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WRESTLERS STRIKE GOLD DOWN UNDER
August 22, 2010
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| Congratulations to Vanier wrestler Dorothy Yeats (far left) who won a Gold Medal in in the senior age group division at both the Commonwealth Championships and the Australian Cup held in Melbourne, Australia in Auugust 2011. Dorothy was also awarded the Outstanding Female Wrestler for both events! Vanier wrestler Vince De Marinis (at left) made us proud by winning a Gold Medal at the Australian Cup. Vanier alum David Zilberman coached the national teams at both events. Click for full results. Visit our Wrestling page. |
Jerome Blake and Shelby Eveleigh
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ATHLETICS CELEBRATES THEIR BEST
AT ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
April 29, 2011
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Congratulations to all the award winners at this year's Athletic Awards Banquet. The top honours went to Nationals Tournament MVP Jerome Blake and to the Lady Cheetahs' Shelby Eveleigh, both from our AAA basketball teams. Shelby's sister Katie Eveleigh won the Academic Achievement Award with an average of 97.6! For photos of all our award winners, Click for  . |
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VANIER WINS TITLE AT MCGILL INTRAMURAL FESTIVAL
April 8, 2011
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After a one year drought, Vanier took back the title of Champions at the 39th Annual McGill Intramural Festival played on April 8th. This is Vanier's third Championship title in four years. All six English Cégeps enjoyed a fun evening of friendly competition in Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton and Dodgeball. Congratulations to the 60 students who participated and brought back the trophy! You can click on the photo at left for a high-resolution version.
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Gold & Silver Medal Winners
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VANIER WRESTLERS WIN GOLD AND SILVER
MEDALS AT
CANADIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 27, 2011 |
| Congratulations to Greg Rossy (far left) and Dorothy Yeats (to his right) and Jordan Lee Byer who all won medals at the Junior Wrestling Nationals which ran in Edmonton from March 24-27. Meanwhile, twin Golds Medals also went to Vanier wrestling alumni Martine Dugrenier and David Tremblay at the Senior Canadian Championships. Click for . |
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AAA MEN WIN GOLD AT NATIONALS!!
March 20, 2011
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| The AAA Men's Basketball Cheetahs completed an upset of epic proportions by defeating Lethbridge 102-85 in the finals of the CCAA National Championships played on Saturday night. For a second time in a row, the Vanier Player of the Game was Jerome Blake who scored 32 points and was named Tournament MVP. Congratulations to Coach Hertzog and the entire team! Click for . |
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AAA MEN'S CHEETAHS WIN PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
AAA WOMEN TAKE HOME BRONZE MEDAL AT PROVINCIALS
March 7, 2011 |
| The AAA Men's Basketball Cheetahs crowned an excellent regular season by sweeping their games at the provincials to take home the coveted title and a guaranteed trip to the Nationals in Oshawa starting March 17th. Meanwhile, the Lady Cheetahs rebounded from a tough semi-final loss to Dawson to win the Bronze Medal. Click for . |
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CHEETAHS PROMINENT AT LEAGUE AWARDS BANQUET
JÉRÉMI ROCH WINS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
December 13, 2010 |
| To cap off a tremendously successful championship season, it was no surprise that members of our football team captured the highest number of awards at the league's Awards banquet held on Saturday, December 11th. Besides Jérémi Roch's big win as the league's Player of the Year, no fewer than eight other players won awards along with Peter Chryssomalis and his team who won Coaching Staff of the Year. Click for . |
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CHEETAHS BRING HOME BOL D'OR!
November 15, 2011
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Our beloved Football Cheetahs won a tight-collar 31-28 victory over our longtime nemesis, the Spartiates of Cégep Vieux-Montréal to reclaim the provincial championship Bol d'Or on Saturday in Lennoxville. Matthew Norzil had 3 receptions for 99 yards, 2 of them for touchdowns. QB Benoit Lacasse threw 4 TD passes and was named Player of the Game. Congratulations to Coach Peter Chryssomalis and to the entire team for another great season. Click for .
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WRESTLING ALUM AND VANIER TEACHER MARTINE DUGRENIER WINS 3RD STRAIGHT WORLD TITLE
September 10, 2010
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Martine Dugrenier (left) was able to pull off the storied "three-peat" by winning gold for a 3rd straight time at the Senior World Wrestling Championships held this year in Moscow. She defeated Elgiza Anarbekova from Kazakhstan in the finals to take the victory. You can click to find out .
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ARCHAMBAULT NAMED GAZETTE'S
AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
September 1, 2010
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Congratulations to the Football Cheetahs' Defensive Captain Byron Archambault (left) who was the subject of an article by Arpon Basu in the Montreal Gazette of September 1st subsequent to his being named their Amateur Athlete of the Week. In 2008, Byron won the league Rookie of the Year honours and was also second in the league in tackles. Last year, he was again second in the league in tackles and then went on to be named the league's Defensive MVP. Find out .
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THREE FOOTBALL CHEETAHS
WIN BURSARIES FROM ALS
August 25, 2010
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Congratulations to James Sifakis, Jérémi Roch and Byron Archambault (left to right) who all received awards presented to them my Als CEO Larry Smith. Click for .
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2009-2010 ATHLETIC
AWARDS BANQUET
May 7, 2010
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We held our annual Awards Banquet this year at the Days Inn Conference Center. From our web page, you can see photos of winners from the festivities in all categories. Click for .
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AAA WOMEN CAPTURE BRONZE AT PROVINCIALS
AAA MEN'S TEAM LOSES OT THRILLER TO DAWSON
March 8, 2010
After winning their quarter-final match on Friday, our AAA Lady Basketball Cheetahs rebounded from a tough loss in the semi-finals to Ste-Foy on Saturday to win the Bronze Medal match VS Montmorency on Sunday. Click for .
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Linda Macpherson, Max
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GREY CUP VISTS VANIER SPORTS COMPLEX
February 1, 2010
As assistant therapist for the Als, Max Hanna, Vanier Cheetahs Head Athletic Therapist had 24 hours to show the cup which he did in G-204 on January 12th. The Cup revisited Vanier during UB on Wed, Jan. 27th at the gym with several Alouettes also in attendance including Cheetah alumni Danny Desriveaux and Shawn Mayne, as well as Max Hanna and others. Click for .
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Victor Zilberman and
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VICTOR ZILBERMAN IS QUEBEC COACH OF THE YEAR
DUGRENIER NOMINATED FOR FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
December 22, 2009
At the Quebec Sports Gala , Vanier Physical Education teachers Victor Zilberman and World Champion wrestler Martine Dugrenier were among the top 3 finalists for Quebec Coach of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year for all sports. While Martine was not selected for the top award, Victor won the Quebec Coach of Year for the 3rd time. (Victor had previously won in 1982 and 1985). Congratulations to you both! More about Vanier wrestlers. |
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SEVEN ALL-STARS AT FOOTBALL AWARDS BANQUET
JÉRÉMI ROCH WINS BOTH OFFENSIVE AND OVERALL MVP AWARDS
BYRON ARCHAMBAULT TAKES LEAGUE'S DEFENSIVE MVP AWARD
December 14, 2009
At the league Awards Banquet on Saturday, December 12th, Cheetahs figured prominently in the All-Star team awards. Jérémi Roch (left) was top quarterback, Offensive MVP and overall MVP. Defensively, we placed four Cheetahs including Byron Archambault who won the Defensive MVP Award. Click for .
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FOOTBALL ALUMNI WIN GREY CUP RINGS WITH ALS
DESRIVEAUX, MAYNE, LAMBERT JOIN OTHER VANIER ALUMNI GREY CUP WINNERS
November 29, 2009
Danny Desriveaux and Shawn Mayne (at left, on top) joined a long list of former Football Cheetahs who played on Grey Cup winning teams after Sunday's heart-stopping victory. They are the first ex-Cheetahs to win as members of the Montreal Alouettes since Als stalwart Paul Lambert (at left, on bottom right) joined in 2003. Vanier alumni on the Als' staff included Max Hanna and Jean-Marc Edme (at left, on bottom). Congratulations, Danny, Shawn and Paul (and Max and Jean-Marc, too!) For complete Football Alumni news, click for .
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TENNIS TEAM WINS SILVER MEDAL AT PROVINCIALS
November 29, 2009
Following a tough semi-final series of matches against second-place Brébeuf on Sunday, our Tennis Team secured a hard-fought win to advance to the playoff Finals next Sunday. At the Finals on November 29th, they lost to John Abbott and took the Silver Medal. Congratulations to the entire team for a tremendous season. Click for .
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WRESTLING ALUM WINS AGAIN AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
September 25, 2009 |
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Former Vanier wrestling star Martine Dugrenier repeated as the World Champion in her 67KG weight category at the 2009 Worlds held in Herning, Denmark. Again, Martine was accompanied by her coach and Vanier teacher Victor Zilberman for this amazing repeat victory. Congratulations, Martine! Click for the full story. |
VANIER ATHLETICS HOLDS 2008-2009 AWARDS BANQUET
April 24, 2009 |
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In a time honoured tradition, Vanier College Athletics celebrated the very best in athletic achievement of sudents and staff at this year's Awards Banquet. Among the top winners were Athletes-of-the-Year Marie-Ève Martin (seen at far left with Sam Kay) and Ryan White (seen to her right with Mireille Béland). Awards were given in all sports for MVPs and also to MIPs (Most Improved Players). Click for the full story. |
BASKETBALL STAR MARTIN WINS CCAA NATIONAL MVP AWARD
March 19, 2009 |
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Marie-Ève Martin (or Marty as she is affectionately known by her team mates and supporters) won the Canadian College Athletic Association's highest honour when she received their Player of the Year Award at a ceremony held March 18, 2009.
This honour was on top of her previous awards for being a First Team Canadian All-Star and a CCAA Academic All-Canadian award! Click for the full story. |
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MYLES GIBBON SIGNS WITH USA JAGUARS
Februay 27, 2009
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Myles Gibbon, (left) our former star Cheetahs quarterback, recently signed a Letter of Intent with the University of South Alabama Jaguars. With his selection, Myles becomes the first Canadian quarterback ever signed by a Division 1-A American university in his first year. This is the university's inaugural year in the highly competitive Sun Belt Conference. Congratulations, Myles, on this huge honour! Read the whole story.
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WRESTLING ALUM WINS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
October 12, 2008 |
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Former Vanier athlete Martine Dugrenier won the Gold Medal in the 67KG category at the World Wrestling Championships which concluded in Tokyo, Japan on October 13th. Accompanied by her coach and Vanier teacher Victor Zilberman, Martine overcame all her disappointment at not doing as well as she'd hoped at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Congratulations, Martine (and Victor, too). All of Vanier is very proud of your great victory! Click for the full story.
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ATHLETIC
ALUM KARINE SERGERIE WINS SILVER AT 2008 OLYMPICS
August 23, 2008
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There
are several Vanier athletes who competed at
the 2008 Olympics. Alumni Karine Sergerie (left) won a silver medal on Friday August 23rd
in Taekwando. Sergerie, the 2007 world champion,
was one of the favourites in her category and coincidentally
had been picked by Sports Illustrated to win a silver
medal. Read about her medal
performance. Here's a second medal
article. Read more about
Karine. |
OTHER
VANIER ATHLETES WHO GAVE THEIR ALL AT OLYMPICS |
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Two
other Vanier Olympic athletes are Alumni David Zilberman (far left) and Martine Dugrenier (at his right) who are two of Canada's top wrestlers. Martine
just missed a shot at a gold medal when she lost
in the very last minute to 5-time world champion
Kaori Icho and then suffered a similar last-minute
loss in the bronze medal match to Randi Miller of
the United States. David lost his match to Kurban
Kurbanov of Uzbekistan. More
on Vanier wrestlers. |
ATHLETICS
CELEBRATES ITS BEST AT 2008 AWARDS BANQUET
April 29, 2008 |
 
Marie-Ève
Martin and Myles Gibbon
2007-2008 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR |
Vanier Athletics had their annual Awards Banquet on April
29, 2008 and prizes were handed out for all sports.
The
top awards went to Marie-Ève (Marty) Martin and to Myles Gibbon for Athlete of the Year, female
and male.
The web page of the 2008 Awards Ceremonies which includes
high-resolution versions of all photos is now up. Click
for .
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LADY
CHEETAHS WIN BRONZE AT NATIONALS
March 17, 2008
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Following
a tough loss to their provincial rivals
from Ste-Foy in the semi-finals on Saturday
night, the AAA Women's Basketball team
showed what they were made of by battling
back for two more wins and taking the
Bronze Medal at the Nationals in Truro,
Nova Scotia.
Congratulations
to the entire team for a truly memorable
year. Click
for .
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AAA
WOMEN REPEAT AS PROVINCIAL CHAMPS!
March
3, 2008
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The
AAA Lady Cheetahs Basketball team
held off a furious comeback attempt
by the Montmorency Nomades to repeat
as Provincial Champions. They won
66-60 before a boisterous home crowd
at the Vanier Sports Complex.
Anneth
Him-Lazarenko was named Player of
the Game. Marie-Ève Martin
added 20 points and was named Tounament
MVP. Coach Ruby Viray and the Ladies
will now defend their national title
at the Nationals, which will be
held this year at the NSAC from
March 14-16 in Truro, Nova Scotia.
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for
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FROM
SATURDAY: AAA WOMEN
BEAT LYNX TO GO TO FINALS
27-POINT PERFORMANCE BY
MARIE-ÈVE MARTIN SEALS BIG WIN
March
1, 2008
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AAA Lady Basketball Cheetahs advanced to
the Championship finals with a solid 84-70
victory over the Édouard-Montpetit
Lynx on Saturday morning. Also scoring in
the double digits for the Cheetahs were
Anneth Him-Lazarenko with 15, Arianne Duchesne
with 14, Anne-Marie Prophete with 12 and
Magalie Beaulieu with 10. Game
details. |
FOOTBALL
ALUMNI NEWS:
February
7, 2008
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Two
former Vanier football stars figured prominently
at this year's Concordia Football Awards
Banquet. Sammy Okpro was named as
the Concordia Stingers MVP for the 2007
season while their rookie quarterback Liam
Mahoney received the Offensive MVP and
Outstanding Rookie awards. For
the full story, click
for .
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FOOTBALL
CHEETAHS CLEAN UP AT LEAGUE AWARDS
December
18, 2007
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Our
Championship-winning football team placed
no fewer than eleven members onto the league's
All-Star squad at the CÉGEP Football
Awards presentations on December 18th. Major
awards also went to Myles Gibbon (League
MVP), Matt Norman (Offensive Line MVP)
and Samael Lavaud (Defensive MVP).
We also won the Team Sportsmanship Award as
well as Coaching Staff of the Year honours,
both for the 2nd year in a row! Click
for .
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FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP BANNER RAISED
December
5, 2007
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Our
victorious Football Cheetahs hoisted their
championship banner for the second year
in a row into the rafters of the Sports
Complex at a ceremony held at the halftime
of the Women's AAA Basketball game of Nov
29th.
Photos
of this event are now availble. Click
for
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CHEETAHS
WIN 2ND CONSECUTIVE BOL D'OR !
21-14
VICTORY OVER SPARTIATES COMPLETES PERFECT
YEAR
November
19, 2007
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The
Football Cheetahs won their 2nd consecutive
Bol d'Or championship on Saturday night in
Trois-Rivières. They held off a 4th
quarter rally by the Vieux-Montréal
Spartiates to hold on for the 21-14 victory.
The win caps a perfect year for the team with
8 wins in the season and two wins in the playoffs.
The Offensive Player-of-the-Game was Myles
Gibbon. Ameet Pall repeated his Defensive
Award from last year. Click
for ALSO:
SEE
VIDEO CLIPS FROM GAME
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AAA
FOOTBALL TEAM IS BOL D'OR BOUND!
CHEETAHS
DEVOUR CONDORS 52-3 IN SEMI-FINALS
November
12, 2007
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The
AAA Men's football team will play in the
Bol d'Or final thanks to a 52-3 dismantling
of Beauce-Appalaches in Saturday's provincial
semi-final. They will defend their championship
from last year by playing the Vieux-Montréal
Spartiates in the Bol d'Or finals which
will be played in Trois-Rivières
on Saturday, Nov 17th at 8pm. For game
details, click
for .
NEW: See
video clips of player interviews and some
game highlights
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BÉLAND
IS THE NEW CO-ORDINATOR OF ATHLETICS
November
11, 2007
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The
Vanier College Athletics Department announced
last week that former Lady Cheetahs Triple-A
basketball coach Mireille Béland
is the College's new Athletic Co-ordinator.
Béland coached the Lady Cheetahs
from 1992-2002. Mireille
received the Quebec Coach Of The Year
Award in 2000 and also previously won
the Canadian Coach Of The Year
Award in 1998. She replaces Linda Macpherson,
now the manager of Vanier's Sports Complex,
who had shown unswerving dedication serving
as Athletics Co-ordinator since 1995.
We wish both Linda and Mireille success
in their new positions.
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2007
RUGBY PHOTOS ARE NOW UP
NOVEMBER
11, 2007
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Updated
photos from the 2007 season are now up, including
shots from the Rugby Jamboree hosted by Vanier
in September.
The Jamboree was created to introduce new players
to the sport and all the league coaches participate
to teach kids from different teams drills and
skills.
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VANIER
WRESTLERS SHINE AT CONCORDIA TOURNEY
NOVEMBER
4, 2007
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all about our Vanier wrestlers and wrestling alumni
who were incredibly successful at the Concordia
University Wrestling Invitational held on Sunday,
Nov 4th. Click
for |
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VANIER
QB PICKED AS GAZETTE'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
OCTOBER
31, 2007
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Myles
Gibbon (left) from our men’s AAA football
team was selected by the Montreal Gazette and
Global TV as their Amateur Athlete of the Week.
Myles not only played a lead role in taking the
Football Cheetahs to a perfect 8-0 season record,
but also obliterated the league TD pass record
for a single season which was 18; Myles threw
25 this season.
You
can read the full text of the article from the
Montreal Gazette by clicking
here. Congratulations, Myles!
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AAA
BASKETBALL PLAYER SIGNED BY NCAA DIVISION 1 TEAM
OCTOBER
29, 2007
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Anaclet
Mulumba Mbayi (left) from our men’s AAA
basketball team has verbally accepted a full scholarship
offer from Fairleigh Dickenson University in New
Jersey. They are an NCAA Division 1 school which
competes in the Northeast Conference.
Anaclet,
who was also named an MVP in his sport at this year's
Athletics
Awards Banquet, will sign a letter of intent
in the early signing period this November. Congratulations,
Anaclet!
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MEN'S
AAA SOCCER TEAM'S YEAR ENDS WITH HEARTBREAKING SHOOTOUT
LOSS
OCTOBER
27, 2007
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Despite
goals from Enos Osei and Michael Sciola,
the soccer team lost an OT shootout to Champlain-St.
Lambert on Friday night in the Provincial semi final
at Collège Français in Longueuil.
St. Lambert was up 1-0 when Michael tied it and
2-1 when Enos got the equalizer midway through the
2nd half. When two 15 minute OT periods couldn't
decide the winner, it went to penalty kicks where
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to Coach Jason Bresler and the entire team for a
great inaugural year in the highly competitive AAA
league. View the Men's
Soccer page for scores from the entire season
as well as some great action photos. |
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FLAG
FOOTBALL SEASON ENDS
OCTOBER
27, 2007
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The
Lady Cheetahs lost their playoff match to
John Abbott 12-2 on a rainy field on Sat,
October 27th. Congratulations to Coaches Yuen
and O'Neill and to all the players for a successful
and hard-fought season. To see action photos
from this year's games, click
here.
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NOTABLE
FOOTBALL ALUMNI
OCTOBER
25, 2007
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We've
made several updates to our Football Alumni
page. One of the new items concerns alum Kevin
Challenger (left) who's having a great career
as a wide receiver with the Boston College
Eagles who are currently ranked #2 in the
U.S. We've also received a couple of great
new photos. Click
for
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Rémi
Biakabutuka |
CHEETAH
STAR RUNNING BACK BIAKABUTUKA IS NAMED
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK BY THE GAZETTE AND GLOBAL TV
SEPTEMBER
25, 2007
Read
the story of how Rémi Biakabutuka has continued
in his famous brothers footsteps by tearing up the
CEGEP ranks as one of the best running backs for
any team in the league. His brother Tshimanga also
played for Vanier and went on to play for South
Carolina in the NFL. Click
for .
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WOMEN'S
AAA BASKETBALL TEAM
WINS MCGILL TOURNAMENT
SEPTEMBER
25, 2007
The AAA
Basketball Lady Cheetahs won all four of their matches
at the inaugural McGill Women’s Collegial AAA
Tournament held last weekend. Click
for .
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AMEET
PALL BREAKS
THE LEAGUE RECORD
FOR CAREER QUARTERBACK SACKS
SEPTEMBER
18, 2007
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Cheetah
Defensive End Ameet Pall established
a new league record for career sacks when he
recorded his 24th during a win over the François-Xavier
Garneau Élans on September 15th, thus
breaking the previous record set by Miguel Robédé
in 2001. Congratulations, Ameet! Click
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MEN'S
SOCCER MOVING UP TO AAA LEAGUE
MAY 2, 2007
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The
Men's Soccer Cheetahs under Coach Jason Bresler
have moved up from the AA to the AAA league for
the upcoming 2007 season. Read the full Press
Release which was issued by Athletics coordinator
Linda Macpherson.
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WHERE
ARE THEY NOW:
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Former
Football Star Tshimanga Biakabutuka
APRIL 27, 2007
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| Perhaps
one of Vanier's most famous football alumni, Tshimanga
recently had an extensive article written about his
career and what he's been up to in the last few years
since his retirement from the NFL. |
 
Liam
Mahoney & Anneth Him-Lazarenko |
ATHLETICS
AWARDS BANQUET
ANOTHER HUGE SUCCESS
APRIL 24, 2007
Congratulations
to all those who were presented with awards at the
annual Athletics Awards Banquet held at Buffet Kim
Kwok. The top prizes of the evening went to Football
Cheetahs QB Liam Mahoney (Male Athlete of the Year)
and tBasketball's Anneth Him-Lazarenko (Woman Athlete
of the Year). Full
list of winners
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David
Tremblay and Nikita Chicoine |
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VANIER
WRESTLERS DOMINANT AT MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL
WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
APRIL 7-8, 2007
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Vanier
College wrestlers captured almost all the top
spots in the tournament held here at the Vanier
Spoirts Complex.
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Again,
David Tremblay and Nikita Chicoine won
Gold Medals in their respective weight classes and
Gabriel Choueke also won a Gold Medal.
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LADY
CHEETAHS WIN AT NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS!
MARCH 18, 2007
VICTORIOUS
CHEETAHS HOIST TROPHY |
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In
a thrilling come-from-behind victory, The Lady
Basketball Cheetahs won Vanier's first ever
Women's National Basketball Championships, defeating
an extremely tough team from Collège
Édouard-Montpetit 82-80 at McEwan College
in Edmonton Saturday night. Trailing
by 11 points at the half, the Cheetahs, showed
the grit, tenacity and strength of character
that they have all season. They
fought back back to reduce the deficit
to just
4
points by the 3rd quarter and then finally beat
the tenacious Lynx
to earn the national crown.
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Details
on this amazing victory as well as a link to a Tournament
photo page are all available
here.
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TWO
VANIER ATHLETES WIN GOLD AT CANADA WINTER GAMES!
MARCH 2007
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COREY
PAQUETTE WINS
A GOLD MEDAL IN JUDO
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| Congratulations
to Vanier athlete Corey Paquette who won no less
than a gold medal in Judo in his weight division
(66-73 KG) at the Canada Winter Games held in
Whitehorse between February 23rd and March 10th.
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to find out |
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ALICE
RIJER WINS GOLD FOR
TEAM SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
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Congratulations
also go to Vanier athlete Alice Rijer who was
a member of
the Quebec Synchronized Swimming Team that won
gold at the same Canada Winter Games. Click
to find out |
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WOMEN
WIN AAA PROVINCIAL
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP!
MARCH 6, 2007
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AAA Lady Cheetahs Basketball Cheetahs beat both
teams they faced in the playoffs to win the Provincial
Championship.They now advance to the Nationals
in Edmonton on March 15th. Click
for . |
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RUGBY
IN THE SNOW!
February,
2007
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You
don't have to be crazy to play rugby in your
shorts when the ground is covered in snow and
the mercury is hovering near -20 degrees...
but it doesn't hurt if you are! Check out these
shots of some of our more hard-core players
(ladies and men) giving new meaning to the word
"tough". Click
for .
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FRANK
BRUNO NAMED ATHLETE OF THE
WEEK BY THE GAZETTE & GLOBAL TV
February
14, 2007
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| Congratulations
to our very own Frank Bruno who capped off an
amazing year with this very special honour. Read
his inspirational story including his fight over
cancer as well as details on his record-breaking
championship season with our Cheetahs. |
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AAA
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TEAM PHOTOS ARE NOW UP
February,
2007
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| You
can now view the new Lady Cheetahs team photos
and you can also access high-resolution versions
if you wish to print your own photo-quality copies.
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WRESTLER
DAVID TREMBLAY IN THE GAZETTE
February
6, 2007
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very own David Tremblay was the subject of a recent
article by Gazette writer Arpon Basu. The article
focused on the tremendous success that he's been
enjoying at national and international competitions,
as well as the important role played by his coach
(and Vanier teacher) Victor Zilberman. On February
3rd, David finished first in his weight class
at the University of Western Ontario Open. You
can read the article in its entirety.
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FOOTBALL
CHEETAHS PART OF CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING
TEAM CANADA AT NFL GLOBAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
February
5, 2007
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Congratulations
to the four members of the Bol d'Or champion Vanier
College Cheetahs who were part of Team Canada's successful
"three-peat" victory over Team USA by the
score of 23-13 on Saturday. Game
details.
Pictured
clockwise from the top-left:
Ameet
Pall - defensive end
Sammy Lavaud - linebacker
Matt Norman - offensive lineman
Francois Bruno - receiver
ALSO:
Ameet Pall, Sammy Lavaud and Frank
Bruno were recently featured in an article
in the West Island Chronicle, while Matt Norman
was featured in a Soleil
de Chateauguay article.
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FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPS: THIS JUST IN...
February 5, 2007
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Ameet
Pall (left) was named the Defensive Game MVP
at Saturday's NFL Global Junior Championship
which Canada won 23-13 over Team USA. (see the
story above.) Besides
establishing a new league record for QB sacks
this year, Ameet was named the Defensive MVP
at the Bol d'Or finals which was won by Vanier
and was also picked in November as the Gazette's
Athlete of the Week. Read all about his incredible
season.
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NINE
FOOTBALL CHEETAHS NAMED TO ALL-STAR SQUAD
VANIER ALSO RECEIVES TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
January
18, 2007
Congratulations to the following 2006 All-Star
team members. (Read more)
Offense:
Quarterback - Liam Mahoney
Running Back - John Jean-Baptiste
Receiver - Michael Alfonso - Tied
Receiver - Frank Bruno
Tackle - Anthony Barrette |
Guard -
Muhommad Petrus
Center - Daryl Rankin - Tied
Defense:
Defensive End -Ameet Pall
Linebacker - Sammy Lavaud
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FOOTBALL
CHEETAHS WIN FOUR MAJOR AWARDS
AT LEAGUE BANQUET HELD IN QUEBEC CITY
January
13, 2007
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At the
AAA Football League Banquet held January 13th, Cheetahs
won awards for top Offensive Lineman, Defensive Player,
Coaching Staff of the Year and Team Sportsmanship
Awards.
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THREE
FLAG FOOTBALL CHEETAHS
PICKED AS LEAGUE ALL STARS
December
2006
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leaque All Stars were recently announced for Flag Football.
Vanier placed three on the team: Benatar Armand,
Kayla Normandin and Elyse Fournier. The team
was also given the Sportsmanship Award. Congratulations
to Coach Rick Yuen and to all the team members for a
fine season. |
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FOOTBALL
TEAM CELEBRATES BOL D'OR CHAMPIONSHIP
December
10, 2006
A
special ceremony was held at the halftime of the
Women's Basketball game on Sunday, December 10th
to commemorate the Football team's Bol d'Or championship.
To see photos of the banner-raising ceremony (which
was attended by Vanier's DG Gilbert Héroux)
as well as other photos from their championship
season, click
here.
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RECENT
VANIER GRAD AND RUGBY
STAR SNAGS $28,000 SCHOLARSHIP
December
8, 2006
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Congratulations
to Athletics alum Percival Graham. The
scholarship that he won is given annually to
a full-time student with top entering grades
in the Faculty of Engineering. Graham was selected
based on his exceptional grades coming out of
the Pure and Applied Science program at Vanier
College. Click
for
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TENNIS
TEAM FINISHES INAUGURAL SEASON
TWO MEMBERS NAMED TO LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM
December
3, 2006
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Tomo
Le and Vanessa Hulewicz
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The
season ended for the tennis team when they lost
in the semi-finals on December 3rd to Brébeuf.
A season highlight was the recent naming of two
of Vanier's tennis team members to the league all
star team. Congratulations to Tomo Le and
Vanessa Hulewicz for this honour as well
as to coaches Pierre Luc and Vahan Momdjian and
all the players who participated in this first year
for Vanier's Tennis team.
See photos of the team members.
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AMEET
PALL NAMED AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
BY
THE MONTREAL GAZETTE AND GLOBAL TV
November
29, 2006
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Vanier
Football Cheetah Defensive End Ameet Pall
capped an amazing year with this well-deserved
award. Apart from winning Defensive Player of
the Game in the Bol d'Or, he also broke a long-standing
league record for QB sacks as well as earned
a spot on the league's defensive all star team.
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CHEETAHS
WIN BOL D'OR!
November
20, 2006
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Men's AAA Football team defeated the Champlain-Lennoxville
Cougars 14-0 to win the Provincial Championship Bol
d'Or in Trois-Rivières on Friday night, our
first such win since 1991. The defense held the fort
throughout the first half and Vanier's offense took
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ALSO:
VIEW
PHOTOS OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM FROM THE BOL D'OR AND THE REST
OF THE SEASON
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QB
LIAM MAHONEY NAMED
BY THE GAZETTE AND
GLOBLE TV AS AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
November
8, 2006
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As
a result of his tremendous play this season,
leading the Cheetahs to 1st place with
a 9-1 record, Vanier quarterback Liam
Mahoney has been singled out for this
prestigious honour. The accompanying article
in the Gazette of November 8th focuses
on Liam's prodigious abilities to scramble
& run as well as fire off accurate
passes. Click
for
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TWO
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHEETAHS ARE
PRESENTED
CCAA SCHOLAR AWARDS BY DG
November
9, 2006
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Congratulations
to to Kristin Portwine and Arianne
Duchesne who were awarded Canadian
College Athletic Association National
Scholar Awards in a ceremony at the
November 8th basketball home opener.
See
photos.
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FRANK
BRUNO AGAIN
NAMED AS THE LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK, SMASHES LEAGUE RECORD
FOR
TOTAL PASSING YARDS IN ONE SEASON WITH
967
November
5, 2006
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For
the 2nd time this season, Frank Bruno
was named by the league and Sports-Etudiants
as their standout offfensive player-of-the-week.
Also, it was just announced that he's
broken the league record for passing yards
with 967. The old record was 896 and had
stood since 1983. Way to go, Frank!
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AMEET
PALL BREAKS LEAGUE RECORD FOR
QUARTERBACK SACKS IN ONE SEASON!
November
4, 2006
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Cheetah
Defensive End Ameet Pall established
a new league record for sacks when he
recorded his 13th during a win over Lennoxville
on October 28th. On the last game of the
season on November 4th, Ameet add yet
another sack to raise his league record
to 14. Congratulations, Ameet!
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FIVE
SOCCER CHEETAHS NAMED TO LEAGUE ALL-STAR SQUAD
November 2006
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Congratulations
to the following 2006 All-Star team members.
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WOMEN'S
TEAM
Kimberley Fordham
Sara Colella
Caitlin
Ruzza
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MEN'S
TEAM
Esi Shehas
Nana Adjei
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VANIER
WRESTLING ALUMNI ON WORLD STAGE
October 28, 2006
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Two
of Vanier's best wrestling prospects from past
years have been particularly busy AND successful
at recent international meets. Find out more
about David Zilberman and Martin Dugrenier
(both seen at left) by viewing their page.
Click for
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SAMAEL
LAVAUD TWICE NAMED AAA FOOTBALL
LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
October
24, 2006
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For
the second time this season, we wish to offer
congratulations to Linebacker Samael Lavaud
for this well-deserved honour. Samael had 11
tackles of which 3 were unassisted as well as
a quarterback sack for a 5-yard loss in the
43-8 win over Montmorency. See
web link.
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JOHN
JEAN-BAPTISTE AGAIN
NAMED AS
LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
October 17, 2006
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For
the 2nd time this season, John Jean-Baptiste
was named by the league and Sports-Etudiants
as their standout offfensive player-of-the-week.
John ran for 128 yards on 25 carries during
the Cheetahs 27-0 victory over the Condors on
October 14th. Congratulations (again), John!
See
the web link. Click on John's face at left
for a great photo of him at the game churning
up the yardage.
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VANIER
WRESTLER RECEIVES
$3000 HYDRO-QUEBEC
BURSARY
September
21, 2006
Hydro-Quebec
recently announced that Vanier wrestler Alex
Dyas has been awarded a bursary in the
amount of $3000. See a photo and read the
press release. Click
for
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CHEETAH
QB MAHONEY LEADS QUEBEC TEAM
WINS 2006 NATIONAL
U-19 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
July 15, 2006
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Cheetah quarterback Liam Mahoney threw two touchdown
passes to pace the Quebec provincial Under-19 team
to the gold medal at the Football Canada Cup held
July 15th in Winnipeg. Liam's TD tosses to Francois
Leclerc and Patrick Lavoie figured prominently in
this solid 26-2 victory over Saskatchewan. Congratulations,
Liam! |
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VANIER
FOOTBALL ALUM SIGNS
WITH WINDSOR LANCERS
July
12, 2006
The
Windsor Lancers recently announced the signing
of former Vanier defensive back Matt Regis.
Read all about Matt as well as other Football
alumni in our Football Alumni page.
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2005-2006
ATHLETICS AWARDS BANQUET A BIG HIT!
April
25, 2006
This
year's Athletics Awards Banquet was held on
Tuesday, April 25th. Major awards were presented
for many sports and in several special categories.
We invite you to view highlights from the evening's
festivities. Click
for photos from this year's Awards Banquet.
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VANIER
BASKETBALL ALUMNUS
COMMITS TO BISHOPS GAITERS
April 20, 2006
Bishops
University announced that standout guard and former
Vanier Cheetahs star Ingrid Gilbert has committed herself
to the Gaiters for the 2006-2007 season. A former team
captain, Ingrid also won a Sports-Etudes Award and had
the highest academic average of any student-athlete
at Vanier last year.
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for
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AAA
MEN & WOMEN'S CAGERS SEASONS END
AAA WOMEN LOSE IN BRONZE MEDAL
GAME TO DAWSON / AAA MEN LOSE TO HOST STE-FOY
March 7, 2006
The
AAA Women's & Men's cagers saw their seasons
end at the Provincial Playoffs last weekend.
The
Men lost to host Ste-Foy on Friday. The
women won their first game against Sherbrooke,
but then lost the semifinal to Montmorency and
the Bronze Medal game to Dawson.
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FOUR
CHEETAHS ON VICTORIOUS TEAM CANADA
December
15, 2005
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Four
Vanier Cheetah football players recently played
for Team Canada which beat Team USA in Detroit
at the world bowl tournament. (Four players
is the maximum players allowed from each team.)
Congratulations to those selected. Players
appear clockwise from top-left:
Marco
Brouillette - Quarterback
Anthony Barrette - Offensive Line
Muhommad Petrus - Defensive Line
Chris Burnett - Linebacker |
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VANIER
CHEETAH ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED
December
12, 2005
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Members
of the AAA Men's Football team, the Men's and Women's
AA Soccer teams, the Men's and Women's AA Rugby
teams as well as the Flag Football team were all
announced as league All-Stars in recent press releases
from the FQSE and from ARSCIM. |
2004-2005
CHEETAH TEAM PHOTOS
December 2005
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Team
photos for various sports for the year 2004-2005
are now available to view on the web. New to this
year, you can now click on any web-sized version
to access a high resolution version suitable for
printing. |
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LADY
CHEETAHS SNAG TOP RECRUIT
December
1, 2005
AAA Basketball
Program announces that Marie-Eve Martin, the top
recruit in the province, has committed for the 2006-07 season.
FOOTBALL
CHEETAHS BOW OUT IN BOL D'OR
November
22, 2005
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The AAA Men's
Football team lost to the undefeated Spartiates of Cégep
du Vieux-Montréal 21-10 in the Bol d'Or final on
Friday night.
To their credit,
the Cheetahs who were underdogs, were threatening to take
the lead as late as the 4th quarter before the Spartiates
erupted for 2TDs
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to take a stranglehold
on the game. Congratulations to the entire team as well
as to Coach Chryssomalis and all the team staff for a
great year.
NEW!
See video clips of Cheetah
highlights from the Bol d'Or.
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WOMEN'S
RUGBY TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIP!
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TEAMS WIN
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
November
21, 2005
Team
captain Hunter & Coach Chiasson
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After
the news that our women's rugby team had captured
the League Championship on November 6th by
defeating John Abbott 6-5, it was just announced
that both the Men's and Women's Rugby squads
were picked as winners of the ARSCIM Sportsmanship
Award as well.
Congrats
to Coach Ron Chiasson and to both teams for
a memorable season!
Click
on the photos (left) for larger versions.
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STAR
CAGERS SIGN WITH DIV. 1 U.S. SCHOOLS
November 11, 2005
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Olivier
Dupiton and Mark D'Agostino have accepted scholarships from
NCAA Division 1 schools. Vanier's basketball program has
now sent six players on scholarships to American universities
since last year. Read . |
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SOCCER
STAR MASSIMO DI IOIA NAMED
AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
August 10, 2005
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Soccer
star Massimo Di Ioia is named Amateur Athlete of the Week
by the Gazette and Global TV.
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VANIER
CHEETAH QUARTERBACK IS SUBJECT OF
GAZETTE ARTICLE ON STRENGTH CONDITIONING
August
2, 2005
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Marco
Brouillette was featured in an extensive article written
by the Gazette's fitness expert Jill Barker on the
subject of strength training and nutritional supplements.
Read the whole story from August 2nd. Click for |
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NADIA
ROC SIGNED BY FLORIDA STATE
May
30, 2005
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AAA
Women's Basketball star Dranadia Roc's signing by Florida
State was officially announced on May 30th.
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for .
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VANIER
STAR PLAYERS SIGNED BY NCAA SCHOOLS
April 26, 2005
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Vanier
College is very pleased to announce that two of the players
from our team this past season, Greg Page and Colson
Sénat, were signed yesterday with NCAA Division
1 basketball schools. |
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WOMEN'S
SOCCER TEAM WINS SILVER AT PROVINCIAL PLAYOFFS
April
14, 2005 |
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In
indoor soccer action, our Lady Soccer Cheetahs ended
their season by winning a silver medal at the playoffs.
Congratulations
to Coach Borja and the girls.
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HOOPSTERS
SCORE AT ALL-STAR GAMES
April
12, 2005
Saad
Beg was named MVP in the AA Men's game, while Dranadia
Roc won the 3-point contest at the women's game and
AAA
Men's star Colson Sénat won the Slam-Dunk
competition. |
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MIXED
VOLLEYBALL TEAM ARE DIVISION CHAMPS! |
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Congratulations
to our Mixed Volleyball team who took top honours at last
weekend's division championships. Click on the image at
left to see a larger version. |
AA
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHEETAHS GRAB BRONZE AT PROVINCIALS
April
4, 2005
| After
a heart-breaking loss in their opening game to eventual
tournament winner Limoilou on the last shot of the game,
Vanier's AA Men's basketball team went on to first beat
Chicoutimi and then their fierce league rivals from Montmorency.
In the bronze medal game VS Brébeuf, they won in
the dying seconds thanks to a clutch shot sunk by Saad
Beg. |
VANIER
COLLEGE ANNOUNCES THE HIRING OF
JASON BRESLER AS NEW SOCCER COACH
March
29, 2005
AAA
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHEETAHS' SEASON ENDS AT CCAA NATIONALS
March
21, 2005
| After
a great start which included a 91-81 win over Centennial
College, our AAA Men's team next drew the #1 ranked team
in the country, Cariboo College (who went on to win the
entire tournament) with the result being an 89-58 loss.
Congratulations to Coach Hertzog and all the team for
a great run which of course included winning gold at the
Provincial Championships. Also, the AA Men's team grabbed
bronze in the Regional Championships and now head to the
Provincials. |
AAA
HOOPSTERS GRAB PROVINCIAL TITLE
March
8, 2005
TEAM GOES ON TO NATIONALS IN EDMONTON
AAA
WOMEN END SEASON WITH TOUGH PLAYOFF LOSS
| AAA
Men's Basketball team defeated Champlain 75-59 at the
Provincial championships held March 5-6 at Montmorency
College. AAA Women lost to Ste Foy 58-50 in the opening
round. |
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NADIA
ROC RECEIVES MAJOR AWARDS
March
5, 2005
At
the Awards Banquet held the evening of March 5th, AAA
Women's Basketball star Nadia Roc was picked for three
awards. She had previously won a big CCAA award as well.
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LADY
BASKETBALL CHEETAHS' NEW PHOTOS
February 24, 2005
The
AAA Women's Basketball team released its latest team photo
plus special pictures of presentations to departing graduates. |
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GREG
PAGE: AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
February
2, 2005
AAA
Basketball Cheetahs forward Greg Page was selected
as "Amateur Athlete of the Week" by the Gazette
and Global TV on February 2nd. Read the whole story from
the Gazette and view his video clip. Congratulations,
Greg! |
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AAA
MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH ANDY HERTZOG HITS MILESTONE
February
10, 2005
In
February, our Men's AAA basketball coach Andy Hertzog
recorded his 400th win at Vanier College. (Combined
AA and AAA coaching career.) Congrats to Coach Hertzog
on this amazing achievement! Read the story which appeared
in the Gazette of February 10th. |
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New
photos of Winter Rugby.
From January 2005. You better be tough if you want to
play this! |
VANIER
MEMBERS OF LEAGUE FOOTBALL
ALL-STAR TEAM ANNOUNCED
CHEETAH
FOOTBALL ALUMNI IN THE NEWS:
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AAA
Football alumnus Shaun Diner was just signed by
the Montreal Alouettes for a two year contract. He was
a starting QB for the Cheetahs in 2000 and also played
for Team Canada that year. Since then, he has been a top
wide receiver for UNH. |
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D'AGOSTINO IS AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
AAA
Basketball Cheetahs co-captain Mark D'Agostino
was selected as "Amateur Athlete of the Week"
by the Gazette and Global TV on December 29, 2004.
He
is a big reason the team closed the year in first place
with a7-1 record and a ranking of 4th in the entire
country. Read the whole story from the Gazette. Congratulations,
Mark! |
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CHEETAHS
ON ALL-STAR TEAMS
The
selection of league's Men's Soccer all-star team was
announced on the ARSCIM website.
Congratulations to those honoured: Coach Mike Morzajew
along with players Guistin Hetu and team captain
Alejandro Julian.
Also
recently announced on the ARSCIM
website were members of the Flag Football league
all-star team. Congratulations to the Vanier members
selected to the team: Elyse
Fournier,
Sarah Lucier-Boisvert and Erika Perron-Mclean
along with Coach Rick Yuen.
The
Cegep Rugby all-star teams were announced this past
week and five Vanier players were represented. Claudia
De Minico, Robin Hunter and Eufemia Giannelli
made the women’s team while Morgan Herrick
and Shane McNaughton were honored on the men’s
side.
Finally,
ARSCIM
just announced their Women's Soccer all-star team and
Two Vanier players were named. Congrats to Maria
Christina Di Caprio and Sarah Lucier-Boisvert. |
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VANESSA
LUCIANI HEATS
THINGS UP IN TENNESSEE
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Women's
Basketball alumnus, Vanessa Luciani was favourably
mentioned in an online article from the Greeneville
Sun of December 3rd, 2004.
She's
currently playing for Tusculum College. Read
the article in its entirety. |
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MEN'S
SOCCER CHEETAHS WIN
SILVER MEDAL AT PROVINCIALS
THE
MEN'S TEAM AFTER WINNING THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Our
Men's Soccer Cheetahs lost a 2-1 heartbreaker in double-overtime
in the final game at the Provincial Championships on November
7th. Congratulations to Coach Morzajew and the whole team
on a terrifically successful season. |
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"ATHLETES
IN ACTION" COMES TO VANIER:
Montreal
Alouettes defensive tackle Rob Brown spoke in
the Vanier College Amphitheatre during the Universal
Break of November 3rd as part of the "Athletes
in Action" inspirational lecture series. View photos
and read more about Rob and about Athletes in Action.
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MEN'S
FOOTBALL TEAM LOSES IN PLAYOFF
QUARTERFINALS TO BEAUCES-APPALACHES
| The
Men's football team season ended with a 37-18 loss to
a tough team from Beauces-Appalaches in quarterfinal action
on November 6th. Congratulations to Coach Chryssomalis
and the team on a valiant effort.
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CHEETAH
ATHLETES IN THE NEWS:
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Vanier
soccer star Alejandro Julian was selected as "Amateur
Athlete of the Week" by the Gazette and Global TV.
He is the captain of the Vanier Soccer Cheetahs, who went
on to the Provincials after winning the Regional Championships.
Read the whole story and watch a video clip. |
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Yullia
Zakrevskaya won first
place at an inter-collegiate cross-country racing meet.
Her winning time was a full minute ahead of her closest
rival. |
WOMEN'S
SOCCER CHEETAHS PLACE
THREE MEMBERS ON ALL-STAR TEAM
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Women's Soccer team was honoured to have three of its
top players selected as league all-stars. |
AAA
HOOPSTERS GRAB 2005 PROVINCIAL TITLE
Get the whole story from March 8, 2005
From
The Gazette of Wed, December 29, 2004
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AAA
Basketball Cheetahs co-captain Mark D'Agostino
was selected as "Amateur Athlete of the
Week" by the Gazette and Global TV on December
29th.
He
is a big reason the team closed the year in
first place with a7-1 record and a ranking of
4th in the entire country. Read the whole story
from the Gazette.
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From
The Gazette of Wed, November 3, 2004
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Vanier
soccer star Alejandro Julian was selected
as "Amateur Athlete of the Week" by
the Gazette and Global TV. He is the captain
of the Vanier Soccer Cheetahs, who went on to
the Provincials after winning the Regional Championships.
Read
the whole story and watch a video clip.
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From
The Gazette of Wed, June 30, 2004
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Our
very own Tarn Macarthur was named Amateur
Athlete Of The Week by the Gazette and Global
TV on June 30th.
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From
Rising Stars: Gazette of Wed, May 26, 2004
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BASKETBALL:
Dranadia Roc, the 5-foot-7 point guard from
Vanier College is among three newcomers named to
the Canadian senior women's national team that will
compete in a four-city exhibition tour against Japan
next month in British Columbia. Read
more on Dranadia. |
STORIES
FROM OCTOBER 2002 - APRIL 2004
MORE
GOOD NEWS:
Congratulations to Vanier Wrestlers
James Mancini and Tim Wadsworth
for winning gold at the Montreal International
Wresting Tournament held on April 17-18, 2004
here at Vanier College. Serguei Guevorkian
also won a bronze medal. In attendance were
clubs from Ontario, New York and the Maritimes.
Vanier Alumni David Zilberman and Martine
Dugrenier also won gold while Tony Ronei
got a silver. The team is off to New Brunswick
next weekend for the Senior Canadian National
Championship and then they're off to Italy in
May. Good luck wrestlers!
Former
Basketball Star Vanessa Luciani Wins 4 Year U.S.
Scholarship.
AA MEN WIN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!
From
March 22nd, 2004, read the whole story.
MORE
ON AA MEN'S BASKETBALL: AA Basketball
head coach Bengi Vidicek has added Coach
of the Year to go along with the team's other
accomplishments this year including the Regional
Championship and the Fair Play Award
for most sportsmanship as a team. Congratulations
to Bengi and the team!
Congratulations
to
Vanier wrestlers Jamie Mancini for winning
a gold medal at the Junior Greco Roman National
Championships (),
and to Sergui Guevorkian for his silver
medal at the Junior National Wrestling Championships
held recently in Calgary.
Also,
congratulations go to Tim Wadsworth for
winning a bronze medal at the Acropolis International
Wrestling Tournament in Athens, Greece. Fifteen
countries were competing including Russia, US,
and Iran.
AAA
MEN GRAB SILVER AT PROVINCIALS
GAIN
WILDCARD BIRTH AT NATIONALS
From March 9th, read Brent Sabino's "latest
News".
In
the Montreal Gazette of Wed. March 10th, Damian
Buckley was listed in the "Rising Stars"
section: "The
6-foot-2 guard became the first Vanier College
player to be named an All-Canadian for two straight
years by the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association.
He also was named the Quebec league's outstanding
player and is the province's nominee for the
CCAA player-of-the-year award." Way to
go, Damian!
AAA
WOMEN END SEASON ON HIGH NOTE
From
March 2nd: Read Brent
Sabino's "Latest News".
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Cheetahs
star player Damian Buckley was selected
as a Player of the Month by the CCAA (Canadian
Colleges Athletic Association) on March
3rd for his recent performances with our
AAA Cheetahs.
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Sammy
Okpro, star cornerback with the Vanier
football Cheetahs was named Amateur Athlete
of the Week by the Gazette and Global TV
on Jan.14, 2004. Read the Gazette story
and also read about his exploits at the
Global Junior Football Championships. Click
here.
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FOOTBALL
CHEETAHS
HIRE NEW COACH
January 12, 2004
Peter
Chryssomalis (left) has been named as the new head coach
of the Vanier AAA Football Cheetahs.
Read
the press release. |
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Oct.22/02: Read