Royals Win Langara Opener Douglas College Athletics After winning three national titles last year, the Douglas College badminton team was out to match their success. In team play, the Royals went undefeated with a 6-0 record, a perfect 30 wins, and no losses in the round robin team competition. Strong performances were shown by everyone with returning team captain, Lyndsay Thomson, leading the way. In the individ- ual events, Thomson continued her winning streak from last season in singles and doubles with partner Charmagne Yeung. Lyndsay was a perfect 11 - 0 on the weekend. Men’s and Ladies doubles were dominated with Douglas placing first and second in each event, includ- ing a well played match between Thomson and Yeung and new additions Jessy Sung and Melodie Liang. Yeung also partnered with Andy Cheong to take second place in mixed dou- bles with team-mates Alvin Lau and Melodie Liang coming in third. Newcomers Chris Lee and Richard Liang finished a respectable second and third beaten only by last year’s national champion, Kiran Bogavelli, of Capilano College. The team now prepares for the next com- petition in two weeks time in Nanaimo. Douglas College Athletics Graeme McCallum Men’ Basketball ; tively, well under his 22.5 point per game average. Andy Cheong Badminton Andy is a first year player from Coquitlam. He had an outstanding first tournament representing Douglas College. Andy was a perfect 6 — 0 in Men’s Doubles and a 6 — 1 in Mixed Doubles, losing the only match to teammates Alvin Lau and Melody Liang. Lyndsay Thomson Badminton Lyndsay is back for her second year at Douglas College. This 5’7” Victoria native is cur- rently riding an unbeaten streak that goes back to last season. She is once again named team captain providing leadership on and off the court. WE’VE GOT JOBS WAITING... Access the employment grapevine for Vancouver’s best Food & Beverage opportunities: e ® JOBSWAITING.COM Athletes of the Week Graeme is in his second year in the BCCAA. After spending his 2005-06 season at Capilano, Graeme made the switch to the Royals for this current season. Over the Christmas holidays, Graeme was named MVP at the Kwantlen Invitational. His first game back after sitting out the first semester, Graeme and his Royals made the grueling trip to Prince George for a pair of road games. On Friday night Graeme scored a remarkable 41 points including 4 for 4 from 3-point range. He also added 9 rebounds and 3 assists. On Saturday night he helped a balanced Douglas attack which saw the Royals win 102-59. He contributed 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. Graeme was also given the task of guarding UNBC all-star guard Jay Gladish and was able to hold him to 14 and 13 points respec- BROOKIYN PUB WATERFRONT LOUNGE 250 Columbia St. 604.517.2966 ww w.brooklyn. Fal THURSDAY Pi ot IS STUDENT NIGHT! -~ TUNE TWISTER