THEVOICE | 8 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2022 | EDITOR CORVIN VASKI Sportsnews ABOVE: Student reporter Lauren Accili interviews a player from the Nomades de Montmorency. TOP-RIGHT: Student reporter Andrea Dante captures the action during the Langara Falcons vs Nomades de Montmorency match at the Langley Events Centre. BOTTOM-RIGHT: Journalism students Jordan Copp and Corvin Vaski work with instructor Erica Bulman to file post-game stories. JESSE WINTER PHOTOS Student Voice reporters leave nest Journalism program goes live, provides Canada-wide coverage of national soccer tournament =& BySAMANTHA HOLOMAY he Langara journalism and athletics depart- ments have formed a partnership to bring cover- age of the upcoming Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Soccer National Champi- onships that Langara is hosting. Langara was chosen to host the soccer tournament that will bring eight teams from across the country to compete for four days in Novem- ber at the Langley Events Centre. Jake McCallum, Langara director of student engagement and athlet- ics, said the tournament offers many opportunities for anyone interested in writing or sports. “When the journalism students are there, they're going to see these student-athletes, the elation, the excitement, the pain, the loss, and emotion,” he said. “It’s an excel- lent opportunity for students to get involved.” This partner- ship will deliver stories, photos, and other forms of media to the Erica Bulman CCAA and for ; JOURNALISM the Pangara Voice INSTRUCTOR, to use in publish- ; 4ngara coLLece ing. The asso- ciation also gives students new opportunities on a national level of media coverage and unique learning experiences. The Langara Falcons have some advantages by hosting, such as a short travel distance and staying in the same time zone. Erica Bulman of Langara’s journalism department says it's a great opportunity to learn the basics of covering live sports. “Their stories are going to be posted nationwide,” she said. “It’s a very rare experience where they get to cover a national sporting event and be part of that and experienc- ing it first hand.” Wade Kolmel, director of athlet- ics at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, also hosted the CCAA Men’s Tournament coming out of the pandemic. He says the most challenging part about hosting a tournament is for the students. “You're dealing with your own home environment, your own fans, your own friends, and balancing a school schedule while you're hosting your own tournament.” COVERING THE CCAA BY THE NUMBERS 9 Journalism students 1 Hours of coverage daily 1 Lost camera battery 1 4 Matches covered 4201 ** Words published 24,006 Number of photos taken by photojournalism students. 26 Handwarmers Average temperature each day 0 Tears shed Montmorency captures Nomades find bronze after long nationals journey = By SETH FORWARD he Nomades de Montmo- rency captured their first- ever medal at a CCAA men’s national soccer championship, defeating the SAIT Trojans 2-0 on Saturday to clinch the bronze. Two solid goals and a strong defense that shut out the Trojans helped the Nomades end their medal drought. Seventh in the CCAA season rankings and having never climbed the nationals podium before, the Nomades did not figure among the hot contenders arriving at the tour- nament. They lost their opening game against Seneca, pushing them into the “backdoor bronze” consolation bracket. But with its 11 starters and a strong stable of substitutes, the Nomades rallied to win the next three against Holland, Langara and then SAIT. “So much work for the past two years to get one medal,” said Nomades head coach Francisco Vela. After 90 minutes of scoreless action, the game went to overtime where the Nomades made quick work of the Trojans. Ali Tebbai broke the deadlock, notching the first goal of the game to put the Nomades ahead 1-0. Montmorency’s Yassine El Moutaouakil added to that score 10 minutes later when he buried an insurance marker against the Trojans to solidify his team’s chances. “T’ve been telling them how it felt “So much work for the past two years to get aw one medal. — FRANCISCOVELA, NOMADES HEAD COACH first-ever medal last year to leave without a medal, so they knew how important this was and it was very important to them,” Vela said, recalling the Nomades’ fourth-place finish at last year’s nation- als. The SAIT Trojans entered the bronze medal contest with- out their head coach Connor Brady, after he was suspended for receiving two yellow cards for protesting calls. Brady was prohibited from being present at the match, leaving the team in the hands of assistant coach Eduardo Filho. The loss is a bittersweet ending for the Trojans, who upset North- ern Alberta Institute of Technology in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference regional championship to secure their spot at nationals. “The group’s been great,” said Trojans player Soliman Aria. “My first year at SAIT been absolutely phenomenal.” Filled with confidence after their landmark win, the Nomades have even loftier goals now. “The goal is to come back with the experience we got here this week and get something better next year,” said Montmorency’s Shaloom Chimpuki.