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SFU men’s basketball head coach James Blake resigns

EIC March 9, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1068" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Image courtesy of Ron Hole (SFU Athletics).[/caption] SFU Athletics announced today that James Blake, who has served as the head coach of the men’s basketball program for five years — and the entirety of the time the team has been in the NCAA — has resigned. Blake called the choice to move on a mutual decision between himself and SFU Athletics. He did note, however, that he was “very shocked” to leave the team he has coached for five years. “It’s a little bit on their side, it’s a little bit on our side, [but] their…

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Koch and Blagojevic make triumphant return

EIC March 9, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1010" align="alignnone" width="1262"] Jovan Blagojevic played as a forward in his four years with the Clan. Photo courtesy of Ron Hole[/caption] Fittingly, after their many years on SFU’s men’s soccer team, former Clan head coach Alan Koch and forward…

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Sixth annual Gathering of the Clan honours Lorne Davies

EIC March 9, 2015

[caption id="attachment_996" align="alignnone" width="1057"] Steve Nash said he would have played at SFU had he not gone to the US. Photo courtesy of SFU Athletics.[/caption] The sixth annual Gathering of the Clan breakfast was held last Tuesday at the Vancouver…

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Men’s basketball close historical season just shy of playoffs

EIC March 9, 2015

[caption id="attachment_999" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] The men’s basketball team finished with a .333 record in the conference, losing 110–77 to the Western Washington Vikings in their final game, and just missing a chance to…

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Meet the Clan: Lindsey Butterworth

EIC March 9, 2015

[caption id="attachment_990" align="alignnone" width="2400"] Though Lindsey Butterworth was initially unimpressed with SFU, she came around and has had tremendous success on the Clan track and field team. Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] Track and field requires confidence, determination,…

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SFU’s new football head coach is a man with a story to tell

EIC March 9, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1005" align="alignnone" width="980"] Before becoming a coach, Kelly Bates had a 10-year career as an offensive linesman in the CFL, spending time on the BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Edmonton Eskimos. Image courtesy of SFU Athletics.[/caption]…

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SFU Hockey win first game of the playoffs against Spartans

EIC March 6, 2015

[caption id="attachment_875" align="alignnone" width="1480"] Image Credit: Austin Cozicar /The Peak[/caption] SFU Hockey opened the BCIHL playoffs yesterday with a 3–2 win against the Trinity Western (TWU) Spartans. TWU finished the season at first place, while the Clan ended up with the…

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Clan track and field team deliver best-ever indoor performance

EIC March 2, 2015

[caption id="attachment_793" align="alignnone" width="980"] Image courtesy of SFU Athletics[/caption] It was a busy couple of days for the men and women of SFU’s track and field team during the Indoor Championships, February 21–22 in Nampa, ID. The weekend produced a…

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Meet the Clan: Sam Clare

EIC March 2, 2015

[caption id="attachment_724" align="alignnone" width="4090"] As of Friday, February 27, midfielder Sam Clare leads the team in points with 19 in four games, and is tied for first in goals with 11.Image Credit: Brandon Hillier[/caption] Those of us with siblings know…

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Women’s basketball dominate on Senior’s Day

EIC February 23, 2015

[caption id="attachment_649" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Guard Katie Lowen played her last game Saturday night. Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir[/caption] It was a proper send-off for seniors Erin Chambers and Katie Lowen; an early lead against the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks Saturday night paved…

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