Sports
Published August 5, 2010 by Brian Decker
BRIAN DECKER
SPORTS EDITOR
It’s nearly Welcome Week, and there will be endless events and people around you to show you what Mac is all about. But when you’re done with the faculty-themed chants and $10 breakfasts at Commons, consider the following about the university you’re about to spend the next few years at.
Take a stroll behind the David Braley Athletic Centre and look at the 6,000-seat Ron Joyce Stadium. Wander beyond Les Prince Hall and check out the Back Ten fields. Stop by the Burridge Gym and stand at centre court with the big maroon M in the middle.
Published August 5, 2010 by Fraser Caldwell
FRASER CALDWELL
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
He may be a graduate of McMaster’s multimedia program, but Jason Wellings’ education on the links is the one paying the greatest dividends at the moment. The six-year veteran of the Marauder golf program put his club swinging prowess on display last week, posting a final-round score of 69 to lock up a win at the Toronto Star Amateur Tournament.
Despite hitting cleanly off the tee throughout the event, Wellings’ victory was far from certain as the final round kicked off, with the Flamborough native sitting at five-under after Thursday’s proceedings.
Published July 8, 2010 by Fraser Caldwell
FRASER CALDWELL
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
For the swarm of journalists surrounding the World Cup, every minor event is a storyline waiting to happen, an emerging trend to be trumpeted from the rooftops.
First, we were treated to a frenzy of Cinderella hype when the host South Africans managed to draw their first game against Mexico, making qualification to the second round a suddenly realistic goal.
Published July 8, 2010 by Fraser Caldwell
FRASER CALDWELL
ASSISTANT SPORTS
The McMaster women’s volleyball team’s quest for continued success was given a substantial boost with the recent announcement that one of Manitoba’s brightest young prospects has committed to joining the program in the fall.
The player in question is Camilla Thorne-Tjomsland, a 6’1’’ middle hitter who has been a fixture in the Manitoban U18 squad for the past two years.
Published June 3, 2010 by Fraser Caldwell
FRASER CALDWELL
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
This past month, Volleyball Canada held its annual selection camp to determine the composition of this year’s edition of the national squad. The event, which was hosted in Gatineau, Quebec from May 9 to 14, boasted a field of 44, representing the best volleyballers that this country has to offer.
Included in this group were Jeremy Groenveld, Tyler Santoni, and Josh Lichty, three stars of the current McMaster team, which finished the 2009-2010 season as OUA semifinalists. Unfortunately for the decorated Marauders, they would not find a place among the final selections of coach Glenn Hoag. Instead, Coach Hoag and the national administration opted decidedly for experience and continuity in their 2010 squad choices.
Published March 25, 2010 by Brian Decker
BEN ORR
SILHOUETTE STAFF
When considering the success of this years McMaster Marauders athletic program as a whole, one is forced to marvel at the amount of… Continue Reading ›
Published March 25, 2010 by Brian Decker
DILLON LI
SILHOUETTE INTERN
For too long, we have treaded in the same waters. For too long, we have played in the same boundaries. For too long,… Continue Reading ›
Published March 25, 2010 by Brian Decker
BRIAN DECKER
SPORTS EDITOR
After the final buzzer sounded and the Saskatchewan Huskies were crowned national champions at the CIS men’s basketball Final 8 last weekend, two… Continue Reading ›
Published March 25, 2010 by Fraser Caldwell
FRASER CALDWELL
SILHOUETTE STAFF
With the Ides of March comes March Madness, a time in which even the most basketball illiterate fanboy tunes in to the NCAA… Continue Reading ›
Published March 21, 2010 by unknown
By: Ben Orr
After capturing the bronze medal in February at the OUA Championships, the McMaster women’s 4×800m relay team did not disappoint at the CIS… Continue Reading ›
Published March 21, 2010 by Fraser Caldwell
The CIS national men’s volleyball tournament was dominated by the representatives of Canada West, as many had expected beforehand. What no one would have anticipated,… Continue Reading ›