2017-18 Acadia Football News
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – A senior free safety for the Axemen football team, Brandon Jennings, will have an opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing professional football.
From the Lloydminster Source - By Jamie Harkins. Lloydminster’s Keiler Cherry has made a habit of seizing onto the opportunities given to him. Cherry, 24, used this attitude to forge a four-year career with the Canadian Junior Football League’s Saskatoon Hilltops before taking up the challenge of becoming an all-star left tackle and offensive line leader with the U Sports Acadia University...
HAMILTON (U SPORTS) - The 2017 U SPORTS football all-stars were announced Thursday evening during the All-Canadian Awards Gala held at the Hamilton Convention Centre. Included in the announced All-Canadians was Axeman defensive tackle Adam Melanson.
HAMILTON (U SPORTS) ? University of Alberta running back Ed Ilnicki was honoured with the Hec Crighton Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player in U SPORTS football Thursday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian Gala. Acadia bench boss Jeff Cummins was selected Coach of the Year for the second time in his career.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. (U SPORTS) – The Western Mustangs put on a record-setting performance on Saturday, beating the host Acadia Axemen 81-3 in the 2017 U SPORTS Uteck Bowl.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – It took two overtime shootouts to settle on who would hoist the Loney Bowl trophy as the crowned 2017 AUS Champions.
(HALIFAX, N.S.) - Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2017 football major award winners and all-stars as selected by the conference's five head coaches following regular season play. Axemen Bailey Felmate, Dale Wright, Brandon Jennings and head coach Jeff Cummins named as major award winners.
HALIFAX, N.S. - Atlantic University Sport announced today the AUS Football Players of the Week and two Axemen were honoured including Dale Wright and senior linebacker Matt Nettle.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – A 33-23 win over the visiting Saint Mary’s Huskies was enough for the Acadia Axemen to clinch first place in the AUS football standings.
HALIFAX, N.S. - The AUS announced this week's Football Players of the Week and Axeman Dale Wright captured the offensive player of the week honours.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Dale Wright's 193 net yards on the ground helped the Acadia Axemen clinch an AUS playoff berth, as the Axemen handed the visiting StFX X-Men a 35-17 loss and their third defeat in a row.
SHERBROOKE, Que. – A pair of fourth-quarter field goals by Jarett Saumure gave the Acadia University Axemen a 27-24, come-from-behind, victory over the Bishop’s University Gaiters in Atlantic University Sport football action at Coulter Field in Lennoxville, Saturday
HALIFAX, N.S. - Congratulations to Football's Adam Melanson and Jarett Saumure named AUS Defensive Player and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Jarett Saumure’s four field goals helped the Acadia Axemen football team improve to 3-2 with a convincing 33-14 win over the visiting Mount Allison Mounties. The win evens the score against the Mounties after a season opener in Sackville, N.B. resulted in a lopsided loss to Mount Allison.
WOLFVILLE, NS - When Adam Melanson started playing minor football with the Valley Bulldogs in 2004, he couldn't look forward to even a high school football career here in the Valley. There simply weren't any Valley schools that played football.
(HALIFAX, N.S.)—The Saint Mary’s Huskies used 17 second-half points to come from behind and defeat the Acadia Axemen 17-10 Friday night at Huskies Stadium in Atlantic University Sport football action.
