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Photos far left: R.E. Mountain Eagles’ Joseph Kim grabs hold of D.W. Poppy Redhawks’ Dawson Calfe during junior boys action at the Langley School District’s 7s Rugby Tournament earlier this month at R.E. Mountain Secondary School. Near photo: Langley Saints’ Nathan Warren tackles Brookswood Bobcats’ Hector Herr during senior boys action at the tournament. The high school rugby schedule resumes this week as students return to school after spring break. HARRY HUNT Black Press
Spitfires’ Andreone pots winner GARY AHUJA Times Sports
Xander Andreone netted the winning goal with less than three minutes to play, sending the Langley Spitfires to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory in the Langley atom Cup championship game. The game against the Langley Snipers was tied at two in the late stages of the third period on March
15 at the George Preston Recreation Centre. The two teams were meeting in the finals of the Langley Minor Hockey Association’s house division playoffs. Andreone had also opened the scoring and after the Spitfires fell behind 2-1, Sycher Kooner tied the game at two. This is the second straight year
coach Darcy Frederick — as well as some of the players — won the atom division championship. “The Langley Cup was a great win for the team as we had a somewhat disappointing playoffs in league play,” Frederick said. The team went 2-2-1 in the playoffs to finish third after winning the regular season league banner at 7-2-1. Overall, the season has been suc-
cessful. In addition to the Langley Cup and regular season title, the Spitfires won a tournament in Squamish and lost in a shootout in the finals of another tournament in Seattle. “Our goal at the beginning of the year was to facilitate the growth of the players as a team and individual skill level while enjoying the great game,” Frederick said.
Brawdy hat trick paces Wolves to Cup win GARY AHUJA Times Sports
After a close call in the semifinals, the Langley Wolves were determined not to let the opportunity to win the Langley Cup slip away. “We faced a very stout effort in our semifinal that reminded us how hard we need to work to achieve our goals,” said Wolves coach Chris Brawdy. “Simple lessons like these can really galvanize a team
and we were not going to get out-hustled in the final.” The Wolves defeated the Langley Fury 6-3 in the championship final of the peewee division of the Langley Cup on March 15 at the George Preston Recreation Centre. This was the second straight year Brawdy coached his team to the Cup championship. After falling behind 1-0, the Wolves scored three straight goals and never
looked back. Luca Guiotto opened the scoring with an absolute laser of a shot over the goaltender’s shoulder and the Wolves were well on their way. Guiotto scored twice while Henry Brawdy had a hat trick. Eric Lim had the team’s other goal. The Fury did cut the lead to 3-2 after one period, but they could never get the equalizer. Shaine Hoy, Curtis Goode
and Gavin Drake scored for the Fury. “We knew as a team that if we were able to approach the Langley Cup in solidarity with our leaders committed to staying disciplined and our younger players committed to challenging themselves to make great hockey plays, we would win,” Brawdy said. The coach said goaltender Jordyn Verbeek, as well as players Henry Brawdy and Karan Athwal stood out in
the championship game. The Cup championship wraps up a successful season for the hockey team. They won one tournament in Chase and lost in the shootout in the finals of another in Seattle. Overall, the team sported a record of 34-5-7-1. “We were blessed to have a good group of kids who enjoyed playing hockey, improving their skills and encouraging each other,” the coach said.
Quartet going for gold with Team BC ringette Four local ringette players are on the roster for Team BC at the 2015 Tim Horton’s Canadian ringette national championships. Sarah MacDonald, Rachel Gauthier, Sydney Schwartz and Tiana Ollive are on the provincial U19 squad for the championships, which run this week (March 30 to April 4). The tournament is being held in Wood Buffalo, Alta. MacDonald is a goaltender while Gauthier plays forward. Schwartz and Ollive play defence. Mitch Schwartz is an assistant coach on the squad.
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