Sports
Tournament honours Cat
By Don Fennell
Published 3:21 PDT, Thu May 10, 2018
Catherine Wheatley was fondly remembered last
weekend at the girls’ softball tournament named in her honour.
Affectionately known as Cat, she was a former
Richmond Islander player and coach who passed away at the age of 22.
Pink was Cat’s favour colour, and in
recognition of this all three of the host Islander teams sported pink jerseys.
Cat was also recognized during the medal ceremony with scholarships in her
memory.
Last weekend’s tournament at Steveston-London
Park saw Lakehill of Victoria top the round-robin standings at the U19B
tournament, before being upset by South Delta Invaders in the playoffs. South
Delta’s 2000 team topped its 2001 team in the final.
This weekend, Richmond is hosting an U16B
tournament featuring 12 teams at Steveston-London. After a one-weekend break,
the park will be busy again with the U16C and U12B tournaments, featuring eight
and seven teams respectively.