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Travel debacle costs Cascades

Travel debacle costs Cascades

The University of the Fraser Valley women's basketball team was hoping their first trip to the Canada West Final Four would play out like the movie Hoosiers. In the end, their weekend adventure more closely resembled Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Travel debacle costs Cascades
Pilots blast Panthers in Game 1

Pilots finish off Icebreakers

Big games from Christopher Vinette and Brad Anderson helped the Abbotsford Pilots finish off the Mission Icebreakers on Thursday evening.

Pilots blast Panthers in Game 1
Heat defenceman Keith Seabrook has been loaned to the Manitoba Moose for the balance of the season.

Heat send Seabrook to Moose for Sharp

The Abbotsford Heat and Manitoba Moose made a unique transaction on Thursday evening that will see the AHL North Division rivals swap players on a temporary basis.

Heat defenceman Keith Seabrook has been loaned to the Manitoba Moose for the balance of the season.
After suffering four concussions in a 14-month span

Lost in a daze: Sports concussion injuries impact health and careers

Concussion injuries in hockey and other sports are frequent, and often serious. The issue hits close to home, as Abbotsford’s Michael Funk weighs his options after four incidents in 14 months.

After suffering four concussions in a 14-month span
H.S. HOOPS: Defending champ Yale eliminated by Gleneagle

H.S. HOOPS: Defending champ Yale eliminated by Gleneagle

An untimely shooting slump brought an end to the Yale Lions' defence of their provincial AAA boys basketball title.

H.S. HOOPS: Defending champ Yale eliminated by Gleneagle
UFV sophomore guard Joel Friesen

Canada West honours Abby hoopsters

A trio of local basketball players were honoured by Canada West on…

UFV sophomore guard Joel Friesen
Brandon Jobb of the Abbotsford Judo Club won a gold medal at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax.

Gold at the Games for Abbotsford athletes

Brandon Jobb has burned plenty of calories climbing podiums at major judo championships in recent years. But the Canada Winter Games, which wrapped up last week in Halifax, was a particularly thrilling event for the 17-year-old Abbotsford athlete.

Brandon Jobb of the Abbotsford Judo Club won a gold medal at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax.
Mission’s Matthew Genovese clears the puck from in front of the net during playoff action against the Pilots.

Parker, Pilots work overtime vs. Icebreakers

Brad Parker played the hero for the Abbotsford Pilots on Tuesday evening, scoring at 8:51 of the second overtime to lift the hosts to a 3-2 victory over the Mission Icebreakers at MSA Arena.

Mission’s Matthew Genovese clears the puck from in front of the net during playoff action against the Pilots.
The Abbotsford Traditional girls basketball team celebrated a Grade 8 Fraser Valley title on Monday.

Cinderella Sabres win Valley hoops title

The Grade 8 girls basketball team from Abbotsford Traditional Middle School fashioned a fairy-tale story over the past week en route to the Fraser Valley title.

The Abbotsford Traditional girls basketball team celebrated a Grade 8 Fraser Valley title on Monday.
Mouat’s Mackenzie Thompson (left)

Hawks get defensive to clinch provincial berth

The W.J. Mouat Hawks unleashed a secret weapon on Tuesday evening to score an upset victory over Pitt Meadows and punch their ticket to the B.C. AAA boys basketball championship.

Mouat’s Mackenzie Thompson (left)
Jennah Bryce of the Mouat Hawks hauls down a rebound during the Fraser Valley AAA title game vs. Brookswood.

Gritty Hawks beat Brookswood for Valley title

Heading into the Fraser Valley AAA basketball tournament, everyone knew the W.J. Mouat Hawks senior girls squad had a ton of talent.

Jennah Bryce of the Mouat Hawks hauls down a rebound during the Fraser Valley AAA title game vs. Brookswood.
Jasmit Phulka (in red) spearheaded Hansen’s team title

Hurricanes win B.C. boys wrestling title

The provincial title that the Rick Hansen Hurricanes boys wrestling team won on Saturday confirmed the old adage that there's strength in numbers.

Jasmit Phulka (in red) spearheaded Hansen’s team title
Bearcats off to volleyball nationals

Bearcats off to volleyball nationals

The Columbia Bible College men's volleyball team vanquished a longtime antagonist on Friday to punch its ticket to the national championships.

Bearcats off to volleyball nationals
Ryan Stone and Matt Keith of the Heat break in on Providence goalie Michael Hutchinson.

Meyer’s hat trick highlights blowout win over Bruins

The Abbotsford Heat cringed their way through a horror movie on Saturday morning, and it lit the fuse for their highest offensive output of the season on Saturday evening.

Ryan Stone and Matt Keith of the Heat break in on Providence goalie Michael Hutchinson.
UFV HOOPS: Women complete playoff upset; men succumb to Spartans

UFV HOOPS: Women complete playoff upset; men succumb to Spartans

Two days after his team's stunning playoff upset of the Winnipeg Wesmen, University of the Fraser Valley women's basketball coach Al Tuchscherer was still having a hard time coming to grips with his program's new reality.

UFV HOOPS: Women complete playoff upset; men succumb to Spartans
Heat goalie Leland Irving stopped Providence’s Matt Bartkowski on this play

Heat lack spark in shutout loss to Bruins

For a team that's fighting to stay in the playoff chase, the Abbotsford Heat offered precious little resistance against the Providence Bruins on Friday evening.

Heat goalie Leland Irving stopped Providence’s Matt Bartkowski on this play
Power-play proficiency paces Pilots past Icebreakers

Power-play proficiency paces Pilots past Icebreakers

The Abbotsford Pilots got a pair of power play goals late in…

Power-play proficiency paces Pilots past Icebreakers
Sam Freeman's three-pointer with 8.4 seconds left lifted the UFV Cascades to a stunning 81-80 victory on Thursday over Trinity Western

Freeman’s three-bomb stuns Spartans

For Sam Freeman and the UFV Cascades, March madness arrived a couple…

Sam Freeman's three-pointer with 8.4 seconds left lifted the UFV Cascades to a stunning 81-80 victory on Thursday over Trinity Western
Two-time champion Sunny Dhinsa (red) of W.J. Mouat will be among the local headliners at the B.C. High School Wrestling Championships this week.

Grappling for gold: Hurricanes, Hawks lead medal charge at wrestling provincials

Abbotsford wrestlers will be front and centre when the 2011 edition of the B.C. High School Wrestling Championships arrive in town later this week.

Two-time champion Sunny Dhinsa (red) of W.J. Mouat will be among the local headliners at the B.C. High School Wrestling Championships this week.
Bryan Cameron

Heat send three to ECHL

The Abbotsford Heat trimmed their roster on Thursday, sending a trio of players to the ECHL.
Bryan Cameron is hopping on a ferry to join the Victoria Salmon Kings, while Josh Meyers and Ryley Grantham are the newest members of the Utah Grizzlies.

Bryan Cameron