By Randy Lewis
With all the snow falling on Calgary in the past few weeks, the last thing on sports enthusiasts’ minds is baseball. However, this snow has not fazed the Dinos baseball club, as they have been working out all winter in the cozy confines of the Red Gym preparing for several exhibition tournaments. The Dinos have a… Continue reading The U of C’s own boys of summer
Men’s V-ball – Randy Lewis Talent: A With Bill Byma and Denis Zhukov, the Dinos possessed one of the deadliest one-two punches in the country. Surrounding the all-stars was a supporting cast that had no detectable flaws. In each of the individual statistical categories for the Canada West conference, the Dinos had at least one, if… Continue reading Men’s and Women’s V-ball
By Randy Lewis
The men’s volleyball team capped off their terrific season in style last weekend, winning a bronze medal at the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union National Championships hosted by the Université de Laval. While the Dinos failed to bring home the championship banner, Head Coach Greg Ryan was still happy with his team’s performance. "I would have… Continue reading Volleysaus win bronze in Laval
By Randy Lewis
"What are you guys doing this weekend?" asked the Calgary Flames organization. "There’s some free beer in it for you if you help us pack." The Flames are all but finished their stint in this city. It’s been a fun 21 seasons, but there really hasn’t been much to get excited about in the last… Continue reading The sun is setting on the Young Guns
By Randy Lewis
For the third consecutive year the Dinos had the opportunity to claim the Canada West championship for the University of Calgary but for the third consecutive year they came away empty-handed. Last weekend, in a repeat of last year’s conference final, the University of Saskatchewan manhandled the Dinos, winning six straight sets to sweep the… Continue reading Dinos head to Laval
By Randy Lewis
Last weekend, the Dinos had a glorious opportunity to earn a couple of weeks of rest and recuperation before hosting the Canada West conference championship. Unfortunately, those dreams were snuffed out in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium when the University of Alberta Golden Bears swept the weekend series, relegating the Dinos to third-place in the conference.… Continue reading You could smell it all the way from Mac Hall…
By Randy Lewis
If the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds thought they could waltz into the Jack and intimidate the Dinos with their bright-yellow banana-like warmup outfits and their retro ’80s short shorts, they were sorely mistaken. The Dinos picked them apart, peeled them and devoured them, sweeping last weekend’s two-match series. They improved their regular season record… Continue reading Dinos poop all over T-Birds
By Randy Lewis
The road-weary Dinos returned home from Saskatoon following a disappointing weekend series where they dropped two straight matches to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. In doing so, they fell from top spot in the Canada West conference for the first time this year. Friday evening’s match was one to forget for the now-third-ranked Dinos as… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball: Weekend Update
By Randy Lewis
After suffering a disappointing home sweep at the hands of the Manitoba Bisons earlier this month, the Dinos rebounded nicely this past weekend with a sweep of their own against the Bison’s cross-town cousins, the University of Winnipeg Wesmen. On Friday night, the Dinos jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead only to have it… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball: Weekend Update
By Randy Lewis
Millions of football fans were disheartened a couple of weeks ago to see the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens–and their defensive minded play–earn berths into this Sunday’s Super Bowl. We all know the Super Bowl rarely lives up to all the pre-game buildup, but this year’s game and this year’s Super Sunday in general… Continue reading Pick the dehydrator over Dilfer