The men’s basketball team fought past the Nipissing Lakers in round one of the OUA playoffs on Wednesday, beating the North-Bay enclave 69-59 in front of a packed crowd in the ARC’s main gym.

For the second time, the Queen’s Journal is facing off against the Western Gazette during the NCAA’s March Madness men’s basketball tournament. And for the second time in as many years, Gonzaga is the Queen’s Journal’s pick for bringing home the national championship.

After a shaky start, the Queen’s Men’s Volleyball team rallied to beat the Nipissing Lakers 3-1 in the second round of the OUA Playoffs on Saturday. 

Men’s Basketball Record: 9-3 Round 1: Mar 16 

The Queen’s women’s hockey team beat Ontario Tech 4-2 Wednesday night to advance to the second round of the OUA playoffs. 

The Queen’s women’s fencing team had a sharp performance at the OUA Championships, hosted at the Royal Military College on Mar. 5 and 6. 

Sophie Deasy is the captain of the Queen’s Swimming team. Here, she discusses some of the difficulties the team has faced and speaks with teammates about their perspectives leading up to their first competitive meet in two years.

Guelph Gryphons Founded in 1964 after an amalgamation of three separate educational institutions—the Ontario Agricultural College, the MacDonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College—Guelph is among the younger stock of the OUA’s universities. However, whatever the school lacks in age it makes up for with its chosen name and mascot: the Gryphon.

“I do think there is a change in the mentality of guys when it comes to playoffs […] there is just this sense, this feeling […] that just comes over you; you’ll do anything to win the game.”

The Queen’s women’s hockey team beat the York Lions 4-0 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the OUA playoffs after losing 5-1 to York the previous evening.

Queen’s offensive lineman Josh Mosley is capping off his five-year career as a Gael by transitioning into pro football.

Five Queen’s women’s rugby players have been selected to Canada Rugby’s 7s ‘Next Gen’ Camp in Victoria, BC, from Mar. 6 to 11.

While the Women’s Curling team fell short at the OUA championships last week, for them, experience was still gained, and their cohesion was strengthened—two things hard to come by in a season disrupted by lockdowns.

10 Queen’s football players have recently been selected for the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) National and Eastern Regional combines for 2022.

“I hope that the tradition continues.”

The Men’s Hockey team (13-2) extended their three-game winning streak this past weekend, handily defeating the RMC Paladins (1-15) in back-to-back games on Feb. 25 and 26. 

From live U Sports events to initiatives taking place on Queen’s campus, important conversations and projects are underway within university athletics programs for Black History Month.

Contemporary western science lacks Black contribution. Improving Black representation in scientific fields requires a conscious effort to reject longstanding paradigms of white intellectual superiority.

“I think it just was the want to win, everyone on our team just wanted to win.” 

If there’s one thing that coaches had to adjust to last year, it was leading their teams almost exclusively through a digital format.