You’d think that Head Coach Dan Vanhooren would be a little more upset after his Dinos men’s basketball team lost a pair of tilts to their arch-foes, the University of Alberta Golden Bears. But while he wasn’t exactly pleased, his comments didn’t sound like the words of a recently trounced man.“We lost to a good… Continue reading Men mauled again
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Second time’s a charm
When the Dinos women’s basketball team was swept by the University of Alberta Pandas in Edmonton in mid-November, Head Coach Shawnee Harle mentioned how much she was looking forward to playing the Pandas again in her own gym in January, when the team had more time to gel. The opportunity came last weekend, and the… Continue reading Second time’s a charm
Lady Dinos drive for a winning record
For most of the season thus far, the Dinos women’s basketball team has played a so-so game on Friday, followed by a stellar effort on Saturday. Last weekend, when the Dinos hosted the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, it was the same story. The Dinos lost 70-61 on Friday, then came back and clobbered the visitors… Continue reading Lady Dinos drive for a winning record
Dinos sweep Huskies
Last weekend the Dinos men’s basketball team had their first home weekend sweep in two years. The second-place Saskatchewan Huskies began the weekend full of hope, but lost by only one point on Friday night. John Riad (right) scored in the final 22 seconds of the tied game to take the lead for the U… Continue reading Dinos sweep Huskies
Lady Dinos double up the wins
Sooner or later, the Canada West conference is going to have to take notice.A pair of wins against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns last weekend gave the Dinos women’s basketball team a 4-2 record, tops in their division. The Dinos won 62-59 on Friday, then put together a more convincing 69-60 game on Saturday, in… Continue reading Lady Dinos double up the wins
Dinos play possum with Pronghorns
Last weekend, the Dinos men’s basketball team presented an interesting rendition of Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. On Friday night they lost by 13 points to the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, then returned on Saturday night to win by 25. Friday’s game began with an impressive slam-dunk straight from the tip-off by Dinos forward Chris… Continue reading Dinos play possum with Pronghorns
Ladies feel the basketball blues
The interprovincial rivalry between the women’s basketball teams from the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta has seen its share of hard-fought battles, and last weekend’s games in Edmonton were no exception.The young Dinos squad dropped both games to the Pandas, but the standings don’t show how the visitors recovered from a disappointing… Continue reading Ladies feel the basketball blues
Dinos hoopsters bounce back
When the defending national champions beat you one night and you have a 20-point lead over them a day later, you don’t sit on your lead and wait for the clock to run out. The Dinos men’s basketball team almost learned this the hard way last weekend when they visited the University of Alberta Golden… Continue reading Dinos hoopsters bounce back
Basketball men haunted by final minutes
Last weekend the men’s basketball team was defeated by the Brandon University Bobcats in two exciting, but disappointing, games. The Dinos held a lead on more than one occasion over the weekend, but on both nights the boys ran out of steam, allowing the Bobcats to sink in their teeth. “Our biggest problems in Friday’s… Continue reading Basketball men haunted by final minutes
Can you say untouchable ?
Don’t go to the track with anyone from the University of Brandon.Faculty members from the school in Manitoba’s number-two city were hedging their bets on the home team to beat the women’s basketball team from the University of Calgary. They couldn’t have been more wrong had they picked War Emblem.The Dinos swept last weekend’s season-opening… Continue reading Can you say untouchable ?