South Hill 4 Richmond Pioneers 3. A couple of defensive lapses by the Pioneers and some solid goalkeeping by South Hill resulted in a disappointing loss for the Pioneers, the second loss of the season. The Pioneers cancelled out an early goal by South Hill with a 'Graham cracker', a thunderous shot from 25 yards out. A great strike from John Tsang gave the Pioneers a 2-1 lead, but South Hill came back to take a 4-2 lead late into the game. A late scrambled goal by supersub 'Gario' Byrne made for a frantic finish, but in the end the Pioneers came up short.

Next game. We're on the road again this week against Dutch Masters at Sunset Park, Main and 53rd See map

Team Appreciation night. The Pioneer Pub is holding a team appreciation night on Tuesday Nov 5th 7:00 -9:00 pm. Come on down. Lots of prizes to be had.

Viva Las Vegas. Mike is taking a team to a Las Vegas over 48 tournament on Jan 18 to Jan 20, 2003. Contact Mike or John Tsang if you are interested.

Here's the Pioneers team photo taken before the third place game against Cliff Avenue in the Penticton Tournament.