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Volleyball: The Douglas College men's and women's volleyball teams
completed their Totem Conference schedules for the season by competing
in tournaments on Saturday hosted by V.C.C. and B.C.I.T. respectively.
In men's play Douglas won 4 games out of 8 and finished fifth overall
for the season among the 9 competing colleges.

In women'splay Douglas defeated Malaspina College while issing to V.cuc.,
B.C. I.P. yp and Capitan.

Rugby: Douglas College narrowly defeated Simon Fraser University in an
exciting F.V.R.U. third division match at Central Valley on Saturday,
February 23, by a score of 7-6. After S.F.U. led 3-0 for most of the
first half, on a penalty goal, Len Lemieux tied it up for Douglas just
before the half on a 35-yard penalty goal. Play continued to be fast and
furious between these old rivals in the second half with neither team
really having the upper hand. Midway through the second half, however,
Eioin White playing at standoff burst through the S.F.U. defences and
sent Rod Jack away with a pinpoint pass to score the winning try.

The York University rugby team will be touring B.C. in March. They play
B.C.I.T. on Sunday, March 9, before taking on Douglas College on Tuesday,
March 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Queens Park Stadium.

Badminton: The Douglas College badminton team competed in the Totem
Conference badminton championships on Friday, February 22, and came away
with a gold, two silver and one bronze medal. The gold medal was won by
Marlene Scheelar, as she easily outplayed her opponents to win the women's
singles. In ladies' doubles Pat Zawaduk and Sue Caldwell won the silver
medal for Douglas, while Greg Bridges and Laci Bujdos won the bronze medal
for Douglas in the men's doubles. Vancouver Community College won the gold
medal in the overall team standings with 39 points, while Douglas shared
the silver medal with Malaspina at 33 points each.

Beete od Gert van Niekerk

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