Upstream battle for the Bellies
Here's a
great article on the WLA finals.
Larry Pruner writes, "That allowed Coquitlam goalie Chris Levis to come out and challenge the New West shooters, who hit him square in the ‘A’ on his chest so often it began to look like target practice." This remark is, well, right on target.
Labels: Adanacs, Salmonbellies, WLA
Tough times ahead for the Bellies
Things are not looking good for the New Westminster Salmonbellies. Last night's loss of 14-11 was acceptable. They played better than they had been playing and put up a good fight. The final point of the game was a disappointment, though. New West had too many men in the final two minutes of play, which resulted in a penalty shot for the Adanacs. The ball went in, removing any hopes the Bellies may have had about catching up.
Tonight's game, however, saw the Bellies playing poorly again. Final score: 10-6. Defense was pretty much non-existent and offense was weak as well. The team just doesn't seem to have it anymore, which is rather sad. They've fallen apart since Conn was injured. Speaking of Conn, he was there tonight, watching from the sidelines, sporting a Bellies T-shirt and crutches. I wonder how he feels watching the Bellies struggle just to stay in the game.
Labels: Adanacs, Craig Conn, lacrosse, Salmonbellies
Nail-biter in Coquitlam
Fans of either team were on the edge of their seats tonight as the 'Bellies and the Adanacs met once again. The game was close for most of the first period, with the 'Bellies as sluggish as they usually are at the start. By the end of the first, however, they were down by three. Early on in the second period,
Matt Disher let three goals in a row slip by and was pulled from the game. At that point the 'Bellies were down by six.
Schibild certainly looked like he benefited from his time in net last game. He played amazingly well tonight and was voted the game's first star.
Soon after the 'Bellies gave away three, the Adanacs goalie also let in three and was replaced. By the end of the second period, the score was once again tied, then the Adanacs eked out a two-point lead. With less than three minutes left in the game, the score was tied at 11, and in the last minute of play, each team scored again and the game went into ten minutes of overtime.
In his only bad play of the game, Schibild overshot a pass to a 'Bellies runner, and the team missed an opportunity for a breakaway. With seven seconds to go, New West called a time out, pulled the goalie, and went for a tie-breaking goal. Except they missed. A Coquitlam player seized the opportunity to shoot at an empty net--and also missed. Final score 12-12.
Labels: Adanacs, Disher, Salmonbellies, Schibild
