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ingette under way
The nngette season is just i
,der way for Howe Sound
3ms as the last tiering i
und game was last i
turday at the Brennan
rk Recreation Centre.
’heTween squad will be a j
la11 team this year with i
ly nine players.
In the up side, according i
assistant coach Steve
Sgint, who sharcs coachduties
with Janice i
rkman, the girls have a lot
iexperience and will be in i
eat shape by tournament
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The roster this year has the i
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pllowing players: Alison /
iohcrge, Kelly Virgint, Josie i
jccliti. Leanne Peck, Alisha
1) (anbury, Amanda Eckerslcy,
ininnda Belmos, Casandra i
pd Stcphanie Marotte.
The tcam has pulled off
looks for repeat
BY IAN JACQUES
Reporter
offs. It’s been hard, but the
guys have been putting in a
good effort.”
After capturing the first
championship in the school’s
Factor in work commitments
for both coaches, a
history last season, the Howe
hectic travel schedule with
Sound Secondary School only a couple of home games
boys’ soccer team isn’t sitting
on their laurels this year.
Off to a respectable 2-2-0-1
record, good for seven points
and sixth place among nine
teams in the senior boys’socccr
standings, Howc Sound is
getting geared up for another
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run in the playoffs.
Coaches Pepsi Takliar and
Toni Johnstone have :i kcen
&2 (7roup this _ve;ir with a number
of returning players from thc
charnpionship squad and are
hoping fhr hig things once thc
playoffs start in a few weeks.
“This year is more of a
building year, but we are
competing. ‘There hasn’t been
a game that we haven’t been
in,” said Takhar. “We lost
about four or five players
from last year’s team and
we’ve tried about 20 different
players to pick a core group
to get us ready for the playand
a possible move up to
AAA on the horizon - the
squad has overcome a lot of
adversity for such a young
team.
“It looks like we might be
pushcd to AAA for the playoff‘s,
but it’s all still up in the
air,” Takhar said. “If we arc,
this year, it’s going to niakc it
inore tougher and challen2ing.
I think if we arc in AAA.
especially next year. we’ll
compete with the bigger
s c h c~o I s .”
“When you look at things
coming back as champs
you’re in the driver’s scat,
now we may be a passenger,”
s ai d J o h n s ton e, re s po n d i n g to
the possible rriove to AAA.
“It’s unfortunate, but it’s
something the school has to
get worked out. We just have
to worry about what happens
on the field.”
The Chief R Squamish, I3.C. Tuesday. October 3 1 , 2000 El Ul
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Dave DeRusha of the RCMP tcam gets a little hang tiriic as Const. Wac1 Audi
looks on during opening night action of thc Squarnish Y(~uIli/Coinmuiiiry Scrviws
Volleyball League Thursday night at Howc Sound Secondary School.
Squamish soccer: the weeken SBI
BY IAN JACQUES In the second playoff date with a thrilling 3-3 tie while the Blue Flames Enirni t Falconer led t he way
Reporter rematch of the day, Squamish with Orange Crush. shutout the Yellow Jackets 3- with thrce goals, wliilc Gcol’l’
FC Khalsa picked up a 3-1 Carney’s led 2-1 at half-time 0. Sinitli scored it pair.
Two playoff rematches win over Longhorn Pub. on a pair of goals from Cliff Singlcs wcnt to Kylc
highlighted play in week
eight action in the G&T Pool
and Spa Men’s Soccer League
Kyle Vasseur opened the
scoring for Longhorn about
five minutes in, but Adrian
Roberts, but fell behind 3-2
late in the second half.
Harvey Cheema scored the
In Senior boys action, the
Blazers edged the Huskies 2-
1.
Blackett and E’arm Bisla
while Sam Dunkley got tlic
shut-out between the pipes.
Sundav at Centennial Fields. Oreamuno tied the game up equalizer with under five min-
The U 12 boys took their top
Clifkide Pub picked up a3- about 15 minutes later. utes to play.
The Red Devils beat the game to Burnaby Heights,
2 win over Ellis Moving and Peter Wortman put Khalsa
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Rascals 4- I in Intermediate winning 5-1.
Storage to move to within one up at the half with a beautiful The Gunners and Hustlers girls while the Rays and In an electrifying first 20
point of third place.
header and Oreamuno scored are the last two undefeated White Lightning battled to a mi n ut cs S q uain i sli scorc d
Ellis opened the scoring mid-way through the second teams as Squamish Youth 1 - I tie.
four times, two by Vincent
with a goal from Richard half to seal the win for Soccer rolled on Saturday at a
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Colica, Hunter Groves arid
Collins and held that lead Khalsa.
soggy Centennial Fields. Scary Gary’s Gals beat the Keegan Moore.
until mid-way through the Amsterdam FC moved into The Gunners picked up a 3- Blue Crew 2-0 in Senior girls In thc second hall-,
second half.
a third place tie with their 1 win over the Blue Lightning play while the Pickled Squamish continued to poor it
Cliffside got on the board Whistler counterparts with a in Division 9 boys action Flotsoms tied 2-2 with the on getting thcir final goal
with a penalty shot goal from 12-0 blasting of the Brew while the Bullets knocked off Si her Stars.
from Chris Johnstone.
Darryl Simmons and took the Pub.
the Green Army 2- 1.
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The U It3 girls Scorpions
lead on a second penalty kick Christian Oreamuno led the
In Junior girls play, the blasted the North Shorc
from Simmons minutes later. way with four goals, while In Division 5 boys action, Silver Wings beat the Green Thunderbirds 8-1 at homc on
Cliffside upped their advan- Harvey Lim and Menk each the Hustlers shaded the Titans Gryfindors by default and the Sunday.
tage to two goals with a tally scored three and Tim Shire 2-0 while Slim Shadys Blue Bombers knocked off Heather Ray led the way for
from Jay Aseltine, but Ellis scored a pair.
knocked off Orange Crush 5- Purple Punishers 4-0. Squamish with four goals
responded with a late goal In the exhibition game, the 0.
while Jennine Wilson scored
from Collins and were push- Carney’s Recycleman Over
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In travel team action, the a pair.
ing for the eaualizer as time 35 squad put in their most In Division 7 boys, Spitfires U13 boys Scorpions spanked Singles went to Jcnna
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U 1 impressive performance to beat the Red Canadians 4-1 the Douglas Park Snipers 7-0. Galley and Ashley Hogg.
expired.
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