’ defensive lineman Anthony Federico ranked 15th in CFL scouting report

Written on January 21, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s Gaels’ star defensive back Anthony Federico knows who he is and he isn’t afraid to say it. “I’m a very competitive guy,” Federico told The Journal during a recent interview after being named to the second U Sports All-Canadian team. “I think deep down, this year, I should have got first...

Gaels fall to the Mustangs in 113th Yates Cup

Written on November 26, 2021. Posted in Football, Sports.

The Queen’s Gaels were defeated by the Western Mustangs 29-0 in the 113th Yates Cup on Saturday. With that loss—their first of the year—the Gaels head into the off-season with a 7-1 overall record for their 2021 campaign. “We felt good going into it […] I thought we still had a great chance to win...

Gaels Defeat Gee-Gees in OUA Semifinals, advance to 113th Yates Cup

Written on November 19, 2021. Posted in Football, Sports.

The Queen’s Gaels defeated the uOttawa Gee-Gees 32-15 on Saturday at Richardson Stadium. With their victory, the Gaels will be playing for the 113th Yates Cup against the Western Mustangs on Nov. 20. “We didn’t really start the game very well offensively, but we settled in and started to make some...

Queen’s Gaels defeat UofT Varsity Blues in game three, now 3-0

Written on October 5, 2021. Posted in Football, Sports.

The Queen’s Gaels defeated the University of Toronto (UofT) Varsity Blues on Saturday, 35-11. With their victory at Varsity Stadium, the Gaels improve to 3-0 on the season and remain on top of the OAU Eastern Conference standings. After a win over the uOttawa Gee-Gees in their last outing, the Queen’s...

Queen’s tops uOttawa in football home opener

Written on September 28, 2021. Posted in Football, Sports.

The Queen’s Gaels beat the uOttawa Gee-Gees during their home opener on Saturday. With the 30-7 win at Richardson Stadium, the Gaels have improved to 2-0 on the season and sit on top of the OUA Eastern Conference standings. With Queen’s Men’s Football Team returning to Richardson for the first time...

Season Preview: Football

Written on September 17, 2021. Posted in Football, Sports.

After a year without stepping on the gridiron, Queen’s Football head coach Steve Snyder has a deceptively simple goal in mind for this year. “Our first goal is to be the most respected team on campus and in the community.” Now in his third year of coaching the Gaels, Snyder is looking to have a...

Kwame Osei forges his spot in Queen’s history

Written on March 5, 2021. Posted in Sports.

When Kwame Osei gathers up his receivers on the football field, his presence is compelling. When he talks, they listen. His ability to lead coupled with his football acumen may present the image that, for him, becoming a coach was a given. But it wasn’t. He’s had a long hill to climb before he became...

A history of Queen’s Football: a new sport for a new school

Written on November 26, 2020. Posted in Football, Sports.

This story is the first of a two-part series on Queen’s football before, during, and after the two World Wars. When today’s students zip through Mackintosh-Corry Hall between lectures for a reprieve from the winter wind, few, if any, are aware they’re standing on hallowed ground. Where the current...

How CFL’s Gaels are approaching the season cancellation

Written on September 11, 2020. Posted in Football, Sports.

On Aug. 17, nearly 70 days after the CFL season would have normally started, players and fans received the disappointing news that the season was cancelled. The announcement came after a failed bid from the league to garner a $30 million interest-free loan from the federal government. The news puts...

Queen’s rookies remain driven despite COVID cancellations

Written on July 27, 2020. Posted in Sports.

Malcolm Shields faced a difficult decision on whether or not to attend Queen’s when all fall sports were cancelled in early June. While COVID-19 ultimately didn’t stop the incoming men’s rugby rookie from coming to Queen’s, it didn’t make his decision any easier—originally, he and his parents were...

Football’s Cameron Lawson drafted by Montreal Allouettes

Written on May 11, 2020. Posted in Football, Sports.

Just over a week ago, all of Cameron Lawson’s hard work paid off. On April 30, the 6’3”, 285lb defensive lineman was taken 16 overall in the second round of the 2020 CFL draft by the Montreal Alouettes. Numerous Gaels have been drafted to the Alouettes in the past, including Keith Eaman (Sci ’72),...

Gaels nearly shut out Lions on Homecoming weekend

Written on October 23, 2019. Posted in Football, Sports.

Queen’s alumni were out in full force as the Gaels took a well-earned 23-2 win over the York Lions this Homecoming weekend. In front of 4,229 fans, the Queen’s defence started the game off on a strong note, with the pass rush not allowing York quarterback Brett Hunchak any time to operate, and ultimately...

Arhen's actualization

Written on September 20, 2019. Posted in Football, Sports.

The Ben Arhen who arrived at football training camp in 2016 isn’t very different from the Ben Arhen you see today, making highlight catches at every stadium across the province. He’s got the same speed, the same vibrant personality, and the same drive. If there’s any difference now (other than his...

Football drops second straight to open season

Written on September 5, 2019. Posted in Football, Sports.

For the eighth time in a row, Queen’s fell to the Mustangs. Their 40-23 loss drops the Gaels to 0-2 on the season, with a challenging matchup against Ottawa on the horizon. Queen’s won the second half of the match, 13-6, holding the Mustangs to only two field goals, but the 24 point deficit they were...

Snyder takes the reins

Written on September 5, 2019. Posted in Football, Sports.

For a native of London, Ontario, former Mustangs Offensive Coordinator and freshly-minted Gaels Head Coach Steve Snyder’s philosophy is distinctly Queen’s. “Never surrender is our daily mentality,” Snyder said in an introductory press conference. “Our young men have already taken to that and they’re...

In conversation with Nate Hobbs

Written on July 29, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Nate Hobbs completed his fifth year at Queen’s this past spring and left the program as one of its best. He ends his tenure with the Gaels ranked second all-time in passing yards, third in passing touchdowns, second in completions, as well as holding the record for throwing the longest passing touchdown...

Gaels head to national, regional CFL Combines

Written on March 29, 2019. Posted in Football, Sports.

For most graduating varsity athletes, this time of year is often spent preparing for life without their sport of choice. But for some, it’s spent preparing for a career as a professional athlete. Over the past week, the CFL held its yearly regional and national combines to showcase the talent of...

Sports in Brief

Written on March 22, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Women’s curling finishes fourth at U Sports Championships After reigning victorious at the OUA Championships for the first time since 1994, the women’s curling team followed up with a fourth-place finish at the U Sports National Championships this week. Led by OUA first team All-Star skip Mary Fay...

What went wrong with Super Bowl LIII?

Written on February 8, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

When I was younger, I hated Sundays because they were when football took over my life. They were always dedicated to my mother’s beloved Chicago Bears. She was the biggest football fan I’ve ever met, who’d scream at the TV each week sporting a full navy-and-orange fit. By the playoffs, when the Bears...

Super Bowl LIII a reminder of football’s failings

Written on February 5, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

On Super Bowl Sunday, it’s hard to celebrate a sporting spectacle hosted by a league that perpetuates violence and discrimination. Football’s team mentality extends to its fans. Lovers of the sport value its strategy and excitement—not to mention its traditions. But those mainstays lose their power...

Tom Flaxman named offensive coordinator

Written on February 1, 2019. Posted in Football, Sports.

Queen’s football made a new addition to their coaching staff last Thursday, naming Tom Flaxman the team’s new offensive coordinator. Flaxman spent the past 11 years coaching in the OUA, most notably for McMaster, Western and U of T. In his most recent season with McMaster, Flaxman served as the program’s...

Top defensive recruit signs with football program

Written on January 25, 2019. Posted in Football, Sports.

Steve Snyder’s had his eye on Ethan Martin since 1999. Hailing from London, Ont., Martin—a highly coveted football recruit—officially committed to Queen’s for the coming 2019-20 season on Tuesday. His signing marks Snyder’s fifth since being hired as the football team’s head coach in December. A...

Steve Snyder introduced to Queen’s

Written on January 25, 2019. Posted in Football, Sports.

On Tuesday afternoon, Queen’s football got their first look at the Gaels’ new sideline boss. Steve Snyder, named head coach of the program on Dec. 19, met with season ticket holders to answer questions at the University Club on Stuart Street—his first formal introduction since getting hired. “It means...

Steve Snyder named head coach of Queen’s football

Written on January 11, 2019. Posted in Football, Sports.

On Dec. 16, Athletics and Recreation (A&R) announced that Steve Snyder will take over as head coach of Queen’s football in the 2019-20 season. The decision officially concluded a month-long national search initiated after 19-year Head Coach Pat Sheahan was asked to resign in November. “Steve...

Sports in Brief

Written on November 29, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Past, present Gaels qualify for World Cross Country Championships On Saturday, several Queen’s cross country runners took to the hills of Fort Henry for the Canadian Cross Country Championships. It was the fourth and final year Kingston hosted the event. Gaels rookie Brogan MacDougall, coming off...

Football misses playoffs after Homecoming loss to Ottawa

Written on October 24, 2018. Posted in Football, Sports.

Before the football team (3-5) took the field on Saturday against the UOttawa Gee-Gee’s (6-2), their chances at making a playoff run looked bleak. Needing a win against the OUA’s second-best team, along with three separate results to go their way in OUA action—some of which appearing entirely unlikely—their...

Playoff implications abound for football on Homecoming

Written on October 19, 2018. Posted in Football, Sports.

Coaches rarely utter the phrase, “Winning is everything.” This weekend is the exception for the Queen’s football team (3-4), who are slated to host the UOttawa Gee-Gees (5-2) in their final game of the regular season on Homecoming Saturday. A win gives them a shot at making the postseason. A loss...

Gaels hit crunch time Friday against McMaster

Written on October 4, 2018. Posted in Football, Sports.

Headed into their second-last game of the season, the football team is grappling to find routine amidst a week many would call chaotic. “We need to be mentally ready to deal with the elements,” head coach Pat Sheahan said in a press conference on Wednesday. After nearly shocking the OUA with a tight...

Football comes short of upset against Western

Written on October 2, 2018. Posted in Football, Sports.

Ahead of the football team’s Saturday game against the Western Mustangs, head coach Pat Sheahan wasn’t expecting a win. He said the game would gauge where his team stands as the regular season nears its end and they push for a spot in the playoffs. While this weekend was a loss, the Gaels proved...

Football preparing for Western after near disaster

Written on September 28, 2018. Posted in Football, Sports.

As Guelph’s kicker stepped on the field to attempt a game-winning 32-yard field goal, Queen’s running back Jake Puskas could hardly watch. “Honestly, I wasn’t even watching. I closed my eyes,” Puskas said during a Thursday afternoon press conference. “I knew it was a pretty low chance he was going...

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