Sports

<p>Dylan Gallant started playing basketball when he was five or six. At 10, he was diagnosed with severe hearing loss. In a game in the . Now he’s a team captain and the starting point guard for the men’s basketball team. “I couldn’t imagine the kind of person I’d be without (basketball),” said the 21 year [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A St. Thomas University women’s rugby player won athlete of the week earlier this year and has been named Tommies Coastal Graphics Athlete of the Month for September. Taylor Dube, a fourth-year psychology and criminology major won the award for having a strong showing on the field. The 22-year old totaled 63 points and is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies women’s basketball team opened up the ‘5th Annual Ken Gould Invitational Tournament with a loss against Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics at Lady Beaverbrook Gym last Friday. Head coach Fred Connors felt the team did a good job but because STU is a young team and MSVU is veteran they [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The father of a St. Thomas University student-athlete has engineered and patented a practice-machine to advance soccer-player performance that is almost ready for marketing. Alan Andrews from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and the father of Tommies women’s rugby player Bailey Andrews has noticed a problem with soccer. “We have a belief that the game of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas’s men’s hockey head coach, assistant coaches, and team players will begin offering hockey lessons to young players in Fredericton starting Oct. 05. The hockey camp will be held at the Grant Harvey Centre Monday&#8217;s between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. for the next eight weeks. “It’s a camp I see a lot of value in,” [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Trent Moses of Fredericton squared off in the octagon against a number one, top ranked fighter in the 155 lbs division and lost by TKO in second round last Saturday in Moncton. Casino New Brunswick hosted the &#8220;Fall Brawl,&#8221; an Elite 1 Mixed Martial Arts Productions in the Molson Canadian Centre room of the motel. Moses is a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton City Rollers have brought roller derby back in the ring and are looking to re-build the age-old sport by developing the league and recruiting new players. “Roller Derby is currently the fasted growing sport in the world,” said Team Captain of the Bazooka Janes Rachel Harvey. “This is the sport of the younger generation.” [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies beat the University of New Brunswick Reds (Fredericton) 29-12 at Scotiabank Field Oct. 2. “I think the girls played hard,” said head coach Meghan MacAfee. “They girls were stuck at 12-12 for a while but stuck it out in the end for a win.” It was a cold and cloudy [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University golf team has a new home course for practice and play, allowing STU golfers an opportunity to improve their skills despite a tough season. “One new feature this year is a sponsorship with West Hill’s golf course.” said Coach Ed Jeffrey. “It gives STU a home course and a place to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>18 St. Thomas University students are named Canadian Collegiate Athletic National Scholars for the 2014-15 academic year. Sports information officer Kathleen Johnson said, “the CCAA National Scholar Award is given to athletes who compete in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association and maintain high academic standing.” “In terms of defining high academic standing, I believe the student-athletes [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The University Varsity Reds men’s hockey team beat the St. Thomas Tommies 8-3 at the Aitken Center on Sept. 21. Fans cheered wildly as the Tommies entered to ice before the national anthem was played. To start the game off, STU’s Starting Forward Jason Cameron lost the puck-drop at faceoff to UNB. Matt Boudens of the Reds and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas Tommies beat Mount Allison Mounties 40-17 on Friday Sept. 25 at the Scotiabank Park South. It was a cold and cloudy evening, but it didn’t slow down the Tommies who practiced energetically until the 7:00 p.m. kickoff. The cold weather did not discourage fans from attending or boasted their support for the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University women’s soccer team lost 2-0 to the Holland College Hurricanes on Saturday. Despite players from both teams having to shake off minor injuries throughout the game, both were aggressive throughout. “We had some minor knocks, but it happens in every game. So no major injuries,” said STU head coach Michelle DeCourcey. The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The J.B. O’Keefe Fitness Centre at St. Thomas University will begin offering free fitness classes to students, staff, and faculty members starting this week. There will be two classes per week, both held in the basketball court in the gym. Strength training is scheduled Monday evenings from 5:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. , and circuit [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University woman’s rugby team are feeling strong this year following a 36 to 17 win against University of New Brunswick during their season opener on Sept. 13. Taylor Due scored two trys, four conversion kicks and a penalty kick, Kiaya Jordan landed two trys and co-team-captain Meghan MacEachern got one try. “It was an awesome game, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University men’s soccer lost to the Holland College Hurricanes 4-0 Saturday night. The team has a new coach, players, and new tactics, leading to some struggles on offence. Xavier Ponce is in his fourth year with the team, but is hopeful for the future. “My expectations are to try, really, is to try [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas runners are tying up their laces for this year’s Atlantic University Sports cross-country championship hosted by STU at O’Dell Park, Oct. 31. 21-year-old Paul Nozicka is running in next month’s event and hopes STU will do good this year. The number of runners have been down lately, but Nozicka believes that the team is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jamie Ross, a former St. Thomas journalism graduate, is living out his dream as the Toronto Blue Jays beat reporter for MLB.com. The 29-year-old has been living in Toronto for the last two years reporting front-to-back on the Jays. Ross has covered everything from scouting, features, drafts, trades, free agents, and game coverage for the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>New head coach Kyle McAllister foresees a brighter future for the St. Thomas University men’s hockey team after struggling the past seasons. McAllister recently incorporated a new partnership with STP fitness, an off-ice facility dealing with control-strength and conditioning for the players. “Through STP fitness, we brought on professional guys like owner [trainer] Richard St [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The struggle to recruit the student population at St. Thomas University sporting events has been a problem in the past couple years, but the STU Athletics Department is ready to combat the decrease in student sports attendance. Director of Athletics Mike Eagles said the challenge is to engage student population. The Athletic Department encouraged student [&hellip;]</p>