The Gee-Gee’s defeated the Carleton Raven 32-10 in the 51st Panda Game at TD Place Saturday afternoon. Trailing at the half, the Gees were opportunistic, taking advantage of Carleton’s errors to tie the game and take the lead thanks to fumble recoveries from defensive linemen Tramayne Stephen and Francis Perron.
Every year, the Panda Game draws thousands of students to the streets of Sandy Hill for massive parties. United by the drive to take down the Carleton Ravens and fuelled by booze, these street parties make national news. Here’s a breakdown of what’s happening this Saturday morning.
Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher released his second solo record on Sept. 20. Sports Editor and longtime Oasis fan Charley Dutil gave it a spin.
The U of O lacrosse club faced off against the Nipissing Lakers this weekend at Lees campus, but the Gee-Gees fell short in double overtime.
The Gee-Gees football team closed out a two-game road trip in Guelph on Saturday afternoon. Coming off a blowout win against York last week, the boys in Grey and Garnet hoped they could keep their momentum going with Panda Game less than a week away.
While scrolling through the Gee-Gees website, some may notice that not all varsity teams play in OUA. In fact, nearly half of the school’s varsity teams play in RSEQ, USports’ Quebec university sports conference. But why?
After selling out in less than three days, Panda Game tickets are now being resold for exorbitant amounts online.
The U of O football team took advantage of a weak York Lions team to get their offensive groove back on Saturday.
When James Flemming joined his high school’s football team in Grade 9, little did he know that his first impressions of the team would lead him on a path to being one of the U of O most recognised rugby players. Flemming discusses the path that led him from a Belleville locker room to Matt Anthony Field.
Fans will have to wait for the addition of Frostbite engine, French broadcast team, and GM Connected to join EA’s NHL series Electronic Arts (EA) officially launched NHL 20 on Sept.13. The 32nd edition in the EA NHL series features Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews, a controversial pick among fans who root for the …
The U of O baseball club faced off with the Carleton Ravens for the second time this season in what is being dubbed the O-Train series by both teams. Carleton won round one of the series last week but the Gees were out for blood on Wednesday.
The women’s rugby team played their first home game of the season on Saturday against Laval. The Gees had a great first half, but defensive mistakes cost the Gees the game in the second half.
Here are the Gee-Gees that you should keep an eye on in 2019-20
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
Why is it that clubs receive so much less attention and coverage on campus than varsity teams? After all, they are composed of athletes that are as passionate and as competitive in their own respective sports as varsity athletes.
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.
“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.
“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.
