As the NFL season gets underway this Thursday, The Journal is reviving its “start ‘em, sit ‘em” fantasy football competition with the Western Gazette’s sports section.
For those who know it, Queen’s is home to a very vibrant pick-up basketball scene, and like many pick-up basketball communities around the world, its social roots run deep.
At Queen’s, Quidditch has had a notable effect on the landscape of club athletics, and the team is working to recruit more athletes who are potentially interested in the sport.
Although the summer term is considered a period of rest by some, for many Queen’s athletes it’s only another season in which they can continue to generate headlines.
After a summer of gradual expansion, the use of outdoor facilities on campus has returned to near-normalcy, and gym-goers will soon be back at the ARC for the first time since March.
On Jun. 23, Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced approved structures for the 2021-22 season in a recent update regarding the organization’s plans to return to sport this fall.
Hours upon hours of practice. Fierce dedication. Heart and soul. Raw talent. This is what comes to mind when measuring an athlete or sports team’s ability to compete.
Gavin Stone, Sci ’19, a Queen’s student and member of the Canadian National Rowing Team, has secured a spot at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics after qualifying in Lucerne, Switzerland at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta. Stone and his Canadian rowing teammates will be representing Canada alongside 10 other Canadian boats.
Arielle Palermo, ArtSci ’23, and Hannah Duchesneau, ArtSci ’24, two outside hitters from Queen’s women’s volleyball, have been selected for the Women’s NextGen Program with Volleyball Canada.
Queen’s symbolism can be downright confusing. Many students end up graduating without ever finding out what a Gael is, and much less what its teddy bear mascot, Boo Hoo, has to do with anything.The answer to the first question is relatively straightforward, which will be addressed later. But how a vest-wearing bear came to be Queen’s mascot is, for lack of a better word, strange—and still shrouded in mystery.
In light of COVID-19, the Queen’s cycling team adopted a unique and innovative approach to provide an exciting season over the past year, which culminated this past weekend.
