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Ait a glance:

The sports scene for the summer

 

Patrick Witwicki,
Sports Editor

Ah, it’s just a typical summer semester at
Douglas College. What’s happening with the
college sports teams? Pretty much nothing.
By the time this issue goes to press, the base-
ball season will be wrapping up, the golf team
will be playing one or two final tournaments,
and students will be too busy hanging out on
local patios at nearby establishments to really
care. But that doesn’t mean you have to
ignore what's going on in the sports world.
The Vancouver Whitecaps begin their season
this month with various home games, includ-
ing two dates against nearby rivals Seattle.
The BC Lions get going in July, and single “A”
baseball at the Nat is well underway. Locally,
for you rabid lacrosse fans, make sure you
support the Salmonbellies here in New West,
and the Adanacs in Coquitlam. Don’t forget
Junior Lacrosse also takes place in both
cities!

And of course, starting on May 31, the most

 

prestigious tournament of all, the World Cup,
gets going in South Korea and Japan (see
preview on page 26). As an added bonus,
yours truly will be reporting on the tournament
live from Japan over the next two months.

Some important dates
to remember:

Thursday, May 16 (WLA): New
Westminster Salmonbellies host the
Coquitlam Adanacs in their home opener at
Queens Park Arena, at 7:45 p.m.

Sunday, May 19 (A-League): Vancouver
Whitecaps host nearby rivals, the Seattle
Thunder,at Swangard Stadium, at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 23 (WLA): New
Westminster Salmonbellies host the Victoria
Shamrocks (last year’s undefeated team) at
Queens Park Arena, at 7:45 p.m.

Sunday May 26 (A-League): Vancouver
Whitecaps once again host Seattle at
Swangard Stadium, at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 15 (WLA): Coquitlam

Adanacs host New Westminster at the
Coquitlam Rec Centre (Poirier Street) at 7:45
p.m.

Thursday, June 27 (WLA): New
Westminster Salmonbellies host Coquitlam
at Queens Park Arena, at 7:45 p.m.

Friday, June 28 (A-League): Vancouver
Whitecaps host Canadian expansion team
from Calgary, at Swangard Stadium at 7:30
p.m.

Friday, June 28 to Monday July 1: Annual
Beach Volleyball tournament at Golden Spike
tournament in Port Moody (come watch your
favourite sports editor play!). Drinks are
extra.

Saturday, July 6 (WLA): Coquitlam
Adanacs host the Victoria Shamrocks
(rematch of last year’s final), live from
Coquitlam Rec Centre, at 7:45 p.m.

Tuesday, July 9 (CFL): BC Lions host the
Toronto Argonauts in their home opener at
BC Place, at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 18 (CFL): BC Lions host
the Hamilton Tigercats at BC Place, at 7:30
p.m.

Friday, July 26 to Sunday, July 28:
Molson Indy, live from the Plaza of Nations.
(Note the new date.)

Saturday, July 27 (WLA): Coquitlam
Adanacs host New Westminster at the Rec
Centre, at 7:45 p.m.

Thursday, August 1 (CFL): BC Lions host
hated rivals, the Calgary Stampeders, live
from BC Place, at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, August 2 (A-League): Vancouver
Whitecaps host the team from the city we
love to hate, Toronto, at Swangard Stadium.
Starting time: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 15 (CFL): BC Lions
host the expansion Ottawa squad at BC
Place, at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 21 (CFL): BC Lions
host the Montreal Allouettes, BC Place, at
7:30 p.m.

Monday, September 2 (A-League):
Vancouver Whitecaps conclude their regular
season, by hosting the Portland Timbers,
Swangard Stadium, at 7:30 p.m.

As usual, | welcome submissions from writ-
ers on all sports subjects (even baseball!),
but do remember that during the summer, we
only publish once per month. You can email
me your submissions directly to iamsports-
man @yahoo.ca, or contact me for informa-
tion at ozjunkiepat @ hotmail.com.

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