By Ryan Laverty
The sport of hockey is being corrupted. Corrupted by the dirty, selfish, money-grubbing Euros. They spend their formative years under the guise of sweet, innocent children but in reality they are simply plotting their careers of terror in the National Hockey League. Growing up they were pampered by communist governments who ensured that anything they… Continue reading The problem with international hockey
By Еvan Osentоn
Should it be remembered as "The Pass"? Or maybe the "Miracle on 24th Ave."?Decide for yourself: It’s last Saturday, and our hockeysaurs are down one to Lethbridge with five minutes left in the game. Your fingers are jammed in your mouth up to the second knuckles in sheer terror. All of a sudden Dinos defender… Continue reading Men’s Hockey
The people demanded that Students’ Union Vice-President External Oliver Bladek help with this week’s women’s volleyball preview. The people were heard. We went to lunch and talked volleyball. The people rejoiced.The people are into betting heavily on women’s volleyball. Here’s all the wisdom we can pass along to help them win.If the Dinos (pronounced Deenos)… Continue reading Women’s Volleyball
It was another outstanding outcome for the Dinos at the track Feb. 9–10. The team attended the Alberta High Performance meet in Edmonton where they competed against top athletes from across the country.The men’s team is currently in seventh and the women’s team is second in the country. "We have a talented and strong team… Continue reading Track and Field
By Andrew Ross
Last weekend Lindsay Park housed swimmers from across the province during the Alberta Senior Championships.Yet again, Kristy Cameron dazzled the crowd with a stellar performance in both the 100m Breaststroke and the 200m Individual Medley. Other impressive performances came from Olympian and University of Calgary swimmer Morgan Knabe in the 100m Breaststroke and Josh Bauman… Continue reading Swimming
It was all on the line for the Dinos men’s basketball team Fri., Feb. 8, at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium. A win and they stay alive, a loss and it was another early exit.It was evident that a determined team took the floor, ready to give it their all. Unfortunately they were matched up against… Continue reading Men’s Basketball
By Ryan Laverty
Winterpeg brought a blizzard into the Jack last weekend-but the Chinook came just in time.On Fri., Feb. 8, the two teams met for the last couple of games of league play. Dinos fans were treated to a tight game, dominated by Calgary guard Natalie Hudec’s 18 points and Winnipeg guard Sally Kaznica’s 12.At the break… Continue reading Women’s Basketball
Here’s a little quiz: Her motto could be "Let’s go to Europe and play some ball!" Any guesses? No? Well, then keep on reading…She is the oldest offspring of an athletic family and, following in her father’s footsteps, started playing basketball in Grade 6.She did not decide until six years later that basketball was her… Continue reading Bekkering ready for playoffs and life
The ball pounds the floor just inches inside the line. There was no effort to dig it up, the defenders just watched it fall. The visitors look down in disappointment and Alisa Marriott is still waving her hand. In one motion she’s saying goodbye to the ball and to the visiting team.She’ll say goodbye herself… Continue reading The combination of power and passion
"We play better under pressure," said a grinning Denis Zhukov. "No pressure all season and this is the first weekend in a while we took both games."The entire Jack Simpson Gymnasium grinned along with the Dinos’ power hitter as he led his team to two quick victories against the Trinity Western University Spartans."Look, the Russian… Continue reading Volleysaurs heading for nationals