Monthly Archives: May 2016

CFL training camps are underway – part 2

I’m finally getting back to a post I hoped to finish six days ago. What’s new? In the interim, CFL Rookie Camps are complete and regular training camps got underway yesterday. There is some good news on that front as … Continue reading

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CFL training camps get underway this week

Is it June yet? No. But CFL training camps are getting underway this week. Maybe there are exceptions, but from what I’ve seen, CFL draft picks, other CFL rookies and QBs are reporting today and begin practicing tomorrow – May … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday: Dave “Night Train” Lane

I was shocked to hear this morning about the passing of Dave Lane at the age of 65. A Gryphon alumnus, Lane was a team captain, an All Canadian and a Hec Crighton Trophy nominee who was  inducted into the … Continue reading

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Good day at East-West for a pair of Gryphons

I watched most of the East-West Bowl yesterday and it wasn’t a bad game to watch as far as all star games go. Guelph’s representatives played very well in my opinion, even though they were on opposite sides. Quarterback James … Continue reading

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Niagara story on two Gryphon draft picks

Kyle Fraser-Audit and Ryan Nieuwesteeg were a couple of excited young men after hearing them names called in last week’s CFL Draft. Check out the story by Bernie Puchalski in The St. Catharines Standard for their reactions and thoughts as … Continue reading

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3 Gryphons playing in today’s East-West Bowl

Johnny Augustine, Orion Edwards and James Roberts are set to perform today in the 2016 East-West Bowl at McGill University. The trio of Gryphons and several coaches have been in Montreal since Tuesday participating in the CIS’s East-West Bowl Week … Continue reading

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Gryphons hire a new DB Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

On Tuesday the Gryphon Football program announced that Donnavan Carter was their new DBs Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. This announcement was made on Gryphons.ca and carried on GuelphMercury.com as well. Coach MacNeill had told me he hoped to get a big name. … Continue reading

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6th Annual FoGF Gala a record-setting success

What a great evening we had Saturday night at the Delta Hotel. I heard several people say the 6th Annual Gala was the best one yet. That thought hadn’t occurred to me as I’ve enjoyed every one of them, but … Continue reading

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5 Gryphons picked in the CFL draft

Congratulations to Curtis Newton, Kyle Fraser-Audit, A’dre Fraser, Matt Toppan and Ryan Nieuwesteeg on being selected in the 2016 CFL draft! Complete draft results: CFL.ca Draft Tracker Congrats Curtis Newton! The first Gryphon selected in the 2016 #CFLDraft@TorontoArgos #GryphonPride pic.twitter.com/VuruleglHL … Continue reading

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Some media links for OUA fans

♦  A story on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers draft preparations, which of course are headed up by Guelph grad Kyle Walters – THE CFL DRAFT: A YEAR IN THE MAKING Kyle Walters is scrolling through page after page of player … Continue reading

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