KEEPING A CLOSE EYE on the ball this batsman ‘p North Shore Cricket Club. The club plays in the field a‘second team, Harris, 988-9693, The West Vancouver Spurs’ 8, West Van Spurs took “* “won a surprising 2-0 victory MacSween Highlanders 3-0, over the much fancied Lake and W. Van _ Bluedevils City Hawks from Seattle, in defeated MacSween Reg. the biggest upset of the ninth Cooke Agencies in Division annual West .Vancouver 9, 8-0. Soccer Club tournament, last ; oo . , ‘weekend. * Lynn Valley M.G. Builders ~-in Division 6 lost a narrow 4-2 Despite the heavy rain, 36 decision to Lake City Bob- teams from the Lower cats, and W. Van Bluedevils Mainland, Victoria and . Washington State took part ‘in the tournament, and for the first time eight teams of girls competed in the under 14 and under 16 age groups. The Western Canadian Ss Championships in gymnas- In another surprising tics are taking place in result, the Kerrisdale Road- Edmonton this weekend, and runners were held to a 1-1 North Shore gym clubs are draw after overtime by being represented. Willington Park, in Division 4. The Roadrunners finally won on corner kicks, Flicka has sent Lisa Pearson tom compete in the There were several succes- sful North Shore teams in the tournament Burdett Beavers beat West Van Bluedevils in Division 5, by a score of 2-0. In Division is sports your business? lf it Is, you can use this space to reach every sports- minded person onthe North Shore. Get in touch with your customers. Call display advertising 980-0511 so they are looking for new membe title went Tyro’s, Barbi Branda, Cath- 50% OFF ALL CHILDREN’S CLOTHING 30 - 50% OFF ALL BOOTS & SKIS 40 - 50% OFF ALL SKI SUITS, PANTS, | JACKETS & SWEATERS SAVE ON NEXT YEAR’S HIGH PRICES - CAN-SKI SPORTSHOP (across from A & B Sound) 569 Seymour St., Van. . a in Division 7 lost to the provincial champions, Cape Horn Western by the same score. a The under 14 girls trophy was taken ‘by Richmond Superstars with a narrow 1-0 victory over West Van. Amazons, and the under 16 to Vancouver erine Bates, Elaine Prescott and Susan Chow to compete in the Novice group, and Anita Botnen, Valerie Smith, and Susan Woyatt tocompete in the Open catagory. Ron Gosney from the West Vancouver Recreation Centre Gym Club is competing in fe ae 688-3121 a: a repares to mi ime hard. thrown ball at a recent practice , the Mainland et league and. jorgate Park as their home ground where cricket has been played since 1929. The club was moved up to the second divistoaTast year, and woubd like to ! rs. Interested players can contact the club president, E. _ or come out to their weekly practice starting at 4:30 each Wed. (Terry Peters photo) - soccer tournament. NS gymnasts in' Edm Closing ~ Summer’’ May 31 of the’ H Jaguars who beat Lynn Valley Legion 118 by a 5-1 score. "+ In other results, in Division - 2, Kerrisdale Kicks shut out Richmond South Arm: War- riors 2-0, and in Division 3, Tacoma United defeated Blue Mountain Thistle, 4-2 in overtime. onton the | Men’s division, and Susan Forrest also from the West Van club, is in the Tyro’s. \ Coaches will be Flicka’s Steve James, one of the coaches of the B.C. women’s team, and Hardy Fink of Port Alberni. it ce for ite se? | PNEanswers crowd control complaint — Dear Mr. Fraser: (Sports Editor) the. April 25th issue of. the. North Shore News about crowd control in Empire . Stadium _—-— andi..‘*crowd — control excellently -mishand- led by PNE staff’’: ‘ + Itis unfortunately true that our staff cannot hope to stem: a determined tide of enthusi- astic’ fans who decide to invade the field at the end of a soccer or football game. _ The physical separation bet- wgen the seating area and the field offers only a slight deterrent and it would take a solid phalanx of several hundred security people all around the perimeter to have any real effect. - Seen e° irony of all this, however, is. that, the -PNE _ _. ,. Board. of. Directors. recog-_ A note on your column. in | nized this problem some ‘while ago and authorized the expenditure of some twenty thousand. dollars. to erect.an. eight foot high'crowd control - both the Whitgcaps and the © B.C. Lions, “however, asked us not té proceed because they felt this would interfere with the view of fans seated ‘in the first ten. or so. rqws of the grandstand.. ‘ “Could. be this ! \. just another example of why .we: need the Multiplex? Bill Joyner Manager ’ Communications. and . Marketing ~ . Pacific National. Exhibition . Soccer walls tobe North Vancouver City ; ’ Council has approved the © construction of two soccer” practise walls in Mahon Park.« The walls, which wil cost approximately $3,200, are planned to be built out of treated wood rather than think there has to dependence. 4 parents while they do it. 1’ attending togetner “Were you _ ever — a teenager?" it you're like most of us, you've had the opportunity to pass through this stage of life. in my experience the parent- teenager relationship ofter follaws a predictable pattern. Parents can be so eager for their kida to ‘grow up’ that thay tend to mess up guiding them into doing it. Result: Kids a rebellion, a battle, or a break-up of the family before they can be free to explore their: in: Parents push tor their kids’ Independence and then do all sorts of things to retard it. Kida tong to grow up but would love to have support and loving relationships with their Tonight I'd like to discuss the development of a mature kind of debendence between parents and teenagers. This is a ‘family night’ and | would love 'to see parents and kids International Plaza Hotel Mothers’ Day 7:30 PM provided at Mahon Park \ concrete because, it is. cheaper, looks better, and will’ not reflect as much noise. The « North Vancouver Youth Soccer Association will be consulted on the best locations for the walls, and technical details. fence. The management of —