Posts by Ellery Platts
High School Rivals to championship teammates
Not many athletes can say they’ve medalled at a national competition in a sport they spontaneously started. Mike van der Poel and Matthew Coolen, old high school rivals, can. The two track and field stars have have both taken home a U Sports medal since they began running for Dalhousie University four years ago; van der Poel winning bronze for his 300-metre dash in 2017 and Coolen the gold for his 60-metre dash…
Read MoreFood waste served across campus
Dalhousie University Food Services started tracking the amount of food waste created in meal hall as a part of Canada’s Waste Reduction Week. Dalhousie University Food Services started tracking the amount of food waste created in meal hall as a part of Canada’s Waste Reduction Week. Risley’s meal hall reminds students to only take the…
Read MoreBringing Moore to the table
Rick Scott, Dalhousie University’s women’s volleyball head coach knew he had a talented player when he recruited Julie Moore. He coached her in her senior year at Citadel High School in Halifax. But he wasn’t expecting the immediate success she had in her first season last year. Moore led the AUS in kills with 228,…
Read MoreThunder and Lightning
The Dalhousie University men’s football team is undefeated in the regular season for the second time in three years. This season Dal scored 195 points, 21 points ahead of the second closest team. A lot of that has to do with the success of Dalhousie’s two running backs: Zacchary Kuhn and Jason Watts. “Both of…
Read MoreDal Physio Clinic is helping the bodies of patients and the minds of students
The Dalhousie Physiotherapy Clinic had its official opening last month. “It’s open to everybody. There’s lots of people from the community that go down and use it. It’s great,” said men’s soccer head coach, Pat Nearing. The clinic is located at Dalplex; it’s a private clinic owned by the university, which means that members of…
Read MoreKicking it into high gear
Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber’s kicker Justin Palardy is taking to the field once again. This time in a different role, with a different team. Palardy has agreed to join the Dalhousie University Tigers football staff as a coach for the upcoming season. According to the 2017 CFL Guide and Record Book, Palardy is the seventh…
Read MoreLeger puts health over CFL opportunity
Dalhousie’s three-time football All-Star Zack Leger is hanging up his cleats. He’s protecting his brain. During his second year playing for Dalhousie Univeristy’s club team, Leger was offered a spot to go to the CFL combine, a three-day program with the opportunity to be scouted by coaches in the CFL. He chose to decline the…
Read MoreDalhousie Playoffs
Through late October and early November, some Dalhousie teams saw their teams’ seasons come to an end for another year. The Dal Gazette recaps how the playoffs went for the Tigers who are hanging up their jerseys for now. Cross-Country by Josh Young, Sports Editor Both Dalhousie cross-country teams finished the championship races with identical…
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