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Tanya Quaglia LANCE WRITER onths removed from one of their most successful seasons to date, the Lancers Women’s Hockey team look to use this past season as a stepping-stone to an even more successful season next year. First-year goalie Julia Ouroumis sees a bright future ahead for the young Lancer squad, which boasted seven rookie players en route to becoming OUA semifinalists. “I can see our team being a lot more consistent,” Ouroumis said. “Last year we had a lot of rookies— myself included— who didn’t know what to expect from the OUA, but our team is more mature and...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR ewly appointed Lancer Women’s Volleyball head coach Lucas Hodgson announced the commitment of seven new players to the team for the 2012-2013 season. Two of the recruits are local, hailing from St. Joseph Catholic High School. Considered one of the top local players in the city, six-foot middle blocker Roshanna Matthews helped lead the Lasers to a second -straight OFSAA berth this season. She also played for the Ontario Volleyball Association South County Bandits. “Roshanna is a dynamic player who brings an exciting style of play to the court,” Hodgson said on the Lancers website. “She...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR he Lancers Men’s Volleyball team is in retooling mode. With five of his key players leaving the ranks, head coach Shawn Lippert doesn’t want to think of next season as a year of rebuilding. “We’re losing a core group of the team,” Lippert said. “I don’t like to say rebuilding. Teams that say they’re rebuilding are pretty much admitting that they aren’t (expecting) to make the playoffs.” The Lancers finished the past season as OUA quarter-finalists, after losing in three-straight sets to the Waterloo Warriors Feb. 18 at the St. Denis Centre. While Lippert alludes to...
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 ancers won 12 awards April 20 at the seventh annual Windsor-Essex County Sports Person of the Year awards at the Caboto Club. Jessica Clemençon won the female athlete of the year award for the 2010-2011 season, while also being named the female basketball player of the year. That season, Clemençon won the CIS female athlete of the year award on top of being awarded the CIS and OUA Women’s Basketball Player of the year after, helping the Lancers win the provincial and national titles. Isaac Kuon, formerly of the Lancers Men’s Basketball team, won the male...
John Doherty Sports Editor ormer Lancers Track and Field star Erika Reiser will be recognized as an Ontario University Athletics top female scholar-athlete May 8 at a luncheon in Huntsville, Ont. Reiser, who wrapped up her career with the Lancers last season, is among 19 women who will be honoured as OUA Women of Influence. Last August, she was named to the Canadian University Sport Academic Top 8 for the 2010-2011 season. The pole vaulter finished her four-year career claiming an OUA gold and CIS silver medal, while leading the women’s team to provincial and national titles. Cumulatively, Reiser holds...
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...
Tanya Quaglia SPORTS WRITER atcher Mike Ferrato is preparing to lead the Lancers Men’s Baseball team as he takes on the role of co-captain. “I feel those roles (of catcher and co-captain) go hand in hand,” Ferrato said. “As a catcher, your job is to essentially control the action while your team is in the field and be a leader from behind the plate.” “You have to be in constant communication with everyone on the field so they know the situation. As a co-captain you have to be the link for communication between the coaching staff and the players. Its...
Lancers Candace Rapchak and Manon Davis end hockey careers with no regrets Tanya Quaglia SPORTS WRITER fter a successful five seasons with the Lancers, Manon Davis and Candace Rapchak are hanging up their skates. Both star players for the Lancers Women’s Hockey team, Davis and Rapchak were key components in an outstanding playoff run this season. With their final season as Lancers ending, both players are pleased to leave the program on a high note. “There were times throughout the year that we were not playing our best hockey but we pushed through and finished strong,” Rapchak said. “I was...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR ith new captains announced earlier this month and a pre-season game with Laurier coming up this weekend in Amherstburg, head coach Frank Jeney and the Lancers Men’s Baseball team are already making headway into the fall season. It’s only their second year in the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association, and yet the Lancers have already proven themselves as contenders for the Ontario title, building up Ontario Conference rivalries with Durham, Humber and St. Clair colleges. During their inaugural 2011 season in the CIBA, the rookie Lancers team lost 2-1 in an October semifinal series against the Humber...