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SFU women’s basketball coach Bruce Langford reaches historic 500-win mark
March 25, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer The final home and regular game of the season was Senior’s Night for the women’s basketball team against Western Washington in the West Gym. A big one-point win for SFU heading into the postseason was an important victory. It also served as longtime women’s basketball coach Bruce Langford’s 500th win — which he said almost didn’t come this season. “We won the 499th game in Seattle, and we only had two games left against the two best teams in the west region,” Langford told The Peak. “The chances of us winning [were] very small, and…
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SFU hockey player Caleb Parkhouse pens novel about dialogues with CHATGPT
March 19, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere these days, from creating art to writing Buzzfeed articles. Even though this technology seems to be rapidly advancing and integrating with our society, most have very limited knowledge…
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Introducing Rachel Loukes
January 7, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Starting your first year of university is stressful enough, even if you aren’t moving hundreds of kilometres away from your small hometown. But for Red Leafs basketball freshman Rachel Loukes, the biggest adjustment has been…
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Freshman swimmer Marcus Mak brings childhood passion to NCAA stage
January 18, 2023By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer For Marcus Mak, swimming is second nature. But this year offers a unique challenge for the freshman from Victoria, BC: adjusting to life in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Mak looked back at his…
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Mike Rigell on his time as SFU’s football coach
December 2, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer The SFU football team recently recorded their first win of the season in a blowout victory against visiting West Texas A&M. This was their first win as members of the Lone Star Conference — which…
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First year reflections with soccer’s Matt Hobson
November 24, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer After being projected to finish first this season, the men’s soccer season has come to a close after failing to advance to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II soccer championships. SFU boasted an…
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Kyle Bergh shows us there’s more to athletes than meets the eye
November 15, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Becoming serious about pursuing a sport at a collegiate level comes with the constant pressure from coaches, teammates, loved ones, and the athletes themselves to be at the top of their game, 24/7. Between practice,…
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SFU Football Alumni Spotlight: Frank Roberto
November 6, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer We often hear about SFU athletes who have had a particularly impressive season, but what happens to those athletes when they graduate and leave SFU? In this Alumni Spotlight series, The Peak is chatting with…
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SFU hands Western Washington their first loss
October 24, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer SFU men’s soccer team is picking up steam as they head towards the end of their regular season, and compete for a playoff spot. On October 6, they took down the Western Washington University (WWU)…
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SFU Football Alumni Spotlight: Jamie Clayton
October 23, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer We often hear about SFU athletes who have stepped up or had a particularly impressive season, but what happens to those athletes when they graduate and leave SFU? The Peak speaks with SFU football alumni to…
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