Mssrs. Perfect
The last four days have been excellent for the men’s basketball team. This super squad defeated Laurier (3-7) on January 5 and Waterloo (6-5) on January 8, running their record to 2-0 after the December holidays.
Mike Williams had the golden touch against Laurier, scoring 19 points in 28 minutes on the floor. Dwayne Grant poured in 18 of his own points for the Blues (8-2).
Laurier’s attack was led by Rob Innes, who led all scorers with 21 points.
Paul Sergautis paced all shooters with 21 points in the win over Waterloo. The Blues are only two points out of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) east division lead after defeating the Golden Hawks and Warriors.
-MATT SOMERS
Mmes. Had-an-Average-Week
The women’s team has gone 1-1 since the start of January. They were defeated 89-84 by Laurier, but rallied to destroy Waterloo 62-35.
Kaila Macalpine scored 20 points against Laurier (6-5) to lead the Blues (6-5), while Meaghan McGrath led the Golden Hawks with 24 points. Christine Gibson added 19 points for Laurier.
Every Blue had a point in the blowout of the Warriors, and the same can’t be said about Waterloo. Ilana Weissberger led all Blues with ten points in the game.
Erin Button chipped in eight points for the Warriors in a losing cause.
Toronto is currently six points behind the York Lions for the OUA east division lead.
-MS
Who needs Superman when you have real-life heroes
It’s not every day that someone involved in U of T athletics is named a hero by a national magazine, and it’s even more surprising when that individual is not an active participant in any sport. But this year U of T’s sports information coordinator, Adrian Bradbury, along with fellow GuluWalk co-founder Kieran Hayward, pulled off that great achievement.
Bradbury and Hayward were recognized in the “heroes” section in the year-end issue of Maclean’s entitled “Newsmakers 2005” for bringing the plight of Ugandan children to the world’s attention. They were among elite company, including the likes of John Gomery, Bono, and Nelson Mandela.
GuluWalk began last July. At that time Bradbury and Hayward decided to walk from Victoria Park subway station to Nathan Phillips Square, a distance similar to that which children in Gulu must walk every night to reach the safety of the nearest town.
The initiative culminated in an international GuluWalk day, where people from all over the world marched in support of the children of Gulu.
Congratulations, boys, and keep up the good work.
-MS
Fuelled by turkey and good cheer
The men’s hockey team did something last week they haven’t done all year: they won two hockey games in the span of three days. The Blues (2-11-1-0) defeated Ryerson (0-12-1-1) in a home-and-home series to earn their first wins of the season.
The women’s team (6-5-0-2) finished in second place at the Theresa Humes Invitational tournament at Concordia last week and begin the second half of the regular season this weekend against Laurier and York at Varsity Arena.
-MS
