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Quebec women rugby players to play pro in France
Published: September 2, 2020
Photo: Photo archives U Laval
The quality of rugby players in la belle province is gaining worldwide attention as 15 Québécoise players will play professionally in France this coming season.
With the COVID-19 pandemic making it difficult to practise contact sports, including rugby, the Quebec women took a gamble to head overseas to play the sport they love.
Quebec City softball leagues in full swing
Published: August 19, 2020
Photo: Bardy League
COVID-19 has cancelled or postponed many things in our lives, including the activities of most sports leagues around the globe. It has affected not only the professional and minor league teams and adults who go to gyms to play basketball, badminton or floor hockey, but also the various amateur baseball and softball leagues.
Football Quebec gets the green light for a return to action in 2020
Published: August 12, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
The provincial health authorities have given Football Quebec the green light to go ahead with the sport at different levels this coming fall.
U Sports has already decided to cancel the presentation of the 2020 Vanier Cup, along with all its fall national championships.
Hockey teams one step closer to playing this winter
Published: August 12, 2020
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) got some great news when the provincial health authorities approved the league’s return-to-play plan. The only other obstacle for the league is the same approval from the Maritime provinces’ health authorities.
Gary Sheehan: coaching from Loretteville to Switzerland
Published: August 12, 2020
Photo: HC Ajoie
This is my first story about hockey for the QCT. At the same time, it’s a story about one of our own, Gary Sheehan, son of James (Dougie) Sheehan and Gisèle Gagnon of Loretteville.
Scalabrini takes over as manager of the Charlesbourg Alouettes
Published: August 5, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
The winless Charlesbourg Alouettes of the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec (LBJEQ) have hired the manager of the Québec Capitales, Patrick Scalabrini, to be at the helm of the team.
The hiring of Scalabrini came after the resignation of Frédéric Lajoie. In his first season as manager of the Alouettes, Lajoie, from Trois-Rivières, did not have one win in nine games.
City sports: Lauriane Genest going to Tokyo 2021 Olympics
Published: August 5, 2020
Photo: Bataillon Facebook page
Track cyclist Lauriane Genest of Lévis is one of eight athletes from the province of Quebec to make the Olympic team that will go to Tokyo, Japan, in 2021.
Diamants, Alouettes play to empty stadiums
Published: July 29, 2020
Photo: Christian Gingras-ISQ media
The Québec Diamants and the Charlesbourg Alouettes baseball organizations decided to play their games last weekend in front of empty stadiums at Stade Canac and Parc Henri-Casault. The teams played each other on July 24 and July 25, in Charlesbourg and Quebec City respectively.
Hockey fans, the Stanley Cup playoffs are (finally) here
Published: July 29, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
Fans in Quebec City and around the world can start celebrating as the National Hockey League resumes its 2019-2020 season.
QMJHL teams to play 60 games in three divisions in 2020-2021
Published: July 22, 2020
Photo: Quebec Remparts
According to several reports, the Quebec Remparts and the other 17 teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) will play a reduced schedule in 2020-2021.
Guillaume Lefrançois of La Presse reports that each team will play 60 games, down from the regular 68 that each club normally plays.