Sports & Health

The Ontarion’s sports and health articles cover sporting events and health issues relevant to the University of Guelph campus community.

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Speak into the Mike

Bucking the trend by Mike Treadgold   Canadian football players in the Canadian Football League. Novel concept, no? Not so fast if you play quarterback, a position made up exclusively of Americans. Players born, raised and trained south of the border make the journey north of the 49th when the […]

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The best part of the Super Bowl

by Laura Macklem Around this time of year, the Internet is exploding with the best tasting, fattiest and most cholesterol-laden recipes for that lovely tradition: the Super Bowl. Are you having a party? Are you going to a party? Are you watching it alone? Or maybe you’re watching Breakfast at […]

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The Vegan Challenge

Written by Daniel O’Keefe   With preparation and planning, can average Joe go vegan for a month?  Last semester, I wrote an article on veganism.  I went to Mississauga for a day where I spoke to Alice and Gemma Stanton-Hagan, a set of identical twins who had lived the vegan […]

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Coming down the mountain

Written by Sarah Dunstan   After a triumphant reign at the Brock Invitational in St. Catharines, Guelph wrestlers didn’t fare as well as they’d hoped at the Guelph Open this past Saturday in the W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre. The Guelph Open is one of Canada’s largest varsity wrestling tournaments, and […]

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Gold or bust

Written by Elizabeth McLeod   “I’m not home very much and I have very little free time. I make sure to make the most of the time I do get with my friends and family at home because once I get on the road there’s no room for anything but […]

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To tan, or not to tan?

Written by Josh Doyle   As the sun headed south this winter, along with a good cross-section of birds and rich leisurely folk with condos in Miami, the rest of us were left to deal with the many wonderful features of a North American winter. We all know what this […]

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Gryph Bits

Gryphon skiers dominate On Saturday, at the Mono Nordic Invitational meet in Orangeville, the Gryphons Nordic Ski team dominated the events from start to finish, achieving podium finishes in all four races. In the senior men’s 10km race, Matti Little led from start to finish, winning by 54 seconds. Fellow […]

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Too little, too late

Written by Mike Treadgold Despite strong play in the second and third periods, a slow start and a propensity for taking ill-timed penalties proved to be their undoing as the Guelph Gryphons men’s hockey team fell 3-1 to the Waterloo Warriors in Saturday’s Frosty Mug event in downtown Guelph. The […]

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Making the most of his minute

Walters sparks Gryphons off the bench, leads team to first home win by Daniel Howse   The Gryphon men’s basketball team posted their first home win of the season on Saturday with an impressive 68-58 upset victory over the Waterloo Warriors. With the entire team finally healthy, things have started […]

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More than a dream

Guelph’s Bradley Crawford joins brother with Toronto Argonauts by Josh Doyle     “I had always thought if I worked hard enough, I could at least get a chance.  But it wasn’t until after I attended the CFL Combine and performed pretty well in March of 2009 that I knew […]