SFU football
The Rundown
January 9, 2023By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Men’s basketball The men’s team started December with a 75–61 loss against Western Washington. In what was their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener of the campaign, SFU recorded 13 blocks, a league-high since joining the NCAA in 2010. The Red Leafs jetted off to take on New Mexico State two days later in a lopsided 77–35 loss. A narrow 79–73 win against the Hawaii Pacific Sharks in Honolulu during the Hoops in Hawaii Holiday Classic, snapped the team’s four-game losing streak. Despite dropping their next game, SFU finished the tournament with a decisive…
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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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SFU Football Alumni Spotlight: Mark Bailey
November 21, 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? For the final piece in this series,…
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The Rundown
November 21, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Cross Country SFU was denied a back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship on November 5, after Western Washington captured both the men’s and women’s titles. SFU’s men’s team placed second with 52 points, while…
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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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Two SFU football games rescheduled back to Burnaby Mountain
October 31, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer It’s been a season full of schedule changes for the SFU football team. In August, four of their initially scheduled home games were moved to Blaine, Washington, due to COVID-19 border restrictions that prevented non-vaccinated…
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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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Connect the Lingo
October 9, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer The term for when a baseball/softball player hits a single, double, triple, and home run in the same game. In volleyball, a player is referred to as (a) ______ if they move with the wrong…
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SFU faces criticism over new varsity team name
October 6, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer On September 6, over two years after SFU announced they were dropping “The Clan” due to its racist connotation with the “Ku Klux Klan,” SFU Athletics has chosen a new name. Moving forward, athletes will…
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September 17 is set to be a big day for the SFU football and volleyball team
September 25, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer For SFU’s football and volleyball teams, September 17 is a date that’s been circled on their calendar. It’s all about opportunities for the football team. After four of their five home games were relocated to…
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