Basketball standouts Kayli Sartori and Kevon Parchment were named the University of the Fraser Valley’s 2015-16 athletes of the year on Tuesday evening, as the Cascades athletic department held its annual awards banquet at the Ramada Plaza and Conference Centre. Sartori, a fourth-year guard/forward out of W.J. Mouat Secondary in Abbotsford, averaged 18.4 points per […]
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Cascades wrestlers finish fifth at Canada West championships
Devin Purewal and Pravi Dhaliwal of the University of the Fraser Valley wrestling team each finished fifth in their respective divisions at the Canada West championships in Winnipeg. Purewal, who won silver in the men’s 72 kilogram weight class at last year’s conference championships, went 1-4 in the round robin tournament, with his lone victory […]
Weekend preview: Basketball, volleyball teams at home for high-profile games, wrestlers at Canada West championships
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling
With eight home games on the schedule, in addition to the wrestling team competing at the Canada West championships in Winnipeg, it’s a huge weekend for the University of the Fraser Valley athletic department. The Envision Athletic Centre and Student Activity Centre gymnasiums on the Abbotsford campus will be busy, with the Cascades’ basketball and […]
Huskies sweep team titles at Cascades Classic wrestling tourney
The University of the Fraser Valley wrestling program geared up for the Canada West championships by hosting their second annual home tournament, the Cascades Classic, on Sunday at the Envision Athletic Centre. The event drew 70 wrestlers, most of them from four other Canada West wrestling programs – the Saskatchewan Huskies, Regina Cougars, Alberta Golden […]
Weekend preview: Cascades volleyballers, wrestlers compete at home
The University of the Fraser Valley volleyball and wrestling teams take centre stage on the Abbotsford campus this weekend. The Cascades volleyball squads square off with the College of the Rockies Avalanche in PacWest regular-season action, while the UFV wrestlers host their second annual Canada West tournament, the Cascades Classic. The UFV basketball teams are […]
UFV wrestlers face elite opponents at Clan International
Competing against some of the best wrestlers in the nation at the Clan International at Simon Fraser University on Sunday, the UFV wrestling program picked up a couple of top-six finishes and a lot of valuable experience. “It’s a tough meet, because most of the national team athletes are there,” Cascades co-head coach Raj Virdi […]
Two individual bronze medals for UFV wrestlers in Calgary
The University of the Fraser Valley wrestling program earned a pair of individual bronze medals at the Canada West season-opening Dinos Invitational in Calgary on Saturday. Competing on behalf of the Cascades varsity, Devin Purewal finished third in the men’s 76-kilogram division. It’s a step up in weight class for the Abbotsford product, who wrestled […]