Athletics

Last weekend’s NorAm cross-country ski races gathered together Ontario’s varsity ski teams at Highland Nordic in Duntroon, with racers from across the country seeking to qualify for the World Championships. Nipissing Nordic skiers made progress at the races and came close to cracking the top ten on the OUA men’s and women’s sides.

A contingent from Nipissing’s Nordic Varsity Ski team spent the last half of their holiday break in Thunder Bay, competing in their first races of the season. A trio of Lakers put in personal best results against the strongest Nordic racers in the country at the Lappe Ski Center with qualifications for the upcoming World Championships, U23 and World Junior Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic, on the line.

As they say, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. So, while the Nipissing Lakers were close to victories in weekend matches against the Concordia Stingers and McGill Redmen, it was little consolation.

The Nipissing Lakers men’s and women’s volleyball teams got a rollercoaster ride over the past weekend in matches against Redeemer and St. Clair.