Nearly a year after taking home the top prize in Canada West women’s hockey, the UBC Thunderbirds are back to their winning ways.
Search the Archive
Everyone loves an underdog story, and the women's basketball team is creating one for UBC.
With a swish, the crowd erupted. Event staff started passing pizza down the stands as the final buzzer rang at 83–68.
Last weekend, the Thunderbirds showed the potential to snap the University of Victoria Vikes’ five-year Canada West (CW) rugby sevens championship streak.
It wasn’t always this easy for him. Kelly’s story is a thread tied intricately to the game of rugby.
The Thunderbirds have been riding a wave of success; there could not be a better time to play a Winter Classic game in front of a packed crowd.
Barbara Howard (1920–2017), a record-breaking sprinter, educator, community front-runner and UBC alum, was the first Black female athlete to represent Canada internationally.
UBC’s football team has made huge strides thanks to Shomari Williams, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator, in the last few years.
Since coming back from the winter break, the women’s volleyball team has maintained consistency and sits second in the Canada West standings with 28 points.
In their first time featured in the event alongside the men's team, the women’s side defeated the Trinity Western Spartans 3–0.
With the support of over 4,000 Winter Classic fans, the UBC men’s hockey team extended their win streak to 10 games with an assertive 8–1 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans on Friday night.
The 'Birds (10–8) ended a hard-fought game with a 73–65 loss to the University of Fraser Valley (UFV) Cascades (13–5) at War Memorial Gymnasium this Saturday.
Race walk is a track event that requires technique, endurance and patience, yet it remains one of the most overlooked. The community is small but close-knit, and one of Canada’s top emerging talents races with the UBC Thunderbirds track and field team.
On Thursday night, UBC announced that they will be hosting the U Sports Final 8 on March 13 through 16, 2025 at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre and War Memorial Gym.
Following a nine game winning streak, the Thunderbirds lost 90–82 in their final home match of the season against the University of Victoria Vikes.