Hi Folks,
A little overdue for another basketball update.
I am very pleased to report that three of our players were named Academic All-Canadians for this past year (attaining at least an 80% average): Jenny Wright (1st year Science), Sydney Kernahan (3rd year Commerce) and Brittany Moore (Faculty of Education) – an outstanding accomplishment!
June 16th marked a special day as upwards of 20 basketball Alumni players (& coach) from the 1970s gathered in Kingston to tour the campus and don their basketball gear for a scrimmage on the hardwood. Current players served as tour guides and videographer for the event and very much enjoyed hearing the stories of their predecessors on the team.
Our 6 incoming rookies made the trip to Kingston in late May to acclimatize themselves to Kingston and their new teammates. The weekend proved very fruitful as players began to familiarize themselves with each other’s style of play and team bonds began to form. I am very much looking forward to working with this group starting in late August – they will be well worth watching come game time.
Looking ahead, details regarding the Alumni event on Saturday, September 22nd are progressing nicely. Each year, we would like to honour and recognize a specific group of student-athletes. For this year, we have selected the players, coaches, managers from the following five teams: 1980-81 to 1984-85. I am planning on sending a personal invitation to all members of those teams, however, our records are somewhat incomplete. If you have contact with anyone from those years, please let me know or pass along the information to them – thank you.
On Wednesday, June 27th, RMC announced the cancellation of their Men’s & Women’s Basketball programs effective immediately. This does impact our program in a fairly significant way. We no longer have a “partner” school, which means that our two-game weekends will be against teams that will only be playing one game (against us). This, of course, affects pre-game scouting (teams are only preparing for us on a weekend, while we have to prepare for two teams) and conditioning (our second game of the weekend will be against a team that rested (and possibly watched our game) the night before. Before RMC came into the league, we were the “single school” on a number of occasions, including both years we won the east championship – so I think we will manage.
That’s it for now – have a great summer!
Dave.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Women's Basketball - Update
Hi Folks,
Time for another update.
It has been a very hectic March and April…………but a very productive couple of months as well.
The Ontario East/West All-Star game was played in Kitchener on the weekend, with Queen’s well represented once again. Jenny Wright played in her first All-Star game after being selected to the East All-Rookie Team. Brittany Moore returned to the game (after missing last season due to other commitments) and dropped a game-high 18 points en route to being selected the East Player of the Game. See the game report link:
http://www.gogaelsgo.com/news/2012/4/30/WBB_0430125134.aspx?path=wbball
Our second annual Reception and Silent Auction, in conjunction with our Alumni events are set for Saturday, September 22nd. An Alumni vs. Alumni game will precede a varsity exhibition game in the afternoon, followed by the reception and silent auction. Last year the auction was a huge success thanks to the donation of items from the Alumni, family and friends, plus local businesses that the athletes canvassed. If you would like to donate (and/or get a jump on your holiday shopping), please let me know.
We have solidified our exhibition play in the States in early November, with games against Oswego State on Friday the 2nd and William Smith College on Saturday the 3rd.
Still have a couple of details to iron out with the rest of the schedule, but hopefully will have it all sorted out shortly.
Our team participated in the 2nd Annual Charity Dodgeball Tournament last month. Returning as defending champions, the women’s basketball team managed a comeback victory over women’s hockey to reclaim their title. Of course, the true winner was the Right to Play charitable organization.
I am very pleased to announce that Claire Endicott of Guelph, ON will be joining our team this fall. Claire is a 6-2 post player, currently playing for the Tri-County Thunder in the JUEL program. She is a very solid post player with strong skills around the hoop, good rebounding capability and an excellent defensive communicator. We should have a press release out sometime next week.
That’s it for now.
Cheers.
Dave.
Time for another update.
It has been a very hectic March and April…………but a very productive couple of months as well.
The Ontario East/West All-Star game was played in Kitchener on the weekend, with Queen’s well represented once again. Jenny Wright played in her first All-Star game after being selected to the East All-Rookie Team. Brittany Moore returned to the game (after missing last season due to other commitments) and dropped a game-high 18 points en route to being selected the East Player of the Game. See the game report link:
http://www.gogaelsgo.com/news/2012/4/30/WBB_0430125134.aspx?path=wbball
Our second annual Reception and Silent Auction, in conjunction with our Alumni events are set for Saturday, September 22nd. An Alumni vs. Alumni game will precede a varsity exhibition game in the afternoon, followed by the reception and silent auction. Last year the auction was a huge success thanks to the donation of items from the Alumni, family and friends, plus local businesses that the athletes canvassed. If you would like to donate (and/or get a jump on your holiday shopping), please let me know.
We have solidified our exhibition play in the States in early November, with games against Oswego State on Friday the 2nd and William Smith College on Saturday the 3rd.
Still have a couple of details to iron out with the rest of the schedule, but hopefully will have it all sorted out shortly.
Our team participated in the 2nd Annual Charity Dodgeball Tournament last month. Returning as defending champions, the women’s basketball team managed a comeback victory over women’s hockey to reclaim their title. Of course, the true winner was the Right to Play charitable organization.
I am very pleased to announce that Claire Endicott of Guelph, ON will be joining our team this fall. Claire is a 6-2 post player, currently playing for the Tri-County Thunder in the JUEL program. She is a very solid post player with strong skills around the hoop, good rebounding capability and an excellent defensive communicator. We should have a press release out sometime next week.
That’s it for now.
Cheers.
Dave.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
2012 Spring Invitational Standings
Updated April 22, 6:41 PM
U16 Boys
U18 Boys
U16 Boys
Team
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Goals For
|
Goals Against
|
Points
|
North Mississauga FC (1st)
| 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
Gloucester Hornets (2nd)
|
3
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
9
|
Cumberland Cobras
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
9
|
Bradford Eagles
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Kingston United
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Waterloo United
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
U18 Boys
Team
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Goals For
|
Goals Against
|
Points
|
KNSC Lions (1st)
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
9
|
Etobicoke Energy (2nd)
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
Cataraqui Clippers
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
Barrie Spirit
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
Nepean
Hotspurs
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Oshawa
Turul FC
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2012 Spring Invitational Results
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time/Age
|
Home Team
|
Away Team
|
||
8:30 U18
|
Cataraqui
Clippers
|
2
|
Nepean
Hotspurs
|
0
|
9:40 U16
|
Kingston United
|
1
|
Gloucester
Hornets
|
4
|
10:50 U18
|
Barrie
Spirit
|
0
|
KNSC Lions
|
3
|
12:00 U16
|
Waterloo
United
|
0
|
North
Mississauga
|
3
|
13:10 U18
|
Etobicoke
Energy
|
1
|
Oshawa
Turul FC
|
0
|
14:20 U16
|
Bradford
Eagles
|
0
|
Cumberland
Cobras
|
1
|
15:30 U18
|
KNSC Lions
|
2
|
Cataraqui
Clippers
|
0
|
16:40 U16
|
Gloucester
Hornets
|
3
|
Waterloo
United
|
0
|
17:50 U18
|
Nepean
Hotspurs
|
0
|
Etobicoke
Energy
|
2
|
19:00 U16
|
Cumberland
Cobras
|
2
|
Kingston
United
|
0
|
20:10 U18
|
Oshawa
Turul FC
|
0
|
Barrie
Spirit
|
3
|
21:20 U16
|
North
Mississauga
|
3
|
Bradford
Eagles
|
0
|
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Time/Age
|
Home Team
|
Away Team
|
||
8:30 U16
|
Waterloo
United
|
0
|
Cumberland
Cobras
|
2
|
9:40 U18
|
Etobicoke
Energy
|
0
|
KNSC Lions
|
1
|
10:50 U16
|
Kingston
United
|
0
|
North
Mississauga
|
2
|
12:00 U18
|
Cataraqui
Clippers
|
2
|
Oshawa
Turul FC
|
0
|
13:10 U16
|
Bradford
Eagles
|
1
|
Gloucester
Hornets
|
2
|
14:20 U18
|
Barrie
Spirit
|
1
|
Nepean
Hotspurs
|
0
|
15:30 U16
Final |
North Mississauga FC
|
2
|
Gloucester Hornets
|
0
|
17:00 U18
Final |
KNSC Lions
|
0
|
Etobicoke Energy
|
1
|
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