As injuries to key players mounted throughout the season, the challenges grew more pronounced with each week for the Okanagan Sun coaching staff.

On Sunday, with the depth of their roster and overall consistency both compromised, the Sun watched the 2017 B.C. Football Conference campaign end in a playoff loss to the Vancouver Island Raiders.

While the Sun hesitates to point to injuries as the sole alibi for a premature end to the season, general manager Jay Christensen said the club’s health—or general lack of it—played a significant role.