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This week at SFU
March 19, 2024By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Away Games Friday, March 22–Sunday 24: softball at the Stanislaus State Tournament of Champions in Turlock, California Opponents include: Cal Poly Humboldt (Friday at 2:00 p.m.), Sonoma State (California) (Friday at 7:00 p.m.), Chico State (California) (Saturday at 11:30 a.m.), California State East Bay (Saturday at 4:30 p.m.), and California State, Dominguez Hills (Sunday at 9:30 a.m.) SFU was 1–4 at this tournament last season Friday, March 22: lacrosse vs. Utah at 3:00 p.m. in Boise, Idaho The team is on a three-game winning streak since dropping their first game to the California Golden Bears,…
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Highlighting the SFU volleyball club team
March 19, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Editor’s note: answers have been edited for clarity and accessibility. The Peak spoke with SFU volleyball club members Chloe and Laeticia Tees, alongside Jenna VanRoekel and Malcolm Sondrup, about the ins-and-outs of their club, what…
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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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This week at SFU
March 18, 2024By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Away Games Thursday, March 7–Saturday, March 9: women’s basketball at the conference championships Entering the tournament as the fifth seed Lost last season in the opening round to Central Washington, 88–62 Friday, March 8: softball…
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SFU’s sports archive
March 18, 2024By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Men’s basketball SFU took on UBC for the first time in any sport at West Gym on November 26, 1965, winning 61–51 in front of 2,200 fans. Coach John Kootnekoff made the inaugural 1965 team…
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World Chase Tag
February 28, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Picture this: you’re in your room at some chain hotel near Pearson International Airport, waiting for your flight home from Toronto. You turn on the sports channel, watching the Vancouver Canucks lose 5–2 to the…
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The large and entertaining world of medieval martial arts
February 27, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For those of you who’ve ever wanted to see modern-day people fighting in medieval armour — swords, shields, and all — the dream exists, and in lots of different ways. M-1 Medieval One association conducting…
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This week at SFU
February 27, 2024By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Away Games Monday, February 26–Tuesday, February 27: women’s golf at the California State East Bay Tim Tierney Shootout First meet of the spring season. SFU hasn’t competed since October, where they finished seventh at that…
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Let there be fashion in sports
February 21, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer With her bright hair, long lashes, and stunning nails, Sha’Carri Richardson’s style is as flashy as she is. She told NBC during the 2021 US Olympic Track and Field trials she wanted the world to…
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The Rundown
February 21, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer February 1: Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes, joining Ferrari in 2025 Seven-time World Drivers’ Champion Lewis Hamilton will be joining the Scuderia Ferrari racing team in 2025. Hamilton will be taking over for Carlos Sainz,…
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