Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s basketball season can be described with three P’s: pain, progress, and perseverance.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesMaybe it’s this reckless eagerness for warm weather that’s the reason why the dreaded March cold and flu season exists, but by the end of the month most Gee-Gees are asking: Is it over yet?
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt was a tale of two games for the Gee-Gees, as the first half showcased the Huskies’ fight as well as some jitters from the Gees, while the second was the complete reverse.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA historic season for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees men’s basketball team came to a close Sunday afternoon.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number-one-seeded Gee-Gees kicked off their quest for gold with a 94–73 victory over the eighth-seeded wildcard Saskatchewan Huskies in the quarterfinal of Canada’s biggest collegiate basketball event of the year.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s an expectation of journalists and media personalities to ask the tough questions and find the most interesting stories. But sometimes the silliest questions and antics make the best features. And for the last decade, Cabbie Richards has proven that.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis type of sports fan’s cheers and rooting interests are generally limited to one city. Even when their team is performing poorly, they don’t care as long as teams from a rival city are worse off.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the first time in seven years the Gee-Gees defeated cross-town rival Carleton University and won their first Wilson Cup in 20 years. And no one shined brighter than Johnny Berhanemeskel.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gees were hoping for at least a top-four finish this year to match what they were able to achieve last season. It would have been a tough road to get to the top as the Gees came in seeded seventh.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLachance competes for the University of Ottawa’s varsity swimming team and practises two hours a day and nine times a week. A swimmer’s practice schedule is different than any other athlete’s training.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa has suspended its men’s varsity hockey program due to allegations of “serious misconduct” by certain members of the team.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Fulcrum breaks down the top eights team that will compete in some thrilling and surely unforgettable hoops action at the CIS national championship.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees sent six women and four men to the championship. On the first day, the team set four new school records and qualified for 10 finals.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCanada ranked third for gold medals at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and three of University of Ottawa’s alumni contributed to that effort.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gees and the Rams were both nationally ranked teams coming in and both battled for every point during the match. The game came down to the final seconds, during which the Gees pulled away with one final basket to secure the win.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt was made official on Feb. 19 that the two sisters are the best in the province after the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) recognized Myriam English as the most valuable player in the east division, and awarded first all-star team spots to both Myriam and Kelsie English and an all-star rookie team spot to Kaly Soro.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“I’m proud of this team,” said head coach Lionel Woods. “We get to go to nationals and learn from this loss and see if we can be tougher next weekend.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesSaturday night was a night to remember for the Gee-Gees men’s basketball team. A 79–78 win in a semifinal game in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoff against rival Ryerson Rams would become the most memorable game this season
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCurling world champion and U of O communication alumna Dawn McEwen joined the Canadian curling team in its Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden today, Feb. 20.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJuggling academics, basketball, and fatherhood is not an easy task, but Thomas manages. He says it takes “a lot of focus and a lot of balance,” and that he has to “find a time and place for everything.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWayne Gretzky is often considered to be the best player in hockey history and at the head of the dynasty that was the 1979–88 Edmonton Oilers. However, the narrative might have been different if Grant Fuhr wasn’t in net during those Oilers championships.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 18–2 Gee-Gees men’s basketball team represents the University of Ottawa in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) while the 22–1 Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team represents the University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTheir recent weekend wins against Concordia mean that both the men’s and women’s hockey teams will be heading into their respective league’s playoffs in a couple weeks.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor some (including this writer), the temptation to sit inside, eat chips, and stream online TV shows is still overwhelming. But whether you kept active or turned into a couch potato, the Fulcrum has collected a few suggestions of enjoyable activities that will help get you moving again before spring.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGees basketball forward Terry Thomas has cemented himself in University of Ottawa history by breaking the record for most points scored in a single game.
