The Gee-Gees football team opened up their season last Sunday against McMaster in Hamilton. The Gee-Gees played a good first half but struggled multiple times with costly interceptions and late quarter drives against a strong offensive Marauders team
The women’s soccer team kicked off the home portion of their calendar on Wednesday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Matt Anthony Field and did not disappoint
The event is held every two years, this time in Naples, Italy, and will see over 9,000 student athletes from 128 different countries compete in 18 different sports
The NBA shooting guard is hosting basketball clinics for youth across Canada, with a stop in Ottawa
All donations will be used for the women’s team’s humanitarian project. The shoes, clothing, and balls will be given to children in Haiti. Photos: Parker Townes.
Here are the top two competitive and varsity clubs respectively as voted by you, the readers.
In one of the best years for Gee-Gees teams and athletes as a whole, there was a big crop to choose from, but only a select few could be chosen.
“Although most of our members are in human kinetics, our club is open to students of all programs that are passionate about learning the business side of sports.” — Zachary Pilling, internal relations with the UOSBC.
In our final-ever print issue, two of these four will be selected for top Gee-Gees male and female athletes of the year. Here’s some background on the four finalists.
Led by fourth-year political science student Stephen Evans, the Gee-Gees won a gold and a bronze at nationals.
“I always touch an outlet with my stick before every period, and I always put my stick in the same place after every period. I’m pretty weird.” — Cody Drover, Gee-Gees forward.
“When you finish your career and look back on it, you don’t say ‘I had the game of my life in this game.’ It’s more for me about the team experiences and the life experiences I got to have with my team.” — Sarah Besselink, Gee-Gees guard.
“This award is a true reflection of my uOttawa Men’s Hockey players. They are the ones doing all the work and sacrifices. It’s not about X’s and O’s, it’s all about them playing hard every night and believing in themselves.’’ — Patrick Grandmaitre, Gee-Gees head men’s hockey coach.
Playing in now my 14th season as a goalie, I feel happier than ever. Although my teams suck and we do sometimes get blown out, I feel no pressure and have found the joy I had lost a long time ago for the game of hockey.
“You never know, maybe eventually we could get on the same level as (the University Bouldering Series).” — Luka Vukovic, executive with the UOttawa Rock Climbing Club.
With this surprisingly easy recipe, it will be a breeze for you to get your daily dose, as one serving of the stew has 21 grams of protein. Here’s how it goes.
Should seem straightforward — but how do you do it, and do it right?
“I’m so proud of the school—they’ve stepped up, they did travel well, we had a whole section there that was hugely supportive and we felt it. I couldn’t be more proud.”— Andy Sparks, Gee-Gees head women’s basketball coach.
In light of what we hope is the up-and-coming spring weather, this recipe puts a lighter spin on the classic coffee break treat, swapping butter for coconut oil, and white flour for whole wheat. Here’s how it goes.
“We’re going to see this team again. We don’t take this lightly—we’re going to use this as motivation.” —Angela Ribarich, Gee-Gees centre.
“We didn’t know how we would fall relative to the top three teams (Carleton, Lakehead, Nipissing). So it was an exciting event for us to finally be sending a team after so long.” —Zeke Williams, U of O Nordiq skiier.
“Truly devastated that this dream season has come to an abrupt end. Our players stayed true to themselves by fighting till the very end. We have great young men and a dedicated staff that deserved better. But that’s sports.” —Patrick Grandmaitre, Gee-Gees head men’s hockey coach.
“It was a game that had a lot on the line, and we did have a high stress level. But you can tell with our press offence that our seniors were struggling with the ball at the end, but a learning experience will be better next time.’’ —Andy Sparks, Gee-Gees head women’s basketball coach.
The Carabins easily won both matchups by identical 4-0 scores, ending a tough but resilient season for the Gee-Gees.
While the Thunderwolves are a stronger opponent, the last time they came to Montpetit Hall, it was was another thrashing—with the Gees emerging victorious by a score of 83-55.
