• Analyzing the current state of the Queen’s Gaels

    Jacob Smith Last year there were two women’s basketball teams who stood above them all, and they met in the OUA and national championship final. The Carleton Ravens finished second in the OUA East division and won the OUA and the national championship, and the team that finished first in the division and met them…

  • Analyzing the current state of the Western Mustangs

    Jacob Smith There’s been headlines in what you would call the OUA “transfer window” which is the first three months of the offseason, and two major moves surround the team in London, the Western Mustangs. Their star is moving on to continue her education in the capital and they’re gaining a veteran who has chosen…

  • Canadian Women’s Program in Good Hands

    Jacob Smith The FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup just concluded and Carly Clarke guided her squad to a bronze medal, the second in the tournament’s history for Canada, and both coming from Coach Clarke led teams. After a stretch of the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup, Globl Jam, and now the U19 Women’s World Cup through June…

  • USA beats Canada in FIBA AmeriCup semifinal

    Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith What a difference setting the opening tone can make. In this case, for the USA, it carried them throughout and put them in a position in the fourth where they could defend their lead until the final buzzer. In a thrilling ending, USA took the 67-63 victory and advanced to…

  • Canada takes down tournament hosts in AmeriCup

    Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith The Canadian Women’s National Team started their 2023 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup journey on Sunday night when they went up against the hosts in Mexico. Canada came away with a 83-57 convincing victory, and names up and down the roster shined. Let’s start with who opened up the game for the…

  • Represent the North; Kayla putting on for her city

    Jacob Smith Kayla Deschatelets is an assistant coach with the Laurentian Voyageurs women’s basketball program under head coach Jason Hurley, and her journey to get there is one of unrelenting passion and desire to maintain the highest standard. The Start In Elementary School, Kayla’s basketball team was held for strictly grade seven and eight, but…

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