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Former SFU women’s basketball coach inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
March 27, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer On February 21, 2025, Canada Basketball announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which includes former SFU and team Canada women’s basketball head coach Allison McNeill. McNeill became head coach for SFU’s women’s team in 1988 and helped lead the team to 11 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship tournament appearances. “It feels quite huge, actually, something that you don’t set out for when you start coaching,” McNeill told The Peak. “You do it because you’re passionate about it. But with that said, when they recognize your work, you feel pretty good about…
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How the Red Leafs fared to start 2025
March 24, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Women’s basketball Despite having an 8–3 record ahead of the new year, the Red Leafs women’s basketball team did not carry the same success into 2025. Once the calendar switched, the team had a record…
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Vancouver Rise FC represents growing women’s sports in Canada
March 3, 2025By: Quin Kohlman, SFU Student The newly established women’s soccer team, Vancouver Rise FC, is ready to move mountains in the Vancouver sporting world. As part of the Northern Super League (NSL), the first women’s soccer league in Canada, this…
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A letter to the girls pursuing sports
February 6, 2025By: Dani Santos, SFU Student; Kaja Antic, Sports Writer; Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor Dani Santos As an 11-year-old girl still discovering herself, I started playing soccer after my best friend invited me to join her team. With months of learning…
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Rogers Arena sells out as women’s hockey takes over Vancouver
January 27, 2025By: Hayley Palmer, SFU Student On January 8, the top women in the world faced off in front of a sold-out Vancouver crowd. The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) kicked off its first season last year and is made up…
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“Where football belongs:” Grey Cup Festival illuminates BC football
December 3, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor and Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Although the BC Lions encountered an early exit in the CFL playoffs this year, Vancouver still got to enjoy the energy of playoff football. From November 10 to 17, Vancouver…
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Red Leaf women fly, men fall at 2024 Canadian Tip-Off Classic
November 21, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For the second consecutive year, 12 college basketball teams from across North America streamed through the doors of the Langley Events Centre. The 2024 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Canadian Tip-Off Classic took place from…
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Your Red Leafs Halloween costumes
October 28, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Halloween is the perfect opportunity for groups to coordinate costumes. If you’re part of a team, discussing what to wear for this holiday can be a great bonding experience, but picking from the endless possibilities…
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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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The dark side of hockey
March 27, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Content warning: mentions of substance use disorder, alcohol addiction, domestic violence, suicide, head trauma, and mental illness. The conversation surrounding mental health in hockey has been evolving in recent decades, only really gaining traction in…
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