Monthly Archives: June 2009
Hail to the 2005 Redskins!
Some time back, I began creating pages (and photo album folders) specific to “classic” teams such as the Gee-Gees and Sooners national championship teams. And this past weekend, while updating the midget page, I decided to do the same for the 2005 Nepean Redskins. There is no national (or even provincial) championship at the midget [...]
Lansdowne Live involved in Ravens revival
Wow…I had heard a rumour months ago that things were quite positive in terms of bringing back the Ravens. I don’t know if this is what was being referred to, but this is quite the news. Credit to the Ottawa Sun. The Lansdowne Live Group announced Thursday that they have entered discussions with Carleton University [...]
Stocking the Rough Rider shelves
Early last week, Neate Sager over at Out of Left Field reported that CFL Commish Mark Cohon is open to loosening the restraints of the import rule for the Rough Riders upon their return. As things currently stand, each team can have no more than 21 Americans on its roster, plus three quarterbacks of any [...]
Griffons taking to the next level
The Cegep de l’Outaouais Griffons have posted a brief note on their official site about their former players who have gone on to join CIS programs. Here is the list: With the University of Ottawa: WR Alexandre Fortier-Labonté DB Julien Campbell LB Samuel Leblanc-Robert WR Simon Lemarquant OL Laurence Landry-Boisvert DL Roberto Almonte WR Eric [...]
2009 QJFL schedule pros and cons
I love when local team schedules become available so I was stoked to see the QJFL release theirs nice and early this year. They specified that it was only the first draft, but it at least gives you something to work with. In the Renegades days, I used to scan the schedule for possible road [...]
Bob Stephen Golf Tournament Update
I am a sucker for these kinds of events, hence my disappointment at the possible disappearance of the Mark Johnston Bowl. I was not a participant in the tournament (to its benefit, as my handicap is probably somewhere around 400), but I do believe strongly that if everyone gave the occasional afternoon for causes such [...]
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Council grants 60 more days for Lansdowne negotiations
*groan* I’ll try to “glass-half-full” this news on the basis that if they were getting nowhere, no one would have bothered to ask for the extension. Still… And it’s certainly better than Hume’s suggestion. See below (from the Citizen). By Patrick Dare, The Ottawa CitizenJune 10, 2009 Ottawa Council on Wednesday somewhat reluctantly gave its [...]
St. Mark captures NCSSAA junior football title
I finally managed to score a result of last Friday’s junior high school football championship game. Not surprisingly, Martin Cleary came through with this portion of a blog entry: Powered by two touchdowns in each half, the St. Mark Lions rolled to a 28-10 victory over the Holy Trinity Tornadoes in the National Capital Secondary [...]
“Transforming Lansdowne is a process, but it’s coming”
Here is the peice, mentioned in the previous post’s comments, from Roger Greenberg included in today’s Citizen. Every day, I’m asked by an ever increasing number of people: “How are the negotiations with the city going?” And every day, I simply respond: “We’re making good progress.” Transforming Lansdowne Park is a process and we are [...]