Fleming Phoenix Roundup: Dec. 4

The Fleming Phoenix cricket team were close to capturing a championship but lost in the finals to the Centennial Colts on Thursday.

The Fleming Phoenix logo was unveiled for the college on Sept. 8, replacing the Fleming Knight. After a community naming contest, Fleming has revealed the mascot’s name to be ‘Blaze.’ Photo courtesy of Fleming College.

The Fleming Phoenix men’s cricket team participated in the Ontario Collegiate Recreation Extramural Fall Cricket tournament at Conestoga College.

They won three of their four matches to get to the finals but fell to the Centennial Colts. Helin Minesh Patel led the team with 76 runs and Aryan Panwar with six wickets.  

The Colts kept hounding Fleming as they defeated the Phoenix men’s basketball team 123-63 at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre (PSWC) on Friday.

The top scorers for the Phoenix included Miyake Ugbogbo with 26 points and Marcus Parnell and Tristan Paguirigan with seven points each.

The basketball team gets a long break and resumes the season on Jan. 10 when they welcome the Durham Lords at the PSWC. 

Neither of the Phoenix volleyball teams was able to finish the year with a win as they were defeated by the home team Colts on Saturday.

The men’s team lost 3-1. The Phoenix lost the first two sets 25-20 and 26-24, won the third set 25-22 but lost the fourth set 25-22. 

The women’s team lost all three sets to the Colts, 25-20, 25-14, and 25-19. 

The Phoenix volleyball teams are off until Jan. 13, when they welcome the Georgian Grizzlies to the PSWC. 

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