Sports ™Review Wednesday, July4,1990 — 6 sixth consecutive ball hockey title by Mare Davis The Review Ina land renowned for its obses- sion with ice hockey, its not sur- prising that an offshoot of the game — ball hockey — is attract- ing more and more converts. One local success story for the game is the emergence of the non-contact Sidney Ball Hockey League. Sidney resident Dave Cormier helped organize the league seven years ago and has since played for the Dagger D’ Devils team. The league came about after Fresh waiter lakes show low counts Peninsula residents may con- tinue to escape the summer heat by swimming in pollution-free waters. The Capital Regional District announced coliform counts for the week ending June 30, which showed Peninsula waters are well below pollution danger levels. The results are as follows: Dur- ance Lake — 5, Island View Beach — 13, Devonshire Beach — 16, Bazan Bay — 5, Cole Bay — 16, and Pat Bay — 23. Coliform counts in excess of 200 per 100 ml of water over a 30-day period can lead to the risk of gastrointestinal illness to swim- mers who ingest the water, accord- ing the CRD health services. Cormier and some fellow sports- men become disenchanted with playing in the hard-hitting and physically-punishing full-contact ball hockey league in Victoria, he said. Since then, the Sidney league’s popularity has caused it to expand from six teams and 100 players in 1983 to 10 teams and about twice as many players this season, he said. The game is played in a con- crete-surfaced rink and involves using a plastic ball the size of a tennis ball, rather than a puck. The players also wear the same protective equipment as ice hoc- key players and use the same sticks. _ A ball hockey game has three 20-minute periods and is as fast- paced and exciting as its ice-bound cousin, Cormier says. The members of the Sidney league, he says, range from 18 to 40 years of age and most play the game to keep in shape during the summer months. “The guys wanted to have a workout and play hockey without getting hit all the time. It’s more STICKHANDLING DURING recent ball hockey league action at the Panorama Leisure Centre. The non-contact game has arawn a large registration of men who want to stay fit and have fun. Big spikes and dives dazzle ihe crowd in volleyball Sidney Daze lost out to the Pineapple Pounders in the semi- final round but overcame Salt Spring Isiand with scores of 15-4, 15-17 and 15-13 to earn the bronze medal position. Lome Chan, Paula Hornberger, Don Davenport, Peter Krismer, Mickey Gulka, and Joe Bloggins made up the Sidney Daze team. In the Jock division, the Park- land Panthers captured the bronze medal with 15-8 and 15-10 victo- ries over Spike Evolution. The Panthers team consisted of Justin Gayler, Dylan Gayler, Andrea Lindal, Yean Kitnikone, Chris Good and Steve Lefebvre. Organizer Lome Chan said the The Sidney Daze volleyball team earned third place among stiff competition in the Pro divi- sion at the Ocean Pacific/HTO Hotel Sidney Super Sixes volley- ball tournament, Sunday. The tournament, which was held at Tulista Park, featured 16 teams, who competed at Pro, Jock and Novice levels. If it’s News Call the Review 656-1151 tournament was a great success and it provided some great volley- ball. CHICKEN CHOW MEIN %D.F. CHICKEN WINGS *S&S BONELESS PORK *D.F. 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There’s a lot of running involved and it can be pretty ~ grueling on the guys sometimes,” he said. As league play begins to wind down the intensity of the matches doesn’t fizzle out because compe- tition for playoff berths is mount- ing, he said. The playoffs, which involve eight teams, begin three days after the end of the regular season, which ends on July 23. As far as league standings go, the Tillers team is the runaway leader and is heading for its sixth successive title, Cormier said. But Cormier says the Tillers domination may soon come to an end with several other team® keenly vying for a taste of glory in the playoffs. “I think my team will be one team fo give Tillers a run for their money in the playoffs,’ Cormier said. “We're the only team to have taken away any points from them in league play so far this season,” he said. Spectators from the general pub- lic are welcome to attend remain- ing league games and the upcom- ing playoff matches, Cormier said. 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