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By Adam Kalab The wait is finally over. Laurentian’s varsity athletes are gearing up for the fall sports season after a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Voyageurs will have teams competing in seven sports this fall, and there will be plenty of action here in Sudbury. Most[…]
The men’s hockey team celebrates after winning the 2018 Homecoming game By Adam Kalab On April 12th, 2021, Laurentian University cut its varsity swim teams as well as both men’s and women’s hockey teams through the CCAA procedure. The news was confirmed on Wednesday by the university. Provost and Vice-President[…]
By Curtis Gordon It was not the end Abbey Maillet had hoped for. Maillet had a successful first season with the LU rowing team in 2019-2020. She finished 5th at the OUA Championships for lightweight singles. This February, she went on to win gold in the 2021 Canadian Indoor Rowing[…]
By Curtis Gordon On Tuesday, Laurentian’s varsity swim team returned to training after a two-month hiatus due to lockdown restrictions. The gaps in training have been difficult for varsity athletes, but Cameron McCabe, a fourth-year member of the team, says it can be especially hard for swimmers to take time[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Abbey Maillet, a second-year Sports Education and Concurrent Education student, has qualified for the 2021 World Rowing Indoor Championships after winning gold at the Canadian Indoor Rowing competition earlier this month. “It was really great to race for Laurentian again and to test my ability. It’s[…]
By Curtis Gordon The women’s basketball team has recruited a new player from the Northwest Territories. Mali Straker, a 5’8 guard from Yellowknife. She is set to join the team next season. Straker, who began playing basketball in Yellowknife at age six, often found that the competition and access to[…]
By Curtis Gordon Laurentian varsity sports teams took to social media last week to share important messages about mental health on Bell Let’s Talk Day. Although most teams are not physically together right now due to COVID-19, many felt that it was important to share a message of togetherness to[…]
By Francesco Tosini In February of 2020, approximately 20 Laurentian University Sports Administration (SPAD) students attended the Super Bowl LIV. Cassandra Cowan, a fourth-year SPAD student, got the once in a lifetime chance to volunteer at Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Florida alongside some of her SPAD peers. “It was[…]
By Curtis Gordon It’s been a challenging year for Laurentian University’s student-athletes, to say the least. This year has been full of unpredictability: canceled seasons, a second lockdown, closed practice facilities, and an uncertain future. Many student-athletes are unsure of what the future is going to bring. For Lauren Beaulieu,[…]
By Adam Kalab, Sports Contributor When it comes to Laurentian athletics, most of the focus is on the men’s basketball team. While this attention is rightfully deserved, it can cause the performance of other teams to fall under the radar. Through the first half of their season, the Voyageurs women’s hockey[…]