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When Jerry Friesen steps onto Foote Field for the Gridiron Bears home opener this September, he will have emphasized four key points to his players in the locker room — teamwork, discipline, competitiveness, and work ethic.

There are plenty of things in history that have come and thankfully gone, as progress continues to steamroll its way forward. The latest unfortunate target sitting on some peoples chopping block in the name of progress comes with wooden spokes and a quartet of horses: chuckwagon racing.

It may only be July, but preparation for the upcoming hockey season rages on as the mercury rises. After a disappointing finish to the 2009/10 season with a heartbreaking overtime loss to Saint Mary’s in the national final, Golden Bears head coach Eric Thurston has wasted no time getting ready for the upcoming season with an impressive recruiting class.

When the Pandas field hockey squad take their sticks to Foote Field for the upcoming season, the team will be led by a new head coach — the third to fill the position in as many years.

University of Alberta graduate Stefanie Sloboda is taking over the position from A.J. Fecendi, who led the team to a silver medal at the national championships last season.

The Golden Bears and Pandas golf teams are looking to grip it and rip it at the Canada Championship golf tournament this week in Fredericton.