Sports

Ping-pong’s less classy alter-ego

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
As the seasons change and we enter what feels like a purgatorial transition into winter, I am reminded of warmer times. Times when you didn’t need a parka to go outside on a sunny...
Features

Brains versus brawn

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Leif LarsenNoreen Mae Ritsema
Contemplating the contemporary manifestations of Halloween traditions, the Science Editor takes on the Sports Editor; brain takes on brawn. As more and more alternatives to trick or treating become popular, the two sides debate...
Sports

Playing to win

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Taking the team to new heights, head coach Mike Sirant’s return to the Bisons after a three year professional development leave is nothing short of exceptional. The team was ranked third in the CIS...
Sports

Not a good weekend for Bisons basketball

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
It was a basketball filled weekend as the Bisons Invitational Tournament took place for the women’s basketball team, and the men played two games at the Pembina Chrysler Invitational Tournament. Out of all five...
Sports

Playing in pink

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Forget brown and gold, the new Bisons colour is pink. Well, for a week anyways. The women’s basketball team proudly showed off their pink jerseys at Saturday’s game against the Cape Breton Capers at...
Sports

Boxer walks 150 km to Winnipeg . . . and back

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Running down the highway on a hot, sunny day, followed by a caravan of family, friends, and supporters, Richie Goosehead is an impressive sight. A boxer, artist, and carpenter, he is over six feet...
Sports

Defying gravity and stereotypes

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
It is the mark of good cheerleading to make gravity defying stunts appear effortless and enjoyable to a crowd of sports fans. Yet behind their grins and aura of ease, cheerleaders are athletes who...
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