Canada West swimming at Max Bell

trevor.kenney — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:35:35 +0000

Swimming highlights a busy weekend for ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns Athletics as the Canada West Swimming Championships come to Lethbridge.

For the first time in five seasons the Pronghorns swim team will welcome the Canada West conference to Lethbridge and the Max Bell Regional Aquatic Centre for the Canada West Championships.

The Horns' contingent of 17 Canada West qualifiers is five fewer than last season's qualifying group, but with seven freshmen and only two, fifth-year seniors, the team is a young group of swimmers looking to gain valuable experience for the future.

Highest ranked entering this weekend's competition is breaststroke specialist Jeffrey Nicol. Nicol has had a strong start to the season, setting a new school record in the 200-metre breaststroke. Last year as a freshman, Nicol finished sixth in the 200m breaststroke at the conference meet and will surely improve on that if he swims anywhere near his school record of two minutes, 17.83 seconds.

On the women's side, senior Kristy Gabruck has also had a strong start to the university season, setting a new school record in the 50-metre breaststroke earlier this season. She looks to close out her university career on a strong note.

The meet kicks off with a Friday session starting at 5 p.m. and two sessions on both Saturday and Sunday. Heats begin at 10 a.m. and 9 a.m., Saturday and Sunday respectively, with finals starting at 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Pronghorns men's and women's basketball teams play weekend home games against ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of British Columbia Thunderbirds and Victoria Vikes. The men's hockey team travels to UBC to continue its playoff push and the women's hockey team hosts UBC for games Friday and Saturday nights at Nicholas Sheran Arena. Visit the Pronghorns website for a full weekend preview and sign up for Horns Weekly, the Pronghorn Athletics newsletter.

Horns host Dinos in men's hockey

trevor.kenney — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:56:20 +0000

While it is only early January, the Pronghorns men's hockey team faces a crucial home-and-home series this weekend as it looks to move up the standings and challenge for a Canada West playoff position.

The Pronghorns (5-10-3) are still on the outside looking in on the playoff picture. The Horns currently trail the Saskatchewan Huskies by six points for the final spot and this weekend's opponent, the Calgary Dinos, by eight points for third place.

While the Horns only earned a weekend split versus the second place Manitoba Bisons last weekend, they played arguably their most complete game of the season in a 1-0 loss Friday night, outshooting the Bisons 44-20. The next night they skated to a 6-4 victory and gained ground on the idle Huskies for fourth place.

The Dinos opened the second semester versus the CIS second ranked Alberta Golden Bears, losing both games but earning a single point after falling in overtime on Saturday night.

The Horns and Dinos have played each other tough this season. The series in the first semester was split, with each game going to a shootout and the home team coming out on top.

Friday night's 7 p.m. matchup at Nicholas Sheran Arena is the lone home action for Pronghorn Athletics this weekend. The teams then head back to Calgary Saturday for the conclusion of the weekend series.

Meanwhile, the men's and women's basketball teams head to Brandon to try and improve their playoff chances. The women's squad (6-5) is tied with two other schools for the final Canada West playoff spot and faces a 1-11 Brandon club. The Pronghorns men's team (5-6) is coming off a tough overtime loss to nationally ranked ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary. They'll face a 5-7 Bobcats team as they look to maintain a hold on third place in the Canada West standings.

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