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X-treme

By Jeoff Winkleberry

Some sports are just totally extreme dude. Downhill running is one of them. The Alberta Provincial Downhill Running Championship was held Sat., Apr. 1 in Kananaskis Country.In downhill running, contestants are sent barrelling down a wooded hill hoping to be the fastest to the bottom. At the APDR Championship, contestants started atop a 2,163 foot… Continue reading X-treme

T-Birds book hockeysaurs a tee time

By Ryan Laverty

No one expected much when the season began, but that doesn’t mean there is no disappointment now that it is over.The Dinos women’s hockey team’s first three games were indicative of how their season would go. Dropping all three away from home, the young hockeysaurs seemed destined for another tough journey through the Canada West… Continue reading T-Birds book hockeysaurs a tee time

Lady hockeysaurs flee by the dozen

By Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy

Four years, three different coaches, two different leagues and one degree. These are a few of the adventures of the Dinos women’s hockey players that spent their four years of eligibility here. These ladies built a program from near scratch and have paid homage to the hockey gods in doing so. Next year will bring… Continue reading Lady hockeysaurs flee by the dozen

NHL? Dinos women’s hockey come to entertain

By Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy

The Dinos women’s hockey team is employing a tortoise’s strategy this year. They kicked off their regular season with a sloooow start. Falling behind the hare quickly, they attempted to come back. Unfortunately, it was too little, too late. The hares on Thu., Oct. 21 were the Red Deer College Queens. Midway through the second… Continue reading NHL? Dinos women’s hockey come to entertain

Fairy-tale ending not in the cards for women hockeysaurs

By Sean Nyilassy

‘Victims of global imperialism’ best summed up the University of Calgary women’s hockey team as they entered game three of a best-of-five battle royale against the Mount Royal College Cougars Fri., Mar. 5. The previous weekend saw the Dinos fall handily to the Bourgeois Cougars in the first two games of the series.“As soon as… Continue reading Fairy-tale ending not in the cards for women hockeysaurs

Too much brain, not enough brawn

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