12 Other Sports the Other Press November 25, 1992 Truly Outstanding For Douglas.... For the remainder of the year, the College’s Athletic Department to “1 really enjoyed it and I was women will be playing exhibition have two such talented young games before beginning the next women play for the team. by Elaine Leong Members of the Douglas Colleges’ Women Soccer Team were ecstatic, on the provincial playoff weekend of Nov.6th and 7th, to learn that two of their players had been selected for provincial honors. Jenn Boone, one of the Royal forwards, was chosen to be a member of the All-Star Team. The top eleven soccer players in the province are chosen for this honor. These recipients are selected by the coaches of participating teams. Boore was proud to learn of her standing after reading the soccer provincial program. “Yeah, I feel really happy. I mean, I’m just one of the many players,”she said. “I thought it would have been someone else.” “I just wish that they would make this a_ little more official, maybe someone sending me a letter in the mail rather than someone reading the program and telling me about it.” Boone made reference to her past soccer experience in a recent interview with Other Press Sports Coordinator, Elaine Leong. “I’ve been playing since I was five years old,” Boone said. Throughout high school Boone participated in the Metro Team League as well as her high school team. Boone also volunteers to coach for her former highschool and she’s considering officiating, as well (maybe). “I feel like giving something back to my school after everything my coaches have done for me. i also play for a ladies team,” Boone stated. Boone felt positive with this year’s team. “Well, we really connected this year,” Boone stated, “I really, strongly, mean it.” This is Boone’s last year at Douglas. She feels sad about having to leave Douglas. “I plan on going to UBC next year. I just wish that we didn’t have to lose players each year.” Meanwhile, fellow Royal player Paula Artsuo had earned the title of “Best Defender” in the British Columbia College Athletic Association (BCCAA). Artsuo was proud of her honour, as well. “Awesome! It feels really good!,” Artsuo exclaimed in response. “I wasn’t expecting anything like this at all.” Referring to her soocer-life, Artsuo stated that she has been playing since the age of seven in a soccer club. “There was no soccer team at my high school, Notre Dame,” Artsuo explained. “So I’ve always been playing in the club with the women.” Artsuo felt that it was a great season overall. glad to have gotten to know everyone on the team.” Both women felt great to have played for Douglas. “I'd like to thank the coaches- from Kurt to Gareth to Dan,” Boone concluded. “Each coach had a unique style of coaching and all were effective, Everyone one of them had something to offer.” “Yeah, ” Artsuo agreed. “Dan's a good guy. So is Barry and John. They all made a difference for the team. They had faith in us and was always rooting us on.” Artsuo and Boone’s views over the entire season were optimistic. They felt that their soccer team played well with no “loose ends”. Everyone learned to work together and whatever someone lacked in skill, it would be made up for by other members. Despite losing the second provincial playoff game against Malasapina, both also felt that it proved their consesus. Bonne commented, “We came out ready to kill. | mean, we put out 105 percent effort and that totally showed off the practice.” Boone and Artsuo agreed that the Royals dominated the whole game. Both felt the Royals had won the game, though the score and records didn’t show it. season. it Do Congratulations, ladies! Volleyball Coaches See Red In Heated Game by Elaine Leong (the Other Press) and Jesse Arndt (the Reflector) Douglas College’s Men Basketball Team played their first tournament of the the season in the Halloween Classic Invitational Tournament held in the Hollywood Gym. Douglas started off against a local men’s league team, “Sergeant O’ Flaherty’s”. Both teames were challenged, but the Royals took the game in a 92- 88 win. This win put the Royals in the Championship round of the tournament. Next they would confront the Mount Royal College Cougars of Calgary. The Cougars were unable to B.C.C.A.A. block any jumpshots from Douglas College, who were playing a rough and physical game. Literally beating the opponents by a wide margin in the first half with an early 40-15 lead. With ten minutes left to go in the first half, the first fight of the game jes The headcoach of Mt. Royal, k Hogan, received two technical fouls. He tried to inspire his team by baiting the officials. He also came out of the “coach’s box” to scream at the members sitting on the DC _ bench. On the memorandum from Hogan to Al Bohonus, Athletics Coordinator at the Kelowna Tournament, he stated that,” I ventured out on the court to discuss my perception with the DC coach. ”. The two technical fouls resulted in the Royals getting four free throws. By half-time, Douglas led with a comanding 70-48 lead. In the second half, Douglas continued their full court press; running the floor on fast breaks and easy baskets; that upped the score tremendously. Coach Steve Beauchamp noted that, “I noticed that if we only put half-court pressure then Mt. Royal was a threat,”, he further commented,”however once we put on full court pressure, our guys made a lot of easy baskets and turnovers.”. The frustration began to show as Michael Watts, # 21, of the Mt. Champions Golf 1992 B.C.C.AA. CHAMPIONS GOLF 1992 4 Pie? ¢ . Royal players, swung a fist at Justin Padvaiskos of the DC Royals. Watts was immediately ejected from the game. Hogan and Head Coach of Douglas, Steve Beauchamp, stood —- and argued the result of the officials’ decision. The verbal disagreement cost both the coaches a technical foul. This technical foul was Hogan’s third “T” and he was ejected imediately. Bob Shranks, one of the game officials stated in the written that Coach Hi did very little to control his player’s decorum both on the floor and bench “showing unsportsmanlike attitude towards officials and [ the ] opposition.” Dave Marshel, the other gameofficial agreed with Shranks report and added that he was surprised to hear that the contrary was how Hogan viewed the game. “If you look at the technical foul, you can see who the aggressor was.”,stated Dave Marshel in the report. Four more free-throws were awarded to Douglas as a result of the two flagrant technical fouls. Two free-throws were awarded to the Mt. Royals as a result of Beauchamp’s technical foul. After the scramble was sorted out, the game reverted back to basketball. However, the teams became “chippy” as the baiting continued. Another incident, similar to the two previous ones, flared up as Erin Furner, # 15 of the Cougars, intentionally took hold of his opponent and threw him to the floor. He was ejected from the game for a flagrant intentional foul of “gross unsportsmanlike contact action”. The atmosphere in the gym was not pleasant as the ill feelings and jeering continued. Overall, Douglas coasted to an easy 127-84 victory. This second victory placed Douglas in the final match for the tournament championship against Medicine Hat .By displaying their best defensive effort, the Royals jumped to a 31-13 lead and never looked back. Medicine Hat pulled up within nine points of the Royals’ score but, the marginal gap didn’t stay that way for long. “Bench strength and conditioning was what we needed, and had, to win this final game,”Beauchamp added. Douglas won 89-71 Stats noted by the team: Tory Greenridge “Phil Pemberton Chad Caldwell Vern Knopp 1st- Douglas Royals 2nd- Medicine Hat 3rd- Okanagan College 4th- Mount Royal College (3rd game)15pts,6 rebounds (2nd game)19pts, 7 rebounds James Chen-guard (2nd game)10 assists Onkar Hayre-guard (3rd game)15 assists © “six players hit double figures in score against Mt. Royal College Tournament All-Star (1st game)19pts,11 rebounds (3rd game)15pts, 5 rebounds Tournament MVP (Ist game)19pts (3rd game)22pts,10 rebounds The standings in the Halloween Classic are as follows: as an 5th- Cariboo and Sergent O’Flaherty’s Back row: Gert Van Niekerk (coach), Brendon Sheradon, Robert Ruff, Robert Hewstan, Bryn Parry D : Front row: Steve Haldane, Neil Dodson, Kris Yardley, Betty-Lou Hayes ( Athletic Di ' ouglas won the Annual Halloween Classic to become tournament champions at Hollywood Gymnasium.