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First Annual Wolfie Award Nominations

The WolfPack Athletic Awards Banquet is on April 8th, but The Omega will not be covering the event. Instead, we are introducing the first annual Wolfie Awards, as determined by your loyal Omega sports team. Our nomination team scoured stats, games, and our own anecdotal evidence to put together a...

Olynyk searches for new coaches

According to a report in last Thursday’s Kamloops Daily News, athletic director Ken Olynyk will name a new women’s volleyball coach this week. Cal Wohlford served the last two seasons on an interim basis, amassing a record of seven wins and 33 losses in conference play. The search will then...

TRU begin CCBC title defense

With two on, two out and two strikes, Doug Clark hit a walk-off single to centre field to score Aaron Lystang, capping a three-run rally in the bottom of the 14th inning to give the WolfPack a 3-2 win over the Prairie Baseball Acadamy Dawgs in their season opener at...

Clan best 'Pack in hockey final

Two breakdowns on consecutive shifts in the third period erased a 1-0 Thompson Rivers lead, and they dropped the championship final of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League 1-2 to the Simon Fraser University Clan Sunday at the Langley Event Centre.

Calgary Dinos take gold at TCC

In the minutes following the University of Calgary’s five-set thrilling upset over the twice-defending champion Alberta Golden Bears, Graham Vigrass was not cooling down with his teammates on the court. He was calmly sitting at a table on the spectator side of the court casually talking with family and friends....

TRU play good host to Canada West rivals

While their Canada West rivals Calgary, Trinity Western and Alberta finished gold, silver and bronze in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s volleyball championships, the host WolfPack had to settle for sixth place, after dropping a five-set decision to Queens Sunday afternoon.

2010 CIS men's volleyball championship preview

The nation’s best volleyball teams descend upon the Tournament Capital Centre this week to win the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championship title. The champions of the four conferences (Canada West, Ontario, Québec and Atlantic Canada) join four at-large teams in a single-elimination, knockout-style tournament. For full coverage of the...

Omega at the Olympics – Days 3 through 10

I have been to Grey Cups. I have been to World Junior Hockey Events. I have been to NFL playoff games—alas, being from Vancouver, no Stanley Cup games—but I have never been to anything where I get to meet with people from around the world.

WolfPack volleyball close out regular season

The Thompson Rivers University men’s and women’s volleyball teams squared off against the Trinity Western University Spartans at the Tournament Capital Centre on Friday and Saturday night.

Omega at the Olympics - Days 1 and 2

Lights, fireworks, music, dancing, hundreds of people lining the streets of downtown Vancouver, this city is bumping early on in the Olympics. Day one was officially the opening ceremonies, but the first day I got out to enjoy some hoopla was day two, the Saturday.

WolfPack Blitzes and Blurbs - February 8

Short thoughts on the basketball teams, volleyball teams, and men's hockey team as they all finished up a weekend with games against the SFU Clan.

Three 'Pack players see final game

Janet Bleth didn't think her son would cry at any point during his final home game for the TRU WolfPack. Three senior business majors, Drew Bleth, Sean Garvey and Jeff Friesen were joined by family and friends in a brief and classy ceremony prior to tip-off on Saturday night.