The OUA announced the men’s and women’s basketball schedule for the upcoming 2016-17 season today, along with a few minor changes to the playoff seeding formula. Men’s Schedule Women’s Schedule Lakehead will play a 19-game season, grouped with their Central division rivals, McMaster, Guelph and Brock. Lakehead opens the regular season…
Coach Francis Clayton of Lakehead’s wrestling program counts hard work, heart, and toughness among the list of traits that define his recruiting class of 2016. The latest recruit to the women’s program, McKenzie Hall, is no exception. Hailing from from New Hamburg, Ontario (a short drive from Kitchener), McKenzie Hall is a…
Coach Jon Kreiner continued to re-load his backcourt this week, with Bloomington, Minnesota’s Za’Keea Sa’eed-El committing to the Thunderwolves. “We have added a very strong, athletic and smart point guard to our program,” said Kreiner in a radio interview Thursday morning. “Za’Keea has worked very hard to get to this point and…
Kielly McDonough, a local basketball product out of Hammarskjold High, has committed to Lakehead University Basketball and Coach Jon Kreiner. McDonough has been on the Thunderwolves scene for some time now, having come through the Junior Wolves program and is now ready to take the next step. Says Kreiner, “Kielly has worked…
Women’s basketball coach Jon Kreiner has announced the commitment of 5’5 guard Nikki Ylagan, of Mississauga. Ylagan (pronounced ‘lagan’, the ‘Y’ is silent) brings an impressive basketball resume, on top of an exceptional academic record to Lakehead University. “We are thrilled that Nikki has chosen Lakehead University to play basketball and further…
The Junior Wolves U16 girls basketball team won Gold at the OBA 2016 Ontario Cup Championships in Ottawa this past weekend. The Wolves were undefeated in Division 8, earning victories over teams from Burlington, Kanata, and London on their way to the finals. In the gold medal game the Jr. Wolves used…
Kevin Tree continues to tear up the track, and personal bests south of the border in his 2016 outdoor track season. On Thursday Kevin took on a field of NCAA D1 runners in the 5,000m race at the Penn Relays, placing 6th in a time of 14:07.36, an improvement of 10 seconds…
With the help of the local wrestling community, Lakehead Coach Francis Clayton continues to bolster his line-up for the 2016-17 season with homegrown student athletes. The latest addition is Casey Turner, of Churchill High School, who has benefitted from the network of Lakehead alumni who continue to grow the sport in…
