Women's Basketball Adds Versatile Forward Preparing For A Championship Run
Women's Basketball is very pleased to announce the commitment of Oak Park Raiders forward Kirsten Balness for the 2016-17 season. "Kirsten is a great athlete with excellent basketball skills," says head coach Joe Di Curzio, "she has the versatility that allows her to be an inside player or outside player."
Continue ReadingWomen's Futsal Turns A New Chapter; Underdogs Become Favourites
There has been a gradual improvement for the women's futsal team since they first stepped on the court in November to host the 2015 Canadian Grasslands Cup and finished in fourth-place in the four team tournament. Three months later, the squad prepares for another run at a trophy, but with a new confidence and expectation.
The Blazers began their 2016 Copa de la Paz tournament with two wins in Brandon. 6-4 winners over the Brandon Bobcats in their opening tournament round-robin match and 5-3 winners over the ACC Cougars.
Continue ReadingThe Pita Pit Male Athlete of the Month - February
Congratulations to Jon Hayter of Men's Basketball on being selected the Pita Pit Male Athlete of the Month for February. After missing two weeks of action to finish the month of January, the second year guard picked up right where he left off when he returned to the court this month leading his team to a surprise first round upset of the #2 ranked Providence Pilots in the 2016 MCAC Men's Basketball semifinals and posted a 33 point, 12 rebound performance in a narrow loss to the defending Champion, Red River Rebels in the Conference Finals.
Continue ReadingThe Pita Pit Female Athlete Of The Month - February
Congratulations to Marijka Yaschyshyn of Women's Futsal on being selected the Pita Pit Female Athlete of the Month for February. It's been a long road to recovery for the graduate of Winnipeg's College Jean Sauve who had a knee injury delay her rookie season with the Blazers by a full year, but the midfielder has found her stride on the futsal court and is getting stronger and stronger with every match.
Continue ReadingFifth Set Freeze Locks Men's Volleyball Out Of Championship Appearance
CMU surrendered two match-point opportunities in the fourth set of Saturday night's 2016 MCAC Men's Volleyball Semifinal, only to see the defending champion Red River Rebels claw back to steal the fourth and advance to Sunday's Championship Match with a 3-2 win (20-25, 25-21, 18-25, 26-24, 17-15).
The first and third sets were all CMU. Midway through the opener, 2016 All-Conference selection, John Nieckarz showed his offensive versatility when he pounded a kill for a CMU sideout and followed it with an ace from the service line to give the Blazers a 15-12 advantage in the set. The scoring run continued as fellow All-Conference selection Joel Kliewer pushed the score to 16-12 on a kill from left-side to force the Rebels into a timeout. CMU would go on to take the set 25-20.
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