The Tribune

Sam Reynolds The Martlets came back down to earth this past Friday night. Two weeks removed from a bronze medal finish at the Martlet Invitational where they ended Montreal’s 23-game winning streak, McGill suffered a crushing 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-15) defeat against the Carabins in their regular season opener. Head[Read More…]

Elisha Lerner Elisha Lerner The Redmen wrapped up their 2011 season this past Saturday at Percival Molson Stadium, finishing with an 0-9 record after losing to the Concordia Stingers by a final score of 58-30. The game was preceded by a ceremony honouring former Redmen head coach Sonny Wolfe for[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert It’s tough to write a story about the unthinkable, but that’s exactly what happened this past Saturday afternoon: the Martlets lost a Quebec conference game to the Montreal Carabins, 3-2. The loss capped the Martlets’ RSEQ win streak at 107 games. It was their first defeat since falling[Read More…]

To my delight, my 11th birthday present was a subscription to Sports Illustrated. Being 11 and fairly unaware of my female counterparts, this subscription imparted more than I could have imagined—the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Female models? Fine. Swimsuits? OK. Body Paint? Wow.   By my 16th birthday, I[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert Ryan Reisert Love Competition Hall may be McGill’s home court, but it didn’t feel that way this past weekend. Hoops fans from six other schools invaded the gym to cheer on their teams in the 17th annual McGill Redbird Basketball Classic. While McGill fans were few and far[Read More…]

For If someone told you that police forces should cease to exist because in a few occasions, they have arrested the wrong person, would you join a picket line in front of a police station? No, you wouldn’t, simply because you know that the police are designed to punish offences[Read More…]

Sam Reynolds Sam Reynolds UQTR was in town this past Sunday night to battle the Martlets in a crucial game for the women’s soccer team. McGill was looking for revenge, as the Patriotes won decisively 3-0 the last time these two teams met on Sep. 30. McGill succeeded, overcoming an[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert Ryan Reisert The McGill Redmen suffered their first loss of the 2011-2012 season on Friday night, falling to the UQTR Patriotes in overtime by a score of 4-3. Despite getting a point in the loss, the second-ranked Redmen were outplayed for the majority of the game and scored[Read More…]

Sam Reynolds Sam Reynolds It was a great weekend for McGill’s swim teams, as both the men and women swam to first place finishes in their respective divisions at the second Quebec Cup competition of the season. This marked the first time the McGill teams have swept a conference competition[Read More…]

Sam Reynolds Sam Reynolds One hundred and six consecutive wins against Quebec conference opponents. Thirty-eight straight wins over rival Concordia. Three hundred and one career victories for Head Coach Peter Smith. But who’s counting? The defending national champions kicked off yet another promising season in front of a sparse McConnell[Read More…]