By Sean Nyilassy and Amanda VanSteelandt
The Dinos women’s soccer squad were on the road for a pair of games that went together like pickles and cinnamon sticks Fri., Sept. 16 and Sun., Sept. 18. They first visited the Pandas at the University of Alberta and traveled on to meet the Huskie women at the University of Saskatchewan. Our ladies got… Continue reading Undefeated but not unbeaten
With 14 rookies and a roster of 26–plus some injured senior players–the Dinos men’s soccer team’s prospects don’t look so good. “It’s going to be a challenging year,” admitted Head Coach Andy Gibbs.The team appears to be blessed yearly by the fountain of youth, having battled with a rookie-laden roster last year as well. Because… Continue reading With more rookies than returnees, the coach does the hazing
By Tanya DeLyzer and Amanda VanSteelandt
The Dinos men’s basketball team was disappointedly eliminated from playoffs Feb. 18-20. The 2004 Canada West Champion Dinos lost to the University of Alberta Golden Bears in a best-of-three Mountain Division semi-final. After defeating the Bears 78-76 on Friday, the Dinos were trounced 79-69 and 86-68 on Saturday and Sunday respectively. This is the third… Continue reading Dinos miss golden opportunity
By Tanya DeLyzer and Amanda VanSteelandt
The Dinos men’s basketball team traveled far and away to the University of Alberta Dec. 3-4, hoping to take a pair of wins from the Golden Bears. However, the men ended up playing fair and shared the wins with the Bears instead. The Bears took the win on Friday with a score of 82-76, and… Continue reading Basketballers make narrow escape
By Tanya DeLyzer and Amanda VanSteelandt
Talent With fewer newcomers than last year, this team was still on the young side. However, they didn’t lack talent. They had many consistent contributors who shone on some days and blended in on others. The stats from the regular season didn’t show this team’s true potential. Effort Scrappy, indeed. That shows heart. When they… Continue reading Report Card: Men’s Soccer
On a roll, the Dinos men’s basketball team crushed the fifth-ranked University of Saskatchewan Huskies twice Nov. 2627. On Friday, the Dinos had already amassed a massive 4526 lead by halftime. No doubt their just reward for shooting 57 per cent from the field, compared to a paltry 35 per cent for the Huskies in… Continue reading Ballers net two against Huskies
By Tanya DeLyzer and Amanda VanSteelandt
This final week of regular season soccer competition was full of Pronghorns and Pandas and Dinos, oh my! A Pronghorn, more commonly called an antelope, uses its sharp vision to see danger and its superior agility to run away from it. The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns were ecologically disappointing this past weekend. They neither saw… Continue reading Thank the Lord we’re hosting
By Amanda VanSteelandt and Tanya DeLyzer
The Dinos men’s soccer team can’t seem to win for trying. On a chilly afternoon, the University of Victoria Vikes bared the brisk winter-like temperatures here in Calgary to beat the Dinos men 5-1 Sun., Oct. 24. With a delayed game due to snow on the field and a sparse gathering of fans, the men… Continue reading A losing weekend
By Amanda VanSteelandt and Tanya DeLyzer
With week six of soccer action coming to a close, the Dinos men stand in fifth place with only two wins under their belt. The second win came Fri., Oct. 15, courtesy of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, again. The Huskies’ Jordan Schidlowsky scored first at the 22 minute mark, leaving the Dinos to take… Continue reading Soccer and snow?
By Amanda VanSteelandt and Tanya DeLyzer
Perhaps the University of Calgary men’s soccer team was still recovering from their big “cabaret” when they went out on the road last weekend. The men couldn’t even manage to score. This isn’t usually a problem according to rumors on the sidelines. The first game, on Thu., Sept. 30, Trinity Western University slaughtered the Dinos.… Continue reading Men can’t score