Meet the Clan
Meet the Clan: Priya Sandhu
November 17, 2014While nobody is claiming that any position in soccer is an easy one, not every position is known to be reserved for the “crazy,” like that of goalkeeper. In terms of responsibilities, this position requires 90 minutes of focus, courage, bodily sacrifice, vocal directing, and consistency. There is constant pressure to do your job properly, because you’re simply not allowed to make mistakes. Any takers? Leave it to Surrey native Priya Sandhu — she agrees that you need to be a little bit crazy to stand between the woodwork and shoulder the duty. “Yeah, you have to be crazy to…
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Meet the Clan: Bailley Halvorson
November 10, 2014Some sports are team sports, and some sports are individual sports — wrestling is a little bit of both. When a wrestler is training, they rely on their teammates as training partners. Typically, one doesn’t think of training as part…
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Meet the Clan: Bayne Bosquet
November 2, 2014Most sports, including lacrosse, are team games; they are not necessarily driven by one individual, but by a group of players working together putting up a cohesive effort. However, on most teams there are leaders, those that push their teammates…
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Meet the Marauders: Da Huang
October 27, 2014When you think of quidditch, you probably think of the fictional game in Harry Potter, with magic and flying brooms — a difficult, if not impossible, game to play in reality. But it’s real, having been adapted into an ac…
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Meet the Clan: Oliver Jorgensen
October 20, 2014Rookie seasons can be tough for athletes. Not only do they have to prove themselves to their coaches, but often they lack the experience and size of the veterans that they play amongst and face. In some sports, freshmen are…
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Meet the Clan: Dimitar ‘Mitko’ Ivanov
October 14, 2014Often, in sports, it all comes down to luck. Just the right break at the right time — a shot that goes in rather than hitting the post, for example — can mean the win. Luck can go the other…
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Meet the Clan: Ryan Stanford
October 6, 2014Now entering his second year with the Clan, Ryan Stanford has finally found a home. A star quarterback on his high school team, the Horizon Huskies, Stanford initially chose to play for the North Dakota State Bison, an NCAA Division…
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Meet the Clan: John Mlikotic
September 29, 2014To someone who has never stepped onto the golf course or hit a bucket of balls at the driving range, golf appears to be a rather easy game. All you have to do is walk up to a ball and…
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Meet the Clan: Callum Whittaker
September 22, 2014To compete at the highest levels of the world’s most popular sport, a young athlete must overcome many obstacles and sacrifice certain comforts in life. Academics also provides struggles of its own, and demands a great deal of focus and…
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Meet the Clan: Alison McKay
September 15, 2014In volleyball, the libero is a unique position. She stays at the back line and is only responsible for defence, not being allowed to attack the ball if it is above net height. For a libero, the concentration is on…
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