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Pinetree v-ball product off to UBC By Larry Pruner The Tri-CiTy News
In simple terms, Mathew Guidi is going from a T-wolve to a T-bird. Dig deeper and it’s most apparent he’s also going from one of the
lesser known athletic high schools in the TriCities to a university whose sports teams are consistently held in high esteem Canada wide. The six-foot-three left side from Coquitlam — a Pinetree secondary senior — has com-
mitted to join the UBC Thunderbirds volleyball program on scholarship starting next fall. Last Thursday’s announcement of Guidi’s signing with the T-birds coincides with that of six-foot-two left side Irvan Brar of Surrey and
six-foot-seven middle blocker Joel Regehr of Courtenay. Wh a t m a k e s t h e T-birds grabbing Guidi even more impressive is that the Pinetree Timberwolves didn’t even house a senior boys volleyball team last
season. Guidi, 17, admitted he considered transferring to Dr. Charles Best or Heritage Woods – two local schools with committed volleyball programs – but elected to stay at Pinetree instead and continue to train in the Focus
Volleyball club system. “I like Pinetree and have a lot of friends here so I decided to stay,” Guidi told The Tri-City News during a telephone interview Monday. see GUIDI, page 31
Mandley hat trick boosts Nitro Ally Mandley knocked in three goals — including the deciding tally — to spark Port Moody Nitro to a thrilling 4-3 overtime triumph over the North Shore Adrenaline in the girls Under18 Coastal ‘B’ Cup soccer semifinals Sunday. After North Shore went up by one with four minutes left in regulation time, Mandley knotted the score 3-3 with two minutes remaining to force extra time before eventually netting the winner. Lindsay Kirk also struck net for Nitro, who got steady defensive play from Chelsea Reed. On April 7, Rebecca Tingling scored twice as Nitro tripped Burnaby’s Cliff Avenue United 3-1 in a first-round Cup affair. Kassie Coupal netted what proved the winning goal for Nitro, who got a strong performance from midfielder Julia Basa.
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A Dr. Charles Best secondary athlete gets ready to throw during the girls’ javelin event at the Nick Wilkes Invitational Track and Field Meet at Maple Ridge secondary last week.
Wang qualifies for nationals L a u r e n Wa n g o f Coquitlam’s Club Aviva qualified for the Canadian gymnastics championships in the National Novice category at the B.C. championships held recently in Prince George. Wang placed third overall, snagging a silver medal on beam and a bronze on bars. Also, Aviva’s Jayd Gorsic won the allaround Provincial 2 Tyro title after claiming silver on the vault,
beam and floor. Allyssa Hansen, also competing in Provincial 2 Tyro, won bars and vault on way to a 16th overall finish. In the Endeavour category, Club Aviva won team gold, with Mara Steinford grabbing the all-around title with gold on beam and floor. Nicole Jang won silver on vault and beam on way to placing third allaround, with Scarlett Earl winning on bars and taking sixth allaround.
Makena Easton assisted with a ninth allaround finish. In Pre-Novice Aspire, Aviva captured team province with Danica Sukunda winning gold on beam and taking eighth all-around. Teammates Rhianne Eder were and Ashley Fitzpatrick were fifth and 14th respectively. In the Provincial 5 Open category, Bria Henderson won gold on bars and finished fourth all-around, helping the
Aviva crew claim team bronze. In Provincial 5 Novice, Mariko AbeZiegler won bronze on vault and beam and placed eighth all-around. Kirsten Jewitt finished one back at ninth. In Provincial 5 Tyro, Allison Beyer won gold on bars. Wang, Abe-Zeigler, Sukunda and Eder will all represent B.C. at the Western Canadian championships next month in Winnipeg. sports@tricitynews.com
Ravens rally for win Adriel Sellers racked up three tries to rally the Terry Fox Ravens to a 34-0 win over the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils in a senior boys high school rugby league game last Thursday. The win boosted the Ravens to 2-0 in league play. B ry c e R i c k a by, Isaiah Stevens and Brett Boyce also scored five-pointers for Fox, with Jeff Tilkin booted a pair of converts.
In another game, Jamil Adamu bolted for three tries as the Gleneagle Talons stormed to a 67-0 victory over the Heritage Woods Kodiaks at Eagle Ridge Park. The result moved Gleneagle to 1-1-1 in league action. Other standouts for the Talons included Liam Stewart, Matt Hardie, Jaconb Christensen, Kaell Hutchinson, Joel Sims and Landon Roberts.
Coquitlam s h o o t e r s A . J. Ewart and Henry Lee fired identical solid scores of 76-76-152 to finish at four over par and tied for fourth spot in the Boys 14 and Under division at a Canadian Junior Golf Association tournament last weekend at Swane-set Bay Resort in Pitt Meadows. Roy Kang of North Vancouver won the 17-finisher division and the overall crown with a sizzling 71-71-142 total. I n t h e B oy s 15-19 category, Coquitlam’s Jun Kang placed second among 14 finishers, four strokes b a c k o f We s t Vancouver’s Owen Xiung with a 77-77144 score. sports@tricitynews.com