Silver for Valois-Fortier; FAA reaches semis in Cologne
Quebec City native Antoine Valois-Fortier won the silver medal in the men’s under-81-kilogram category at the Budapest Grand Slam judo event on Oct. 24.Ranked fifth in the world, Valois-Fortier qualified …
CCAA cancels 2020-21 winter sports championships
One week after U Sports announced the cancellation of its national winter sports championships, the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) cancelled its own national winter sports championships. In a press …
Sports to get $70 million in provincial aid
The Quebec government recently announced it will inject $70 million into sports associations, federations and leagues after public health authorities paused most sports activities to slow the spread of COVID-19. …
Auger-Aliassime drops final in Cologne; university football in the spring?
Félix Auger-Aliassime of L’Ancienne-Lorette reached the final of the Bett1 Hulks Cologne Indoors tennis tournament in Cologne, Germany on Oct. 18, but came out (almost) empty-handed.Seeded third, Auger-Aliassime lost 6-3, …
U Sports cancels national championships for winter sports
After the cancellation of national championships for fall sports, U Sports, the national university sports organization that oversees the four regional associations, decided on Oct. 15 to also cancel the …
SLC Lions basketball teams latest COVID-19 victims
Five members of the CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence (SLC) Lions men’s basketball team and one member of the women’s team tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of September, Radio-Canada reported.The …
COVID-19 forces Remparts, QMJHL to stop activities
It was only a matter of time until the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) would be hit by Quebec’s public health restrictions or by the coronavirus.On Oct. 5, the …
A season of unknowns await Guy Chouinard, Lions hockey
In a world where the COVID-19 pandemic touches every sector, the CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence Lions hockey team will be no different from the other 12 Division 1 teams playing in …
Diamants win their second straight LBJEQ title over Longueuil
The Québec Diamants won their second straight title in the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec (LBJEQ) with a 6-5 victory over the Longueuil Ducs. The big win in …
QMJHL, Remparts start season with a COVID-19 cloud over their heads
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and its 18 teams kicked off the 2020-2021 season on Oct. 2, with the dark cloud of COVID-19 hanging over their heads.Gilles Courteau, …