Patrick Witwicki Sports Editor Ever heard the saying “A change is as good as a rest?” Well, if that’s the case, the six teams in the Western Lacrosse Assocation don’t listen. Just like last year, Victoria ran away with first place, although they actually lost a couple games along the way. Coquitlam played well enough to finish in second place, although, granted, they were missing their top three players for almost a month, due to the World Lacrosse Championships in Australia. And by upsetting New Westminster during their final game of the season, the North Shore Thunder leapfrogged Maple Ridge, once again handing the Burrards the first pick in next year’s draft. After a decent start, Maple Ridge ended the season with 10 consecutive losses. The only blip on the screen occurred during the aforementioned North Shore victory. Earlier in the week, | had been expecting to write an article about the “surging Salmonbellies” who had won five of their last six games, prior to that loss. Instead, by losing that game, they finished in fourth place, one point back of Burnaby. Their reward? They get to play the Victoria Shamrocks, who thumped them 20-10 earlier this month. And Coquitlam, who must be thankful for North Shore’s gift, get to play Burnaby, a team they had no trouble beating 10-5 to conclude the WLA regular season. But in a league with only six teams, parity and the WLA don’t seem to be partners, as it looks inevitable the Parity? What Parity? WLA Recap for July (Season Finale) that Coquitlam will be playing Victoria for the WLA Championship, and the right to play for the Mann Cup. New Westminster Notes: As mentioned, the Salmonbellies’ month of July could have been perfect. Never mind the 20-10 setback against Victoria, they would have compiled a 6-1 record if they hadn't fallen to lowly North Shore, 16-15. During that streak, Matt Disher was outstanding, including an impressive performance in Burnaby, when he kept the Lakers off the score sheet for an amazing period of 37 minutes en route to a 12-4 victory. They also won a squeaker on July 27 in Coquitlam’s home rink, 12-11, and must have been looking forward to a potential first round match-up against the favoured Adanac club. But dreams of an upset were shattered by their loss to the Thunder, and just the thought of trying to win one game against Victoria, never mind the entire series, seems impossible. Shamrocks forward Ted Dowling led the WLA in goals with 52, despite only playing in 16 games. And Victoria led the league in goals scored. Only Kyle Goundrey of Maple Ridge finished with more points (92). However, with Matt Disher’s impressive save percentage, New Westminster could pull a victory or two out of the hat, but an upset is unlikely. Incidentally, Craig Stevenson finished third in scoring with 86 points, and Peter Morgan was close behind in sixth with 74. other press >>>SPORTS Coquitlam Comments: The Adanacs can be excused for their mediocre play of late. For most of the past month, they have been missing their top three forwards in Dan Stroup, John Grant Jr., and Kevin Howard. Stroup is still coming back from an injury he sustained while in Australia, and may not be one hundred percent healthy for the play- offs. But, once again, thanks to New Westminster's gaff against North Shore, Coquitlam gets a break, and opens the playoffs against Burnaby, a much smaller and less physical squad. In a sense, Coquitlam played just well enough to win. Measly victories of 14—9 and 9-6 over a much weaker North Shore squad were less than impressive, and they fell into a deep hole versus New Westminster, before fighting back to make the game close. 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