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(Updated 11:30 a.m., July 25)
Thunderstruck:
Panthers end regular season with trio of losses to Toronto club
Millennium Park was
the scene of three highly competitive football games on Saturday as the Cumberland
Panthers hosted the visiting Toronto Thunder at the Peewee, JV and OV levels.
See story Invaders
end regular season schedule with big win over Toronto The
Ottawa Invaders ended their regular season schedule with a 17-10 road win over
the Toronto Raiders on Saturday to improve their record to 3-4-1 heading into
the playoffs. See story
(Posted
July 23) Pilypaitis
vying for spot on national women's basketball team Navan
hurler Erik Bédard will likely miss the rest of the season after suffering what
looks to be a major setback in his bid to comeback from shoulder surgery. See
story
(Posted
July 22) Bédard
likely to miss entire season Former
St. Peter Knight standout Courtney Pilypaitis is one of 17 playes vying for a
spot on the national women's basketball team that will be heading to the FIBA
World Championships in September. See story
(Posted
July 21) Varsity
Panthers hope to finish season strong with trio of games this weekend
The Cumberland Panthers
Varsity, Junior Varsity and Peewee Varsity teams are hoping to cap their respective
regular season schedules with a win on home soil this Saturday as all three teams
host the Toronto Thunder at Millennium Park. See story
(Posted
July 7) Local
pair named to World Junior track and field team Two
local athletes have been named to Canada's World Junior track and field team after
posting impressive results at the national junior trials in Moncton on the weekend.
See story
(Posted
June 27) Ontario
Varsity Football Semi-perfect day spoiled by last minute touchdown
The Cumberland Panthers
came within an eyelash of having a perfect day on Sunday. If not for a touchdown
in the final minute of the Junior Varsity game, the hometown Panthers could have
gone a perfect 3-0 having gotten wins in the Peewee Varsity and Varsity games.
See story
(Posted
June 26) Gudbranson
selected third overall by Florida Panthers Chapel
Hill South resident Erik Gudbranson is a giant step closer to fulfilling his boyhood
dream after being selected third overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Florida
Panthers. See story
(Posted
June 24) Orléans
hockey prospect ready for the biggest day of his life Tomorrow
will be the biggest day in Eric Gudbranson's life. The 18-year-old Chapel Hill
South resident is widely regarded as the top defenceman available in this year's
NHL entry draft and he could be selected as high as third. See
story
(Posted
June 22) Ontario
Varsity Football Peewee Panthers even record at 2-2 with solid effort
against Brampton Bulldogs The
Cumberland Panthers Ontario Varsity peewee team evened its record at 2-2 with
a 34-13 home win over the Brampton Bulldogs art Millennium Park on Saturday, but
the win came with a heavy cost. See story
(Posted
June 11) Orléans
dojo wins bevy of medals at WKC karate championships The
Elite Martial Arts and Fitness Centre will be sending six of its members to the
WKC World Championships in Portugal next fall after the club picked up 12 medals
at the national championships in Ottawa earlier last month. See
story
(Posted
June 10) Multi-talented
Nsabua wins gold medal at OFSAA track and field championships East
end athletes picked up a total of four medals at the OFSAA track and field championships
held in London last week, including a gold medal won by Louis Riel's David Nsabua
in the senior boys triple jump. See story
(Posted
June 5) St.
Matt's pulls off upset, wins first junior football crown in school history
It's been a long time
coming, but the St. Matthew Tigers have finally won their first junior boys football
championship after posting an impressive 24-5 win over the previously unbeaten St.
Peter Knights on Friday. See story
(Posted
June 1) Louis
Riel successfully defends senior girls soccer championship The
Louis Riel Rebelles are heading back to the OFSAA provincial 'AAA' soccer championships
after successfully defending the senior girls Tier 1 NCSSAA title on Monday with
a 3-1 win over the St. Joseph Jaguars in extra time. See
story
(Posted
May 31) Area
athletes win 12 gold medals at East Regional track and field championships
Twenty-five area high
school athletes will be heading to the OFSAA track and field championships in
London next week after placing in the top four at the East Regional championships
in Belleville. See story
(Posted
May 30) Invaders
co-owner snags interception, sets up score in opening game After
months of preparation, the Ottawa Invaders finally took to the field for their
first game in franchise history Saturday night and the result was a very impressive
27-0 win over the Oakville Longhorns. See story
(Posted
May 27) Senior
Boys Rugby St. Pete's wins fourth city rugby championship in five years
The dynasty continues.
On Thursday, St. Peter High School won its third city championship in a row and
fourth in the last five years, downing the Colonel By Cougars 20-8 thanks to three
second half tries. See story
(Posted
May 21) Louis-Riel
athletes lead the way at high school track and field championships
Not even a bad fall
in the final stretch of the junior girls 300-metre hurdles could stop Louis-Riel's
Amanda McKinnon from being a triple event winner at the NCSSAA track and field
championships on Thursday. See story
(Posted
May 20) Junior
Boys Football St. Peter Knights run unbeaten streak to five games
The St. Peter Knights
total domination of the junior football ranks continued on Tuesday with a 43-0
win over the Glebe Gryphons who were only able to pick up a single first down
the entire game. See story
(Posted
April 17) Cumberland
Minor Hockey Association honours outgoing president The
Cumberland Minor Hockey Association held it's annual volunteer appreciation evening
Friday night and the guest of honour was a man who over the past 16 years has
become known as the face of Cumberland minor hockey. See
story
(Posted
April 15) Orléans
miss captures silver medal at Spring Festival StarSkate event The
Gloucester Figure Skating Club held its annual Spring Festival event on the weekend
and at least one member of the club came through with flying colours. See
story
(Posted
April 12) Minor
Hockey East end teams capture 10 championship banners as House League
season wraps up Teams
representing the four east end leagues that make up part of the Gloucester Hockey
Association won 10 championship banners on the weekend as the minor hockey season
came to a thrilling conclusion at the Earl Armstrong Arena. See
story Wolverines
claim Div. 4 provincial basketball championships The
Gloucester Wolverines showed why they deserve to be ranked among the top teams
in the province after winning the Division 4 Major Atom provincial championship
in impressive fashion on the weekend. See story
(Posted
April 5) Gloucester
Rangers win third OEMHL ‘AA’ championship banner The
Gloucester Rangers hockey organization will have to make room for another championship
banner at the Earl Armstrong Arena after the Major Bantam AA team downed the Rideau
St. Lawrence Kings 6-3 to take their first to seven points OEMHAL final series
eight points to six. See story
(Posted
April 2) Curtain
draws to a close on Pilypaitis' illustrious collegiate career Former
St. Peter Knight standout Courtney Pilypaitis recently saw her U.S. college career
draw to a close as her 10th ranked University of Vermont Catamounts lost to the
2nd ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second round of the NCAA women's basketball
tournament. See story East
end pair help U17 women's soccer team post historic win Haisha
Cantave and Rachelle Beanlands are two of the best soccer players this country
has to offer. They also both happen to hail from Orléans. See
story
(Posted
April 1) Trio
of Concordes place in the Top 10 at national age class championships
After winning a pair
of individual overall titles at the provincial short track speed skating championships
in Orléans last month, the Gloucester Concordes managed place three skaters
in the Top 10 at the national age class championships in Campbellton, New Brunswick
last week. See story
(Posted
March 17) Former
high school buddies behind semi-pro football start-up Erik
Faucon and Jamie McAllister have spent a great deal of their youth strapping on
the pads and hitting the gridiron at both the community and high school levels.
See story
(Posted
March 17) CJHL
Hockey Grads
on brink of elimination after 5-1 loss at home The
Cumberland Grads were hoping to catch lighting in a bottle for a second time on
Tuesday as their quarterfinal series with the Pembroke Lumber Kings returned to
the Navan Arena where they upset the second seed in Game 2 last Thursday. See
story
(Posted
March 15) Gloucester
Concordes pair win junior speed skating titles at provincial championships
Vincent Dehaitre and
Hannah Morrison were crowned the king and queen of the junior age group at the
Ontario Short Track Speed Skating Championships on Sunday as the local pair managed
to rack up enough points to win the overall title and earn a trip to the Canadian
Age Class Championships in Campbellton, N.B. later this month. See
story CJHL
Hockey Lumber
Kings dominate Grads at home, take 2-1 series lead When
the Cumberland Grads upended the Pembroke Lumber Kings on home ice last Thursday
night to even their quarterfinal series at a game apiece, you knew there was a
risk that might have woken up a sleeping giant. See
story
(Posted
March 14) World
Junior Curling Sweden
steals World Junior Curling crown from Orléans skip Rachel
Homan's bid for a World Junior Curling Championship came to a disappointing end
early Sunday morning as Sweden managed to steal three consecutive ends in the
final to win the gold medal. See story
(Posted March
12) World
Junior Curling Homan
advances to World Junior final Orléans
curler Rachel Homan has skipped Team Canada into the final at the World Junior
Curling Championships in Flim, Switzerland after posting 9-3 win over Sweden in
the 1-2 playoff game on Friday. See story
CJHL
Hockey Cumberland evens quarterfinal series with Lumber Kings
The Cumberland Grads
shocked the Pembroke Lumber Kings with a 5-2 win at the Navan Arena on Thursday
night to even their quarterfinal series at a game apiece. See
story Homan
suffers first defeat at World Junior Curling Championships Rachel
Homan's bid for a World Championship hit a minor speed bump on Friday as the Orleans
skip suffered her first loss in the final draw of the round robin portion of the
tournament on Thursday. See story
(Posted March
11) High
School Volleyball Louis
Riel wins OFSAA AAA senior girls volleyball championship The
trophy case at École secondaire publique Louis Riel is beginning to get a little
crowded after the senior girls volleyball team captured the school's fourth OFSAA
championship in the past 12 months on the weekend. See
story Homan
rink clinches playoff berth at World Junior Curling Championships
Orléans curler Rachel
Homan continued her unbeaten run at the World Junior Curling Championships in
Flims, Switzerland on Wednesday with a pair of wins over Scotland and the Czech
Republic to clinch a berth in the playoffs. See story
(Posted
March 3) High
School Hockey St.
Peter successfully defends high school hockey crown The
St. Peter Knights managed to successfully defend their AAA/AAAA high school hockey
championship on Wednesday with a 5-3 win over the All Saints Avalanche to win
the title in two straight games. See story
(Posted
March 3) Junior
Boys Basketball St.
Peter Knights capture junior boys Tier 1 basketball championship
The St. Peter Knights
are the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association Tier 1 junior boys
basketball champions after downing the previously unbeaten Sacred Heart Huskies
46-42 in the final on Tuesday. See story CJHL
Hockey Cumberland
Grads end regular season schedule on winning note The
Cumberland Grads will go into the playoffs on a winning note after they downed
the Kemptville 73s 3-1 in their final regular season game on Tuesday. See
story (Posted
Feb. 25) Junior
Boys Basketball St.
Peter advances to Tier 1 junior boys basketball championship The
St. Peter Knights punched their ticket to the NCSSAA Tier 1 junior boys basketball
championship next week following a 67-53 defeat of the Louis-Riel Rebelles in
the East Conference final on Thursday. See story
(Posted
Feb. 25) Senior
Girls Volleyball French
board schools sweep Tier 1 volleyball championships The
power in senior girls volleyball has shifted to a pair of French board schools
after the Louis-Riel Rebelles and the Gisèle-Lalonde Titans swept the Tier
1 city championships on Wednesday to each earn a berth in the OFSAA provincial
championships. See story Junior
Boys Basketball Lancers
lose junior Tier 2 championship at the foul line The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lancers' have come up short in their quest for a perfect season
after suffering a 44-39 loss to the St. Patrick's Irish in the NCSSAA junior boys
Tier 2 basketball championship on Wednesday. See story
(Posted
Feb. 24) Senior
Boys Basketball St.
Matt's falls short in bid for senior boys hoops crown The
St. Matthew Tigers bid to repeat as senior boys basketball champions fell victim
to a short bench and a long court on Tuesday as the Sir Robert Borden Bengals
avenged their loss to the Tigers in last year's title game. See
story Senior
Boys Basketball Lester
B. Pearson caps perfect season with 'AA' championship It's
been 20 years since a Lester B. Pearson senior boys basketball team last won a
city championship. Since then the school's soccer and wrestling programs have
both excelled while the basketball program has traditionally underachieved. In
fact, last year they lost in the quarterfinals despite being one of the top seeds
heading into the playoffs. See story
(Posted Feb.
19) High
School Wrestling Lester
B. wins bevy of medals at high school wrestling championships Gold
medals were few and far between for east end wrestlers on Thursday as only handful
of area athletes managed to make it to the top of the podium at the National Capital
Secondary School Athletic Association wrestling championhips. See
story (Posted
Feb. 16) CJHL
Hockey Grads
outlast Rangers, win high-scoring affair in a shootout The
Cumberland Grads downed the Gloucester Rangers in a highly entertaining, high-scoring
affair on Monday that saw them come back from a 4-0 second period deficit to win
in a shootout. See story
(Posted Feb.
15) East
end athletes have strong showing at UofO invitational track meet
The University of Ottawa
held their 5th Annual Winternational Invitational track meet at the Louis Riel
Dome on Saturday and several local athletes made the most of the home track advantage.
See story CJHL
Hockey Ouellette
has another big game against former teammates When
Cumberland Grads head coach and general manager Paul Flindall traded Mathieu Ouellette
to the Cornwall Colts last month, he did so as a favour to his top player. See
story (Posted
Feb. 13) Orléans
native fails to advance to 1500-metre short track semi-finals Prior
to the Olympics, Orléans native Nicolas Bean had two goals -- make it to
the semi-finals of the 1,500 metres in short track speedskating and help his Italian
teammates compete for a medal in the 5,000 metre relay. See
story (Posted
Feb. 13) East
end athletes ready to shine in Olympic spotlight They
have taken vastly different routes to get to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,
but alpine skier Patrick Biggs, speedskater Nicolas Bean and curler John Morris
all have one thing in common -- the opportunity to shine in the biggest winter
sporting event in the world. See story
(Posted Feb.
9) Junior
Boys Basketball St.
Matt's ends Louis Riel's regular season unbeaten streak The
St. Matthew Tigers junior boys basketball team gave themselves a major boost of
confidence on Tuesday courtesy of a 64-60 come from behind win against the Louis
Riel Rebelles who had won their last 18 in a row heading into the contest. See
story (Posted
Feb. 9) CJHL
Hockey Grads
lose both ends of home-and-home series with Lumber Kings The
Cumberland Grads are hoping they have seen the last of the Pembroke Lumber Kings
after failing to pick up a point against the first place team in a home and home
series that began with a 3-0 loss in Pembroke on Sunday and ended with a 4-3 loss
at the Navan Arena on Tuesday. See story
(Posted
Feb. 8) Devils
Junior A team suffers tough loss at Gloucester-Cumberland Ringette Tournament
The Gloucester-Cumberland
Devils Junior A ringette team went into the this weekend's GCRA tournament hoping
to pick up some valuable points and improve their chances of qualifying for the
provincial championships, anything after that would have been a bonus. See
story (Posted
Feb. 6) Navan
native Bédard agrees to one-year deal with Mariners Navan
native Erik Bédard won't be leaving Seattle afterall. On Friday, it was announced
that the often-injured lefthander had agreed to terms on a one-year deal with
the Seattle Mariners that will see him paid a base salary considerably less than
what he had earned during his first two seasons with the club. See
story (Posted
Feb. 3) CJHL
Hockey Grads
end losing streak with 2-0 win over Kanata The
new look Cumberland Grads have finally shaken the monkey off their back by downing
the Kanata Stallions 2-0 on Tuesday to end a six game losing streak dating back
to the CJHL trade deadline. See story
(Posted Jan.
31) Junior
Boys Basketball Louis
Riel Rebelles down St. Peter Knights to remain undefeated The
Louis Riel Rebelles have positioned themselves as the team to beat in junior boys
basketball after they posted a convincing 52-39 win over the St. Peter Knights
on Monday. See story
(Posted Jan.
31) CJHL
Hockey Grads
offensive woes continue in 4-0 loss to Nepean The
Cumberland Grads are still looking for their first win after trading away their
top two scorers at the trading deadline more than three weeks ago. See
story (Posted
Jan. 25) CJHL
Hockey Grads
surrender three goal lead in the third, lose to Kanata in a shootout
The Cumberland Grads
had the Kanata Stallions right where they wanted them at the Navan Arena Sunday
afternoon. They were up 3-0 with 13:27 left to go in the third and their goalie
Adam Laderoute had stopped everything the Stallions had thrown at him. See
story (Posted
Jan. 24) Homan
skips Team Ontario to Canadian Junior Curling Championship The
second time was the charm for Orleans skip Rachel Homan and the rest of Team Ontario
on Sunday as they captured the Canadian Junior Curling Championship with a 7-5
win over B.C. to become the first team to go through the tournament undefeated
in 20 years. See story
(Posted Jan.
22) Orléans
curler skips rink into Canadian Junior final Orléans
curler Rachel Homan is one win away from the Canadian Junior Curling championship
after her Ottawa Curling Club rink won both their round robin games on Thursday
to earn a berth in Sunday's final. See story
(Posted
Jan. 18) Junior
Boys Basketball Jr.
Knights chalk up fourth straight win over rival Tigers The
St. Peter Kinghts junior boys basketball team improved their regular season record
to 4-1 with a 41-33 win over a game but overmatched St. Matthew Tigers team on
Wednesday. See story
(Posted Jan.
18) Local
speed skater sets sights on future Olympics after failing to make short track
team It's
been an up and down six months for local speed skater Ivanie Blondin who began
the season with high hopes of making the Olympic short track team, only to have
those hopes dashed at the Olympic trials in December. See
story CJHL
Hockey Newly-acquired
defenceman gets two points in 3-2 overtime loss to Jr. Sens The
Ottawa Jr. Sens continue to have the Cumberland Grads number this season. On Sunday,
they skated to their fourth win in five meetings, downing the hometown Grads 3-2
in overtime. See story
(Posted Jan.
16) CJHL
Hockey New
look Grads come close to knocking off first place Braves A
revamped Cumberland Grads team came within a goal of knocking off the league-leading
Brockville Braves on Friday night, just days after trading their top two scorers
for a bevy of draft picks at the CJHL trade deadline. See
story (Posted
Jan. 10) CJHL
Hockey Grads
win third straight since New Year's The
Cumberland Grads downed the hapless Hawkesbury Hawks 9-0 on Sunday to chalk up
their third win since the holiday break. See story
(Posted
Jan. 3) CJHL
Hockey Cumberland
Grads welcome 2010 with big win over Cornwall Colts The
Cumberland Grads kicked off the New Year with an impressive 5-2 win over the second
place Cornwall Colts on Sunday in front of nearly 200 fans at the Navan Arena.
See story
(Posted Jan.
3) Bell
Capital Cup Cumberland
Jr. Grads win Major Atom AA title at Bell Capital Cup The
Cumberland Jr. Grads Major Atom 'AA' team became the lone east end representative
to win a final at the Bell Capital Cup on the weekend, downing the Ottawa Valley
Silver Seven Major Atom 'A' White team 5-2 on Saturday to capture the Major Atom
'AA' championship. See story
(Posted Jan.
2) Bell
Capital Cup East
end teams come up empty on first day of Bell Capital Cup finals
The Bell Capital Cup
is one of the premier minor hockey tournaments in Canada, which also makes it
one of the most difficult to win. Just making the finals is a huge accomplishment.
See story
(Posted Dec.
18) CJHL
Hockey Inconsistent
Grads take one step forward, two steps back 2010
can't come fast enough for the Cumberland Grads. After losing five of their last
six games heading into the Christmas break, including back-to-back games in Kemptville
on the weekend, the Grads can hardly wait to put 2009 behind them and make a New
Year's resolution to get back on track. See story
(Posted
Dec. 18) Junior
Boys Basketball Unbeaten
Knights improve record to 3-0 against St. Matt's Tigers The
St. Peter Knights junior boys basketball team continued their domination over
the St. Matthew Tigers on Thursday, downing them for a third straight time in
less than a month and doing so with relative ease. See
story (Posted
Dec. 17) Grads
hang on to down Nepean Raiders, end four game losing streak The
Cumberland Grads came dangerously close to losing their fifth straight game on
Wednesday, but thanks to the play of goalie Adam Laderoute they eeked out a 5-4
win against the Nepean Raiders to move into fourth place in the overall standings.
See story
(Posted Dec.
16) Last
cut is the deepest for local World Junior team hopeful Shawn
Lalonde was hoping to spend the Christmas holidays in Regina this year, manning
the blueline for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships. Instead, he'll
be watching the tournament at his parents home in Orléans. See
story (Posted
Dec. 14) CJHL
Hockey Kanata
scores seven unanswered goals in handing Grads fourth straight loss
With the Christmas break
only a week away, the Cumberland Grads were in a giving mood on Sunday as they
gave up seven unaswered goals against a surging Kanata Stallions team who handed
them their fourth straight loss. See story
(Posted
Dec. 11) Orioles,
Royals express interest in Navan hurler's services Navan
native Erik Bédard could end up back in Baltimore, where he spent five seasons
before being traded to the Seattle Mariners in 2008, if reports that have been
circulating on the Internet are true. See story
(Posted
Dec. 2) CJHL
Hockey
Cumberland hands Pembroke worst loss of the season The
Cumberland Grads played arguably their best game of the season on Tuesday night
in handing the Pembroke Lumber Kings their worst loss of the season. See
story (Posted
Nov. 30) High
School Basketball
Knights down Tigers to win junior title at Bill Wren tournament
Last year, the St. Peter
Knights junior boys basketball team finished in a tie for first place in the Eastern
Conference despite having a lineup made up almost entirely of Grade 9s. See
story CJHL
Hockey
Grads earn split during pair of weekend road games The
Cumberland Grads remain in fourth place in the CJHL's overall standings after
splitting a pair of weekend road games against the Hawkesbury Hawks and the Pembroke
Lumber Kings. See story
(Posted Nov. 29)
Senior
Girls Basketball
Lady Rebelles capture provincial AAA basketball championship
The Louis-Riel Rebelles
have won the OFSAA AAA senior girls basketball championship after downing the
top seed General Amherst Generals 51-49 in the gold medal game in London on
Saturday. See story
(Posted Nov. 26)
Senior
Boys Football
St. Peter Knights capture school's second OFSAA bowl championship in four years
TORONTO
-- St. Peter High School has had some great football teams over the years, starting
with the '97 squad which went undefeated in eight games to capture the school's
first city championship. See story
(Posted Nov. 25)
Senior
Girls Basketball
St. Matt's Tigers roar to fifth straight Tier 1 junior girls hoops crown
The St. Matthew Tigers
won their seventh Tier 1 junior girls basketball championship in the past eight
years on Tuesday, downing the St. Mark's Lions 43-30 to cap a perfect 9-0 record.
See story
(Posted Nov. 23)
CJHL
Hockey
Up-and-down week ends on a sour note for Cumberland Grads It's
been a roller coaster week for the streaky Cumberland Grads who have lost three
of their last four including a 5-2 loss to the Gloucester Rangers who came into
their Sunday matinee showdown having lost their last seven in a row. See
story (Posted
Nov. 22) Senior
Boys Footballl
Knights bowl bound after conquering Crusaders in Kingston The
St. Peter Knights are heading to the National Capital Bowl at the Rogers Centre
in Toronto next week after they knocked off the Holy Cross Crusaders 33-27 in
Kingston on Saturday. See story
(Posted Nov. 18)
Senior
Girls Basketball
'Loaded' Louis Riel team cruises to victory in Tier 1 city championship
Coming into this season
the Louis Riel Rebelles senior girls basketball team set two goals for themselves,
defend the Tier 1 city championship and put themselves in position to contend
for the gold medal at OFSAA. See story
(Posted Nov. 13)
Senior
Boys Football
St. Peter Knights successfully defend city championship The
St. Peter Knights successfully defended the National Capital Tier 1 senior boys
football championship thanks to a stellar defensive effort, a clutch field goal
and a crucial blocked kick with no time left on the clock. See
story Senior
Boys Football
Colonel By Cougars come up short in bid for Tier 2 championship
The Colonel By Cougars
came within a heartbeat of pulling off one of the most improbable playoff runs
in National Capital high school athletics history on Thursday, but unfortunately
it was not to be as the St. Patrick's Irish beat them 24-18 in overtime to win
the Tier 2 senior boys football championship. See story
(Posted
Nov. 9) CJHL
Hockey
Grads simply overwhelming in 7-0 win over Hawkesbury Hawks
The Cumberland Grads
downed the Hawkesbury Hawks 7-0 on Sunday as Adam Laderoute earned what was undoubtedly
the easiest shutout of his CJHL career. See story
(Posted
Nov. 8) Local
dojo strikes gold at World Karate Council championships The
Elite Martial Arts and Fitness Centre welcomed home four new world champions on
Thursday after the club's best ever performance at the World Karate Council championships
in Dublin, Ireland. See story
(Posted Nov. 7)
CJHL
Hockey
Grads surprise Lumber Kings in Pembroke, end four game losing skid
The Cumberland Grads
ended their four game losing streak with an impressive 5-2 road win in Pembroke
on Friday, and they did it with a couple of goals from some unlikely sources.
See story
(Posted Nov. 6)
Senior
Boys Football
Knights advance to city championship after downing Sir Wil 41-0
The St. Peter Knights
are heading back to the NCSSAA senior boys football championship after downing
the SIr Wilfrid Laurier Lancers 41-0 in their semi-final match-up on Thursday.
See story
(Posted Nov. 4)
CJHL
Hockey
Grads lose fourth straight game, fall 5-3 to Kemptville 73s
The Cumberland Grads
are heading in the wrong direction fast after dropping their fourth straight game
Tuesday night, a 5-3 loss to the Kemptville 73s who just happen to be the lowest
scoring team in the league. See story
(Posted Nov. 2)
Junior
Boys Soccer
Last minute goal sinks Louis Riel Rebelle's championship hopes
Karma finally caught
up to the Louis Riel Rebelles junior boys soccer team on Monday. After downing
the St. Pius X-Men on a last minute goal in the first round of the playoffs, the
Rebelles were the victims of a last minute goal themselves, falling 1-0 to John
McCrae in the Tier 1 city championship. See story
(Posted
Nov. 2) CJHL
Hockey
Grads fall to Brockville Braves in overtime The
Cumberland Grads recent inability to play three periods of hockey, cost them once
again on Sunday as they allowed the Brockville Braves to come back from a two
goal deficit in the third period and win the game in overtime. See
story (Posted
Nov. 1) NCAFA
Bantam Football
Mistakes, miscues cost Cumberland Panthers B-Cup championship
Mistakes and missed
opportunities were the order of the day for the Cumberland Panthers on Saturday
as they fell short in their bid to win the NCAFA B-Cup championship against the
Bell Warriors. See story
(Posted Oct. 31)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Mews Orleans Dukes lose midget championship in a heartbreaker
The Mews Orleans Dukes
came within one minue and 14 seconds of winning the NCAFA midget championship
on Friday before the football gods and Canterbury Mustang running back Cassius
Henry ripped it out of their hands. See story
Senior Boys
Football
Sir Wil wins playoff opener, advances to semi-finals The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lancers have extended their season by at least another game
after they defeated the St. Matthew Tigers 28-0 in the first round of the playoffs
on Friday. See story
(Posted Oct. 30)
Girls
Field Hockey
Gloucester Gators capture Tier 2 field hockey championship
The Gloucester Gators
varsity field hockey team capped an undefeated season with a 1-0 win over All
Saints Catholic High School on Thursday to capture the NCSSAA Tier 2 championship.
See story
(Posted Oct. 29)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Mews Peewee Bengals end season on a winning note It's
been a tough year for the Mews Orleans Bengals peewee football team. Injuries
and illness wrecked havoc on the team's defensive corps and the offensive line
went through a number of changes as well. See story
(Posted
Oct. 26) CJHL
Hockey
Grads improve shootout record to 3-0 with win over Jr. Sens
The Cumberland Grads
are proving to be masters of the shootout after registering their third shootout
win of the season on Sunday. See story NCAFA
Minor Football
Bantam Bengals lone east end team to qualify for A-Cup championship
The Mews Orleans Bengals
bantam football team will get to play one more game this season when they face
the Kanata Knights in the NCAFA A-Cup championship this Sunday afternoon. See
story NCAFA
Minor Football
Bantam Panthers salvage rough weekend for east end football club
There was very little
to celebrate in Pantherland on the weekend as three Cumberland Panther football
teams had their seasons end early, leaving only the bantam squad which managed
to qualify for the B-Cup championship. See story
(Posted
Oct. 22) CJHL
Hockey
Inconsistent effort costs Grads in loss to Smith Falls Bears
For the Cumberland Grads,
Wednesday night's loss to the Smith Falls Bears was both the best of times and
the worst of times. See story
(Posted Oct. 9)
Senior
Boys Football
St. Peter Knights win first place showdown against St. Mark
The St. Peter Knights
drive to a second straight senior boys football championship remains in high gear
following a 24-7 win over the previously undefeated St. Mark Lions on Thursday.
See story Lancers
post first win of the season against St. Matthew Tigers The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lancers are no longer winless this season after they downed
the St. Matthew Tigers 20-17 on Thursday in a come-from-behind victory that featured
an outstanding performance by Harry Short. See story
(Posted
Oct. 6) High
School Golf
Louis Riel siblings finish 1-2 at high school golf championships
There's nothing like
a little sibling rivalry to bring out the (athletic) best in a person. Take the
Klekner-Alt sisters from École secondaire Louis Riel, for instance. See
story Dream
of making OFSAA championship turns into nightmare for St. Peter golfer
It's often said that
golf is the cruelest game of all. No one knows that better than Taylor Wilson
from St. Peter High School who missed an 18-inch putt on the final hole of
the NCSSAA golf championship on Monday that would have won him the tournament
and a trip to the OFSSA championship in Windsor next week. See
story (Posted
Oct. 5) CJHL
Hockey
Grads keep home unbeaten streak intact with shootout win over Cornwall Colts
In a
battle between the CJHL's division leaders it was the Cumberland Grads who came
out on top on Sunday as they downed the Cornwall Colts in a shootout to keep their
unbeaten home record intact. See story
(Posted Oct. 3)
CJHL
Hockey
Grads explode for nine goals against Kanata Stallions The
Cumberland Grads exploded for nine goals against the Kanata Stallions Friday night
to extend their current winning steak to six games. See
story (Posted
Oct. 1) NCAFA
Peewee Football
Hard-luck Bengals topple Giants for first win of the season
It's been a long and
frustrating season for the Mews Orleans Bengals peewee football team. Plagued
by injuries, the Bengals have had a rough ride through the first three quarters
of the season, losing six straight games before finally getting into the win column
against the North Gloucester Giants Wednesday night. See
story NCAFA
Bantam Football
Panthers hope postponed win signals new beginning With
only two games left in the regular season, the Cumberland Panthers bantam football
team is hoping a win over the North Gloucester Giants on Wednesday night will
signal a fresh start under new head coach Bob Wojick. See
story (Posted
Oct. 1) CJHL
Hockey
Grads win streak at five games and counting The
Cumberland Grads extended their current winning streak to four games on Sunday
with a 4-2 win over the Kanata Stallions. See story
(Posted
Sept. 28) CJHL
Hockey
Cumberland Grads stretch win streak to four games The
Cumberland Grads extended their current winning streak to four games on Sunday
with a 4-2 win over the Kanata Stallions. See story
(Posted
Sept. 25) NCAFA
Peewee Football
Peewee Panthers meet their match in battle of the unbeatens
The Cumberland Panthers
quest for the NCAFA peewee championship hit a major speed bump on Friday night
as they fell 21-6 to the Kanata Stallions. See story
Senior Boys
Football
St. Peter Knights post second consecutive shutout in win over St. Matt's Tigers
The St. Peter Knights
senior boys football team continued to show why they are the prohibitive favourites
to repeat as city champions on Friday by downing the St. Matthew Tigers 48-0 for
their second lopsided win of the season. See story
(Posted
Sept. 24) CJHL
Hockey
Solid effort, great goaltending gives Grads shootout win over Smiths Falls
The Cumberland Grads
improved their record to 3-2 on Tuesday thanks to a solid effort at both ends
of the ice, including in net where goalie Adam Laderoute put in a stellar performance
against the visitng Smiths Falls Bears. See story
(Posted
Sept. 21) CJHL
Hockey
Grads explode for eight goals against Hawkesbury Hawks The
Cumberland Grads evened their early season record at 2-2 on Sunday with an impressive
8-4 win over the Hawkesbury Hawks in their home opener at the Navan Arena. See
story NCAFA
Football
Panther tykes fall from ranks of the unbeaten: peewee, mosquito records still
perfect The
Cumberland Panthers peewee and mosquito teams remain unbeaten after a weekend
that saw the club's tyke squad get steamrolled by North Gloucester Giants running
back Willie Pierre. See story
(Posted Sept.
20) ERSL
Cup Finals
Hornets U15 Regional team add second ERSL Cup to collection The
Gloucester Hornets U15 Regional girls team downed the OSU Force 2-1 on Saturday
to win the ERSL Cup, now they have a matching pair. See
story ERSL
Cup Finals
Cumberland Cobras capture U15 ERSL Cup The
Cumberland Cobras U15 Regional boys team ended their season on a high note Sarturday,
downing the Kanata Lightning 2-0 to win the U15 ERSL Cup. See
story (Posted
Sept. 18) CJHL
Hockey
Cumberland Grads season off to so-so start The
Cumberland Grads season got off to a so-so start last week as the team posted
just one win against a pair of losses. See story
(Posted
Sept. 17) Senior
Boys Football
St. Peter Knights look dominant in opening season win over South Carleton
The St. Peter Knights
kicked off the 2009 high school football season on Wednesday with an impressive
50-0 win over the South Carleton Storm. See story
(Posted
Sept. 14) ERSL
Cup Finals
Cumberland Cobras split U10 ERSL Cup finals The
Cumberland Cobras U10 Premier girls and boys teams each had a shot at winning
an ERSL Cup on Sunday, but only one of them managed to pull off the feat as the
boys team won its final in dominating fashion. See story
(Posted
Sept. 13) NCAFA
Football
Mews Bengals given rough homecoming by Myers Riders The
Myers Riders may want to add a few pointers from Miss Manners to their playbook
after they did their upmost to ruin the Mews Orleans Bengals homecoming celebrations
on Saturday. See story
(Posted Sept.
12) NCAFA
Football
Cumberland tykes win third game in eight days, improve record to 5-0
The Cumberland Panther
tyke team continued their winning ways on Saturday, downing the Bel-Air Lions
34-0 for their third victory in a little over a week. See
story (Posted
Sept. 11) ERSL
Soccer
Seven east end teams still in the running for ERSL hardware As
the 2009 soccer season draws to a close, no fewer than six east end teams are
still in contention for the ERSL Cup, while a seventh team has its sights set
on the ERSL Shield. See story
(Posted Sept.
11) NCAFA
Peewee Football
Panthers survive 64-62 shootout against Gloucester South Raiders
Wild, crazy, nuts, insane,
outrageous, unbelievable, ridiculous, stupid, off the charts -- those are just
some of words that would describe the Cumberland Panthers last second Hail Mary
win over the Gloucester South Raiders on Wednesday night in one of the highest
scoring football games ever played at Millennium Park. See
story NCAFA
Football
Cumberland Panther tykes down Raiders, improve record to 4-0
The Cumberland Panthers
tyke team improved its record to 4-0 on Wednesday with a 12-8 win over the Gloucster
South Raiders. See story
(Posted Sept.
8) NCAFA
Football
Panthers, Bengals battle to 9-9 overtime tie in bantam showdown
For the better part
of 12 quarters of football on Saturday the Cumberland Panthers completely dominated
the Orleans Bengals, posting three straight blowouts over their east end rivals.
See story Panthers
post trio of lopsided victories over east end rivals The
Cumberland Panthers were firing on all cylinders Saturday as they posted a trio
of lopsided victories over the Orleans Bengals during Week 3 of the NCAFA minor
football season. See story Peewee
Panthers prove too much for over-matched Bengals The
Cumberland Panthers peewee football team showed why they are among the early favourites
to challenge for the NCAFA A-Cup on the weekend as they totally dominated a very
good Orleans Bengals squad. See story
(Posted Sept.
2) U13
Cobras put finishing touch on undefeated season The
Cumberland Cobras U13 Level 3 girls team wrapped up their regular season schedule
with another win on Tuesday to capture first place in the Eastern Regional Soccer
League with a record of 11 wins, one tie and zero losses. See
story (Posted
Sept. 1) CJHL
Hockey
Grads, Rangers hope to improve after first round exits in 2009
Despite having vastly
different records last year, the Cumberland Grads and the Gloucester Rangers find
themselves in very similar positions heading into the 2009-2010 season. See
story (Posted
Aug. 30) NCAFA
Tyke Football
Cumberland Panthers outlast East Ottawa Generals to improve record to 2-0
On paper Saturday's
tyke match-up between the the Cumberland Panthers and the East Ottawa Generals
had all the makings of a potential blowout. See story
Former Cumberland
Baron Cody Ceci makes case to crack 67s lineup Fifteen-year-old
Cody Ceci has faced a number of challenges in his life including having to sit
out half a season as Hockey Canada decided whether or not he could play for the
Peterborough Petes Minor Midget AAA team while he attended Lakefield College prep
school. See story
(Posted Aug. 29)
New
program teaches football fundamentals to six- and seven-year-olds
Seven-year-old Adam
Kerr has only been playing tackle football for four weeks, but he's already learned
the defensive player's credo, "It's better to hit than to be hit." See
story (Posted
Aug. 23) NCAFA
Football
Local gridiron season off to early start The
minor football season got off to a flying start on the weekend as kids from seven
to 17 doned their pads and hit the gridiron for another exciting season. See
story (Posted
Aug. 23) Former
Little Leaguer chases his dream south of the border By
his own admission Chris Bisson was a terrible baseball player. I was awful.
I spent most of my time in the outfield and I couldnt hit very well,
the Orleans native told a group of Gloucester Little Leaguers at a recent clinic.
But I worked really hard and I had a bit of a growth spurt and I started
getting better. See story
(Posted Aug. 21)
Ottawa
67's to hold training camp at Ray Friel Centre The
Orleans Rebels senior women's softball team went into their first ever Canadian
Senior Women's Championship in Kitchener on the weekend hoping to at least contend
for a medal. See story
(Posted Aug. 17)
Orleans
Rebels capture bronze medal at Senior Women's National Championships
The Orleans Rebels senior
women's softball team went into their first ever Canadian Senior Women's Championship
in Kitchener on the weekend hoping to at least contend for a medal. See
story (Posted
Aug. 16) Bédard
determined to return to form A
day after undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery, Navan native Erik Bédard
says he plans to do whatever it takes to return to the form that made him one
of the most fearsome pitchers in the major leagues. Whether or not that will be
with his current te,am the Seattle Mariners, remains to be seen. See
story (Posted
Aug. 15) Varsity
Football
Panthers inaugural peewee varsity season deemed a success The
Cumberland Panthers first foray into peewee varsity football has been deemed a
success after they managed to make the playoffs despite losing the first three
games of the season. See story Navan
native Erik Bédard faces uncertain future after undergoing season-ending shoulder
injury For
the second year in a row Navan native Erik Bédard's season has come to a premature
end after requiring surgery on his throwing shoulder. See
story (Posted
Aug. 12) Young
Hornets pack big sting at Gloucester International Soccer Tournament
The Gloucester Hornets
showed why they continue to be one of the premier soccer club's in Eastern Ontario
on the weekend by making eight finals and winning four titles in the Gloucester
International Soccer Tournament. See story
(Posted
Aug. 11) Orléans-based
women's fastball team heading to Canadian championships The
Orleans Rebels senior women's softball team is heading to the Canadian championships
in Kitchener this week hopeful of a top six placing. See
story East
end athletes win four medals at Canadian Legion Track and Field Championships
The track and field
season came to a successful end for three area athletes on Sunday with competition
wrapping up at the Canadian Legion Championships in Sherbrooke. See
story (Posted
Aug. 8) East
end pair reach event finals at PanAm Junior Track and Field Championships
When Segun Makinde and
Rachel Aubry left for the PanAm Junior Track and Field Championships in Trinidad
on July 30, they boarded the plane with a lot on their minds. See
story (Posted
July 29) Area
athletes win five gold medals at provincial age group championships
East end athletes continue
to shine on the track this summer, adding a bevy of medals at the provincial age
class track and field championships in Timmins on the weekend to the hardware
they won at the Ontario Legion Championships held earlier this month. See
story (Posted
July 26) Local
athletes shine at Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships
The far east end was
well represented at the Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships in Charlottetown
last month with no fewer than five local athletes managing to bring home a medal.
See story
(Posted July 23)
Orleans
Red Sox advance to provincial Little League championships The
Orleans Red Sox easily advanced to the provincial Little League championships
on Wednesday by downing the Carleton-Russell Aces 14-1 in the final of the District
6 playdowns. See story
(Posted July 17)
Handful
of east end athletes qualify for Canadian Legion T&F Championships
The east end will be
well represented at the Canadian Legion Track and Field Championships in Sherbrooke
next month after five local athletes managed to make the qualifying standard at
the provincial Legion championships in Hamilton on July 11. See
story (Posted
July 16) Local
athletes help Ottawa Fury win pair of Robbie Tournament titles
The Ottawa Fury recently
returned from the prestgious Robbie International Soccer Tournament in Toronto
with not one but two championship titles, and four players from Orleans played
an important role in the victories. See story
(Posted
July 8) Host
Griffins capture five silver medals at Ray Broadworth Lacrosse Tournament
The Gloucester Griffins
made five finals at their host tournament on the weekend, unfortunately they ended
up having to settle for five silver medals which makes them either very generous
hosts, or very unlucky ones. See story
(Posted July 7)
East
end teams fare well at Gloucester International Soccer Tournament
The U11 Gloucester Hornet
Predators showed why they are a force to be reckoned with this season after winning
the Gloucester International Soccer Tournament in impressive fashion on the weekend.
See story
(Posted July 6)
Navan
hurler expected to return to Mariner lineup on Tuesday Reports
out of Seattle, Washington indicate that Navan native Erik Bédard will return
to the mound on Tuesday to face the Boston Red Sox after a four week layoff due
to a shoulder injury. See story Host
Griffins capture five silver medals at Ray Broadworth Lacrosse Tournament
The Gloucester Griffins
made five finals at their host tournament on the weekend, unfortunately they ended
up having to settle for five silver medals which makes them either very generous
hosts, or very unlucky ones. See story
(Posted June 30)
St.
Matthew Tigers senior boys basketball team named high school ‘Team of the Year’
In a year that saw east
end high school teams win seven city championships and three OFSAA medals including
two gold, one team in particular stood out from the rest of the pack. See
story Cougar
pair turn in top individual athletic performances of the year Every
year OrleansOnline.ca tries to name one male and one female athlete who at one
point during the past eight months raised their game to the next level in delivering
the top athletic performances of the year and every year the decision gets increasingly
more difficult. See story
(Posted June 27)
Holy
Cow-ick! Beacon Hill native selected by hometown Sens Beacon
Hill native Corey Cowick is on top of the world after getting selected in the
sixth round of the NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators, a team he's idolized
since he played minor peewee with the Gloucester Rangers. See
story (Posted
June 22) East
end athletes win seven gold medals at All Champions track and field meet
Like brother, like sister.
Cameron and Nadine Slupeiks may look like twins, but they were actually born 13
months apart. Cameron is 12-years-old and goes to Henry Munro Middle School, while
Nadine is 11-years-old and goes to Le Phare Public School. See
story (Posted
June 16) East
end athletes win bevy of medals at Ottawa Catholic school track and field championships
Students from Ottawa's
Catholic schools gathered at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility on Monday to compete
in the city wide intermediate track and field championships for students in Grade
7 and Grade 8. See story
(Posted June 12)
East
end students strike gold OCDSB track and field championships The
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board held its annual intermediate track and field
championships for students in Grades 6, 7 and 8 at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility
on Thursday and a number of area students did well collecting 13 gold, five silver
and three bronze medals. See story
(Posted June 8)
Bédard
improves record to 5-2 with win over Twins Navan
native Erik Bédard has improved his record to 5-2 after posting a win over the
Minnesota Twins on Sunday. It was the third win in as many starts for the Seattle
Mariners lefthander who gave up two runs on four hits and walked four batters
in five innings of work. See story
(Posted June 7)
Senior
Girls Soccer Louis Riel wins OFSAA senior girls AAA soccer championship
Dreams really do come
true, just ask Louis Riel Rebelles goalie Kelsie English who Friday night dreamed
that her team would win the OFSAA senior girls AAA soccer championship and on
Saturday afternoon hoisted the championship trophy with her teammates after they
beat R.S. McLaughlin 3-0 in the final. See story
OFSAA
Track and Field East end athletes capture five more medals at OFSAA
track and field championships Area
high school athletes captured four more medals on the third and final day of the
OFSAA provincial track and field championships in Toronto on Saturday, lead once
again by Colonel By's Segun Makinde who left a mark on the record book that won't
soon be erased. See story
(Posted June 6)
OFSAA
Track and Field Makinde obliterates OFSAA hurdle record, lowers Canadian
interscholastic standard He
came. He saw. He conquered. A week after setting four meet records at the OFSAA
East Region qualifying meet in Brockville, Colonel By Secondary School sprinter
Segun Makinde blew away the field in the 110-metre senior boys hurdles at the
OFSAA provincial championships in Toronto on Friday and set a new Canadian high
school record in the process. See story OFSAA
Soccer Louis Riel advances to OFSAA semi-final with dramatic win over
Colonel By The
Louis Riel Rebelles have advanced to the semi-finals of the OFSAA 'AAA' soccer
championships at the Hornet's Nest in Blackburn Hamlet after dispatching the Colonel
By Cougars in Friday's quarterfinals. See story
(Posted
June 5) Senior
Boys Rugby Gloucester Gators win Tier 2 rugby championship in convincing
fashion The
Gloucester Gators senior boys rugby team capped off a perfect season with a near
perfect performance against the St. Joseph Jaguars on Thursday to win the
Tier 2 city championship. See story
(Posted May 30)
Bevy
of east end athletes qualify for OFSAA track and field championships
Twenty-four athletes
from seven different east end high schools managed to qualify for the OFSAA provincial
track and field championships on Friday during the OFSAA East Regional meet at
Thousands Islands Secondary School in Brockville. See
story Colonel
By sprinter rewrites the record books at OFSAA regional track and field meet
Colonel By Secondary
School sprinting sensation Segun Makinde had a day at the track on Friday that
very few individuals have had in the history of high school sprinting in the province
of Ontario. See story Junior
Boys Football St. Peter Knights lose appeal to save season
Confusion over a transfer
student's eligibilty has cost the St. Peter Knights junior boys football team
a chance to win another city championship and has ended their streak of playing
in nine straight finals. See story
(Posted May 28)
Senior
Girls Soccer Colonel By Cougars capture senior girls soccer
championship The
Colonel By Cougars senior girls soccer team are the reigning National Capital
secondary school champions after downing the Louis Riel Rebelles 2-1 in a rain-soaked
contest on Wednesday. See story
(Posted May 27)
St.
Pete's wins battle of the Knights to capture AAA/AAAA rugby crown
The St. Peter Knights
had no lack of motivation heading into the senior boys AAA/AAAA high school rugby
championship on Monday. Besides wanting to avenge their lopsided loss to the Hillcrest
Hawks in last year's final, the Knights also wanted to make amends for their only
loss to the Nepean Knights earlier this season and deliver a win for teammate
Harrison Lowe who had to sit the game out due to a mild stroke he suffered last
week. See story
(Posted May 26)
Gloucester
Synchro captures club title at provincial tier championships The
Gloucester Synchro Club capitalized on several strong team and individual performances
on the weekend to capture their first Ontario Tier synchronized swimming aggregate
championship since 2003. See story
(Posted May 24)
Six
members of local dojo earn ticket to World Karate Council championships
Six members of the Elite
Martial Arts and Fitness Centre will be jetting off to Ireland next fall to compete
in the World Karate Council championships after qualifying for Team Canada last
week. See story
(Posted May 22)
Colonel
By brother act soars to new heights at NCSSAA track and field championships
Coming soon to a track
near you -- the flying Makinde brothers. Separated by just two years, Oluwasegun
Makinde and younger brother Tolu sprinted to seven red ribbons at the National
Capital Secondary School Athletic Association track and field championships on
Thursday, on what was a banner day for east end athletes. See
story (Posted
May 7) Long-time
minor hockey executive member and coach receives Brian Kilrea Award
Like many parents, Charles
Chamberlain first got involved in coaching when his daughter first got involved
in sports. In the Chamberlains' case the sport was hockey. After enrolling his
nine-year-old daughter Amy in Gloucester-Cumberland Girls Hockey, Chamberlain
volunteered to be an assistant coach. Before the season even started he was given
the added duties of convener. See story
(Posted May 3)
67's
make Orléans native Cody Ceci first round pick Cumberland
Barons product and Orléans native Cody Ceci may soon be plying his trade at the
Ottawa Civic Centre after the Ottawa 67's selected the 15-year-old defenceman
16th overall at the OHL Priority Selection Draft on Saturday. See
story (Posted
May 1) Junior
Boys Volleyball Gisèle Lalonde Titans put an exclamation point on perfect
season The
Gisèle Lalonde Titans junior boys volleyball team capped off a perfect season
on Thursday by downing the West Conference champion Glebe Gryphons in three straight
sets to win the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association Tier 1
championship. See story
(Posted April
30) Bédard
has off outing against White Sox, gets no decision After
three solid outings in which Erik Bédard picked uo two wins against one loss,
the Navan hurled had an off outing by his own standard on Wednesday giving up
three earned runs on six hits and three walks in five innings as the Seattle Mariners
lost 6-3 to the Chicago White Sox. See story
(Posted
April 28) Former
Béatrice-Desloges Bulldog signs professional soccer contract At
present, former Orléans resident Erik Lefebvre is the second most successful athlete
to ever graduate from Béatrice-Desloges high school. The first is another Erik,
that being Erik Bédard, who is currently making $7.75 million as a starting pitcher
with the Seattle Mariners. See story
(Posted April
25) Bédard
gets plenty of run support in win over L.A. Angels During
his relatively short career, Erik Bédard has not always received a lot of run
support. It was an issue in Baltimore where the Orioles were one of the worst
teams in the American League and it was an issue in a couple of starts last year
after he joined the Seattle Mariners. See story
(Posted
April 19) Bédard
picks up first loss of the season despite solid effort Navan
native Erik Bédard picked his first loss of the season on Saturday despite another
solid effort that saw him scatter seven hits over six innings while striking out
eight batters against the Detroit Tigers. See story
(Posted
April 18) Young
skier returns from experience of a lifetime For
a young skier, having a chance to compete in the K2 National Championships can
often be the highlight of their careers. Having the opportunity to take part in
the national championships and the Whistler Cup, which brings together the best
young skiers in the world, in back-to-back competitions is often the highlight
of their lives. See story
(Posted April
13) Bédard
pitches gem to pick up first win of the season So
much for spring training being a harbinger of things to come. Two starts after
wrapping up what can only be described as a mediocre spring training session with
the Seattle Mariners, Navan hurler Erik Bédard was in mid-season form on Sunday
as he shutout the Oakland A's over eight and one third innings to pick up his
first win of the year. See story
(Posted April
12) Gudbranson
helps pace Canada to 2-0 start at U18 Championships Team
Canada is off to a 2-0 start at the IIHF U18 World Championships in Fargo, North
Dakota and Chapel Hill South resident Erik Gudbranson has been contributing both
offensively and defensively for the cause patrolling Canada's blueline. See
story Visiting
Swedes down Jr. Grads in entertaining match-up The
Ray Friel Centre was the scene of an international hockey exchange on Friday night
as a team from Söderhamn, Sweden took on the Cumberland Jr. Grads Major Midget
AA squad in the first of two exhibition games against Cumberland area teams. See
story (Posted
April 10) Cumberland
Minor Hockey Association decides to stick with GHA, for now The
Cumberland Minor Hockey Association has decided to put off splitting away from
the Gloucester Hockey Association for one year in order to permit further discussion
of the controversial move between the CMHA executive and the leagues members.
See story
(Posted April
9) Cumberland
Grads coach accepts assistant job with 67's Cumberland
Grads head coach and general manager Mark Grady has accepted an offer to become
an assistant coach with the Ottawa 67's where he will join Chris Byrne who has
taken over the reigns of the OHL club from the legendary Brian Kilrea. See
story (Posted
April 8) Bédard
runs into trouble in season debut It's
been more than nine months since Navan hurler Erik Bédard last took the mound
in a regular season game for the Seattle Mariners. See
story (Posted
April 7) Decision
to breakaway from GHA stirs heated debate within Cumberland Minor Hockey Association
The Cumberland Minor
Hockey Association is embroiled in a heated debate over whether or not the organization
should breakaway from the Gloucester Hockey Association and form its own league.
See story Area
speedskaters earn six Top 10 placings at National Age Class Championships
The Gloucester Concordes
sent seven skaters to the National Age Class Short Track Speed Skating Championships
that were recently held in Cambridge, Qntario and four of them managed to finish
in the Top 10 in their respective age groups. See story
(Posted
April 6) Cumberland
teams win five banners during GHA championship weekend The
Cumberland Minor Hockey Association won five banners during the Gloucester Hockey
Associations annual House League championships last weekend, which was tops
among the five minor hockey leagues that make up the GHA. See
story (Posted
April 5) Orléans
skier holds her own at K2 Canadian ski championships Orléans
alpine skiing sensation Stéphanie Gould proved that she is one of the top
14-year-old skiers in the entire country this past week after skiing to three
Top 12 finishes at the K2 Presidents Choice Canadian Ski Championships at
the Silver Star Mountain Resort in Vernon, B.C. See
story Gudbranson
to play in World U18 Hockey Championships It's
hard to believe that just 12 months ago, Erik Gudbranson was packing away his
hockey equipment after playing his final game with the Ottawa Jr. 67's Minor Midget
AAA team. See story
(Posted April
4) Major
Midget AA Jr. Grads come up short in bid for Major Midget AA championship
Playing 11 games in
12 days with a depleted lineup and a shortened bench finally caught up to the
Cumberland Jr. Grads on Friday as they were unable to raise the level of their
play in the critical third period of Game 7 in their Major Midget championship
series against the Nepean Raiders. See story
Cowick's golden
opportunity ends before it even starts The
last 48 hours has been a roller coaster ride for Gloucester native Corey Cowick
who signed an amateur contract with the New York Rangers earlier this week that
would have seen him play for their AHL affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack starting with
a game in Providence Friday night. See story
(Posted
April 3) Major
Midget AA Jr. Grads win three in a row to force Game 7 against Nepean
Raiders After
dropping the first three games of their first to seven points OEMHL Major Midget
AA final against the Nepean Raiders, the Cumberland Jr. Grads have bounced back
to tie the series after winning three straight games including a 4-1 win at the
Ray Friel Centre Thursday night. See story
(Posted
April 2) Major
Midget RepB Jr. Grads repeat as ODMHL Major Midget RepB champs
After taking four games
to get past the Orleans Blues in the Major Midget RepB semi-finals, the Cumberland
Jr. Grads took just two games to sweep past the Otttawa West Golden Knights to
win the ODMHL championship. See story
(Posted March
31) Major
Atom AA Jr. Grads add OEMHL championship to regular season title
It took them seven games
to do it, but the Cumberland Jr. Grads have finally captured the Ontario East
Minor Hockey League Major Atom AA championship after downing an extremely stubborn
Ottawa Valley Titans team 2-1 at the Ray Friel Centre on Monday night. See
story Ottawa
Jr. 67s make it to semifinals of All-Ontario bantam championships
The Ottawa Jr. 67s,
made up of players from across the city including seven local athletes, managed
to make it to the semifinals of the All-Ontario AAA Bantam Championships before
losing to the London Jr. Knights. See story
(Posted
March 30) Major
Atom AA Ottawa Valley Titans force Game 7 against Jr. Grads
The Cumberland Jr. Grads
will be looking to end the Ottawa Valley Titans mini two game winning streak and
wrap up the OEMHL Major Atom AA championship tonight when the two teams take to
the ice at the Ray Friel Centre. See story
Minor
Peewee A Gloucester Rangers cap Minor Peewee 'A' championship quest
with 4-1 win over Silver 7 White team The
Gloucester Rangers put together back-to-back wins over the Ottawa Silver 7 White
team on the weeked to capture the OEMHL Minor Peewee A championship. See
story (Posted
March 29) Minor
Midget AA Gloucester Rangers capture Minor Midget AA championship
The Gloucester Rangers
are the OEMHL Minor Midget AA champions after downing the Rideau St. Lawrence
Kings 5-1 on Saturday to capture their first to seven points final series eight
points to four. See story Minor
Midget RepB Orleans Blues complete championship sweep to win Minor
Midget RepB crown The
Orleans Blues Minor Midget RepB team added the league championship to their regular
season title after downing the Gloucester Blackhawks 2-0 on Saturday to complete
their championship sweep. See story
(Posted March
28) Minor
Atom RepB Gloucester Blackhawks fall to Stittsville Rams in Minor Atom
RepB final The
Gloucester Blackhawks season came to a disappointing end on Friday after they
suffered a 4-2 loss to the Stittsville Rams in Game 3 of the ODMHL Minor Atom
RepB championship at the Earl Armstrong Arena. See story
(Posted
March 27) Girls
Hockey Louis
Riel Rebelles win OFSAA A/AA girls hockey championship The
Louis Riel Rebelles varsity girls hockey team are on top of the world after winning
the gold medal at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association provincial
A/AA championships in Orillia on Thursday. See story
(Posted
March 26) Former
Gloucester Ranger named CIS Player of the Year Former
Gloucester Ranger Marc Rancourt has been named the top collegiate player in the
country after helping lead the St. Mary's Huskies to the Atlantic Conference Championship.
See story
(Posted March
23) Jr.
Grads advance to Midget RepB finals The
Cumberland Jr. Grads have made it through to the ODMHL Major Midget RepB finals
after dispatching the Orleans Blues in decisive fashion Monday night, winning
the fourth and deciding game 7-1 to take the first to four point series five points
to three. See story
(Posted March
23) Pilypaitis
shines in March Madness debut Playing
on the biggest stage of her young basketball career, under the brightest spotlight
in her career and in front of the largest crowd in her career, former St. Peter
High School standout Courtnay Pilypaitis was able to rise to the occasion on Sunday
playing against the unbeaten University of Connecticut Huskies in the opening
round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. See
story (Posted
March 19) CJHL
Hockey Promising
season comes to disappointing end as Grads shown early exit from playoffs
For the second year
in a row, the Cumberland Grads have failed to make it past the quarterfinals,
despite finishing first in their division. See story
Former St. Peter
Knight gets caught up in March Madness March
Madness is alive and well in Burlington, Vermont and former St. Peter Knight standout
Courtnay Pilypaitis is at the centre of all the attention after leading the University
of Vermont Catamounts to the America East Tournament Championship last weekend.
See story
(Posted March
16) CJHL
Hockey Grads
on brink of elimination following 2-1 loss in Game 5 The
Cumberland Grads are on the brink of elimination in their quarterfinal series
against the Jr. Sens after they lost Game 5 on Sunday to give Ottawa a 3-2 series
lead. See story
(Posted March
14) CJHL
Hockey Third
overtime loss knocks Rangers out of the playoffs The
Gloucester Rangers became the first team to get eliminated from the CJHL playoffs
on Friday, losing in overtime for the third time in four games against the Nepean
Raiders. See story
(Posted March
13) CJHL
Hockey Grads
in trouble after suffering pair of losses to Jr. Sens The
Cumberland Grads are at risk of being handed an early exit from the playoffs after
suffering a pair of losses to the Jr. Sens in which they were totally outplayed
by the lower seeded team. See story
(Posted March
12) High
School Basketball St.
Matt's Tigers on top of the world after winning provincial hoops championship
The St. Matthew Tigers
are the All-Ontario senior boys provincial basketball champions, a feat they accomplished
Wednesday night when they clipped the Emery Eagles 57-47 in front of close to
100 screaming fans at Lisgar Collegiate High School. See
story (Posted
March 11) High
School Basketball St.
Matt's one win away from high school basketball supremacy Forty-four
and one more. If the St. Matthew Tigers had a motto for the 2008-2009 high school
basketball season that would be it as the Tigers are just one win away from capturing
the OFSAA 'AAA' championship and finishing the season with a near perfect 45-1
record. See story
(Posted March
10) High
School Basketball Tigers
punch ticket to Final Four with third round win over Oakridge The
St. Matthew Tigers have assured themselves of a shot at a medal at the OFSAA provincial
basketball championships after they knocked off the Oakridge Oaks 65-39 at Ridgemont
High School Tuesday night. See story High
School Basketball St.
Matthew advances to third round of OFSAA championship tournament
The St. Matthew Tigers
moved one step closer to their goal of playing for the OFSAA 'AAA' basketball
championship this morning after downing the Bawating Braves 67-45 to advance to
the third round of the OFSAA tournament. See story
(Posted March
9) Minor
Hockey Update Six
east end teams through to OEMHL finals (and counting) The
hockey season has been extended for at least six east end teams which have managed
to make it through to the finals of the Ontario East Minor Hockey League playoffs.
See story High
School Basketball St.
Matthew wins opening game at OFSAA provincial championship The
St. Matthew Tigers got off to a solid start at the OFSAA 'AAA' basketball championships
in Ottawa this morning, downing the St. Joseph's Jaguars from Barrie 62-38. See
story Wolverines
win three medals at junior boys tournament The
Gloucester Wolverines were two-for-three in the medal department on the weekend,
winning one silver and one bronze medal at the Gloucester-Cumberland Basketball
Association's annual Junior Boys Invitational Tournament. See
story CJHL
Hockey Grads
open playoff run with impressive win over Jr. Sens This
is the second year in a row that the Cumberland Grads have gone into the CJHL
playoffs as a high seed and with high hopes. Last year their hopes were dashed
when they were handed an early exit by the Hawkesbury Hawks. See
story (Posted
March 8) Orléans
native is making noise in the bluegrass state Its
been almost two years since Orléans native Chris Bisson signed a scholarship
to play Division 1 baseball at the University of Kentucky. See
story (Posted
March 7) CJHL
Hockey Rangers
make playoffs with season finale win over Brockville The
Gloucester Rangers have made the playoffs for the first time in two years after
downing the Brockville Braves 4-1 in their final regular season game Friday night.
ee story
(Posted March
2) Boys
Contact Hockey St.
Peter Knights win school's first ever hockey championship In
the gym at St. Peter High School hangs several dozen championship banners. A number
of them have been won by the school's various football teams over the years. Several
more have been won by the school's rugby program and the girls basketball teams,
but not one of them has been won by the boys hockey team. See
story (Posted
March 2) Gloucester
Rangers keep playoff hopes alive with huge win over Cornwall The
Gloucester Rangers season will come down to one game against the Kanata Stallions
on Tuesday night after they demolished the Cornwall Colts on Sunday to keep their
playoff hopes alive. See story
(Posted Feb. 28)
Former
Lancer plying his trade on the other side of the pond Basketball
has been very, very good to Simon Mitchell. After graduating from Sir Wilfrid
Laurier Secondary School in 2002, the former Orléans resident went to Queens
University where he won the team MVP during his last three years with the Golden
Gaels. See story
(Posted Feb. 27)
Senior
Girls Volleyball Colonel
By wins first senior girls V-Ball crown in six years The
Colonel By Cougars left no doubt who the best senior girls volleyball team is
in the city after downing the Béatrice-Desloges Bulldogs in straight sets to win
the Tier 1 NCSSAA championship on Thursday. See story Grads
magic number down to one after win over Jr. Sens The
Cumberland Grads are one Brockville Braves loss away from clinching third place
in the overall standings after extending their advantage over the Braves to eight
points with a shootout win over the Ottawa Jr. Senators on Wednesday. See
story (Posted
Feb. 25) Senior
Boys Basketball Outstanding
effort earns St. Matt's Tigers city championship The
St. Matthew Tigers senior boys basketball team are the undisputed National Capital
Secondary School Athletic Association Tier 1 city champions after downing the
Sir Robert Borden Bengals 70-54 at the Raven's Nest Tuesday night. See
story (Posted
Feb. 23) Grads
solidify hold on third place with big win over Brockville Braves
The Cumberland Grads'
chances of finishing in third place in the CJHL's overall standings are now looking
a whole lot better after they downed the Brockville Braves 6-4 at the Navan Memorial
Arena on Sunday. See story Gloucester
Wolverines win pair of medals at Mike O'Connor tourney The
Gloucester-Cumberland Basketball Association held the 14th annual Mike O'Connor
Memorial Tournament on the weekend with 47 teams seeing action in eight different
divisions ranging from Major Atom to Junior. See story Orléans
speed skater finishes 7th at World Junior Championships Already
considered to be one of the best young short track speed skaters in Canada, Orléans
native Ivanie Blondin is quickly making a case to be considered as one of the
best all-around speed skaters in the country after finishing 7th at the World
Junior Long Track Speed Skating Championships in Zakopane, Poland on the weekend.
See story
(Posted Feb. 21)
Junior
'C' Hockey Cumberland
Bandits earn top spot in EOJCHL West Division standings The
Cumberland Bandits will be going into the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League
playoffs as one of the co-favourites after capturing the West Division championship
in only their first year. See story
(Posted Feb. 20)
Senior
Boys Basketball St.
Matt’s Tigers advance to senior boys hoops championship The
St. Matthew Tigers senior boys basketball team is on the verge of winning the
schools first city championship in five years after downing the Glebe Gryphons
in a hotly-contested semi-final on Thursday. See story
(Posted
Feb. 18) Gloucester
Blackhawks wrap up successful regular season with two division titles
The Gloucester Blackhawks
will be heading into the upcoming ODMHL playoffs with a legitimate chance to win
as many as four championship banners after wrapping up a very successful regular
season campaign. See story High
School Wrestling Lester
B. wrestlers capture four gold at city championships Last
summer, Alan Walsh broke his left arm in two places during a Canada Cup wrestling
event. His injury required two pins and several screws to hold the bones in place
while the injury took five months to heal. See story
(Posted
Feb. 16) Grads
clinch division title with fifth win in a row The
Cumberland Grads will repeat as Robinson Division champs this year after clinching
the title with a 2-0 win over the Kemptville 73s on Sunday. See
story (Posted
Feb. 13) Grads
net second overtime win in as many nights Back-to-back
overtime wins over the Nepean Raiders and the Cornwall Colts this week has moved
the Cumberland Grads comfortably into third place in the overall standings of
the Central Junior Hockey League. See story
(Posted
Feb. 11) Host
teams capture two gold medals at 34th annual Gloucester ringette tournament
he Gloucester-Cumberland
Ringette Association held its 34th annual tournament on the weekend with over
100 teams seeing action in 21 different divisions at nine different arenas throughout
the city. See story
(Posted Feb. 9)
Grads
move into third place overall with win over Hawkesbury The
Cumberland Grads took over sole possession of third place in the CJHL standings
on Sunday after downing the Hawkesbury Hawks 6-4 in a game that featured a third
period brawl and over 322 minutes in penalties. See
story Orléans
skip comes up short in bid for Canadian Junior title As
the saying goes, "That which doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger."
Orléans skip Rachel Homan is hoping that losing to Manitoba in the final of the
Canadian Junior Curling Championship on Sunday will help make her team stronger
as they strive to qualify for the Olympic Trials next fall. See
story (Posted
Feb. 8) Proud
parents able to witness son's first NHL goal When
Ray and Nicole Giroux traveled to Florida last month to catch some sun and watch
their son Claude play for the Philadelphia Flyers, they had no idea they would
witness their son score his first NHL goal. In fact, Ray very nearly missed it.
See story
(Posted Feb. 7)
Orléans
skip earns berth in Canadian Junior final Orléans
skip Rachel Homan has earned a berth in the final of the Canadian Junior Curling
Championship after finishing the round robin portion of the event in first place.
See story Orléans
speed skater continues to make strides on large oval Orléans
speed skater Ivanie Blondin is quickly proving that she is equally adept at long
track as she is on the tight short track course that has been her bread and butter
for the past eight years. See story
(Posted Feb. 6)
Orléans
skip on a roll at Canadian Junior Championships Orléans
native Rachel Homan is making a strong bid to guide her Ottawa Curling Club rink
to the Canadian Junior Championship. Heading into the final day of the round robin
portion of the tournament, the Ontario rink is tied for first place with a record
of 8-2. See story Erik
Bédard ripped in Seattle media after signing new deal Amazing,
isn't it, that Erik Bédard won't be at the Mariners FanFest this weekend at Safeco
Field. He should be thanking the fans who help pay for his salary. See
story (Posted
Feb. 5) Navan
hurler signs one year, $7.75M deal with Seattle Mariners Navan
hurler Erik Bédard only started 15 games in 2008, but he still managed get a $750,000
raise from the Seattle Mariners who recently signed him to a one year contract
worth $7.75 million. See story
(Posted Feb. 2)
Senior
Boys Basketball St.
Matthew Tigers remain unbeaten after 25-point blowout over Louis Riel
The St. Matthew Tigers
senior boys basketball team continued to prove why they're one of the top ranked
teams in the province on Monday by blowing out the Louis Riel Rebelles 69-44 to
improve their record to 35-0. See story
(Posted Feb. 2)
Orléans
speed skater earns spot in the record books Orléans
speed skater Ivanie Blondin made history on the weekend becoming the first female
competitor to make both the World Junior short track and long track teams in the
same season. See story
(Posted Jan. 31)
CJHL
Hockey Grads
down east end rivals in dominating fashion The
Cumberland Grads ended the month of January on high note Friday by downing the
Gloucester Rangers 5-1 in dominating fashion. See story
East end pair
named to OHL East All-Star team Two
local hockey products, one from the Gloucester Rangers minor hockey system and
the other a former Cumberland Baron, will be suiting up as teammates at next week's
OHL All-Star Game. See story
(Posted Jan. 26)
CJHL
Hockey Grads
shake off mini-slump, with pair of wins over inter-divisional opponents
After dropping four
games in a row, the Cumberland Grads have righted themselves by winning back-to-back
games over the Smiths Falls Bears and the Kanata Stallions. See
story (Posted
Jan. 24) Bevy
of east end athletes honoured at Ottawa Sports Awards banquet The
far east end was well represented at the annual Ottawa Sports Awards banquet on
Wednesday night with seven local athletes and a coach picking up plaques in their
respective categories. See story
(Posted Jan. 21)
CJHL
Hockey Grads
salvage a point in shootout loss to Cornwall The
Cumberland Grads lost their fourth game in a row Tuesday night, coming out on
the short end of a 4-3 final in a shootout loss to the Cornwall Colts. See
story (Posted
Jan. 19) CJHL
Hockey Rangers
hand Grads third straight loss The
Cumberland Grads lost 4-3 to the Gloucester Rangers on home ice Sunday. It was
the Grads third straight loss since beating the Pembroke Lumber Kings and
Nepean Raiders in back-to-back games last week. See
story (Posted
Jan. 14) CJHL
Hockey Grads
riding high after back-to-back wins over Raiders, Lumber Kings
The Cumberland Grads
have taken over sole possession of third place in the CJHL standings after registering
back-to-back wins over the league's top two teams. See
story (Posted
Jan. 13) Orléans
speed skater earns top 10 placing at World Juniors Ivanie
Blondin made a triumphant return to the world stage on the weekend, finishing
8th overall at the World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sherbrooke.
See story CJHL
Hockey Grads
grab share of third place with win over Raiders The
Cumberland Grads have moved into a third place tie in the Central Junior Hockey
League after downing the Nepean Raiders 4-2 on Sunday. See
story (Posted
Jan. 8) CJHL
Hockey Grads
celebrate acquistion of new goalie with 6-0 win over Hawkesbury
The Cumberland Grads
have a strange way of saying thank you. A day after picking up one of the top
goalies in the CJHL in a three-way deal that was facilitated by the Hawkesbury
Hawks, the Grads turned around and throttled the Hawks 6-0 in Hawkesbury last
night. See story
(Posted Jan. 8)
World
U17 Championships Local
boy captains Team Ontario to U17 gold While
most of the countrys attention was focused on Ottawa during the recent World
Junior Hockey Championships, another major international tournament was taking
place in British Columbia. See story
(Posted Jan. 5)
CJHL
Hockey Grads
shake off holiday rust; comeback from two goal deficit to beat Smiths Falls Bears
Two days after dropping
a game they should have won against the Kemptville 73s Friday night, the Cumberland
Grads finally shook off their post-holiday malaise to down the Smiths Falls Bears
5-4 on home ice Sunday. See story
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