15 - Wednesday, May 13, 1987 - North Shore News ERT OE! Van — celebrates PAGE 23 Instruction-only campaign sinks local THE NORTH Shore Secondary Schools Track and Field mec: has fallen victim to the North Van- couver teachers’ instruction-only campaign. Originally scheduled to take place at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium May 14, the meet was of- fically cancelled Monday. Meet coordinator Len Corben said the event could be re-schedul- ed, ‘‘but it looks really question- able at this point because there doesn’t seem to be any end (for the campaign) in sight.’’ The meet, which involves an average 700 athletes from 14 North and West Vancouver and Squamish schools competing in close to 125 events, has been runn- ing since 1959, LOCAL NAMED LOCAL RESIDENT Rick Celebrini is caugit in action at a recent soccer track mee It was last cancelled in 1967 when the meet ran into a schedul- ing conflict with the Vancouver and District school track meet. “It?s very disappointing for those people who have been look- ing forward to it,’? Corben said Monday. Corben said the longer the in- struction-only campaign continues the less chance there will be of salvaging the meet. He said athletes need four days for preliminary competitions and “we would need a location. You can’t just book Swangard Stadium any time you want.”’ North Vancouver teachers began their instruction-only campaign April 29 to protest the proposed legislation contained in Bil! 20, the Teaching Profession Act. B ; oii avw MORE THAN 50 sailboats gtided past Ambieside Beach for the anual Hollyburn Sail- ing Club Sail-past on Sundey. A beautiful day and good seas made the West Vancouver event more popular than ever this year. TO NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM Fulfilling a dream NEWS photo Tom durley match. Celebrini has been chosen for the Junior National Soccer team). WE ALL have dreams that we hope will one day be realities. By CHRIS THATCHER Contributing Writer Rick Celebrini’s dream to play for the Canadian national junior soccer team is fast approaching re- ality. Celebrini, a graduate of Bur- naby North Secondary School, has been playing soccer since he was five years old. Now, in his second year at Capilano College, he has been invited to try out for the Ca- nadian national junior team. Though the under-19 team has already qualified to play in the under-19 World Cup in Chile later this year, team management is selecting players to strengthen cer- tain positions. “I have to break a line up that is already set,’’ acknowledges Celebrini, ‘‘but it is the chance of a-lifetime to play against this calibre of opposition.”” As a result of well-played quali- fying matches in Trinidad, Canada could enter the cup ranked second behind Brazil. For Celebrini, it will be even more difficult to make the team ‘because they did so well.’* The fullback will be facing stiff competition because Canada’s backline is very strong. Success on the playing field is nothing new to Celebrini. He was named All-Canadian at the col- legiate national championship this year when Capilano College finished second, and has twice played for the B.C. provincial team at the national tournament. Celebrini was captain for his high school soccer team and for earlier soccer teams, as well as for the B.C. provincial team. He is See Fitness Page 20 PROSENSE y Have a ball with our runners! Purchase any pair a tin of Wilson Tennis Balls FREE 980-9211 8 NEWS photo Tom Burley of Tennis runners and receive Lynn Valley CentTRe TIME OUT SPORTS