Simran Sarai
This week at SFU
January 8, 2023By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Home Games Thursday, January 12: women’s basketball vs Western Oregon at 7:00 p.m. (West Gym) Rep the Leaf bracelet giveaway Saturday, January 14: women’s basketball vs Saint Martin’s (Wash.) at 7:00 p.m. (West Gym) Bucket hat giveaway Away Games Wednesday, January 11 until Saturday, January 14: swimming at TYR Pro Swim Series Knoxville (all day) Thursday, January 12: men’s basketball vs Alaska Fairbanks at 8:30 p.m. Friday, January 13 until Saturday, January 15: track and field at UW Indoor Preview (all day) Saturday, January 14: women’s wrestling at Alberta Golden Bear Invitational (all day) Saturday,…
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It’s one sport to the next for the cross country team
December 2, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Being a student-athlete requires commitment to a grueling schedule of long days juggling practice, class, traveling, and competing. While most Red Leafs will have a break from competition during the academic school year, SFU’s cross…
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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 volleyball navigates turbulent times during transition period
November 14, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer The SFU volleyball team has faced tough competition so far during their 2022–23 regular season, recording 12 wins and 13 losses heading into their last week of regular season play. While the team is five…
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Basketball coach Steve Hanson realistic about team expectations
November 9, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer The fall National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) season is coming to a close, which means the next round of athletes are gearing up for the start of their regular season competition. The start of a…
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Sports made me feel full of life
November 8, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer When I was five-years-old, my parents registered me in soccer. I loved it, and I especially loved kicking the ball around with my twin brother and younger brother. I had the best year of my…
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Getting into the Halloween spirit with Kelsey Fisher
October 31, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Happy Halloween! The Peak asked junior goalkeeper Kelsey Fisher of the SFU women’s soccer team about her Halloween favorites — from candy preference to notable memories. Horror movies or Disney halloween movies? “Definitely Disney Halloween…
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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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