Anders Keeps Driving: Men's Basketball Alum Turns Pro In NBL-Canada
When former CMU Men's Basketball star Wyatt Anders sets a goal, he's nearly impossible to stop. After two seasons in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference, four seasons in U-Sports (CIS) with the Manitoba Bisons* and a few summers challenging the top 3 on 3 teams in the world in FIBA 3x3, Anders is preparing to step onto his first professional basketball court this winter in Canada's NBL (National Basketball League), wearing the colours of the expansion Cape Breton Highlanders.
Continue ReadingCassie Wiebe - November's Recovery Spot Athlete Of The Month
Congratulations to Cassie Wiebe of Women's Basketball on being selected the Recovery Spot Female Athlete of the Month for November.
"Tenacious" is probably the best way to describe Wiebe's play on the basketball court. Rarely her team's scoring leader this season, the fourth-year team captain has added big buckets when they're needed, has been the busiest free-throw shooter in the conference and has put every ounce of energy into every minute of play to lead CMU to a perfect record in both the Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference through the first half of the 2016-17 season.
Continue ReadingJoel Kliewer - November's Recovery Spot Athlete Of The Month
Congratulations to Joel Kliewer of Men's Volleyball on being selected the Recovery Spot Male Athlete of the Month for November. Joel led the Blazers to a record of five wins with only one defeat in six conference matches and put a cap on the month last weekend with a thrilling gold medal win in Brandon at the 2016 Western Canadian College Open Volleyball Championships, a 2-1 win over the Red River Rebels.
Continue ReadingFlawless Weekend Leads To Western Championship For Women's Volleyball
Women's Volleyball is flying high! Riding a four match winning streak in MCAC play, the Blazers entered the weekend's 2016 Western Canadian College Open Championship in Brandon with big expectations and came through, claiming gold in Sunday's Women's Final against conference rival, Red River Rebels in straight sets.
"It was such a good weekend!" said second-year head coach Evelyn Kampen, "it was the highest level our team has played this season so far and we just want to keep on riding this momentum."
Continue ReadingOpportunity To Defend Title This Weekend In Brandon At Western Canadians
Swift Current was good to Men's Volleyball in 2015. The veteran rotation is hopeful that this weekend in Brandon will provide the 7-2 Blazers with a second Western Canadian Open Volleyball Championship gold medal. We will soon find out.
The competition in MCAC conference play has been very strong for the first half of the season. A 3-1 home win on Saturday night over the defending 2016 MCAC champions, Providence University College, vaulted CMU into a half-game lead over the Pilots in the 2016-17 standings and has the team high in confidence as they enter their first weekend test at the 2016 Westerns.
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