Home away from home
A lot of things are pretty new for 18-year-old Oluwafemi Ogun. Just over a year ago at the age of 17, he moved to Canada from Lagos, Nigeria, leaving his family behind. This September,...
Category: Sports
Soccer champs
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...
One-two punch
Gretzky and Messier. Kobe and Shaq. Ruth and Gehrig. There’s no question that a talented duo can provide a one-two punch capable of leading a team to the promise land and the Mount Royal...
Cougars, Calamities and Classics: Gold medal scenes and Flames vaccines
Cougars- Howdy sports fans! A big congratulations to the Cougars men’s and women’s soccer teams for bringing home gold and silver from ACAC Championship. The men’s team left for Ontario Monday to start their...
Making the switch
After a dominating showing at the Ranger Elite Cougar Classic Oct. 15-17, including a 105-26 trouncing of St. Mary’s University College, the Cougars women’s basketball team is looking to start the regular season off...
Men’s golf wins bronze
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...
Duck and cover: Dodgeball intramurals now offered at MRU
Unlike many other sports such as basketball, volleyball or hockey, the key concept behind dodgeball, the evasive action itself or process of dodging, has been perfected over thousands of years. Long before the sport...
Cougars, Calamities and Classics: Cougs soccer kicks it big…Flames hockey lose it big
Cougars – This weekend albeit a little chilly did not stop the Cougars soccer teams from dominating on the pitch. On Oct. 11 both teams had domineering wins over Lethbridge College, with the women...
The Big Three: Kimber, Zimmer and Horman expected to lead Cougars’ offense
Cougars men’s hockey kicks off Oct. 9 at Centennial Arenas with a bigger team, both in stature and numbers. With a 26-man roster and a highly anticipated first line, the team is looking to...
Love of the game
Sneakers squeak, you hear the sound of feet pounding on plywood, deep voices shouting for the ball and then the sweet sound of a swish — the basketball falling right through the net making...
