Mount Royal teams ready to pounce
by Blaine Meller September means two things at Mount Royal: classes are back in session and Cougars are on the prowl. Or soon will be. With the new school year comes the start of the...
Category: Sports
Former Vipers pitcher calls it quits
by Blaine Meller The man they call Sarge has called it a career. After an injury-riddled season split between the Calgary Vipers and Victoria Seals, pitcher Joe Sergent announced his retirement after 11 seasons in...
Drugs infiltrate college sports
by Blaine Meller The issue of drugs in sport in not new. When sprinter Ben Johnson tested positive following the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, it sent a shockwave throughout the Canadian...
Lack of phys. ed plagues Alberta kids
by Blaine Meller Sport is a powerful thing. It creates passion, anger, ecstasy and even hate. It brings us moments we will never forget and allows our imagination to transport us into situations of...
Driving downhill till dawn
by Blaine Meller At first glance, it might seem weird: a stream of lights cutting through the night sky at Canada Olympic Park. On closer look, you realize that steam of lights is made...
Seven questions to ponder for fall sports
by Blaine Meller The Calgary Flames experiment. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of middle ground when it comes to the Flames re-acquiring forwards Olli Jokinen and Alex Tanguay, especially when it comes...
Lakers NBA champs…can they do it again?
By Aris Aristorenas Like it or not, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics at Staples Center Thursday, June 17 in a rare Game 7 thriller of the 2010 NBA Finals. The Lakers...
Taking diving seriously
By Kylie Robertson I have an infinite amount of respect for Alexandre Despatie. For those who have no idea what I’m talking about (and I’m guessing that’s probably the majority), think way back to...
Legacy lives on
By Josh Naud If you’ve ever taken a trip around the track, or been to the gym for any reason, you’ve seen his name in giant letters across the wall: Kenyon Court. The legendary...
Get sporty
by Kelsey Hipkin As you may have read in the features section, Alberta as a province holds a vast and sometimes quirky collection of sights to see. If you’re a sports fan and you feel...
