College/University roundup: Saints men’s volleyball team reaches quarters for first time in nine years

College/University roundup: Saints men’s volleyball team reaches quarters for first time in nine years

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Jim Parker Windsor Star

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St. Clair Saints' middle blocker Zach Walls (9) raises for the ball throughout Saturday's OCAA crossover championship game versus the Durham Lords at the SportPlex.
St. Clair Saints’ middle blocker Zach Walls (9) raises for the ball throughout Saturday’s OCAA crossover championship game versus the Durham Lords at the SportPlex. (WINDSOR STAR – JIM PARKER) Picture by Jim Parker /Windsor Star

The St. Clair Saints males’s beach ball has actually advanced to the OCAA quarter-finals for the very first time in 9 years.

Hosting the group’s first-ever league championship game, the Saints rolled past the Durham Lords on Saturday at the SportsPlex.

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“Honestly, this is our very first playoff win considering that I took control of,” stated Saints’ head coach Shawn Reaume, who was worked with in 2019.” This was substantial. This is huge. We understood we would be a great group, however the league is difficult. It’s a great start for the playoffs.”

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St. Clair was dominant in taking the match 3-0 over Durham by ratings of 25-14, 25-17 and 25-14.

“Last year, we lost in the preliminary,” Saint’s six-foot-four middle blocker Zach Walls stated. “So, this is generally a brand name brand-new group and they’ve been hustling all year long.”

Eric Glos had 14 eliminates, 3 service aces and 3 digs for the Saints while Kale Wilkinson completed with 13 eliminates and 4 service aces.

“Right now, it’s a brand-new chapter and we’re really thrilled, however the task’s not completed yet,” stated Walls, who is a Villanova high school item.

The Saints struck the roadway to deal with Centennial in quarter-final play on Sunday. The winner advances to the OCAA Final Four.

The St. Clair females’s group will host a quarter-final match after sweeping La Cite Coyotes in a crossover match on Saturday.

The Saints took the match 3-0 by ratings of 25-16, 25-21 and 25-18. Kiana Huggins completed with 12 eliminates, 2 service aces and 6 digs while Geneva Huisman had 7 eliminates and 5 things blocks.

St. Clair will host Durham on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the winner advancing to the OCAA Final Four.

Saints basketball sweep

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The St. Clair Saints males’s basketball group made it back-to-back OCAA West Division titles for the very first time considering that 1970 after closing the season with a set of roadway wins.

The Saints beat Redeemer 76-70 on Saturday to liquidate the routine season with a 15-3 record after Friday’s 93-75 win over Conestoga.

In Saturday’s match, Mazin Tied had 14 points for the Saints, who routed 39-34 at the half.

The St. Clair ladies’s group completed with a 13-3 record, which left the group in 2nd location in the West Division after Saturday’s 77-61 win over Redeemer on Saturday. That followed a 75-52 win over Conestoga on Friday.

Shae-Lyn Murphy ended up with 19 indicate lead the Saints on Saturday. Ania Buklarewicz had 18 points while Ava Willoughby included 17 points and Kaitlyn Overeem completed with 13 points.

The ladies’s group will likewise host a championship game on Saturday.

Lancers take title

The Windsor Lancers track and field group caught the males’s group title while the females’s group ended up third at the Team Challenge, which was held at the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse.

Windsor brought home 22 medals at the fulfill, that included 8 gold medal.

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Paul Popescu won the guys’s 1,000 and assisted the 4 × 800-metre relay group win gold together with Will McBride, Andrew Taylor and Noah Waldman.

Jacob Fizpatrick won gold in the guys’s mile and the 3,000 metres while A.J. Stanat won the males’s weight toss and shot put with Isabella Goveia recording the females’s 600 metres and 1,000 metres.

Lancers complete 4th

The Windsor Lancers males’s group protected 4th location in the OUA West Division and home-ice benefit in the preliminary of the playoffs with a set of wins to liquidate the routine season.

David Jesus scored simply 39 seconds into overtime to provide the Lancers a 3-2 win over the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday. Johnny Ulicny and Holden Wale likewise scored for the Lancers, who beat the Laurier Golden Hawks 4-2 on Saturday.

The Lancers (15-11-1-1) will deal with the fifth-place Lakehead Thunderwolves (14-12-2-0) in the quarter-finals with the best-of-three series beginning Wednesday in Thunder Bay before moving back to Windsor on Friday.

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