Bombers take it on the chin at Rugby Championships; LVR girls fall to Seycove at AA Soccer Finals
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The L.V. Rogers Rugby Bombers took it on the chin during round three of the B.C. High School AA Boy’s Rugby Championships in Abbotsford.
The Bombers were blasted 38-0 by the Windsor Dukes of North Vancouver Thursday.
It was the second consecutive goosegg put up by the Dukes.
Windsor shutout Alpha 27-0 Wednesday.
Despite the loss, LVR can better their finish of a year ago when the school meets Kelowna Christian Saturday in the 11th/12th contest.
The Bombers finished in 13th spot in 2011.
LVR opened the tournament Saturday in Kelowna losing 28-7 to Southridge of Surrey.
The Bombers, representing the Kootenay zone, bounced back Wednesday outlasting Esquimault 12-5. Cail Spencer and Jake Lock scored tries converted by Jordan Hunter.
Bomber girls fall 3-1 to Seycove, play Sahali to scoreless tie
Paige Mansveld scored the only goal as the L.V. Rogers Bombers lost 3-1 to Seycove of North Vancouver Thursday at the B.C. High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championships in Kamloops.
In the opener the Bombers had trouble scoring, missing on numerous chances, before settling for a scoreless tie against host Sahali Sabres.
Kat Garbula registered the shutout for LVR in a game the Kootenay squad most definitely should have won.
LVR concludes the round-robin draw Friday morning against Surrey Christian.
The Bombers advance into the playoff round Friday afternoon.
The final is set for 11:30 a.m.
