On paper, the Okanagan Sun is in precisely the same position as it was at the midway mark of the 2016 season—unbeaten and standing alone atop the B.C. Football Conference.

But the way the Sun has arrived at its 5-0 start this summer is even more encouraging for head man Ben Macauley and his coaching staff.

“I’d say we’re ahead of where we were last year,” said Macauley. “Last season we probably won some games that we maybe shouldn’t have. This season, I don’t think you could say that, I think we’ve been deserving of all of them.