OP tecs ie etconi ie Balen = = [ | cr ra [ a | [a ] pn bed — ae | am | Lom = ear | | — Lo ] Cc pra Sports Editor ell, howdy there, pardner. Another week has passed and ; the BC Lions are right where they’re supposed to be. But in case you’ve been fighting mythical creatures for the fate of the world during the exact seven days between my submission deadlines (Oct. 28—Nov. 4) then here’s what you’ve missed. Like I said, the Leo’s are where they’re supposed to be as they stand on top of the CFL west. And I expect that as you read this you are simultaneously trying to get tickets to the West-Division final. They pulled out a thrilling 40-38 squeak- er over the Roughriders thanks to a miraculous last-second touchdown catch from Geroy Simon. What a way to finish the season. Simon’s amazing catch gave him a total of 1,750 yards this season, which defeats Darren Flutie’s old team record of 1,731. It also leaves him as the CFL's top receiver with 103 catches and 14 touchdowns. In the same game, Casey Printers became only the third Lions’ quarterback to pass for more than 5,000 yards; he joins Doug Flutie and Dave Dickenson. This, along with a league-high 35 touchdown passes, has earned Printers a nomination as a finalist for the CFL’s outstanding player award. His competi- tion is Anthony Calvillo, the Alouettes quarterback, who leads the CFL in pass attempts, completions, and yards. In skating, Canada made a big ol’ splash as Emanuel Sandhu and Cynthia Phaneuf (who has made a huge impact at only 15 years of age), won the men’s and women’s finals at the MasterCard Skate Canada International. The men’s side was actually a Canadian sweep of the podium. Next, in the NBA 5'9" point guard Yuta Tabuse has become the first Japanese basketball player to make an NBA roster. He is now the third-string point guard behind Steve Nash on the Phoenix Suns, and his play is character- ized by speed and no-look passes. In Rugby, Custom House Global Foreign Exchange, which sponsors Rugby Canada with $500,000 over three years, has offered to throw out another $100,000 if the Canadians can beat the English squad that is expected to destroy them this Saturday. The Canada Sports Hall of fame has inducted six new nominees: Scotty Bowman and Jack Donohue in the builders category, and Donovan Bailey, Larry Robinson, Abby Hoffman, and Lori Fung in the Athletes category. And finally, the tidbits section. The Games organizer for the 2006 Turin Olympics resigned after the Italian Government hired an overseer for the project. And, the coolest tidbit of them all, Ringette Canada has launched a 16- team National Ringette League in order to increase the game’s profile. There will be three teams in Ontario, five from Quebec, and eight from Western Canada, including a Vancouver team. Well, not right away, HOVeMber 10/2000 WRITE FOR SPORTS! Royals Crowned Champions Again Brian McLennon, OP Contributor he Douglas College Royals men’s soccer team defeated the Capilano Blues 4-0 on Halloween weekend to win their second provincial champi- onship in three years. The Royals, who had lost the previous two meetings with the Blues in league play, All this could be yours! : but maaaaybe one day... dominated the game by scoring four goals against the undefeat- ed Blues. “Our men played sensational,’ said Head Coach Joe Ormerod. “It was a special night for the players, the col- lege, and all of the Douglas College Alumni who showed up to support us.” “Our team really brought their ‘AV game and came togeth- er at the right time. I don’t think the score was reflective of the game, Paul [Dailly] has created an excellent soccer program at Capilano,” Joe explained. Goal scorers for the Royals were Jagminder Gill, Sean Jimenez, Ryan Fries, and Mike Woolridge, who was also named the | tournament’s “Best Forward.” Other Douglas Royals who picked up awards at the tournament were Andy Singh who was named Best Goalie, All-Canadian Devon Greenside who was named Best Defender and Donny Kambere who was named the tournament’s MVP. Photo by Jerald Wallise OUnEPPPeSS | 17