soccer
How my goalkeeping dreams began
October 22, 2024By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer I have a low tolerance for pain and hardship. Somehow, I managed to become the sole goalkeeper on my high school’s girl’s soccer team, the only position that I was half decent at. I took a few balls straight into my face, and ended up with a bloody nose on my first match and broken glasses on my second one. After that, I quit, bruises and all, but at least I had an honourable reason as to why I joined in the first place. Back in high school, my friend and I went to My…
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Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Wrexham AFC
October 9, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor Vancouver may be home to the Whitecaps of Major League Soccer (MLS), but on July 27, Wrexham AFC ran our beloved West Coast city. Conflicting colours of Whitecaps’ white and blue, as well as Wrexham’s…
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Indigenous athletes of past and present
October 2, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Ethan Bear — Hockey In 2020, Bear became the first NHL player to wear a jersey with Cree syllabics on the nameplate. Bear, who is from the Ochapowace Nation in Kisiskâciwan (Saskatchewan), was playing for…
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Vancouver Whitecaps eyeing third straight Voyageurs Cup title
September 23, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For the third time in as many years, the Vancouver Whitecaps are headed to the Canadian Championship finals. This annual tournament is organized by Canada Soccer and is played between the three Canadian Major League…
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The Rundown: End of summer headlines
September 18, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer August 26 — Introducing Vancouver Rise FC Women’s professional soccer has a new home in Vancouver. The Northern Super League (NSL), which begins play in April 2025, will have teams playing in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal,…
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Vancouver isn’t prepared to host the FIFA World Cup
July 23, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer The FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Canada, the US, and Mexico in 2026, with Vancouver hosting seven of the 13 games being played in Canada. Vancouver has had some experience with major international…
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The Rundown
March 19, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer February 15: Caitlin Clark sets NCAA women’s all-time scoring record Clark scored 49 points in the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 106–89 defeat of the Michigan Wolverines. She took less than three minutes to score the eight points…
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Introducing the Vancouver Albion
March 18, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Editor’s note: some quotes have been edited for clarity. The Vancouver Albion is an emerging youth-led supporters’ group for the Major League Soccer (MLS) Vancouver Whitecaps. Albion is the first youth-centric supporter group for the…
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Cleat Cute is the 2SLGBTQIA+ offering to the growing sports romance genre
February 14, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Want a new sports-related book to read this Valentine’s season? Look no further than Meryl Wilsner’s 2023 novel Cleat Cute. Marketed as “Ted Lasso meets A League of Their Own,” this sapphic rivals-to-lovers romcom embraces…
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Inside Christine Sinclair’s final match for team Canada
February 1, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer It was a cool December evening in Metro Vancouver as crowds pooled onto SkyTrain platforms, destined for the greatest sporting event in the city that night. Oh, and Canucks captain Quinn Hughes lost to both…
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