The St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 Sabres sliced through two formidable opponents in one week to win a berth in the Colonist Cup soccer championship against the Lambrick Park Lions.
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The Sabres defeated Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons 2-1 on Wednesday in the Colonist Cup semifinal on the UVic turf fields. Fabian de la Fuente and Tarnvir Bahndal scored for the Sabres.
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It was the third meeting between the Sabres and Gryphons in the past three weeks, of them all 2-1 games. The Sabres won in league play, but it was the Gryphons over the Sabres in the single-A Island championship final last week.
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The rubber match may have gone the Sabres way for now, but the two teams seem to be destined to meet again in the provincial single-A championships, hosted at UVic and Glenlyon this week, with the final on Saturday.
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And the Sabres are doing it despite graduating eight seniors from the Sabres squad last year, including stars Girodano DePoalis and Leo Falzon, who led the Sabres to the provincial A championship.
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The Tier II Sabres challenged their way through Belmont and StellyB次元官网网址檚 last week to get into the Colonist semifinal. Beating the undefeated TIer I StellyB次元官网网址檚 Stingers was a huge upset.
The provincial A semifinals are 1:45 p.m. today (Nov. 2) at the UVic and GNS. Bronze and gold games are Saturday, 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. at GNS.
Boys A provincials at UVic and GNS this, Nov. 1 to 3Pool 1: Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons; Kelowna Christian School Knights; Meadowridge Gryphons; Westside Academy Warriors.Pool 2: St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 Sabres; St. John Brebeuf Bears; Similkameen Sparks; Queen Charlotte Secondary.Pool 3: Southridge Storm; Mulgrave Titans; Rossland Royals; Osoyoos Rattlers. Pool 4: Immaculata Mustangs; West Point Grey Academy Wolves; Nakusp Cougars; Lakes Dist. Lakers.
