Brock Women’s Volleyball and Niagara Women’s Basketball top of class.
While exams are underway or will be soon at both of the region’s post-secondary institutions, when it comes to athletics both the Brock Badgers and Niagara College Knights are on pause when it comes to game action.
The holiday break is here.
When it comes to the Badgers, the Women’s Volleyball team is the class of Brock Sports right now sitting at (8-2) on the season and ranked ninth in the country.
Brock most recently swept the Ottawa Gee Gees in the nation’s capital.
Brock Men’s Volleyball sits at (4-6) but is coming off a sweep of the defending Ontario (OUA) champion McMaster Marauders.
Sticking with sports on court, the Brock Women’s Basketball team is (7-2) at the break and did see sometime ranked in the U Sports Top-10 during the first half of the season.
The Brock Men’s Basketball team will enter 2025 on a four-game win streak and sit at (7-3) overall.
To the ice where the Badgers Women’s Hockey team is (5-8) despite being (4-2) at home at Canada’s Games Park.
As for the Brock Men’s Hockey team, they’re (7-10).
One other note on the Badgers, the Women’s and Men’s Swim teams were both crowned Dean Bowles (OUA) Divisional Champions.
“Last year following divisionals, we set a goal as a team to win both sides of this year’s meet,” Brock Swimming Head Coach Dave Ling said. “It was an aggressive goal, and it feels really good to see that come to fruition.”
The perennial powerhouse Brock Badgers Wrestling teams will both be ranked as competition picks up in the New Year.
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The Brock Badgers play their sports on campus or directly across the street at Canada Games Park.
For more information visit gobadgers.ca
Down Highway 406 in Welland, the Niagara College Knights are playing basketball and volleyball, and it’s the women’s basketball team leading the way at (8-1) on the season entering the holiday break.
A very impressive start for the lady Knights as rookie head coach Kimbal Mackenzie – a member of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) Champion Niagara River Lions – has to be happy with his team’s current five-game win streak.
His calm, cool and collected demeanor is wearing off on his players.
“Remain calm, basketball is a game of runs,” said Mackenzie after his team’s latest victory.
Niagara’s Men’s Basketball team sits at (4-6) but is coming off a 96-75 victory over Fanshawe to close out the calendar year.
In volleyball, the Knights’ Women’s team is (7-4) and finished 2024 on a modest two-game win streak.
As for the men’s volleyball team, they enter 2025 at (6-5).
Niagara College plays its varsity sports on campus and Welland.
The Knights also offer curling as a tournament sport.
Visit goknights.ca for more information.
Rod Mawhood is a lifelong Niagara native who has had the pleasure of working in all three mediums – Radio, Print and TV – for over 20 years. His first announcing gig was with the then St. Catharines Stompers. Since then he’s worked in radio and TV in Toronto, and currently is the announcer for the Niagara IceDogs and Niagara River Lions.
Rod also covers the Buffalo Bills for FOX Sports and the Buffalo Sabres for NBC Sports.
