Adam Ovenell-Carter
Renney earns 500th win
March 5, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter Entering the year with a lot of promise and just as much intrigue, the 2012 edition of the Clan softball team is off to a fantastic start. The team, at the time of press, is rolling along with an 8–1 record and a perfect 4–0 mark in the GNAC. They’ve outscored opponents 61–35 and are at, or near the top of almost every statistical category. Still, none of those figures could be classified as the story of the season. That honour would belong to head coach Mike Renney, who earned his 500th career collegiate victory last week.…
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Hodgson’s departure hardly a loss for the Canucks
March 5, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter The 2012 NHL trade deadline was unofficially known as “Rick Nash Watch”, as the superstar winger was placed on the market by the floundering Columbus Blue Jackets. However, he wasn’t dealt, and as a result, Monday’s biggest…
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Clan make history with first-ever NCAA playoff win
March 5, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter An apology, for at the time of writing, the Clan women’s basketball team’s post-season has yet to be finished. However, with one playoff victory in the books, the Clan have already made history. With their 69–61 victory…
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Celebration of past shines light on future
March 5, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter “I think the future is unlimited,” said SFU athletics director Milton Richards on SFU athletics’ outlook. “When you look throughout SFU’s history, at all the people here, I think it proves that.” By ‘here’, Richards is referring…
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Track team continues strong season at Indoor Championships
February 27, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter Last week, the SFU track and field team headed to Idaho to compete in the GNAC Indoor Championships. They came home with plenty to show for it. The Clan entered as potential favourites in a number of…
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Medal haul for swim team
February 27, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter It’s not quite Michael Phelps territory, but the SFU Clan men’s swimming team turned in quite a performance at the Western Canadian Championships last week. The team earned eight medals at the Winnipeg-staged event, even setting a…
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Rings of honour
February 27, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter At half time of the men’s basketball game against MSU-Billings, the men’s soccer team was honoured for their historic 2012 season. The Clan finished the year with 18 wins to just one tie, finishing not only atop…
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Under-manned Clan fighting hard
February 20, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter The SFU men’s basketball team is something to behold. Look past their 3–12 record and you see seven young men just desperate to win. And while those victories aren’t coming the way that one might hope, you…
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Lin-valuable
February 20, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter Jeremy Lin has taken the sporting world by storm. Just when you think he can’t top himself, he does. He consistently puts forth unexpectedly amazing performances, and has a knack for the big-time play late in games.…
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Clan oftball team poised to turn heads in 2012
February 20, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter With their 14-year odyssey through the NAIA ranks officially over, the Clan are set for a season unlike any before it. Competing fully as a member of the NCAA for the first time in the 21-year history…
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