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WIN LOSS | WIN% | STRK L10
EVERETT 19 5 0.792 5W 6-4
BELLEVUE 19 6 0.760 5W 9-1
EDMONDS 14 10 0.583 2L 4-6
SATLEY 14 10 0.583 6W 8-2
SHORELINE 10 14 0.417 4L 4-6
OLYMPIC 7 17 0.292 4L 4-6
DOUGLAS 2 22 0.083 15L 0-10

 

 

 

 

 

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WIN LOSS | WIN% | STRK L10
DOUGLAS 32 o 1.000 32W 10-0
EDMONDS 26 6 0.813 2W 7-3
BELLEVUE 21 1 0.656 6W 9-1
HIGHLINE 18 14 0.563 iL 7-3
PIERCE 16 16 0.500 1W 3-7
EVERETT 11 21 0.344 iL 2-8
OLYMPIC 10 20 0.33 2W 2-8
SATEEY 5 27 0.156 10L 0-10
SHORELINE 3 27 0.100 4L 1-9

 

 

Women's sports media coverage:
NBA vs. WNBA

> The gender imbalance in mainstream sports coverage

Jessica Berget
Staff Writer

 

Rens I was in a debate with my
younger brother about the popularity
of men’s sports versus women’s sports,
specifically basketball.

He claims that men’s basketball
is more popular than women’s simply
because they are better players. But how
do you decide which gender is better at
playing basketball? How do you measure
“better-ness”? The question of which
gender is better at basketball is sexist
and irrelevant. Many athletes are great
for many different reasons, but to my
13-year-old brother (and for many other
people) men’s basketball and men’s sports
in general are deemed better because
they receive more media attention than

C¢ In 2014, network television coverage had only
3.4 per cent of airtime devoted to women’s sports.

SportsCentre gave it 2 per cent of its coverage
and not much has improved since then.”

 

women’s. The amount of media coverage
does not necessarily mean that one league
is better than the other, but since this is
such a popular reason to mock women’s
sports, let’s look at the facts.

It is true that the WNBA gets
less media coverage. In 2014, network
television coverage had only 3.4 per cent
of its airtime devoted to women’s sports.
SportsCentre gave it 2 per cent of its
coverage and has not improved much
since. Even when women’s basketball is

Looking forward

> Royals baseball finishes season with eyes on the next one

Davie Wong
Sports Editor

 

oming into the season, the Royals

baseball team hoped to find their
redemption in the stringent NWAC
League. However, halfway through
the season, it became about salvaging
their year. Ultimately, the team would
finish 2—22 in the North Conference.
However, despite the disappointing
season, the team still had a number of
accomplishments to be proud of.

Senior Rodney Gilbert finished the

year leading the team in batting average

at .306. He had 22 hits and 10 RBIs on the
year. His nine runs were the second best
on the team. Playing in a backup role,
rookie Sean Donnelly also had a fantastic
season. In 10 games, the rookie swung
a .308 batting average, with 8 hits and 2
runs. Infielder Grant Okawa led the team
in runs with 10, and in stolen bases with
3. He’ll be looked upon as a runner for the
Royals in the next season as he returns for
his senior year.

In the pitching department, it was
an all right year for the Royals. Several
pitchers made themselves vital to the
team during the season. Rookie Keegan

covered, it usually revolves around their
physical attractiveness or something else
other than their basketball skills. This
double standard undervalues the athletic
achievements made by women over their
male counterparts.

Women’s basketball also receives
fewer sponsorships, making it difficult
for female athletes to gain popularity,
attention, and means that they receive
much less pay than those players of men’s
basketball. The revenue split in men’s

Kwong ripped it up in the pitching circle,
pitching from a relief position. His 3.86
ERA was the team’s highest, and overall
pretty good in the league. Fellow rookie,
Thomas Vincent was also prolific in the
pitching circle, putting up a 4.42 ERA
throughout the season. Veteran Ethan
Fox pitched gems throughout the season,
throwing a 4.41 ERA to finish his time
with the Royals.

Although the team is losing Rodney
Gilbert and Ethan Fox next year, the team
has a bountiful number of rookies to
carry their legacy onwards. Already the
team has begun signing Canadian talents

 

 

 

basketball is also much higher. NBA
players receive 50 per cent of the revenue,
while WNBA players receive only 33 per
cent.

Yes, the WNBA gets less media
attention than the NBA, but they also
do not have access to the same resources
or have the same opportunities as
the NBA. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
Women’s basketball is deemed less
popular because they do not receive the
same media attention as men’s, but is it
because women are not good at sports?
Or could it possibly be the sexist attitude
of mainstream society combined with
the lack of media attention that says
women aren't good at sports? How many
baskets, dunks, or rebounds are enough
to give the WNBA the respect and
acknowledgement that they deserve?

to bolster their team, with the latest being
a foursome from the North Shore twins.
On the back of the tough season,
the future has to be emphasized. As the
saying goes, there’s nowhere but up to go
from here. The Royals can look forward
to a pressure-less season for next year as
the only expectation is that they do better
than this year. But in the tough NWAC
North Division, that can hardly be set as
a solid. If they do find success in the next
season, the team can look back upon this
year as a building block season. After all,
you can only learn if you lose, and the
Royals did a lot of learning this year.