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John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR ead coach Chantal Vallée earlier this month announced the recruitment of Belle River High School star Kim Moroun to the national champion Lancers Women’s Basketball team. The Belle River native and WECSSAA first-team all-star was named Belle River High School’s top female athlete for four consecutive years, and was also the MVP in both volleyball and basketball for three straight seasons. This past year, Moroun led the Nobles to a WECSSAA AAA silver medal. She is also a starter for the Windsor Valiants basketball team. “I am thrilled to add a talented, athletic player like Kim...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR Dodgeball tournament group of students from the Odette School of Business will host an all-day dodgeball tournament Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Two large wooden courts at Assumption High School have been reserved for this five-on-five team-style event, with a cash prize of $500. The entry fee is $50 per team or $10 per person. Participants must be 13 years of age or older. Pizza and beverages will be available for purchase at the event. Money will go to the Miracle League of Amherstburg, an organization that makes the dream of playing baseball come true for...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR little rest and relaxation is in order for head coach Chris Oliver and the Lancers Men’s Basketball team. But that’s hardly so. Following the OUA West semifinal loss to McMaster late February in Hamilton that cut short a competitive playoff run, the Lancers can be found shooting hoops on the St. Denis Centre court while their head coach is off to Italy. Oliver’s not going on a vacation, however, but to check out a FIBA-rules basketball team after being invited there by the team’s head coach. “It’s the Foggia Sport Club,” Oliver said. “They’re not the...
WINDSOR 69 | UBC 53 John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR he Lancers Women’s Basketball team are national champions for the second straight year following a 69-53 win against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Sunday night in Calgary. Windsor jumped out to with an eightpoint lead in the first quarter, 20-12, in part thanks to Bojana Kovacevic hitting three of her four three pointers in the first 10 minutes of action. Despite a third quarter surge from the Thunderbirds that brought them to within four points, the lancers again took off in the fourth quarter holding the Thunderbirds to six points...
Windsor wins over Ottawa in OUA regional final at Montpetit Hall Windsor 83 Cape Breton 70 Windsor 58 Ottawa 55 John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR riday’s win 83-70 against Cape Breton led the Lancers Women’s Basketball team to a CIS championship berth, but it was Saturday’s East Regional finals victory against Ottawa that gave Windsor the most satsfaction. After a hard loss to Ottawa at the OUA finals last week, Windsor rebounded with an 58-55 victory against the Gee-Gees this past weekend at Monpetit Hall. The Gee-Gees opened with a strong defensive and out-scored the Lancers 15-6 in the first quarter...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR Dream job Five University of Windsor students were among 15 finalists chosen last week for the Toronto FC Dream Job contest. Vincenzo Liburdi (Human Kinetics), Kate Du Toit (Digital Journalism), Gary Chauhan (Business), Andrina Slegers (Criminology and Sociology) and graduate Megan Shaw (Communication) now hope to become one of five finalists contending for a chance to join the Toronto FC’s media/marketing arm. People can go to facebook.com/TorontoFC and ‘like’ the page to receive information on how to vote and to watch the candidates personalized videos until Friday, March 16, at noon. The winner will be announced...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR embers of the defending champion Lancers Women’s Basketball team won a majority of awards handed out last week by the OUA. Jessica Clemencon won her second consecutive Player of the Year award as well as being named a first-team all-star. The third-year forward ended the regular season third in scoring with 387 points, an average of 17.59 points per game. The St. Rambert, France, native also placed second in the league in field goals (53.1 per cent) and in three-pointers (82 per cent). Lancers teammate Miah-Marie Langlois of Windsor was named the Defensive Player of the...
Windsor 84 | Western 55 John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR he CIS-defending champion Lancers Women’s Basketball team earned a decisive 84-55 win against the fourth-seeded Western Mustangs in an OUA West semifinal Saturday at the St. Denis Centre. Windsor’s Bojana Kovacevic led with 20 points and nine rebounds. Miah-Marie Langlois scored 14 points to go along with nine rebounds and seven assists for the Lancers, who struggled briefly with their momentum in the first quarter and saw an early eight-point lead diminished to one point going into the second. “We came out slow,” Langlois said. “But you know, it’s a four-part...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR he Lancers Men’s Basketball team was eliminated from playoff action Saturday following an OUA West semifinal lost to the McMaster Marauders in Hamilton, 77-67. A late scoring run and series of successful foul shots in the last minutes of the game effectively propelled McMaster ahead of the Lancers. Up until then, however, the Lancers were in contention. First quarter action saw the Marauders quick to a six-point lead before Windsor could respond. The Lancers inability to complete a series of offensive rebounds kept them down at the end of the first period by a 15-12 score....
Men’s Basketball >>> Waterloo 90 | Windsor 85 Women’s Basketball >>> Windsor 107 | Waterloo 57 John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR he Lancers Men’s Basketball team lost 90-85 at the Waterloo Warriors Wednesday. Lien Phillip led the Lancers with 24 points and a 19 rebounds, Junior Osuntola had 23 points and five rebounds, Josh Colins added 14 points and Evan Matthews had 10 points. Windsor (12-7), fourth in the OUA West division with three games remaining, are back in Waterloo Saturday to face the Laurier Golden Hawks at 4 p.m. The No. 2 nationally-ranked Lancers Women’s Basketball team defeated the Waterloo...