Sports

<p>The current 2022-23 season has been a memorable one for the St. Thomas University women&#8217;s volleyball team as they finished the regular season with a 14-4 record, matching the record of the 2019 team.   A season that did not start favourably with two losses, the Tommies were able to make a huge comeback that tied [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University men’s volleyball team lost in a best-of-three semi-final series against the Holland Hurricanes 2-0 on Feb. 18 to close out its 2022-23 season.  The Tommies looked good throughout the game as they were up 2-0 on sets and were hoping to force a game three to move on and face the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Alice Martin, The Concordian MONTREAL (CUP) — Volley Boréal is one of the many LGBTQ+ leagues aiming to provide a discrimination-free space. Every Monday, the players at Volley Boréal gather at Collège de Maisonneuve for their weekly game night, a tradition that has been alive since its foundation in 2004. Volley Boréal is a not-for-profit [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Aquinian&#8217;s video producer, Ian Curran, sits down and gets to know STU&#8217;s official mascot in this exclusive interview.</p>

<p>Student-athletes are under pressure to maintain a high performance in their sport, and in certain cases, the pressure results in the athletes developing eating disorders due to the relationship between their athletic performance, their nutrition intake and training schedule. An article by Eating Disorder Hope states 35 per cent of female and 10 per cent [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ethan Pearson always feels driven by a challenge. The Fredericton-born athlete is now a student at Princeton University in New Jersey, where he’s a starting goaltender for the Princeton Tigers men&#8217;s ice hockey team.  Playing for an Ivy League school may seem daunting, but Pearson’s love for the spotlight keeps him going. It’s earned him [&hellip;]</p>

<p>MONTREAL (CUP) — As a four-year-old kid in the U.K. in 2007, Kim Maurer, a current English Literature student at Concordia, was first drawn to sports when she wanted to follow in her older brother’s footsteps. She enrolled in a wide array of sports like field hockey and football, but her true loves were dance, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Australian Open tournament from Jan. 7-29 marked the first event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 2023 circuit. The first Grand Slam event of the year brought together hundreds of players to play singles, doubles and mixed doubles under the sun at Melbourne Park. First Grand Slam for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Think of this: You’re a defender in the NHL. A young player skates straight at you with bullet-like speed. The blitzing pace hinders your awareness and decision-making. In a split second, your eyes spot a lefty-curve on the blade. You take the right lane, forcing him to his backhand. But it wouldn&#8217;t have mattered. You [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Philadelphia Flyers hosted a Pride Night during a home game on Jan. 17, where celebrations included team-issued jerseys that players wore during the pregame warmup.  But Russian defenceman Ivan Provorov decided not to participate in the night&#8217;s festivities by sitting out of the warmup. “I respect everyone and their choices but I chose to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Both St. Thomas University women’s and men’s volleyball teams enjoyed a celebratory night on Jan. 25 after beating the Holland College Hurricanes in a pair of intense games that reassured their first-place positions in the Atlantic College Athletic Association (ACAA). The combination of STU’s Julia Campbell and Kathleen Boyle was unstoppable against the Hurricanes. Campbell [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A recent insurgence of political views and social commentary in the world of sport means some fans are questioning if there’s room for it in a fiercely competitive industry. John Estafanos, a third-year student at the University of New Brunswick, is a soccer fan and roots for teams like Liverpool, Real Madrid and Barcelona. With [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With the influx of sports documentaries like The Last Dance, The Playbook, Last Chance U and Drive to Survive, people are now getting a look at the athletes and what goes on behind the scenes through the lens of a camera. According to an article by The Athletic in May 2020, the popularity of sports [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When it comes to mental health, I have felt my highest highs and lowest lows while playing hockey. I’ve won championships, made best friends, travelled and even moved away from home — all thanks to my love of hockey. I used to take stats of my brother’s games and watch the Winnipeg Jets. I even [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jared Lackman-Mincoff, The Link MONTREAL (CUP) — Social media, streaming services, hockey idols and increased opportunities: they have all paved the way for incredible growth and recognition of women’s hockey in a short time. Julie Chu, former Olympic hockey player and current head coach of the Concordia Stingers women’s hockey team, retired from professional hockey [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The beginning of the new year means more than just resolutions and goals for some St. Thomas University athletes. Players from the volleyball, basketball and hockey teams are coming back from winter break and are happy to be back with their teams. The STU men’s volleyball team had a successful start to their season, winning [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In terms of a spectacle, the 2022 World Cup was arguably the best of all time. The tournament had everything from major upsets and Cinderella stories to players having their “last dance” and even new storylines being forged along the way. There was nothing boring about this tournament. We saw some extraordinary outcomes in the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>At night, sparkling lights fill the void of the dark Fredericton skyline. During the day, smoke billows from cold mouths and specks of snow lightly dust the ground.  As the holidays approach, typically a time for giving, there’s an overall sense of joy and care in the air.  The Student Athlete Council at St. Thomas [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We are halfway through the tournament and there have been some remarkable stories coming out of the group stage at the 2022 World Cup.  The big hitters, like world rank #2 Belgium and #11 Germany, got on the first flight out of Qatar, while Japan, Australia and South Korea managed a longer stay. Canada gained [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jenny Zhao, The Silhouette HAMILTON (CUP) — Raising money for men’s health is an annual November initiative for athletes at McMaster University. As the end of this year&#8217;s Movember campaign nears, Marauder sports teams have quietly raised over $25,000. The McMaster men’s baseball team and men’s rugby team spearheaded this year’s fundraising efforts, with over $11,900 and $9,600 [&hellip;]</p>