University of Victoria - Tower Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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Y - - U V ' I they whizzed off to SFU one a a a weekend to support the Norsemen SOCCCI' tC21I'l'l. cheering Where the Sports action Under cheerleader Barbara Reid was, UVic,s squadron of squealers the team met twice Weekl to ' yelled and jumped in ritualistic ,wise their wh-Hhs Y contortion to appease the terrible gthers are Darlene Jogephson gods of athletlcs' Solange Schiller, Marlene Mainly, the sonorous six cheered Gustasson, Louise Eldon and Vikings basketball games, although Lynne Meunier. Field Hockey The 1966-67 season was quite successful for the womenis field hockey team. In the major tournament of the year, the Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate Women's Field Hockey Conference in which 22 teams from Idaho, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia participated, UVic was undefeated, winning three games and tying UBC in the top division. The team also played in the Pacific Northwest Women's Field Hockey Conference in Seattle and the Centennial Jamboree held in Vancouver over Easter weekend. In these competitions, the calibre of play was considerably higher and UVic was able to hold its own against the top teams of Alberta, B.C., and California - notably against the Alberta representative team, defeating them 3-2. In the Vancouver Island league, UVic placed third.

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I ,4 ixs 1 5 ' X N--xx .. ' ,A . lVlen's Volleyball Under Coach Don Smyth, the men's volleyball team played at the very high AU level of competition - the only volleyball team to do so in the City. ln Marr li, the club came hfth in the Canadian fll2llllIJlfJIlSlllpS at Toronto, and plaeed second in the lX'c'stc'r1i llanzulian championships. ln the CIaiiadian-.Xmerivan tournament, they plaeed sm ond, losing only to UBC. lim- :iii-inlivi-s of the rlulm were chosen in February to play in the 6 Iaiiadiaii Winter Games in Quebec, and lit lin rl lil I. lo will. T VVomen's Volleyball The University Women's Volleyball team played in three major tournaments. The first was an invitational tournament at Central Washington State College in Ellensburg, the other two were the UBC Thunderette Invitational and the UVic Invitational. At Ellensburg the girls broke even, winning half their games. ln the other tournament they won in the B division. The girls were not playing at the top level of competition but they did quite well Considering the team was eomposed mainly of Hrst year students.

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f' . ' Jw-.fy This past year has been an aetive one for the UVic judo Clulw. llnder the watchful eye of its president and chief instrufitor, Georges Bombezin, the Club has lmattled its way through tive tournaments. l'.trtir.ularly notable achievements have been liomln-xinls mnergenre as I'UIlHCf-Up in the Black livll flompvtitirm at the HC. Championships in 3 .'ii Ilf ouwr, and Roh Ret-cl's capture of the Heavyweight fl! vnpionsllip at the Vanrouver meet. Later in the Judo Club year, Reed went on to take the Heavyweight and Grand Champion titles at the Steveston competition. A third important meet was the Vancouver Island Open held in March at Nanaimo. However, in spite of a valiant attempt, the Club returned empty-handed. Two less important yet interesting meets with the Club from Royal Roads Canadian Services College proved more favourable, with the UVic team victorious on both oeeasions. The club has been meeting twice-weekly in the gymnasium.