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A WWE ring put on a grassy field/farm. The WrestleMania Pitt Meadows illustration should be hanging from the top of the image, over the ring. Inside should be John Cena and a hillbilly looking farmer getting ready to square up.
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Pitt Meadows saves WrestleMania 42

Peak Web July 1, 2025

This week, WWE fans of British Columbia are celebrating with more fervour than Hulk Hogan flexing his win against Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3. I know there are lots of peace-loving pumpkins out there who don’t know what I’m talking about. So, here’s the hoedown throwdown. To the utter joy of the guy who carries around the Vancouver for WrestleMania sign at every show, our very own Pitt Meadows has become the host of WrestleMania 42! Before WWE made this, they had already gone through two locations. Their first choice — New Orleans — didn’t have the same bang…

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The SFU swim team stands in front of an indoor pool. On the back wall are the words “swimming and diving.”
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How the Red Leafs fared to start 2025

Peak Web March 24, 2025

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 of 6–10, ending the season…

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A member of the SFU softball team dressed in a red uniform swings a bat.
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The Rundown: SFU Marches through the month

Peak Web March 18, 2025

Editor’s note: Results from these matches were taken on March 14, 2025.  March 1 — A busy day  March 1 was a busy day for the Red Leafs, who took part in five different events. The men’s wrestling team placed…

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Men and women wrestlers stand dramatically against a striking blue backdrop.
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WWE’s continuing decline after deal with Netflix

Peak Web March 5, 2025

“Are. You. Ready?”  These are the words World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) chief content officer Triple H asked a Monday Night Raw audience on the company’s first ever Netflix broadcast. In January of 2024, the two companies announced a deal in…

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A close-up of an orange basketball with the ‘SFU Red Leafs’ logo at the focal point, stamped in black.
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Returns and new beginnings

Peak Web January 9, 2025

Basketball Both Red Leafs basketball teams played for just over a month before the winter break. Despite starting the season 4–8, the men’s team has rebounded from a 2023–24 campaign that saw them hold an overall record of 6–23. The…

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Members of the women’s soccer team, wearing red uniforms with white lettering, celebrate with a group embrace.
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This Week at SFU: November 7 – 10

Peak Web November 6, 2024

Home games: Thursday, November 8: women’s basketball vs. Vanguard Lions at West Gym at 3:15 p.m. SFU’s first home matchup of the season  Live video, live stats, and tickets available online  Saturday, November 9: women’s basketball vs. Westmont at West…

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Four costumes for one SFU sports team. Volleyball is a girl with orange hair wearing all black and a Pac-Man costume. Track and Field is a girl dressed in X-Men’s Wolverine costume, with a yellow jumpsuit and blue boots gloves, shoulderpads, and shorts. Wrestling is dressed in a Sonic costume that is blue with spiky hair. Soccer is dressed in a gray astronaut costume while kicking a ball.
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Your Red Leafs Halloween costumes

Peak Web October 28, 2024

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 can be overwhelming. The Peak…

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Six athletes in athletic wear (two in red bodysuits that read “USA,” two in red and white bodysuits that have a Canadian flag, one in an all-red one that says “Canada,” and one in a taekwondo uniform).
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SFU Olympians: Red Leafs who performed on the world stage

Peak Web September 15, 2024

Though the 2024 Paris Olympics have now come to an end, we should still take pride in the performances current and former SFU athletes showed during the two weeks of competitions. Six athletes competing in the games have ties to…

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Illustration of a character connecting the words “connect the” and “lingo” with a pencil.
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Connect the Lingo

Peak Web February 1, 2024

________ league was a baseball term used to refer to minor league baseball teams in rural towns, but is more often used to describe a lack of professional standards and etiquette. A goalie in hockey is given a _________ cheer…

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Logan Nelson grapples an opponent on the floor, with his arms locked around their leg.
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Power rankings heading into the Spring 2022 athletic season

Peak Web January 17, 2022

Although the spread of the Omicron COVID-19  variant has shed some uncertainty on the Spring 2022 athletic calendar, several SFU teams are still scheduled to play. With that said, The Peak takes a look at which SFU teams you should…

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