PITTSBURGH — It’s been quite the week for former former Alberta Golden Bears goaltender Zach Sawchenko. First, he celebrated his 24th birthday on December 30th. Now, less that a week later, Sawchenko was in between the pipes in an NHL game. What a way to ring in the New Year. Against Sidney Crosby and the…
Category: 2018-19 Season
When the Game is Gone
by Michael Sun, CCR Canada It was all over for Marianne Alarie and Maddie Morris. As the clock wound down into the night on Feb. 20, 2019, so did the Queen’s University Gaels’ chances of winning their Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoff game against the York University Lions. Along with it, so did Alarie and Morris’ university basketball careers….
Jacob Smith Steps Into the Spotlight, Reflects Back on Two Years Covering Brock Basketball
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — “One day you’re going to look back on everything you did, and you’re going to say, ‘damn, I really did that.’” Those were the words of Jacob Smith on his Twitter account (@JaySmithBall) back on May 13th, 2019. Since then, Smith has graduated from Brock University, and his tenure with the…
Masikewich, Demeke Lead Team White to 112-78 Win Over Team Red at Inaugural BioSteel All-Canadian Women’s Showcase
TORONTO, Ont. — Sunday was a historic day for women’s basketball in Canada. In total, 24 of the best women’s high school basketball players from across the country took to the court inside the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport on the campus of the University of Toronto. For the first time in its five-year…
Linnaea Harper’s Long Game
by Michael Sun, The Charlatan TORONTO — On Sunday night in Toronto, Linnaea Harper hit one of the biggest shots of her life. With the Marauders up 62-54 on the Laval Rouge et Or with a minute and a half remaining in the U Sports national title game, Harper took a pass from fellow fifth…
The Long Road Home
by Michael Sun, The Charlatan The end is near for Ryerson Rams seniors Katherine Follis, Cara Tiemens and Sofia Paska with the women’s basketball nationals at Ryerson tipping off tonight. The three of them came into the Rams program in 2014 and will now finish off their Rams careers in front of their home fans…
Erin Burns’ Final Stand
by: Michael Sun, The Charlatan This Wednesday is Erin Burns’ seniors’ night. It’s the final home regular season home game for the Marauders guard. It will also be end of an era for her and her family. Burns and her older sister Liz (she calls her Elizabeth) have both played five years in the Marauder…
U Sports All-Stars From the First Half of the 2018-19 Season
SARNIA, Ontario — Christmas is under a week away, which means the New Year and the second half of the 2018-19 season is just around the corner. That said, there is still some time to reflect on the fall semester and the level of excitement that it provided across the country. From coast to coast,…
CCAA All-Stars From the First Half of the 2018-19 Season
SARNIA, Ontario — Christmas is under a week away, which means the New Year and the second half of the 2018-19 season is just around the corner. That said, there is still some time to reflect on the fall semester and the level of excitement that it provided across the country. From coast to coast,…