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The Grey Cup festivities

 

By Eric Wilkins, Staff Writer

he CFL season is nearing
its end for this year, and oh

what a season it has been!
The Lions have come roaring back
from a less than lacklustre start,
and, as of the writing of this article,
are set to host the West Division
Final. With a little luck, the Leos
will come out on the winning end
of their matchup with the Eskimos
and be able to have the honour of
playing for the Grey Cup on home
turf. Of course, even if the Lions
don’t make the final (God forbid),
the Grey Cup will still be held right
here in Vancouver, and that means a
whole lot of events!

The Grey Cup is a sporting
event, but you definitely don’t need
to be a hardcore fan to appreciate
all that’s going on. For starters,
there are the concerts taking place
at the Playnow.com Main Stage!
The Zolas, Hey Ocean!, Said the
Whale, Stone Pines, PRISONERS,
Rococode, Guilty about Girls, Bend
Sinister, Kyprios, The Dudes, TV
Heart Attack, The Boom Booms,
The Belle Game, The Matinee,
Gentleman Prefer Blondes, Louder
than Love, Head of the Herd, and
Stars of Boulevard are all set to
perform. For free. Life really doesn’t
get any better than free concerts
does it?

Looking for a drink before
kickoff? Make sure you check out

the Molson Canadian House at
the Vancouver Convention Centre
West. Music, beer, and partying...
what are you waiting for? For $35
you can still pick up a single-day
wristband that allows you in/out
privileges all day long!

Want something more
hands-on? Then head over to the
Scotiabank Football Experience at
the Vancouver Convention Centre
West. You will get the opportunity
to kick a field goal, throw a pass,
pose with the Grey Cup, see TSN
broadcasters live, get your face
painted, grab an autograph, and
tons of other fun stuff.

If parades are more your sort of
thing, then you won't want to miss
the Safeway Grey Cup Festival
Parade! Led by Cory Monteith
(yes...that guy from Glee), the
parade will be full of floats,
marching bands, and dancers. The
Christmas parade may be coming
soon, but how can it possibly hope
to hold a candle to a Grey Cup
parade?

If there is still nothing that
has caught your eye, then head
on downtown anyway! The city
will close off several streets for the
events, and the atmosphere is going
to be electric. There promises to
be plenty of opportunities for free
swag, and a whole host of contests
going on so don’t stay at home this
weekend (November 25-27)—go
party it up in Vancouver!

 

Flying discs on par

Is it a sport: Frolf

By Matthew Visser

What on earth is “frolf”? Frolf is,

[one what you’re thinking.
simply put, golf played with a

_ Frisbee; or, as it is properly named,

“Frisbee Disc Golf.” The rules are
the exact same as a normal game of
golf, and it is more widely played
than I thought.

I went out to play the game
with an experienced friend at
Mundy Park, to find out if Frolf is a
sport. The day was dry and sunny
and the park was pretty empty, so
we had no worries of having to
wait on people to pass us before we
“teed off.”

There were nine baskets around
the park, which were about 150 feet
away from the tee off. The first tee
was in the trees, and I don’t mean
a couple of trees—no, it was in the
forest. So with a few first attempts
of trying to get to the piece of metal
bowl with chain around it, I hit
more trees and was up a good +6
on a3 par hole. But I can’t really
call it a hole as there was no hole—
so I will call it a basket.

My friend was throwing the
Frisbee like he’d been doing it all
his life. By the end of the first nine
baskets, I was +9. Not too terrible in
my opinion, which made me want
to play again. Sadly, I did no better
the second game than I did the first.
And I also threw the Frisbee in a
deep pond and had to go fishing

_ for it. Not an experience I will

most likely volunteer to do again.
I like hitting a golf ball more than
I like throwing a Frisbee. I can hit
the ball far and straight, while the
Frisbee did not go in any direction I
wanted it to.

Near the end of the second
game we saw two men playing

 

Frolft too, but as if they were pros.
They had backpacks on full of
different disks and talked about
Frolf—I was eavesdropping—as if
it were the most important thing

in the world to them. And hey, it
probably was, as one was wearing a
hat and T-shirt that said something
about the “National Frisbee Disc
Golf Club.” I went up to them and
asked if Frolf was, indeed, a sport.
They were actually insulted I used
the word “Frolf” and said that yes it
was and they belonged to a certain
club and were both on committees
and one guy earned money playing
the game.

Now I don’t know about you,
but to me, if someone makes money
from playing a game then it is a
sport. And if there is a Professional
Disc Golf Association called the
PDGA, then yes it is a sport.

The PDGA is huge across
North America and people, like
the two men I met, take this sport
very seriously with specially-built
courses and tours for Frisbee Disc
Golf.

So there you have it, Frolf is an
actual sport and if you think you
might want to give a throw, go get
a Frisbee and head to the nearest
park—the holes or baskets can be
anything. I, on the other hand, will
wait for a while before I head back
to play Frolf. Now I just wished
I could actually throw a damn
Frisbee straight.

 

Athlete of the Week

Lucas DeCoste

 

By Josh Martin, Sports Editor

his past weekend I had a chance

to meet up with an old friend of
mine who I used to play basketball
with back in the day: the DC Royals’ very
own Lucas DeCoste. After the Saturday
afternoon match against the Camosun
College Chargers—which was a nail-biter
of a game ending in a disappointing 74-
67 loss for the Royals—the injured 6’7”
19-year-old was happy to answer a few
questions of mine that I’m glad to share
with you all.

When did you start playing basketball?
“lin] grade 6 at Glenbrook Middle School.
Then I went to high school and started
playing at [New Westminster Secondary
School]. I played as an on-and-off starter
for three of the years and then worked
my way to being more of a school player;
a bit more action and then came here.”

So is this your second year here at
Douglas College?
“Yeah.”

How do you like it?
“It’s good. I’m liking the team. We
have some good chemistry this year...

better than last year I’d say in terms of
chemistry. Not that it was bad last year
but we’re pretty close this year, since it’s
our second year together.”

What's your position on the team?

“1 play centre. I’m back-up to Devin who is
playing starting centre this year. I’m a big
body so... yeah, it’s good. We all challenge
each other and try and make each other
better and compete and practice.”

Are you sticking around here next year?
“Yeah, I’m staying here for one more year
after this year and then probably off to
UB e