Sports

<p>When Eliza Snider was in her second year during a hockey game against Mount Allison, an opposing player blew by her to score. The St. Thomas women’s hockey defender said she wasn’t performing well that year because her head and heart weren’t into hockey. Snider felt she was putting immense pressure on herself to perform. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Eight St. Thomas University men and women’s hockey games were part of FROSTival Fredericton, a 23-day festival that held over 100 events around the city. During FROSTival the St. Thomas Tommies men’s team played Dalhousie University, St. Francis Xavier, University of Prince Edward Island, and University de Moncton. The women’s team also played UdeM, SFX, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After another victory by St. Thomas University Tommies men’s volleyball team against the Holland College Hurricanes at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym on Feb. 20, the Tommies are feeling prepared for this weekend’s Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association Championship held at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. The Tommies toppled the Hurricanes three sets to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The National Basketball Association put Canada on the map when it held its first All-Star game in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre on Feb. 14. “I think everybody got the feel of the energy that we witness every single night when we play the Raptors players,” said forward DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In a building behind the women’s homeless shelter on Brunswick Street, downtown Fredericton, the St. Thomas University women’s rugby team are getting their hands dirty; ripping up carpets, crack-filling, sanding and painting. The Fredericton Homeless Shelter received $80,000 to renovate the former medical clinic where the new Grace House, a homeless shelter for women, will [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Kelty Apperson said it’s a special feeling to be named St. Thomas University Coastal Graphics Athlete of the Month for January. “It’s always nice to be recognized for the hard work,” she said. “But I only received this award due to my team. They are always pushing me to be improving, so their support has [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dominque Caravan of the St. Thomas University women’s volleyball team has been named Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association Athlete of the Week on Feb. 9. Caravan from Fredericton is a fourth-year middle who helped lead the Tommies to two wins, two weekend ago. Caravan landed nine kills, three service aces, and two blocks during a Feb. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>During an evening basketball practice at the Fredericton High School, graduating student Madison Owens dribbles a ball down the court while smiling—she knows big things are yet to come in her basketball career. “Go, go, go,” yells FHS Black Kats head coach Kevin Daley as the women’s team runs drills. Owens, who is in her [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University women’s basketball team faced off against Mount Allison University at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym on Feb. 13, losing 60-48. “I thought we got off well in the first half with a high energy level,” said Head Coach Fred Connors. “The first quarter we were great at moving the ball well.” “In the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Graduating Fredericton High School student Chelsey Hall was awarded the Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation Scholarship and has set her sights on St. Thomas University’s cross-country and track and field team this fall. Eighteen-year-old Hall has already broken 13 New Brunswick records in her cross-country and track and field career, and still holds the 1,500 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University’s women’s volleyball team beat the Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus three sets to one at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym on Feb. 6. “We played very well. We gave a few too many fouls, but we came back with a good finish in the fourth set,” said head coach Don McKay. St. Thomas Tommies [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Start your Valentine&#8217;s Day on the right foot. This Sunday, Feb. 14th, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the JB O&#8217;Keefe Fitness Centre there will be a special &#8216;Bring a friend to yoga dance class.&#8217; Instructor Zsuzsanna Szabo-Nyarady, PhD, is a dance and movement educator. Presently she teaches yoga, Pilates and dance classes at the gym. Her background includes professional training and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University women’s hockey team has recruited two new players  for this fall’s roster. Lauren Legault from Manitoba played as forward for the Shaftesbury Titans and Alison Bruder from Ontario played defence for Stoney Creek Intermediate AA Junior Sabres are looking forward to wearing Tommies colours. Bruder played 28 of the Sabres’ 29 games [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies men’s basketball team beat the Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus Rams 78-62 at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym on Jan. 30. “We came a long way from where we were,” said head coach Scott MacLeod. “We were well within our plan of attack.” Jeremy Speller and Ben Cripps had been popular point [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University men’s hockey team faced off against the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds at the Aitken Centre to support the sixth annual Bell Let’s Talk Day on Jan. 27. Almost 3,000 hockey fans and supporters attended the game to help promote Bell Aliant’s initiative to engage conversation about mental health in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton Regent Mall hosted the Toronto Blue Jays for an autograph signing during their Winter Tour Jan. 17. Hundreds of fans lined up wearing Blue Jays jerseys, ball caps, and carrying cameras with the hope of getting a signature and free winter toque from the three players who attended the signing. One fan waited [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St.  Thomas University women’s hockey team lost to the University de Moncton Aigles Bleuse 4-2 at the Grant Harvey Centre Sunday. Over 200 people attended the regular season game that showed a determination to win by both teams. Seconds before faceoff, the Bleues smashed their sticks off the boards of the bench creating loud team [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jeremy Speller spent much of his childhood moving from Quebec to Massachusetts to Nashua, New Hampshire. The 6-3 forward for St. Thomas University’s men’s basketball team played basketball because families from Section 8 households can’t afford much else. Despite his travels he still considers Gesgapegiag, Q.C., home. “Even though I didn’t live most of my [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas’ cross-country team is headed to Montreal Jan. 29-30 for the annual McGill Team Challenge. The regular indoor track meet will see a variety of events in the heptathlon and pentathlon categories, such as different-length runs and hurdles, pole vaults, relays and high jumps. Because it is an indoor meet, throw events will be [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University men’s hockey team played an action-packed game against the St. Mary’s Huskies at the Grant Harvey Centre Jan. 16. Despite Tommie’s motivation, their push to end a seven game losing streak proved unsuccessful with a 6-3 loss. The Tommie’s started the first period strong with a flurry of energy throughout the [&hellip;]</p>