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...
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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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
