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John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR ssex Ravens Nick Vincent, Brandon Baillargeon and Jordan Deneau and Riverside High School’s Dan Medal were added to the Lancers Football team, head coach Joe D’Amore announced Tuesday. Vincent, a six-foot-one running back from Belle River High School and OVFL first team all-star is one of the top running backs in Ontario. “He is a big physical back who is surprisingly quick for his size,” said D’Amore on the Lancers website. “He is still learning the position, but has shown that he can compete at a high level.” Baillargeon was a first-team Newman Conference all-star with...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR ecruiting players may be easier when you have a winning team, but it still has its challenges. Recently appointed Lancers Football head coach Joe D’Amore is finding his inbox filled with hundreds of e-mails from potential players interested in the football program, which last year had it’s first winning season since 2006. Before last season, OUA football hopefuls did not so eagerly search out the Windsor program. “We are getting more contact coming to us as opposed to reaching out to kids,” said D’Amore, who agreed that last years’ 5-3 season had, at least in part,...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR ead coach Joe D’Amore and the Lancers Football team announced Monday in a press release the addition of nine local players to its team, including standout linemen Daniel Benson and Travis Durocher. MIKE MALLENDER (QB) 6’2, 175 lbs. General Amherst/ Essex Ravens. First-team Wilson Conference all-star. D’Amore: “Mike will be a great addition to our team. He has great ties to the Lancer program with his dad being a former Hec Creighton winner. We are excited about his potential.” DANIEL BENSON (OL) 6’6, 310 lbs. Cardinal Carter/Essex Ravens. Offensive Player of the Year. First-team Wilson Conference...
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niversity of Windsor teams secured three national titles, the football and volleyball programs saw significant changes to its coaching staff and several Lancers, past and present, were called upon by their country to perform internationally. Listed here are some of the more notable Lancer highlights, highs and heartbreaks of 2011. FEBRUARY Basketball The men’s team loses an OUA West semifinal 85-82 to Laurier. Isaac Kuon, now of the St. John Mill Rats, leads the Lancers with 28 points in his final game with the team. • Women’s head coach Chantal Vallee sets an OUA record with...
The Lancers close out their best season in five years with a 33-27 loss to Western in the OUA semi-finals Goran Dabic SPORTS EDITOR he Windsor Lancers Football team’s most successful season since 2006 came to an end on Saturday at the hands of the number three ranked Western Mustangs in a disappointing 33-27 defeat in London. The loss in the OUA semi-finals closed out a year marked by tremendous improvements on both sides of the ball for the Lancers. Led by standout quarterback Austin Kennedy and a rejuvenated defense, the Lancers put together a solid regular season, made the...
Dominating playoff win sends the Lancers to the OUA Semi-Finals Goran Dabic SPORTS EDITOR he Windsor Lancers Football team cruised to their first playoff win since 2003, knocking off the Ottawa Gee Gees 50-33 in the OUA quarter-finals on Saturday afternoon at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa. Led by a balanced offensive attack and a relentless defense, the Lancers were able to dominate most of the game, ultimately giving the Lancers faithful a playoff win to cheer about after years of futility and mediocrity. The Lancers, wanting to exact revenge from a heartbreaking loss to the Gee Gees earlier in...
Alanna Kelly SPORTS WRITER LANCERS 45 LIONS 10 he University of Windsor Lancers Football team captured a commanding 40-15 win against the York Lions last Saturday at York, finishing the season tied for a fourth place in the OUA. “I’m really happy with the way it went, we were hoping to win and get ahead early so that we could rest some of the players. We were able to rest Austin [Kennedy] and Jordan [Brescacin] in order to get them ready for next weekend,” said head coach Joe D’Amore. This Saturday, the Lancers will travel to Ottawa to take on...
Goran Dabic SPORTS EDITOR he University of Windsor Lancers Football team suffered a heartbreaking 32-30 defeat at the hands of the fourth-place Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday afternoon in Ottawa. After coming out of the gates fast to start the season, the Lancers have now lost two in a row, leaving them in fifth place in the OUA with a 4-3 record. Despite the loss, the Lancers have clinched a playoff berth for the first time in five years. The cold and windy conditions could not deter the Lancers in the early going on Saturday, as they recovered an Ottawa fumble...
josh kolm ARTS EDITOR alanna kelly LANCE WRITER Lancers 41 Gryphons 21 The Windsor Lancers’ Football team continued their upward momentum at the expense of the flailing Guelph Gryphons in front of a full Alumni Weekend crowd on Saturday. The Lancers earned a decisive 41-21 victory, improving their record to 4-1 in a season that has consistently exceeded expectations. The Lancers struck first, ending a turnover-driven back and forth series deep in Gryphon territory with a safety. While that was the only score of the opening quarter, Windsor’s offense opened up in the second. A pair of long drives ended...
Nick Rupert SPORTS WRITER he University of Windsor Lancers Football team continues its strong season this Saturday against the University of Guelph Gryphons on Alumni Field. The Lancers will highlight the events of Alumni Weekend with a kick-off against the Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. The Lancers continued their impressive play this past weekend with a 37-13 win over the Waterloo Warriors. The Lancers jumped out of the gate earning points on their first two possessions to take a 10-0 lead, and adding 20 more points in the second quarter for their third win of the season. With last weekend’s win,...