Category Archives: Varsity
“Another shot for Cumberland Panthers”
Damn, am I ever looking forward to this. Credit to Tim Baines of the Ottawa Sun for the preview below. The Cumberland Panthers have a tough-as-nails front seven defenders. The Essex Ravens have a superb running game. The Panthers have a high-octane passing game. The Ravens have solid defensive backs. Call it a sawoff. So [...]
Wettges Conf. Final scoring summary
Orleans Online states that the opening kickoff of the OVFL Championship game between Cumberland and the Essex Ravens this Saturday will be at 7PM. While we wait for confirmation of that (though it makes complete sense), here is the scoring recap that they posted. …After jumping out to a 17-0 first quarter lead, the Panthers [...]
So much for being the higher seed…
This is a little something that’s been bugging me over the past week. There’s no one responsible as such, and it’s hardly then end of the world, it’s just something I consider to be an unfortunate oddity as a fan. The OVFL’s Cumberland Panthers varsity team is having their best season in their brief history [...]
Tagged Panthers (Sr Varsity)
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Panthers 42, Dolphins 07
Fred Sherwin of Orleans Online describes what I missed over at Millenium Field while I was out watching Myers this weekend: Alex Skinner threw a 21 yard pass to Nick Dagher for the Panthers’ first touchdown of the game and Charly Marseille ran the ball in from 14 yards out for Cumberland’s second major. The [...]
Senior varsity out, junior varsity rides on
Myers’ senior varsity playoff demise yesterday caused me to wonder what the junior version’s status was since I don’t keep track of that level regularly. Evidently, they’re doing quite nicely as they were the top seed in their conference with a 7-1 regular season record! They were not playing yesterday as their seeding afforded them [...]
Tagged Myers Riders (Jr Varsity), Ravens
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Cornwall at Cumberland
I don’t expect to attend this evening’s (5:30PM) game at Millenium Field between the Wildcats and Panthers, however if I were to pick “one to watch” in this game, he would actually be on the visitors sideline. While looking up information about the team, Cornwall Head Coach Wayne Blakely’s name rang a bell right away [...]
Pick one of two to watch this weekend
It’s probably too much to ask that one of two conflicting games be moved this weekend too. Last week, the Cumberland/Myers was ultimately played on Sunday, allowing those of us who enjoy local football to attend that one as well as the Invaders’ home game the previous night. This Saturday, Cumberland hosts Kingston (@ Millenium) [...]
Cumberland/Myers: Two to watch
As today’s OVFL varsity game between these two local teams was originally scheduled to overlap with yesterday’s Ottawa Invaders NFC game, I’m particularly eager to attend. I have no idea whether the schedule was actually changed for some unknown reason, or simply posted with an error all along. Nor do I care. Finding out that [...]
As opening kickoffs go…
…this past one was pretty underwhelming. Myers Riders were supposed to open at home against Oshawa, an hour prior to the Invaders’ first-ever game in the Northern Football Conference. I was a little disappointed that I could not attend both, but eventually grateful that I chose the Invaders. Oshawa never showed up. Litteraly. I don’t [...]
2010 varsity Panthers may be headed for breakout year
In 2008, the Cumberland Panthers junior varsity team reached the championship game only to be upended by the Mississauga Warriors. Two years later, many of the players from that quality club are now at the senior level and looking to take that team forward from a .500 season in 2009. Last year’s top receiver only [...]