Sports
One game, one song and one man to thank
I’m a sports guy. I pride myself on exuding the same grit and unflappability shown between the lines. I like to think I am the fight-for-every-inch guy, the guy who wipes the blood off his face and asks for more, ... Read More »
History repeats itself in 5-4 heartbreaker
History repeated itself for the Mustangs women’s hockey team this past Friday, when they fell to the ever-dangerous Queen’s Gaels by a score of 5–4 in a heated back-and-forth affair. The Mustangs were trying to rebound from the 4–0 trouncing ... Read More »
No need to over-analyze spring training
Spring training is a time for hope, opportunity and a whole lot of meaningless stats. It’s nice to hear the catcher’s mitt pop and the power bats crack, but when fans start taking stock in the numbers—or lack thereof in ... Read More »
‘Stangs spike medal hopes despite early lead
The Mustangs men’s volleyball team placed fourth at this past weekend’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships held at Université Laval in Quebec City. And despite two disappointing losses to McMaster University and Brandon University, fourth place is the best result for ... Read More »
Wrestlers impress in front of home crowd
Following a hard-fought season, the top wrestlers from coast to coast converged at Western on the weekend for the 2013 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Wrestling Championships. The home team and the home crowd did not disappoint over the course of the ... Read More »
Shut down defence gives Gaels edge in finals
It wasn’t what the Mustangs women’s hockey team was hoping for in game one of the Ontario University Athletics Judy McCaw Memorial Cup finals Wednesday night. While the Mustangs were coming off a semifinal victory over the top-ranked Laurier Golden ... Read More »
Nation’s best battle for top spot in London
It has been said the toughest opponent is the one that is relatively unknown. That is what the Mustangs wrestling team will have to deal with this weekend when they compete in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Championships. Seventeen teams from ... Read More »
Realignment giving teams short end of the stick
The NHL has just proposed a new realignment plan that has been three years in the making. The new alignment will change the current conference and division groupings, as well as change the format of the playoffs. The NHL Players’ ... Read More »
Softball spectacle garners national attention
Some people dream of making the game-saving catch in the bottom of the ninth inning of the World Series, while others dream of hitting it big in the lottery, but has it ever occurred to them that they could have ... Read More »
Warriors’ fierce offence too much for ‘Stangs
Last year the Mustangs men’s hockey team’s incredible playoff run led them to the Ontario University Athletics Championships. This year, the Mustangs were hoping for a case of déjà vu on Sunday when they faced off against the Waterloo Warriors ... Read More »
Mustangs exorcise demons to head to finals
The Mustangs women’s hockey team is heading to the Ontario University Athletics final after defeating the Laurier Golden Hawks 1–0 on Sunday. The victory came in the deciding game of a three-game series against Laurier, which the Mustangs won two ... Read More »
Badgers down Mustangs to save season
Heading into Thursday night’s road game against the top seeded Mustangs men’s hockey team, the Brock Badgers knew they were fighting an uphill battle. With only two games remaining in the regular season, the eighth-seeded Badgers needed to come out ... Read More »
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