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THE CHH-UWACK PROGRESS, Friday, -Octobf 1999 43 The Progress StatS Page 42 Golf Page 46 Soccer Page 47 Doyle Potenteau Direct line: 702-5514 Sports fir Lining up the opposition The Friday PLAYBOOK 1 1 With Coho running up the Chilliwack River, anglers of all types are flocking to the tributary in droves, packing themselves in almost sardine-like conditions, doyu potenteauprogress Schmidt trio top vaulting provincials School sports scene A tough loss is how Sardis Secondary opened the 1999 senior boys AAA volleyball season. Against Yale Monday, Sardis lost in three close sets, going down 25-15, 25-23, 25-20. For the locals, Kyle Taschuk, Adrian Byra, Ryan Walters and Brandan Vandeneykel all had solid outings. Others having good games were Chris Veenstra, Chris Martens, Rick Chen, Aaron Commodore and Glenn Abraham. Sardis coaches say despite losing, it was an excellent way to start the season, noting the team has a lot of skill and talent.

Up next for Sardis' senior boys are two games next week, as they host Abbotsford on Monday, then travel to Maple Ridge Wednesday. In other high school news, Chilliwack Secondary's senior girls field hockey team blasted Agassiz 3-1 Tuesday afternoon. Chilliwack, now 2-2 on the season, received goals from Morgan Rutley and Michelle Dargatz, who potted a pair. Also, next week, Rosedale and Sardis Secondaries will be two of 102 schools participating in Milk School Spirit Week. The five-day long event, sponsored by B.C.

School Sports and B.C. Dairy Foundation, will run October 4 to 8 throughout junior, middle and senior secondaries in B.C. The week is a celebration of and school spirit and activities. Pitbulls win tourney Murphy's Wolfpack nearly went two-for-two in Major League Men's Slowpitch. With a record of 14 wins and two losses, Murphy's captured the regular season crown hands down.

But when it came to the year-end tournament, the Wolfpack couldn't sink Tri-V Pitbulls. In the double knock-out format played over the weekend, A Division champs Tri-V beat Div. Murphy's for all the marbles, going undefeated through the three-day draw. Capturing the Division title were the Spirit Eagles. Gorrel also placed third in Div.

trot and third in advanced barrel freestyle. In Div. canter, Veronica Marland finished third with Larisa Catto Madison Mussell-VanDyke, also in her first competition, finished third in walk. Overall, said club spokesperson Barb Schmidt, Cheam Vaulters did very well, noting success came at all age-levels. "There is no upper age-limit to do this sport," said Schmidt.

"The best vaulters in the world tend to be in their mid-20s who have done it for a number of years." "But it's not uncommon for vaulters to start at the high school or college level with some sort of dance or gymnastics background and go on from there." world championships. However, the Schmidts weren't the only locals to do well Darla Ricka, 13, captured the reserve junior championship title, while cousin Alise Ricka, 12, achieved the highest scores in Div. canter. Cheam also received strong performances from Hannah Marland, highest scores Div. walk; and Lea McKee, who placed second in Div.

trot in her first-ever competition. The two also paired up to place second in walk doubles class. Other results saw Lori Walden finish third in Div. canter, with Jill Allen fourth. Taryn Gorrel was fifth in Div.

canter while Kyla Peters took sixth. Cheam Vaulters brought out the brooms at the B.C. equestrian vaulting championships in Aldergrove Saturday. In all, the Chilliwack-based club garnered no less than three provincial titles at the one-day event, all captured by the Schmidt clan. Colin, 21, took first in senior men's overall title for having the top scores of the day in Division A canter while Alanna, 16, was the top female vaulter in Div.

A canter and won the senior women's championship crown. Alisa, 14, claimed the junior championship trophy, having had the best scores in Div. canter. Colin, of note, is ranked fourth in North America, and finished 25th at last year's B.C. reps at nationals "to win it all" weekend tickets JggJ sons in B.C., other provinces play summer-fall campaigns and, hence, should be in mid-season form at nationals.

That hardly worries head coach John Vairo, who believes his team's strong motivation will overcome any obstacle. "It's not that bad," Vairo insisted. "We'll have been playing for a couple months (come nationals). You don't get a chance to play in something like this very often. It's a special thing to a lot of us.

We spend a lot of time playing soccer and take pride in our All games start at 7 p.m., except Sunday's match against PEI, which kicks off at high noon. The Wolves competed in nationals once before, finishing fifth in 1994. Vairo believes this year's edition of Wolves is better than the 94 one. "I think we have a more well-rounded team now," Vairo said. "We're definitely going there to win it." The Wolves qualified for the nationals, beating Vancouver Firefighters 1 4-1 May 9.

game. Ten teams, broken into two round-robin groups of five, will compete at nationals. The winners of each round-robin will square off in the Oct. 11 championship. The Wolves play five games in six days, starting with an Oct 6 contest against Newfoundland.

They'll then meet Saskatchewan and de-fending-champion Quebec before getting a day off and completing round-robin play the following day with a game against Prince Edward Island. By Larry Pruner MetroValley Press The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Wolves hope to come away howling from the Canadian national open men's soccer championship set for October 6 to 11 at Townsend Park. Timing is the biggest concern for the provincial representative Wolves, who have played just one tournament and two league games this month after winning the Province Cup national qualifying contest last May. Unlike the spring-fall sea- HOCKEY Two homestands are on tap for the Chilliwack Chiefs in weekend B.C. Hockey League play.

On Friday, the Chiefs play Nanaimo, then battle Powell River on Saturday. Both games start at 7 p.m. sharp. RUGBY The Chilliwack Crusaders host Langley in Fraser Valley Rugby Union play Saturday at Cultus Lake Park. Start time is 1130 am..