Surprise, surprise!

> Royals MSOC come up with huge result

Davie Wong
Sports Editor

 

oing into the weekend, it’s safe to say the

Royals were far from favourites against
the league giant Capilano Blues. After a
tough opening week, the Royals faced
the challenge of bouncing back against
the defending PACWEST Gold Medalists.
However, the tight PACWEST schedule was
to their advantage.

Having to play both the Royals and the
VIU Mariners, it’s pretty clear to see which
team the Blues had been prepping for. The
two teams came into the game cracking at
the whip. A much improved Royals defense
put on a display of their end, denying shot
after shot. Goalkeeper Joel Webb only
needed to make two saves to get out of the
first half unscathed.

On the other end, the Royals were
having the same amount of luck the Blues
were. Offensively, the team just couldn't
connect. Though credit to the Blues. They
certainly didn’t make things easy for the
Royals strikers in front of the net.

After all that build up in the first half,

the second half saw the result. An aggressive

tackle in the box by Royals midfielder Diego
Govantes Galindo earned him a yellow
and gave Capilano a penalty kick. Blues’

A poor man's Ultimate... .

Nicholas Morello stepped up to the mark

and made no mistake, putting the ball right

past Joel Webb.

The goal was a kick to the gut for the
Royals, but the team would eventually
bounce back. A blast from controversial
midfielder Quinn Dawson equalized the

game for the Royals in the 71st minute. They r

didn’t stop there either.

A foul just six minutes later earned the

Royals a shot from the spot. Prolific goal
scorer Race Williams stepped up to the

spot for the team. Cool, calm, and collected,

Williams looked like a man with ice in his
veins as he slammed home the go ahead
goal. Now, it was about holding the lead.

Luckily for the Royals, a turn of fortune

saw their opponents scrutinized by the
game’s referee. Flagrant fouls eased the
pressure on the Royals, as the team pushed
for a third to close out the game. They
wouldn't end up getting it, but a red card

issued to Blues’ defender Cooper Courvoisier

at the goth minute certainly helped the
Royals close the doors.

It was a controversial game to say
the least. The referee was centre stage as
he issued two penalties and one red card,
directly influencing the match. However,
the win improves the Royals record to 1-1-1,
with four points on the season. The team
remain tied for third and fourth with the
Quest Kermodes, who they face next week.

> What is disc golf and why is it a thing?

Jillian McMullen
Staff Writer

 

Aw mid-August, I was trying to
ome up with something fun to do
for an upcoming date. The forecast was
hot and sunny, so my friend and I decided
something we could enjoy outside would
be most appropriate. This led him to
suggest disc golfing. Having never been
disc golfing—and not wanting to seem
ignorant of potentially popular summer
sports—I quickly agreed. Part of me
assumed disc golf was the same thing as
lawn bowling, but when the day came and
I met my date at the course, I realized I was
very, very mistaken.

Disc golf, for those lucky people not
already familiar with this questionably-
labeled “sport,” is a mixture of a flying
disc (i.e. a Frisbee) sport and golf. Players
complete courses by throwing their
disc from a concrete pad known as a tee
towards a target, referred to as a basket.
Similar to golf, courses are typically 9 to 18
baskets with the goal of getting the fewest
amount of throws possible between tee
and target.

While my date began to explain to
me the different discs and which types of
throws were appropriate when using them,
it became clear the technique of your disc
release was the most important key to
success. If you release too high, your disc
will go flying upwards towards the sky
and not cross the distance of the course; if
you release too low, your disc won't catch
enough air to guide it forwards and will
similarly drop close to your starting point.
Unfortunately for me, I’ve never really
developed that kind of precision, so we

spent most of our disc golfing time chasing
after my neon pink disc as it flailed in the
totally opposite direction of my target.

I think everyone has played Ultimate
Frisbee or, at least, has recreationally
thrown a Frisbee around with friends. I
remember being forced to play Ultimate
during high school gym classes when the
sun would decide to show itself again in
the early spring. Although I was never a
star player, the team-based game allows
for more success because of its more
“traditional sport” aspects. Teammates can
compensate for poorly executed throws
by chasing and receiving the disc so the
game can continue. Furthermore, unlike
the sedentary activity of throwing a disc at
a target, Ultimate involves actual aerobic
exercise. I was constantly reminded of
these differences as I struggled to make
baskets from even close distances.

From what I could tell of the people
playing the game on this course, however,
exercise wasn't the goal. Most people were
in their forties and played recreationally
as a way to get out of the house. After
completing my embarrassing game, we saw
the group of experienced disc golfers we
had been trailing sit down by the pond to
catch up over their brown-bagged lunches
in the same way families gather for Sunday
dinner. This sense of community seemed
like its most “sporty” quality.

Personally, I’m happy to stick to
watching the experts do their thing. But,
if you would like to try your hand at disc
golf and form your own opinions, there
is a good introductory course, according
to online reviews, a short 15-minute drive
from the Douglas College’s Coquitlam
campus in Mundy Park.

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