VANCOUVER — The defending B.C. champs felt their share of loss through graduation, but Surrey’s Fleetwood Park Dragons are showing just how quickly their chemistry and camaraderie has come together.The Dragons created numerous scoring opportunities Friday in the championship final of UBC’s inaugural Kick-Off Classic at Thunderbird Stadium, in the end topping its crosstown rivals, […]
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UBC pitcher Connor Noble: On Hendrix, experience and life as the ‘Birds staff ace
VANCOUVER — Connor Noble is soft-spoken by nature, yet give him the ball on game days and he’ll show you an edge and a level of grit that in musical terms might best be described as ballsy blues rock.
Kick-Off Classic: Girls high school soccer opens with showcase tourney at UBC
VANCOUVER — To the masses, the annual opening of the B.C. girls high school soccer has seemed to be nothing more than a rumour.
Thunderbirds medal in back-to-back years, picking up bronze
By Aaron Martin – Special to VarsityLetters.caNAPANEE, ON – Coming into the 2017 U Sports Women’s Hockey National Championships as the top seed before falling 1-0 to the McGill Martlets in yesterday’s semifinals, some onlookers posted that the UBC Thunderbirds would be hard-pressed to get up for the Bronze Medal game.
Jet-lagged no more, UBC middle Li making most of second chance
VANCOUVER — By all accounts, Maggie Li’s first attempt at trying to secure a roster spot on the UBC Thunderbirds volleyball team was like one of those tragic-comic auditions on American Idol.
Jenna Carpenter-Boesch: Her family ties bond UBC hockey
VANCOUVER — The rink in her home town, which is actually too small to be even called a town, was built from scratch
Herd the news? UBC can’t sleep on these dangerous Bisons!
VANCOUVER — Watch the game long enough and you know that there are certain types of scenarios, which when presented on larger stages, like the postseason, often times have the potential to produce unexpected results.
Irvan Brar: One small step, one giant leap for ‘Birds star hitter
VANCOUVER — Place Irvan Brar against the standard measure of feet and inches as it pertains to the power-hitting forces in the world of Canada West men’s volleyball, and it’s easy to jump to conclusions.
UBC and the RPI: Hanson looks for changes next season
VANCOUVER — UBC Thunderbirds head men’s basketball coach Kevin Hanson may well have coached the best 19-1, fourth-place team in the history of his sport.
UBC’s Elder 8 close out a chapter, coach Thomas says why
VANCOUVER — The picture, which adorned the front of the UBC athletics website on Sunday morning, was a simple one.