By Randy Lewis
It’s a little early to be predicting the national championship match in March, but fans at the Jack Simpson Gym last weekend were likely treated to a preview of it when the University of Manitoba Bisons paid a visit to the U of C. Fortunately for the home team, the gold medal was not at… Continue reading Dinos crumble like cookies in bed
By Randy Lewis
The new year brings new hope for peace in the Middle East. The new year brings new hope for a cure for AIDS. The new year brings new hope for thousands of poverty-stricken Canadian children. However, for the Trinity Western University men’s volleyball team, the new year brought no hope of defeating the red-hot Dinos.… Continue reading Dinos pummel TWU into submission
By Randy Lewis
The men’s volleyball Dinosaurs came into this season looking to improve their fifth-place finish in last year’s national championships, and they appear well on their way to doing just that. By winning nine of their first 10 regular season matches, they served notice to the entire CIAU that they are a force to be reckoned… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball: Report card time
By Randy Lewis
What’s the best way to build confidence? For the Dinos, it’s by embarrassing your opponent by 29 points.After being embarrassed themselves by the Golden Bears last weekend, and losing by eight on Friday (86-78), the men’s basketball team came together to crush the hapless University of Manitoba Bisons by a score of 93-64. Led by… Continue reading Weekend Update with the Dinos
By Randy Lewis
What happens when you fall asleep for half a game against a very good team? Well, let’s just say even the Harlem Globetrotters lose sometimes. Even though the University of Calgary women’s basketball team has been as reliable as a German sedan this season, the Dinos found a way to drop a game last Friday… Continue reading Weekend Update with the Dinos
By Randy Lewis
The women’s volleyball Dinos are on a roll and if the last two weekends are a sign of things to come, this team will be a force to reckon with when playoffs roll around. With consecutive sweeps of the two Saskatchewan schools, the Dinos find themselves atop the Canada West standings with a 7-1 record.Heading… Continue reading Weekend update with the Dinos
By Randy Lewis
Coming off their triumphant Dino Cup performance, the University of Calgary men’s volleyball team carried that momentum into regular season play and is currently setting the Canada West division on fire. The Dinos proved to be horrible hosts to the two Saskatchewan universities over the past two weekends, sweeping them both in running their record… Continue reading Weekend update with the Dinos
By Randy Lewis
Wise people say that when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade. What should you do when life hands you dry, rotten, fetid lemons? This is a question any member of the University of Calgary women’s Dinos hockey squad might be asking themselves these days. CIAU rule changes, personnel changes, a young team, a… Continue reading Weekend update with the Dinos
By Randy Lewis
Three and one over the past two weekends signaled a rebirth and a significant turn around for the University of Calgary Dinos men’s basketball team. Guard John Riad’s 36 points against the third-ranked University of Alberta last weekend made it seem like a continuation of that trend.That was not the case.Two losses by over 20… Continue reading Weekend update with the Dinos
By Randy Lewis
For the sixth time in the illustrious 14-year history of the Husky Dino Cup, the championship trophy will reside in the hallowed halls of the University of Calgary’s Kinesiology department. The men’s volleyball Dinos made that a certainty on Saturday night by defeating the defending National Collegiate Athletic Association champions, the University of California at… Continue reading Calgary devours Dino Cup competition