Steps Down

Stephanie Smith, OP Sports Edi

dmonton Eskimos president and CEO Hugh
ampbell has decided to retire after 26 years
ith club. Rumours have been circulating for
bme times now, and as expected Campbell
ade the announcement, tears in his eyes, at
he annual Eskimos dinner on Wednesday

ght in front of teammates, rivals, and local
hpporters.

“Tt’s time. I’m tired. I would have left two
pars ago,” Campbell said. “T believed the
skimos deserved to have this transition.”
ick LeLacheur, the president and COO of
he team, is expected to succeed Campbell. He
hs been groomed the past four years to take

er Campbell’s role and has effectively been’
ing the team for the past two years.
pbell however, is expected to stay on as a
pnsultant. “He'll always be there,” LeLacheur
bid the Edmonton Sun. “Once an Eskimo,
ways an Eskimo.”

Campbell, 65, is something of a CFL leg-

d. He’s been in the league as a player, a
bach, and an administrator for over 40 years.
owever, with the Eskimos out of the playoff
cture for the first time in 34 seasons, many
s had been calling for Campbell to step
pwn.

A native of San Jose, California, Campbell

  

 

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started his long CFL career with the
Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1963 as a receiv-
er. He played there for six seasons. He had his
most successful campaign in 1966, when he
was the scoring leader with 102 points and
won a Grey Cup. But it was Eskimos where he
really made his mark. He became Edmonton's
head coach in 1977 and immediately led the
team to a Grey Cup appearance. The team lost
to the Montreal Alouettes that year, but came
back and won the next five in a row, a CFL
record that still stands.

After a stint as head coach of the Houston
Oilers of the NFL, Campbell returned to the
CFL as general manager of the Eskimos. In
1997, he was promoted to president and CEO,
a post he held until Wednesday.

 

 

Douglas College Athletics

Friday, October 20 the Douglas College
oss Country team competed in the Skagit
alley Invitational in Bellingham WA. In their
jaugural year, the Royals have been steadily
nding their way in the tough NWAACC con-
ence and it appears that their persistence is
ally paying off. In Saturday’s 8km men’s
ice, the Royals’ Karry Kazuta was the first to
oss the finish line with a time of 27:23.
ta started the race strong as he ran his
t mile in 5:25.
“He [Kazuta] demonstrated great prepara-
bn,” said head coach Besnik Mese. Kazuta’s
t place finish in Skagit Valley is a first in
ouglas College cross country history, as he
omes the first Royal to win a NWAACC

oss country competition. Competing against
p athletes from five Washington state colleges,

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reat Kazuta

  

Kazuta finished a dominating 32 seconds
ahead of second place finisher Bruce
McKenize of Bellevue College (27:55)

Also competing well for the Royals was
Kevin McDonald (10th) who finished with a
time of 29:17, Tomasso Bianchini (16th)
crossed the line at 30:22 and Jerin Mece (18th)
rounded out the team with a 30:46 finish. “It
was an amazing performance for our runners
and showcases a good team in the making,”
said Mece.

For women, twin sisters Alicia and Natasha
Williams performed very well in the 5km race.
Alicia finished third with a time of 20:49 and
Natasha finished sixth with a time of 21:33.
The Royals will continue their preparation for
the NWAACC Cross Country Championship
in Spokane WA on November 11.

Cameron Wilson Named

  

Athiete of Week

Douglas College Athletics

Cameron Wilson is in his 2nd year at Douglas
College. The 5°10” North Delta native has
been a goal scoring force for the Royals for
the past 2 seasons. He spent the summer
overseas in France honing his skills, and on
his return has picked up right where he left
off. Last season he was named the BCCAA
Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year, and
was the 2005 Men’s Top Scorer. Going into
this past weekend, Cam was sitting at 8 goals;
4 goals behind leader Corey Birza of
Capilano.

With the scoring title on the line, Cam
picked up his game and scored 6 more goals.
On Saturday vs. Okanagan-Caim tallied 4
goals. His 1st came at the 25th minute. Five
minutes later, he displayed highlight reel skill
in beating the fullback and the centreback,

and then rocketed a shot past the Okanagan |

goalie. In the 50th minute with Douglas
down to 10 men, Cam cranked it up a notch
as he scored 2 more goals in a Douglas
College 5-2 victory. If not for the stellar
Okanagan goalkeeping of Connor Korberg
on three breakaways, the score would have
been more.

On Sunday vs. Thompson Rivers, Douglas

would defeat the Wolfpack 5-0. Cam was key

in causing havoc for the TRU defenders in a
very tight and hard fought game. Cam would
score 2 of his teams 5 goals to give him 6 for
the weekend, 14 goals overall in 11 games,
and the 2006 Scoring Title. Corey Birza of
Capilano would finish the weekend also with
14 goals but in 12 games played.

Cam’s two year total puts him at 31 goals
in 28 career league and playoff games played,
good for 2nd overall. The leagues top goal

   

scorer in the number 1 spot is David Griffith
of Langara (1997-2000) with 41 goals in 44