Category: Sports
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Trafalgar hosts annual alumni basketball games
BY KEVIN SACDALAN The men and women’s basketball teams saw their first action this season last Saturday at the Sheridan Bruins’ homecoming. Hitting the floor first were the Lady Bruins, led by head coach Willie Delas. They were taking on the alumni, in what ended up being a dramatic game. Coming into this meeting, the…
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Bruins kick back and celebrate team efforts
BY NATALIA CAMARENA The Sheridan Bruins 47th annual athletic banquet was one for the history books. A crowd of 200 athletes, coaches, trainers, guests and administrators turned up on April 7, excited for what the evening had in store. Jim Flack, athletic director and head coach of the men’s basketball team, started the evening off…
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Bruins clip Fanshawe Falcons wings
BY MICHAEL MELRO The Sheridan men’s basketball team (15-3 OCAA) strolled to an easy victory, 82-55, over the Fanshawe Falcons (4-14 OCAA) at Davis Campus last Friday night. It was the last game of the OCAA regular season and around 200 people packed the gym to watch their Bruins take sole possession of…
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Fans get affordable All-Star experience at NBA Centre Court
BY JESSICA ROVEDA For the first time ever, participating in All-Star Weekend wasn’t just for NBA players. From Feb. 12 to 14, fans young and old came out to the interactive NBA Centre Court at the Enercare Centre at Toronto’s Exhibition Place, which allowed them to play, socialize, and experience professional basketball like never before.…
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Bruins beat Mohawk in 100-point thriller
BY MICHAEL MELRO The Sheridan Bruins men’s basketball team defeated the Mohawk College Hawks 105-102, in a very tight and tense Western Conference clash last Saturday night at Davis Campus. The Hawks started the game in second place in the division, one place ahead of the Bruins. Both teams had been on a roll going…
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Bruins extend win streak to four
BY ROSS ANDERSEN The Sheridan Bruins men’s basketball team (OCAA 12-3) extended their winning streak to four games, with a 84–66 victory against the Lambton Lions (OCAA 8-5) last Saturday. In the first quarter, it seemed the Bruins had their work cut out for them. The scoreboard remained close. The pace was fast and there was…
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Men’s volleyball team sweeps St. Clair
STORY BY MICHAEL MELRO The Sheridan men’s volleyball team cruised to victory over the St. Clair Saints (2-10 OCAA), 3-0, last Saturday night at Trafalgar Campus. The Bruins have started the New Year off with a bang, winning three of four and their third on the trot, improving their league record to 8-5 in OCAA…
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Lady Bruins handed a tough five-setter loss to St. Clair
BY NATALIA CAMARENA Since the beginning of the winter semester the Sheridan Bruins’ women’s volleyball team (6-7 OCAA) have gotten off to a tough start, dropping three of their last four games. At the end of the fall semester they ended on a three-game winning streak but they haven’t been able to maintain that momentum this…
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Tamara Dixon: Player, mentor and coach
BY NATALIA CAMARENA Tamara Dixon is not only the committed and passionate coach of the Sheridan Bruins women’s rugby team, she is an accomplished athlete who overcame a devastating injury. The Brampton native began her rugby career when she was 15 at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary. After high school, she played rugby at Western University,…
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The Sheridan Bruins: Fall 2015
BY NATALIA CAMARENA The Sheridan Bruins‘ fall semester has brought some heartbreaking losses and some history making moments. Sheridan’s eight teams have continued to make progress, as the athletic program continues to grow. Below is a curation of this semesters biggest games, memories and accomplishments of each team, and their goals for the next year.…
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Toronto hyped for All-Star Weekend
BY KAHFEEL BUCHANAN With the NBA All-star festivities being held in Toronto, the country will experience basketball like never before. From jaw dropping dunks in the Slam Dunk Contest to long range shots in the Three-Point Shootout and everything in-between, All-star weekend is more than a break from the NBA regular season, it’s a celebration…
