Soaking up the heat
While tourists lounged around on the sunny beaches of Florida, the Carleton men’s varsity basketball team was hard at work in the gym, getting ready to bring the heat back to Ottawa for the second half of their season.
“It’s a lot of work,” said co-captain Kevin McCleery, “but it’s a lot of fun being down here with the entire team.”
The team left Dec. 27 for Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and returned Jan. 4.
Raven ladies end ’09 with OT win
The Carleton women’s varsity basketball team ended 2009 with three high-intensity games at the Concordia-Reebok Women’s Basketball Tournament Dec. 29-31 in Montreal.
The team’s first game of the tournament was a wake-up call to the Ravens as the McGill University Martlets demonstrated that the winter holidays is no time to relax.
Even with a shaky start, the Ravens showed McGill that they wouldn’t go down without a fight, bringing the final score to a tight 50-47 loss for the Ravens.
Lights out by X-men
The Carleton men’s varsity hockey team had a rough start to 2010 with two consecutive exhibition losses to the St. Francis Xavier University X-Men in the Keating Cup Challenge Jan. 2-3.
Carleton opened the scoring at 3:34 in the first, but gave up an astonishing four goals by the end of the period on their way to the loss.
Unexpectedly, game one of the doubleheader was called after second intermission due to a power failure on St. FX’s campus.
Hoopsters head into holidays on high note
The Carleton women’s basketball team couldn’t have ended 2009 at a better time, or worse. The lady Ravens finished on a high note with a four-game winning streak but are now going into the long winter break, and will have to try and keep the momentum for when they return in 2010.
“It’s a good time to rest mentally,” said head coach Taffe Charles. “But we’re still working out to be physically strong.”
Not just for jocks and not just for jokes
With the final goals being scored, last-second touchdowns being thrown and game-winning baskets bring made, celebrations ensued as Carleton crowned its intramural champions this past week, capping off a successful fall 2009 campaign.
Whether students were looking for intense competition or simply some recreational activity, 10 different sports offered both grizzled veterans and first-time participants the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of choices.
