By Amanda & Krista VanSteelandt
Natural selection was on the march Sun., Sept. 25. The Dinos men’s soccer team took down the maladapted University of Lethbridge Pronghorns 3-0. The Dinos went for the jugular in the first five minutes and were on the board. Veteran Dino Carlos “Hot Karl” Cruz scored off a set play that started with a throw-in… Continue reading Dinos seeing threes and zeroes
By Amanda and Krista VanSteelandt
TalentDespite losing 12 veteran players from last year’s roster, those that remained stepped up and the rookies pulled their own weight. Adam (A-Mac) MacDonald moved from the front lines to support the team at the back and got himself named a Canada West First-Team All-Star. Carlos (Hot Karl) Cruz was named to the Second-Team and… Continue reading Midterm Review: Men’s Soccer
By Amanda and Krista VanSteelandt
Despite the Dinos men’s soccer team’s best efforts at the Canada West playoffs in Langley, B.C., the University of Calgary couldn’t come up with a result.“We competed. It shows we deserved to sneak in like we did,” said keeper “Two-minute” Rick Urbanczyk.Calgary lost their quarter-final match Fri., Nov. 4 to the University of British Columbia… Continue reading Valiant playoff efforts
By Amanda and Krista VanSteelandt
Perhaps no one is more surprised than the Dinos men’s soccer team that they are heading into the post-season. Their final three games were hard-fought and evenly matched, but they only prevailed in the last one.The U of C met their competition for the final playoff spot in Canada West, the University of Victoria Vikes,… Continue reading Goin’ to playoffs
By Amanda and Krista VanSteelandt
The Dinos men’s soccer team traveled to the University of Lethbridge Fri., Oct. 21 to feast on Pronghorn. It was a satisfying meal, but the University of Victoria Vikes caused some indigestion Sun., Oct. 23. The University of Calgary was on the board early on Friday with goals from Andrew “Horse” Waiand and Lauren “Bamboo”… Continue reading Playoffs just out of arms reach
By Amanda and Krista VanSteelandt
If you don’t appreciate a good game of soccer, surely you can appreciate a small child taking out the linesman’s legs. Although the Dinos men’s soccer team extended their losing streak to three games Sat., Oct. 15, our hearts smiled at what befell that unfortunate official. The loss was dealt by the loathsome northerners of… Continue reading Small child takes out linesman
By Amanda and Krista VanSteelandt
Up two wins after their games Fri., Sept. 16 and Sun., Sept. 18; the Dinos men’s soccer team has proven their prowess over the other rookie-infested teams. Head Coach Andy Gibbs must be pleased. The men traveled to the University of Alberta’s Foote Field on Friday to beat the Golden Bears on their own turf.… Continue reading Soccersaurs starting strong