Monthly Archives: March 2010
Junior high school football goes back to fall schedule
Highlights of a Martin Cleary blog entry: Junior football players will get a double dose of their sport in 2010. Not only will the 2009-10 season take place this spring, but also the 2010-11 junior football season will return to its traditional setting _ the fall. The National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association has decided [...]
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All-time Carleton draft
Just prior to the CFL draft last year, I wrote a blog entry “inspired” by a comment made to the effect that the impact of the draft was overrated. Even if that’s true, I still love the draft. Well, dispersal drafts, not so much…but college drafts? Absolutely. I thought I’d do something a little different [...]
Honourees at the Gee-Gees 2010 Touchdown Dinner
This bit is lifted from an entry on the Gee-Gees site: The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees football team and the 13th Man Alumni Chapter are pleased to host the 2010 Touchdown Dinner. This year, the dinner will mark the anniversary of eight championship teams as well as pay tribute to six individuals. Jim Daley: Gee-Gees [...]
Jim Foley enters the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame
I found out the above from reading an article by Martin Cleary of the Citizen which was largely about another inductee, Anne Merklinger. Here’s the brief bio provided therein: Foley was named the Canadian Football League’s rookie of the year in 1971 as a Montreal Alouette and the Most Outstanding Canadian in 1973 as a [...]
“Three CJFL players to serve sanctions for cannabis violations”
Aw, hell… Sometimes, running this site is a little tricky. I want to provide complete coverage of local football, but I also try to stay positive. That’s difficult to do when faced with a story about an anti-doping rule violation. On the one hand, maybe the players would rather that the story slip under the [...]
“Invaders gear up for first NFC season in Ottawa”
Tim Baines of the Ottawa Sun attended the Invaders’ press conference yesterday and the article below is the result. It seems that other media outlets in towns with NFC teams paid attention. The article found its way into at least two other papers; the North Bay Nugget and the Sault (Ste Marie) Star. While the [...]
2010 CFL Evaluation camp results
Here are the numbers posted by the four Gee-Gees invited to the CFL’s Evaluation camp. DB Chayce Elliot Bench Press: 10 40-Yard Dash: 4.65 Vertical Jump: 28″ Broad Jump: 8’09″ Shuttle: 4.35 WR Cyril Adjeitey Bench Press: 14 40-Yard Dash: 4.75 Vertical Jump: 34″ Broad Jump: 9’02″ Shuttle: 4.24 WR Steven Hughes Bench Press: 4 [...]
Enjoy the 20-yard endzones, Alex!
I believe I have posted more about Gee-Gees recruiting in the last month than I have in the previous three springs combined since I started this site and blog in 2007. Today, we’re made aware of one Alex Lundstrom, a quarterback from Philadelphia. His highlights are below. Watch it to the end, his running plays [...]
Gee-Gees name coaching staff
Best of luck to both gentlemen! The University of Ottawa Sports Services today announced that Jean-Philippe Asselin and Sean Hall have been named as coaches of the Gee-Gees football team. Asselin will be the head coach for the upcoming season, while Hall will serve as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. Asselin and Hall, [...]
A few more Gee-Gees recruits
In response to this post, GeeGeesFan added the following list of recruits, also acquired from Canada Football Chat. Adam Valchuk – DT (Cardinal Newman HS) Hamilton Verbal Jordyn Andric – REC (Acadia Transfer (2008 last season) / Lo Ellen Park Secondary) Sudbury Verbal David Berardi – OL (u17 Eastern Ontario / Arnprior District HS) Arnprior [...]