Tag: Volleyball

By Curtis Taylor

Four years ago, the Dinos were the bottom feeders of the CanWest Conference. Today, they are the Canadian Interuniversity Sport national champions. So what happened? How did this team make such a drastic turnaround in such a short period of time? It all starts with the head coaching position. Rod Durrant took over from Greg… Continue reading Men’s volleyball goes from worst to first

By Curtis Taylor

It was a script even Hollywood couldn’t have come up with. After winning back-to-back five set thrillers, the Dinos men’s volleyball team claimed their first Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship since 1993, and fourth overall, on Sunday with a win over the Trinity Western University Spartans. The season certainly had its ups and downs, but it… Continue reading Dinos national champions

By Curtis Taylor

It all boils down to this. After months of intense practicing, hard fought matches and enduring bus rides, the Dinos have the opportunity this weekend to define their season. The Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championships go at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops this weekend from March 12-14. It is a weekend that has been circled… Continue reading Dinos ready for national tourney

By Curtis Taylor

The Dinos men’s volleyball team closed out their home schedule in style over the weekend, sweeping their playoff series with the University of Manitoba Bisons. With the wins, the Dinos clinched a spot in this weekend’s Canada West Final Four, which will be hosted at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. After the Thompson Rivers… Continue reading Men’s volleyball heads north for conference finals

By Jon Roe

Though the men’s volleyball team missed out on an opportunity to host the Canada West final four, they’re back where they wanted to be: hosting a quarterfinal playoff series with an eye on erasing last year’s heartbreaking three-match, five-set loss to the University of Winnipeg Wesmen. “We reflected back and used that as an example… Continue reading Men’s volleyball host playoff series looking to erase last year’s playoff memories

By Curtis Taylor

In a weekend that looked so promising, the University of Calgary men’s volleyball team came away with nothing but disappointment. Perhaps distracted by the prospect of clinching the number one seed and hosting the Canada West Conference final four, the Dinos dropped both games over the weekend to the Brandon University Bobcats. The Dinos may… Continue reading Dinos look to right ship for playoffs

By Curtis Taylor

The Dinos men’s volleyball team got back to their winning ways over the weekend, scoring a pair of victories over the University of Regina Cougars. After a mediocre showing last week against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, a match-up with the Cougars was just what the Dinos needed to get back on track. They… Continue reading Dinos win, eye hosting CW final four

By Jon Roe

The Dinos didn’t win a game last weekend, but head coach Jesse Knight is happy with the way his team is improving at this point in the season. The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds swept the Dinos in straight sets, but there’s really no shame in losing to a team that is 15-0, ranked first… Continue reading Women’s volleyball face tough stretch to end season

By Jon Roe

With two more pre-season victories under their belt, the Dinos women’s volleyball squad is ready to start the season — well, as ready as they’re going to be to head to Edmonton and take on the fifth-ranked team in the nation, the University of Alberta Pandas. “Pretty much [the] toughest thing to ask out of… Continue reading Pandas first test for Dinos

By Jon Roe

The Dinos won their eighth Husky Dino Cup after defeating the vaunted NCAA div. 1 UCLA Bruins in straight sets Saturday. A Husky Dino Cup victory and a NCAA opponent lying on the wayside, this means a lot right? “Not much, really. It’s just the pre-season,” says third-year Dino Graham Vigrass. “It’s good to see… Continue reading Dino Cup in hand, Dinos start regular season