Well, what can I write about the New Westminster teams of 2002,
The times are changing and its probably time for some changes in
the New West organization as well. I think it's time for a new
group to step forward and take charge. We need more younger players
if we hope to compete in the A or B divisions and we need more
people committed to keeping the New West name alive. Other than
keeping the website updated, I won't be involved in the management
or the daily operation of the organization as of now. We have a lot
of good people, now they need to step forward.
The tournament in Ladner has got to be the worst in the number of
lopsided scores that I have ever been involved in or watched.
It was still a lot of fun for the new, first time players that
came out. They got to play and run and see first hand what a great
game lacrosse is, even when you're over 45. Even us guys with
one bad leg had a great time (after our games were over). As
always, we mention the rookies, Tony Glavin, Jim Willms, Ed
Stackhouse, Jack Loftus who all had great weekends, even if it
is harder to keep up each year, Hey Jack. I won't bother going
into any scoring details as I can't seem to remember any. O well
we did get to play on Sunday in the Sportsman division and that
was the dream of everyone on the team. So all I can say is that
I hope to see everyone from this year plus the new guys that will
want to try the game for the first time next year at next year's
tournament in Port Coquitlam.
THE CANADA WEST FIELD TEAM, winning silver in Australia,
now that is a story!
What a difference 4 years and a few good players make. The only
question is "would I have made a difference if I could have played.
We'll never know, thank goodness. To all the guys that went,
great job! and I'm still waiting to hear the rest of the stories.
The players, Dean Johnson, Jim Aicheson,Bill Clapperton, Bob
McNeney, Al Sleightholme, Ken MacDonald, Arron Jamison, Bill Mosdell,
Dave Stark, Vern Baker, Barry Bolton, Bob Tasker, Lance Baker, Mike Miller and I also heard Jody Weatherbee was on the team.
