Former Gael Adam Simac visited his alma mater along with the Canadian men’s volleyball team to play Australia last week. (Tyler Ball)
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Clash of the hemispheres
Kingston volleyball fans were treated to a five-set thriller last week as 22nd-ranked Canada beat 14th-ranked Australia in an international men’s volleyball exhibition match. A sweltering Bartlett Gym was packed with nearly 1,100 people last Tuesday in what was the venue’s last major sporting event. The new Queen’s Centre is set to open this fall.
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Rookie to fill Gaels’ goal gap
After scoring the fewest goals in the province last season, the men’s hockey team has added some much-needed firepower. Payton Liske, head coach Brett Gibson’s recruit from the Saint John Sea Dogs, racked up 45 points last season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Last year’s 12-13-3 season saw the Gaels post an OUA-low 57 goals in 28 games.
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Athletes say goodbye to Bartlett
Last month, Queen’s University was awarded the 2012 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) men’s volleyball championships. The event will mark the first time Queen’s plays host to an indoor CIS championship.
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Holmberg to take hockey helm
For the third time in three years, the women’s hockey team is changing coaches. Matt Holmberg, an assistant coach with the team for the past three seasons, is taking the reins of the team from Harold Parsons, who is celebrating the birth of his third child.
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Rowers snag silver at Henley
The women’s rowing team had a successful meet at last month’s renowned Henley women’s regatta, held at Henley-on-Thames in England.
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Sports in Brief
Former Gaels’ football and hockey player Billy Burke has signed a professional contract with the Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League (IHL). Burke, who took over captaincy duties for the men’s hockey team last year after Jon Lawrance was injured, amassed 23 goals and 29 assists during his four-year Queen’s career.
