Over the Edge ° September 12

INTRAMURALS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

GEOFF SARGENT

SPORTS EDITOR

Team sports aren't limited to varsity ath-
letes at UNBC; the athletics department
also runs student intramurals across a
variety of sports and competition levels
out of the Northern Sports Centre. Stu-
dents looking to play soccer, basketball,
volleyball, floorball, or ultimate frisbee
can form teams and register, recreation-
ally or competitively, for the upcoming
fall season. Before the seasons officially
Start, sports host drop-in sessions, al-
lowing anyone without a team to meet
potential teammates.

“| made many friends playing on the

Pictured: UNBC 2012 Men’s Soccer team

intramural basketball team,’ reflected
recent UNBC graduate Jessica Shapiro. “It
was a great way to relax, separate your-
self from your studies, and have some
fun with fellow students. If you played a
sport in high school, don’t stop just be-
cause you're in university. Intramurals are
a great way to keep playing those sports
you loved, without the intensity of ser-
ious competition - it’s also a great way to
stay in shape without even trying.”

Most sports have two scheduled nights
per week in the Northern Sports Centre.
Drop-in sessions are already underway

and continue through the weekend of
September 15th - check the schedule at-
tached. When you find teammates and
think up a great team name, find the
Intramurals table near the Wintergarden
and get registered!

Unsatisfied with simply playing? Intra-
murals also needs student officials! Soc-
cer and basketball intramurals employ
students to keep score, call fouls, and
report results to the intramurals office.
Further information can be found on the
UNBC intermural website at
www.unbc.ca/athletics/intramurals/index.html,

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or by emailing intramurals@unbc.ca.

Drop-in Schedule:

Basketball — Gym 2, September 16, 5:30-7:30pm;

Gym 3, September 18, 9-11pm

Floor Ball — Gym 3, September 16, 5:30-7:30pm;

Gym 3, September 17, 9-11pm

Volleyball — Gyms 1, 2, 3, September 16, 8-10pm

Soccer — Field 1, September 15, 3-6pm; Fields 1 and

2, September 16, 6-8pm

Ultimate Frisbee — Field 1, September 17, 9-11pm

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Back Row (L to R): Aedan Wilson, Manpreet Kajla, Daniel Dell, Christopher Russell, Jared Dillabaugh, Cheona Edzerza, Kellen Strobl, Brett Bobier, Desmond Udeh,

Middle Row (L to R): Alan Alderson (HC), Kyle Flannagan (AC), Andrew Seabrook, Robby Panaich, Harjas Grewel, Logan Phenuff, Chandan Sangha, Nikola Knezivic, Sonny Pawar (AC),

Brad Stewart (AC)

Front Row (L to R): Alessandro Deviato, Sourosh Amani, Jonathon Richards, Mitchell McFarlane, Tyrone Venhola, Lorenzo Bonetti, Connor Noftle, Tyson Hunter

Absent: Ahmed Hamour

ALDERSON EXCITED FOR TRANSITION

GEOFF SARGENT
SPORTS EDITOR

After an exhibition tour of Vancouver
Island and two road trips to start the
season, the UNBC men's soccer team
returns to Prince George for their first
home games in Canada West September
22nd and 23rd against Trinity Western
University. The season starts for the
men with an early test: two games in
Victoria against the defending national
champion UVic Vikes. The following
weekend sees the Timberwolves leave
town again, as they visit Edmonton and
Saskatoon for games against Alberta
and Saskatchewan.

Opponents aren't the only new faces
for UNBC, as Alan Alderson was recently
hired to coach the Timberwolves in late
May and has spent the summer pre-
paring the team for the transition from
collegiate to university level soccer.

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Alderson has previous experience taking
a team from PACWEST to Canada West,
having done so in 2001 for Trinity West-
ern. “I'm incredibly excited to be back in
the CIS, back in Canada West, and into a
program that is ideally suited for who |
am and what | love to do,’ said Alderson
in an interview with the Citizen's Jason
Peters. Within three seasons of leaving
the CCAA behind, Alderson had the Spar-
tans competing for the national title and
the school became a regular contender
in Canada West, finishing with the best
conference record in 2004, 2005, and
2008.

The Timberwolves men were placed in
the Pacific Division, giving them two
games against each of TWU, UVic, UBC,
and UFV. With all games against UBC
and UVic being played away from home,

the UNBC men likely have the most dif-
ficult schedule in all of Canada this sea-
son; neither UVic nor UBC lost on their
home fields last season, with the teams
combining for an undefeated home re-
cord of 12-0-2. The goal for UNBC is a
top 6 finish in Canada West, qualifying
the team for the conference playoffs in
November.

Kickoff time for both games against
Trinity Western is 2:15pm at the NCSSL
fields, following the women's games
at noon. Get loud and support your
Timberwolves!

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canadawest
standings

Men’s Soccer

Pacific Division

UVic

UBC

Trinity Western
Fraser Valley
UNBC

Prairie Division

2-0-0 Alberta

0-0-1 Saskatchewan
0-0-1 Winnipeg
0-1-1 Calgary

0-2-0 Lethbridge
0-2-0 Mount Royal
Women’s Soccer
2-0-0 Manitoba
2-0-0 Trinity Western
2-0-0 UBC

1-0-1 Alberta

1-0-1 UVic

1-0-0 Regina

1-1-0 Fraser Valley
0-1-1 UNBC

0-1-1 Winnipeg
0-1-0 Saskatchewan
0-2-0 Calgary

0-2-0 Lethbridge
0-2-0 Mount Royal

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