Sports News
COVID-19 halts St. Pat’s dreams of winning regional titles
Published: April 8, 2020
Photo: St. Patrick’s High Fighting Irish
The COVID-19 pandemic has dashed the dreams of two of St. Patrick’s High School’s seven basketball teams. The two had hoped to win a Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) banner for the 2019-2020 season, in the Québec–Chaudière-Appalaches conference.
Remparts, QMJHL and CHL fall victim to COVID-19
Published: April 8, 2020
Photo: Quebec Remparts
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an impact on the world of sports. The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has announced that, for the first time in its 102-year history, the Memorial Cup won’t be played. And that cancellation has led to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) announcing that there won’t be any playoffs this spring.
QHS Blazers basketball teams forced to cancel their seasons
Published: April 1, 2020
Local high school sports teams fell victim to the COVID-19 virus, and the Blazers from Quebec High School were not immune.
In a school that has 330 students, the Blazers fielded seven basketball teams in 2019-20. “This is great, considering the size of QHS,” wrote Danny Weston, the school’s athletic director, in an email interview.
SLC Lions to join new Division I hockey conference in 2020-21
Published: April 1, 2020
Photo: SLC Lions
The CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence (SLC) Lions men’s hockey program will move up to a new RSEQ (Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec) Division I hockey conference in 2020-21.
In a telephone interview last week, Vincent-Jean Dubé, student affairs counsellor at SLC, confirmed that the Lions will be one of 13 teams in the new division.
COVID-19 outbreak puts an end to Remparts regular season
Published: March 25, 2020
Photo: Vincent Ethier-QMJHL
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) has announced the end of the 2019-2020 regular season, as have the other members of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), which includes the Ontario and Western Leagues.
Hockey and rugby teams affected by cancellations
Published: March 25, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
On March 16, Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League president Yannick Lévesque announced the cancellation of the remainder of the 2020 playoffs. “Even though the Telus Cup was cancelled, we hoped to finish the playoffs as we were in the middle of the quarterfinals,” said Lévesque.
Capitales and Frontier League games at the mercy of COVID-19
Published: March 25, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
The Quebec Capitales and the Frontier Baseball League have both issued statements in recent days regarding the possible postponement of the leagues’ opening games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rouge et Or volleyball players honoured by U Sports
Published: March 18, 2020
Photo: Yan Doublet
Despite the fact the U Sports national volleyball championships have been cancelled because of COVID-19, the national university sports organization had time on March 11 to reward its best volleyball players, the women in Calgary and the men in Winnipeg.
Maud Chapleau, a fourth-year Université Laval student from Quebec City, has a place on the U Sports first team All-Canadian for 2019-20.
Sports briefs: Irving concludes season with bronze; hockey news
Published: March 18, 2020
Photo: Sportcom
Quebec City freestyle skier Lewis Irving ended the 2020 season on the World Cup circuit by taking bronze at the aerials competition in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on March 8. With this medal, Irving finishes in fifth place for the World Cup.
Lions men’s basketball team get RSEQ Northeast division title
Published: March 12, 2020
Photo: St. Lawrence Lions Facebook page
The CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence men’s basketball team won the RSEQ (Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec) Northeast division title, when they defeated the Titans from Cégep de Limoilou 96-78 on March 8. It’s the first title in 10 years for St. Lawrence.
First-ever medal at U Sports track and field championships for Université Laval
Published: March 12, 2020
Photo: U Sports
The Université Laval Rouge et Or women’s track and field team has won its first medal ever at the U Sports national championship. The event took place on the campus of the University of Alberta in Edmonton on March 7.
Fun for all ages at the Pentathlon des Neiges
Published: March 4, 2020
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
In Quebec’s harsh winters, learning to enjoy winter sports is a survival skill. The Pentathlon des Neiges offers amateur athletes the opportunity to test their skills in five sports: speed skating, snowshoeing, winter running, winter biking and cross-country skiing.
Lions to open RSEQ hockey playoffs against Thetford
Published: March 4, 2020
Photo: Champlain-St. Lawrence Lions via Facebook
The CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence Lions hockey team, which finished third overall in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) regular season standings, will play the Filons of Cégep de Thetford in the second round of the playoffs this weekend.
Laval women’s hoops team captures second RSEQ banner
Published: March 4, 2020
Photo: Mathieu Bélanger, Université Laval
For the second year in a row, the Université Laval Rouge et Or women’s basketball team are the champions of the Réseau du sport etudiant du Québec (RSEQ). They defeated the Citadins from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) 62-54 in front of over 1,600 boisterous fans at Amphithéâtre Desjardins on Feb. 29.
Sports briefs: AAA Midget Hockey, Laval football, Remparts
Published: March 4, 2020
Photo: QMJHL-Jonathan Roy
The 2019-20 regular season of the Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League is now complete. The playoffs started March 2, and will end in mid-April, with the champions winning the Jimmy Ferrari Cup and a spot in the Telus Cup, Hockey Canada’s national championship for the midget division.
Olympic volleyball team to stop at PEPS
Published: March 4, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
After the visit of the 2019 NBA champion Toronto Raptors, Université Laval announced that Canada’s Olympic men’s volleyball team would stop at the university in early May for three days of training as they prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games.
St. Lawrence student receives Loran scholarship
Published: February 26, 2020
Photo: CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence
CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence is very proud to announce that Maryna Rusakova, a student in the science program, has been selected as a 2020 Loran Scholar.
Season ends for men’s hockey, women’s volleyball at St. Lawrence
Published: February 26, 2020
Photo: Champlain-St. Lawrence Lions via Facebook
The 2019-20 regular season is now in the books for two of the CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence sports teams.
The men’s hockey team and the women’s volleyball team ended their regular season in the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) last weekend.
Czechs, Austrians, Océanic, Diabolos and Alliés win Pee-Wee titles
Published: February 26, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
The curtain has fallen on the 61st edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, which wrapped up on Feb. 23. Even though it’s always sad to see an event end, organizers were all smiles on the 12th and last day of competition.
Teams from 20 countries in five different divisions took part in this year’s tournament.
Pee-Wee Tournament in Photos
Photos by Luc Lang
Published: February 26, 2020
The Québec Nordiques almost made it to the AA-Elite final. They were represented by the Corsaires from École Pointe-Lévy, in Lévis.
St. Patrick’s U17 hockey team wins Florida tournament
Published: February 26, 2020
Photo: St. Patrick’s High Hockey Facebook Page
The St. Patrick’s High School Under 17 (U17) Majors hockey team won the Tampa Presidential Power-Play tournament in Tampa, Fla., with a 3-2 shootout victory against the Clearwater Ice Storm U16.
Rouge et Or to meet Carabins in two regional volleyball finals
Published: February 26, 2020
Photo: Mathieu Tanguay, Université Laval
Both Université Laval Rouge et Or volleyball teams qualified for the RSEQ conference finals last weekend at home at the Amphithéâtre Desjardins.
Peewee tourney a dream come true for hockey announcer Luc Lang
Published: February 19, 2020
Photo: Justin Patry
He may not be under age 13, and he doesn’t get to skate on the ice of the Videotron Centre, but being the public address (PA) announcer for games in the famous Pee-Wee International Hockey Tournament is still a big thrill for QCT sports reporter Luc Lang.
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament action
Published: February 19, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament will come to a close on Feb. 23, with finals in five different classes. The 61st tournament saw 120 teams from 20 countries – a new record – step on the ice of the Videotron Centre. For the first time ever, teams from South Korea and Croatia participated in the tournament.
Lions basketball and hockey teams just keep on winning
Published: February 19, 2020
Photo: St. Lawrence Lions Athletics
It was another victorious weekend for the basketball and hockey teams at CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence. The Lady Lions basketball team won their two games at home this past weekend, while the men’s team put another tick in the “win” column. The hockey team also continued its winning streak.
Rouge et Or women’s basketball team wins the RSEQ season title
Published: February 19, 2020
Photo: U Laval Rouge et Or
The Université Laval Rouge et Or women’s basketball team secured first place in the RSEQ conference with an impressive 62-52 win over the Citadins from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) on Feb. 15 at the Amphithéâtre Desjardins. The win clinched the regular-season title for the team coached by Guillaume Giroux.
SPORTS BRIEFS: hockey, tennis and slopestyle skiing
Published: February 19, 2020
Photo: QMJHL
It was another weekend to forget for the Québec Remparts, who lost both games on the road, in Victoriaville (5-4 in overtime) on Feb. 14, and in Rimouski (11-2) two days later.
Concordia stings the Rouge et Or basketball teams
Published: February 12, 2020
Photo: Université Laval
The Concordia University Stingers did not do any favours for the Université Laval Rouge et Or in the four basketball games played last week.
The Stingers women’s team surprised the Rouge et Or on Laval’s home court with an easy 66-51 victory on Feb. 6. That same night, the Rouge et Or men’s team was no match for the Stingers, losing 90-59.
Fighting Irish hockey teams come up empty-handed in Beauceville Classic
Published: February 12, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
The Under 15 (U15) and the Under 17 (U17) hockey teams from St. Patrick’s High School came back empty-handed from the Classique Scolaire de Hockey de Beauceville, when both teams lost in the semifinals on Feb. 9. Six teams were competing in the U17 division, with two pools of three teams playing against each other.
Peewees take over the Videotron Centre
Published: February 12, 2020
Photo: Jonathan Roy-Quebec Remparts
The 61st edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament got underway at the Videotron Centre on Feb. 12 and will end with the finals in all five categories on Feb. 23.
Players on 120 teams will vie to take home the championship trophy and banner.
