February 26, 2009
Vol. 136, Issue 35

The figure skating team practices at the Memorial Centre Feb. 17 in preparation for last weekend’s OUA championships. (Supplied Photo by Michael Parkinson )

Silver success for figure skating

Queen’s figure skating team concluded their season with a second-place finish at the OUA championships last week at the University of Toronto.

Valiant effort comes up short

Not many expected a playoff run from the men’s basketball team.

Former Queen’s basketball player killed in Madagascar

Mark Alessio, ArtSci ’89, was killed in Antananarivo, Madagascar on Monday.

Sports in brief

The track and field team came away with 10 medals—five gold, two silver and three bronze—from last weekend’s Last Chance Challenge in Montreal.

Athletes of the week

At last weekend’s McGill Last Chance Challenge in Montreal, Queen’s track and field team picked up ten medals.

Hockey comes through in the clutch

The women’s hockey team got itself out of a sticky situation last weekend, losing 3-0 to the Windsor Lancers Saturday then rebounding to beat the Western Mustangs 3-2 in London Sunday to secure themselves a seat in the OUA quarterfinals against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.

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