Blazers' News, 2008-09
| CMU Athletes Honoured At Annual Awards Ceremony Athletic ability, leadership, service--and two championships--were celebrated March 17 at the annual CMU athletic awards ceremony. |
| CMU wins their second straight MCAC Hockey Championship by a final score of 4 - 2 The CMU Men's Hockey team proved once again that they are the kings of Manitoba. |
| Championship Final CMU (#1) 72 Champion Baptist College, Arkansas (#7) 74 For the second straight season the Blazers battled their way to the ACCA Men’s Division II Championship game.Date March 7, 2009 |
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Championship Semi-Final CMU (#1) 95 Crossroads College, Minnesota (#5) 81 The Blazers faced off against the Crossroads College Knights from Minnesota Friday evening at Bethany High School.Date March 6, 2009 |
| Championship Quarter Final CMU (#1) 104 Providence College (#8) 64 Date March 5, 2009 |
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Oklahoma Tournament Summary - Championship Banquet The 2009 ACCA Championships kicked off in Bethany with the annual Championship Banquet. Date March 4, 2009 |
| GOLDEN BLAZERS WIN MCAC WOMENS VOLLEYBALL CROWN The CMU women's volleyball team battled back from a opening set loss to Assiniboine Community College in the 2009 MCAC Women's Volleyball Championships on Sunday afternoon, to take the provincial title 3 sets to 1 in front of a boisterous crowd of CMU supporters. Date February 9, 2009 |
| MB - CMU 67 Red River College 93 The third and most highly anticipated match-up of these two division foes lived up to its hype…for a half. Date February 6, 2009 |
| CMU Hosts Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference Volleyball Championships
On Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8, 2009, the MCAC men’s and women’s Final Four Volleyball Championships will take place at Canadian Mennonite University, 500 Shaftesbury Boulevard, in Winnipeg. Date February 5, 2009 |
MB - Alumni Weekend |
| MV - BLAZERS MAKE A STATEMENT In front of a boisterous crowd that echoed with the sounds drums, noise-makers and cheers, the Blazers men's volleyball team were two points shy of pulling off the upset of the season. Date January 28, 2008 |
| MV - Seneca College Tournament, Toronto The Blazers men’s volleyball team went to Toronto, Ontario this past weekend to compete in the Seneca Sting volleyball tournament. Date January 21, 2008 |
MB - CMU 78 Red River College 89 |
MB - CMU 71 Minot State University at Bottineau 85 |
| WV - Kirsten Hamm Named MCAC Female Athlete of the Week Kirsten Hamm, team captain of CMU’s women’s volleyball team has been named the MCAC female athlete of the week. Date: January 14, 2009 |
| MB - CMU 88 Providence College 54 Hot shooting and stellar defense led to another blow-out victory over rival Providence College in front of a loud and supportive home crowd to kick-off the second semester. Date January 6, 2009 |
| MB - BLAZERS WIN ON BERJAK’S 20 POINT OUTPUT The Oak Hills Wolfpack from Bemidji rolled into the Loewen Athletic Centre on Friday night to take on the Blazers – the first of three MCAC men’s basketball matches that the visitors from Minnesota would play in over the weekend. Date: December 18, 2008 |
| Levy's Leathers, Performance Healthware SIGN UP AS SPONSORS
Two new sponsors have signed up to support CMU Athletics. Date: December 17, 2008 |
MB - CMU 82 Red River College 91 |
| MB - CMU 104 Providence 76 Game #2 Prairie Cup Challenge - Playing for the first time since an epic one point CMU win at Providence last season, the Blazers weren’t interested in keeping things close this time around. Date November 28, 2008 |
| MB - CMU 94 Booth College 67 Game #1 Prairie Cup Challenge - After crushing Booth College just two weeks earlier, this Booth College team showed up and was vastly improved. Date November 27, 2008 |
MV - MEN’S VOLLEYBALLERS WIN AT PROVIDENCE |
| mh - GOALIE WINS THE BATTLE OF STARBUCK Prov 3 @ CMU 1 Providence goaltender Johnny Dodsworth, backstopped the Freemen to a 3 - 1 win against their provincial rivals, CMU Blazers, in MCAC men’s hockey action on Sunday night at the Starbuck Sports Complex. Date: November 16, 2008 |
| MB - CMU 64 United Tribes Technical College 86 A tired and road weary Blazers came out and battled another tough and aggressive NJCAA opponent. Date November 15, 2008 |
| WB - CMU 54 United Tribes 65 |
BLAZERS BEATEN, BUT NOT OUT-HUSTLED
The Blazers did not look sharp against the Lady Thunderbirds in the early going missing several layups and defensive assignments. Date November 15th |
| MB - CMU 90 AFLBS 65 Looking to put together a solid 40 minute effort the Blazers took to the court versus ACCA rival, Association Free Lutheran Bible School. Date November 14th |
| WB - CMU 66 AFLBS 43 |
VAN DAM LEADS CMU TO 2nd CONSECUTIVE VICTORY The Blazers picked up where they left off the night before and were up 9 to 0 over the Crusaders early into the contest. Date November 14th |
| MB - CMU 81 Trinity Bible College 93 In front of a hostile home crowd of over 300, the Blazers silenced the fans and were able to shoot their way to a 47-39 half-time lead. Date November 13th |
| WB - CMU 63 @ Trinity 43
BLAZERS WIN BY 20 OVER NORTH DAKOTA HOSTS After enduring a long bus trip, the Blazers still looked crisp against the hometown Lions in the early going. Date November 13th |
| MS - CMU SETTLES FOR SECOND IN ACCA CHAMPIONSHIP
After surprising Ozark Christian and Southwestern Christian on successive days, the Blazers couldn’t muster any goals in the ACCA National Men’s Soccer Finals on Saturday afternoon, where they lost 4 - 0 to Central Christian College, of Moberly, Missouri. Date November 8, 2008 |
| MS - BLAZERS THROUGH TO ACCA NATIONAL FINALS In a bitter-sweet semi-final, the Blazers edged Southwestern Christian University, from Oklahoma City, 2-1 and advance to Saturday's ACCA National Finals against #1 ranked, Central Christian College. Date November 8, 2008 |
| MS - Blazer Men Soccer Finalists at ACCA National Championships Low on numbers but high in confidence, the 14-strong CMU men's soccer team surprised their competition in Joplin, Missouri last weekend, advancing to the ACCA National Men's Soccer Finals. Date November 7, 2008 |
| MS - BLAZERS BLOW THROUGH JOPLIN (4 - 0) The #3 ranked CMU Blazers men's soccer team took the pitch in game 1 of the ACCA National Men's Soccer Tournament on Thursday, facing the host, #6 Ozark Christian College Ambassadors, from Joplin, Missouri. Date November 6, 2008 |
| CMU Coach Chosen Academic All-Canadian CMU assistant volleyball coach Ben Schellenberg has been honoured as a Desjardins Top Academic All-Canadians by Canadian University Sport for the 2007-08 season. Date November 4, 2008 |
| MB - CMU 65 Minot State University at Bottineau 82 The Blazers, looking to continue their strong play, came out against a tough MSUB defence and struggled early with shooting. Date November 1, 2008 |
| WB - CMU 38 Bottineau 80 A lack of scoring and a plethora of turnovers plagued the Blazers for the second time in the young season. Date November 1, 2008 |
| MB - CMU 91 Bismarck State College 94 The Blazers played a great game against a very tough junior college BSC team and fell just short. Date October 31, 2008 |
| WV - SERVING PUSHES BLAZERS TO WIN The CMU Women’s Volleyball team made it two in a row, with a straight set victory over College Universitaire du St. Boniface on Wednesday night by scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-15. Date October 31, 2008 |
| WB - CMU 52 Bismarck 93 The Blazers kicked off the new season against a strong, fast-breaking team from Bismark that pressed for most of the contest. Date October. 31, 2008 |
| MH - ALL EVEN AT OAKBLUFF In a rematch from the 2008 CPAC men's hockey finals, three periods wouldn't settle the growing rivalry between the CMU Blazers and Assiniboine Cougars. Date October 29, 2008 |
| MV - BLAZERS FIGHT UPHILL BATTLE WITH REBELS The Blazers faced the reigning league champions Red River College Rebels on Friday evening in a tough MCAC league match. Date October 24, 2008 |
| MS - GOALPOST SPOILS BLAZERS CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES The tale of the 2008 Women’s Soccer Championship followed a similar storyline to the regular season meetings between the Providence Freemen and CMU Blazers. Date October 22, 2008 |
| MS - NAILBITING FINISH IN MCAC FINALS Whittier Park was the stage of the 2008 MCAC Men’s Soccer Championship on Sunday afternoon, when the #1 ranked, and defending champion, Providence Freemen scored a 110th minute goal in the second half of extra time to retain their championship against an opportunistic #3 ranked CMU Blazers by a final score of 3-2. Date October 19, 2008 |
| WS - GOALPOST SPOILS BLAZERS CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES The tale of the 2008 Women’s Soccer Championship followed a similar storyline to the regular season meetings between the Providence Freemen and CMU Blazers. Date October 17, 2008 |
| MS - BLAZERS SURPRISE CUSB, MOVE TO MCAC FINALS After falling to St. Boniface in both league matches by combined scores of 8 – 3, the Blazers men’s soccer team pulled out a victory that few would have predicted on Saturday afternoon at Whittier Park. Date October 18, 2008 |
| WS - BLAZERS SCORE BUT FALL TO FREEMEN In their fifth game of the season, the Blazers women’s soccer team recorded their first goal of the season on Tuesday evening in their Green Scene match with Providence College. Date October 14, 2008 |
| MB - CMU VS WESMEN On Thursday night at the Duckworth Centre, the Blazers continued their pre-season with an exhibition game against the University of Winnipeg Wesmen. Date October 16, 2008 |
| MV - Young Blazers Impress in Red Deer Invitational The Blazers men’s volleyball team competed at the Red Deer tournament over Thanksgiving weekend. Date October 10, 2008 |
| WS - VILLALOBOS AND BLAZERS FACE C.I.S. COMPETITION
The Blazers women’s soccer team played their fourth game Tuesday evening, at University Stadium on the campus of the University of Manitoba. Date October 7, 2008 |
| MS - ISBISTER’S BRACE, TOO LITTLE FOR BLAZERS CMU 2 @ CUSB 4 The Blazers sought to finish their regular season on a winning note, avenging an earlier season loss to College universaire de St. Boniface at Whittier Park. Date October 8, 2008 |
| MS - BLAZERS TOP STEINBACH IN GREEN SCENE MATCH The Blazers took to a wet pitch, in front of a large group of supporters, on Monday afternoon, and emerged with a 2 – 0 victory over Steinbach Bible College. Date October 4, 2008 |
| MB - CMU 84 Briercrest 66 The Blazers continued their pre-season by hosting an exhibition game against the Briercrest College Clippers who are members of the Alberta College Athletic Conference. Date October 4, 2008 |
| MB - CMU 79 University of Manitoba 86 The Blazers started off their pre-season with a scrimmage at the Investors Group Athletic Center versus cross-town rivals, the University of Manitoba Bison and their new assistant coach Curt Warkentin.Date October 2, 2008 |
| MS - GIESBRECHT SINKS BLAZERS
PROVIDENCE 5 @ CMU 2 Providence forward, Andry Giesbrecht’s four-goal, first half performance was more than enough to lift the Freemen to their second victory of the season over CMU on Monday afternoon. Date September 30, 2008 |
| MS - HELGASON STOPS STEINBACH, BLAZERS WIN! CMU 1 @ SBC 0 The Blazer’s Men’s Soccer team earned their first victory on Wednesday afternoon and more importantly, three valuable away points, in a 1-0 win at Steinbach Bible College. Date September 29, 2008 |
| MS - CMU 1 vs. CU St Boniface 4 CMU Men’s Soccer opened their 2008 home campaign against College-Universaire de St. Boniface, on Saturday afternoon. Date September 20, 2008 |
| WS - CMU 0 v. CU St. Boniface 5 In Blazers women’s soccer action this week, CMU were held scoreless by Providence College on Thursday, losing to the Freemen in Otterburne, 5-0. Date September 22, 2008 |
| MS - Blazer Men Fall in Soccer Opener The Blazers kicked-off their 2008 Men’s Soccer campaign against a Providence College team. Date September 16th, 2008 |
| New Name, New Executive Director for Central Plains Athletic Conference Bill Wedlake Appointed Executive Director of Newly-Named Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference. Date September 10th, 2008 |
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Basketball Player Goes To Next Level Date September 5th, 2008 |
| New Director Of Athletics Appointed Date August 28th, 2008 |
| Athletes of God: Athletics at CMU Balances Sports, Academics, Spiritual Life Date June 27, 2008 |
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