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Tag: mike renney

Besides playing stellar defence at shortstop, SFU senior Taylor Lundrigan has had plenty to celebrate with outgoing coach Miek Renney, wielding a hot bat that has her sitting eighth in the GNAC with a .370 average. (Photo by Ron Hole property of SFU athletics)
Feature University Softball

Simon Fraser softball: Clan set to lean on GNAC’s best defence as battle for playoffs comes down to final weekend

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018Howard TsumuraComment(0)

BURNABY — Take a glance at their 2018 team picture on the Simon Fraser athletics website, and immediately you’re struck by the contradiction of a Clan softball team posing in full gear, while behind them, a snowstorm blankets their Burnaby Mountain home.

Simon Fraser Clan head coach Mike Renney, 1,000 games into his collegiate career, announced Monday that he would retire his position at season's end following 24 years at the helm. (Photo -- Simon Fraser University athletics)
Feature University Softball

Mike Renney: After precisely 1,000 games at the helm, Simon Fraser Clan softball coach announces retirement

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018Howard TsumuraComment(0)

BURNABY — It was back in the fall of 1995 when Simon Fraser’s sophomore head softball coach Mike Renney found a quiet moment to chat with a departing member of the Clan’s athletic staff.

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