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Condors Varsity Recap February 10th - 16th

Conestoga Condors Weekly Recap: February 10th - 16th, 2025  

Welcome back to this week’s varsity recap. It was a big week for the Condors, from hosting the OCAA Badminton Championships to competing in indoor soccer and battling it out in the basketball and volleyball playoffs. Let's see how our Condors-athletes did this week.  

Condors Badminton 

The Conestoga Condors delivered an exciting performance at the 2025 OCAA Badminton Championships on February 14-15. Mandy Ni shined in women’s singles, winning six matches while dropping two, earning a well-deserved silver medal, and securing a spot at the CCAA Badminton National Championships later this month. Max Barnes also put up a strong fight in men’s singles, starting the tournament with a perfect 4 –0 record before falling in the semi-finals and finishing 4th in the province. The Condors showed great teamwork in doubles action as Yrhicka Lozano & Nandini Sharma (women’s doubles) as well as Pravin Viswanathan & Lin Andre Jan Vitin (men’s doubles) finishing ranked 4th in their respective pools, just short of making the playoff rounds. In mixed doubles, Mariam Muqeem & Ryan Tu won two pool matches, reaching the quarterfinals before being eliminated from contention. All participants gained valuable experience against the province’s best.  

Condors Volleyball 

Men’s Volleyball 

The Conestoga Condors men’s volleyball team went up against the St. Clair Saints in the quarterfinals of the OCAA volleyball playoffs at the Student Recreation Centre on Saturday evening. The match resulted in a 3-0 loss for the Condors with set scores (25-27, 23-25, 21-25). Some notable performances were from Tyrell Belgrove, leading the offense with 12 kills, while Walker Kalin and Ben Mollink added 8 and 5, respectively. Setter Yannick Krauss orchestrated the attack with 29 assists, and the team’s defensive efforts were highlighted by 37 digs, with Kalin contributing 11 digs.  

Women’s Volleyball 

The women’s volleyball team matched up against the Fanshawe Falcons in their OCAA playoffs quarterfinal but fell 3-0 (8-25, 18-25, 23-25). The team battled to the end with Bianca Marchetti leading the offense with 8 kills, and Abby Sluys contributing 7. Setter Althea Rabano kept the team moving with 19 assists, and the defense was anchored by 35 total digs, with Svetlana Babic leading the way with 9.  

Condors Men’s Basketball 

The men’s basketball team played an OCAA playoff qualifying game against the Georgian Grizzlies in an away game on February 15th at Michele McConney Court, Barrie. The Condors came out flying ending the first quarter with a 28-19 lead, but as the game moved into the second half the Grizzlies’ shooters found their stride and battled back, resulting in a 99-86 loss for the Condors. Some strong performances include Emanuel Liyaw leading the Condors with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Ozay Davis contributed 19 points including four three-pointers. William Buffong also contributed 14 points off the bench. 

Condors Indoor Soccer 

The Condors took the field at the OCAA Invitational, hosted by Sheridan College on February 12 at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan. Here are the results from the men’s and women’s games:  

Women’s Results: 

  • Conestoga 1 - 0 Seneca 

  • Conestoga 1 - 0 Fanshawe 

  • Conestoga 2 - 0 Lakehead (both goals scored by Ashley Blazak) 

Men’s Results: 

  • Conestoga 1 - 0 Seneca (Alex Amaral scored) 

  • Conestoga 2 - 1 Fanshawe (Evan Antolcic, Marco Lesic scored) 

  • Conestoga 1 - 1 Lakehead (Matteo Grant scored) 

  • Finals: Conestoga 1 - 2 Sheridan – Loss in Pks (Evan Antolcic scored) 

That wraps up this week’s recap. Stay connected with us by following our social media channels and visiting our website for the latest updates on live streams and upcoming game schedules.   

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