Yip named OCAA athlete of the year

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by lwilks in News, Sports

MAGGIE CAMERON

SENIOR REPORTER

Humber badminton star Renee Yip has every right to brag. After an impressive season, the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association named Yip 2009-10 female athlete of the year. But the 18-year-old Markham native remains humble.

“I’m really happy. But I didn’t expect it.  I’m just a rookie,” said Yip.

“I think everyone has different skills that they can give out. I think it was just the timing at nationals that we played better than the other teams; it could go the other way on another day.”

During the 2009-10 OCAA… [Continue reading]

Athletic Banquet Award Winners

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by AreJay in Sports

Award Winners

Athletic Director’s Pick
Joana Alexopulos

Male Athlete of the Year
J.R. Bailey

Female Athlete of the Year
Keyla Moreno

Freshman Male Athlete of the Year
Terrell Bramwell

Freshman Female Athlete of the Year
Renee Yip

Academic Athletic Excellence Award
Ciara Gaizutis

Hawk Heart Award
Rose Mary Ormeno
David Ragno

Warrick Manners Good Sportsmanship Award
Rebecca Dietrich
Kern Lewis

Hawks Spirit Award
Mr. and Mrs. Quinn
Ms. Langill

Leadership Award
Cynthia Black
David Lambden

Mike Katz Excellence Award
Kelly Nyhoff
Mike Zizek

Athletic Therapy Award
Melissa Healy… [Continue reading]

Humber’s female athlete of the year

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by AreJay in Sports

Jessica Goggin
Sports Reporter

Keyla Moreno, the top goal-scorer on the women’s soccer team, has been named Humber’s female athlete of the year.
“This is amazing,” Moreno, 20, said after Friday’s athletic awards banquet at North Campus.
“I don’t think words can describe this.”
Moreno, who started playing sports at three, said she was required in later years to choose between basketball and soccer.
She chose her passion and soccer has been huge part of her life ever since, she said.
Moreno, a recreation and leisure student, has… [Continue reading]

Humber’s male athlete of the year

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by AreJay in Sports

Tom Yawney
Sports Reporter

One of the biggest athletes at Humber has taken home one of the biggest awards.
Six-foot-eight basketball player J.R Bailey was named Humber’s male athlete of the year for 2009-2010.
“It’s a big shock, there are so many great athletes here I really didn’t expect it,” Bailey said after being announced the winner at the athletic banquet last Friday.
Winning athlete of the year marks the end of an interesting basketball journey.
Bailey attended the University of Victoria for one year out of high school, then came to Humber for one year before attending the… [Continue reading]

Golfers set to tee off at World Open in Spain

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by AreJay in Sports

Rob Sykes
Sports Reporter

Three Humber Hawks and their head coach were selected to represent Canada at the World University Golf Championship in June.
Golfers Mike Zizek, Ryan Willoughby and Danielle Greene will compete with a team of eight Canadian university players at the International University Sport Federation championship, in Antequera, Spain, from June 7 to 11.
Zizek, a three-time all-Canadian, played for Canada at a federation event in 2007 in Thailand and finished 15th on the men’s side, Humber’s best ever finish.
“This year I’ll play a bigger role on the team, so there’s a little more pressure… [Continue reading]

Study could lead to CIS and CCAA merger

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by AreJay in Sports

Remy Greer
Sports Reporter

A study due at the end of this month could be the first step toward increased partnership between college and university sports in Canada, said athletic director Doug Fox.
LBB Consultants, a Montreal-based firm, administered the study, funded by Sport Canada, which examines the feasibility of a strategic relationship between the Canadian Colleges Athletics Association (CCAA) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).
“We haven’t had hockey in a while it would be nice to have a hockey league so we can put ourselves back in. There’s quite a few sports (the CIS) play that we don’t.”… [Continue reading]

Front lines to sidelines

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by AreJay in Sports

Heather Alford
Sports Reporter

It’s become a tradition with the women’s volleyball team: former players come up through the ranks to become coaches, bringing with them a wealth of knowledge to bestow upon the current team, said head coach Chris Wilkins.
Humber athletic director, Doug Fox, has watched the team’s progress and said its success can be attributed to its experienced and dedicated coaching staff, naming Wilkins who has been head coach for the past 14 years.
“It starts with Chris,” said Fox.
“Certainly you’ve got, in my mind, the best coach in the league and we’ve… [Continue reading]

Wong may rule sidelines 2010-11

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by AreJay in Sports

Rob Sykes
Sports Reporter

Badminton star Raymond Wong is returning to Humber next fall, but his future as a Hawk is uncertain.
During his three years at Humber, Wong won two provincial gold medals, a national bronze in men’s singles and a national gold in mixed doubles this season with partner Renee Yip.
Wong said he recently decided to prolong his marketing program into the fall, and is considering continuing his badminton career at Humber.
Team captain Charlie Lay said he believes Wong won’t be able to stay away from the court if he returns. “I think he’s really… [Continue reading]

NCAA taps Ont. b-ball talent, says Doug Fox

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by AreJay in Sports

Kathleen Peroff
Sports Reporter

Basketball talent at Humber isn’t what it used to be as the NCAA has swooped in to recruit local players looking to fulfill their hoop dreams.
In the 1990s, the Humber men’s basketball team won six consecutive provincial titles and five straight national titles. But since then, the talent hasn’t been the same, said athletic director Doug Fox.
“Ontario was a pretty well-kept secret until about 15 years ago,” Fox said.  “Humber was used to getting players that would have been eligible today for Division One (NCAA) schools. But, we haven’t had that level of… [Continue reading]

Humber hockey held up at provincials

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by AreJay in News, Sports

Jared Lalonde
Sports Reporter

OSHAWA – The favourite North team and the underdogs from Lakeshore wound up in the same place at the provincial extramural hockey championship as both Humber squads failed to make the quarter-finals.
North entered the 12 team tournament as the top seed when it was upset 2-1 in its opening game of the two day competition against 12th-seeded University of Toronto Scarborough last Thursday night.
“Our guys definitely didn’t show up,” said North coach Brett McCully. “They didn’t want it.”
A 3-1 victory… [Continue reading]