Monthly Archives: April 2012

Niagara playmaker commits to Guelph

With the opportunities and success so many Niagara players have had at Guelph, there has been a steady stream of recruits from the region who want to be part of that tradition. Among the nine Niagara recruits in the 2012 recruiting class is an elusive, big-play … Continue reading

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Tall Niagara athlete future DB

Every Guelph recruiting class in recent years has included a large contingent of recruits from the Niagara region.  One of the nine Niagara recruits in this year’s class is Ryan Mattei of St Catharines Sir Winston Churchill.  Mattei is a 6’4″ 195-pound athlete … Continue reading

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Originally posted on Huskie Outsider:
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies will host their fifth consecutive non-conference game against the Guelph Gryphons on August 24th. This will also be their fourth national non-conference game. David Rybinski and the Huskies hosted Windsor…

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Guelph news & links – April 25

Work is underway at Alumni Stadium! The Guelph Mercury reports construction of the new turf field and track has begun …   For the next few months, the only thing playing on the field at Alumni Stadium will be backhoes and construction … Continue reading

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Guelph news & links – April 23

Freshman linebacker John Rush has been named to the Canadian National Junior Team.  Rush will compete in the 2012 IFAF World Junior Championships in July in Austin, Texas.  Rush was a captain and starting MLB of the Team World squad that defeated Team … Continue reading

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Hard-hitting Toronto DB coming to Guelph

Another stud DB prospect from the GTA has committed to Guelph.  Tristan Doughlin was a 5’11” 180-pound safety with Toronto’s 2011 champions – Northern Secondary School.  The Northern Red Knights were 8-2 and reached the Metro Bowl semi-finals where they lost to … Continue reading

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London QB signed up

Guelph has added a fourth London recruit t0 their 2012 recruiting class.  That comes on top of eight London recruits in the 2011 class.  The latest prospect is quarterback Jeff Russell, a tall, mobile QB with a strong arm.  Russell was … Continue reading

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Guelph adds another great London athlete

This young man’s accomplishments make it difficult to choose a title for this post – i)  Team Ontario LB commits? ii) Bowl champion LB heading to Guelph? iii) Defensive MVP …?  In Curtis Newton, a 6’1″ 210-pound linebacker from London, … Continue reading

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Another Bowl champion from Kingston commits

If you believe the cliche “when the going gets tough, the tough get going” you’ll have to agree new Gryphon recruit Rob Carnegie is one tough player.  In five playoff games for the Frontenac Falcons, this 5’9″ 180-pound running back … Continue reading

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Dimitroff continues family’s football tradition

In today’s Hamilton Spectator sports columnist Cecilia Carter-Smith takes a look a the Hamilton and Burlington area CIS players who will play in the May 12 East-West Bowl. She focuses in specifically on Guelph’s Dillon Dimitroff, providing a good deal of background … Continue reading

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