SFU athletics
SFU faces renewed backlash for “Clan” athletics team name
June 30, 2020Written by: Michelle Young, Staff Writer This is a developing story that The Peak will continue to cover in future articles. SFU’s athletics teams, known as The Simon Fraser Clan, have recently been facing criticism for their name. While being criticized in the past, the rise of anti-racism protests has brought attention back to the controversial name. The Simon Fraser Clan references the Scottish heritage of SFU; however, people have noted that the name is often mistaken as an association to the white supremacy group, the Klu Klux Klan — especially when sports teams travel to the United States to…
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SFU Sports: end of season round-up
March 22, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor Though many SFU Sports teams have had their seasons postponed or cancelled prematurely due to the COVID–19 pandemic, there were a lot of successful moments for Clan athletics during the spring semester. Below is a…
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SFU Women’s Basketball extends winning streak to four games
March 18, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor The SFU Women’s Basketball team continued its strong run of play with consecutive victories over St. Martin’s University and Seattle Pacific University last week. The Clan secured a 65–55 victory over St. Martin’s University at…
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SFU Athletics events cancelled or postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic
March 13, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor Amidst widespread uncertainty in the sports world due to the deepening of the COVID–19 pandemic, all SFU Athletics events scheduled for at least the remainder of the month have been postponed indefinitely. This includes softball,…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: March 9–15
March 6, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor A trip to the NCAA Championships for the men’s wrestling team highlights a relatively light, yet important, schedule for SFU Sports this week. Clan fans can also root for the track and field team as…
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SFU Women’s Basketball drops penultimate game of 2019–20 regular season
February 28, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor There is some good news and some bad news when it comes to the SFU Women’s Basketball team. The good news is that a string of strong performances earlier in the season allowed the Clan…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: March 2–8
February 28, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor It’s an exciting week for SFU Sports as the men’s basketball team takes part in the GNAC Basketball Championships. Meanwhile, the hockey team concludes its regular season with a Vancouver Island road trip, and the…
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SFU Hockey splits weekend series with Saints in Castlegar
February 21, 2020By: Michael Lenko, Peak Associate After losing a low-scoring battle in the first game of their road trip, the SFU Hockey team responded the following night with an offensive outburst led by Takato Cox. With the single win, the Clan…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: February 24–March 1
February 21, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor While both basketball teams, the men’s wrestling team, the women’s golf team, the track team, the hockey team, and the softball team are in action this week, none of these teams will play at home.…
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Peak Sports Mailbag: Wrestling
February 14, 2020By: Lauren Mason, SFU Student Hello readers of The Peak sports section, Welcome to the Peak Sports Mailbag. My name is Lauren Mason. I’m a member of the SFU Women’s Wrestling team and this week’s host of the wrestling-themed Mailbag. …
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