Ring signed to UFC bout
By Blaine Meller Sometimes opportunity knocks more than once. And this time, the opportunity given to Calgarian Nick Ring is another shot at the big dance. It was announced Dec. 7 that Ring, 30,...
Category: Sports
Cougars hosting annual v-ball tourney
By Blaine Meller While many student athletes will be enjoying some time off during the holiday break, such is not completely true for Mount Royal’s volleyball stars. The Cougars men’s and women’s volleyball teams...
MRU Cougar Athletics unveils Wall of Fame
by Blaine Meller In a year that sees Mount Royal celebrate its 100th anniversary, Cougar Athletics officially unveiled its contribution to the centennial celebrations. The Cougars Wall of Fame and its inaugural five inductees...
Mount Royal soccer stars honoured
by Blaine Meller Three Mount Royal soccer stars have been named among Canada’s best. Ashley Dixon, Gillian Doubleday and Justin Farenik were among 22 players to receive All-Canadian recog- nition from the Canadian Colleges...
Volleyball team still perfect
by Blaine Meller There’s an old saying in sports: you can’t win them all until you win the first. Although the season is still early, the Mount Royal women’s volleyball team is well on...
Vetere solid on ice, ‘rough’ on the floor
by Blaine Meller Joe Vetere is a man on a mission. Two missions, actually. Not only is the Cougars blue- liner hoping to guide the men’s hockey team to its 13th ACAC title and...
Cougars hockey women undefeated
by Blaine Meller Coming into the 2010-11 season, Scott Rivett, head coach of the Cougars women’s hockey team, knew what it would take for his squad to be successful: his players would have to...
‘Water’ running to Montreal for UFC 124
by Blaine Meller When the temperature drops below zero, water turns to ice. On what could be a cold December night in Montreal, the man nicknamed “Water” will stare across the octagon at his...
Cougars induct five to Wall of Fame
The Mount Royal University Cougars unveiled their inaugural Wall of Fame Nov. 25, enshrining one student athlete, two former coaches and two into the builders category. Sharlene Marschall, Gary Koroluk, Jack Kenyon, Al Bohonus...
Sports hall of fame welcomes class of 2010
by Blaine Meller A Stanley Cup-winning goaltender and four gold medalwinning Olympian are among the new inductees into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. For the first time since 1987, Calgary – the new permanent...
