Young Blazers Punch Above Their Weight To De-Throne A Dynasty
Though the CMU Blazers entered the 2018 Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship as the higher-seeded team, not many would have picked them to defeat the veteran-laden and Championship-tested Red River Rebels in a one game final, but that's exactly what happened on Saturday night. Balanced scoring combined with tenacious defending and determined rebounding helped CMU to a 40-point second half and a come from behind win, 70-55, earning them their first MCAC Women's Basketball Championship since 2010.
Continue ReadingRebels Get Redemption As Blazers Fizzle In Conference Championship Rematch
Led by MCAC Scoring Leader, Chris Demauleon-Bartolay's 23 point performance, the Red River Rebels reclaimed the Willy Olaes Memorial Trophy on Saturday afternoon, 88-75 over the 2017 Conference Champion CMU Blazers.
In an unprecidented season that saw the three team conference deadlocked with identical records of 4 wins and 4 losses at the end of the regular season, there was little that separated the two finalists through the first 10 minutes at Providence University College, hosts of the 2018 MCAC Championship Final. Like two heavyweights, the Rebels and Blazers exchanged offensive blows, both knocking down field goal after field goal in a quarter that ended 25-21 in favour of CMU.
Continue ReadingFamiliar Foes Clash Again In Women's Basketball Conference Championships
Few rivalries top the one that exists between the Red River Rebels and CMU Blazers in college basketball. This weekend the two programs meet again with the 2018 MCAC Women's Basketball Championship banner hanging in the balance on Saturday afternoon in Otterburne, Manitoba, where Providence University College hosts the pinnacle contest of the 2017-18 season.
Continue ReadingGoals and Baskets: Niverville Dual-Sport Athlete Makes Plans To Do Both
Participating in two sports in the MCAC is a difficult challenge, but Niverville Collegiate's Parker Davis is preparing to take it on, after signing a letter of intent to play varsity soccer and basketball at CMU next season.
"He's a really strong athlete," said Men's Soccer Head Coach Russell Willms, "he combines a high work-rate, speed, coordination and strong attacking and defensive awareness. He's a good player now but I think we'll see really fast development into a great player for our program."
Continue ReadingVersatile And Dynamic Sturgeon Heights Guard Signs With CMU
As Women's Basketball approaches this weekend's Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference Championship Final, the program is pleased to announce the commitment of 5'9 Sturgeon Heights Collegiate guard, Kayla Dao for the 2018-19 MCAC and Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference seasons.
A member of the Huskies Varsity Girls team since Grade 10 when she was selected as Sturgeon Heights' Defensive Player of the Year, Dao has been instrumental in the Huskies climb up the Manitoba High School AAAA Girls Tier 1 standings. In her Grade 11 season, Dao and the Huskies qualified for the 4A Provincial Girls Basketball Championships as a Wild Card entry but with a large contigent of returning players, their expectations for 2018 are even higher as the team currently sits third in the AAAA Girls Power Rankings released today by the MHSAA.
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