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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...

Varsity Clubs round-up: January edition

Written on February 4, 2020. Posted in Club Sports, Sports.

Women’s wrestling reaches new heights, women’s squash dominates, men’s squash looks solid, and swimming and fencing tune up for respective OUA Championships. Women’s wrestling gets national ranking for first time in program history At the start of the season, hopes were high that the milestone of...

Back-to-back blowouts for women’s basketball team

Written on February 4, 2020. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

Last weekend, the Gaels (11-7) played games on Friday and Saturday against Kitchener’s Waterloo Warriors and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. On Friday, Jan. 31, Waterloo (3-15) took to the ARC’s hardwood. Historically, the Queen’s women’s basketball team is 10-1 against the Waterloo Warriors. In...

Queens of Queen’s: Part 2

Written on January 28, 2020. Posted in Sports.

When the final whistle blows, the majority of graduating female student-athletes must come to terms with a harsh reality: the end of their elite athletic careers. Their time as Gaels isn’t confined to the past, but instead fuels their future successes. To celebrate the athletes that led the way for...

Meet Kara Blair, Queen’s most humble star

Written on November 29, 2019. Posted in Cross Country, Sports.

Kara Blair has made an incredible leap forward over the last year, and her individual accomplishments—highlighted by a fourth-place finish at this year’s nationals—helped push the top-ranked Queen’s cross-country team into championship territory. Following an outstanding season as co-captain of the...

Men’s basketball sweeps weekend

Written on November 29, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

The Gaels defeated the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the Ryerson Rams in back-to-back games this weekend. On Friday, the Gaels beat the Varsity Blues in a 94-65 game. The Gaels started strong, opening up a 27-17 lead in the first quarter, with a quick six points by Harry Range. The Gaels...

Varsity Clubs round-up: November edition

Written on November 29, 2019. Posted in Club Sports, Sports.

Queen’s varsity clubs have continued to impress. Squash beat up on opponents in Montreal, women’s water polo had a strong showing in Ottawa, and artistic swimming looked solid at the McGill Invitational. Women’s squash keeps dominating, men’s squash holds tight at the top After a successful crossover...

Late try secures championship for Gaels

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

The men’s rugby team won a hard-fought battle against the Guelph Gryphons to cap off an undefeated season in OUA play, securing Queen’s third consecutive provincial championship. The Gaels will now move on to nationals, where they’ve earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament. The game’s scoring opened...

Queen’s Rowing finishes strong

Written on November 8, 2019. Posted in Sports.

In what was billed as a rebuilding season, the Gaels still managed to win multiple medals at the provincial and national championships over the past two weeks. Following a great performance last year that saw Queen’s claim nine OUA gold medals—and featured graduating rowers who went on to row at the...

Gaels win home opener, road game

Written on November 8, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

Over the weekend, the men’s basketball team won at home against the Guelph Gryphons and then on the road against the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. On Nov. 1, the Gaels beat the Gryphons 88-70 in their home opener, and defeated the Ridgebacks 83-61 on the Sunday for a perfect weekend. The Gaels started...

Gaels Golf struggle at Canadian Championships

Written on June 26, 2017. Posted in Sports.

It’s safe to say the Queen’s golf team that the Canadian University/College Golf Championships wasn’t their best outing. Although the Gaels had a strong finish at the 2016 event, as well as a promising qualifying finish at the 2016 OUA championship, neither the male or female team made the final round...

Coaching continuity vital to success of Gaels Athletics

Written on June 28, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s most recent national championship teams have a common denominator. Their coaches have been at Queen’s for over 10 years. Pat Sheahan coached the football team for a decade before the Gaels won the Vanier Cup in 2009, while Dave McDowell led the women’s soccer team to a national championship...

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How CFL’s Gaels are approaching the season cancellation

Varsity Clubs round-up: January edition

Back-to-back blowouts for women’s basketball team

Queens of Queen’s: Part 2

Meet Kara Blair, Queen’s most humble star

Men’s basketball sweeps weekend

Varsity Clubs round-up: November edition

Late try secures championship for Gaels

Queen’s Rowing finishes strong

Gaels win home opener, road game

Gaels Golf struggle at Canadian Championships

Coaching continuity vital to success of Gaels Athletics

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