Reading Time: 5 minutesA look at how the football, rugby, and soccer teams are shaping up for the year.
Gee-Gees Football
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite the loss of super-stars Wendel and Baines, the future still looks bright for the Gees going forward, with a big recruiting class this year.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBaines’ great numbers and awards earned him some recognition professionally, since he was recently signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders and will attend training camp in May.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeven Gee-Gees were recognized in total, with Derek Wendel and Mitchell Baines, the dynamic duo of the 2016–17 season, being named first-team all-stars.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe depleted and demoralized Garnet and Grey squad was unable to get any sort of momentum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom the opening kickoff, Western stole the momentum immediately and scored touchdowns on their first two drives.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe ninth-ranked Gee-Gees football team rebounded and made light work of the York Lions in a 54–20 win.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the third consecutive year, the Carleton Ravens football team entered the annual battle for Pedro as the underdog, only to find a way to come up victorious.
Reading Time: 4 minutesLooking back on decades of the best rivalry in Canadian collegiate athletics.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWendel continued his pursuit of a Hec Crighton Trophy, the award for most outstanding player in the nation, with 403 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe win gave the Gee-Gees their first 3-0 start to the season since the 2010 season, one that ended in a Yates Cup loss.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith a 30-8 dismantling of a bitter rival and high quality team, the Gees appear to be for real.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFans are hoping this will lead to more coverage of other Canadian university sports. If networks are smart, that may just be exactly what happens.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFifth-year quarterback Derek Wendel was at the top of his game in the Labour Day matchup, slinging 389 yards and five touchdowns before resting for the majority of the second half.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees football team takes to the field at Lees Campus in the beating sun to evaluate and condition for their upcoming make-or-break year.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter his breakout year, Stewart would become the go-to option of new starting QB Derek Wendel. The pair would soon become one of the most deadly offensive combinations in the nation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter an abysmal year on the defensive side of the ball, the Gees are looking for a change in the upcoming season.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the Gees’ swan song, veteran quarterback Derek Wendel had another defining performance, highlighting a record-shattering season that has become easily overlooked due to the team’s struggles.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe expectations were low going into the game and despite the team putting up a somewhat valiant effort in the first half, they couldn’t hold off the Mustangs.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany thought the Gee-Gees could do serious damage in the playoffs—but after facing off against Laurier, they’ve only damaged their pride and any shot at contention.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDerek Wendel’s special day was overshadowed by the defeat. Breaking the record for most passing yards in a game in school history is a pretty special achievement, but it was also good enough to tie for 11th all time in Canadian university football history.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite a disappointing start to the game, the Gee-Gees are still one of the stronger teams in the country. Unfortunately, with the difficulty of their schedule, the team just couldn’t pull off a win.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees won last year’s Panda Game—well at least 59 minutes of it.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite the steep margin of victory, it still doesn’t do justice to the Gees’ performance as they came out firing on all cylinders and didn’t ease up until the fourth quarter.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe game quickly turned into a shootout with Gee-Gees quarterback Derek Wendel spreading the ball and commanding the offence. The Gees found the endzone four times in the first half, and at one point held a 32-17 lead.
