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Ice Ray’s game offers more for your hockey ticket

Paul Farias

Picture this: You’re watching a hockey game, surrounded by swathes of fans and first-time watchers alike. As the players skate along, the whistle gets blown and a fight breaks out. The crowd frantically cheers on the players as they do-si-do until one plummets to the ice, getting escorted with the help of trainers and medical workers. As the game picks up, one fan shouts “Hey ref!” The section responds in kind with “you suck!” That, along with other aspects, are part of the IceRays fan experience. It’s not just watching grown men skate around a rubber cylinder for a few…

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IceRays fall to Warriors

Paul Farias

Next home series is Oct. 27-28 at American Bank Center The Corpus Christi IceRays came back to the American Bank Center for another weekend bout. This time, the team played the Oklahoma City Warriors on Oct. 6-7. All seemed well the first night after IceRays forward Ryan Hintz scored in the first period, but that wouldn’t come to last. In two minutes, three Warriors forwards scored one goal apiece in the second period alone, bringing the score to 3-1 going into the third. And by the end, it wasn’t much better. Two more Warriors put the puck in the net,…

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Rhinos and IceRays go head to head

Paul Farias

Corpus Christi’s hockey team, the IceRays, opened their season with two home games against the El Paso Rhinos. The teams met at the American Bank Center for the season-starting bout on Sept. 23 and 24. The first game started out shaky, with Rhinos forward Tory Lund scoring a goal by the end of the first period. Luckily, IceRays forwards Pierson Sobush and Mathieu Bourgault responded in kind with a goal apiece in the second period before the Rhinos tied it back up. The third period was quiet until two poorly timed penalties forced the Rays to field only three players…

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Tuesday nights are for tennis

Paul Farias

The intramurals program is hosting tennis learning and playing sessions every Tuesday night for the remainder of the semester. No experience is needed to join these sessions; students are encouraged to simply come on in. These lessons are held by student assistant Yetta Williams, who has many years of experience with the sport. “I’ve had seven-plus years of playing competitively,” Williams said. “I have run and assisted tennis camps. I have also been hired as a tennis camp counselor. Comparing these lessons to her past camps, Williams noted slight changes. “It’s a little bit different,” Williams said. “It’s just getting…

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Intramurals offers weekly events

Paul Farias

Intramurals has more in store for the semester The fall semester may have just begun, but the intramurals program is in full swing. They’ve already started holding Tennis Tuesday Light Nights each Tuesday, Lunch Time Water Fitness every Tuesday and Thursday, Zumba Fitness every Monday, and Backyard Games every Wednesday as well. All of these events are open for everybody to join. These aren’t all of the events the program has planned, though. Many more events are slated to begin as the semester unfolds. Below are just some of the events scheduled for the remainder of the fall semester. ZUMBA FITNESS…