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Spike hunger with Lakers men’s volleyball
AthleticsNipissing’s 2013 CCAA National Championship-winning men’s volleyball team invites all local grade 7 and 8 boys and girls interested in playing competitive volleyball to a two-hour volleyball clinic, September 21 at the Robert J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre. -
North Bay’s Tignanelli joins Lakers soccer
AthleticsNipissing Lakers men’s soccer coach Carlo DeVuono is pleased to announce the commitment of North Bay’s Darius Tignanelli. Tignanelli, a 6’ striker, is enrolled in the Bachelor of Physical Health and Education program. -
Nipissing Nordic wraps up at Nationals
AthleticsMy NipissingNipissing Nordic represented at the Canadian National Ski Championships last week in Whistler, British Columbia, with five races staged over the week-long competition. -
Nipissing Nordic pushes through Ontario Cup circuit
AthleticsThe Ontario Cup circuit of cross country ski races wrapped up at Hardwood Hills this past weekend, with Nipissing Nordic skiers challenging the front of the pack for position. -
Food bank scores with Lakers hockey
AthleticsThe Nipissing Lakers Hockey team recently donated $200 worth of food to the Nipissing University Student Food Bank, at total that was matched with $200 worth of gift cards from Mike and Lori’s No Frills. -
Nipissing Nordic makes gains at OUA Championships
AthleticsThe Lakers Varsity Nordic Ski team made steady gains at the OUA Championships hosted by Lakehead University. The athletes pushed through three events over the two-day race weekend, proving that extra effort is always possible. -
Lakers claim historic gold medal
Athleticsthe Nipissing Lakers did not play perfect from beginning to end, but they saved their most sublime play for when it mattered most and after holding off a Mohawk Mountaineers squad that gave them all they could handle in five sets (25-16, 20-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-7), they were crowned OCAA champions. -
Long weekend of ski racing at Eastern Canadian Championships
AthleticsNipissing Nordic skiers capped off three consecutive weekends of out of town races with a three-day set of races at the Eastern Canadian Championships in Cantley, Quebec. -
Nipissing Nordic skiers step up at NorAms
AthleticsLast weekend’s NorAm cross-country ski races gathered together Ontario’s varsity ski teams at Highland Nordic in Duntroon, with racers from across the country seeking to qualify for the World Championships. Nipissing Nordic skiers made progress at the races and came close to cracking the top ten on the OUA men’s and women’s sides. -
Lakers tested at World Nordic Trials
AthleticsA contingent from Nipissing’s Nordic Varsity Ski team spent the last half of their holiday break in Thunder Bay, competing in their first races of the season. A trio of Lakers put in personal best results against the strongest Nordic racers in the country at the Lappe Ski Center with qualifications for the upcoming World Championships, U23 and World Junior Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic, on the line.
