by Kelsey Hipkin
Men’s Volleyball
Sitting in second place in the ACAC standings going in to the playoffs, the Cougars men’s volleyball
team looked poised to bring home some hardware. However, this wasn’t the case as the team had a “tough weekend”
according to events and communications coordinator Kyle Henry. With head coach Shawn Sky (recently named ACAC coach [...]

by Catherine Szabo
For 60 to 90 seconds at a time, Aquabelles such as Kristine Irwin have a unique view of the world.
It’s blue, upside-down, and, save for the constant metallic ticking sound, it’s quiet.
When it comes time to perform, the quiet will be replaced with music pumped in through an underwater speaker, but right now [...]

by Kelsey Hipkin
“Ground, set, HUT!” Since Mount Royal reached its university status, people might be thinking they’ll be hearing those words from a Mount Royal Cougar Football field near you.
If you were one of those people, think again.
Cougar Athletics events and communications coordinator Kyle Henry said that having a football team on campus isn’t in any [...]

Painted faces, homemade signs, t-shirts and hoodies emblazoned with MRU or a roaring Cougar and maybe even a continuous round of the wave? Add it all up and you have the recipe for MRU school spirit.
With an athletic program as successful as the Cougars — winning 123 ACAC championships since 1965 and 18 CCAA championships [...]

It was lucky number 13 in cham­pionship wins for the Cougars men’s soccer team as they won the ACACs on their

home-turf in a come-from-behind gold medal nail-biter.

With the 2-1 win over the SAIT Trojans the team earned them­selves a ticket to Seneca College in Toronto for the national finals.
“[They] faced some adver­sity there, especially [...]

After winning ACAC gold, the Mount Royal Cougars men’s golf team came home from Ontario with a bronze medal in CCAA Nationals.
This is the first time men’s golf has medaled in nationals since 2001.
Hosted by St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario at the Ambassador Golf Club the team had a three-day total of 897 to [...]

The Mount Royal men’s golf team took their 19th gold in the teams’ history during the ACAC Championships Sept. 27 and 28 at the Wintergreen Golf and Country Club in Bragg Creek.
The team drove, wedged and putted their way to a very impressive 30-stroke lead to win the tournament at their home club.
Coach Brock Balog [...]

Any up-and-coming band will tell you that giving into the frustration of a career lacking success comes all to easy. Constant disappointment can seemingly warrant a band’s decision to quit. However, according to Secret Broadcast’s Matt Lightstone, the key to avoid throwing in the towel prematurely is simply to maintain patience and find a reliable [...]