SPORTS Men’s Soccer Attaboy Cameron! Brian McLennon, Sports Editor The Royal City men’s soccer team raised quite a ruckus this weekend in the final week of league play in the British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic Association (BCCAA) by domi- nating the Wolfpack of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and the Lakers of Okanagan. In their last home games of the season, the Royals walked away with a 5-1 win over TRU on Saturday and then went on to defeat Okanagan by a score of 8—0 on Sunday. The victories showed the fans and skeptics why you should never count Douglas out. The men have won five of their last six games. With a second-place league finish within grasp, the Royals were like fast dogs on a quick track, lead by flashy forward Cameron Wilson. The North Delta native was the big cheese last weekend; he netted eight goals for the Royals. It was one of the most hair-raising performances witnessed in the Royals’ men’s soccer program in many years. After a iffy start to the season, with every shot seemingly finding the 21 Ss crossbar, goal post, or the goal keeper, the rookie has finally found his mark...and what a better time to do so. The Royals will head to Kamloops this weekend to par- ticipate in BCCAA Provincial Championships and will face a tough and hard nose Malaspina Mariners squad from Nanaimo. Probably the eyebrow raisers of the season, the Mariners have been the only team to defeat the league lead- ing Capilano Blues. In two meetings with Douglas this sea- son, the teams split the series 1-1. The Royals will have to be prepared for tough game. Douglas Tomato Rugby Sing the Blues Dave Pearcey, OP Contributor Premier: Douglas 5 Capilano 35 It was the first real test for this year’s team, and it came at an inopportune time as circumstances dictated that this was their first game in a month. The Premier ladies fought hard in the first half, and trailed only by 5-8, with Vickie Fullerton scoring a hard-earned try for the visitors to Klahanie Park. In the 2nd half, Capilano took control, led by Canada U-23 players Aidan McKinnon and Mandy Marchak. Capilano scored early on a lucky break off of a mis-kicked ball and the floodgates opened after that. Mental errors and mis- takes made under intense pressure from the Capilano defenders contributed greatly to the final result. 1st Division: Douglas 46 Capilano 5 Douglas continued to dominate at the 1st Division level, even without injured flyhalf Candace Barry. Tanya Leigh took over as the “quarterback” of the squad, and scored the first try of the match within the first 60 seconds. Other first half tries came from Melissa Klein (2) and Courtney Persson. Three converts by stand-in Brenna Glover gave the visitors a 26—0 lead at the half. Klein completed her hat trick after the break, to go along with tries by Lexy McKinnon and Liz Robbins (on an 80 metre jaunt). Glover added another con- version and a penalty kick. The team remains undefeated and in first place. 2nd Division: Douglas 34 SFU 0 The 2nd Division team also retained their unbeaten record with a shutout over rival SFU. Flyhalf Rikkilee Jones scored twice, as did Elisha Walker. Whitney Sousa and Nikki Jackman added quality tries, while Raenne Galuska put two kicks through the uprights. Upcoming Games November 2-8, 2005 Friday, November 4 Basketball Vs. Malaspina @ New West Campus-Women: 6pm, Men: 8pm Volleyball @ Malaspina, Nanaimo, BC-Women: 6:30pm, Men: 8pm Saturday, November 5 Basketball Vs. Malaspina @ New West Campus-Women: 2pm, Men: 4 pm Volleyball @ Malaspina, Nanaimo,BC-Women: 2pm, Men: 3:30pm Women’s Rugby: Premier @ Burnaby-Burnaby, BC-1pm Div.I Vs. JBAA-TBA-11:30am Div.II Vs. Comox-Queens Park-2:00pm Men’s Rugby: Ist Division Vs. Brit-Lions-2:30pm 2nd Division Vs. Brit-Lions- 1:00pm 3rd Division Vs. Chuckanut-11:30am Sunday, November 6 Women’s Rugby: Div.II Vs. Comox-Queens Park-2:00pm Monday, November 7 Men’s Basketball Vs. University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK-7:00pm Tuesday, November 8 Men’s Basketball Vs. University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK- 7:00pm