The Vancouver Island Zone 2 55+ soccer team featured a number of participants from the Comox Valley at the annual B.C. Seniors Games last week in Kamloops.
The squad included player/coach Ryan Lapalm, Mark Simonson, Alan Jackson, John Ross and Doug Peters. The 55s were involved in a number of intense games but were not able to advance to the medal rounds.
The 60-plus team featured two locals in their ranks, coach Ted Katelanis and councilman Doug Hillian, who knows how to run in an election but who also showed blazing speed on the soccer pitch. The team played well in winning the bronze medal in an exciting final match.
The eldest group, and therefore the most important group, the over-65s, fared best of all in their competition by capturing a silver medal in their quest for bragging rights. Comox Valley players involved in this group were playing coach Frank Wouterlood, Chris de Wit, Bob Unwin, Dave Farah and manager John Marinus.
