A cluster of people huddle around the UBC skate park. Music from seventies rock to hip hop to reggae blasts out, mixed with the percussive slap of skateboards on cement and the charcoal smell of barbequed hot dogs. The crowd eagerly anticipates the next big trick.
After the sports reviews two years ago resulted in teams being stripped of their varsity level status, UBC Athletics and Recreation have collaborated with nine clubs to form an alternative competitive stream for AMS-recognized sports clubs. The stream will allow the clubs to compete under the UBC Thunderbird name in competitive, non-varsity leagues. The new student-run teams will be able to compete for UBC in sports that are not available as varsity sports at the university.
As we approached the far beach to grab our baton, we almost got soaked. Our runner leapt out of the moving vessel as soon as he could reach land which then sent the left side leaning dangerously close to sea level. Luckily, our squad managed to stabilize ourselves before we lost any more balance.
The 2015 edition of UBC Recreation’s Day of the Longboat event saw an all-time attendance record, buoyed by the commendable efforts of its passionate organizing team.
This past weekend, the UBC Thunderbird’s team defeated both the University of Regina Cougars and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on David Sidoo field. They left the Cougars out in the cold with a 3-0 shutout, and then battled to get a 4-0 win over the huskies
“I thought we had them,” said Morgan, who lead UBC in scoring with 20. “We just didn’t perform well in the clutch … But it’s a long season, and that’s the whole reason we had this tournament right: to get the kinks out early. So I think we’ll see those guys later on in the year and hopefully we’ll get the better of them”
UBC women’s basketball started their season off right Friday night, beating the UBC Okanagan Heat at home in the War Memorial Gym. The Heat got the tip but it was the Thunderbirds who scored the first basket, a three-pointer from the baseline by fifth-year Adrienne Parkin.
The T-Birds tipped off their 2015-16 campaign on a new court in the Doug Mitchell Sports Center. The new location, which will play host to the 2016 CIS Final Eight this spring, was assembled just for this weekend’s UBC Invitational. To christen the new hardwood, the T-birds faced off against the University of Guelph Gryphons.
Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre just got a massive facelift. In preparation for the 2016 CIS Men’s Basketball Final 8, the centre, which usually houses the ice hockey rink, has a new, hardwood basketball court.
August 27, 2015: it’s 8pm in Enschede, Holland, and Alana Westerhof walks through the rain, across the Tex-Town Tigers’ home-field. She walks up to the pitcher’s mound, which is soaked, and has the consistency of soup. She stands in the middle of it trying to wipe down the ball with her jersey. Once the ball is dry, or as dry as it’s going to be, she shifts her focus towards home plate.
The UBC men’s Rugby home-opener drew a large crowd this past Saturday, as the men faced off against Capilano RFC. The game was anything but disappointing as the Thunderbirds dominated the scoreboard with a 43-24 win.
UBC women’s rugby took the field this past Friday afternoon to host the Calgary Dinos. Coming out with a strong start, UBC fell short to the Dino’s dominating scrum, recording a loss for their season home-opener.
While 2,000 odd people were watching the UBC Thunderbirds face off against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in a football game, men's volleyball took on Mount Royal University at War Memorial Gym.
The UBC Thunderbirds men’s soccer team upped the winning streak to four games this weekend with a nail-biting 2-1 win over the UBC Okanagan Heat at Thunderbird Stadium on Saturday night.
It may be time to hold off on the parade planning for the UBC Thunderbirds. After a flying start to the year that saw them beat the powerful Laval in the preseason and open up the regular season 2-1, the sixth ranked ‘Birds were dealt a sobering 45-29 defeat at the hand of the visiting Saskatchewan Huskies.