SFU athletics
Try your hand at trial week
February 1, 2024By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor SFU Recreation is hosting this spring semester’s trial week from January 15–20. Trial week is a five-day free of charge look at some of the recreation programs being held for the rest of the semester. It gives students and members of the community the chance to sample activities they might like before committing to a class schedule and its associated fee. Students who pay the fee for classes before January 22 receive an early bird discount. To participate in trial week, students must register for classes and sign the athletic waiver online. This semester’s schedule…
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This week at SFU
February 1, 2024By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Thursday, January 25: women’s basketball vs. Montana State Billings at West Gym at 7:00 p.m. Montana State is first in the conference standings; SFU is eighth 1–1 against Montana State last season Saturday,…
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Red Leafs hockey hold off No. 2 Boston University to shootout
February 1, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer The non-conference Red Leafs hockey team started 2024 with big ambitions, playing three exhibition games in as many days against top-rated NCAA Div. I hockey teams. The road trip kicked off on January 5 against…
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This week at SFU
January 31, 2024By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Thursday, February 1: women’s basketball vs. Alaska Anchorage at West Gym at 7:00 p.m. At the time of writing, senior Jessica Wisotzki leads SFU in scoring with 352 points (30.8 points per game)…
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Unpacking the mysterious closure of the SFU Climbing Wall
January 31, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Located inside the Lorne Davies Complex (LDC) Central Gym, the SFU Climbing Wall has been closed since mid-December, and no one seems to know the reason why. Chloe Hill, an ex-employee of the climbing wall,…
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Winter 2024 sports power rankings
January 10, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer 1 – Women’s wrestling Record: 6–1 Trajectory: national champions; top-three finish The women’s team has started their season in the driver’s seat, breezing by competition with a handful of heavy-handed victories. Among their six wins,…
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SFU’s 2023 fall season sports recap
January 8, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Cross country MVPs: Senior Sebastian Brinkman, sophomore Rachael Watkins Results: M–3rd, W–4th at the conference championship M–9th, W–8th at the regional championship; didn’t qualify for national title The men’s and women’s cross-country teams opened the…
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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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How much do teammates think alike?
November 28, 2023By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Editor’s note: some answers have been edited for clarity. Between travelling, training, and playing together, teammates spend a lot of time with one another — but do they think alike? The Peak asked midfielder Justus…
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This week at SFU
November 28, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Tuesday, November 28: women’s basketball vs. Biola (California) at West Gym at 7:00 p.m. The women’s team are riding a three-game winning streak with victories against California State East Bay and Stanislaus State…
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