Sports

With The Coach: Kevin Figsby

BOFarrell — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:31:00 -0500

With the Coach is a weekly series featuring a conversation with a local coach.

Coach: Kevin Figsby, 49-year-old Baie d’Urfé resident
Team: Concordia men’s hockey team
Years coached: 25, last nine as head coach of Stingers
Playing experience: Played minor hockey with Ville Émard Hurricanes. Also played forward for John Abbott Islanders (CEGEP) and Bishop’s Gaiters (university).
Coaching tip: Make it fun by putting kids in positions to succeed

Quebec U-17 hockey team loaded with West Island talent

BOFarrell — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:28:30 -0500

The Quebec under-17 hockey team will have a strong West Island connection.
Forwards Matthew Bissonnette of Beaconsfield and Michael Chaput of Île Bizard are among 22 players selected to the provincial dream team, coached by Marc-André Dumont of the Châteauguay Patriotes midget Triple-A club.
Also named to the U-17 squad are a trio of former Lac St. Louis midget Triple-A Lions: Dorval’s Stefan Fournier, Yasin Cissé and goalie Louis Boileau-Domingue.

Lady Islanders struggling

BOFarrell — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:25:26 -0500

The John Abbott Lady Islanders and St. Laurent Patriotes sit atop the food chain for girls hockey on the West Island.
However, both hockey teams are toiling at the bottom of the CEGEP women’s hockey standings this season.
The Lady Isles (3-8) occupy eighth spot in the nine-team league, while St. Laurent (3-9) is in the cellar with a game in hand.
The good news is that both teams practically have nowhere to go but up with more than half a season still to go.

Pointe Claire swimmer named McGill's athlete of the week

BOFarrell — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:23:58 -0500

Pointe Claire swimmer Steven Bielby is McGill University’s male athlete of the week.
The 19-year-old freshman won two gold medals and a silver at a league swim meet Saturday in Quebec City.
Bielby, an electrical engineering student, captured the 400-metre individual medley in four minutes, 24.21 seconds, the third fastest time in school history. He also won the 1500-m freestyle in 15:54.37, the second fastest in McGill history. He anchored the 4x200 freestyle relay team to a bronze.

Many apply to be John Abbott football coach

BOFarrell — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:22:25 -0500

John Abbott athletic director Steve Shaw has begun sifting through nearly a dozen applications for the head coaching position of the JAC men’s football team.
“That is the most applications we’ve ever received for a coaching position that I can ever remember,” said Shaw, a member of the committee that will soon begin the interview process.
Some candidates are more prominent in local football circles than others, said Shaw, who is confident he’ll find a suitable coach to guide the team for the 2009 season.

Lions cap a perfect season with another title

BOFarrell — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:46:15 -0500

The North Shore Lions have done it again.
The powerhouse Lions capped another perfect season Sunday with a 17-8 win over the host St. Léonard Cougars in the Quebec Bantam Football League championship game.
The Lions improved their sparkling record to 13-0 with a stellar defensive performance that kept their east-end opponents at bay at chilly Stade Hébert.
“Our defence really showed up to play,” said Lions head coach Jason Jourdenais.
The defending champion Lions were favoured to win handily, but St. Léonard proved to be a worthy opponent.

With The Coach: Sam Ghilarducci

BOFarrell — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:28:59 -0500

With the Coach is a weekly series featuring a conversation with a local coach.

Abbott wins rugby crown

BOFarrell — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:27:31 -0500

The John Abbott Islanders recently captured
their 15th consecutive rugby crown with a 24-5 win over Dawson College
Blues in the CEGEP men’s final.
Jonathan Byrne, Mike Homsy, Anthony D’Urbano and Kelvin Hooper scored
tries for Joel Austen’s Islanders, while Sean-Michael McCaffrey booted
a pair of conversions.
Afterward, Josh Blair was named Abbott’s Player of the Game, while
McCaffrey, Homsy, Marc Tait-Belvedere and Hayden Thomassin were named
to the league all-star team.
Other members of the JAC dream team are Daniel Ablenas, Eric

Lakeshore Panthers dominate Gatineau hockey tournament

BOFarrell — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:26:00 -0500

The Lakeshore Panthers served notice they are one of the top atom teams in the province after capturing the elite BB Division at the Gatineau Hockey Tournament on Sunday.
The Panthers, coached by Mike McGrath, defeated the St. Jean sur Richelieu Aigles 4-3 in overtime in the final.
The Panthers reached the finals after knocking off another Lakeshore team, Kurt Legler’s Tigers, 2-1 in shootouts in the tourney semi-
finals.
McGrath’s squad also posted round-robin wins over the Richelieu Phénix (4-1), Aylmer Mariners (5-3) and Hull Olympiques (4-0).

Girls hockey teams needed for West Island tourney

BOFarrell — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:24:31 -0500

There are still several spots open for the annual West Island Girls Hockey Tournament, slated for Dec. 27-30 in Pointe Claire.
Both A- and B-calibre teams are needed in peewee, bantam and midget divisions.
Cost is $510 per team, with a three-game minimum.
Interested teams are asked to contact Mark James at 514-630-6759 or 514-636-3636, local 3370. His email is jamesss@videotron.ca