Fleming Phoenix Roundup: Feb. 7

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The Fleming Phoenix came up short in several sports but the cricket team made good impact as finalists at the Centennial Extramural Cricket Tournament last Thursday.

The Fleming Phoenix logo was unveiled for the college on Sept. 8, replacing the Fleming Knight. Photo courtesy of Fleming College.

The team won two of their three matches and beat Cambrian 1 in the semi-final to advance to the finals. Fleming fell to Cambrian 2 in the finals by 19 runs. 

Phoenix’s Helin Minesh Patel had the highest number of runs in the tournament, with 182. He earned 262 points which placed him third overall. Teammate Aryan Panwar placed sixth overall in the ranking of tournament players with 194 points and second in fielding with 100. 

The Phoenix men’s cricket team plays next on Feb. 28 at Georgian College. This is the RECCup regional, and the top two teams from this tournament will move on to the RECCup which will take place on March 7 at Fanshawe College in London.

The men’s basketball team lost another close game as they were defeated 87-80 by the Seneca Sting during their game on Friday.

The Phoenix's high scorers were Orlando Carias with 19 points, Shawn Blackwood with 19 points and Jason Diaz with 14 points.  

They play their final two games of the regular season at home. The Phoenix will welcome the La Cite Coyotes to the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre (PSWC) on Friday. It is a special Youth Night for the Peterborough Youth Basketball Association (PYBA) and fans will receive Phoenix swag and cheerstixs. 

On Saturday, the Phoenix welcome the Algonquin Wolves to the PSWC for their final regular-season game at 3 p.m. 

The Phoenix men’s volleyball team will kick off their playoff run on Sunday. They travel to Kitchener to face the Conestoga Condors. Game time is 1 p.m. 

The two Phoenix mixed doubles curling teams are heading to Sault Ste. Marie to participate in the OCAA championship from Thursday to Saturday.

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