Canada qualifies for the Women’s U-17 World Cup with win over host Jamaicans 8 Nov 2013 But the Canadian scored within three minutes to give the hosts a sober reality check, and went on to a comfortable 5-0 win.
Canadian loss to Americans made all the worse because of Richards injury 5 Nov 2013 But, when a teenage amateur player — on the field because of national pride and the chance to develop her young career — lays on the ground, it's a lot harder to watch.
CIS WRAP: Conference soccer champions crowned 4 Nov 2013 This was the weekend when the four CIS athletic conferences crowned their soccer champs. We saw some upsets; will some of the darkhorses that emerged continue to surprise at the upcoming national men's and women's championships?
Canadians demolish T&T at U-17 Women’s Championship 2 Nov 2013 First, there was the 8-0 win over Guatemala. And, on Saturday, an 11-0 thrashing of Trinidad and Tobago. And, so, Canada has clinched a spot in the semifinals of the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship with two blowout triumphs in the group stage. A final group stage match against the United States will be all about group positioning.
CIS WRAP: No. 1 Gee-Gees rebound with season-ending sweep of Toronto teams 21 Oct 2013 Pilar Khoury broke her own school record, scoring her 13th and 14th goals of the season, as the Ottawa Gee-Gees, ranked No. 1 on the CIS women’s chart, finished the OUA regular season with a 3-0 triumph over Ryerson.
CIS WRAP: UBC, Ryerson look to remain at top of the men’s rankings 15 Oct 2013 The Thunderbirds extended their winning streak to 10 games in Canada West play with a 2-0 win Friday over the University of Winnipeg and a 3-0 win Saturday over Mount Royal.
Crew’s Oduro named MLS Player of the Week 30 Sep 2013 One of the things he used to say was that a missed penalty was “always the shooter’s fault.” And, in a key situation where Chicago needed the win, Magee missed the penalty that could have iced his team the game. And that badly takes the shine off his efforts, at least in my book.
CIS Wrap: For third straight week, No. 1 ranked school crashes to defeat 23 Sep 2013 So, last week, Carleton went to No. 1. And guess what happened. Right. On Saturday, the Ravens lost to Laurentian, 2-1. On Sunday, the Ravens could only manage a 0-0 draw with the Nipissing Lakers.
Collin stays on the pitch after contentious elbow call, and SKC beats Toronto FC 21 Sep 2013 Referee Allen Chapman called the foul, but decided, after consulting with his linesman, that no card should be issued. So Collin stayed on the pitch and SKC was able to play out the game 11 vs. 11. The question is, was the elbow part of the cadence of Collin’s run, or did he raise it higher than normal to catch Rey in the face?
CIS wrap: Curse of No. 1 ranking continues as York loses 16 Sep 2013 Maybe the thing a team doesn’t want is to be ranked No. 1 in the CIS poll.
