Fleming Phoenix Roundup: Oct. 27-28

The Fleming Phoenix saw mixed results as their cross country, volleyball and basketball teams competed over the weekend.

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

Cross country runners Alexander Clarke and Jessica Lehman competed at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association provincial championship meet over the weekend. Lehman placed 44th in the women’s 6k event with a time of 30:58 while Clarke placed 60th in the men’s 8k event with a time of 32:47.

The men’s and women’s Phoenix volleyball teams were on the road, taking on the Canadore Panthers on Friday and the Georgian Grizzlies on Sunday.

The men split the weekend with a win on Friday, taking three of five sets from the Panthers by winning 25-23, 26-24 and then winning the fifth set 15-12.

On Saturday, the men lost all three sets to the Grizzlies, 25-20, 25-17, 25-20.

The women lost three sets to the Canadore Panthers on Friday, 25-13, 25-16, 25-15. The Grizzlies also captured all three sets against the Phoenix on Saturday, as the women fell 25-14, 25-21 and 25-16.

Both teams play Wednesday as against the Centennial Colts at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre. The women play at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m.

The Phoenix men’s basketball team fell 74-54 when they hosted the St. Lawrence Surge at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre on Saturday. Miyake Ugbogbo netted 15 points, Keandre Golaurb-Jackson with 10 and Paul-Ryan Molay and Marcus Parnell with seven points each for the Phoenix.

They travel to the Casa Loma Campus to face the George Brown Huskies at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

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