In a weekend that saw the Brock Badgers play six periods of strong, determined hockey, the scoreboard neglected to reflect their efforts, dropping a pair of home games to the Laurier Golden Hawks and the York Lions, both by a score of 3-2. "I think we're getting the effort that we want," said Brock captain George Bradley.
It took over 200 minutes, but Sara Brady finally got the Brock Badgers on the board. With just over six minutes remaining in the third period of the second game of a weekend set that saw Brock host the York Lions - who shutout Brock in an overtime contest 1-0 on Nov.
Seven of the first 10 regular season games for the Brock Badgers women's volleyball team have gone into a fifth and deciding set. Recently played games against University of Toronto (Nov. 27) and York University (Nov. 28) were two of those five-set battles.
The Brock men's rugby team has enjoyed a period of improvement and success in the last half-decade, and a lot of that can be credited to a pair of brothers. Tom Clancy, a fifth-year Business Administration student captained the Badgers to a bronze medal Nov.
As we take a look at the year that was in the Canadian Football League, the word "dismal" begins to describe the 2009 season for the Toronto Argonauts. Finishing with only three wins, former CFL Most Valuable Player Kerry Joseph continued his struggle, throwing 16 interceptions and only 10 touchdowns on the season.
Do you think sports would be as entertaining if we didn't have favourite teams? Who would we cheer for? What would we do instead of spending an incessant amount of time on the Internet looking up stats? I mean really, it just wouldn't be the same. For myself, there are three professional sports teams that I follow religiously enough that I actually arrange my daily schedule so that I can catch their games if physically possible.
Male Athlete of the Week Basketball player Anto Raic averaged 12 points and 3.5 rebounds over two games Nov. 27 and 28. The first-year Geography major put up a career-high 15 points versus RMC, an effort that boosted the Badgers to victory. Raic went an impressive 7-for-10 from three-point land over the weekend.
Last week we asked: "Who is the only player to play pro hockey in six different decades??" Answer: Gordie Howe (1940s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s) Gordie Howe entered the NHL in the 1946-47 season and played for the Detroit Red Wings up to and including the 1970-71 season.
For as long as I can remember, I have avidly followed the Under-20 World Junior Championships from the first puck drop on Boxing Day to the final buzzer in the New Year. It's become a holiday tradition for not only myself but millions of other residents across our great nation.
Men's Basketball The Badgers own a 3-5 OUA record after a 91-54 win against Royal Military College Nov. 27 and a 60-59 loss to Queen's Nov. 28. In game one, four Badgers hit double-figures as Joel Whitty and Male Athlete of the Week Anto Raic collected15 points each, while Didi Mukendi and Brian Nahimana added 10 apiece.
