By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
As the University of Calgary Dinos entered the Alberta College Athletic Conference women’s hockey finals against the Mount Royal College Cougars Feb. 27-28, one question bothered them. Where are we? The answer? On thin ice.As their mediocre regular season record of 7-9 attests, the Dinos and their superior university-level intellect have no business facing the… Continue reading Too much brain, not enough brawn
The University of Calgary Dinos competed in the 2004 Canada West Track and Field Championships Feb. 27-28 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The women’s team ran and jumped their way to a second place finish while the men’s squad placed a respectable fifth of seven contending teams. Although the women’s team placed second, it was second to… Continue reading Tracksters’ triumph in Winnipeg
The oily bodies that collided Feb. 20-21 did not include Ron Jeremy in Bend it into Beckham or Done in 60 Seconds, but rather the University of Calgary wrestling team. They travelled to Edmonton to compete in the Canada West championships. On the men’s side, the Dinos placed fourth of the six teams thrown in… Continue reading Wrestlers bring the bling
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
A split weekend versus the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Feb. 13-14 left the University of Calgary women’s basketball team in the soundly in the final playoff spot in the highly competitive Canada West conference. Unfortunately though, the Dinos play-offed themselves into the lair of Canada’s top ranked team, the University of Regina Cougars, Feb. 21-22.… Continue reading Close, but no cigar
By Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy
As we sit back and reflect on the penultimate weekend of the University of Calgary women’s basketball team’s season, we wonder how the Dinos keep surprising us by lowering their standards and falling victim to teams such as the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. Though Fri., Feb. 6 resulted in a W, had the opposition been… Continue reading In Father Time’s bad books
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
The University of Calgary women’s basketball team trudged north Jan. 23-24 to meet the University of Alberta Pandas. Not only did the girls from Edmonton hand our ladies a pair of losses, they also bitchslapped our city with a cold front o’ death from the north! Not too bad, you may think, until informed of… Continue reading Women basketballers lose to losers
University of Calgary Dinos womens basketball team member Jessica Foltinek wowed the home crowds this past weekend with two stellar performances. The underdog Dinos brought both of Canada’s fourth-ranked teams to their knees Nov. 28-29, defeating the University of Winnipeg Wesmen and the University of Manitoba Bisons. For her substantial contributions to this weekend’s victories,… Continue reading Foltinek represents
Talent With a larger group of rookies on the team this year, the women soccersaurs had difficulty taking on the more experienced teams in Canada West. This does not mean there is no talent, it means the team used this season to develop into a soccer powerhouse in seasons to come. Effort This is where… Continue reading Report card: Women’s Soccer
As we approached the head coach of the women’s basketball team this week, she produced, two shiny, shimmering, satin, crimson coloured lanyards out of her bag. Although they are lovely, we have decided not to accept the bribe and write this story anyways. After an undefeated tournament two weeks ago, the Dinos played two sub-par… Continue reading Imposters lose as Dinos
Talent: A-From sprinters to throwers, distance runners to jumpers, the 2001/02 chapter of Dinos track and field proved to the country that they can trade punches with anyone. Be it Canada West Athlete of the Year Samantha Anderson who placed second-and should’ve won the whole damn thing-in the CIS pentathlon, or Darren Clarke who played… Continue reading Track and Field