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by a fourpich walk in the sixth

inning, Dirk Dembroski came in to
close the deal by causing the first
batter to ay out to centre field,

loss off the season, but was able to
maintain the Royals’ pitching staff’s
reputation of strong performances.
Penner gave up one earned run on

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Rugby Report:

Second Division Women s Semi-final

Dave Pearcey, OP Contributor

ith the

women’s

Douglas Premier

team _ suffering

through a tough season, it was
up to the Second Division ladies to salvage
some pride for the club—and they came
through with a 19-5 victory over Pocomo
in their league semi-final game at Glen
Park.

With regular scrumhalf Tia Staller away,
Rikkilee Jones had to move from her regu-
lar flyhalf position, but the back line was
strengthened with Agnes Stefek’s return
from injury.

Douglas chose to go downhill to start
the game, and a knock-on by Pocomo off
the opening kick gave them territorial
advantage. Several minutes of pressure
paid dividends as Jones found space
around the side of a goal-line ruck to
score. Megan Griffiths made the kick from
a difficult angle and Douglas had the lead.

Later, Pocomo stole a ball against the
head, but they could not control it as it
came clear, and it was kicked upfield by one

 

Darren Paterson, Sports Editor

Finally! Finally, someone took hold of
that freaking Atlantic Division. It’s not
official yet, and they have been sliding, but
it looks like Boston may take the cake, and
with a winning record too.

I was so damned close to cursing the
division system that the NBA and NHL
seem so fond of, but, as happened with
the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL, the
Boston Celtics have managed to earn what
they'll soon get—a playoff spot. And if
they fail, then Allen Iverson looks like he’s
in good enough form to earn the Sixers
that spot instead. But no matter which
team wins that division, I am damned
happy that at least one of the teams will
have an above .500 record.

And, at the top of the league, it’s nice

of the Douglas forwards. The Pocomo
fullback scooped up the ball near her own
try-line, but was immediately tackled by
Douglas’s Lisa O’Neill. Stefek retrieved the
ball as it came loose, and dove in for anoth-
er score. Once again, Griffiths converted
to make the score 14-0.

In the second half, Pocomo immediate-
ly came on very strong, but the Douglas
defense managed to keep their opposition
from scoring, holding up the ball in-goal
on two occasions.

With less than 15 minutes to go, strong
running by Whitney Sousa and Maggie
Dobbs brought Douglas into scoring range
once more. Pocomo again stole the ball
from a Douglas put-in at the five-metre
line, but could not control it, and Douglas
captain Nicole Edgson took advantage to
retrieve the ball and score the third try of
the match to increase the lead to 19-0.

Finally, Pocomo managed to score a try
on the last effort of the game to finish the
scoring at 19-5 in favour of Douglas.

to see something more than a one-team
runaway this year, as the race to the top is
an exciting three-horse battle. Shaq, Nash,
and Duncan are all in fine form and their
teams are neck-in-neck for the league title.
And I must say, even if NHL hockey were
alive today, I’d still be watching with rapt
attention the exciting race that a little
league parity has provided.

 

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