Capital News Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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SPORTS
▼ NATIONALS MARISA HART of BushFire, the Kelowna’s women’s
Gaining ultimate experience A pair of Kelowna teams soaked up some Island sun and plenty of national-level experience last weekend at the 2012 Canadian Ultimate Championships in Victoria. The Sofa Kings competed in the open category, while the Bushfire were entered in the women’s event as 72 teams from across the country competed in six different divisions. The Sofa Kings posted a 3-6 record over four days of competition to finish 10th out of 16 teams.
“Veteran players Bruce Plaxton and Adam Gowenlock were instrumental in keeping the team going, after some tough losses,” said Tez Lamvohee of the Sofa Kings. “With half the team attending their first nationals, the Sofa Kings took a big leap in making themselves known to the rest of Canada. With a solid core group, next year’s nationals in Vancouver will be even better.” The Bushfire failed to hit the win column in
team, stretches out to make the grab with Alex BorossHarmer of Lotus, from Ontario, following closely in ultimate action at the Canadian Ultimate Championships in Victoria last weekend. ANDRE LODDER/BLACK PRESS
BILLET FAMILIES NEEDED women’s competition at nationals, but gained some invaluable experience along the way. The Kelowna women were a little understaffed with just 17 players, only five of whom had previ-
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SOCCER…Vancouver Whitecaps’ star Camilo (right) and club ambassador Carl Valentine chat with young local players who attended a camp last week hosted by the MLS club at the Mission sports fields.
ous national experience. “Our best games were against some of the top teams and although we couldn’t quite sneak out a win, we rose to the occasion and made teams work hard for their points,” said Bushfire captain Kyla Jackson. “Bushfire had two goals this season: to make it to Nationals and to encourage more women in the Okanagan to try competitive women’s ultimate. We achieved both goals and I’m so proud that so many women committed to our squad and improved their skills as much as they did.” Okanagan players made their presence felt on other teams at nationals: Ashlee Davison and Beverley Porter won gold in the women’s division (Traffic form Vancouver);
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