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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.

Taal, Price pick up athlete of week honours

trevor.kenney — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:12:46 +0000

A pair of basketball players earned ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Subway Pronghorn Athlete of the Week honours.

Third-year guard Lauren Taal (Lethbridge) played a major factor in the Horns earning their first Canada West victory and a sweep of Pacific Division foes this past weekend.

Friday night, in the Horns' 81-75 win over Thompson Rivers, Taal led all scorers with 21 points, equaling a career high. On Saturday night, Taal was given the daunting task of shutting down Canada West leading scorer Jane Meadwell. While Meadwell picked up 18 points, only six were with Taal on the floor and, as a group, the Horns only allowed two first quarter points and a season low 58 points overall. Taal picked up five points and registered another four steals in the Horns' 75-58 win over Fraser Valley.

After transferring from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary, first year Pronghorn Jeff Price (Calgary) has stepped right into the Horns lineup and made an immediate impact.

Friday night, in the Horns' second consecutive win, Price picked up a double-double with a game high 26 points and 10 rebounds. He also recorded seven assists in a 84-75 win over Thompson Rivers.

The following night, Price registered another 17 points and four assists in the Horns' 82-77 loss to Fraser Valley Cascades.

Through six games this season, Price is fourth in Canada West scoring, averaging 19.8 points per game, and is third in the conference in assists per game with 5.5.

Horns host swimming, track meets

trevor.kenney — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:58:31 +0000

Pronghorn Athletics hosts a rare weekend of Canada West action when both the track and swimming programs have home dates.

Pronghorn Track

The U of L track team hosts a throws and jumping meet Saturday in the 1st Choice Savings Centre gym. Highlighting the meet is Pronghorn thrower and Canadian Olympian Jim Steacy, who will compete in the men's weight throw event at 12 p.m. The day begins at 9:30 a.m. with the long jump, followed by the men's weight throw. The women's weight throw, with Pronghorn thrower and defending CIS champion Heather Steacy in the field, then takes over at 1:30 p.m. The men's and women's shot put events round out the meet at 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. respectively.

Pronghorn Swimming

The Max Bell Regional Aquatic Centre will serve as the host site for the Pronghorn Classic swim meet. The Horns enter the competition having posted some positive results at the recent Canada West championship meet. The club is building towards the Feb. 19-21 CIS Championships that will be hosted by ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of British Columbia.

The Horns have already qualified four swimmers for the national meet, but this weekend is the first of two remaining opportunities for other members of the Horns' team to reach their qualifying mark.

The meet kicks off Friday at 4 p.m. and runs through Sunday morning. There are two sessions on Saturday, at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and a final Sunday morning session at 10 a.m.

Men's Hockey

The men's hockey team (12-8-0) returns to action after having a bye last weekend, traveling to Vancouver to face the UBC Thunderbirds (6-12-2).

The Horns have fallen to fourth in the conference, trailing the Manitoba Bisons by three points but hold four games in hand on the Bisons.

After setting a new team mark for consecutive conference wins at eight games, the Horns were swept by the CIS #4 ranked Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon two weeks ago and dropped out of the CIS Top 10 rankings.

In their only weekend set with the Thunderbirds earlier this season, the Horns split two games in Lethbridge, winning the first game, 7-2, before losing the next night, 4-3.

The puck drops both nights at 7:30 p.m. at the newly renovated Thunderbird Arena. Live scoring updates for both games can be found at this Canada West hockey scores link.

Women's Hockey

The women's hockey team (2-17-1) hits the road for their second-to-last weekend of the season, traveling to Saskatoon to face the Saskatchewan Huskies (8-9-1).

Men's Basketball

The Horns men's basketball team (4-14) is still mathematically alive for a post-season berth in the Central Division, but will need some help to qualify. The Horns trail the Saskatchewan Huskies by three games for the final position and face a tough weekend on the road.

The Horns travel to the West Coast to face the CIS third-ranked UBC Thunderbirds (17-2) and the sixth-ranked Victoria Vikes (14-5). Tip-off for Friday night's matchup with UBC is set for 9 p.m. MST and you can click on this UBC live radio link to listen to the game.

Saturday night's encounter against Victoria is available by clicking on this Victoria live radio link. Tip-off for Saturday night is set for 8 p.m. MST.

Women's Basketball

The women's basketball team (3-15) was officially eliminated from post-season contention last weekend and travels to the West Coast to face the same two schools as the men's team.

Friday night the Horns face the Thunderbirds (10-9), who have clinched a playoff spot in the Pacific Division, while Saturday the Horns conclude the road portion of their conference schedule versus the CIS sixth-ranked Victoria Vikes (13-6). Both games can be heard on streaming radio by following the same links as above.

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