Season Primer 2016/17: Despite losing key players, UBC baseball is off to a strong start

By Bill Situ  ·  March 17, 2017, 7:33 p.m.

“None of them are afraid. They’re going out and they’re getting after it,” said Pritchett. “They’re competitive kids and they’re just going to continue to do better. By the end of the year, I expect them to be more polished.” Baseball take home three games against Corban Warriors

By Bill Situ  ·  March 17, 2017, 3:44 a.m.

On Friday, the ’Birds took home both games, winning 3-2 and 2-1, the second of which ended in 14 innings. UBC's Tyler Yorko, Austen Butler and Braeden Allemann recorded runs in the first game. The ’Birds split Saturday’s games — winning the first at ’Birds clinch second straight Canada West title, prepare for U Sport championship

By Bill Situ  ·  March 12, 2017, 1:54 a.m.

With the win against the Pandas, the ’Birds will now be setting their sights on the U Sport championship in Kingston, Ontario. For the team’s eight graduating seniors, it will be their last chance at a national championship. “We want [the national ch UBC flushes out Huskies in Canada West semi-finals, earn berth to U Sport national championship

By Bill Situ  ·  Feb. 28, 2017, 11:51 p.m.

With UBC leading 1-0 in the series, the Huskies equalized in the second game with a 1-0 win, forcing a third game. The goal happened a little over two minutes into the game when Saskatchewan’s Rachel Johnson buried a Preview: A rested women's hockey team will face off against the Huskies in the Canada West semi-final

By Bill Situ  ·  Feb. 25, 2017, 1:37 a.m.

For the ’Birds, the bar will be set high going into the series. Apart from being first in the league, veteran talent has also made UBC dominant on all areas of offense, defense and goaltending throughout the season. Although UBC may have the upper ha By Bill Situ  ·  Feb. 14, 2017, 8:51 p.m. With a first-place finish, women's hockey earns berth to semifinals

By Bill Situ  ·  Feb. 13, 2017, 6:46 p.m.

“I think [the game] not ending the way we quite liked it will definitely inspire us to put that extra work in,” said O’Neill. “[The national championship] is something that’s been burning since my first year … and ever since, there’s been some kind o “Just a hiccup”: Men's rugby corrects the record after shaky season start

By Bill Situ  ·  Feb. 4, 2017, 9:38 p.m.

“It was just a hiccup. When you go 20-0 during a season, you kind of think you walk over everyone,” said Sandover-Best. “When you get complacent — and that happened to us at the start — we felt we were better than we were.” Powered up: Women's hockey shuts down Pronghorns, regain season momentum

By Bill Situ  ·  Jan. 30, 2017, 12:15 a.m.

The ’Birds have now tied the school record in most wins in a single season. “With four games left … we got a good chance at setting a new record and setting a new bar for us as a program … and getting that first place, which has never been done.” Sidoo, Smith and 1969/70 women’s basketball team inducted to BC Sports Hall of Fame

By Bill Situ  ·  Jan. 24, 2017, 10:36 p.m.

Heather Cranston sees the 1969-70 season as having set a legacy for the women’s basketball program at UBC. “The coaching style was what really took this group of athletes higher than most of the teams had been before,” said Cranston. “We did fitness Tight loss for men's field hockey in first game of 2017

By Bill Situ  ·  Jan. 23, 2017, 7:24 a.m.

Even with the loss, UBC head coach Kinder Gill was overall impressed by his team’s performance given the team’s current battle with injuries and illness. “I thought our boys played really well. Good effort overall. We were unlucky on a couple of cha Men's hockey scrape off important win against Saskatchewan Huskies

By Bill Situ  ·  Jan. 23, 2017, 7:23 a.m.

In the second game, the ’Birds came out on top 4-2 on a come-from-behind win. “It’s huge going into the stretch here. I know [Saskatchewan] is definitely one of the best teams in Canada … and to beat them really gives us insurance going forward,” sa Powerlifting Club holds 2017 New Year’s Championships

By Bill Situ  ·  Jan. 16, 2017, 6:53 a.m.

“For a local meet, it’s really well set up. They’re flying through the attempts, which is always good. You don’t want to be in the back area and waiting around too long in between attempts,” said St. Amond. UBC football's Blake Nill is synonymous with success

By Bill Situ  ·  Jan. 15, 2017, 9:51 a.m.

Nill began his collegiate career at the University of Calgary, where he played as defensive lineman from 1980 to 1982. He then received a draft into the CFL in 1983, landing with the Montreal Concordes as a 19th overall pick. Nill spent a total of fi
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