If one were to compile a list of all the great things to come in fours, one may quickly run into trouble and be forced to end their list. My desk has got four drawers. That’s kind of cool I suppose; but I hate the word drawer. So moving forward, that magical number is also… Continue reading Goin’ Bison tippin’
Tag: Basketball
Ballging egos
Oh glorious victory, thank you for finally bestowing the Dinos women’s basketball team with your gift. May they continue to bask in the splendor you offer forever.The previously 2-2 University of Alberta Pandas fell in a pair of games with the Dinos Nov. 11-12. The duo of wins bump the Dinos to 2-4, breaking a… Continue reading Ballging egos
The close losses hurt more
The Dinos men’s basketball team proved they will not soon be forgotten as they gave the University of Alberta Golden Bears a tense fight Remembrance Day weekend. Really, it was the Dinos who were golden as they came together to press the Bears in every area of the court. In the end, all that separated… Continue reading The close losses hurt more
Eagles and Frogs bounce Dinos
Our Dinos got a taste of March Madness Nov. 5-6, traveling down to the land of ‘sweets’ and hurricanes commonly known as the United States.The men started out in Fort Worth on Saturday, taking on the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs–a first-division NCAA team. After bouncing back from a 46-28 deficit at the half to… Continue reading Eagles and Frogs bounce Dinos
Huskies hustle hardcourt heroines
The Dinos women’s basketball team’s games against the University of Saskatchewan Huskie ladies Nov. 4-5 played out like a 17-year-old’s first night at the bar–it seemed fun at first, but the results were nauseating.“I’m not happy,” said Head Coach Shawnee Harle, “but we played better than the previous weekend. I’ll be happier if we continue… Continue reading Huskies hustle hardcourt heroines
Ballers try bird watching
The Dinos women’s basketball team had a frightfully ghoulish pair of eve’s against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Oct. 28-29. Like introverted elementary school girls, the Dinos stood behind mommy’s leg at the haunted house when they should have been shooting baskets. “I felt like Friday’s game was a nasty Halloween joke,” Head Coach… Continue reading Ballers try bird watching
Dinos feel the Bain after bird attack
As pre-Halloween celebrations resulted in massive consumption of Advil and KD, Dinos basketball fans dealt with a recovery of their own. The emotional rollercoaster of watching our men take on the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds resulted in sheer nausea as the T-Birds stole the show for the first weekend of league play. The biggest… Continue reading Dinos feel the Bain after bird attack
Ontario blows
The most difficult aspect of moving past a close defeat is feeling as though you could have done more. That is the feeling on the Dinos men’s basketball team as they return from the East–a land of consistent three-point shots and comebacks.Our Dinos started out in St. Catharines, Ontario against the Brock University Badgers Fri.,… Continue reading Ontario blows
Eastern woes
Be it pollution, congestion or ‘the man,’ something was getting the Dinos women’s basketball team down during their Ontario road trip Oct. 21-23. The voyage began in pristine Hamilton, with its crystal clear waters and breathtaking architecture, paused in the exciting St. Catharines and ended in relaxing, easy-going Toronto.“It was great for team building and… Continue reading Eastern woes
Lady ballers break 100 points
The Dinos women’s basketball team scored an (almost, but evidently not) uncountable 181 points in two games Oct. 14-15. Although the opposing teams totaled just 166, the Dinos split the weekend. Friday’s game pitted our Dinos against last year’s national champions, the Simon Fraser University Clan. But our ladies don’t back down from a challenge;… Continue reading Lady ballers break 100 points