.
Sports
longer in
seem
and they
it
to get
ways
find
still just
couldn’t
over the disappoint-
The Condors gained
momentum
at
a
the end with
SPOKE, November
after losing to the
felt
scoring another
try,
2004
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have fun
to
little
Wykes -
ment they
8,
although Matt
r
Caudle missed the 2-point kick
Knights.
The Condors got start
with Russ
first
try
good
off to a
Wykes
scoring the
However,
after.
it
bring them back.
wasn’t enough to
Mohawk won
the '
Mohawk came own
after, to
back and scored
and made the kick
try,
go up
last nail in
Condors, and the
the coffin for the
Mohawk went on
to score anoth-
but missed the kick, to
er
try,
it
12-5 at the half.
make
day, as well
as a
more on
little
Sunday, the field was half mud, half grass with a few big puddles
here and there. This
made
for
some
whenever a
sliding around the field
was made.
Starting off the
of
to
well but were a
little
tired
a
half,
against penalty
Mohawk making
from
the
a
the
were down from
the loss the day before.”
He
said they have a lot of players
should
make
that
good team.
for a
Hussey and Matt Lindsay were
named tournament
all-stars
and Russ Wykes was named player of the the
game
two
for his effort in scoring
trys.
Despite the losses the Condors still
had
fun,
especially
after
Sunday ’s game.
While walking across second
penalties
Conestoga led kick for
Hussey said he
Joel
day before.
both
to all the rain the previous
string
of 18-10.
coming back next year and
drained out of them.
tackle
Captain
;
final score
“1 think spirits
7-5.
This seemed to be the
Due
bronze with a
thought the players played pretty
after.
their
fight
5-0, but
Hussey missed the 2-point
Joel
kick
them up
putting
Andrew “Dew'ey”
the field
Ball decided to
take advantage of a puddle
and took a running dive through it.
He was quickly followed by
Mike Parkh ill, Wykes, Hussey, John Fields and few of the other players.
This was followed by
score 15-5.
Mohawk more
two
missed
penalty
kicks
scored on their fourth to
make
it
18-5.
a couple of the players
but
braving the cold water
of a nearby river to rinse
some of
the
mud
off.
(Photo By Kate Battler)
Richard Patan, flanker, a tackle by a
fights off
Mohawk
player.
Condors Oct. 31.
lost
The
18-10,
(Photos by Kate Battler)
Top,
Andrew
Ball dives head-first
through a giant
mud
puddle on
the field after the bronze medal game. Above, Joel Plater follows behind feet first.
Below, Captain Joel Hussey runs the Mountaineers, Oct. 31
ball
against the
Mohawk
(Photo by Kate Battler)
Joel Plater,
John Fields and Russ Wykes contemplate going
into
the freezing cold water after taking a dive through a mud puddle. They eventually took the plunge. Left, players pose for a team picture with the
coaches and the manager.