After finishing 5th in the 10-team South West Conference of Division II College basketball league, the Outaouais Griffons ventured into the playoffs needing to step up their game to have any chance. They played well but fell in the bronze medal game to Ahuntsic 57-53 in overtime. That was their second loss after two wins [...]

The Grande-Rivière Cyclones boys juvenile AA basketball team finished off their perfect 12-0 regular season by capturing the Regional Championship, March 31. De L’ile met Grande-Rivière in a rematch of last year’s final, where De L’ile edged out Grande-Rivière by 3 points in the titanic battle. Under new coach Brent Cote, it would be different [...]

Aylmer Express Novice B (kids 8-9 years old) are now the only Aylmer hockey team to advance to the regionals next weekend. March 30 saw the Express matched against the Gatineau Braves. With goalie Conner Brassard on the ready, the  Express took a 1-0 lead in period one with Mateo Rozon opening the scoring with [...]

Monday, March 26, had the top ranked and undefeated Grande-Rivière Cyclones taking on number four D’Arcy McGee Gee Gees in Juvenile Boys basketball playoffs at the Grande-Rivière High gym. Gee Gees had been beaten easily in the previous encounters and were up against a highly skilled and athletic team. The Cyclones edged into a first [...]

It was a busy weekend for local basketball teams in the College Division II regional playoffs. For the men, Nouvelles-Frontieres and Cegep Outaouais Griffons went into the playoffs ranked first and fifth, respectively. Number one Nouvelles-Frontieres found out season success means nothing in the playoffs as they fell to #6 Dawson 80-76, Friday, March 16, [...]

In Division 2 Women’s Basketball, March 3, the Griffons earned a 59-54 victory over Saint-Jerome, with Sara Welsh leading with 17 points. The win gave Outaouais a 7-8 record tying Saint Jerome for 5th. In the final season game the following week (March 10), Outaouais won, 54-37, over Brebeuf to finish 8 wins, 8 losses. This [...]

The Aylmer Minor Hockey Association is beaming with the Pee Wee BB, Bantam BB and Midget BB leading their respective divisions as first place clubs.  The Pee Wee Mariniers have 25 wins, 9 losses, and 4 ties in their 38 games played thus far, well ahead of second place Gatineau Ambassadeurs. In their two games [...]