Tag: Basketball
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Determination
Jacob Smith AUS All-Star, champion and tournament MVP Alaina McMillan has led the Saint Mary’s Huskies to two straight AUS championships during her career. From Brantford, Ontario, the 5’6 guard has helped raise teams to the top at every level she’s been at. Alaina tried all different sports when she was little, searching for her…
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Feels like home
Photo: Greg Mason Jacob Smith Basketball can take you many places, and for Allie McCarthy, she’s been halfway across the country and back, now bringing experience and a wide range of skills to a Ottawa Gee-Gees team making a run. From Grand Falls, New Brunswick, to Hamilton, Ontario, to Grand Forks, North Dakota and finally in…
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Five to look back on
Jacob Smith The 2023-2024 OUA women’s basketball season is halfway done. Games resume on January 4th and the push towards the Critelli Cup playoffs is on the horizon. With the break in play, it’s time to look back on the first half of the season. If you’re a new fan or simply need a refresher, here are five…
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Huskies roll into Toronto for celebration of a star
Photo: Matt Krohn/USA TODAY Sports Jacob Smith From Ontario Basketball, to OSBA tournaments at the Mattamy Athletic Centre with Crestwood Prep, to Canada Basketball tournaments, Aaliyah Edwards has a lot of history playing basketball in the Toronto area, now she returns with her collegiate squad, for a celebration of her journey. The TMU Bold women’s…
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Following a trusted path
Jacob Smith Noor Bazzi is in the midst of her fifth season of eligibility and second with the Brock Badgers women’s basketball program. After a winding journey to find the environment she fit best in, she is now helping lead the Badgers towards another playoff run and possible third nationals appearance in four years should…
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Brock Badgers midseason report
Jacob Smith A win over Waterloo, buzzer-beater overtime loss to the Carleton Ravens, win over McMaster and Queen’s, the Brock Badgers have had a steady climb throughout the first half of the season. Let’s analyze where the team currently stands and what they should do once the season starts again in January. The Brock Badgers…
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A weekend with Laurentian
Jacob Smith Jason Hurley is in his fifth season coaching the Laurentian Voyageurs Women’s Basketball program and under his tenure a culture of initiative, family and care has grown and made the team one of the most unique. I recently spent a weekend with the Voyageurs women’s basketball program, going along with them on a…
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Undefeated versus the streak
Jacob Smith The Carleton Ravens are 9-0, the Ottawa Gee-Gees are 8-1. The Carleton Ravens are undefeated, the Ottawa Gee-Gees are riding an 8-game winning streak, the third longest in the OUA behind the two undefeated teams. These two teams meet twice a year, and their first tonight, comes at the end of the first…
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Voyageurs Vengeance
Jacob Smith The Laurentian Voyageurs women’s basketball team were left with a bitter taste in their mouth on Friday December 1st when they lost to the Nipissing Lakers, but their chance for vengeance sat 24 hours away. In the home-and-home series, Laurentian awaited the Lakers, and after a slow start, they powered their way to…
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Laurentian comeback falls short in North Bay
Jacob Smith The Nipissing Lakers fought off a fourth quarter push from the Laurentian Voyageurs to take a 77-71 victory on home court on Friday night. With key offensive rebounds and willingness to play through contact and fouls, they came out victorious to tie Laurentian’s record. Emilie Lafond opened the scoring for the Voyageurs with…
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