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RUGBY TEAM WINS THREE MORE AND CLINCHES
CHAMPIONSHIP

The Douglas College rugby team won
three more matches last week and by so
doing put the league title out of reach
for any of the other teams in the league.

On Sunday, Nov. llth, Douglas had
little difficulty in handling Malaspina
College, defeating them by a score of
22 - 6. ries for Douglas were scored
by DAVE JAGGER, BERT KIRBY, GEORGE BOON
and BILL HOURSTON, with BRIAN McADAM
kicking 3 converts.

Last Saturday the Douglas crew
ventured on to the 'mountain' to play
their old rivals Simon Fraser University.
The game was played in atrocious
conditions (ankle deep mud) which made
conventional rugby almost impossible.
As a result the game became a muddy
battle of the forwards with Douglas
coming out on top by a score of 12 - 4.
Douglas tries were scored by BERT KIRBY
and DAVE JAGGER, with JAGGER ALSO
adding 2 converts.

Ny On Sunday Douglas shut out Royal Roads
- Military College by a score of 13 - 0.
Douglas started strong leading by a
score of 10 - 0 after only 15 minutes
of play. But Roads then settled down
and managed to contain the Douglas
onslaught until near the end of the game
when BRIAN McADAM kicked a field goal
for Douglas. BILL MOSDELL, who played
a magnificent game, scored both Douglas
touchdowns with McAdam adding a convert.

Douglas has one more league match
remaining against Capilano College. But,
win or lose, they have the championship
for the second Straight year.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WINS 2 LOSES 1

The Douglas womens basketball team
opened their season last week with 2 wins
and a loss.

In an exhibition game against Columbia
Bible Institute, Karen Morley scored on
the final buzzer to give Douglas an
exciting come from behind 22 - 21 victory.
Both teams played excellent defensive
ball which explains in part the low score.

Against New Westminster Secondary
School, Douglas fell behind again but came
on strong in the final quarter to gain
the lead and hold on for a 57 - 51 victory.
This was the most points any D.C. womens
basketball team have ever scored in a game.
Marian Wilson, Barb Ingle, Verna Torry
and Karen Morley were outstanding for
Douglas.

Last Tuesday the D.C. gals met their
match in Semiahmoo Senior Secondary
School going down 49 - 32. Generally
speaking the D.C. defensive effort was
lacking while their shooting and drives
under the basket was not up to its best
either,

On Tuesday the girls take on Lord
Tweedsmuir Senior Secondary in Cloverdale.

SOCCER TEAM LOSES TO OKANAGAN.

The D.C. soccer team went down 3 - 2
to Okanagan College in a league match at
Hume Park last Saturday.

Two goalie errors early in the game
gave Okanagan a 2 - 0 lead. This seemed
to deflate the Douglas squad who gave
up another goal before the half to trail
3 = 0.

In the second half D.C. made an effort
to make up lost ground and narrowed the
score to 3 - 2 on goals by JIM COPLIN and
JOHN SAVOIE. But Okanagan held on and
defended grimly to win.

The D.C. soccer record this year now
stands at 7 wins, 1 tie and 5 losses.
This team certainly had the potential
to win the championship this year, but
too many of the team members failed to
show up for crucial matches after having
committed themselves to play, and this
did not make for a consistent team effort.