By Adam Ovenell-Carter With three star players graduating from the men’s soccer program, the Clan naturally had some roster spots to fill. Midfielder Josh Bennett, who recently tried out with the MLS’s San Jose Earthquake, along with defenders Carson Gill and Anthony DiNicolo, leave the Clan on a high note. The team had an incredible 2011 season, and truly were the toast of the NCAA Division II. Fortunately, the team is deep enough to withstand the loss of three prominent players and has a strong enough foundation to be a force for the foreseeable future. Of course, that starts with…
Continue readingBy Adam Ovenell-Carter A win on Thursday night could’ve propelled the SFU women’s basketball team into the second seed in the GNAC standings. A loss could’ve sent them to sixth. That’s the way it is in the GNAC, and that’s…
Continue readingBy Adam Ovenell-Carter At this point, you’d have to be trying to ignore the SFU track and field team to be unaware of how well they’re performing this season. The Clan were in Seattle last weekend competing in the University…
Continue readingBy Adam Ovenell-Carter It hasn’t been an easy season for the SFU men’s basketball team, and that’s putting it lightly. The season was almost derailed before it even got going — the number of freakish injuries suffered by key players…
Continue readingBy Adam Ovenell-Carter Sometimes, there are games a team just shouldn’t win. Other times, there are games the team should just run away with. For the Clan, their Thursday evening game against the St. Martin’s Saints was definitely the latter.…
Continue readingBy Adam Ovenell-Carter The Peak recently published an article saying Vancouver Canucks centre Cody Hodgson needed to step up. Apparently he reads our newspaper. The 21-year-old rookie has had a sensational start to the new year, and has not only…
Continue readingBy Adam Ovenell-Carter It’s no secret that SFU’s wrestling team builds success. It starts with head coach Mike Jones, who was recently inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. And then, to name but two, come Daniel Igali and…
Continue readingBy Adam Ovenell-Carter Meet Marie-Line. She plays basketball, and she’s good at it. You just might not know it yet. That’s probably because at just five-foot-five, Marie Line Petit is very much that, and easily lost amongst the Nayo Raincock-Ekunwes…
Continue readingBy Adam Ovenell-Carter All things considered, it was a pretty good week for SFU’s women’s basketball team. The Clan took down both Alaska Fairbanks University and Alaska Anchorage University, the latter of which is ranked eighth in the NCAA Division…
Continue readingBy Adam Ovenell-Carter The Clan are getting used to this whole playing shorthanded thing, and despite recording their first conference victory of the season last weekend, it’s not getting any easier. Javari Williams, who was the leading GNAC scorer, and…
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