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What does Bishop’s’ return mean for the Stingers’ upcoming football season? Bishop University makes their way back to the RSEQ. Graphic by Dia Diekmann

Get local news like this every morning. Subscribe free below. Bishop’s University’s women’s golf team earned its second tournament victory of the RSEQ season in Magog, the Université de Sherbrooke is set to join a new Quebec Division 1 men’s university hockey league, and the Sherbrooke Phoenix are preparing to open the LHJMQ regular season at home. Vert & Or flag-football player Julianne Fortin was also recognized after contributing on both offence and defence during Sherbrooke’s opening tournament. The Bishop’s Gaiters women won the Sherbrooke Invitational, held Sept. 14 and 15 at Club de Golf Venise in Magog. Bishop’s finished the three-round competition with a team score of 718, four strokes ahead of Université de Montréal at 722. Gabrielle Santerre finished second individually after rounds of 79, 75 and 79 for a total of 233. Montréal’s Florence Hamelin won the individual competition with a score of 231. Meaghan Patterson shot three rounds of 80 for a total of 240 for Bishop’s, while Eliza Creurer finished at 245. The victory was Bishop’s second team win in as many RSEQ tournaments this season.

Get local news like this every morning. Subscribe free below. Bishop’s University earned a 2–1 women’s soccer victory over UQTR before both Gaiters rugby teams suffered road losses against the Université de Montréal over the weekend. Sherbrooke also hosted the opening stop of Badminton Québec’s Élite/ABC circuit, while three Eastern Townships schools were among the programs competing as the RSEQ North-East collegiate cross-country season opened Sunday. The Bishop’s women’s soccer team defeated the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 2–1 Friday at Coulter Field in Lennoxville. According to Bishop’s Athletics, the victory improved the Gaiters to 2-0-1 through their first three RSEQ games. Bishop’s opened the season with a 3–1 win over Concordia before playing McGill to a scoreless draw. The Gaiters are scheduled to host the Université de Montréal Friday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. Bishop’s opened its RSEQ men’s rugby season with a 55–25 loss at the Université de Montréal Saturday. The result left the Gaiters 0–1. Bishop’s Athletics lists the team’s next game for Saturday, Sept. 19, at the University of Ottawa, with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m.