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Despite losing to the Ryerson Rams and solidly defeating the University of Toronto, the highlight of the men’s volleyball team’s trip to Toronto may have been the fourth set of Saturday’s match.
The Gaels surrendered the first two sets of the match to the home team but refused to concede the victory so easily. They came back strong to take the third set, setting the stage for a marathon fourth set.
What ensued was a set that several spectators claimed was the most entertaining they’d ever seen.Continue...

Lemieux’s stick sweeps away the damp fallen leaves searching for a tennis ball wedged beside the curb. The fading daylight counts down the clock, the ball bounces free and 66 breaks towards the goal. It’s game seven—overtime. The Cup is on the line. A swift toe drag around the man-hole, one nifty deke through the paws of a defending golden retriever, and Lemieux glides in on the last man standing.Continue...

The men’s and women’s basketball teams both came up short during this weekend’s homestand, as the Laurentian Voyageurs visited Bartlett Gym on Friday followed by the York Lions on Saturday. Both Gaels teams displayed valiant efforts against their opponents but were unable to come up with wins.

The men’s team was unable to steal a win on Friday against the visiting Voyageurs. Matt Brown of Laurentian was ultimately the difference in the game as he scored 26 points to lift his team to a 69-67 victory over the Golden Gaels.Continue...

In most places, basketball headlines are made by scoring points, and lots of them. However, Claire Meadows played her way to the Journal Athlete of the Week honours with good defence when women’s basketball travelled to Ottawa for back-to-back games against Ottawa U and Carleton.Continue...

The Gaels’ troubles began in Thunder Bay on Jan. 14 and 15. The team faced off against Lakehead, and fell in two straight matches. Their misfortune was coupled by a pair of losses to Laurier and Waterloo on Jan. 20 and 21 respectively.Continue...

Playing the first-ranked team in the country is no way to end a team’s losing ways. The Queen’s Golden Gaels women’s hockey team learned that lesson Saturday night as they fell to the visiting Laurier Golden Hawks by a score of 2-1.Continue...

This past weekend heralded the return of the annual Queen’s BEWIC sports tournament. Duane Parliament, the intramural coordinator, said he was extremely pleased with the 2006 edition of the tournament.Continue...

Make the t-shirts, set the headlines, and get those banners ready for the rafters. In just over two weeks’ time, you will see the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks in Superbowl XL, and here’s why.Continue...

Queen’s track and field blew away the competition at the St. Lawrence Open this past weekend, dominating the field in both the men’s and women’s competitions.Continue...