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<p>The St. Thomas University women’s hockey team finished their regular season with a loss against St. Francis Xavier University 4-1 on Feb. 8 and a win against Dalhousie University 5-2 on Feb. 9. Despite the loss, the Tommies ended their season first in the league, giving them a first round bye in the playoffs. Going [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University’s track team will be heading to the Atlantic University Sport Championships on Feb. 22 and 23 in Moncton after attending three meets this season. At their latest meet on Feb. 2, Lars Schwarz, a first-year runner, set a new school record after placing second in the 3,000 metre with a time of nine [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“Weird looking kitchen but OK.” “She&#8217;s gonna call a penalty on somebody for something she remembered him doing six years ago.” These are just some of the comments that have been made online about Sarah Thomas, the only female referee in the National Football League. Thomas made history as the first female NFL referee and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University volleyball teams walked away with a win and a loss on Feb. 2 after the women’s team beat the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus Rams 3-1 and the men’s team lost to the Holland College Hurricanes 3-2. In the first and second set of the women&#8217;s game, the Tommies established an early lead, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We were halfway through practice when I started feeling dizzy. I ran across the court to get a ball and all of a sudden everything went blurry. I fell to the floor, luckily not for long. I was fine, but my coach insisted I sit down until I regained a bit of colour. I was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For many students the thought of dragging yourself to the gym when it’s cold outside is unbearable. Megan Gibson, a first-year St. Thomas University student, is an advocate for bringing together the concepts of fun and exercise. “I don’t really know if it’s necessarily a sport, but one of my favourite things to do in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University women’s hockey team had a double-win weekend on Jan. 25 and 26. The Jan. 25 game featured a 6-3 win over Université de Moncton and the Jan. 26 game saw a 2-1 win over the University of Prince Edward Island. The first game started off slow, but Tommie Lauren Henman scored [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After struggling with her mental health, St. Thomas University student and athlete Taylor Cook is hoping to help others with her new blog, The Mental Game. “I just want to help,” she said. “I&#8217;ve gotten so much positive feedback from people I know and people I don&#8217;t know about how good it is to read [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The &#8220;decision,&#8221; an article published in Sports Illustrated and a press release from Klutch Sports were the avenues Lebron James chose to inform teams he was leaving. The aftermath of these departures had long-term effects on the team organizations. On July 8, 2010, professional basketball player Lebron James announced on ESPN that he was leaving [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University basketball teams hosted their annual Francis Farrington Memorial Games on Jan. 19 against Mount Allison University. The women’s team won 54-50, while the men’s team fell short in overtime 90-88. The women’s game was a back-and-forth affair, as the Mounties led by just one point at half, 29-28. “Both teams defended with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball teams suffered losses after holding a doubleheader on Jan. 13 against the Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics. The women’s team tried to break the Mystics undefeated record, as both teams are ranked within the top 10 teams of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association with in MSVU third [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University women&#8217;s hockey team defeated the St. Francis Xavier University X-Women on Jan. 11, maintaining their first place standing in the Atlantic University Sport league. They played the University of New Brunswick women&#8217;s team on Jan. 9 and suffered a loss of 3-1, ending their 13 game winning streak. While head coach Peter Murphy wasn&#8217;t [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For most people, the thought of living with their younger brother, while also taking the same university classes and playing with him on the same volleyball team would be cause for disaster. But for Ryan and Garret Dickson, it’s easy. “We’re hard on each other at times. If I see Garret do something wrong, I’m [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University women&#8217;s volleyball team suffered a 3-1 loss against the league&#8217;s first place team, the Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics, on Jan. 12. The game started as a tight match with the Mystics working hard to keep the Tommies&#8217; lead to a minimum, but they managed to catch up and win the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University women’s hockey team had two successful games this weekend, walking away with wins on Nov. 28 and Nov. 30, and maintaining their winning streak. The Tommies played the University of New Brunswick Reds on Nov. 28 at the Aitken Centre in another battle of the hill. They&#8217;ve beaten the Reds 2-1 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball teams came away with a pair of wins in a doubleheader on Dec. 1 against the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus Rams. The women’s team beat the Rams 97-22, extending their winning streak to five games. The Tommies were relentless on both sides of the floor, forcing 42 turnovers, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In 2011, the Vancouver Canucks made the Stanley Cup final, but lost in the final game to the Boston Bruins, failing to bring the championship title home to Canada. A professional Canadian sports team hasn&#8217;t won a championship since 1993. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cupf and the Toronto Blue Jays won the World [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s volleyball teams held their ground against the Holland College Hurricanes in a double-win on Nov. 24. The women&#8217;s team played first and started off strong with a 3-0 lead in the first set. They led for the majority of the game with the Hurricanes always following a couple [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After being the head coach of the University of New Brunswick men’s hockey team for almost 20 years, Gardiner MacDougall will get the chance to be part of the coaching staff for the USPORTS Men’s Hockey All-Star Series. “It’s a great opportunity and you can make a difference with different people,” MacDougall said. MacDougall found [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When the University of New Brunswick women&#8217;s club hockey team, the Red Blazers, was promoted to the varsity level, the university&#8217;s club team was scrapped. Makayla Oatway, a St. Thomas University graduate who played on the club team, was not surprised to hear of the loss when the team was promoted. “This is a bummer [&hellip;]</p>