score easy buckets off

their turnovers. Although

we were on the wrong end

of the score, the experi-

ence we gained playing

such a strong team will be

very valuable come season

opener.

The trip proved to be a

great bonding experience.

Having to drive 1100 km

each way was easily worth

the time and has become a

yearly event that every

player looks forward too!

By Tony Nguyen

During the weekend of

October 18-20th, the Au-

gustana Vikings men's

basketball team travelled

to Lewiston, Idaho to play

Lewes-Clark State Warri-

ors. We played two games

over the weekend, against

the Warriors who are part

of the NAIA's Frontier

Conference.

The first game Friday

night began quite slow for

us. We shot poorly offen-

sively but was able to

match up with them defen-

sively. However, their size

and 3 point shooting was

our down fall and ended

up losing by a consider-

able margin. Comments

from the Warriors' coach

and players were that "the

Viking players never

stopped running" and

"battled every play".

Saturday nights game was

a different story. We came

out gunning versus the

Warriors. We executed our

offence much more effi-

ciently and was able to

Men’s Basketball Travels to Idaho

Augustana Hosts Cross Country Championships Oct 27

By Alex Frost

As our season is ending,

the Cross Country Run-

ning team is looking for-

ward to possibly the

toughest race of the sea-

son. The upcoming race

On October 27 is the Al-

berta Colleges Athletic

Conference Champion-

ships. We’ve all trained

hard, perfected our tech-

nique and prepared our-

selves for the grueling Au-

gustana course. The run-

ning team has this one

final challenge before we

head out to the national

running competition in

Montreal. In brief, the

women will be competing

in a 5 km running race and

the men will be running 8

km. The course takes us

from the Stoney Creek

Centre, down to the Uni-

versity, through the river

valley and back across the

other side and over the ski

jump hill. Our course is

full of hills, turns and am-

ple space for people to

come cheer on your Au-

gustana Vikings. The more

fans drawn out to the

Stoney Creek Valley will

surely encourage our Vi-

kings to push that little bit

harder. We hope to have a

sea of red and white sup-

porting us on course.

Don’t hesitate to volunteer

either! The ACAC Cham-

pionships are being held in

Camrose at the Stoney

Creek Ski lodge on Octo-

ber 27th. Races start at 12

o’clock and 1 o’clock for

men and women respec-

tively.

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By James Shanahan

Women’s Basketball

star Kari Kubinec is the

first Viking of the year

to be named an ACAC

Athlete of the Week.

Kari had an outstanding

performance this past

weekend in a preseason

exhibition tournament

in Edmonton. Kari led

the team in steals with a

total of more than 13 on

the weekend. Her de-

fense was outstanding

and she contributed

with more than 25 re-

bounds and 35 points

throughout the week-

end. She helped lead

the Viking to three big

wins against NAIT (78-

60), Olds (83-55) and

Kings (74-44).

If Kari’s preseason per-

formance is any indica-

tor to the dominate na-

ture of this year’s Vi-

kings basketball team

then the fans are in for

a treat each and every

night of Vikings bas-

ketball this season. See

Kari and the whole

team in action next at

here at Augustana in

their Home Opener

against the SAIT Tro-

jans November 2nd at

6pm.

Congratulations Kari on

being named Athlete of

the Week!

By Calee Dufva

The Vikings took two

big wins this past week-

end against the Grant

MacEwan Griffins. On

Friday the Vikings trav-

elled to Edmonton and

won 4-2. On Saturday,

Grant MacEwan came

to Camrose hoping for

a game in their favor.

The Griffins were un-

able to defeat the Vi-

kings as they pulled

together for a dominat-

ing 7-3 win. The Vi-

kings have moved into

third place in the

ACAC league.

Photo by Pro Sports

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Vikings Sweep Griffins

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By Calee Dufva

Men’s volleyball con-

tinued their preseason

action against NAIT

Ooks on Friday, Octo-

ber 19. The men had a

slow start and were un-

able to capture a win.

The NAIT Ooks won

the first two sets 25-15

and 27-25, respectively.

Vikings came back to

NAIT in the fourth set

25-19.

Second-year player

Devin Varga was an-

nounced as Player of

the Game for the

Vikings.

and ultimately losing

the match in four

(25:11, 25:10, 22:25,

25:19). On Saturday the

Vikings battled back

and forth, however, the

matched ended in four

sets again (25:22,

25:12, 19:25, 25:21).

Although the team

couldn’t pull out a win,

the progress of team

court play and dynam-

ics has moved posi-

By Catherine Laskosky

This past October 19th

and 20th weekend the

Augustana Vikings La-

dies Volleyball team

travelled to Grande

Prairie Regional Col-

lege for their last week-

end of exhibition games

before the regular sea-

son. The Vikings bat-

tled the Wolves only to

win one in the third set

tively towards the an-

ticipated regular sea-

son. With already hav-

ing defeated the Key-

ano Huskies from Fort

McMurray in exhibition

play, the home opener

for the Vikings against

the Huskies is sure to

be a thriller. We look

forward to seeing eve-

rybody out to cheer on

the ladies on October

26th at 6:00pm.

Men’s Volleyball Exhibition vs NAIT

Women’s Volleyball Team Continues Pre-Season Play

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By Josh Ryan

With the NHL lockout

dominating news head-

lines and general dis-

cussion from the fur-

thest reaches of conti-

nent to our very com-

munity here in Cam-

rose, there is a sense of

restlessness amongst

the average person.

Professional sports are

so ingrained into our

culture that the absence

of one, especially the

NHL in this country,

leaves a collective void

in our routine. Instead

of talking about what a

great move Jordan

Eberle had on that pen-

alty shot last night or

what kind adjustment’s

the Oilers need to make

to be a playoff team, we

are lamenting the cur-

rent financial dispute

between millionaires

and multi-millionaires.

However, there is a so-

lution for this in com-

munities like ours.

While not profession-

als, we have quality

sports product on cam-

pus that is growing and

here to stay.

With professional

sports leagues, fans are

left with disappoint-

ment more the popular

perception tells. Fran-

chise relocation, free

agency taking away

stars and lockouts over

financial disputes are

just a few setbacks

sports fans go through.

Turning to college

sports, like our Vikings,

is a fantastic alternative

for a number of rea-

sons. First, cost. Rather

than spend a few hun-

dred dollars in one

night to see an Oilers

game, you could spend

around ten dollars on a

50/50 ticket, hot choco-

late, popcorn and a

game ticket for a Vi-

kings hockey game.

Basketball and Volley-

ball games would be

even less. And while

the community work

that NHL players can

do is significant, our

Vikings are truly apart

of the community. They

are regulars in stores/

restaurants, volunteers

in community service

like Athlete Mentorship

Program (AMP), and

help to showcase the

city to the rest of Al-

berta. They are on first

name terms with many

members of the com-

munity. And perhaps

most importantly, their

motivation isn’t based

solely on money.

Most of the athletes in

the ACAC will never

make any professional

league and may never

play their sport com-

petitively again in their

lives. They play be-

cause they love the

sport and love to com-

pete for a champion-

ship.

So if you are one of the

many individuals wait-

ing impatiently for the

lockout to come to an

end or have become

dissatisfied with profes-

sional sports, you can

find your solution at

Augustana.

There are 9 teams, 7

different sports and

over 100 athletes; all of

whom are striving to

achieve excellence or

continue to achieve it.

Some have already got-

ten a glimpse after see-

ing the hockey team

and cross country run-

ning team compete.

In the next two weeks,

those who make it out

to the gymnasium here

on campus will see our

volleyball and basket-

ball teams in their home

openers and be in for a

treat.

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“Offering gym time for students to participate in a number of sports and

activities throughout the week!

There’s always something to keep active with!”

Schedule for this week

Sunday – League volleyball 9:30PM – 11:00Pm

Monday – league volleyball 9:30Pm – 11:00pm

Tuesday – Drop in Badminton 9:45pm – 11:00PM

Wednesday – League dodgeball 9:30Pm – 11:00Pm

Thursday – Drop in basketball 9:30 – 11:00Pm

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