THE SILHOUETTE • S7
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011
Hall of Fame
Women’s Rugby
Clemons gives keynote at Celebration of Sport
Win keeps Mac in top spot
• CONT’D FROM S2 Player that season. On the women’s side, McMaster inducted 2001 graduates Amy Apps and Sarah Laudenbach, who enjoyed standout varsity careers on the soccer pitch and in the pool respectively. For her part, Apps was a two-time OUA All-Star and First Team All-Canadian in 1998 and 1999, and won the honour as her team’s Most Valuable Player in 2001. After her successful Marauder career, Apps – the granddaughter of fellow McMaster Hall of Famer and Toronto Maple Leafs legend Syl Apps – enjoyed a lengthy professional career with the Vancouver Whitecaps. Fellow female inductee Sarah Laudenbach was an integral part of a Marauder swim team that won three consecutive OUA titles from 1998-2000. She won six individual medals at the national level and another three as part of relay teams. In perhaps her single greatest year, Laudenbach was the CIS champion in the 200m freestyle event and was named as McMaster’s Female Athlete of the Year. In addition to Coach Marshall, former McMaster President Dr. Peter George was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the builder category. George was recognized for his constant advocacy of McMaster’s athletic programs, and his fundraising and building efforts that resulted in the construction of the David Braley Athletic Centre and Ron Joyce Stadium. The celebration banquet was capped off with a keynote speech from legendary CFL running back Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons, who exhorted those in attendance to live and play with a sense of appreciation, dignity, and respect. It was a fitting bridge between the past accomplishments being celebrated on the night, and the many competitive highlights expected from the Marauder community this season.
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Natasha Turner and her teammates prevailed in tight 5-3 decision against the Gaels at Kingston on Oct. 1. balls, and handling errors because of the putting more points on the board. • CONT’D FROM S3 temperature.” “Practice will be similar to what The victory in Kingston comes a it’s been like all year, but we’ll be focusplayed a very aggressive game.” Queen’s’ Bronwyn Corrigan scored year after a regular season loss to the Gaels ing a little more on quicker balls. [Queen’s] the Gaels’ only points on a penalty. During adversely affected the Marauders playoff were able to pressure us and force turnovers a season that has seen huge scores put up all seeding. However, the team is not resting on whereas if we can have quicker rucks we should be able to pressure [Trent] more on around the OUA, this match was clearly an its laurels. “I think we still have more to prove, offence.” anomaly. In fact, this was the first match Elsewhere in the OUA, upstart Wawon by a single-digit score. Mitchell ex- I don’t think we can just be happy by just plained it was partially due to the opponent, bettering last year’s result,” said Mitchell. “I terloo faltered in a 34-29 loss to Toronto, think we still want to keep playing and keep Guelph flexed their muscles in a 68-0 drubbut also to the calendar. “I think it was two evenly matched winning games as we try to place as highly bing of Brock, Western shut out Laurier 61-0 and Trent edged York 17-12. Guelph continteams, who both played very strong de- as we can.” The effort will continue against the ues to dominate the OUA Shiels Division, fence,” said the Marauder coach. “It was also the first cold day that we played on so Trent Excalibur on Oct. 7 in Peterborough. and is ranked second in the nation. McMasthe hands weren’t as good; a lot of dropped This week the coaching staff is focusing on ter is ranked fifth in the latest rankings.