© Sports the other press Flash Gordon dcsportseditor@yahoo.ca October 1, 2003 Week Three Delivers Tough Losses Women’s Soccer Sept 20 UCC 4 Sept 21 UCFV 1 Douglas 0 Douglas 0 Flash Gordon Sports Editor The rookie laden women’s soccer team struck oiit in their third week of season play. Coach John Judd believes a week off killed the momentum of the girls after their win over Malasapina. The team came out flat against the University College of the Cariboo on Saturday. In the very competi- tive league, it all comes down to which team is ready to win on any given day. Unfortunately for the lady Royals, they took the short end of the stick with a lop-sided 4- 0 loss to the Sun Demonettes. Sunday’s game proved to be a more competitive match up when pitted against the Cascades of UCFV. Judd described it as a “much better game” despite the loss. As the coach with 14 rookies he sees a continuous development of their mental attitudes and soccer skills. The next set of games will be played against Langara College, who are currently sitting third in the league. Another big weekend will provide a chance for the girls to prove themselves as a competi- tive entity. . Munro, McLennon Maintaining ein nth a, mee rm Community Partner Press Realease Centre for Sport, Recreation and Wellness The retirement of 29-year veteran, Chris Johnson as the Faculty Programmer cre- ated opportunities inside the Centre for Sport, Recreation and Wellness. The CSRW was pleased to announce Dave Munro accepted the position in September. Munro worked for about five years as the Sports Development Officer at Douglas College as well as with the NBA’s Vancouver Grizzlies as a media relations/basketball information coordi- nator. “I’m super excited about the chal- lenge, and thrilled with the opportunity to fill Chris Johnson's shoes and oversee sports institute,” says Munro who stepped down as Head Coach of the men’s basketball team after six years. Two weeks into the position and Munro is still feeling his way around and introducing himself to people who have worked with Chris Johnson. He is meet- ing up with people in the fitness com- munity and working with Program Assistant Denise Rutherford to see what programs Douglas College can offer in the future. Munro’s promotion left room for Scarborough, Ontario native, and for- mer Douglas College Royal basketball player Brian McLennon to take over as the Sports Officer. McLennon is well known at Douglas for the work he has done with the CSRW. “Tm really excited about the position,” says McLennon who takes over where Dave Munro left off. McLennon cites the environment of the athletics depart- Development ment as being the main reason he has ships Chris Johnson been around since he graduated from the college with his Sports Science Diploma. He has known for a while that he want- ed to work in sports development. In addition to the Sports Development Officer job, he has man- aged Douglas’ athletics and CSRW web- sites for three years and has since taken over the website for the BCCAA. As the Sports Development Officer, McLennon will be responsible for fundraising and organizing camps offered at the college. Together, Munro and McLennon hold important positions at the college, work- ing toward increasing awareness of Douglas College Athletics in the Lower Mainland and maintaining partnerships in the community. Douglas Women’s Rugby Has Strong Weekend Dave Pearcy OP Contributor Premier Division: Although coach Ged Griffiths believed this to be a rebuilding year for the Premier team, it is looking more like this year’s edi- tion will have a genuine shot at regaining the cham- pionship. This past Saturday, Douglas had to make four more line-up changes due to injury or other commitments. 2nd Division players Mel Skolovy and Brenna Glover were called up and Jennifer Fletcher and Jodie Lush played their first game after sitting out with injuries. The James Bay team they faced was not the same team Douglas faced in the championship match two years ago. This became apparent early on as Carly Albiston raced 40 metres up the middle to score the first try. Amber Cummings converted (7-0). A loose ball was then picked up by fly half Jamie Callard and she ran in the next score from 30 metres. 14-0 after another convert by Cummings. Michelle McDonald then started a scoring play with a nice pass, and then followed up to score after the ball passed through the hands of four teammates. Sept. 20 Premier Division: Sept. 21 2nd Division: Douglas 67 Douglas 36 James Bay AA 0 Abbotsford RFC 8 Douglas kept stretching the James Bay defense wide and then a reverse to Amber Cummings saw her catch the. defenders flat-footed and she scored the 4th Douglas try before the half. The convert made it 26- 0. James Bay could find no relief in the second half as they spent most of it defending. Corinne Jacobsen scored twice; Cummings and McDonald each tallied their 2nd of the game, and single tries came from Courtenay Lot, Meggi Dobbs, and Jodie Lush. Cummings added three more conversions to give her 22 points on the day. Douglas will face a stiffer test next weekend when they host Capilanos at Queens Park in New Westminster. Game time is set for 11:30a.m. but may be changed due to the Canada/BC game being played that same day. 2nd Division: This was a match-up of the two teams that played four overtime periods last April to decide the 2nd Division championship. Abbotsford has http://www.otherpress.ca always been strong, but on this day, it was the depth of the Douglas club that produced a decisive victory. Right off the kick-off, centre Katie Young burst through a gap and carried close to the goal line before Candace Barry finished the move with the first try. Abbotsford kicked a penalty to narrow the gap to 5- 3. Near half-time, a long possession in the Abbotsford end culminated with a try by Rikkilee Jones. 10-3 at the whistle. Despite liberal substitutions, Douglas carried the play in the 2nd half. Quick ball from a ruck sprung centre Agnes Stefek for an 80 metre scoring run. Barry converted (17-3). Abbotsford countered with a try (17-8), before speedy winger Laura Heer raced down the sidelines from 40 metres out. Another Barry kick saw Douglas up 24-8. Stefek and Heer each scored again, and another convert made the final 36- 8. The 2nds have a bye next week, but the U-18 team is set for their first game of the season against rival Pocomo. Page 17