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(Updated 7 p.m., May 16)
Touch
Football
Tigers solidify first place with big win over defending
champs
The
St. Matthew Tigers varsity girls touch football team has
locked up first place in the East Conference following
an impressive win over Samuel Genest on Wednesday. See story
Track
and Field
Sir Wil senior breaks own record twice at East
Conference track meet
Sir
Wilfrid Laurier's Sarah Collie went into yesterday's NCSSAA
East Conference track and field meet unsure of just how
well she would do. See story
(Posted
May 10)
Basketball
U16 Wolverines capture provincial Division 2 championship
The
Gloucester Wolverines U16 Major Midget girls team recently
completed their season by capturing the gold medal in
the Ontario Basketball Division 2 championship in Kitchener-Waterloo. See story
Varsity
Baseball
Pair of wins lifts Cairine Wilson Wildcats into
second place
The
Cairine Wilson Wildcats have put themselves back in the
OFSAA baseball playoff picture after posting a pair of
wins over the St. Matthew Tigers and the Hillcrest Hawks
this week. See story
(Posted
May 8)
Senior
Boys Rugby
Late try against Sir Wil lifts Colonel By into final playoff
spot
For
two teams who had yet to win a game this season, Tuesday's
senior boys rugby match between the Colonel By Cougars
and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lancers provided more drama
than Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
See story
(Posted
April 30)
Senior
Boys Rugby
St. Peter opens season with decisive win over Colonel
By
The
St. Peter Knights senior boys rugby team began their quest
for the city championship on Monday with a decisive 26-7
win over the Colonel By Cougars in their season opener.
See story
(Posted
April 29)
Jr. 67s settle for silver after losing to Red Deer in
Telus Cup final
The
Ottawa Jr. 67s magical season came to a disappointing
end on Sunday as they lost 5-0 to the Red Deer Chiefs
in the final of the Telus Cup. See
story
(Posted
April 27)
Jr.
67s pull off upset to advance to Telus Cup final
The
Ottawa Jr. 67s will be going for gold later today after
taking out the number one seed from Laval, Quebec in one
of two semi-finals on Saturday. See
story
(Posted
April 27)
Local
players making key contributions in
Jr. 67s bid for Telus Cup
The
Ottawa Jr. 67s Midget AAA team has earned a spot in the
Telus Cup semi-finals after getting a little help from
the Quebec entry which beat the host team from Sault Ste-Marie
in the final round robin game on Friday. See
story
(Posted
April 22)
Bédard rebounds from poor start to pitch four strong
innings against Indians
Erik
Bédard is nothing if not resilient. It's something
the Astros starter has learned in having to continously
come back from a long list of injuries in his professional
career. See
story
High
School Rugby
St. Peter Knights return from New Brunswick with pair
of rugby titles
The
St. Peter Knights senior boys and varsity girls rugby
teams returned from the pretigious Rothesay Netherwood
Rugbyfest tournament in Rothesay, New Brunswick on the
weekend with not one, but two championship trophies. See
story
(Posted
April 2)
Bandits
upset
St-Isidore to win first ever NCJHL championship
The
Cumberland Bandits are NCJHL champs after downing the
St-Isidore Eagles 3-1 on Sunday night to take their best
of seven final series four games to one. See
story
(Posted
March 31)
Rangers
add three OEMHL championship banners to collection
The
Gloucester Rangers Minor Hockey Association ended a very
successful season by adding three OEMHL championship banners
to thier collection this week. See story
(Posted
March 30)
Gloucester
Rangers capture Minor Midget AA championship
The
Gloucester Rangers Minor Midget AA team put the finishing
touch on their championship season by beating the Upper
Ottawa Valley Aces 5-3 on Thursday to win their first
to seven point final series, seven points to five.
See story
(Posted
March 29)
Local
martial arts club member defeats 10-time world champion
at Canadian Open event
Elite
Martial Arts and Fitness Club member Serena Moffatt pulled
off a shocking victory on the weekend knocking off a 10-time
world champion to win the Open Elite weapons event at
the Canadian Open Martial Arts Championship in Gatineau.
See story
Kletner-Alt
wins first golf tournament of the season
Orléans
native Kiersten Klekner-Alt won her first golf tournament
of the U.S. collegiate season last weekend, shooting a
two day total of 151 to take home first place honours
in the Arkansas-Fort Lions Classic.
See story
(Posted
March 25)
Speed
Skating
Blondin finishes eighth at World Championships in Russia
Orléans
native Ivanie Blondin finished a very respectful eighth
in her specialty the 5,000 metres at the World Single
Distance Speed Skating Championships in Sochi, Russia
on the weekend. See story
(Posted
March 24)
World
Curling Championships
Team Homan bounces back to win bronze medal
Orléans native Rachel Homan showed why many curling
experts feel she will have a long and very successful
career early this morning on Sunday when she managed to
bounce back from a devastating loss in the semi-final
of the World Curling Championships to win a bronze medal. See story
(Posted
March 24)
Junior
C Hockey
Cumberland Bandits win Game 7 against Embrun, advance
to NCJHL final
The
Cumberland Bandtis are heading to the final round of the
National Capital Junior Hockey League playoffs after downing
the Embrun Panthers 2-1 in Game 7 of their semi-final
series on Saturday. See story
World
Curling Championships
Homan suffers heartbreaking loss in world curling semifinal
Rachel
Homan's quest for her first world curling championship
came to a heartbreaking end on Saturday when her final
shot attempt at a double takeout in the 10th end jammed
giving Scotland's Eve Muirhead a steal of one and the
win in what was an intense and tremendously entertaining
semifinal. See story
(Posted
March 22)
World
Curling Championships
Homan awaits playoff opponent after finishing round robin
in third place
After
finishing the round robun portion of the Women's World
Curling Championship in third place, Orléans native
Rachel Homan must wait for a series of tiebreakers to
play out before she will find out whp her opponent will
be in the 3 vs 4 Page playoff game. See story
(Posted
March 21)
World
Curling Championships
Team Homan clinches playoff spot with win over China
Orléan's
skip Rachel Homan and her team of Emma Miskew, Alison
Kreviazuk and Lisa Weagle have clinched a spot in Friday's
3 vs 4 Page playoff game at the World Curling Championships
in Latvia after beating China early Thursday morning. See story
(Posted
March 20)
World
Curling Championships
Pair of wins puts Team Homan in playoff picture
Orlean's
skip Rachel Homan is back in the thick of things at the
World Curling Championships in Latvia after posting back
to back wins on Wednesday. See story
(Posted
March 19)
World
Curling Championships
Team Canada picks up early morning win, improves record
to 5-3
Team
Canada got their day off to a good start earlier this
morning, downing Germany 8-5 to improve their record at
the World Curling Championships to 5-3. See story
(Posted
March 19)
World
Curling Championships
Another split leaves Team Homan in the middle of the pack
Orléans
native Rachel Homan earned another split at the World
Curling Championships on Tuesday, leaving her tied with
three other teams at 4-3 behind Sweden (6-1), Scotland
(6-1) and Russia (5-2). See story
(Posted
March 18)
World
Curling
Championships
Homan drops game to U.S.A., ends day 3-2
Day
2 was an up and down day for Team Homan at the Women's
World Curling Championships in Latvia, After downing Russia
in the morning draw, the Canadian foursome lost a close
game against Team USA in the evening to run their record
to 3-2. See story
Impressive
outing moves Bédard step closer to making Astros
roster
Navan
native Erik Bédard made his best case yet to make
the Houston Astros opening day roster when he fanned five
Blue Jays in three scoreless innings in Kissimee, Florida
on Sunday. See story
(Posted
March 18)
World
Curling
Championships
Canada beats Russia to improve record to 3-1
Rachel
Homan and her Canadian foursome overcame a strong performance
by Russian skip Anna Sidorova o win their third game at
the Women's World Curling Championships in Riga, Latvia
this morning. See story
(Posted
March 17)
Homan bounces back to even record at World Curling Championships
After
suffering a disappointing loss to Scotland in their opening
game at the World Curling Championships in Latvia, Team
Homan managed to bounce back to beat the host country
in today's morning draw to even their record at 1-1. See
story
(Posted
March 11)
Orléans trio wins three gold medals at CIS track
and field championships
Orléans
was well represented at the recent CIS Indoor Track and
Field Championships in Edmonton as three area athletes
managed to capture five medals including three gold as
part of the University of Ottawa track team. See
story
(Posted
March 7)
Senior
Girls Volleyball
Gisèle-Lalonde earns OFSAA volleyball threepeat in convincing
fashion
The
Gisèle-Lalonde Titans won their third consecutive provincial
high school volleyball championship on Thursday, dispatching
General Amherst in three straight sets in the OFSAA 'AA'
final. See
story
(Posted
March 6)
Boys
Contact Hockey
St. Matt's falls short in quest for high school hockey
championship
The
St. Matthew Tigers ran into a hot goalie on Tuesday in
the form of Rodayo Iafelice who practically stood on his
head in denying the Tigers the NCSSAA 'AA' contact hockey
championship on Tuesday. See
story
(Posted
March 1)
Junior
Boys Basketball
Lester B. Panthers win junior boys Tier 1 hoops championship
The
Lester B. Pearson Panthers outhustled and outlasted the
Merivale Marauders to win the NCSSAA junior boys Tier
1 basketball championship on Thursday and finish the season
with a perfect 13-0 record. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 25)
Homan
wins Canadian women's curling championship at age 23
Orléans
native and Cairine Wilson grad Rachel Homan is the 2012
Scotties Canadian women's curling champion after leading
her Team Ontario foursome to a 9-6 win over Manitoba on
Sunday. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 24)
Team
Homan through to Scotties final after topping Manitoba
Orléans
native Rachel Homan will be playing in her first Scotties
Canadian curling chanpionship in her young career after
knocking off former four-time champion Jennifer Jones
from Manitoba in the 1-vs-2 Page playoff game on Saturday. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 23)
Spectacular
draw under pressure gives Team Homan win over Team Canada
Orléans
native and Cairine Wilson grad Rachel Homan delivered
under pressure on Friday making a picture perfect draw
to the button in the 10th end to knock off and finish
in second place heading into the Page playoffs. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 22)
Homan
suffers first Scotties loss in battle of the unbeatens
Rachel
Homan and her Team Ontario rink suffered their first loss
at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this morning when
they came out on the short end of a 9-7 final score against
former four-time Scotties champion Jennifer Jones from
Manitoba. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 20)
Homan
improves record to 6-0 after workman-like performance
Rachel
Homan and her Team Ontario rink took care of business
against Quebec on Tuesday to improve their record to 6-0
and set up a three-way showdown with Team Canada and Manitoba
which are also undefeated through nine draws at the Scotties
Tournament of Hearts. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 19)
Team Homan improves record to 5-0 with wins over B.C.,
N.B.
Orleans
native Rachel Homan is in a three-way tie atop the standings
at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after posting back-to-back
wins over B.C. and New Brunswick on Monday. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 17)
Team Homan remains undefeated after second day at Scotties
Orleans
native Rachel Homan is rolling along at the Scotties Tournament
of Hearts in Kingston, winning both of her games on Sunday
to improve her rink's record to 3-0. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 17)
Homan rink off to solid start at Scotties after winning Hot Shots competition
Rachel
Homan from Orleans is off to a strong start at the Scotties
Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, winning her first game
against Newfoundland and Labrador in eight ends on Saturday. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 15)
Major Atom A
Gloucester Rangers wrap up impressive regular season campaign
To
say the Major Atom A Gloucester Rangers is a team on a
roll is an understatement. They've won their last six
games in a row and haven't lost in 22 games dating back
to Oct. 28 when they lost their only game of the season. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 13)
Minor
midget Rangers clinch OEMHL regular season banner
The
Gloucester Rangers Minor Midget AA team has clinched the
OEMHL regular season title after downing the Rideau-St.
Lawrence Kings 2-1 on Jan. 26. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 8)
Junior
Boys Basketball
Louis Riel wins close game against St. Pete's, improve
record to 4-1
The
Louis Riel Rebelles moved into a tie for first place in
the East Division of the NCSSAA on Wednesday, after narrowly
downing the St. Peter Knights 67-66. See
story
Orléans
native Taylor signs two-way deal with Calgary Flames
Orléans
native and former Cumberland Grad goaltender Danny Taylor
is now a Calgary Flame. The Flames signed the 26-year-old
to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday thought to
be worth $525,000. See story
(Posted
Feb. 1)
Orléans
native wins A.C.T. Athlete of the Year Award
Courtnay
Pilipaitis went to the A.C.T. Ottawa Sports Awards banquet
Thursday night content with the fact that she was receiving
an award for the sport of basketball. See
story
(Posted
Jan. 27)
Team
Homan wins second provincial Scotties title in three years
Orléans
skip Rachel Homan is heading back to the Canadian women's
curling championships after winning the Ontario Scotties
Tournament of Hearts on Sunday. See
story
(Posted
Jan. 27)
Orléans
skip Rachel Homan advances to Ontario Scotties final
Orléans
skip Rachel Homan is one win away from returning to the
Scott Tournament of Hearts after winning the 1-2 page
semi-final at the Ontario Scotties Championship in Waterloo
on Saturday. See story
(Posted
Jan. 22)
2012
Ottawa Sports Awards have distinctive Orléans flavour
Orléans
will be well represented at this year's ACT Ottawa Sports
Awards banquet with area athletes picking up six individual
and a more than a dozen team awards, including the Gisele-Lalonde
senior girls AA volleyball team for winning the OFSAA
provincial championship last spring. See
story
(Posted
Jan. 20)
Former
Rebelle places second in first track meet at Iowa
Former
Louis Riel Rebelles and current Iowa Hawkeye David Nsabua
picked up his first top three performance of the season
on Saturday, placing second in the triple jump at the
Adidas Classic track meet in Lincoln, Nebraska. See
story
(Posted
Jan. 19)
Senior
Boys Basketball
Tigers
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in loss to Canterbury
The
St. Matthew Tigers went into their game against the Canterbury
Chargers on Friday hoping to avenge a 15-point loss to
Canterbury two days previous, and for the better part
of four quarters they were doing just that. See
story
(Posted
Jan. 18)
Junior
Boys Basketball
Lester B. continues winning ways against St. Peter Knights
The
Lester B. Pearson junior boys basketball team has picked
up where they left off prior to the holiday break, downing
the St. Peter Knights 68-51 on Thursday for their second
win in a row since the New Year and sixth in a row this
season. See story
(Posted
Jan. 16)
Senior
Boys Hockey
Garneau posts lopsided win over St. Matt's in senior boys
hockey
The
Garneau Gaulois avenged their only loss of the season
on Tuesday, and in doing so managed to keep pace with
the Ashbury Colts at the top of the A/AA senior boys high
school hockey standings. See
story
Philadelphia
Flyers name Giroux 19th captain in club history
Former
Cumberland Grad and Cumberland Baron Claude Giroux has
been handed the captaincy of the Philadelphia Flyers,
becoming the 19th captain in club history. See
story
(Posted
Jan. 10)
Senior
Boys Basketball
Wildcats stretch unbeatean record to four with win over
Rideau
The
Cairine Wilson Wildcats kept their unbeaten record intact
on Wednesday with a lopsided victory over the previously
undefeated Rideau Rams. See
story
(Posted
Jan. 8)
67s
trade Cody Ceci to Owen Sound
Ottawa
67s defenceman and former Cumberland Barons product Cody
Ceci is on his way to Owen Sound after being traded to
the Attack on Monday. See story
(Posted
Dec. 30)
Bell
Capital Cup
Luck runs out on comeback kids as Rangers lose Bell Capital
Cup final in OT
After
coming back from two goals down to win their Bell Capital
Cup semi-final, the Gloucester Rangers Major Atom AA squad
needed to pull an even bigger rabbit out of their hat
to force overtime in the Major Atom AAA final. See
story
Bell
Capital Cup
Only two east end teams left in the hunt at Bell Capital
Cup
And
then there were two. Only two local teams are still in
the running for a championship banner at the Bell Capital
Cup after what was a difficult day for area teams on Sunday.
See story
(Posted
Dec. 28)
Bell
Capital Cup
Three east end teams advance to Bell Capital Cup playoffs, four
still in contention to do so
Area
teams are managing to hold their own at the Bell Capital
Cup. Three local teams have so far clinched a playoff
berth at the prestigious international tournament, and
four more have a chance to do so on Sunday. See story
(Posted
Dec. 28)
Bell
Capital Cup
Gloucester Ranger teams off to roaring start at Bell Capital
Cup
The
Gloucester Rangers had a great opening day at the Bell
Capital Cup on Friday with all four Rangers teams combining
for a near perfect 5-0-1 record. See story
(Posted
Dec. 21)
Senior
Boys Basketball
Cairine
Wilson downs St. Pete's, remain unbeaten in three
Three
weeks ago the Cairine Wilson Wildcats senior boys basketball
team wasn't even sure they would play a game this season. See story
(Posted
Dec. 15)
Junior
Boys Basketball
Lester
B. tops Louis Riel in preseason battle of unbeatens
The
Lester B. Pearson Panthers proved they are one of the
teams to watch in junior boys high school basketball this
year after they downed the Louis Riel Rebelles 52-47 on
Friday in the fourth and final pre-season game for both
teams. See story
(Posted
Dec. 7)
Senior
Boys Basketball
St. Peter Knights improve record to 2-0 with roster full
of football players
What
happens when you take a bunch of talented football players
and hand them a basketball? A lot of fouls, travelling
calls and turnovers, and very little in the way of defence,
that's what. See story
(Posted
Dec. 2)
Blondin
wins first-ever World Cup gold medal in Kazakstan
Orléans
speed skater Ivanie Blondin won her third medal in as
many World Cup events this fall and her first ever gold
medal in World Cup competition as she and fellow Team
Canada members Christine Nesbitt and Brittant Schussler
teamed up to win the women's team pursuit event in Astana,
Kazakstan on Sunday. See
story
(Posted
Dec. 1)
Blondin
posts another Top 10 performance at World Cup in Kazakstan
Orléans
speed skater Ivanie Blondin posted her third top 10 performance
in as many World Cup events on Saturday, placing ninth
in the 5000 metres in Astana, Kazakstan. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 29)
Senior
Boys Basketball
Life Christian Academy suffers overtime loss in inaugural
game
Life
Christian Academy School lost it's inaugural game in the
National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association
on Wednesday, but it hardly mattered. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 25)
Blondin
wins World Cup silver in Kelomna, Russia
Orléans
speed skater Ivanie Blondin won her first individual medal
in World Cup competition on Saturday, capturing a silver
medal in the women's mass start event in Kolomna, Russia
near Moscow. See story
(Posted
Nov. 20)
Ottawa
professional basketball franchise has Orléans connection
Ottawa's
newest professional sports team has a local connection.
Orléans resident Gus Takkale is the president and
CEO of Bytown Sports and Entertainment, the group behind
the National Capital's entry in the National Basketball
League of Canada. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 20)
Orléans
curler Rachel Homan moves into first place in Canadian
team standings
Rachel
Homan's bid to qualify for the 2014 Olympic curling trials
took a giant step forward on Sunday with a win in the
fourth women's Grand Slam event of the year. See
story
Orléans
speed skater wins bronze at opening World Cup event
Orléans
speed skater Ivanie Blondin has come a long way in a little
over a year. The Canadian team member finished a career
high 10th in the 3000 metre event at the opening season
World Cup meet in Heerenveem, Norway on the weekend. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 16)
Senior
Boys Football
Undermanned
Knights run out of miracles against veteran Frontenac
team
The
St. Peter Knights went into the OFSAA National Capital
Bowl play-in game against the Frontenac Falcons on Saturday
with a hope and prayer. They would run out of both in
the latter stages of the fourth quarter, despite scoring
four touchdowns in less than five minutes. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 16)
Junior
Girls Basketball
Tigers reclaim junior girls city championship after two year
hiatus
The
junior girls high school championship trophy is back in
its rightful place after the St. Matthew Tigers beat the
St. Mark Lions 42-24 on Thursday to reclaim the NCSAA
junior girls basketball crown. See
story
Senior
Girls Basketball
Dreadful start, poor rebounding costs St. Matt's Tier
2 title game
In
most sports speed kills, but in basketball speed can often
be trumped by size which is what happened in the Tier
2 senior girls basketball championship on Thursday as
the much quicker St. Matthew Tigers were out-muscled by
a much bigger Franco Ouest team. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 14)
Senior
Girls Basketball
Lady
Rebelles win fourth consecutive Tier 1 hoops championship
The
Louis Riel Rebelles are city champions once again after
downing the St. Peter Knights 56-35 on Tuesday to capture
the school's fourth consecutive senior girls Tier 1 basketball
championship. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 11)
Senior
Boys Football
Fourth quarter
comeback lifts
Knights to fifth
straight city
championship
The
St. Peter Knights have had better teams lose city championships
and they had worse teams that won city championships,
but they never had a team that came back from a bigger
deficit against steeper odds than this year's team. See
story
Senior
Boys Football
Sir Wil Lancers successfully defend
Tier 2 gridiron championship
The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lancers are city champs once again
after downing the Franco-Cité Faucons 21-13 in
the Tier 2 senior boys football championship on Saturday. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 7)
Senior
Girls Basketball
Lady
Rebelles win return trip to AAA provincials, advance to
city championship
The
Louis Riel Rebelles downed Longfields-Davidson Heights
50-37 on Thursday to advance to the senior girls high
school basketball championship for the third year in a
row, and in doing so, earned a ticket to their third straight
OFSAA AAA provincial tournament. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 7)
Senior
Boys Football
Knights breeze into city championship game with lopsided
win over St. Mark
The
St. Peter Knights are heading back to the Tier 1 senior
boys football championship for the sixth straight year
after taking care of the St. Mark Lions in business-like
fashion on Tuesday. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 5)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Panther tykes put exclamation point on stellar season
with 51-1 rout of Myers Riders
The
Cumberland Panthers tyke football team wrapped up one
of the most dominating seasons in recent memory on Sunday
with a lopsided 51-1 win over the Myers Riders in the
NCAFA A-Cup final. See story
(Posted
Nov. 4)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Patient
Panthers outlast Bengals to capture bantam B-Cup championship
The
first time the Cumberland Panthers and the Orleans Bengals
met in Week 2 of the season, the Panthers won 14-0 thanks
to two big plays at the start of the first and second
halves. See
story
NCAFA
Minor Football
Shorthanded Bengals fall to Bell Warriors in B-Cup final
The
Orleans Bengals went into the NCAFA mosquito B-Cup championship
knowing they had their work cut out for them. It was bad
enough they were facing the Bell Warriors who were 8-0
during the regular season. Worse still that they had to
do so without two of their top players. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 3)
Senior
Girls Basketball
St.
Peter Knights seal playoff spot with win over Longfields
The
St Peter Knights senior girls basketball team clinched
a spot in the AAA/AAAA playoffs on Friday with a 51-33
win over the Longfields-Davidson Heights Ravens. See story
(Posted
Oct. 29)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Cumberland Panther tykes a win away from perfection
Before
the playoffs began, the Cumberland Panthers mosquito team
knew they had a Herculian task ahead of them if they wanted
to make the A-Cup final. See
story
NCAFA
Minor Football
Cumberland Panthers to face Orleans Bengals in all-east
B-Cup final
The
Cumberland Panthers and the Orleans Bengals will be squaring
off in the NCAFA bantam B-Cup championship this Saturday
after the two east end rivals won their respective semifinal
games on the weekend. See story
NCAFA
Minor Football
Orleans
Bengals earn spot in mosquito B-Cup final
The
Orleans Bengals mosquito team has punched their tickets
for the NCAFA B-Cup championship after downing the Myers
Riders 36-18 on Sunday. See story
(Posted
Oct. 27)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Unable
to overcome early deficit, mosquito Panthers go down fighting
Before
the playoffs began, the Cumberland Panthers mosquito team
knew they had a Herculian task ahead of them if they wanted
to make the A-Cup final. See
story
(Posted
Oct. 25)
Senior
Boys Soccer
Louis Riel captures AA title with 1-0 win over Sir Robert
Borden
The
Louis Riel Rebelles are champions once again after downing
the Sir Robert Borden Bengals 1-0 in the NCSSAA 'AA' senior
boys soccer championship on Thursday. See
story
Senior
Boys Soccer
St. Peter heading to Quad-A provincials despite coming up
short in high-scoring city final
The
St. Peter Knights senior boys soccer team gave the St.
Pius X-Men all they could handle on Thursday, but it was
not to be as the X-Men came back from a two goal deficit
to beat the Knights and win their fourth city championship
in the past five years. See
story
(Posted
Oct. 24)
Senior
Boys Soccer
St. Pete's needs extra time to beat Colonel By, advance to AAA/AAAA
final
The
St. Peter Knights senior boys soccer team lost two games
during the regular season, once to the St. Pius X-Men
and once to the Colonel By Cougars. On Tuesday they avenged
their loss to the Cougars. On Thursday they'll get a chance
to do the same to the X-Men in the city championship. See
story
(Posted
Oct. 21)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Mosquito Panthers shock undefeated Warriors, advance to
A-Cup semi-finals
On
a day when the Cumberland Panthers had four teams vying
for a berth in the A-Cup semi-finals, the mosquito squad
was the least likely to succeed as the fourth place team
had to face the previously unbeaten Bell Warriors. See
story
NCAFA
Minor Football
Panther
tykes quest for perfection passes toughest test to date
The
Cumberland Panthers tyke team moved one step closer to
the A-Cup championship on Sunday, downing the Bell Warriors
45-0 to advance to next week's semi-finals. See
story
NCAFA
Minor Football
4th quarter collapse knocks Panthers out of A-Cup contention
The
Cumberland Panthers quest for the bantam A-Cup championship
came to a heartbreaking end in overtime on Sunday, but
the outcome was decided long before when running back
Tristan Tessier was knocked out of the game in the second
quarter after giving his team a 10-0 lead. See
story
(Posted
Oct. 19)
Team
Elite returns from WKC World Championships with 14 medals,
four of them silver
With
nine members vying for medals at the WKC World Championships
in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec on the weekend, including four
national champions and a defending world champion, the
Elite Martial Arts studio had high hopes at least three
of four gold medals. See story
(Posted
Oct. 18)
Senior
Boys Football
Colonel
By Cougars no match for high-scoring Knights
Prior
to the start of the current high school football season
a lot of observers were wondering out loud why the NCSSAA
decided to only put four teams in the Tier 1 division
and 12 teams in Tier 2. On Wednesday they got their answer. See story
(Posted
Oct. 15)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Cumberland Panthers peewee squad locks up quarterfinal
berth
The
Cumberland Panthers peewee team has locked up a berth
in the A-Cup quarterfinals next weekend after downing
the Bel-Air Lions 26-6 on Sunday. See
story
(Posted
Oct. 14)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Cumberland Panther tykes end regular season with another lopsided
win
The
Cumberland Panther tyke football team solidified its place
in the record books on Saturday with a 59-0 win over the
Bel-Air Lions. See story
(Posted
Oct. 11)
Senior
Boys Football
Knights fall to Coyotes in high school football showdown
Prior
to Thursday's showdown against the St. Francis Xavier
Coyotes, the St. Pete Knights senior boys football team
had not lost a regular season or playoff game in five
years. See story
(Posted
Oct. 8)
Last
minute entry wins Fall Colours Marathon
The
Cumberland Heritage Village Museum was a beehive of activity
on Sunday, as more then 1,300 runners took part in the
annual Ottawa Fall Colours Marathon events. See
story
(Posted
Oct. 7)
Senior
Boys Football
St. Peter Knights mark school's 20th anniversary with dominating
win over St. Matt's
On
a weekend when St. Peter High School was holding its 20th
anniversary reunion, the school's football team was busy
adding to the legacy of winning that has become synonymous
with the east end institution. See story
(Posted
Oct. 4)
Senior
Boys Football
Sir Wil vs St. Pat's: Wild ending to crazy game results in
tie
The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lancers were a kick-off away from
winning their second game of the season on Wednesday.
They had a six point lead and were kicking from their
50-yard line after the St. Patrick Irish had taken an
unnecessary roughness penalty for taking liberties with
Stephane Kukkonen who was in the process of giving up
a safety. See story
(Posted
Oct. 3)
Senior
Boys Soccer
X-Men put the hex on Cougars
The
Colonel By Cougars senior boys soccer team suffered their
second lopsided defeat of the season on Wednesday, falling
5-1 to the St. Pius X-Men two days after being shutout
4-0 by the Mother Teresa Titans. See story
(Posted
Oct. 1)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Panther tykes extend shutout streak to five with win over
Raiders
During
a week in which the Cumberland Panthers were 1-in-4 against
the Gloucester South Raiders, the club's tyke team was
the lone bright spot, winning their game 64-0 to remain
undefeated. See story
NCAFA
Minor Football
Bantam Panthers fall from unbeaten ranks after losing to Raiders
The
Cumberland Panthers battled the Gloucester South Raiders
for three quarters of football on Sunday, but in the end
Raiders running back Dimitri "Didi" Vaillaincourt
titled the balance of play in the Raiders' favour with
a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to help his win 28-17. See story
(Posted
Sept. 29)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Panthers
peewee team loses second in a row, drop to 4-2
The Cumberland Panthers peewee team is in danger of missing
the A-Cup quarterfinals after losing their second game
in a row Friday night. See story
(Posted
Sept. 24)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Bantam Panthers remain unbeaten, peewee team suffers first
loss
The Cumberland Panthers bantam team remains tied for first
place in the East Conference of the National Capital Amateur
Football Association after downing the North Gloucester
Giants 26-0 on Sunday. See story
(Posted
Sept. 22)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Bizarre turnover ends mosquito Bengals unbeaten streak
A bizarre turnover midway through the fourth quarter proved
to be the Orleans Bengals undoing on Saturday as they
fell 18-14 to the Gatineau Vikings. See
story
Orléans
transplant continues to impress at Tennessee prep school
Mike O'Connor is chasing his dream south of the border
and so far he's more than holding his own as he continues
to impress in his inaugural season at the Baylor prep
school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. See
story
(Posted
Sept. 17)
ERSL
Cup Finals
Cobras U14 regional girls team falls to Seaway Valley
in penalty kicks
After
40 minutes of play and nine penalty kicks, a goal post
was all that separated the Cumberland Cobras and Seaway
Valley in the girls U14 ERSL Cup final on Sunday. See
story
ERSL
Cup Finals
Hornets U14 regional boys team claims ERSL Cup with win
over east end rivals
The
Gloucester Hornets U14 boys regional team finished their
season on a high note Sunday, posting a 3-1 upset over
the regular season champion Cumberland Cobras. See
story
ERSL
Cup Finals
Hornets U15 regional girls team wins second consecutive
ERSL Cup
The
Gloucester Hornets U15 regional girls team won their second
consecutive ERSL Cup final on Sunday with a 3-1 upset
over the regular season champion and previously unbeaten
Nepean Hotspurs. See story
(Posted
Sept. 16)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Panther tykes post third consecutive shutout with 68-0
win over West Carleton
Week
four of the National Capital Amateur Football Association
season is in the books and the Cumberland Panthers tyke
team has yet to be scored upon after posting their third
consecutive shutout on Saturday. See
story
NCAFA
Minor Football
Mosquito Bengals improve record to 4-0 with win over Kanata
Kobe
Armstrong left. Kobe Armstrong right. Kobe Armstrong straight
up the middle. The Kanata Knights saw a whole lot of Kobe
Armstrong on Saturday and in the end they had no answer
for the Orleans Bengals running back who scored five touchdowns
in leading his team to a 48-6 win. See
story
(Posted
Sept. 14)
High
School Sports
Plans
to work-to-rule causes havoc with high school sports schedule
Provincial
legislation to freeze teacher salaries for the next two
years and ban their right to strike will severly impact
the high school sports scene.
See story
(Posted
Sept. 2)
NCAFA
Minor Football
Panthers come out on top in defensive battle with Bengals
The
Cumberland Panthers improved their record to 2-0 on Saturday
with a 14-0 win over an Orleans Bengals team that is missing
three important components from the squad that made it
all the way to last year's bantam B-Cup final. See
story
NCAFA
Minor Football
Orleans Bengals top Panthers in mosquito showdown
The
Orleans Bengals mosquito quest for a post season championship
continued with another win on Sunday as the home team
downed the Cumberland Panthers 36-14 to improve their
record to 2-0. See story
NCAFA
Minor Football
Panther tykes open season with dominating win over east
end rivals
The
Cumberland Panthers tyke team opened their 2012 campaign
with an impressive 53-0 win over the Orleans Bengals on
Sunday, giving notice to the rest of the league that they
don't intend to give up their A-Cup title without a fight.
See story
(Posted
Aug. 27)
East
end pair heading to OHL training camp in the Soo
Orléans'
own Alex Gudbranson and Medric Mercier from Beacon Hill
are headin to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds' training
camp this week and neither one of them wants to come back
anytime soon unless it's to play the Ottawa 67s. See
story
(Posted
Aug. 15)
Orléans
sisters help lead Montreal team to women's football crown
Erika
and Elysse Blais began playing football when they were
students at St. Matthew High School. Erike, 34, played
touch football and basketball, while Elysse, 23, played
touch football, basketball, volleyball and was a city
champion in wrestling. See story
(Posted
Aug. 15)
Olympic
experience leaves Orléans sprinter wanting more
Orléans
sprinter Segun Makinde never got to compete at the Olympic
Games in London, but for a brief moment he did get to
experience the thrill of competition and now he's hungry
for more. See story
(Posted
July 22)
Ontario
Varsity Football
Panthers go 3-0 in opening round of OVFL playoffs
Home
field advantage served the Cumberland Panthers well on
Saturday as all three Panther teams won their opening
round Ontario Varsity Football League playoff games in
the friendly confines of Millennium Park. See
story
Little
League Baseball
Red Sox fall short in bid for provincial Junior Little
League title
The
Orleans Red Sox bid for a third straight Junior Little
League provincial championship came up two runs short
on Saturday as they lost 6-4 to the Thunder Bay Americans/Nationals
in the finals in Cornwall. See
story
(Posted
July 22)
Ontario
Varsity Football
Third-string QB leads Panthers to win over previously
unbeaten Thunder
With
their starting two quarterbacks still recovering from
injuries, the Cumberland Panthers turned to wide receiver
Juan Nava on Saturday to lead them to a win over the previously
unbeaten Toronto Thunder. See
story
(Posted
July 19)
Sr.,
Jr. Red Sox heading to provincial Little League championships
The
Orleans Red Sox junior and senior Little League teams
are heading to the provincial championships after winning
their respective District 6 tournaments on Tuesday. See
story
(Posted
July 16)
Orléans
sprinter named to Olympic relay team
It's
a long way fom the classooms at Fallingbrook Community
Elementrary School to the Summer Olympics in London, England,
but in two weeks Orleans sprinter Segun Makinde will complete
that journey when he takes part in the opening ceremonies.
See story
(Posted
July 3)
St.
Peter alumni Courthay Pilypaitis Olympics bound
Former
St. Peter Knight Courtnay Pilypaitis will soon be able
to add the title "Olympian" to her already impressive
resume. See story
(Posted
June 26)
Former
St. Peter Knight records double-double in Olympic basketball
qualifier
Former
St. Peter Knight Courtnay Pilypaitis helped Team Canada
win their opening game at an Olympic basketball qualifying
tournament in Turkey on Monday, recording a double-double
against Mali. See story
(Posted
June 22)
Sens
use 1st round pick to select hometown boy Cody Ceci
Orléans
native Cody Ceci is now an Ottawa Senator after the NHL
team selected him 15th overall in the first round of the
NHL draft on Friday. See story
Orléans
own Cody Ceci has date with destiny at upcoming NHL draft
In
less than 24 hours, Orléans prospect Cody Ceci
will have realized the first half of his dream of one
day playing in the NHL. See
story
(Posted
June 14)
High
School Football
Orléans blue chip prospect heading to Tennessee
prep school
Orléans
Bengals pivot will be chucking footballs south of the
border next fall after agreeing to spend the next three
years at a private school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. See
story
(Posted
June 9)
Track
and Field
Local athletes perform their best at OFSAA championships,
but fall short of podium
It's
been seven years since an east end athlete has failed
to bring home a medal from the OFSAA provincial track
and field championships. See
story
(Posted
June 3)
Orléans
dojo lands nine members on WKC World Championship team
Nine
members of the Elite Martial Arts and Fitness Centre have
earned a ticket to the World Karate Council world championships
in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec next fall after placing in the
top four at the recent national team trials. See
story
(Posted
June 1)
Track
and Field
Colonel By, Louis Riel lead the way at East Regional track
meet
The
Colonel By Cougars and the Louis Riel Rebelles led the
way at the East Regional Track and Field Championships
on Friday as no fewer than 24 east end athletes managed
to qualify for next week's OFSAA provincial championships
in Brockville. See story
Senior
Girls Rugby
Lady Tigers capture senior girls Tier 2 rugby championship
The
St. Matthew Tigers senior girls rugby team capped a perfect
season on Thursday with a 7-0 blanking of the West Carleton
Wolves to win the NCSSAA Tier 2 rugby championship. See
story
(Posted
June 1)
Track
and Field
Handful of east end athletes make the grade at OFSAA East
Regionals
The
OFSAA East Regional Track and Field Championships kicked
off in Brockville on Thursday with a handfull of east
end athletes managing to qualify for next week's provincial
championships which will also be held in the Thousand
Islands city. See story
Senior
Girls Soccer
Failure to finish costs Louis-Riel senior girls soccer
championship
The
lack of a finishing touch cost the Louis-Riel Rebelles
dearly on Thursday as they were upended 1-0 by the Glebe
Gryphons in the senior girls AAA/AAAA championship at
Hillcrest High School. See story
Senior
Boys Rugby
Ashbury Colts overwhelm Cairine Wilson in AA rugby championship
The
Cairine Wilson Wildcats knew they had their work cut out
for themselves if they wanted to win the senior boys A/AA
city rugby championship on Thursday. See
story
(Posted
May 30)
Senior
Girls Rugby
Tigers knock off Wildcats, advance to Tier 2 rugby final
The
St. Matthew Tigers are one win away from the Tier 2 senior
girls rugby championship after downing the Cairine Wilson
Wildcats 12-7 in the East Conference final on Tuesday.
See story
(Posted
May 25)
Track
and Field
East end athletes excel at NCSSAA track and field championships
The
National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association
track and field championships wrapped up on Thursday with
no fewer than 58 local athletes managing to qualify for
next week's East Regional meet in Brockville. See
story
(Posted
May 24)
Track
and Field
Louis Riel leads the way on first day of city track and
field championships
The
National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association
track and field championships got underway on Wednesday
with local athletes winning 10 events on the first day
of the two-day event. See story
(Posted
May 18)
Track
and Field
Colonel By leads the way at East Conference track and
field meet
Colonel
By Secondary School's reign as a track and field powerhouse
in the east end doesn't appear as if it's going to come
to an end anytime soon as the Cougars won nearly twice
as many events as their nearest rivals at the East Conference
track and field championships on Thursday. See
story
(Posted
May 15)
Senior
Girls Rugby
Lancers lastest victims of indomitable Ashbury Colts side
When
the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lancers senior girls rugby team
boarded their bus for a game against the Ashbury Colts
on Monday, they knew they would have their work cut out
for them. See story
(Posted
May 12)
Senior
Boys Rugby
Cougars maul Knights, improve record to 2-1
Two
days after the St. Peter Knights won their first game
of the season, they were unceremoniously brought back
to earth on Friday by a Colonel By Cougars side that looked
utterly dominating in rolling to a 17-0 win. See
story
(Posted
May 10)
Senior
Boys Rugby
Late try gives Knights first win of the season
For
the past six years the St Peter Knights senior boys rugby
program has been led by former provincial team member
Lee Ann Napiorkowski. See story
(Posted
March 8)
Gisele-Lalonde
Titans successfully defend OFSAA 'AA' volleyball championship
The
Gilsele-Lalonde senior girls volleyball team successfully
defended their OFSAA 'AA' volleyball championship on Wednesday
and they did so in impressive fashion. See
story
(Posted
March 7)
Varsity
Girls Hockey
Louis-Riel wins fifth straight 'AA' girls hockey championship
The
Louis-Riel Rebelles can hang another championship banner
in the school gymnasium after the varsity girls hockey
team won their fifth staight title on Tuesday. See
story
(Posted
March 6)
Senior
Girls Volleyball
East end teams on roll at OFSAA volleyball championships
The
east end is being well-represented at this year's Ontario
Federation of School Athletic Association's volleyball
championships as the Louis Riel Rebelles, the Gisele Lalonde
Titans and the Samuel genest Lazors are so far undefeated
in round robin action. See story
Boys
Contact Hockey
Garneau completes sweep of Ashbury Colts to win A/AA hockey
championship
Pay
back is sweet. Just ask the Garneau High School hockey
team. Two years ago, they were on the verge of winning
the NCSSAA A/AA hockey championship when a third period
collapse against the Ashbury Colts cost them the title.
See story
(Posted
March 5)
Junior
Boys Basketball
Cougars bid for perfect season ends in disappointment
The
Colonel By Cougars went into the junior boys Tier 2 basketball
championship on Tuesday hoping to extend their eight game
winning streak by just one more game. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 28)
Senior
Girls Volleyball
Gisele-Lalonde dedicates championship win to student killed
in head-on collision
Moments
after the Gisele-Lalonde Titans won their second senior
girls AA volleyball championship in the past three years
on Thursday, they dedicated their victory to Grade 10
student Thomas Duffy who was killed in a head-on collision
while driving to a freestyle ski competition on Wednesday.
See story
Senior
Girls Volleyball
Louis-Riel Rebelles threepeat as AAA/AAAA volleyball champs
The
Louis-Riel Rebelles continued their mastery of the De
La Salle Cavaliers on Thursday, beating them for a third
time this season to win their third straight senior girls
AAA/AAAA volleyball championship. See
story
(Posted
Feb. 23)
High
School Wrestling
Samuel Genest wrestler leads east end contingent at city
championships
It
was just another day at the office for Samuel Genest wrestler
Alejandra Paguaga at the NCSSAA wrestling championships
on Wednesday. The Grade 11 student won her third consecutive
gold medal and is well on her way to becoming the most
decorated wrestler the east end has ever produced -- male
or female. See story
(Posted
Feb. 21)
Senior
Boys Basketball
Tigers win AA hoops title with 10-point win over Immaculata
The
St. Matthew Tigers are heading to the AA provincial high
school basketball championships after knocking off the
Immaculata Saints 72-62 Wednesday night. See
story
Senior
Boys Basketball
St. Patrick's prove too much for tenacious Rebelles squad
in AAA/AAAA title game
The
Louis Riel Rebelles went into the NCSSAA AAA/AAAA championship
last night as the prohibitive underdogs against the St.
Patrick's Irish; and even though they fought like bulldogs,
especially on defence, it wasn't enough to topple the
new city champions. See story
(Posted
Feb. 17)
Senior
Boys Basketball
Louis Rebelles Rebelles advance to city championship,
Knights fall short
The
Louis Riel Rebelles punched their ticket to the NCSSAA
senior boys basketball championship next week by beating
the Earl of March Lions 52-50 on Thursday, and in the
process they earned a berth in the Quad-A provincial championships
being held in Ottawa next month. See
story
(Posted
Dec. 12)
Senior
Girls Basketball
Knights even record with five-point win over previously
undefeated Earl of March
The
St. Peter Knights gave themselves an early Christmas present
on Thursday by downing the Earl of March Lions 43-38 to
even their record at 2-2 heading into the holiday break.
See story
(Posted
Nov. 28)
Senior
Boys Basketball
Knights add Bill Wren title to list of pre-season accomplishments
The
St. Peter Knights senior boys basketball team are quickly
gaining a reputation as the team to beat this season after
winning two pre-season tournaments including the Bill
Wren Classic at St. Matthew High School on the weekend.
See story
(Posted
Nov. 25)
Junior
Girls Basketball
Knights slam-dunked in junior girls basketball final
After
cruising through to the Tier 1 junior girls basketball
championship with wins over the St. Francis Xavier Coyotes
and Louis Riel Rebelles, the St. Peter Knights finally
met their match on Thursday in the form of the Sacred
Heart Huskies. See story
(Posted
Nov. 23)
Senior
Boys Football
Missed opportunities, mistakes cost Knights trip to Toronto
The
St. Peter Knights senior boys football team will have
to wait another year for a shot at a berth in the National
Capital Bowl, after losing 46-20 to the Frontenac Falcons
in their OFSAA bowl emi-final on Saturday. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 18)
Senior
Girls Basketball
Louis Riel downs Glebe for third straight city championship
The
Louis Riel Rebelles are heading back to the OFSAA AAA
basketball championships after downing the Glebe Gryphons
54-29 on Thursday for their third straight city championship.
See story
Senior
Girls Basketball
St. Matt's Tigers claim AA crown with win over St. Mark
Lions
It's
been nearly 10 years since a
St. Matthew senior girls basketball team last won a city
championship. See story
(Posted
Nov. 16)
Senior
Boys Volleyball
Cougars win right to join Bull-Dogs at OFSAA championships
in Hamilton
The
provincial AAA senior boys volleyball championships will
have a distinctive east end flavour this year after the
Colonel By Cougars won the right to join the Béatrice-Desloges
Bull-Dogs in Hamilton next week. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 13)
Senior
Boys Football
Knights extend consecutive championship streak to four
in a row
The
dynasty continues at St. Peter High School. For the fourth
straight year and seventh time in the last nine, the St.
Peter Knights are the top senior boys football team in
the city. See story
Junior
Boys Football
Jr. Knights finally win the big one
It
hasn't been easy being a member of the St. Peter Knights
junior boys football team the last three years. While
the senior team was racking up three straight city championships,
the junior leaguers were left empty-handed despite never
losing a regular season game. See
story
Senior
Boys Football
Lancers come from behind to win Tier 2 championship
The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lancers completed their improbable
playoff run on Saturday by downing the Immaculata Saints
14-13 to win the Tier 2 senior boys football championship.
See story
(Posted
Nov. 17)
Karate kids claim 15 medals at WKC World Championships in Spain
Over
the years, the Elite Martial Arts and Fitness Centre has enjoyed a tremendous
amount of success on the world stage. Members
of the club have regularly finished in the top three. But never before have they
come home with as many medals as they came home with last week. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 4)
High
School Soccer
Louis Riel comes up short in heart-stopping 'AA' final
In
what may go down as the most exciting 'AA' senior boys
soccer championship in NCSSAA history, John McCrae Secondary
School beat the Louis Riel Rebelles 3-2 on Thursday in
a marathon match that included a penalty goal in the final
second of overtime and 22 OT penalty kicks. See
story
(Posted
Oct. 31)
Junior
Boys Football
Junior Lancers end seven year drought against St. Peter
Knights
The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Lancers junior football team ended
a seven year against the St. Peter Knights on Thursday,
and in doing so, kept their perfect record intact while
the Knights fell to 3-1. See
story
Senior
Boys Football
Undefeated
St. Peter Knights looking for fourth straight city title
The
St. Peter Knights improved their record to 4-0 with a
win over the St. Mark Lions on Thursday and will now go
into the playoffs as prohibitive favourites to win their
fourth straight senior boys football championship and
sixth in the last eight years. See
story
Cross-Country
Colonel By runner wins midget boys high school cross-country
title
After
finishing a disppointing 11th at last week's East Conference
high school cross-country meet, Cameron Slupeiks had a
lot to prove at Thursday's National Capital championships.
See story
(Posted
Oct. 20)
Senior
Boys Football
Knights clinch first place with tie against St. Matt's
The
St. Peter Knights blew a 14-point fourth quarter lead
against the St. Matthew Tigers on Wednesday, but still
managed to clinch first place thanks to a tie. See
story
(Posted
May 5)
Local athletes off to good start at OFSAA track and field
championships
The
OFSAA track and field championships got underway in Sudbury
last night and several east end athletes have already
figured themselves into the mix by quailfy for their event
finals. See story
(Posted
June 2)
Senior
Girls Socceer
Road
weary Rebelles open OFSAA championship with pair of wins
The
Louis-Riel Rebelles are going to sleep well tonight after
winning their first two games at the OFSAA provincial
championship in Hamilton today following a six hour bus
ride from Ottawa that saw them pull into their hotel at
3:30 in the morning. See story
Senior
Girls Socceer
Court
ruling sends Louis-Riel girls to OFSAA soccer championships
When
most people refer to the "agony and ecstasy"
of sports they're usually refering to the action taking
place on the playing field and not in a courtroom, but
such was the case late Wednesday afternoon when Ontario
Superior Court Justice Douglas Rutherford granted the
Louis-Riel senior girls soccer team an injunction to play
in the OFSAA provincial championships which get underway
in Hamilton today. See story
(Posted
May 5)
Local
athletes set trio of records at East Regional track and
field meet
When
Sebastian Saville crossed the finish line in the senior
boys 800 metres at the OFSAA East Regional Track and Field
Championships in Ottawa on Friday, he knew he had won
the race, but what he didn't know was by just how much.
See story
(Posted
May 27)
Senior
Girls Soccer
Colonel By wins Tier 1 championship after Louis Riel's
season scuttled
The
Colonel By Cougars senior girls soccer team is heading
to the OFSAA provincial championships after a dramtic
turn of events in which the Louis Riel Rebelles were forced
to forfeit their season due to an administration error.
See story
East
end athletes grab eight medals on first day of East Regional
T&F Championships
The
OFSAA East Regional Track and Field Championships got
underway Thursday, with 10 area athletes earning a ticket
to next week's provincial championships in Sudbury.See
story
(Posted
May 5)
Senior
Boys Rugby
Young Knights team off to 2-0 start as high school rugby
season gets underway
After
winning four of the last five city championships and losing
22 of 25 players to graduation, the St. Peter Knights
senior boys rugby team is supposed to be going through
a rebuilding phase. As it turns out, so are the rest of
the teams in Ottawa. See story
(Posted
Feb. 9)
Junior
Boys Basketball
Lester B. Panthers win battle of the unbeatens, claim
top seed in the east
The
Lester B. Pearson Panthers will go into next week's junior
boys Tier 1 basketball playoffs as the top seed in the
east after downing the Louis Riel Rebels 54-40 on Tuesday
to finish the regular season with a perfect 6-0 record.
See story
(Posted
Jan. 26)
Senior
Boys Basketball
St.
Matt's Tigers clinch third place with win over east end
rivals
The
St. Matthew Tigers senior boys basketball team can finish
no lower than third place in the Eastern Conference standings
after downing the St. Peter Knights 59-47 on Tuesday.
See story
(Posted
Jan. 17)
Senior
Boys Basketball
St.
Peter Knights improve record to 3-2 with win over Lancers
The
St. Peter Knights ended their losing streak at two games
on Thursday with a lopsided win over the Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Lancers. See story
(Posted
Nov. 27)
Junior
Girls Basketball
Knights come up short in bid for junior girls hoops
crown
For
the second time in this month, a team from St. Peter Catholic
High School has been beaten in a city championship by
a team from St. Francis Xavier High School in Riverside
South which opened just a year ago. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 23)
Junior
Girls Basketball
St. Peter Knights advance to junior girls B-ball championship
The
St. Peter Knights bid for a perfect season survived its
toughest test last night in the form of the St. Matthew
Tigers who battled them through four quarters of basketball
and into overtime before the Knights ultimately prevailed
40-38. See story
(Posted
Nov. 21)
Senior
Boys Football
St. Peter Knights fall short in bid to return to National
Capital Bowl
The
St. Peter Knights road to the National Capital Bowl hit
a dead end on Saturday at the hands of the Sydenham Golden
Eagles who came up with a big play when it mattered to
beat the defending champions 21-7 at Minto Field in Nepean.
See story
(Posted
Nov. 19)
Offence
propels Knights to third straight Tier 1 championship
Heading
into this season, the only thing that supposedly stood
between the St. Peter Knights and a third straight city
championship was their offence. See
story
Junior
Boys Football
Junior Knights overwhelmed by superior speed, defence
"Speed
kills" and "defence wins championships" are two popular
sayings in sports. When combined together they are impossible
to overcome, even for the best of teams. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 10)
Senior
Boys Football
Knights outlast stubborn St. Matt's team for shot at
third straight city championship
The
St. Peter Knights junior and senior football teams will
be vying for high school football supremacy this weekend
after they managed to win their respective semi-final
games in vastly different fashions on Tuesday. See
story
(Posted
Nov. 3)
Senior
Boys Soccer
Louis Riel Rebelles win 'AA' soccer crown in dramatic
fashion
Minutes
after the Louis Riel Rebelles senior boys soccer team
had won the city 'AA' championship in extra time on Wednesday,
their head coach Imad Ghandoura was at a loss as to where
they would be playing next. See
story
(Posted
Oct. 29)
Senior
Boys Football
St. Matt's finish out regular season with big win over
Ashbury
The
St. Matthew Tigers are on a roll and they hope it ends
with a berth in the NCSSAA Tier 1 senior boys football
championship. See story
(Posted
Oct. 2)
Senior
Boys Football
St. Matthew
Tie-gers come up short against St. Patrick Irish
The
St. Matthew Tigers came within a foot of winning their
first game of the season on Thursday. Instead they had
to settle for a tie against the St. Patrick Irish on a
day better suited to watching football on television than
playing in the rain. See story
(Posted
Oct. 1)
Junior
Boys Football
Junior
Knights open season with impressive win over Sir Wil
It's
been two years since the St. Peter Knights last laid claim
to the NCSSAA junior football championship, and in that
time they only lost one game. See
story
Senior
Boys Football
St. Peter Knights win 'God-awful' opening game
The
St. Peter Knights senior boys football team began their
defence of the Tier 1 NCSSAA championship with a 17-6
win over the St. Patrick's Irish on Friday. 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 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
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
(Posted
March 11)
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
(Posted
Feb. 26)
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. 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)
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. 21)
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)
Junior
Boys Basketball
Unbeaten
Knights improve record to 3-0 against St. Matt 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)
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
(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. 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
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