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Horns soccer looks to build off success

trevor.kenney — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:34:59 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns have finalized their schedules for the Canada West soccer season and for the program's men's team, the focus will be on building off of last season's 18-point performance, a franchise best.

The men's program will open its 2013 campaign with a home-and-home series against the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos, Sept. 7-8 (at home on Sunday, Sept. 8). That's the start of a 15-game schedule that will also see the Horns play host to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Saskatchewan Huskies, Mount Royal ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Cougars, UNBC Timberwolves, UBC Thunderbirds and the Trinity Western Spartans.

The Horns won four games last season and narrowly missed the playoffs with 18 standings points. They will once again play in the six-team Prairie Division, looking for one of three playoff spots.

The regular season concludes on Oct. 27 followed by three rounds of playoffs in four days at the home of the first-place finisher in the five-team Pacific Division. The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of New Brunswick in Fredericton, N.B. is the site of the 2013 CIS men's championship tournament, Nov. 7-10.

On the women's side, the Horns are coming off a one-win season but with 21 players eligible to return from last season's roster (that included 11 first-year players), it should be a much more seasoned and cohesive group.

The Canada West women's set-up differs from the men in that only one, 13-team division exists, with the top eight teams qualifying for playoffs.

After opening the schedule on the road with games against the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta and Mount Royal ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Cougars, the Horns will host the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the U of L Community Stadium.

The Horns will also play host to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Manitoba Bisons the next day and host the UNBC Timberwolves, UBC Thunderbirds and Trinity Western Spartans to round out the home schedule.

Canada West playoffs open with quarter-finals on Oct. 26, after which teams will be re-ranked for semifinals and medal matches on Nov. 2-3. The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Toronto hosts CIS Nationals, Nov. 7-10.

For a look at the complete Pronghorns soccer schedule visit the website at www.gohorns.ca. For season tickets, call Pronghorn Athletics at 403-329-2681.

Horns hockey schedules finalized

trevor.kenney — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:09:12 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's and women's hockey teams open their 2013-14 Canada West hockey schedules in early October, and with both teams coming off non-playoff seasons, will need a quick start to get off on the right foot.

The Horns women's team hosts the first home game of the season when they welcome the defending Canada West champion ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of British Columbia T-Birds to Nicholas Sheran Arena on Oct. 4-5. That weekend will mark the start of a stretch that sees the Horns host seven of their first eight games at Nicholas Sheran.

The following weekend (Oct. 11-12), the Regina Cougars come to town, before a home-and-home set with the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos follows. The streak of home games concludes Oct. 25-26 when the Horns entertain the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Saskatchewan Huskies. Of course, with so many home games ot start the season, the U of L will be forced to play the majority of its road schedule in the season's second half, and will host just four home games after Christmas.

On the men's side, the Horns will play the opposite schedule of their women counterparts, opening the season with seven of eight games on the road, including an Oct. 11-12 series at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Regina that marks the beginning of their conference schedule.

The U of L will open on home ice Oct. 18 with the front end of a home-and-home series against the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos.

During the first half of the season, the Horns will only skate on home ice six times, hosting the defending Canada West champion ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta Golden Bears (Nov. 8-9), Mount Royal ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ (Nov. 22) and UBC Thunderbirds (Nov. 29-30) in addition to the Dinos.

After the holiday break, the Horns will play eight of their remaining 12 games at Nicholas Sheran Arena. Puck drop for all homes games at Nicholas Sheran Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.

For season tickets, call Pronghorn Athletics at 403-329-2681. Check out the full schedules at gohorns.ca.

Nicol, Thornley lead Horns' effort in pool

trevor.kenney — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:45:06 +0000

This past weekend in Victoria, 27 Pronghorn swimmers hit the pool at the Canada West Championships, led by medalists Jeff Nicol and Ryan Thornley. It was the largest group of swimmers the 'Horns have sent in recent memory and they continued to build on this season's positive results.

Both the men's and women's sides finished fifth in their respective team categories with the men's side accumulating 293.5 points, while the women's side finished with 216. The 'Horns had 13 top-eight finishes at the meet and 20 of 27 swimmers recorded individual scoring points.

There were also two school records broken in Victoria with Thornley breaking the school record in the 100 metre backstroke and the men's 400 freestyle relay team also setting a new school mark.

"Canada West is the fastest conference meet in the CIS and it lived up to its billing," says first-year head coach Peter Schori. "Overall, I am pleased with our team's improvement but not satisfied with all of our results, I think we are better in some areas than we showed and expect to see improvements at the CIS Championships."

Thornley and fifth-year swimmer, Nicol led the way for the Pronghorns and were the only medalists this year. Nicol has medaled at the last four conference championship meets and finished with two medals in Victoria, while Thornley picked up a bronze in the 50-metre fly on Friday.

In the 200-metre breast stroke, Nicol earned silver in the event for the second consecutive year, and is currently ranked third in the CIS. He also swam a lifetime best time in the 100-metre breast stroke en route to a bronze medal.

The men's 400-metre freestyle relay team narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth. It is currently ranked fifth in the CIS.

"We needed 3/10ths more in the Men's 400 Free Relay to get on the podium ahead of Alberta. The boys raced well but I think there are lots of places over 400 metres to find the improvement we need," says Schori.

On the women's side, Kara Declark had two top-8 finishes in the 50 and 100-metre fly events and Kiara Bodell also finished in the top eight in the 100 backstroke. A bright sign for the women looking toward the future is that 10 of the 14 women that competed at the championships registered points for the team.

"I am pleased to see the progress from our Women's team. They are a very young team and have raised their level of competitiveness in Canada West moving up to 5th place with 10 swimmers scoring points," says Schori.

The 'Horns had one more swimmer qualify for the CIS Championships and have qualified nine to date. The team will have another chance this weekend to post CIS qualifying times as the Lethbridge Swim Club plays host to the Speedo Alberta Senior Swimming Championships at the Max Bell Pool.

The CIS Championship meet will be hosted by the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos, Feb. 21-23.

Horns swimming in top-10

trevor.kenney — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:27:05 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's swim team has cracked the 2012 CIS Top-10 swim rankings for the first time in more than 10 years.

Fresh off an excellent performance at the Dino ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Invitational in Calgary last weekend, the 'Horns have jumped into the seventh spot nationally. The Dino meet continued a run of positive early season results.

Highlighting the weekend for the men's side was a third place finish in the 200-metre medlay relay. The 'Horns were just behind CIS powers UBC Thunderbirds and ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos. The team of Nick Vander Sloot, Jeff Nicol, Ryan Thornley and Tiha Konyves set a new school record by more than two seconds and beat the defending CIS bronze medalist ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta Golden Bears.

The 'Horns also finished fourth in the 200-metre free relay, breaking the school's best time by more than a second. The team of Vander Sloot, Thornley, Konyves and Hunter Scott finished with a time of 1:34.52.

"It was a good start to the season for us against some of the top teams in the CIS," says first-year Pronghorn head coach Peter Schori. "Canada West is the toughest swimming conference in the country and we are closing the gap between us and the top schools."

To date, the 'Horns have 18 qualifiers (10 men and 8 women) for the Canada West Championships that will be hosted by the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Victoria, Jan. 25-27, 2013. Five Pronghorn men have also already qualified for the CIS Championships in February.

Following are the current CIS rankings.

MEN'S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)

1. Toronto 610 points / (1)
2. Calgary 603 / (2)
3. UBC 263 / (NR)
4. Laval 260 / (3)
5. Alberta 218 / (8)
6. Montreal 170 / (4)
7. Lethbridge 160 / (NR)
8. McGill 148 / (5)
9. Ottawa 113 / (7)
10. McMaster 105 / (9)

WOMEN'S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)

1. Calgary 399 points / (3)
2. Montreal 368 / (1)
3. Toronto 365 / (4)
4. UBC 354 / (NR)
5. McGill 249 / (2)
6. Alberta 157 / (9)
7. UQTR 149 / (6)
8. McMaster 126 / (5)
9. Guelph 104 / (7)
10. Dalhousie 103 / (NR)

Bailey and Silbernagel cop Horns awards

trevor.kenney — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:17:48 +0000

For the second time this season, Brett Silbernagel of the Horns men's soccer team has earned a Subway Pronghorn Athlete of the Week honour.

Silbernagel, along with Megan Bailey of the women's hockey team, picked up the weekly honours for their weekend efforts in Canada West play.

The men's soccer team has now recorded points in seven consecutive contests, including a pair of weekend draws against the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Winnipeg. Silbernagel, a fifth-year defender, was a key contributor in the weekend results. The Horns allowed just one goal over two games and just nine total shots on net.

Bailey's Horns dropped both their weekend games to the defending national champion ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos, but Bailey was a strong offensive presence for the club. She scored the team's lone goal in a 4-1 season-opening loss at Nicholas Sheran Arena and was tasked to play in all situations against the defending champs.

For more on the Horns, check out their website gohorns.ca

Soccer players earn weekly honours

trevor.kenney — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:45:21 +0000

A pair of Pronghorn soccer players have picked up the Subway Pronghorn Athletes of the Week awards for the week ending Sept. 16.

Morgan Brownjohn earned the men's honour after helping the Horns to a weekend sweep of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos. Brownjohn scored both game-winning goals, including a penalty kick in the 1-0 Saturday afternoon victory and the first goal of the game in Sunday's 2-0 triumph.

On the women's side, Kim Shellenberg's strong defensive presence led the Horns women's team to a split of their weekend contests. Shellenberg was a key component in the Horns shutting down Mount Royal Cougars Saturday afternoon as the U of L earned a 1-0 victory. The win was the first of the season for the club.

Beattie, Spear Chief-Morris earn honours

trevor.kenney — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:40:44 +0000

Ashley Beattie and Julian Spear Chief-Morris helped their respective teams to key victories over the weekend, strengthening their bids for Canada West playoff spots and subsequently earning recognition as Subway Pronghorn Athletes of the Week.

Ashley Beattie

Locked in a dog-fight for a playoff position, 'Horns captain Beattie led the 'Horns to a three-point weekend versus the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta Pandas. Prior to this season the 'Horns had never beaten the Pandas, but won the season series with the Pandas this year with a 3-0-1 record.

Friday night, Beattie assisted on the tying goal with just under two-minutes remaining to force overtime, a game in which the 'Horns won 3-2 in a shootout.

In the series finale, Beattie scored the 'Horns lone marker in a 2-1 shootout loss. With the three points, the 'Horns remain one point ahead of the Manitoba Bisons for the final playoff spot and will visit the Bisons this weekend.

Julian Spear Chief-Morris

After missing nearly the entire 2010-11 season, Lethbridge product Julian Spear Chief-Morris had his best weekend of the season in helping the 'Horns earn a weekend sweep over southern Alberta rivals ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos. It was also the first time the 'Horns had swept the Dinos in 12 years.

Friday night, Spear Chief-Morris sparked the team out the gate, hitting four first half three pointers, en route to 19 points and a 90-80 'Horns' victory. On the night, he was 6-of-10 from the field, including 5-of-7 from behind the arc, while also grabbing seven rebounds.

Saturday night, Spear Chief-Morris scored seven of his nine points in the fourth quarter to help seal the weekend sweep with a tight 80-72 victory. He also recorded four rebounds and two steals.

Kelly leads pool effort with two medals

trevor.kenney — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:20:01 +0000

Jessica Kelly won a pair of bronze medals and Jeff Nicol brought home a silver medal as the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's and women's swim teams competed at the Canada West Championship meet in Vancouver this past weekend.

Kelly led the 18-swimmer contingent with bronze medal swims in the 50- and 100-metre butterfly events, setting new U of L school records in each swim. She also picked up a fifth-place finish in the 100-metre backstroke event.

Nicol, who won two medals last year in his home pool, captured a silver medal in the 200-metre breaststroke and was just short of breaking his own school record that was set earlier this season. Nicol also finished fifth in the 100-metre breast event.

On the team front, the men's squad moved up one spot from last year's performance, up to fifth place with 279 points. The women's team finished with 181 points, and was also fifth in Canada West, the same place they finished last year in Lethbridge. Host UBC Thunderbirds won both the men's and women's team titles.

In total, U of L swimmers set 57 personal best times.

"I'm ecstatic with the team performance this weekend, this is our best Canada West Championship in my six seasons," says Horns head coach Brad Mori. "Both teams finished fifth and that was our team goal from the start of the year. Our swimmers swam great. They raced the moments, taking care of individual performances, leading to a fantastic team result."

Mat Loyola (50- & 200-metre breaststroke) and David Errington (200m breaststroke) both earned qualifying times for the CIS Championships. Loyola finished sixth in both distances, while Errington also finished sixth in the 200-metre breaststroke.

Matthew Mastromatteo, Jessie Olson-Heisler, Roger Hanna, and Adam Krysiak inched closer toward CIS qualifying times, and will have two more opportunities to reach those times in the coming weeks.

The CIS Championships will be hosted by the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos, Feb. 25-27.

Horns and Dinos reschedule

trevor.kenney — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:46:33 +0000

Make-up dates have been determined for the Canada West men's and women's hockey games between the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns and ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos that were postponed this past weekend due to weather concerns.

The women's game is now to be played on Tuesday, Jan. 18, beginning at 4:15 p.m. at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary's Olympic Oval. The men's game, which will be made up in Lethbridge, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m. at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

Both games, originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 8, had to be postponed due to poor weather conditions in southern Alberta which rendered highways between the two cities extremely dangerous. The decision was made to postpone the games following an RCMP advisory that strongly discouraged travel.

Poor weather cancels Horns hockey

trevor.kenney — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:30:33 +0000

Due to extreme weather and treacherous driving conditions, the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns and ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos have postponed both their men's and women's hockey contests scheduled for Saturday night.

The RCMP issued a travel advisory early Saturday afternoon, warning against all travel on highways south of Calgary due to blowing snow conditions and extremely low visibility in areas.

The Horns and Dinos were scheduled to play the second games of their home-and-home weekend series, with the Horns women's team traveling to Calgary and the Horns men's team playing host to the Dinos at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

Both games will be made up at a later date, yet to be determined.

The Pronghorns men's and women's basketball games, scheduled for Saturday evening at the 1st Choice Savings Centre gymnasium will go ahead as scheduled.

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