OTTAWA (CIS) – Bishops quarterback Jordan Heather, Queens defensive back Yann Dika-Balotoken and Guelph kicker Daniel Ferraro are the CIS football players of the week for the period ending Sept. Tommy Kahnle Jersey . 2, 2013. Heather, a fifth-year history student from Oromocto, N.B., was honoured on offence after he led the Gaiters to a 28-27 season-opening upset win over then-nationally eighth-ranked Sherbrooke, on Sunday afternoon. The 6-foot, 185-pound senior completed 70 percent of his passes (26 of 37) for 387 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions as Bishops snapped a four-game losing streak against its cross-town rivals. With his team trailing 27-25 late in the contest, Heather hit the target on each of his five passing attempts during a 74-yard drive which led to the game-winning field goal. McMaster receiver Daniel Vandervoort and Manitoba running back Anthony Coombs were also up for the award. Dika-Balotoken, a third-year kinesiology student from Toronto, took home the weekly honour on defence after he returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns to lift the No. 2 Gaels to a 31-24 victory over No. 6 McMaster in front of 7,600 local fans at Richardson Stadium, on Monday. The 5-foot-8, 155-pound speedster scored on a spectacular 99-yard play early in the second half to make it 21-7 Queens, and then increased the lead to 31-10 two minutes into the fourth quarter thanks to a 70-yard major. Dika-Balotoken also had 4.5 tackles, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the win, which marked McMasters first defeat in 20 contests against an OUA opponent, dating back to 2011. Montreal linebacker Byron Archambault and Calgary cornerback Adam Laurensse were also nominated. Ferraro, a third-year psychology student from Mississauga, Ont., was the choice on special teams thanks to his three field goals in a narrow 24-23 win against Windsor, including the game-winner from 17 yards out with eight seconds left in regulation. The 5-foot-8, 180-pound junior, who was playing in place of injured kicker Julian Tropea, also split the uprights from 32 and 20 yards out while averaging a remarkable 64.8 yards on four kickoffs and a respectable 39.6 yards on 12 punts. Laval kicker Boris Bede and UBC returner Alex Morrison were the other nominees. Derek Jeter Jersey . The Oilers have been shut out in three straight home games and are in last place in the Western Conference with a 4-14-2 record. "Things have obviously not gone as well as I would have thought probable. Ron Guidry Jersey . Kelli Stack and Alex Carpenter also scored for the Americans, who avoided a repeat of Finlands upset at the Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., in November. 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And we understand that were perceived otherwise, and thats our fault because weve been a last-place club the last couple years. Were not protesting. We need to earn our way into a position where were championship contenders on an annual basis, and we feel like that is certainly moving in the right direction." It hasnt been an easy process, and while success might be on the horizon, it doesnt appear to be at hand. Pitchers and catchers reported on Thursday, and for the Cubs, it doesnt look like much will be different this season. They were relatively quiet in the off-season, although they did hire manager Rick Renteria to replace the fired Dale Sveum and made a run at star Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, but mostly it looks like they are in for more rough times at the major league level as they wait for their top prospects to develop in the minors. Their most recent winning season was when they went 83-78 under Lou Piniella in 2009. With four straight sub-.500 seasons, theyve matched their longest streak since 1984 to 1988. And another losing season would put them on their longest run since they finished below .500 six years in a row from 1978 to 1983. For now, the Cubs continue to sell hope, a promise that better days are coming. They tout their minor league system, and while renovations to Wrigley Field remain on hold, they can point to new facilities in the Dominican Republic along with a spring training home that just opened. As for the Cubs record, it cant get much worse. Theyve dropped 91 or more games each of the past three years and are coming ooff a two-year run under Sveum that produced a 127-197 record. Joe Girardi Yankees Jersey. Theyre hoping Renteria will provide the right atmosphere for young major league players such as shortstop Starlin Castro and first baseman Anthony Rizzo as well as top prospects Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Albert Almora and Kris Bryant. They believe they have three solid starters in Travis Wood, Jeff Samardzija and Edwin Jackson, although Jackson struggled last season and Samardzija is a potential trade chip after he was unable to reach a long-term agreement and took a one-year deal. Jake Arrieta, a candidate to start, might not be ready for the beginning of the season because of tightness in his right shoulder. General manager Jed Hoyer revealed Thursday that Arrieta, acquired from Baltimore last July, experienced some tightness this winter and is being brought along slowly. Hoyer announced Arrietas injury after confirming the Cubs agreed to one-year contracts with starting pitchers Jason Hammel and James McDonald. Both could be candidates to be traded before the deadline if they succeed, considering thats exactly what the Cubs did with Paul Maholm and Scott Feldman the past two seasons. "We know we have some numbers now," Hoyer said. They also have hope that better days are coming. "Theres a real dichotomy between how the organization is perceived from the outside and how we look at it internally and the morale that we have internally," Epstein said. NOTES: Renteria tabbed newcomer Jose Veras as the closer. ... Hoyer basically dismissed the idea of moving Castro to another position even though he and the White Soxs Alexei Ramirez led major league shortstops with 22 errors last season and Baez is in the pipeline. "Castros our shortstop," Hoyer said. "We have all the confidence in the world that hell remain our shortstop and hell keep working hard and keep improving. And he knows theres (room) to improve there." ... Hoyer said reliever Kyuji Fujikawa will soon start throwing off the mound. Hes coming off Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right elbow. ... Epstein said the Cubs will look to draft pitchers going forward, although not necessarily with their first pick. ' ' '