Hockey’s Tyra Meropoulis, Matthew Phillip named St. FX Athletes of the Week

Nov 30, 2021 | Sports

X-Women Hockey forward Tyra Meropoulis is the STFX Female Athlete of the Week. Meropoulis,

Tyra Meropoulis (St. FX Athletics Photo)

a fourth year Business student from Edson, Alberta, scored three goals in two games this week for the X-Women. In Wednesday’s 4-2 win over Dalhousie, she netted the X-Women’s third goal of the game and in their 8-3 win over St. Thomas, she scored two goals in the game. Meropoulis is currently fourth overall in AUS scoring this season with 16 points.

X-Men Hockey forward Matthew Philip is the STFX Male Athlete of the Week. Phillip, a second year Business student from Ilderton, Ontario received first star and player of the game honours in the X-Men’s 8-3 win over UPEI on Friday night. Matthew scored two goals in the game and assisted on another.  He sits 8th overall in AUS scoring with 20 points on the season.

Other Sports Stories

Sports Roundup – August 15

Caper Developments AGR Fastpitch Playoff semi-finals, Opening games in the Best of Three series: At Arisaig Field, Heatherton Warriors defeated the Arisaig Blues 8-4. Winning pitcher: Adam Anderson (8 K) Losing pitcher: Craig McCarron (3K) Pat Laffin threw 4...

Cape Breton West Islanders and the Novas Add Coaches

Several local teams have made coaching changes. The Cape Breton West Islanders of the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League have announced Troy Chiasson will be joining the team as an assistant coach. The Cheticamp native has spending more than 25 years coaching,...

Sports Roundup – August 8

Caper Developments AGR Fastpitch: Playoffs began last night in Lower South River, where the Guysborough Broadhorns defeated the St. Joseph’s U17 Chiefs 5-2. Winning Pitcher - Jacob Cook (6 strikeouts) Losing Pitcher - Noah Myers (11 strikeouts) Guysborough Top...

Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.