Adam Williams, Contributor Ω It’s been just a few weeks since the school year ended and already TRU’s sports teams have been busy. In a sense, summer is the most important time of the year for athletics at the University, as managers and coaching staffs work to lock up new recruits for a new year … Continue reading
Nathan Crosby, Sports Editor Ω WolfPack teams skated, swung, smashed, shot, dribbled, danced, ran, kicked and screamed their way into writing another chapter of TRU’s growing athletic programs. It was the women’s teams who stole the spotlight this year with the volleyball, basketball and soccer programs all making the playoffs in their respective leagues. The … Continue reading
Struck by family tragedy, will return to Manitoba after seeing the WolfPack into the playoffs for the first time Nathan Crosby, Sports Editor Ω Being a successful athlete and dealing with a personal tragedy at the same time would be one of the hardest obstacles to deal with at university. WolfPack volleyball setter, Kara Twomey, … Continue reading
Nathan Crosby, Sports Editor Ω Alex Condon is what every coach wants his or her player to be. The WolfPack’s six-foot-four, 220-pound third baseman is about to graduate with a degree in economics and a sizzling 4.30 GPA. He is in his third year with TRU’s baseball team and is fresh off winning the Dr. … Continue reading
Nathan Crosby, Sports Editor Ω There wasn’t a cloud in the sky on the first warm day of spring in Kamloops and students were walking around TRU in shorts. But Brad Gunter was trapped inside writing a math midterm. When asked how it went, he replied in his usual soft-spoken and to-the-point manner. “Not bad.” … Continue reading
Nathan Crosby, Sports Editor Ω The buzz around the Kamloops Memorial Arena leading up to the provincial collegiate championship was all about who of the three favourites would win it all. Would it be the two-time consecutive defending champs from SFU? Would it be the physical second-place Okanagan College Coyotes? Or would it be the … Continue reading
Nathan Crosby, Sports Editor Ω RuiLin Huang and Dan Kai may be the best badminton singles players in the CCAA, but it was the men’s doubles gold medal game that stole the show at the Tournament Capital Centre. Thompson Rivers University hosted the CCAA National Badminton Championships. It was three days of the best badminton … Continue reading
Nathan Crosby, Sports Editor Ω For the first time since TRU joined CIS women’s volleyball, the WolfPack is heading to the post season. The team finished with a school record, nine wins and 11 losses and will play Alberta in the first round. The ‘Pack head to Edmonton as winners of five of their last … Continue reading
Nathan Crosby, Sports Editor Ω Kelly Asleson, Amanda Frayne and Vanessa Wiebe have played their last home games of their CIS careers, and they were games they will remember. The WolfPack won its final home games of the year, beating up the 0-16 Saskatchewan Huskies 3-1 on Jan. 27 and 3-0 on Jan. 28. TRU … Continue reading
Taylor Rocca, Roving Editor Ω It’s 9 p.m. on a Tuesday evening at South Sahali Elementary School. Most nights the lights are out, the doors are locked and the halls are eerily silent. Not on this night. One step into the hall and a wave of heat hits you in the face, the smell of … Continue reading
