Manitoba Bison running back Jamel Lyles scored the game-winning 18-yard touchdown with 2:12 remaining on the clock to lead Team West to a 15-14 victory in the 2018 U SPORTS Valero East-West Bowl on Saturday at Laval’s TELUS-UL Stadium.
StFX receiver Kaion Julien-Grant, defensive lineman Jimmie Cunningham and linebacker Gordon Whyte have been selected to compete for the East team in the upcoming U SPORTS East-West Bowl in Quebec City that features top Canadian football prospects.
A former X-Men star running back and record setter is now a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Paul Brule dominated Canadian university football in the 1960s like no other before or since, setting single-game, single-season and all-time scoring records that still exist more than 50 years later.
Atlantic University Sport released the 2018 football schedule today for the upcoming fall season. Each of the conference’s five teams will play eight regular season games over the course of a 10-week schedule.
Six X-Men football athletes were named as 2017 AUS all-stars - Jalen Burley, Dylan Bell, and Nathaniel Fermin as defensive all-stars, along with Jonathan Zamora, Jacob Czaja and Kaion Julien-Grant as offensive all-stars. Dave Bance was honoured as the AUS volunteer coach of the year.
Running back Jordan Socholotiuk, linebacker Kadel King and kicker Jonathan Heidebrecht were named the McDonald's X-Men football athletes of the week for the week ending November 5, 2017.
The Saint Mary’s Huskies used a last-minute rouge from kicker Brain Hope to defeat the StFX X-Men 16-15 on Saturday afternoon in the Atlantic University Sport football semi-final from Huskies Stadium.
Running back Jordan Socholotiuk, defensive lineman Tyler Cordeiro and punter Kieran Burnham were named the McDonald's X-Men football athletes of the week for the week ending October 29, 2017.
The two-time defending Atlantic University Sport football champion StFX X-Men will have an opportunity to keep their crown. With a 27-14 victory over the Bishops Gaiters Saturday afternoon at Oland Stadium, the X-Men clinched a playoff berth.
This Saturday, the final game of the AUS regular season will have an added value to it as the StFX X-Men and Bishop’s Gaiters will be competing for the right to hoist the Bigg Bowl.
Running back Jordan Socholotiuk, linebacker Adam Kuntz and defensive back Nate Fermin were named the McDonald's X-Men football athletes of the week for the week ending October 15, 2017.
Dale Wright's 193 net yards on the ground helped the Acadia Axemen clinch an AUS playoff berth, as the Axemen handed the visiting StFX X-Men a 35-17 loss and their third defeat in a row.
Receiver Kaion Julien-Grant, defensive backs Jonah Williams and Justin Holland were named the X-Men football McDonald's athletes of the week for the week ending October 8, 2017.
The Mounties Allison Mounties came away with a big win on Saturday, defeating the StFX X-Men 32-15 for a critical week 7 victory in AUS football action.
Saint Mary’s University student-athletes participated in two games while ineligible in accordance with U SPORTS regulation 40.10.5.1 (CEGEP eligibility), specifically with respect to the participation of football players in one regular season and one pre-season game (August 25 vs. St. Francis Xavier University and August 19 vs. Acadia University) who had not regained academic eligibility following participation in CEGEP football.
Running back Jordan Socholotiuk, defensive lineman Tyler Cordeiro and returner Kaion Julien-Grant are the McDonald's football athletes of the week for the week ending October 1, 2017.
The Saint Mary’s Huskies put a damper on StFX Homecoming weekend with a come-from-behind 22-21 victory over the X-Men Saturday afternoon at Oland Stadium.
StFX Athletics was pleased to induct its 21st class into the StFX Sports Hall of Fame Thursday evening at the Schwartz auditorium. Joining the Hall as the 2017 inductees were three athletes: John ‘Bunny’ Griffin (football), James ‘Jim’ Shea (football), Leanne MacDonald (women’s hockey) and one builder, journalist Gail MacDougall.
Saint Mary’s quarterback Kaleb Scott, Manitoba defensive back Jayden McKoy and StFX receiver Kaion Julien-Grant are U SPORTS Football Players of the Week, for the period ending September 24, 2017.
Receiver/returner Kaion Julien-Grant was named both the McDonalds offensive and special teams athlete of the week for the week ending Sept. 24th, while Nathaniel Fermin was defensive athlete of the week.
The Bishop’s Gaiters scored a pair of late touchdowns, but could not complete a second straight miracle comeback, as they dropped a 37-27 decision to the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Atlantic University Sport action at Coulter Field, Saturday.
Receiver Greg McDonald, defensive back Nathaniel Fermin and long snapper Gordon Whyte were named the X-Men football athletes of the week for the week ending September 10, 2017.
Quarterback Josh Millar, defensive back Travis Akers and returner Kaion Julien-Grant were named the X-Men football athletes of the week for the week ending September 3, 2017.