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Douglas Hoopsters Capture Provincial Titles

   
    
        
   
    
   
   
  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

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Onkar Hayre: Not faster than a speeding bullet but at least I'm beating the Malaspina to the basket! Jenee Lutz (right): Help me!

On the weekend of March 5-7, the Douglas College’s Mens and Womens Basketball Teams trounced all opposition to capture theProvincial Titles.

The Women took on the Fraser Valley College Cascades defeating them two out of three games. Tilly Woods, once again, with All Conference team players, Penne Familusi and Robyn
Knight, played an excellent round on the courts. Full court press was of great advantage as they were able to “pick apart” the UCFV defense, winning 70-51. The second game, which was
held at UCFV Campus, surprised the Royals with a “raucous” crowd. Unable to take the crowd out of the game, Douglas lost to UCFV 62-50.

Douglas came home and UCEV witha raucous crowd of their own as both teams played a hard fought game. It remained close into the second half as Fraser Valley tied it 40-
40, but were never able to lead as Douglas wo the BCCAA Gold Medal with a 65-52 victory for a 2-1 series advantage in the best of three final.

Both Douglas and UCFV will advanceto the National Championships in Briercrest Bible College in Caronport of Saskatchewan.

Meanwhile or Team crushed hosts Malaspina Mariners on the 5th which sprung new energy to defeat the Mariners the following day, as well. Douglas had turned the Mariner-
court disadvantage to advantage.

Led by All await Vern Knopp and All-Conference player Chad Caldwell, the Royas broke the Mariner defense with strong offense and outside shooting.

Knopp had claimed before the Provincials that Malaspina did have players that were taller than the Royals’ guards but it didn’t mean that they were better. And the team certainly
proved that. Knopp has plenty to be proud of and so does the rest of the team. Various tactical plays which involved sometimes out-huslted the opposition, and different offensive styles
of the post-players, contributed to the victory. -

Chris Vandermark mentioned,”We all play differently. Vern goes around the players in the post but Ijust like to go straight through.”

The Men now look forward to the National Tournament in Regina, Saskatchewan.

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