Category: Sports
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INFOGRAPHIC: 2014-15 Bruins By The Numbers
INFOGRAPHIC BY ADAM JOHNSTON The infographic below takes a look at the 2014-15 Bruins’ season that was, and breaks down the past year in Sheridan athletics ‘by the numbers’. *Some pictures from taken from the Sheridan Bruins flickr account ____________________________________________________________________________________ MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY: Kill Brothers: Fantin, Butler bond breeds record rivalry Bruins’ Saunders…
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Bruins’ Saunders makes OCAA history
STORY BY MICHAEL MELRO Through hard work, perseverance and dedication to her craft, Shylanda Saunders has become one of the greatest players in Ontario women’s college basketball history. Saunders, over her four years at Sheridan, has accomplished what few have. She is only the sixth female player in OCAA basketball history to reach the 1,000-point…
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Steve Blundy: athlete, coach, family man, and now a Hall of Famer too
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO Ron McLean. Donovan Bailey. Michael “Pinball” Clemons. These are just some names of influential athletes and sports personalities whose legacies are forever enshrined in the Oakville Sports Hall of Fame. Stephen Blundy is now on that list. The long-time Sheridan hockey coach and athletic manager was inducted into the Oakville Sports…
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Bruins volleyball teams qualify for playoffs
Sheridan’s men’s and women’s volleyball teams qualified for the Ontario College Athletic Association (OCAA) championships Saturday with road wins over Canadore and Seneca. The men’s side dominated the higher-ranked Canadore Panthers 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-17). Meanwhile, the women also earned a 3-0 result (25-14, 28-26, 25-21), narrowly edging the Seneca Sting in the second set…
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Jim Flack: The man behind the bench
STORY WRITTEN BY CORDELL VENTURA The 50-year-old head coach of the Sheridan Bruins men’s basketball team, Jim Flack, recorded his 600th win as a collegiate head coach to cap off 2014. “It’s a milestone for sure,” offered Flack. “We’ve done some different things in my tenure here and I’ve been able to succeed over a…
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Bruins volleyball teams fall in quarter-finals
STORY BY CORDELL VENTURA The Bruins men’s and women’s volleyball teams both fell to the Humber Hawks in the quarter-finals of the OCAA championship at St. Clair College. The men’s team could not handle the Hawks, dropping the contest 3-0 on Feb. 27, while the Lady Bruins lost 3-1 the day before. “We…
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Kill Brothers: Fantin, Butler bond breeds record rivalry
STORY BY ADAM JOHNSTON The competitive rivalry between Josh Butler and Jeremy Fantin started long before the men’s volleyball teammates eclipsed Sheridan’s all-time leading scorer marks this year. “We played against each other at club since we were 16(years-old),” said Butler “We always kind of knew each other, we always kind of battled against each…
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Lady Bruins barely clinch a win
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA After struggling through five sets, the Lady Bruins managed to hold on to a win against Conestoga College. The women’s volleyball team is a real threat in the league this year, but had a lot of difficulty overcoming the Condors at Friday’s game. After battling back and forth they finished with…
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Student support of athletics not quite making the cut
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA Despite its best efforts, athletic marketing at Sheridan isn’t reaching the students. Although Sheridan has a number of different methods for promotion, many students are still unaware of what goes on beyond their classrooms. Ryan Kelly, is the marketing and information coordinator for promotion of athletics and fitness at Sheridan. Kelly…
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Sheridan’s varsity teams struggle to fill stands
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA Lack of student support at varsity games has plagued the Sheridan Bruins for years. Front row and courtside seats don’t cost a penny, yet game after game there is an empty cheering section. Scott Hunt, head coach of the women’s volleyball team, believes that a more involved student body could make…
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Captain Cappelletti atop OCAA mountain
STORY BY SPENCER LUYBEN Melissa Cappelletti was built for volleyball. Tall and slender, with natural power and tremendous athleticism, the fourth-year Bruin is the epitome of the volleyball player physique. So it only makes sense that she decided to play volleyball, right? “I stumbled into volleyball almost by accident,” said the 22-year-old right side. The…
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Sheridan beta-tests new intramural e-sport
VIDEO BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES On Friday Nov 20. students and faculty of Sheridan College gathered at the college’s Davis Campus, to compete in the beta test for the first ever League of Legends Intramural. With League of Legends becoming one of the most popular video games in the world, Sheridan thought it would be a…