t the awakened , early in iglas took the ‘lead early and held it out for most of the first half by outhustling and. outplaying Capilano. They matched Cap Steve Mitton Marcus Francis Brian Englund Brent Henderson Sports in Review 1983-84 Getting Better step tor step and snot by shot. At the end of the first half they trailed by two. Some missed shots in the second half cost Douglas the game. Cap built an eight point lead and try as they might Douglas just couldn’t come back. The next day against Fraser Valley Col- lege was the same story as it had been throughout the season. Two evenly matched well coached teams fought a hard struggle but Fraser Valley had a height advan- tage and although it wasn’t that much it made a dif- ference. Another problem ~ that plagued the team was again poor shooting. The Royals continued to have the pro- blem that has stayed with them for the last quarter of their season. But enough about the past, Steve Beauchamp has already started talking to "some possible recruits which coupled with the players that will be returning next year promises to make the Royals a team to be even more reckoned with than they are now. photos by Jim Chow