David Zammit: He Shoots, He Scores!

David Zammit, SPJN class of 2015, is also a graduate of Loyalist’s Photojournalism program.  David recently did some studio shots of Jayvon Lake, a key player for the past two seasons on Loyalist’s basketball team.

Jayvon is a student in the three-year journalism program. He’s also won medals at the past two International Taekwon-do Federation world championships.

You can check out other photos by David Zammit at: http://www.dzammitphotography.ca/#14

Want to parlay your passion for sport into a career?

 
Come visit Loyalist College and get the scoop on our one-year, post-grad Sports Journalism program.

You’re invited to Loyalist’s Open House on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

It’s a great chance to meet with faculty and students; tour the campus; learn about financial aid options; and enter a draw to win prizes, including a $1,000 bursary towards your Loyalist College tuition.



If you visit, you can tour the on-campus residences, or take a bus tour of the city of Belleville. (Trips leave campus at 11 a.m. and at noon.)

It’s not too late to apply for admission to the Sports Journalism program. Can’t visit on Saturday? Contact Prof. Mary Jollimore, the program coordinator, at mjollimore@loyalistc.on.ca to arrange a visit on a day that’s more convenient for you.

Andrea Blackwell is a true pioneer of women's basketball in Canada

Long before the Women's National Basketball Association was formed in 1996, there was Andrea Blackwell. No exactly a household name, but one of the best female basketball players of her era.
Blackwell helped Canada to a bronze medal at the 1986 world championship in the Soviet Union and was on the squad that finished fourth at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
With no elite, organized league in North America in the 1980s, Blackwell spent a dozen years playing in professional women's leagues in Italy, Belgium and Greece. Her final Olympic appearance for Canada was at the 1996 Olympics.
After her playing days were over, Blackwell coached at Bishop's University in Quebec and St. Lawrence College in Kingston. That's where Allison Forbes caught up with Blackwell for this feature-length interview in part two of our women in sports series.

Hayley Wickenheiser recovering from foot surgery, but eyeing the 2018 Olympics

Hayley Wickenheiser is one of Canada's most celebrated athletes. 
She grew up in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, playing hockey on a backyard rink tended by her father. By age 15, Wickenheiser was named to Canada's national women's hockey team. In the 21 years since then, she has played at 12 world championships, winning seven gold and give silver.
Wickenheiser has competed at every Olympic Winter Games since women's hockey made its debut in 1998. She has four Olympic gold medals and one silver. She also was a member of Canada's softball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
In 2014, Wickenheiser was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame and voted as an athlete representative to the International Olympic Committee. "It's very strange and interesting," Wickenheiser says of being an IOC member. "It's a big machine with lots of moving parts."
In part one of a two-part radio series on women in sport, Kendall Vander Veen spoke with Wickenheiser by phone from Calgary. Wickenheiser will miss the women's world hockey championship in Malmo, Sweden, March 28 to April 4 because she's recovering from foot surgery.
But Wickenheiser, who's now 36, says she hopes to compete at the Winter Olympics one more time in 2018.

Vander Veen Scores CBC Job

Kendall Vander Veen - Kitchener Rangers 
Intermediate A Women's Hockey

Photo courtesy of Joel Vander Veen

Kendall Vander Veen, who’ll graduate from SPJN in June, has been hired to work for the CBC during the network’s coverage of the Pan American Games.

Kendall will be working with the CBC crew at the indoor volleyball venue.

The PanAm Games are a quadrennial multi-sport competition for countries in the Americas. Toronto and several southern Ontario cities will be hosting the Games July 10 to 26.

Belleville Bulls Sold - Exclusive Interview and Talktagon

After 34 seasons in the city, the OHL Belleville Bulls are moving to Hamilton.
Loyalist Sports Journalism's Adam Bradshaw spoke with the team’s owner Gord Simmonds Thursday night at the Yardmen Arena.
Simmonds said keeping the Bulls in Belleville was “untenable” and talks with the city to come up with funding for a new, bigger arena were unsuccessful. The Yardmen Arena is one of the smallest in the Ontario Hockey League.
Simmonds said he informed players of the decision at Thursday’s practice.
Simmonds, the team’s majority owner for 10 years, will remain as a minority owner after the team moves to Hamilton.

The sale of the Belleville Bulls is also the major topic on today's edition of The Talktagon.  Josh Burton, Allison Forbes and Andrew McCormack discuss the impact of the team moving, plus an outstanding performance in the NBA and March Madness.

The Talktagon is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.
You can also hear the podcast by clicking on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player - or by going directly to SoundCloud to listen.

Breaking it Down Talktagon Style

Adam Bradshaw, Kendall Vander Veen and Mark Jones

They gathered around the octagonal table to do battle with their words - but it turned into a friendly discussion on the Trenton vs Wellington OJHL playoff series, the Belleville Bulls playoff prospects, the NHL, NFL, the Brier and next season for Loyalist Athletics.

The Talktagon is heard Friday at 2:30pm on 91X FM.

You can also hear the podcast by clicking on this blog post to reveal the SoundCloud player - or by going directly to SoundCloud to listen.