Gryphon skiers dominate

On Saturday, at the Mono Nordic Invitational meet in Orangeville, the Gryphons Nordic Ski team dominated the events from start to finish, achieving podium finishes in all four races. In the senior men’s 10km race, Matti Little led from start to finish, winning by 54 seconds. Fellow Gryphon Ian Ritchie finished in a tie for second place. In the junior men’s race, Scott Weersink represented Guelph well, taking a silver medal. Not to be outdone by the men, the Gryphon women held up equally well in their 7km events. Laura Hewitt, Analee Winter and Lindsey Chapman swept the podium for the Gryphons in the senior women’s race as six Guelph racers finished in the top seven. Jennie Hissa and Gillian Rockwell finished second and third, respectively, in the junior women’s race.

 Men’s hoops split in Thunder Bay

The Gryphon men’s basketball team showed that they can certainly play with the nation’s best teams, splitting a pair of tough weekend road games against the Lakehead Thunderwolves who came in ranked seventh in Canada. Tied at 51 going into the final quarter of Friday’s game, the Thunderwolves used their size to outrebound the Gryphons to secure a 65-61 victory. In Saturday’s rematch, the two evenly matched teams battled each other shot for shot with the Gryphons hanging on for a thrilling 69-62 overtime win. Dan McCarthy played perhaps his best game as a Gryphon, leading the team with 26 points in Saturday’s win.

 Women’s hockey sweep

The Gryphon women were in tough over the weekend with a pair of road games against UOIT and Queen’s. Led by a hat trick from Dayna Kanis and five points from Jenna Lanzarotta, the Gryphons took Saturday’s game 6-2 over the Ridgebacks. On Sunday, the Gryphons were sparked by 36 saves from rookie goaltender Danielle Skoufranis who shutout the Queen’s Gaels to the tune of 4-0. The Gryphons moved to 12-7-3 on the season, good for fourth place in the OUA.