Sports

<p>Meaghan Donahue Wies graduated from St. Thomas University in 2006 with an honours degree in psychology and hopes of working in the field of neuropsychology. Now, 17 years later, she’s back at STU for a new career opportunity as STU’s athletic director. “It&#8217;s been kind of an interesting, nostalgic, but also weird experience because things [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Rees Hasson – from ‘he’s not gonna make it’ to varsity basketball When Rees Hasson was a young basketball player, he always wanted to be a University of New Brunswick RED.  After lots of hard work, those dreams came true for Hasson and he played three years for the REDS, plus a redshirt year in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In a showdown at the St. Thomas University home opener games against the University of New Brunswick Saint John (UNBSJ) Seawolves, both the women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s basketball teams secured convincing victories. Women&#8217;s game: STU 69 &#8211; UNBSJ 35 The opening quarter saw a tight 17-14 score, with the Seawolves in the lead, followed by a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Basketball is in Malcolm Christie’s blood. The former Fredericton High School standout is making his mark in his third year with the Dalhousie University Tigers men’s basketball team. His mom, Laura Swift, was a CIAU – now U SPORTS – First Team All-Canadian for the UNB Varsity Reds in 1993-94 and played professionally in Luxembourg [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 21 the graduating players of the St. Thomas women’s Soccer team were honoured for their achievements and dedication to the program before kickoff of the last game of the regular season. The graduating Tommies led the team to their fifth win with a 7-0 blowout against the Crandall University Chargers, ensuring their spot [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University women’s rugby team is gearing up for their playoff push this upcoming weekend, after an upward trend in their offensive numbers this season.  On Oct. 10, the Tommies beat the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus Rams 91-10, marking their first win of the season after a tight matchup against the University of New [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Over the past couple of seasons, the Red Wings have hosted events they call “legacy projects”, which aim to help the community and make the city a better place for those who call Fredericton home.    One of the players involved in legacy events is Zach Bishop, a twenty-year-old centerman, who said the projects are about [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies hosted the 12th annual Ken Gould Invitational at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym from Oct. 13 to 15, bringing together men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball teams from the Atlantic Collegiate Athletics Association (ACAA) for preseason play. The men’s team won all three of their games, while the women won two and lost [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The 2023 edition of the Atlantic Challenge Cup (ACC) wrapped up on Oct. 9, 2023 and was deemed a “tremendous success” by tournament organizers.   Beginning on Oct. 6, the ACC brought together 20 teams from across Atlantic Canada for a total of 48 games across five divisions. Those divisions were the U14 and U16 female [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In this video, the Aquinian&#8217;s Video Producer Ian Curran tests the taste buds of student athletes at St. Thomas University.</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University cross country team attended their first meet of the season at Holland College on Saturday Sep. 30, officially qualifying to participate in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletics Association (ACAA) Championships for the first time since 2020. The women&#8217;s and men’s teams competed in six and eight kilometre races, respectively.  For the first [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University women’s hockey team started the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) regular season with two exciting games on Sept. 6 and 7, facing off against formidable teams including last season’s AUS champions, the University of New Brunswick REDS. Their first encounter was a 4-1 win over the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ever wonder why Tiger Woods wears only red on Sundays when he&#8217;s in contention for the Masters? Or why Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy talked to the posts during TV timeouts?   These are superstitions, a phenomenon as old as sport itself. Athletes have their own rituals, traditions and beliefs that they carry out before [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Christian Christie has played volleyball his whole life. After his minor career he played five years with the STU Tommies, before moving to England to suit up for the University of Essex, with a short stint on England’s National Team.  So when the Executive Director position at Volleyball New Brunswick opened up, Christie took a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Tommies women’s volleyball team finished their exhibition run this weekend at the Fredericton Open in the top four, after losing in the semi-final in the women’s division of the tournament. They exited with a 3-2-1 record against teams of varied levels and ages. This was the first year that the Tommies participated and were [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Brendon Oreto Foundation held its annual hockey school at the Willie O’ree Arena Fredericton from Sept. 25 to 30.  In early 1999, the Fredericton Youth Hockey Association renamed the program in honor and memory of Brendon Oreto, a former AAA hockey player who excelled at the game before he passed away in a car [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For university student-athletes, the summer months can be a massive change of pace, moving from multiple practices and games a week, to managing their own training. Each athlete decides their off-season and Kathleen Boyle and Celine Sterckel approach the time off in different ways.  Last February, St. Thomas University’s women’s volleyball team lost in the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Sept. 23,  the St. Thomas University Tommies hosted the first annual Mary Cronin Memorial game, in memory of a STU alum who suddenly passed away last year. Cronin played for the STU women’s soccer team before transferring to the UNB women’s rugby team, with whom she played one season.  Related: ‘I love her’: UNB, STU [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Sept. 18, Action Now Atlantic led a “Consent and post-secondary athletics” panel with student-athletes from the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) and Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA). The students came together for a discussion on power dynamics, toxic locker room cultures, sexual violence and more.  This event marked a significant part of Consent Awareness Week [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Sept. 11, the Vancouver Canucks named defenseman Quinn Hughes as their new captain, becoming only the 15th player in the franchise’s 53-year history to hold the coveted captaincy, as well as the second full-time defenceman to wear the “C.”  “[This is a] significant milestone for the team, signifying a change of leadership and the [&hellip;]</p>