28 PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW _ Wednesday, March 24, 1999

Around the Penins

Wildcats lose first road game

“The Sidney Wildcats first road trip. up Island this season re.
sulted in a gritty, hard-fought, 12-6 loss to the Cowichan Bull- “
dogs at McAdam Park in Duncan. -

Duncan opened the scoring in the first quarter and were pur:
sued by the Wildcats for. the remainder of the game. A third.
quarter touchdown by Duncan was answered by repeated Wild-
cat drives that ended just ‘out of the end zone.The final quarter
saw Sidney quarterback Jason Gerbinski scramble for a touch-
down: An.interception by Jeff Nichol and runs by Dave Lennon. -

~ put the Wildcats back in scoring position, but they couldn't:
punch in the equalizing touchdown before time ran out. >.

‘Newcomers Mathew Maillot and:Fraser Walsh played ster:
ihe games and were responsible. for numerous back-fi ek tack- :

: les. that kept pressure on the Bulldog offense. ;

Sidne yacht race : set, for weekend :

Boe Patos oa) Anal C Classic yacht t race is: all set to’
ill be competing in this:
acht Club ae hour 6 time Timit i.

Sports scores to pass along?
Contact Kevin Woodley

phone: 656-1151

email: penreview@sanati.com

PENINSULA

The. second annual Peninsula Eagles Midget C Spring
Break tournament was again a big hit with players and fans
at the Panorama Leisure Centre..

“Everybody said they can't wait until next year,” said
tournament director Larry Orr. Even the Oregon squad,
who added'a cross-border flavor to the event but didn't win -
a single game, said they would return next year. .

-While'the hometown Eagles finished fifth, one member
of the team played.in the championship game. The Eagles’
Courtney MacMurchy played between the pipes for Ridge’
Meadows when their goaltender fell ill over the weekend.
She recorded two MVP awards and a pair of assists while
playing with Ridge Meadows, who lost the final a1 to the

‘Langley Penguins. :
Final standings: 1: Langley, 2. Ridge Meaiane. 3. Co aie

oon quitlam Bandits, 4. Chilliwack, 5. Peninsula, 6. Coquitlam a ie
. Warriors, 7. Victoria Police Association, 8. Victoria Shaw: |
Cable, 9. ‘Saanich, 10. 0 egon Uehining: :

KEVIN WOODLEY PHOTOS

‘Above: ‘The Peninsula Eagles got. a great. stop. on this.
‘one-timer during. action from the 1999 Spring. Break -
‘Midget. Cc Anternational Hockey tournament. held aie
larch 17- -20: at tl the. Panorama Leisure: Centr

ee ‘Left: ‘The: Eagles | face ‘off against the Victoria Police - eae
| “Association. Peninsula held on to win the day-two°
ce game and finished the tournament i in fifth place,

Atom B Eagles -
| finish year strong

[Pens means outdoors and scores

With the sunshine poking its head out from behind the
clouds more and more often in recent weeks, the Peninsula
is gearing up for another season of little league, lacrosse

roller hockey and football. And that's just the tip of the sport-
ing iceberg as the boys and girls of summer prepare to take

srentwood Bay ai area a residents are ©
‘invited. to open: house’ information: ve
1 sessions on the gypsy moth spray program,
| which will take place. on Southern Vancouver my
Island this spring.

TA biological. insecticide —- Btk —will be used

| and is approved by Health Canada and the U.S.

_ 4 Environmental Protection Rene, It is not harmful
4 to, humans.

‘sor, “Michael Pires. and Matt :
Flindell added singles, Assists :
went to Erik Johnson, Jordan
Ruygrok, Alistar. Cochrane and
Jeff Sopuck. un
With that. win, the Eagles
went into the semi-final against

The Peninsula Atom B Ea-
gles finished off a fantastic sea-
son with a second-place finish
in a Spring Break tournament os
in Aldergrove.‘

The Eagles started the tour-
nament with a tough 5-4 loss to

| The ongoing gypsy moth monitoring program has.

found high numbers of this non-native pest in the —
_| spray areas, These voracious leaf-eating insects can”
| seriously damage forests, parkland and urban areas, |

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| as well as nursery stock, fruit trees and Garry oaks,

| Open houses will be held in locations within the

Greater Victoria area’s spray boundaries:

| Wednesday, March 24 ¢ 7 - 8:30 p.m.
| Central Saanich Cultural Centre
f Activity Room “A”

to local fields. Whether it’s dreams of a Ken-Griffey-like
swing or the starting spot in right field on the company soft-
ball team, athletes of every age; shape:and skill level are
gearing up for the warmer weather,

As an old weekend warrior myself, I look forward to tak-
ing part in many local activities including the Panorama
Roller hockey league and sharing Spitz with players in the
little league dugouts. The Peninsula News Review is also in-

- the North Delta SunDemons.

Steve Kot scored twice with

Jeff Spoor and Stewart Hep: .

burn adding the singles.
Later that same day, the Ea-

. gles defeated the Port Moody
Hellcats 2-0 with Lee George

son and Kot both finding the

the Bellingham: Hawks, The -
score was tied 2-2 on Peninsula. -

goals from Pires and George-
son at the end of regulation
time,

The game went toa shoot ;

ode and after brilliant saves
from goalie Drew~ Miles,

| back of the net Spoor scored the winning goal
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; : Brentwood Bay a Is sometimes limited, we need lo Know what to expect irom scoring again early the next nal.’ : f

| Aerial spraying will take place between April 1

and June 30, 1999, Jn April, spraying will be

| completed by 7:30. am,, and in May and June by
)7a.m. Up to fourapplications will be made, each

10 days: apart — and 24 hours notice will he g ven
before each spray. :

For more. information call the g eypsy moth infor

| mation line at 387- 8494, in. Victoria, and toll ©

free at 1-877-552-1122, or check the. Ministry .

of Forests’ web site at www, yforgeyhe cal

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