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Sports • December 31, 2016
2016 was a wild year. And like any wild year, we can find several memorable moments that really just jump out at us. Here are our defining sport moments of the year as we crawl and hobble our …
Sports • December 23, 2016
While the stands of the 6,500-seat arena never appeared to be sold out, the home crowd made sure that the noise level was never short of ear-piercing as they cheered for Canadian swimmers. The T-Birds were well represented …
Sports • December 19, 2016
Off we went up the gondola, all bundled up in our snow gear and squished-in like a can of sardines, to the top of Grouse Mountain. After the short trip up, we strapped on our snowshoes and took …
Sports • December 13, 2016
Going into the playoffs, the ’Birds held a 6-0-2 season record, topping the Canada West division. The team then picked up wins against the Toronto Varsity Blues and Guelph Gryphons and a tie against Victoria before defeating the …
Sports • December 8, 2016
Tucked away in eastern BC, just before Alberta, Bugaboo Provincial Park is one of those gems that our trip-planner Ori insisted we had to do before the season closed. Any hope of finding signal was long gone and …
Sports • December 8, 2016
“There is excitement for the space from the academic faculties,” said Stephane Delisle, senior manager of programs and facilities at the Aquatic Centre. “Due to the accessibility of the facility, there are physical therapy and rehabilitation capabili
Sports • December 8, 2016
After a couple more competitions in Victoria and Boston, the teams headed to the Niagara Region in early November for the Canadian University Rowing Championships, which was held in the small city of Welland, Ontario. Men’s team coach …
Sports • December 5, 2016
Birds kept getting buckets in whatever way they liked, whereas Heat players threw one brick after another in the face of stifling Birds’ defence. Full-court pressure from the Birds forced consecutive turnovers from the Heat and turned the …
Sports • December 5, 2016
Winning 2-1 on Friday night, UBC found themselves going into the Christmas break on a loss as Calgary came back Saturday to defeat the T-Birds 4-1. With these two results, the ’Birds go into Winter break with a …
Sports • December 4, 2016
Our objective was the Grand Sentinel — to summit the 100+ metre obelisk quartzite rock tower via the southeast arête, referred to as ‘Cardiac Arête’. The pillar was located on the back side of Pinnacle Mountain in Banff …
Sports • December 1, 2016
Hearthstone somehow isn’t an actual physical card game. Then again, instead of being a Thunderbird and making coach Butenschon proud, I’m still playing NHL games on my PlayStation, so who am I to judge?
Sports • December 1, 2016
The T-Birds would actually win five out of six relays over the weekend, losing only the men’s 4x100m medley relay to the University of Alberta Golden Bears. Switching back to individual events, the men’s 50m freestyle was dominated …
Sports • December 1, 2016
“[The men’s team was] ranked number one for a good chunk of the year and even with a mile to go, we were leading in the race and just faltered in the last 1,600 meters,” said Primeau. “I …
Sports • November 30, 2016
UBC had more bench points at 24 compared to 18 from Victoria, 23 points off of turnovers compared to 15 from Victoria, and were tied with Vikes with 30 points inside the paint. UBC has played six games …
Sports • November 29, 2016
UBC were looking comfortable for most of the first half and headed into halftime with a 23-point lead. Despite this, the Vikes forced double over-time, but eventually ended up on the losing side to the home team. Victoria’s …
Sports • November 28, 2016
Coming off of a split against the Thompson River Wolfpack, the UBC women’s volleyball team dropped two games against Canada West’s second best team — the Trinity Western Spartans — at home and on the road. In the …
Sports • November 28, 2016
The Spartans, undefeated so far this season, maintained their momentum by taking the first set decisively. Despite help from outside hitters Irvan Brar, Cam Fennema and Mat Guidi — who led the ’Birds in kills by the end …
Sports • November 25, 2016
The last time UBC faced SFU, they won 3–2 in a best of five match. Before that, they won 2–0 in a best of three match. Although UBC has this history of coming out on top, both universities …
Sports • November 25, 2016
There we were, lined up against our Canada West rivals — the University of Victoria Vikes — for what became a battle of blood, sweat and tears that went beyond the final whistle. The first half seems like …
Sports • November 24, 2016
We take a quick look at the teams that have ended their season so far. Women’s field hockey was on fire yet again this season; in regular season, they had a 6-0-2, where both ties came in their …