Sports
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SportsMen’s Basketball Preview: Changes All Around
The Concordia Stingers men’s basketball team is entering an entirely new era of its history. With the additions of head coach Rastko Popovic, five new recruits, and a brand new uniform to boot, the team intends to give a new identity to a stagnant Stingers team.
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SportsWomen’s Soccer Preview: New Beginnings
The Stingers women’s soccer team saw 10 players graduate from their program at the end of last season, meaning a number of new faces will take over the team. The returning, and remaining, veterans are eyeing the postseason as the team has not made the playoffs since 2006.
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SportsMen’s Hockey Preview: Out with the Old, In with the New
With the departure of long time head coach Kevin Figsby, interim head coach Marc-Andre Element will take over and hope to guide the Stingers men’s hockey team to success.
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SportsWomen’s Rugby Preview: Going For the Gold
Last year the Stingers women’s rugby team came so close to having their dreams of winning the conference become a reality, only to be devastated by their biggest competition, the Ottawa Gee-Gees.
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SportsMen’s Rugby Preview: Reigning Champions Looking For More
On a hot September morning, head coach Clive Gibson is giving his directives on a number of different drills. It has now been five days that the Concordia Stingers men’s rugby program have returned to camp after winning the RSEQ championship last season. In addition to the beautiful weather, an aura of sheer optimism is floating in the humid air.
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SportsStingers Rebranded
The buzz is back at Concordia University. Classes are back in session, students have returned to their familiar confines downtown or at Loyola, and Concordia’s sports team will all be back in action. The Stingers brand, however, will look noticeably different the next time you get to see them on the field, ice or court.
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SportsWelcome to Consent Training Camp
For the Concordia Stingers, fall 2015 will mark a new school year full of change: a rebranding campaign, which includes a new logo and updated jerseys unveiled last week, several new coaches, and for the first time, mandatory sexual consent workshops for all athletes.
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SportsNightmare At The Hive
Just days after unveiling their new uniforms, the Concordia Stingers football team looked to begin their new era with a victory over the Sherbrooke Vert et Or. A packed Concordia Stadium filled with froshers and alumni seemed to provide the perfect setting for ConU. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be.
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SportsFootball Team Preview: Who Will Lead?
This year, with brand-spanking new uniforms to boot, the Stingers will try to move upward in their division while having to fend off the always mighty Laval Rouge et Or, as well as the reigning Vanier Cup champions, the Université de Montréal Carabins.
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SportsTo Be Frank
It’s a scorching hot Monday morning that will surely get hotter and more humid as the hours go by. It’s the type of day that would make anybody want to wear the least amount of clothing possible. Instead, dozens of Concordia Stingers football players are in full gear at training camp, running drills on the brand new turf installed at Concordia Stadium. There is, however, a notable absentee at this year’s camp.
