For the second straight year the Mohawk College team of Chris Hong and Mohammed Nazimuddin won the silver medal in mens doubles at the OCAA badminton championships.
The Mountaineer team defeated the Humber tandem of Dustin Mitchell and Johnny Truong in semi final play last Saturday.
They then had to face the only team to beat them in this year’s championship, top seeded Dayvon Reid and Mark Wong and the George Brown pair defeated them again for the gold medal.
The Mohawk pair scored four wins in the prelims.
Mohawk was shutout of the medals at this year’s OCAA curling championships in Sault Ste. Marie.
The Mountaineers were defeated 6-5 by host and eventual champion Sault College in a tie-breaker last Saturday.
The Mountaineer women, whose highlight came in game one when they rallied from a 6-1 deficit to nip Confederation College 7-6 in an extra end, wound up regulation play with a 2-2 record.
Members of the team included skip Sandy Toole, vice Jennifer Montgomery, second Christine Moore and lead Sarah McFarlane, who was named second team all-star at her position.
The Mohawk men, skipped by Wesley Steen, finished with a 2-6 record in the round robin.
The Mountaineers won the Ron Fearon Fair Play Award.
Other members of the Steen foursome included vice Cody Strong, second James Maslen and lead Jordan Crockett. Luc Seguin is also with the rink as a spare.
Justin Scapinello led Mohawk to a 25-20, 25-21, 25-19 sweep of La Cite Coyotes in a men’s volleyball playoff qualifier at the Fennell gym on Saturday.
Scapinello had 11 kills, three service aces and one stuff block, while teammate Ian Cameron had 11 kills, one ace and one block for 13 points.
With the victory the Mountaineers advanced to the OCAA championship at Nipissing University in North Bay February this weekend.
Mohawk completed its regular season at 13-5, with an exciting 22-25, 17-25, 27-25, 25-21, 15-13 decision over Fanshawe on Feb. 15.
The Mohawk women turned in a strong effort but bowed 19-25, 12-25, 25-23, 23-25 to Fanshawe in their season finale.
Kristin VanHartingsveldt led the way for Mohawk with five kills, three service aces and three stuff blocks. Liz Pollock made her first start of the season at Rightside and scored seven kills and two aces.
The Mountaineers finished with a 3-15 record.
Aminu Bello scored 37 points to power Mohawk over Redeemer 97-58 in men’s basketball on Feb. 16 at the Fennell gym. No one else on the Mountaineers reached double figures but every player in the lineup got at least one point, as the team improved to 12-5.
Rachelle Abella hooped 32 points as the women ripped Redeemer 81-58. Marina Ciannavei scored 12 points for the Mountaineers, who won their second in a row to go to 8-9.
