Sports
St. Pat’s football teams to leave the Plains of Abraham field
Published: August 14, 2019
Photo: Luc Lang
A long-standing tradition is coming to an end for St. Patrick’s High football teams, as they will no longer play their games on the Plains of Abraham sports field. Instead, for 2019, the three Fighting Irish football teams will play their home games at the Gérard-Chiquette field of Patro Charlesbourg.
Laval men’s basketball team stands up to NCAA players
Published: August 14, 2019
Photo: Yan Doublet - Université Laval
The Université Laval men’s basketball program showed its American counterparts that they will not be intimidated.
The Rouge et Or lost 79-76 to the Quinnipiac University Bobcats from Hamden, Connecticut, in a spectacular game on Aug. 10 at the Amphithéâtre Desjardins of the Université Laval sports pavilion.
$450,000 raised at the 11th Pro-Am Gagné-Bergeron
Published: August 14, 2019
Photo: Luc Lang
The Videotron Centre was the scene of the 11th annual Pro-Am Gagné-Bergeron, on Aug. 8. Some 10,000 hockey fans were in attendance for the annual charity hockey game.
It’s time for the eighth Sleeman Boot Camp
Published: August 7, 2019
The eighth edition of the Sleeman Boot Camp takes place on Aug. 9 and 10 the PEPS at Université Laval.
Organized by former NHL and Quebec Remparts goaltender Cédrick Desjardins and his friend Daniel Blouin, the Sleeman Boot Camp is attended by only 60 professional players, today’s up-and-coming stars, divided into six teams, to play in a pre-training camp tournament.
Capitales vs Expos, Old-Timers’ style
Published: July 31, 2019
Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain
Baseball fans will be able to travel back in time on Aug. 15 at Stade Canac as former members of the Quebec Capitales play against former Montreal Expos. Game time is 5 p.m.
NHL players to take part in the Pro-Am Gagné-Bergeron
Published: July 24, 2019
Photo: webstagram.one
With less than a month before the event, 20 current and former National Hockey League players have agreed to play in the 11th Pro-Am Gagné-Bergeron, named for Simon Gagné and Patrice Bergeron. The event will take place at the Videotron Centre on Aug. 8. at 7 p.m.
Three Quebec athletes to participate in the next Gaelic Games
Published: July 24, 2019
Three athletes from Quebec will fly to Ireland at the end of July to take part in the next Gaelic Games in Waterford, Ireland. All three will participate in the Gaelic Football competition.
Yves Lambert will be on the Eastern Canada men’s team while Léa-Marie Caron will dress with the Eastern Canada women’s team. Florence Dallaire has a spot on the Eastern Canada B women’s team.
Middaugh and Button win XTERRA Québec Pan Am Tour
Published: July 17, 2019
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
Triathletes were unruffled by the heavy rain and thunderstorm of July 13. Early Sunday morning, 300 amateur and elite international athletes competed in a triathlon on a course through lakes and forest at Lac Delage in the sixth XTERRA race, competing for a spot in the XTERRA World Championship in Hawaii.
Lizotte back with the Quebec Remparts, and baseball news
Published: July 17, 2019
Photo: QMJHL
Pascal Lizotte, the Quebec Remparts’ goaltender coach from 2011 to 2013, will hold the same title in the upcoming season. Remparts general manager and head coach Patrick Roy confirmed Lizotte’s hiring in a press release on July 12.
Toronto Raptors to hold their 2019-20 training camp in Quebec
Published: July 17, 2019
Photo: NBA Canada website
The Toronto Raptors, the newest champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA), will hold their 2019-20 training camp in Quebec City.
The announcement was made in a press release by the Université Laval Sports Activities Services on July 10.
