The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team was in the primate eviction business on Friday evening, and business was good. “It feels like we got a few monkeys off our back with this win,” Cascades head coach Kyle Donen said with a chuckle, in the aftermath of his team’s four-set triumph over the […]
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Weekend preview: Wrestlers chase Canada West title, hoopsters play at home
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling
The University of the Fraser Valley wrestling teams are flying to Calgary this week to participate in the Canada West championship, and they’re hoping to come back home with a banner. It might seem like an incredibly lofty goal, given the fact the Cascades wrestling program is in just its first year of Canada West […]
Avalanche keep Cascades at bay for second straight day
The College of the Rockies Avalanche, battling for their playoff lives, played “like a desperate team” on Saturday in the estimation of University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball coach Kyle Donen. That mentality paved the way for the Avalanche to wrap up a weekend sweep of the Cascades in Cranbrook. Coming off a four-set […]
Avalanche erase early deficit to defeat Cascades
A promising start gave way to a disappointing conclusion for the University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team on Friday evening. Having made the lengthy journey to Cranbrook to take on the College of the Rockies Avalanche, the Cascades defied the “bus legs” phenomenon to take the first set. But the Avalanche came roaring […]
Mariners complete weekend sweep of Cascades
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team got off to another hot start against the Vancouver Island University Mariners, only to watch the Mariners claw back to earn the victory. The Cascades, who had won the first two sets on Friday only to fall in five to VIU, came out blazing in Saturday […]
Mariners rally from two-set hole to sink Cascades in five
The University of the Fraser Valley men’s volleyball team came awfully close to scoring an upset against one of the top teams in Canada, but the Vancouver Island University Mariners managed to pick themselves up off the mat. Buoyed by a raucous home crowd, the Cascades staggered the Mariners in the first two sets, winning […]
Cascades weekend preview: Wierks making run at Canada West milestones
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball
With each passing game, Sarah Wierks’s legacy with the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team comes into sharper focus. It’s becoming apparent that the 6’2″ centre from Chilliwack, now in her fifth and final season of eligibility, isn’t just one of the greatest players in Cascades history – she’s one of the all-time elite […]