Soccer’s Christina Gentile and Hockey’s Charlie Callaghan named St. FX Athletes of the Week

Oct 22, 2024 | Sports

X-Women Soccer goalkeeper Christina Gentile is the STFX Female Athlete of the Week. Gentile, a second year Education student (5th year eligibility) from Laval, QC backstopped the X-Women to a win and a tie over the weekend, not allowing any goals in either game. The points helped secure her team a berth in the AUS championship tournament.

Christina Genitle (St. FX Athletics photo)

X-Men Hockey defenseman Charlie Callaghan is the STFX Male Athlete of the Week. Callaghan, a second year Business student from Toronto, ON racked up six points in two games last week. In Wednesday’s 7-1 win over Dalhousie, he scored a hat-trick, with his three goals coming in a span of 2:37 in the second period. He followed up with a pair of assists in Friday’s close 5-4 loss to UPEI.

Charlie Callaghan (St. FX Athletics)

The STFX football players of the week are X-Men receiver Caleb Tremblay, X-Men defensive back Nathan Cayouette and X-Men kicker/punter Ben Hadley.

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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.

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