Posts by Luke Dyment
Tigers shine at nationals
Members of the Dalhousie University Tigers men’s cross country team agreed the 2021 U Sports Cross Country Championships featured the team’s best performance of the season. Not only was the national meet a highlight this year but a result years in the making. With a seventh-place finish in the team standings, the men’s squad finished their highest nationally since 2005.
Read MoreGoing for gold
Skip Owen Purcell, second Adam McEachren and coach Anthony Purcell, Owen’s father, captured first place for Nova Scotia at the 2021 Curling Canada World Junior Qualifier last November. The Halifax-based rink and Dal Tigers curling team members defeated Newfoundland and Labrador 10-9 in the final to qualify for the worlds in Jönköping, Sweden.
Read MoreImmediate impact from Tigers rookie
First-year goalkeeper Aiden Rushenas was not always planning on playing for the Dalhousie University Tigers men’s soccer team. But he’s shown Tigers fans plenty of reason to be glad he did.
Read MoreTeam effort behind the bench
The Dalhousie University Tigers women’s hockey assistant coaches, Keifer House and Savannah Newton, are in just their second years with the team. But the pair are already handling more responsibility than even the longest-tenured assistant coaches around.
Read MoreDal football team wins AFL championship
Led by three touchdowns from running back Dylan Waugh, Dal pulled away from the University of New Brunswick Fredericton Red Bombers in the second quarter of Nov. 6’s AFL championship on their way to a 40-14 victory. With the win, the Tigers capped off a near-perfect season, winning seven games (one due to a forfeit) and losing one this fall.
Read MoreVolleyball opening weekend highlighted by Michael Donovan’s brilliance
Technically, outside hitter Michael Donovan of the Dalhousie University Tigers men’s volleyball team played in the 2019-2020 season. It was just for one set during one match. He missed the rest to injury. But on opening weekend this season, hosting Maritime rivals the University of New Brunswick Reds, he declared his arrival on the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) volleyball scene.
Read MoreNew era begins for Dal Tigers
Almost every Dalhousie University Tigers varsity team has begun their respective regular seasons or competition schedules, their first since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Heading into the 2021-2022 season, student-athletes shared feelings of excitement and anticipation heading into their first competitions against other schools in months. However, the competitive feeling returned smoothly once the pucks dropped, basketballs were thrown up or starting guns went off.
Read More2021-2022 winter sports preview
In September, the Dalhousie Gazette published previews for Dalhousie University Tigers varsity teams that began play before mid-October. Now, we take a look at everyone else who will represent the Tigers in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) and Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) action this season.
Read MoreTigers launch in-house female coach development program
With the launch of the Dalhousie Tigers Female Coach Development program led by women’s soccer coach and associate athletic director Cindy Tye, Emily Clarke said this will be the first opportunity she’s had in her career to work with a female head coach. For Michele Tchiakoua, she’s ecstatic to be working with Tye and other coaches in the program, knowing the skillsets of different coaches she’ll possibly encounter and learn from.
Read MoreDal students help develop app gaining traction in sports world
A new Halifax-made social media app called ililli, which launched in June, has gained traction within Canadian sports social media. The app was developed and marketed with the help of Dalhousie University graduates and students.
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