Tag: Sheridan Bruins
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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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Sheridan’s men’s volleyball sweep Cambrian
Sheridan’s men’s volleyball team swept the Cambrian Golden Shields 3 sets to 0 at Trafalgar Campus in the last regular season game before the winter break. The Double Blue dominated both the defensive and offensive sides for the entire game, winning all of their sets by at least 10 points. Josh Butler, Jeremy Fantin and…
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Undefeated Bruins win sixth straight contest
STORY PHOTOGRAPHY BY CORDELL VENTURA The Sheridan Bruins men’s basketball team (OCAA 6-0) kept their winning streak alive with a 75-73 overtime victory against the Niagara College Knights (OCAA 4-1) last Friday. Late in the fourth quarter, it seemed the Bruins were just moments away from their first loss of the season but Double-Blue guard…
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Homecoming 2015: Rugby
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA The Sheridan Bruins women’s rugby team (3-1 OCAA) trounced Mohawk College 49-0 Saturday at Homecoming 2015. The Lady Bruins scored nine tries and two conversions, clinching a playoff spot with their big win. This has been the Bruins’ most successful season since the women’s rugby program started four years ago. The…
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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…
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Bruins drop in standings after series of costly errors
STORY BY SPENCER LUYBEN The Sheridan men’s volleyball team (5-2 OCAA) lost in their matchup Saturday, against St. Clair College (6-2 OCAA) in a 3-1 defeat (25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16) that saw St. Clair moving past the Bruins in the standings. Sheridan seemed to be behind the eight ball from the onset, as they lost…
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Bruins drop one to Humber on the road
STORY BY MIKHAIL HELLER The Sheridan Bruins (3-3 OCAA) tried to win one on the road last Saturday against their West rivals, the undefeated Humber Hawks (7-0 OCAA) but fell short 83-69 in what’s been the most anticipated game of the season. A flat start at Humber North Campus allowed the Hawks to set the…
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Bruins battle adversity and win National Championship
STORY BY SPENCER LUYBEN Talk about a storybook ending. Sheridan men’s soccer team beat the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners 5-4 in a nail-biting championship final on Saturday that required penalty kicks to decree the victor. “It felt like a movie almost, and the ending was perfect,” said team captain David Velastegui, who slotted home…
