Stingers invited to CFL tryouts
Junior Bishop and Modibo Sidibe had the opportunity to strut their stuff at a Canadian Football League evaluation camp in Oakville, Ont., for the scouts and coaches of all nine CFL teams.
The CFL camp, which tests players’ strength, speed and football ability through drills like the 40-yard dash, bench press and one-on-one plays, ran from March 23 through March 25. Forty-eight of the top draft-eligible Canadians, whether they play at schools north or south of the border, were invited to the camp in anticipation of the CFL college draft on April 20.
Sidibe is a native of Buffalo, N.Y., who played high school football in Toronto and two years at Syracuse University, where he was an honours student. The cornerback racked up first-team All-Canadian honours for his 2005 football season when he had 20 total tackles and five interceptions.
Bishop was surprised by the invitation, since he had to battle through several injuries during the 2005 season, but he had an outstanding year in 2004 and can play several defensive positions —halfback, linebacker or free safety.
Captain Vince Vanuytfanck was the top finisher on the Concordia Ski Team at last weekend’s Quebec University Alpine Skiing Circuit’s Provincial Finals. Vanuytfanck finished in fourth place in the slalom event and seventh in the season’s overall standings. The men’s team ended up in fifth place on the circuit.
Patrick Perrotte, co-captain of the Concordia Stingers men’s basketball team, was named a Canadian Interuniversity Sport second team All-Canadian. The Verdun native averaged 15.1 points per game in leading the Stingers to a 14-2 regular season record. He has been a Quebec conference All-Star in all four of his years at Concordia.
-DAN PLOUFFE