October Sports Wrap-up

 

“Grizz” and friend at October's Pep Rally for Athletics and Intramurals.

Golf

After dominating the BCCAA golf
scene for five years, the Douglas College
golf team had to settle for third place this
season. With an all-rookie lineup, it was
difficult to keep pace with the
experienced Camosun College team, who
captured the title.

Entering the final 36-hole tournament
at Nanaimo Golf and Country Club
October 12-13, Camosun held a
comfortable six-stroke lead in the team
competition. The real battle was for
second and third place, with only three
strokes separating University College of
the Cariboo, Malaspina University
College and Douglas College. By the time
the last putt dropped, Cariboo was four
strokes ahead of Douglas College to
clinch second place, while the Royals
edged Malaspina by two. Okanagan
University College took fifth.

Craig Wilkinson of Camosun won the
individual aggregate for the four 36-hole
tournaments with a stroke average of 75
per round. Jarrod Boddy of Douglas
College finished second in the individual
aggregate with a stroke average of 77 per

‘round.

Volleyball

Taking the bronze at the Kings
Challenge Cup, their first tournament of
the season, pleased Douglas College
men’s volleyball coach Brian Newman.
“Tt was a good opportunity to evaluate
players and to compare ourselves with the
top college teams in Canada,” he said.

The Royals beat Mount Royal College
3-1 (15-9, 12-15, 15-9, 15-7) in the
bronze medal match, after losing in
straight sets to University of Alberta 3-0
(15-10, 15-8, 15-11) in the semi-final.
Red Deer won the tournament.

Basketball

Douglas College Royals men’s
basketball team took all three of their
games at the Meet in the Middle
exhibition tournament in Golden this
month. The squad posted a perfect record,
beating Lethbridge, Grand Prairie, and
University College of the Cariboo,
coming from behind to win the last two
games. Lee Craven led the team in scoring
in two of the victories.

The Royals women’s basketball team
lost three out of four matches, finishing
fifth at the South Alberta Institute of
Technology Basketball Tournament in

Calgary October 25-26. Inconsistent play
plagued the Royals, who managed to
shoot more than 40 percent from the field
in only one game. Jasmine Foreman, top
scorer for the Royals, was named to the
All Star team.

Badminton

The Douglas College badminton team
placed third at the first of four BCCAA
tournaments, winning two of a possible
five events. Returning after a one-year
absence, Julia Chen took the women’s
singles title, while Jennifer Wong and
Elizabeth Yeun won the women’s
doubles.

Soccer

Douglas College women’s soccer team
advanced to the BCCAA Championships
in Abbotsford November 1-2, after
beating Trinity Western University
Spartans 2-0. Julia Palko scored in the
first half, and Paola Artusa in the second.
Erin Hohlbein earned the shutout.

Douglas College Men’s Soccer team
was eliminated from playoff contention
after a 1-0 defeat by Trinity Western
University. A win would have seen them
advance to the BCCAA championships. ff