Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor

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Tigers take the next step

A list of Dalhousie's over 40 graduating athletes is available under this story. (Alice Hebb story)

By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • March 8, 2013

Graduating athletes reflect on their varsity careers

Secrets of the game

Doing what he loves. (Photo supplied)

By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • February 15, 2013

Industry life meets small town values for rapper Classified

What I dig about you

Love at first spike. (David Munro photo)

By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • February 8, 2013

They’ve dated for over a year, and now we’re putting their knowledge of each other to the test. Dal volleyball players Alex Dempsey and Petra Rafuse sat down with the Gazette recently to discover, once and for all, who knows the other best.

Reunion on the road

Keith Robinson boards the team bus en route to Wolfville. (Monica Mutale photo)

By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • February 1, 2013

There are no goodbyes on a journey this short; it’s the hellos that matter.
After all, these are no solo travelers. Today, this season—perhaps always—the …

Second semester is Dal’s for the taking

Kashrell Lawrence goes airborne in an authoritative Tigers victory. (Chris Parent photo)

By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • January 11, 2013

Fresh off their first winning weekend in a decade at the Rod Shoveller Memorial Tournament in late December, the Dalhousie men’s basketball team carried …

Dal can’t snap semifinal losing streak

Tyler Lewars fights for possession in Dal's fourth consecutive semifinal loss. (Photo via UPEI Photography)

By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • November 9, 2012

For the fourth straight year, the Dalhousie men’s soccer team has failed to qualify for the AUS championship game.
The Tigers could not overcome their …

Dal rugby’s title dynasty ends

The late comeback surge by Evan Taras and the Tigers wasn't enough. (David Munro photo)

By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • November 2, 2012

On a chilly Sunday afternoon at Merv Sullivan Park, Acadia sent Dalhousie rugby home empty-handed for the first time since 2006. The defending champions …

King’s tops Dal in title contest

Dal was unable to capture the championship. (David Munro photo)

By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • November 2, 2012

The Dalhousie men’s Division II rugby team ended their stellar season with an overtime loss to King’s on championship weekend. The Tigers lost 20-15 …

One-goal weekend for women’s hockey

Women's hockey is done for the season. (Chris Parent photo)

By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • October 24, 2012

It was a tough weekend at home for the Dalhousie women’s hockey team. The Tigers fell 3-1 to Moncton at the Halifax Metro Center …

Walking to remember

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By Monica Mutale, Sports Contributor • October 19, 2012

Successful athletes tend to share a common trait: they are constantly striving for greatness.
Louise Facca is a fifth-year therapeutic recreation student and a left …