A40 January 25, 2013 The Richmond News
Sports Atom Eagles enjoy tourney success south of the border
The Richmond Minor Eagles Atom hockey team played hard and had a lot of fun en route to winning the Arctic Blast Tournament last weekend in Lynwood, WA. The Eagles came out strong on Friday — producing wins over Cloverdale (4-0) and Ridge Meadows (4-3). On Saturday morning, the team enjoyed watching and cheering on teammates Brayden Ho, Jay Wang, Cormac Ennevor, Derrick Wong and goalie Darius Capadouca in the tourna-
ment skills competition. They were up against players from 15 other teams from all over B.C. and Washington State. All did an amazing job with Ho placing third in the agility race. Eagles supporters also enjoyed a win as they took the Spirit Award during the skills event. The Eagles continued their momentum on Saturday afternoon, winning 3-1 against the Seattle Badgers. Coach Alwyn Ho admitted that he was a little worried after the Seattle
team scored an amazing goal only seconds into the
first period, but was confident that his team would
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fight back as they usually do. Richmond headed into Sunday’s playoff games as the top seed and would meet local rival Seafair C2 Destroyers in the semifinals. The Eagles once against fought back from an early deficit and would produce an exciting 7-5 win. The Eagles then capped a perfect five game run by pulling away in the third period for a 6-3 victory over Ridge Meadows in the championship game. Coaches Ho, Sean
Harrington and Mark Ennevor commented that, although special recognition needs to go to Tyler McInnis Thorpe, Ryan Harrington, Wang, Derrick Wong and especially Capadouca, the entire roster did an absolutely amazing job of playing hard and working together as a team. Wonderful efforts were also turned in by Shaan Bal, Alex Barber, Josh Higo, Brayden Ho, James Mathewson, Kai Samson, Aidan Wong and Cormac Ennevor.
Make Softball Your Game! Register now for the 2013 season. New players welcome! The Richmond Girls Softball Association (RGSA) is open to girls and young women ages 6 (born in 2007) thru 23. The RGSA offers programs that range from beginners “blast ball” to competitive fastpitch.
Register in person at McNair Clubhouse 9500 No 4 Road
Sunday, February 17th from noon to 2pm
To register online or for more information, visit
www.rgsa.ca or call 604-275-4649
Do you love softball?
Would you like to earn some
extra money? How about umpiring!
Boys and girls ages 12 and up. Contact Erin at mrshiggy1386@gmail.com
New to Softball? Try it for Free! Have fun learning the basics of softball!
Free introductory sessions for girls born 2004 thru 2007 will be given by the Richmond Girls Softball Association at Brighouse Elementary School Sunday, Feb. 17 Sunday, Feb. 24 Sunday, Mar. 3 Sunday, Mar. 10
4-6 p.m. 4-6 p.m. 4-6 p.m. 4-6 p.m.
Come to one session, or to all four! Call 604-837-3751 or email stevesmith15@shaw.ca for more information.