Monthly Archives: January 2017

Wildman Awards Dinner – Jan 2017

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

A crowd of 350 people gathered at the Delta Hotel on Saturday night for the Wildman Dinner. The annual event is Gryphon Football’s awards banquet and opportunity to honour it’s graduating players. The highlight of the evening is the awarding of … Continue reading →

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Nice media story on OL recruit Johnson

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

This morning I found a good story on Gryphon O-Line recruit Scott Johnson. It is “good” on several levels – raising goals, working hard, success on the field and success in the classroom. And it is really nice to see … Continue reading →

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Quick Thoughts on 2017 schedule

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

The OUA released the 2017 football schedule yesterday. You can view the full OUA press release here and the entire 9-week, 44-game OUA schedule here. The Gryphons.ca press release is here. 2017 GRYPHONS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE   * Home games in … Continue reading →

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It’s been a good year for Guelph’s Thomas Dimitroff Jr.

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

Thomas Dimitroff Jr. was inducted into the City of Guelph’s Sport Hall of Fame back in June. Dimitroff then received a 3-yr contract extension from NFL Falcons in November. Dimitroff’s Falcons finished the 2016 season with a 11-5 record and have … Continue reading →

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Recruiting news = 3 more signings – Jan 17/17

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

Yesterday was another big day on the recruiting trail. Just 4 days after the Gryphons signed Simon Chaves, the MVP of District 10, they landed the Waterloo Region’s MVP, linebacker Jared Beeksma of the WCSSAA and CWOSSA champion Jacob Hespeler … Continue reading →

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D-10 Football 2016 Awards & All Stars

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

As has become the custom, the University of Guelph’s Gryphon Football program hosted the D-10 Awards Luncheon at the Cutten Club today. More than 60 local players, coaches and media enjoyed the food, camaraderie, speeches and presentations. I wasn’t there … Continue reading →

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Clemson destroys Alabama

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

“I’m so happy to see the fruit of our labor, to see all the hard work pay off,” Boulware said. “All year we controlled the input. All night we controlled the input with our attitude, our mentality, our mindset and … Continue reading →

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Q & A with Kevin MacNeill

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

After a national search and interviewing process, on December 19 the University of Guelph Department of Athletics announced Kevin MacNeill as the program’s Head Coach. Without hesitation Coach MacNeill agreed to answer some questions for this blog. That came as … Continue reading →

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Former DB doing big things with data

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

A 5’10” 185-pound defensive back, Winston Green arrived at Guelph in 2009. The Ottawa native spent his first CIS season with the Ottawa GeeGees before transferring to Guelph. A former St Patrick’s High School and Cumberland Panther player, Green played … Continue reading →

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The 2016 season in review – Part 1

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Peter Gryphon

2016’s Highlights by Month January ♦ The head coach’s position was vacant heading into the new year. With a replacement for retired Athletic Director Tom Kendall not announced before Christmas it was starting look like it might be a long … Continue reading →

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