Football
Ten years of the Dalhousie Football Club
This season marks the 10th anniversary of football returning to Dalhousie University — and what a ride the past decade has been.
Read MoreNew passion, new season, same goal
The football team was wrapping up their sixth straight day of training camp. This final session of the near week-long run wrapped up around 11 p.m., with the surrounding campus dead-quiet. Most students have yet to move into residences. Eighty-five players reported to camp on day one, Aug. 27. The coaches are tasked with trimming that roster down to between 50 and 60 students before the season opener on Sept. 18 against the University of New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves. The players have worked tirelessly over six days to catch the coaching staff’s attention.
Read MoreFrom the football field to the basketball court
Playing both football for Dal and basketball for King’s creates unique challenges for athletes Cairo Berry, Michael Clarke and Romarie Johnson.
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 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 MoreNFL anthem protest timeline
Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played a football game in two years, but he maybe the most well-known football player. His protest of kneeling during the American national anthem at the beginning of games to protest oppression of Black people and people of colour. In an interview with NFL.com he said, “To me, this is bigger than…
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 MoreFifty-five years and counting
Much of the Dalhousie University Tigers athletic success is credited to the coaching of Allan Yarr. Yarr has been coaching for 55 years in a variety of sports including basketball, golf, tennis, and football; he’s led 91 of those teams to be conference champions and five of them have medalled at nationals. His coaching accolades…
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…
Read MoreA look into the Loney Bowl fiasco
From Thursday to Sunday of last week, the Atlantic University Sport championship football game, the Loney Bowl was cancelled, argued about in court and then put back on yesterday at 2 p.m at Acadia. Why did this happen? And what does it mean for the rest of the U Sports football playoffs and beyond? This article will…
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