Focused on nationals
By Blaine Meller Sports Editor Two of Mount Royal’s top badminton players are in the mix to become national champions. Matt Chan and Greg Buckley captured a silver medal in men’s doubles at the...
Category: Sports
A painful introduction to the world of wrestling
By Blaine Meller Sports Editor OK, a show of hands: How many people think professional wrestling is fake? Or better yet, how many people have watched professional wrestling and thought to themselves, “hey, I...
Mining hockey silver down under
By Blaine Meller Sports Editor If anyone doubts that hockey is quickly growing into a truly international game, talk to somebody in the know. Somebody like Tash Farrier. Farrier, 21, returned to Canada and...
Futsal may close gap for Canadian soccer
by Jesse Hove The Reflector The fast and furious sport of futsal is becoming a popular training tool for post-secondary soccer players looking to hone their skills in a sport where the season lasts...
100 years of Mount Royal, but still no sports loyalty
by Bryce Forbes The Reflector In a school of 13,000 students and a city of a million people, why does Mount Royal have trouble drawing fans to its sports games? It doesn’t matter if...
Women on the verge of making history
by Blaine Meller Sports Editor Two of Mount Royal’s varsity athletic squads are on the verge of tying a unique school record. Since the 1969-70 season, Mount Royal’s athletic teams have compiled 20 undefeated...
MRU Cougars apply for Canada West status
by Blaine Meller Sports Editor Mount Royal University’s student athletes could soon be facing new competition. The Cougars’ athletic department has formally applied to join the ranks of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association...
New dens for Cougars
by Bryce Forbes The Reflector For the first time in 10 years, the Cougars women’s hockey team will finally have a room to call their own. Mid-January, players had access to their new dressing...
Cougars back on the prowl
by Blaine Meller Sports Editor The Cougars are back on the prowl. After a break for exams and the holidays, the university’s athletic teams are back in action, some looking to remain unbeaten, some...
2010 in review
by Blaine Meller Sports Editor As the winter semester kicks off, so too does the unofficial second half of the Mount Royal Cougars athletic season. With that in mind, The Reflector looks back at...
