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There is no doubt that last season did not end the way the McMaster Men’s Basketball team hoped.
Though a loss crushed playoff dreams for the Marauders, there were positives to take away from the year. The team was ranked No.4 for most of the year and competed at a high level of basketball.
A new page has been turned and the future is in the hands of a team that wants to make an appearance on the national stage.
With the new season soon underway, the team shows a lot of promise and is ready to make a lot of noise this season.
With eight new additions on the roster, players finding their place on the team takes time.
Finding team rhythm after time off of competitive basketball does not happen overnight. The best kind of learning can come from pre-season games where the outcome does not hurt the standing of the team, but where play is still competitive nonetheless.
In the last month, the Marauders have played six non-conference games, all helping to build team morale and success.
Their current record for the pre-season is 5-1, losing to the McGill Redmen by a close score of 59-62.
After the loss to McGill, Head Coach Amos Connolly gave his players a chance to give the staff feedback.
“We were able to implement and install some of the comments and their feedback was translated into technical changes that showed success on the court,” said Connolly.
Though the team has come out with wins this past month, there is room for improvement before the regular season starts where wins will count for something bigger than bragging rights.
Turnovers, rebounds, foul shots and decision making are all components that the team can further develop.
“This group is really, really talented, but that’s not enough in the CIS. The coaches are really good, the technical stuff is really well done and so talent alone just cancels out at a certain level,” said Connolly.
Some new faces have touched hardwood, giving first-year players exposure on the court. As the season approaches, a more definite rotation will be noticed all dependent on individual performance to solidify a starting spot.
“Our rotation will be eight or nine. By the end of October, you’ll probably see a little bit more of a concrete picture of what that rotation will look like,” said Connolly.
The team will play two more non-conference games at home when they welcome University of Victoria on Oct. 23 and Saint Mary’s University on Oct. 25.
Regular season begins on Nov. 4 against the Brock Badgers in Burridge Gym.
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With his first year as Athletic Director in the books, Glen Grunwald reflects on a successful year for McMaster Athletics. Various championship banners finding their place on the walls of the David Braley Athletic Centre and corporate partnership announcements continue to place McMaster sports amongst the best in the country.
Grunwald is no stranger to the world of sports. He has previously served as general manager for the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks before finding his place here at McMaster.
Now, with the Marauders, his day-to-day involves everything from being in the office working out business deals to being in the stands cheering on the Maroon and Grey.
“Our mission here is to cultivate human potential through sport and recreation,” said Grunwald.
An area of improvement for the department under Grundwald’s guidance has been finances and partnerships. Building and maintaining a winning tradition here at Mac will bring more sponsorships.
Two of the most recent partnerships to have been announced are with BioSteel and Sheraton Hotel. Biosteel will be the official sports drink for the 2015-16 CIS season. Sheraton Hamilton Hotel will be the host hotel for all visiting teams.
“We are trying to partner with the right companies and also partner with community groups,” said Grunwald.
Aside from the business aspect, Grunwald has been involved with many community initiatives with the department. McMaster Athletics and Recreation invites schools in the city for home games, is a place for sports camps in the summer and student athletes spend a lot of time in the community engaging in volunteering.
“We are making a difference with people and in the community,” said Grunwald.
Just a few weeks ago, Grunwald and members of the McMaster Men’s Basketball team participated in a neighbourhood hoops event in the inner city Beasley community.
These moments and so many others have been made possible through McMaster Athletes Care, a program where our student athletes take part in valuable volunteer experiences that help build strong relationships in the local community where athletes can make connection and be role models.
“It’s a great culture here at McMaster across the board, it’s so fun to be around to see all of this energy and to see good things happening,” said Grunwald.
Though the year has been a memorable one for Grunwald witnessing many team wins along the way, his favourite was on his first day of the job: Sept. 1, 2014.
It was a football game at Ron Joyce Stadium where the McMaster Marauders battled it out against the Guelph Gryphons. It seemed like a game that was slipping out of the hands of the Marauders as they trailed Guelph 24-9 late in the third quarter. Things turned around for the team and quarterback Marshall Ferguson scored the game-winning touchdown.
“It was really exciting to be a part of that. It was my first day on the job and a huge win at home.”
Once a student athlete himself, Grunwald understands the work needed to foster excellence.
“My old college basketball coach, Bobby Knight at Indiana University always had a great saying: ‘Everybody wants to win, everybody wants to be successful, but few people are willing to do the work to prepare to be successful.’”
The preparation of student athletes creates an opportunity for championships. Athletes spend their summers training in the weight room, running on the track and do all the extra necessary steps to stay committed and be successful in both sport and in life.
There is no doubt that Glen Grunwald has added to the quality calibre of staff in the athletic department and with one year behind him, the future for Mac Athletics is a bright one.
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McMaster Men’s Volleyball hosted the defending national champions Alberta Golden Bears for a three-game series that commenced on Thursday night and ended on Saturday night. The Marauders won two out of the three games in straight sets and conceded Saturday night’s game in a hard-fought five-set battle that McMaster Head Coach Dave Preston called a “title fight.”
A title fight is exactly what is on the minds of the McMaster Men’s Volleyball team. McMaster hosts the 2016 CIS Men’s National Volleyball Championship from March 10-12, 2016. As the host school, McMaster has an automatic bid to the tournament.
In terms of university volleyball, the nation’s attention will be fixed on the action inside Burridge Gym come March. The Marauders have turned into a national powerhouse. In the past three years, McMaster has come within reach of national glory, taking silver in 2013 and bronze in both 2014 and 2015.
This group has one ultimate goal: national gold. Nothing less. This year’s road to glory started with a preseason game at Redeemer last week and the Alberta games this weekend were another set of steps. Every step along the way will serve to ensure that they get closer to that goal. Many things can happen throughout the course of a season, but the Marauders have one guarantee that acts as a benchmark for them.
“We know that on March 10 at 8 p.m. we play a national quarterfinal. That end point in past years was not a fixed agenda. This year it is,” said Preston. “So now we get to work back from there and do all kinds of different things but we want to make sure that come March 10, we’re ready for our defining moment.”
Until then, however, depth and rhythm are two key concepts that Preston and the rest of the coaching staff are trying to instill.
“If you want really strong rhythm right now, then you need to play six or seven guys. But if you want to get depth and create that, then you have to play a lot of guys and that’s what we’re doing right now,” Preston said.
“We’re going to build our depth. We don’t need our rhythm right now as much as we need our depth and so we’re going to continue to do that. After Christmas is when we’ll start to build our rhythm. In the meantime we’re going to play a lot of guys and give them some really meaningful moments and good opportunities.”
Valuable experience will come in the form of a trip to Poland that begins on Oct. 10 and ends on Oct. 19. Along with working on depth and rhythm, Preston is focusing on something he refers to as “performance standards.” A stats coach on the Men’s Volleyball staff is responsible for tracking every single contact a Marauders player makes. All of those plays are rated on a scale of zero to four.
“It’s basically like writing a test. We evaluate those tests as they’re going on. Our goal is to serve and pass at a certain number (on that scale). We didn’t get there this weekend,” Preston said. “Those are our performance standards so as much as we want to take some solace in the fact that we played the two-time defending national champs pretty good, we didn’t do what we wanted to do.”
With the Alberta series in the rearview mirror, March 10 inside Burridge remains the inevitable destination. No matter what happens this season the road will end, and in another sense, begin on March 10 when the lights turn on and this hungry Marauders team shows their home crowd how much they really want national gold.
Does the fact that this Marauders team has a guaranteed spot in the national quarterfinal at home change their level of focus and preparation?
“Oh no. This group wouldn’t do that. They’re too dialed in. They’ve been dialed in for years. You don’t get this good by just showing up and throwing your sticks in the middle for some shinny,” Preston said. “We’re dialed in.”
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By: Ben Keymer
The adjustment for student athletes from high school to university is riddled with challenges and tribulations, and for first-year defensive back Adam Poole, these challenges are only magnified. Many first-year students know how hard it can be to balance sleep, school and a social life. For Poole, there is a fourth element: football.
Hailing from Brampton, Ontario, Poole serves the role of starting cornerback for the Marauders football team. While most first-year students were moving into residence and starting their first day of Welcome Week, Poole was in downtown Toronto playing his first university football game against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.
The academic adjustment from high school to university is significant for all students and it’s no different for athletes. Balancing regular practices, meetings and games with a university course load is a lot to ask of an 18-year-old, but the football support staff do an excellent job of ensuring that their players are successful on the field and in the classroom. Poole said that his coaches are adamant that their players must not be “one hit wonders.” To ensure that all players are successful student athletes, they are paired with an academic advisor for the year they meet with weekly to discuss academic goals and plans for success in the classroom.
While the transition in the classroom is difficult, the on-field adjustment is even tougher. “Training camp was really hard,” said Poole. “I was getting used to the speed, getting used to the game, getting better.” He pointed to speed as the largest change from high school, with the mental game as a close second.
There is not much room for error in university football like there was back in high school. Every decision must be made in a split second and while much of that comes from physical size and speed, the innate sense many university football players possess for the game makes it exponentially harder.
Flashing back to Varsity Stadium in Toronto, where the Marauders beat the Blues 55-33, Poole showed little difficulty in his transition. He picked up 4.5 total tackles and an interception in the victory. “It was pretty amazing,” Poole said regarding the game, “First start, first pick, first win. It was a good feeling.”
The Marauders will be looking for similar production from Poole through the final games of the season and hopefully into the playoffs, where they will be looking for a second straight Vanier Cup appearance. The team’s offense is particularly strong this year, so if Poole and his fellow defensive backs are able to shut down the opposition’s air attack, the Marauders will compete with the best teams in the country.
Poole seems to be handling the student athlete transition extremely well, in part thanks to his combination of natural ability and work ethic, and in another due to the support provided to him by the university’s coaches, trainers and advisors.
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What drew you to Mac?
Really the football program was number one for me. They had great coaches and felt like a comfortable fit for me. It’s more of a family feel at Mac. You go to some other schools and they show you interest, but you see the team atmosphere and what they have in the locker room and nothing stood out. The “family feel” at Mac felt like no other school. I visited other schools in Ontario and went out east to Quebec, but I wanted to stay near my family and grandparents.
What was the toughest thing to get used to playing at the university level?
The speed. The speed of the game is way quicker and the concepts are more complex. In high school, playing receiver is kind of like “run as fast as you can and we’ll throw you the ball” and now it’s more “read the defenses and understand the game more”.
What is your favourite Mac football memory and why?
My favourite memory would probably be winning the Yates Cup last fall. Winning the Yates Cup was huge, especially with it being against Guelph. They are rivals so it was special winning at home too in front of family. Holding that Yates Cup and knowing that everything we worked for just paid off.
Do you have a favorite touchdown memory? Was there a specific ball that you caught that sticks out?
I don’t think it has happened yet. I think if I ever break the school’s touchdown reception record—that would be my favorite catch. I just tied the record last game so hopefully this game coming up against Guelph I’ll be able to break Matt Perissini’s record. It’s cool to be considered with one of the best receivers Mac has ever produced in my third year.
What is your favorite part about playing for Mac?
The fans. Hamilton loves football. I feel like when you go to a game everyone’s involved. The atmosphere is awesome here. I feel like at other stadiums football is more of a social atmosphere, but at Mac, people truly do love football.
In terms of your wide receiver position, who do you look up to in the pros and who did you look up to in your early years at Mac?
In terms of pros I looked up to Jerry Rice. In high school I wore the No. 80. I look up to the way he works. Everyday he works at his craft and that’s what I try to do. The way he prepared for football stood out to me and he prepared the best. I think I try to adapt both the mental and the physical aspects of the game from Jerry Rice.
In first and second year playing for Mac, I looked up to Mike DiCroce. He had a lot of insight. He was OUA MVP so he knew what was going on. I also looked up to Dahlin Brooks because he played my position. He told me what to do, what to see, how to read different things on the field. I looked up to Mike DiCroce for playing style, but for the mental aspect of the game I looked up to Dahlin Brooks.
Why do you wear the No. 83?
That’s actually a good question. I wear the No. 83 because of my dad. He wore it in high school. When I came to Mac I knew Rob Babic was graduating so I asked him right away if 83 was an option for me, and he allowed me to take it so I was happy.
What is your current pregame pump-up song?
That’s difficult. I have a couple. I play a lot of Eminem. Eminem’s my go-to. Anything by him gets me pumped up. I play an Eminem playlist pre-game. Sometimes I’ll listen to Drake on the way to the game to calm me down but as soon as I’m on the field and in the changerooms, it’s mostly Eminem.
What gets you fired up on the field?
Seeing everyone else get fired up. When we’re in warmup and my teammates and coaches are excited, that gets me fired up. When the coaches are jumping around and going crazy and they’re not even playing, that gets me pumped. It’s an awesome sight. You know they’re fired up and they want to play so we play our heart out for them.
Do you have any pregame rituals or any words or initials you write on your wrist tape or cleats?
I’ve done it a couple times. I write “FAM” for my family. It’s who I play for. I write it on my wrist because I play for them and that’s who I show my game to.
What is your favourite route to run and why?
I like the deep ball. I like running the seam. I just run as fast as I can down the seam. I love the straight seam ball with Asher’s arm and just going up and getting the ball.
In terms of short routes, I like running the out. A lot of defenses like to play “off” because they know from watching film that I like to run deep, so I like changing up the pace with that route.
After Mac where do you want to be?
If everything goes well, the dream right now is to go to the CFL if I can. That’d be awesome. It’s what I’ve been training since high school for. It’s why I train. After Mac I want to keep playing football. It’s my passion. It’s what I work hard for and I want to continue playing football as long as I can. If I weren’t playing football I’d want to maybe coach or be a commentator. I want to stay in the football realm.
Okay, we’re going to shift gears a bit. What’s your idea of a perfect day?
I’m more of a beach guy. I like to be outside with friends, maybe tossing around the football on the beach. I’m a water guy so I like the beach. My perfect day would be hanging out at the beach with a couple of friends. It’s just chill, good weather and sand.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live and why?
Somewhere tropical for sure. I’d want to get away from everything. Maybe Costa Rica or Hawaii. I’d want to live somewhere remote and away from the noise.
What is your favorite dish to eat and what’s your favorite dessert?
I’m a pretty basic guy. I like steak. I like steak and eggs. For dessert I’m a cake guy. I like vanilla cake. It’s plain and simple.
Who is your favorite athlete of all time?
Kobe Bryant for sure. 100%. The way he sees the game is different from everyone else. I’ve seen so many videos and documentaries on him and his work ethic is second to none. He prepares for the game like no one else. He’s in the gym before everyone else and he’s the last one to leave. He thinks about the game differently. If at one point in time I could eventually even get close to how he prepares for the game and develop his work ethic, that’d be awesome.
By: Charlie Coe
On Sunday, Sept. 20, the Marauders soccer team defeated the Waterloo Warriors with a score of 3-0. The team is now on the road to record their fifth clean sheet—games where their opponents were unable to score a point—of the season.
In the 40th minute, midfielder Marco Gennaccaro put a goal on the board for the Marauders. The other two came soon after from forward Stefan Scholz.
The most intriguing narrative to have come out of this victory goes far beyond the numbers.
With two goals during the second half of the game, Scholz announced his arrival on the field with a standout debut performance.
Scholz took only five minutes to make his presence known after coming on as a second-half substitute, before completing his brace with an injury-time goal. Despite more than a yearlong journey to make the varsity squad during which time he has been preparing diligently for his big moment, Scholz admits that he wasn’t expecting to have a debut game quite like this one.
“I did really well in practice the week before, which was why I was given the opportunity to play and all the guys were expecting me to score, but I never thought that I would have that kind of a performance for my debut,” he said.
Scholz spent all of last season as a redshirt, unable to play after facing the disappointment of finding out he was not going to make the 27-man roster. He credits his standout performance on Sunday to the hard work and dedication he has put in to grab his coaches’ attention at the start of this season.
“I trained a lot during off-season and in the summer trying to get better but I’d have to say the turning point for me was during our pre-season. When we started to actually practice together, I felt like I was more involved with the squad,” said Scholz.
The sky is the limit for the second-year forward, who has a chance to make a real difference for the highly competitive Marauders team.
This win has placed the team second in the OUA West standings, holding a current record of six wins and two losses.
The team will once again attempt to make the national finals and avenge the 1-0 defeat they suffered against the York Lions in last year’s CIS Championship final.
The Marauders will look to add another game to their winning streak as they host the Laurier Goldenhawks at Ron Joyce Stadium on Sept. 27, part of the McMaster Homecoming weekend.
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It’s difficult to miss his towering six-foot-seven, 230-pound frame in the David Bradley Athletic Centre. It’s also hard to miss the Volleyball Canada patch on his backpack if you ever find yourself behind him on campus.
That patch has a story to tell.
Marauder outside hitter Stephen Maar was one of 11 invited to play for Canada’s National ‘B’ Team this summer. The team consisted of younger university-aged players and older ‘A’ team players who weren’t traveling on the international circuit. He spent part of the summer training in Gatineau, Quebec, before traveling with the team from August 12-17 to Reno, Nevada, for the Pan-American Volleyball Cup.
In Gatineau, Maar trained seven days a week and sometimes three times a day. Training sometimes involved working with the National ‘A’ Team in addition to inter-squad scrimmages within the ‘B’ team. The intensity of the older players especially stood out to him.
“Even if you know you wouldn’t get a ball because it was way out of your reach, teammates would still get frustrated if you didn’t go after the ball,” Maar said.
At the Pan-Am Cup in August, Canada competed against the likes of Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, the U.S.A and Brazil. Maar didn’t start the first game against Puerto Rico, but got the starting nod in the second game against the Dominican Republic. In that game, he scored a team-high of 14 points (12 kills, two blocks).
“It was difficult to adjust to a higher training level where mistakes weren’t accepted. That training intensity is something I want to share with my teammates here.”
From that point on he did not look back.
Maar started every game after that and reached double-digits in points in each of his next four games. His best performance came in the Pan-Am Cup quarterfinals against the United States with 21 points and helped Canada to a five-set thriller victory over their cross-border rivals (27-29, 25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 19-17).
“I relearned what it was like to compete at a high level internationally. I relearned how to score at that level again and fight for every single point. That was a confidence boost for me,” said Maar.
His summer experience on the international circuit stretched his game and challenged him to grow both in trainings and on game day. All of this has helped make him a better player and a teammate who is more equipped to share his knowledge with his fellow Marauders. As one of the oldest players on McMaster’s Men’s Volleyball team, Maar has the experience and platform to lead the team both on and off the court.
“I just want to be able to distribute some confidence and knowledge that I got playing for Canada. I want to be a source of that to my teammates,” Maar said.
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The 2015-16 season is underway for the McMaster Women’s Rugby team.
After their performance last season, a banner has now found its spot on the wall of achievements in the David Braley Athletic Centre acknowledging the hard work of the team. Claiming the program’s first-ever OUA title and an appearance in the national final has given the team a great reputation on campus.
Though the spirits of the team were high going into the first game of the regular season, it ended in a 15-14 loss for the Marauders against the Queen’s Gaels in Kingston. Late penalty trouble spoiled the chances for the team to head back to Hamilton with a win.
When both teams met last year, the Marauders won by a single point over the Gaels.
“The whole team was very confident. We came off of a really good season being second in Canada. Our game plan was to play hard and be connected on defense,” said Colleen Irowa, a third-year player.
Looking forward, Head Coach Shaun Allen recognizes that improvements need to be made.
“We let ourselves down with too many fundamental errors and too many penalties. We need to build more width and depth in our attack so that we can go harder at the defensive line and create space.”
The Marauders are currently ranked fourth in the CIS Top 10 ranking.
With practices five days a week, this team is hungry for another OUA title and another chance to play on the national stage.
“We are going to go to nationals,” Irowa stated confidently.
Time will be the deciding factor, but one loss at the beginning of the season is not telling of the future.
This team has shown that they are competitors with the success they had last season and are looking for a similar storyline this year.
“Our hope is that we can establish a style of play that is overwhelming for our opponents and can allow our players to express themselves on both attack and defense,” said Allen.
The team will hope to shake off their first loss as they continue play on the road this coming weekend, facing the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday, Sept. 19.
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Numbers don’t always accurately portray what is going on within a team. The development of chemistry within a defensive unit is something that cannot be measured. While score sheets may communicate one side of the story, there is another side worth hearing that stats cannot speak to.
“We’ve lost eight guys on defense. Those eight have worked together, practiced together, fought together, and cried together. There’s chemistry there,” said Joe Sardo, McMaster’s defensive coordinator.
That chemistry takes time to build.
Sardo recognizes that installing new players at a new level in a new system takes time and growing pains are a part of that process. The Marauders secondary (i.e. defensive backs and safeties) consists of men who are first-year players, first-time starters and some who are both. In comparison to defensive units the Marauders have fielded in the past, this secondary is relatively inexperienced.
“A lot of these guys have never played and started at this level before. These guys have not seen live bullets on the football field,” said Sardo. “It’s getting them accustomed to what’s happening in a game.”
These guys are playing together as a unit for the first time. In any sport, playing with new teammates requires adjustment. You have to learn to communicate with each other, understand each other’s tendencies and learn to play off of each other- all while understanding the big picture of the team’s greater game-plan. This process is inescapable and a team must go through it before any on-field execution is possible.
“It’s not that much different than math class. You have to learn your basics before you can move on and that’s where we are right now,” said Sardo. “We’re at the basic level teaching everyday and as they get better with each and every lesson, we can expand on that.”
Even though this secondary comes with little university football experience and are still on their way to becoming a cohesive unit, they already possess qualities that stand out.
“I’m pleasantly surprised with how athletic and physical they are. We can physically keep up with anybody. We’ve learned that,” said Sardo. “Now it comes down to gaining experience, comfort and football intelligence at this level.”
The vibe is positive regarding the potential of this secondary. The saying that “good things take time” is true even on the football field. Time is something that is beyond control. You can’t speed it up. The process must be respected. If it isn’t, it will show in performance.
Head Coach Stefan Ptaszek said it very well: “If you want to run fast, run by yourself. If you want to run far, run together.”
“Right now we’re still coming together and learning to speak the same language and each and every day and each and every week, that has been getting better,” said Sardo.
McMaster travels on the road this weekend to take on Guelph for the Gryphons’ Homecoming Game. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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With injuries hindering the success of the women’s soccer team for seasons in the past, the youth and health of the team shows a promising future for the Marauders.
17 first year players and more than half of the roster has been added, and a fresh group of athletes have been injected into a team that had playoff dreams cut short at the hands of injuries.
Three regular games into the season and a current record of 2-1-1 shows that these Marauders are willing to compete and will have the chance to to do just that.
Co-captains Taylor Davis and Sophia Ymeka are playing in their last year of eligibility and add years of experience to the defensive back line.
Aug. 29 - McMaster vs. Waterloo TIE 2-2
With the first season game, the McMaster women’s team looked promising. McMaster led 2-0 with points on the board from Jessie Faber and Maila Carboni. Carboni, a rookie striker, got her first OUA goal in her debut in maroon and grey. The Marauders regulated most of the 90 minutes of play before the Warriors answered back with two goals of their own in the 85th and 87th minute.
Both teams split the points, and neither came out with a victory.
Aug. 30 - McMaster vs. York LOSS 0-1
Though McMaster’s defence remained steady throughout, a goal in the 49th minute of play saw the Lions get back on the bus with a win.
Sept. 5 - McMaster vs. Windsor WIN 1-0
The Marauders’ first win this season came at home as they competed against the Lancers. The goal was made by the first-year striker Maila Carboni.
Sept. 6 - McMaster vs. Brock WIN 1-0
It was a flawless winning weekend for the McMaster soccer team as they beat the visiting Badgers. The only goal of the day came from first year Alexandra Riganelli in the 26th minute of the game.
With games scheduled almost every week for the next few weeks, the team will have to keep their health a priority for a shot at making it to playoffs. It is still early in the season and the team’s performance will decide their own fate.
The team will hope to continue their winning streak as they travel to Toronto to face York on Thursday, Sept. 10. Kick-off starts at 5 p.m.
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