John Doherty
SPORTS EDITOR


Cross country

The Lancers men opened the 2012 season with a second-place finish Saturday at the Western Invitational while the women finished seventh.

Matt Walters led the Lancers men, finishing third in the 10km event with an overall time of 24:56. Paul Janikowski was seventh in 25:28.

Nick Falk finished 16th (26:09), Dave Meloche was 17th (26:12) and Fraser Kegel was 18th (26:15). On the women’s side, senior runner Jen Corrick finished seventh overall in a time of 18:15. Lindsay Thompson finished 33rd (19:21), rookie Alexandra Moore was 37th (19:25) and Meaghan Marton was 39th (19:27).

The Lancers compete at the Notre Dame Invitational Friday in South Bend, Ind.

Men’s baseball splits weekend

The Lancers Men’s Baseball team split doubleheaders on the weekend against Humber and Durham colleges.

Saturday, Windsor followed up a 3-2 loss with a 13-3 win at Humber. Chris Renaud earned the win on the mound in the second game. Tyler Pratt was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Luke Lefler had a three-RBI double to put Windsor ahead 7-3.

Sunday’s Game 1 against Durham ended in a 7-0 loss. Game 2, a 6-0 win, saw Justin Levesque record three hits and three RBIs. Pitcher Ben Stanczak had the win.

The Lancers will next play a double header against St. Clair College at Lacasse Park Sept. 30 starting at 1 p.m.

Tribute dinner for donors

A Sports Fest Windsor Organ Donor Tribute Dinner takes place Sept. 30 at the Serbian Centre (6770 Tecumseh Rd. E.) from 3 to 6 p.m. Sports Fest Windsor is an organization that promotes the awareness of organ and tissue donorship.

The casual dress sit down meal will consist of salad, pasta, roasted chicken and vegetables with coffee, tea and dessert. There’s a cash bar with door prizes and raffles to be won.

Reserve a table of eight by calling Carol Award at cawad@cogeco.ca or 519-944-5760, or Hector Marinacci at hectormarinacci@yahoo.ca or 519-735-5200.