Oar Tt Ee rey ae & sri, Quest athletes take home BCCAA Athlete of the W Bryce Froberg and Delainee Behrns eek awards By Garth McLennan, Sports Editor University’s basketball program as Bryce Froberg and Delainee Behrns brought BCCAA athlete of the week honours to Quest for both men’s and women’s basketball. Froberg was essential to the Kermodes weekend sweep of Langara College, and it marked a first for the expansion Quest team as their first complete weekend sweep in team history. He posted back to back 18 point outings to lead Quest to victory, and in the first game scored the game winning basket, which was among the nine points he had in the fourth quarter. Quest took the game 58-57 in thrilling fashion. The Bellingham native and third- year Quest student was just as good in the second game on Saturday, once again nailing the winning basket, this time on a great jump shot with just under three I: was a good week for Quest seconds remaining on the clock in the fourth quarter. He also rebounded well in both games, picking up five on Friday and nine on Saturday. On the women’s side, Behrns, in just her first year with the team, was equally valuable in her team’s success, Kermodes also recorded a pair of victories against Langara. Behrns, who stands just 5 foot 4, was dominant from just about everywhere over the weekend. During the first game she was perfect on free throws, going a stellar nine for nine while putting up 18 points over the course of the game. Her second effort during the second game on Saturday wasn’t as impressive offensively, but she displayed a well rounded game nonetheless, scoring six points while picking up eight rebounds and four assists. Much like Froberg, she was clutch when it counted, scoring a massive basket to give Quest just a single point lead towards the end of the game. By Garth McLennan, Sports Editor midst all of the panic surrounding A« HIN1 scare has been a fury towards several NHL teams for supposedly “jumping the queue,” or budging in line in order to get the vaccine. At first glance, it does appear to be a cowardly and reprehensible move by the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs. After all, Canadians were bombarded for days with images of pregnant mothers and shivering children waiting in lines around the country for hours on end in order to receive the shot. Contrast that with the typical view of your everyday NHL player—that of a strong 20-something millionaire in the prime of his life and the peak of his health, and it isn’t hard to come away with a bitterness or sense of anger towards them all. However, there are other factors that need to be considered. What has generally been lost in all of the shouting at the NHL clubs is that NHL players are among the highest of those at risk of spreading the it. Think of how many people the regular NHLer interacts with on an everyday basis. There’s the media, teammates, opposing players, fans in and around the rink, all “It’s easy to see this situation as a case of the privileged getting one over on the working class average Joe, but think about it. Think of how many people the regular NHLer interacts with on an everyday basis.” disease should they contract it. Look at how quickly it rifled through the dressing rooms of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Edmonton Oilers. These are people who work in an environment where they are regularly in extremely close contact with one another, and that isn’t to mention a host of other people. It’s easy to see this situation as a case of the privileged getting one over on the working class average Joe, but think about of the coaching, training and managerial staff on the team, the travel people they work with to get them around the continent and perhaps most importantly of all, the kids they see and interact with every day. All of this is magnified and intensified for Canadian teams, which all of those that received the vaccine were. Think about the number of Canucks who visit Canucks Place on a regular basis. All of the children there are dealing with rts serious illnesses, and getting to meet and spend time with the Canucks has become a huge part of their lives. Would you want that to stop for an indefinite amount of time, or have the players vaccinated? There aren’t many rational negatives to having NHL players, especially those playing in Canadian cities, get the shot in the arm. It is sometimes difficult for the HIN1 flu to be immediately identified and as such, having a player who has contracted it without knowing right away could cause a ton of damage. It is time for the average person to get over their jealousy of those who play professional sports. The venom I’ve heard spewed by those incensed that NHLers have gotten the vaccine has bordered on ridiculous. It’s okay to not agree with it, but at least look at the situation objectively and try to see this as more than spoiled athletes getting something you want.