Western’s archrival has done it again. Since joining the Ontario University Athletics conference at the beginning of the decade, the Lakehead Thunderwolves have contested six playoff series against the Mustangs, never with home-ice advantage. For the fourth time, the Thunderwolves knocked the Mustangs out of the Queen’s Cup race after ... (more)
“Waterloo has been our nemesis for the past two or three years. It was good to put an exclamation mark on that this year.” Mustang volleyball player Kyle Bryce was certainly happy with his team’s playoff performance on Saturday. Western’s men’s volleyball team advanced to the Ontario University Athletics Final-Four after ... (more)
1. Don’t be fooled by Gary Bettman’s posturing over the NHL’s involvement in the2014 winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia. The NHL will be there. 2. Bettman, a shrewd negotiator, is well aware of the fact the players want to be at that tournament. And with another session of collective bargaining ... (more)
When March rolls around, motivation isn’t hard to come by in a Mustangs locker room. “The season is over if you lose — that’s all the motivation we should ever need,” Mustangs women’s basketball head coach Stephan Barrie said after watching his team cruise to an 84-58 victory over the Lakehead ... (more)
Twenty-one wins, 42 points and the Ontario University Athletics West division title. Yet, after 55 minutes of game two against the upstart University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks, all of the accolades the Western Mustangs men’s hockey team earned seemed meaningless. Enter Yashar Farmanara. Down one game to the Ridgebacks ... (more)
Starting Roberto Luongo against the Germans Tuesday night and for the rest of the tournament is the easiest decision head coach Mike Babcock has had to make during these Olympic games. Martin Brodeur looked like an amateur playing against the United States Sunday night and was truly outclassed by his ... (more)
Engulfed in a sea of purple as part of Western basketball's annual "Jam the Gym" promotion, Western’s women’s team overcame a first-half scare and defeated the Guelph Gryphons 70-47. The Mustangs, now owners of a four-game winning streak, improved their record to 14-4 in the Ontario University Athletics West Division. The ... (more)
On Saturday afternoon the Western Mustangs men’s basketball team hosted the Guelph Gryphons — the last place team in the Ontario University Athletics West’s Division. What appeared to be a mismatch on paper, turned into a hard fought battle with Western squeaking by 84-80. Guelph came out aggressively and established an ... (more)
Busy week in sports, no? Definitely a whole lot to talk about. I won’t get to everything — how about them Raptors? — since most customers won’t make it through to the end of this if I do. Apparently the kids don’t have the attention spans for my, ... (more)
The Western women’s volleyball team was able to cruise past the one-win Windsor Lancers on Friday night in straight sets – 25-13, 25-12 and 25-19. While the Mustangs have won four consecutive games, without losing a single set, the lowly Lancers have dropped 10 straight. The lone bright spot for Windsor this ... (more)












