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Ranking the top varsity moments

By - 4th April 2013

Men's rugby and football highlighted this year's list of memorable Gaels moments.

Lunch key for lineman

By - 4th April 2013

The road to peak conditioning doesn’t end with the final repetition at the gym.

Return game

By - 15th March 2013

It starts in a dark room.

Multi-sport status impeded

By - 8th March 2013

Queen’s athletes can’t cross over like they used to: it has to be one sport or the other.

National recognition for fall Gaels

By - 29th November 2012

Ranking Queen's fall varsity teams.

Yates dream dashed

By - 9th November 2012

Trailing by 22 points to start the fourth quarter last Saturday, Guelph fought back from the brink of elimination.

Golden Hawks clipped in quarter-final

By - 30th October 2012

A faultless performance has Queen’s positioned for a shot at revenge.

Queen's Gaels Playoff Primer

By - 26th October 2012

Illustrating the Gaels' fall playoff picture.

Milestone mishap

By - 23rd October 2012

Queen’s final regular season win may have come with severe repercussions.

Bye to the bye

By - 16th October 2012

For nearly two full quarters on Saturday, Queen’s was on the verge of locking down second place in the OUA. Then it all fell apart.

Windsor down, Guelph next

By - 12th October 2012

Queen’s has set the stage for a pivotal matchup with the Guelph Gryphons tomorrow.

Breakdown averted

By - 1st October 2012

Queen’s nearly choked away a substantial lead, barely hanging on to beat the winless Ottawa Gee-Gees 32-25 on Saturday.

Gaels strong at midway mark

By - 28th September 2012

What a difference a year makes.

Queen’s falters

By - 25th September 2012

Billy McPhee thinks Queen’s can do better.

Defence dominates

By - 18th September 2012

Queen’s 45th all-time victory over Western was hardly a classic, but the Gaels managed to pass their first test of the 2012 season.

NFL campaign arrives at Queen’s

By - 14th September 2012

North America’s most prosperous sports league is on Queen’s campus for four days, but they’re not exactly out there.

Meeting the Mustangs

By - 14th September 2012

Queen’s and Western are separated by just one spot in the national football rankings. Tomorrow, they’ll face off at Richardson Stadium — and in doing so, set the tone for the 2012 season.

McPhee sets bar high

By - 11th September 2012

Billy McPhee enjoyed the best game of his CIS career in Queen’s 42-16 win over the Laurier Golden Hawks on Saturday night.

Fall teams look to improve across the board

By - 7th September 2012

The Journal examines each Gaels fall varsity team.

Open season in season opener

By - 7th September 2012

Queen’s secured a predictable victory on Monday, defeating the York Lions 48-13.

Football scores pre-season win

By - 27th August 2012

Rookie kicker Dillon Wamsley shone in his CIS debut, as the Queen’s Gaels defeated the McGill Redmen 23-9 on Sunday, in an exhibition game at Richardson Stadium.

Stamps in town

By - 29th July 2012

Canadian football fans were treated to a rare sight at Queen’s West Campus earlier in July.

Aprile to the Blue Bombers

By - 28th May 2012

Just six years after playing his first football game, Gaels wide receiver Giovanni Aprile could be on his way to the pros.

Sports in brief

By - 16th March 2012

Four Queen’s players at CFL combine

By - 9th March 2012

Four Gaels attended the Canadian Football League’s evaluation camp at the University of Toronto last weekend.

Recruitment in full flight

By - 10th February 2012

Pat Sheahan’s office at the ARC is covered with photos of different football players he’s coached in his 12 seasons at Queen’s. Every year, 75 to 100 high school prospects visit that office before deciding whether to come to Queen’s. Only 25 to 30 of them will be at the ...

Ryan Sheahan to CFL

By - 7th February 2012

Former Queen’s football coach Ryan Sheahan starts a job with the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats today after signing a one-year deal to become the team’s running backs coach.

Season over for Gaels

By - 5th November 2011

The Gaels were outclassed by the McMaster Marauders on Saturday in Hamilton, losing 40-13 in the OUA semifinal

Semifinal showdown at Mac

By - 4th November 2011

No one outside of the football team knows if quarterback Billy McPhee will start in tomorrow’s OUA semifinal against the McMaster Marauders. “There’s a chance [he’ll play], but he hasn’t been green-lighted yet,” head coach Pat Sheahan said at the team’s Thursday press conference. “He’s still doubtful for the weekend.”

Football's spiritual side

By - 4th November 2011

The football team will follow its usual routine in tomorrow’s OUA semifinal — right up to the pre-game prayer. “Coach [Pat] Sheahan has the belief that you shouldn’t pray to win a game,” Father Raymond de Souza said. “So I don’t pray for a victory directly.”

Gaels beat first-place Mustangs

By - 22nd October 2011

The nationally-ranked Western Mustangs were undefeated before they came to Kingston on Saturday. But the Gaels won 37-0 in front of a crowd of 5,185 at Richardson Stadium to extend their winning streak to six games.

Western won’t play starters

By - 20th October 2011

The Western Mustangs head coach says he won’t field many of his starters in tomorrow’s game against the Gaels.

Win in Windsor

By - 14th October 2011

The football team extended its winning streak to four games with a 27-14 road win over the Windsor Lancers on Saturday night. The win moves the Gaels to a 4-2 record, pulling them into a three-way tie for third place in the OUA with the Lancers and the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

Gaels grind out win

By - 3rd October 2011

The football team escaped Toronto with a narrow 13-6 win over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues on Friday.

Football team edges Toronto

By - 1st October 2011

Gaels beat Varsity Blues 13-6 in Toronto

Gaels continue 40-year streak

By - 27th September 2011

The football team extended a 40-year winning streak against the York Lions with a 63-3 win in Toronto on Saturday. It was the Gaels’ 14th straight win against the Lions.

Don't get too excited

By - 19th September 2011

Saturday’s game was impressive, but fans shouldn’t get excited until the Gaels beat a better team.

Gaels score seven touchdowns in first win

By - 17th September 2011

The Queen’s offence registered only eight points in their first two games, but exploded for seven touchdowns against the Golden Hawks.

Home game drought

By - 16th September 2011

Since 2005, Queen’s Athletics has submitted a scheduling request for a home football game to coincide with Homecoming (or Fauxcoming) weekend. This year, they didn’t.

QB must step up

By - 9th September 2011

Billy McPhee has to perform better for the Gaels to win in Ottawa on Saturday.

Former Gael to stay in NFL

By - 9th September 2011

The Cincinnati Bengals are keeping Matt O’Donnell. The NFL team announced Sunday that the former Gaels lineman would join their practice squad for the upcoming season.

Queen’s Gaels fall varsity preview

By - 9th September 2011

The Journal’s sports editors examine the seven varsity teams that take the field this fall.

O'Donnell signs with NFL team

By - 26th July 2011

Former Queen's football player Matt O'Donnell signs with the Cincinnati Bengals. O'Donnell was drafted by Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders in May, but he skipped the team's training camp to pursue other options.

Lineman in limbo

By - 28th June 2011

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have wrapped up their preseason schedule without former Gael Matt O’Donnell.

Quarterback question answered

By - 28th June 2011

For the second consecutive season, the Queen’s football team will have a new starting quarterback.

O’Donnell rides west

By - 31st May 2011

For the second consecutive year, the Saskatchewan Roughriders chose a Queen’s player in the CFL entry draft.

Vanier Cup 2009

29th November 2009

The sights and sounds of the Queen's Gaels' Vanier Cup victory over the University of Calgary Dinos Saturday Nov. 28th, 2009 at Laval University. Video by Tyler Ball with stills from Christine Blais and Tyler Ball Music: Justice - Phantom Pt. II