The University of the Fraser Valley athletic department rings in 2018 with an exciting slate of games, highlighted by a home-and-home basketball series vs. their local rivals, the Trinity Western Spartans. The Cascades and Spartans open the calendar year with a Thursday night doubleheader at the Langley Events Centre, before returning to UFV’s Abbotsford campus […]
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Cascades Hall of Fame to welcome five new inductees on Jan. 5
The University of the Fraser Valley athletic department is pleased to introduce its second annual class of Cascades Hall of Fame inductees. Former Cascades basketball stars Denise Rehman and Peter Wauthy will be honoured in the athlete category, while longtime men’s soccer coaches Scott Fast and Ken Fernstrom will be recognized as builders. The 1995 […]
Cascades’ comeback falls short, Pronghorns prevail 82-74
A shorthanded University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team forth a gritty effort on the road Saturday, but the Lethbridge Pronghorns fended them off down the stretch to prevail 82-74. With Veronica Kobes unavailable due to injury and Taylor Claggett going down during Friday’s 75-56 loss to the Pronghorns, UFV bench boss Al Tuchscherer […]
Pronghorns’ prowess on the boards powers victory over Cascades
A dominant rebounding performance paved the way to victory for the Lethbridge Pronghorns on Friday evening, as they knocked off the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team 75-56 in Lethbridge. The hosts out-boarded the Cascades 47-31, and pulled away in the second half to pick up their Canada West-leading ninth win of the […]
Cascades sign Walnut Grove star Rathler
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball program is pleased to announce that Natalie Rathler of Langley, B.C. has signed with the Cascades. The 6’0” forward out of Walnut Grove Secondary is set to complete her high school studies in 2018, and will join the Cascades next fall. UFV head coach Al Tuchscherer loves […]
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Cascades basketball teams face Pronghorns on the road
The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams wrap up their 2017 regular-season schedules this weekend, as they face the Lethbridge Pronghorns on the road. MBB: Cascades take three-game win streak into Lethbridge Friday, Dec. 1: Cascades (4-6, T-10th in Canada West) at Lethbridge Pronghorns (8-2, T-2nd in Canada West), 8 p.m. MT / 7 […]
Cascades lock it down on defence to cap sweep of Heat
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team’s dominance at the defensive end was comprehensive on Saturday, as they beat the UBC Okanagan Heat 65-37. The Cascades limited the Heat to 21.8 per cent shooting from the field, and held them to single-digit point totals in three of the four quarters en route to […]