Features categorized as Athletics

Cambrian College is proud to announce the return of badminton as a varsity sport for the 2019/20 season. The Golden Shield last fielded a badminton team three years ago. Between 1969 to 2016, the Cambrian College badminton team dominated the courts, winning 10 provincial overall team titles, including seven in a row between 1999 and...

Meet the newest members of the Cambrian Golden Shield varsity team. Golden Shield Women’s Soccer Leigh Hayward Age: 18 Position: Goalie Hometown: Acton, Ontario Previous School: Acton District High School Program at Cambrian: Pre-Health Sciences Pathway Accomplishments: OFSSA School Sport Award – Colin Hood Award Why I chose Cambrian College: The minute I stepped onto...

While the Northern Chill Volleyball Club has produced, of late, a fairly steady stream of talent that have moved on to compete with the Cambrian Golden Shield, Hayley Chisholm was not among them. Soccer was her thing, growing up. Born in Toronto but having moved to Sudbury at the age of one, the younger of...

There is no denying that the winter sports season has been challenging for the volleyball and basketball teams at Cambrian College. At times like these a positive outlook can help. Enter 20 year-old Alanna Lahay, the Victoria Harbour raised bundle of energy who has ascended from her role as vice-president of the Cambrian Athletic Association (CAA) last year, to leading the...

In the world of varsity sports, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture. There is enough at stake for many of the post-secondary teams, in Sudbury and elsewhere, that the pursuit of athletic excellence can become all-encompassing. Cambrian women’s volleyball middle Kailey Bastien is thankful for the balance she has struck. In her...

The midway point of the OCAA (Ontario College Athletic Association) is now upon us, and it is clear that the three Cambrian Golden Shield varsity teams participating in the winter sport schedules will have their work cut out for them, as they shoot for a playoff berth in 2017. While none will hit the “flip...