Members of Concordia University's faculty and staff hockey group gave the Department of Recreation and Athletics a generous gift of $2500 just prior to the holiday break.
The Stingers enjoyed a strong showing at the annual Concordia Reebok Women's Basketball Tournament before bowing out 71-60 to the No. 7-ranked Alberta Pandas in the championship game on Dec. 31.
Some of the best women's university basketball action in the nation will take place Dec. 29-31 when the Stingers host the annual Reebok Invitational Tournament at Concordia Gym.
A few members of the Concordia Stingers men's hockey team have put up some impressive scoring numbers in the first half of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport season and will be players to watch carefully on the team's European tour and in the last 10 games of conference play.
Kadeem Vaillancourt, a rookie defensive back with the Concordia Stingers, has been selected to participate in the International Federation of American Football's third annual International Bowl on Feb. 1 in Austin, Texas.
A record number of Concordia Stingers student-athletes received bursaries totaling in excess of $26,000 at the 26th FAEQ gala held in Montreal last week.
Michael Noonan, a member of the Concordia Stingers wrestling team, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, which is widely considered the world's most prestigious academic award.
Kaylah Barrett of the women's basketball team and Evens Laroche of the men's basketball team have been named the Concordia Stingers athletes of the week for the period ending Nov. 28.
Concordia Stingers return specialist Kris Robertson and linebacker Max Caron were named first team Canadian Interuniversity Sport CIS all-Canadians at the Vanier Cup championship breakfast in Vancouver on Friday.
Concordia Stinger middle linebacker Max Caron was presented the Presidents Trophy as the outstanding defensive player in Canadian Interuniversity Sport CIS at the Gibson's Finest awards celebration in Vancouver on Thursday night.
Kaylah Barrett of the women's basketball team and Kyle Desmarais of the men's basketball team have been named the Concordia Stingers athletes of the week for the period ending Nov. 20.
In 2011-12, the Concordia Stingers women's basketball team is looking to take a step forward after posting a 9-7 win-loss record and finishing in third place in the RSEQ conference standings last season.
Kaylah Barrett of the women's basketball team and Evens Laroche of the men's basketball team have been named the Concordia Stingers athletes of the week for the period ending Nov. 14.
Marie-Pier Remillard of the women's hockey team and Peter Karvouniaris of the men's hockey team have been named the Concordia Stingers athletes of the week for the period ending Nov. 7.
Jonathan Dextras-Romagnino and a couple of teammates received good news this week as the Concordia Stingers men's rugby team prepared for the conference championship.
Veronique Laramee-Paquette of the women's hockey team and Max Caron of the football team have been named the Concordia Stingers athletes of the week for the period ending Oct. 30.
