sports
Stadium project completes construction after multiple delays
September 13, 2021By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The Stadium project at SFU Burnaby is finally open after finishing construction in Summer 2020. The stadium had a soft launch during August at the men’s soccer game against UBC where 1,000 fans attended, according to senior director athletics and recreation Theresa Hanson. In a statement to The Peak, she noted, “We are planning to welcome fans to our games this fall and deliver a comfortable, community experience in the new stadium. “The venue will enable student groups to present events, stage concerts, and host major activities. We hope and believe the stadium will become the…
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Scaling the wall of toxic masculinity and rediscovering sports as an adult
September 28, 2020By Gurpreet Kambo, Peak Associate I’m just about at the top of an indoor rock climbing wall. There’s a red and black machine a couple feet above my head, and it has a bungee-cord-like thing hooked into the harness at…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: January 20–26
January 17, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor As the SFU community deals with severe winter weather conditions and the commuting struggles that go along with them, the basketball, hockey, wrestling, and track teams prepare for a busy week of university sports action.…
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SFU Women’s Basketball continues to roll with consecutive wins
January 17, 2020By: Brandon Braich, Peak Associate The SFU Women’s Basketball team continued their winning ways with a pair of home victories this week to extend their winning streak to four. The back-to-back victories also moved the team into a tie for…
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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 12
November 16, 2019By: Dane Yule, SFU Student Hello readers of The Peak sports section, Our Peak Sports Mailbag topic this week is Ultimate and our host is SFU Ultimate Frisbee Club president Dane Yule. Thanks so much to all of our readers…
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The week ahead in SFU Sports: November 18–24
November 15, 2019By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor With soccer and football season winding down, the week of November 18–24 offers a very light SFU Sports schedule, with only Clan basketball and hockey in action at home. Here’s a brief breakdown of the…
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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 8
October 20, 2019By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor Hello readers of The Peak sports section, My name is Juztin Bello and I’m this week's host for the Peak Sports Mailbag. Our topic this week is volleyball. Thanks so much to all of our…
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Canadian Sports culture: the dilemma of four-on-four basketball
October 19, 2019By: Grant Simms, SFU Student One of the strangest things I’ve ever encountered was playing pick-up basketball in Vancouver for the first time. I’d previously been to Phoenix, where the pick-up culture is superb and there are a ton of…
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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 7
October 11, 2019By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor Hello readers of The Peak sports section, My name is Dylan Webb and I’m this week's host for the Peak Sports Mailbag. Our topic this week is NHL Hockey. Thanks so much to all of…
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Mitch Ledyard talks hockey, school, and chocolate with The Peak
October 5, 2019By: Rija Butt, SFU student Second year student Mitch Ledyard has a dangerous obsession with chocolate, but that won’t stop him from being the best version of the hockey player his dad and uncle have taught him to be. Having…
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