Tag: playoffs
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Badgers and Voyageurs enter playoff matchup tested

Jacob Smith It’s playoff time. We made it through another regular season and it’s time to get some win or go home basketball. The first round kicks off on Wednesday and i’m here today to break down one of the first round matchups. The 12 seed, the Laurentian Voyageurs are travelling to St. Catharines to…
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Gaels redemption meets Bold rally

Jacob Smith The Queen’s Gaels finished the season with a 18-4 record with the tiebreaker giving them the second seed over the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The TMU Bold finished 16-6 and the sixth seed in the playoffs. With Queen’s having a first round bye they’ve only had to play one game, TMU two, and wins from…
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Game of the Week? Waterloo hosts Ottawa in OUA quarters

The Gee-Gees fresh off a victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs, travel to Waterloo to take on a team that beat them in the regular season in the Waterloo Warriors. Waterloo off a bye week come in as the fourth seed, Ottawa the fifth, and if this game is anything like their regular season encounter, it’s…
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Gryphons meet Gaels in OUA Quarterfinals

Jacob Smith The Gryphons defeated the Windsor Lancers 74-50 in the first round of the OUA Critelli Cup playoffs, and they now travel to Kingston to play the Queen’s Gaels. Queen’s having received a bye in the first round sat back and watched as their opponent was decided, now these two go face to face…
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Previewing the Bold and Mustangs

Jacob Smith One of two ties in the OUA to end the regular season paired the Windsor Lancers with the Western Mustangs, and Western not having the tiebreaker bumped them down to the 11 seed. Now the Mustangs will travel into Toronto to see the TMU Bold in the first round of the OUA Critelli…
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Previewing the Gryphons and Lancers

Jacob Smith After two weeks of being in a three team tie, the 15-7 Guelph Gryphons have settled into the playoffs as the seventh seed and they host the 11-11, tenth seed Windsor Lancers in the first round of the OUA Critelli Cup playoffs. The Gryphons won their regular season meeting with the Lancers, and…
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Previewing the Marauders and Golden Hawks

Jacob Smith In terms of record, there’s no closer matchup you’ll get in the first round than the eighth seed McMaster Marauders hosting the ninth seed Laurier Golden Hawks. McMaster at 15-7 and Laurier at 13-9 matched up at the start of the season where the Marauders took it 80-75, and now they meet again…
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Previewing the Gee-Gees and Voyageurs

Jacob Smith Round 1 of the OUA Critelil Cup playoffs starts on Wednesday February 21st. With the first round, the fifth through 12th seeded teams go at it for a chance to play one of the top four teams in the quarterfinals. The fifth seed Ottawa Gee-Gees host the Laurentian Voyageurs in the fifth seed…
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NBA Conference Finals Preview

Jacob Smith Whoever said the bubble wasn’t real basketball is kicking themselves right now because we’re back. The LA Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are on to the conference finals and in about two weeks time two will emerge to play for the NBA championship. The Lakers took down the dynasty Warriors…
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Apology to Miami, Warriors Return: NBA Playoffs So Far

Jacob Smith I’m watching the Grizzlies stay alive against LeBron and the Lakers, the Warriors win their third straight against Sacramento and i’m watching Jimmy Butler eliminate the #1 seed Bucks and i’m thinking I may need to go back on earlier statements. I wrote a story late last week talking about how this is…
