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Fraser Valley Cascades' interim head wrestling coach Stacie Anaka has brought years of international-level experience to her posting as the school prepares to host this weekend's Canada West championships. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property of University of the Fraser Valley athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Serendipity reveals world-class solution, UFV interim coach Stacie Anaka leads host Cascades into CW wrestling championships

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ABBOTSFORD — Stacie Anaka swears that she’s tried her best to retire from a life in wrestling.

Fraser Valley Cascades' second-year wrestling standout Brad Hildenbrandt (left) is UFV's first-ever U Sports gold-medal winner in any sport. (Dan Kinvig/UFV athletics)
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Cascades’ Olympian-mentored Hildenbrandt wins UFV’s first-ever U Sports gold

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ABBOTSFORD — Brad Hildenbrandt has always had the natural gift of sheer physical mass, something that comes in handy when you’re a collegiate wrestler doing your thing in the heavyweight division.