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Sports Law & Strategy Group holds town halls for Queen’s Athletics department review

Written on March 26, 2021. Posted in Sports.

The Sports Law and Strategy Group (SLSG) held two town halls, on March 23 and 24, designed to communicate the preliminary findings of their departmental review concerning Queen’s Athletics and Recreation (A&R). The town halls, which took place virtually, consisted of presentations by members of...

Third-party department review to begin in October for Athletics & Recreation

Written on September 25, 2020. Posted in Sports.

A third-party department review of Queen’s Athletics & Recreation (A&R) will begin next month as part of a routine University initiative to evaluate its various departments. The University believes there have been recent developments in post-secondary athletics that may require a shift...

Outbreak of impetigo hits varsity athletes

Written on September 28, 2018. Posted in Sports.

According to multiple people familiar with the situation, over ten cases of impetigo were discovered among Queen’s varsity athletes last week. The outbreak was contained but prompted a full-scale disinfection and cleaning of the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC), along with facilities at Richardson...

Women in Tricolour created on International Women’s Day

Written on March 16, 2018. Posted in Sports.

On March 8, Queen’s Athletics launched their Women in Tricolour initiative in honour of International Women’s Day. The Women in Tricolour initiative aims to provide financial awards to female student-athletes to support them in their goals both on and off the field. The awards will be given based...

Olympic hopefuls flock to Queen’s

Written on September 29, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Dreams of becoming a Canadian Olympic athlete aren’t as lofty as they once seemed. This Saturday, one of four province-wide RBC Training Ground sites — a funding program designed to uncover Canadian athletes with Olympic potential — is being hosted by Queen’s at the Athletics and Recreation Centre....

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...

Abraham nets second NHL shot

Written on July 31, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Although Hockey Canada listed the odds of making it to the NHL as a Canadian-born prospect as 4000-1, Queen’s defenceman, Spencer Abraham, hopes to bend the trend in his favour. After being invited to the Florida Panthers’ rookie tournament last year, Abraham, who in the fall heads into his first...

Women’s Hockey lands pair of transfers from down south

Written on June 26, 2017. Posted in Sports.

When deciding where’s the best fit for a student athlete, one of the biggest questions is whether to cross the border or not. For two of Queen’s newest women’s hockey players, the decision to go to the United States has brought them back home. After one year of college in the NCAA, forward Abby Lafreniere...

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...

Initiative donations dawdle

Written on July 28, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Athletics and Recreation isn’t worried that they’re still far from their goal for the University’s most recent fundraising campaign. Queen’s began the Initiative Campaign in 2006 with an overall goal of raising $500 million for the University, spread out over 12 priorities. The Athletics department...

Cracking down and westward bound

Written on April 4, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Image Varsity athletes are on a very short leash. Athletics Departments are using large-scale player suspensions to maintain order. When athletes are forced to miss games, it’s unclear whether the punishment fits the crime. Queen’s baseball, field hockey and men’s lacrosse varsity club veteran players...

Athletes’ attitudes shifting

Written on February 8, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Varsity athlete culture is undergoing a fundamental face-lift. For years, Queen’s Athletics Manager of Interuniversity Sport, Janean Sergeant, took an educational approach to keep athletes out of trouble. She oversees each of the 13 varsity teams, monitoring athlete conduct. Now the approach seeks...

Sports in Brief

Written on January 29, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Men’s volleyball routs RMC The men’s volleyball team featured their younger players in a 3-0 sweep of the RMC Paladins 3-0 on Friday night. The Gaels faced little adversity in the match, showcasing their defence as they moved to 9-5 this season. The team was led by first-year outside hitter Markus...

Queen’s hosts volleyball nationals

Written on March 2, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Men’s volleyball coach Brenda Willis measures her career in benchmarks. In 1987, she took over a team that hadn’t won a provincial title in 15 years and played its home games in the smallest gym at the now-defunct PEC. “There were no seats,” Willis said. “They’d bring out a stack of 50 chairs for...

Track team struggles after demotion

Written on February 10, 2012. Posted in Sports.

One of Queen’s oldest athletics programs has lost over half its members in the span of a year. In September 2010, the track and field program was officially demoted to a Varsity Club. Since then, the team has shrunk from 91 athletes to 44, the coaching staff has dropped from four to two and the field...

QTV loses rights

Written on February 3, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s TV won’t get rights to webcast Queen’s first national championship to be hosted at the ARC. The on-campus media outlet signed a $4,000 deal with Queen’s Athletics in November, contracting them to webcast 20 varsity home games including the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) men’s volleyball...

Athletics signs streaming deal with QTV

Written on November 18, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s Athletics will webcast home games online for the first time this Saturday — but it won’t use the network that other schools use. Twelve of the 19 schools in the OUA and 19 of the 52 schools in the CIS use Streaming Sports Network Canada. Those schools produce their own video and send a feed...

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Sports Law & Strategy Group holds town halls for Queen’s Athletics department review

Third-party department review to begin in October for Athletics & Recreation

Outbreak of impetigo hits varsity athletes

Women in Tricolour created on International Women’s Day

Olympic hopefuls flock to Queen’s

Callender ‘honored’to wear Maple Leaf at FISU tournament

Abraham nets second NHL shot

Women’s Hockey lands pair of transfers from down south

De Goede putting in double time

Initiative donations dawdle

Cracking down and westward bound

Athletes’ attitudes shifting

Sports in Brief

Queen’s hosts volleyball nationals

Track team struggles after demotion

QTV loses rights

Athletics signs streaming deal with QTV

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