Gouadfel’s interception ends exciting Week 4 of AUS football

HALIFAX, NS – Week five of the AUS football season brought more festivities to campuses across the Atlantic provinces. This week featured a tight game that had familiar foes looking to get revenge for playoffs past, and also an offensive shootout that had the two defensive coaches’ gameplans looking silly. X-Men flexes muscles on Saint Mary’s The weekend started with Saint Mary’s looking to climb … Continue reading Gouadfel’s interception ends exciting Week 4 of AUS football

AUS football standings tightened up during eventful week four

HALIFAX, NS – The race to the AUS playoffs has continued, but for some teams across Atlantic Canada obstacles have started to arise.  Week four of the 2023 AUS football season saw stout defences try to take on some of USPORTS’ best offensive players, and the result had stadiums from Halifax NS, to Sherbrooke Que. Mounties hope to turn season around Mount Allison football came … Continue reading AUS football standings tightened up during eventful week four

AUS football reflections from weeks two and three

HALIFAX, NS – AUS football is in full effect, now three weeks in there have been games down to the wire, and games that were decided in the first few minutes, and we are only getting further into the thick of university football. The kings survive a scare StFX football has not given anything for other Atlantic teams to grapple on to. Acadia gave the … Continue reading AUS football reflections from weeks two and three

AUS men’s soccer gets underway as U SPORTS nationals loom at Cape Breton

HALIFAX, NS – The summer is finally over, and AUS men’s soccer has taken over the lives of student athletes until the end of October where they hope to leave as AUS champions. Dalhousie Tigers freshmen striker kicked off the AUS season with a match versus the Memorial Sea-Hawks in Newfoundland. At the 33:53 second year midfielder Rodion Kichimov took the ball with pace and … Continue reading AUS men’s soccer gets underway as U SPORTS nationals loom at Cape Breton

PREVIEW: As StFX chase U SPORTS bowl, AUS challengers beckon

HALIFAX, NS. – The U SPORTS AUS football season is beginning to rev its engines with games starting on August 26, but there is still a clear favourite amongst the league. 2023 will be the 63rd season in AUS history, and just like last season, there is a “David vs Goliath” theme amongst the league, which is between STFX and the rest of the AUS. … Continue reading PREVIEW: As StFX chase U SPORTS bowl, AUS challengers beckon

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StFX football pushing to get over U SPORTS bowl game hump

HALIFAX, NS – STFX’s football team has not lost a game against AUS competition in two years, but both the 2021 and 2022 seasons have ended in a familiar way — a loss in the U SPORTS national championship semifinal. The X-Men have not won a national bowl game since 1996, and they are not the only AUS team to struggle on the national stage. … Continue reading StFX football pushing to get over U SPORTS bowl game hump