Sports – Spoke

VIDEO: Not just a game: The benefits of esports

Conestoga Esports Hub midway through the Provincial Valorant Tournament held on Sat. March 1, 2025. Photo by Emily McGirr Coaches from Ontario’s secondary schools competing in the provincial Valorant tournament last weekend are passionate about their students’ success. Since they arrived in students’ everyday lives, video games have been seen as a distraction from schoolwork, but these coaches and the esports industry itself are challenging those ideas. According to Statista, … Continued

Black athletes within the Waterloo Region

A basketball on the Huskies logo of the Huron Heights Secondary School’s school basketball court, taken on Monday November 25, 2024. Photo by Anashe Mapuranga/Spoke Online Growing up, Nyasha Mombeshara tried a variety of sports before sticking to basketball. Mombeshara’s hardwood experience first began when her mother Lorraine signed her up for house league basketball in Lowell, Massachusetts in 2005. After that experience, a love for the game that would … Continued

Yankee Anthony Volpe’s potential new leaf

Much has been made about New York Yankee shortstop Anthony Volpe’s struggles on offence to begin his MLB career. Since entering the league in 2023, the former top 10 prospect has been a below average 84 weight runs created plus hitter (wRC+). This metric estimates a player’s total contribution on offence to a lineup and includes factors like a hitter’s ability to get on base and hit for extra bases, … Continued

A hardwood experience with Austin Ernst-Finnie

Austin Ernst-Finnie standing in the Huron Heights Secondary School basketball gym, taken on Nov 25, 2024. Photos by Anashe Mapuranga/Spoke Online Despite playing basketball since he was 14 years-old, Austin Ernst-Finnie didn’t ever see himself becoming a basketball coach. “In the beginning I couldn’t shoot. But it wasn’t until I realized that I was working on shooting for seven years of my life that I could probably end up coaching, … Continued

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football team reflect on a near perfect 2024 season

Photo obtained via Wilfrid Laurier University/Facebook Following a historic undefeated run to the 59th Vanier Cup held in Kingston, Ont., at Richardson Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 23, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks fell short at the finish line, losing 22-17 to Laval University’s Rouge et Or. Despite the loss, the Golden Hawks are looking back on the football season as a success. Golden Hawks starting quarterback (QB) Taylor Elgersma … Continued

VIDEO: Conestoga Condors Women’s Volleyball team beat the Boreal Vipers 3 – 0, extending winning streak

The Conestoga Condors Women’s Volleyball team faced off against the Boreal Vipers last Friday. The team went into the match boasting a three-game win streak extended to four after besting the Vipers 3 – 0 in their seventh game of the season.

Conestoga Condors men’s basketball team takes home first win of the season against Redeemer University

The Conestoga Condors men’s basketball team has redeemed themselves with their first win of the season against the Redeemer Royals on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at the Doon campus Recreation Centre. Effectively ending the team’s three-game loss streak with a final score of 87 – 63.

VIDEO: Cambridge kickboxer’s fight cut short due to head clash

Under the tutelage of coach Gail King, kickboxer Nick Zarzycki sought to keep his one fight win streak alive and move to a 3-1 record. However, an unfortunate head clash ended the fight early.

Condors Varsity Softball Team drops two games to Humber

The Conestoga Condors Women’s Softball Team lost both games of a double header versus Humber College on Sunday, Sep. 25, 2022 at Budd Park in Kitchener. While the team wasn’t able to get the result they wanted out there today, there is a lot for them to be happy about.

AUDIO: Golfers hoping to hit hole-in-one once courses open

Golfers in Waterloo Region, dust off your clubs, because the season is just around the corner. As the weather gets warmer, golfers are closer than ever to getting their first COVID restriction-free season. Many golfers are excited to have a sense of normalcy in the sport, even though they were able to play through the pandemic. Local courses are preparing frantically as the tentative date for opening is April 8.

AUDIO: The top Canadian Hockey League prospects are set to shine bright in Kitchener

The Canadian Hockey League’s (CHL) brightest young stars are set to take the ice at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on March 23 at 7 p.m. The game will feature Shane Wright, the projected first overall pick in the National Hockey League (NHL) draft. This is a great opportunity to see the next generation of NHL stars. Tickets are available here.

New soccer development in Cambridge to benefit Conestoga athletes and students

The City of Cambridge is in the design stage of a new soccer development that will be located at 880 Linden Dr. Conestoga College will work in partnership with the city to bring this development to life and give the college a state-of-the-art field for sports matches. “It’s exciting because we’re in a position now to offer really enhanced facilities for our outdoor programs, that being varsity and recreational,” said … Continued

Leylah Fernandez inspires local youth in the tennis community

Abbie Galloway As the 2021 U.S. Open boiled down to its close, one Canadian underdog provided an inspiring success story placing second in the prestigious grand slam tournament. Leylah Annie Fernandez, 19, said encouraging herself and believing in her skills was a major part of her success in the tournament. “Today in this match,” she said in a press conference after her quarterfinal win against Elina Svitolina, “I was only … Continued

COVID-19: How some baseball organizations are getting ahead of the curve

Matt Mills, the owner and GM of the Ontario Royals Organization in Oakville, Ont., admits COVID-19 has been a bigger obstacle than expected.

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