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Robert Ga!ster

News Reporter
robert@nsnews.com

THE Capilano College
Sportsplex was alive
and hopping last
weekend as a myriad
of the college’s teams
were in action.

In addition to both the
men’s and women’s basket-
ball squads, the Capilano
Blues badminton team saw
action last Saturday as it
hosted a tournament.

The team’s fortunes have
been turned around under
new head coach Janice
Swansburg, who has taken
the team from fast place last
season to first place this
year.

The tournament was a
success as the team gathered
another 14 points toward the
British Columbia Collegiate
Athletics Association team
tithe.

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NEWS photo Pau! McGrath

CAPILANO’S Aly Paterson during last weekend's action at the Sportsplex.

Griffins lose fight-filled contest

Lance Bradtey
Contributing Writer
THE North Shore
Griffins just couln’t get
a break in their 4-2 loss
to Ridge Meadows
Flames last Monday
night. .

Playing host to the PITHL’s
best team, the last-place
Griffins spent the first five min-
utes of the game on their heels
as they were outshot 7-2. Bur
things started to look up with

8:08 remaining, when Jayson
Taylor appeared to give the
Gniffins a 1-0 lead.

However, the goal was dis-
allowed as another member of
the Griffins was called for a
crease infraction.

With less than two minutes
left in the firsr, Flames forward
Mark Davies took a swipe at
Griffins goalie Jordan Sigalet
after the whistle. The Griffins
players took exception and a
mini-brawi ensued. As a result,
Ridge Meadows ended up with

four players sitting in the sin
bin compared with five North

. Shore skaters.

Sean Sanderson scored a
power play goal with ten scc-
onds left to give the Flames a
1-0 lead heading into the
dressing room.

The Griffins were outshot
20-6 in the first period. In fact,
the first-year squad went four-
teen minutes without a single
shot on Flames goalie Varion
Kirst during a span in the first
and second periods.

Sanderson would add_ his
second of the game just 10 see-
onds into the second period.
Ryan Arnold, the home team’s
leading scorer, bagged a pow-
erplay marker with just under
nine minutes left to bring the
Griffins within a goal.

The tide was turning late in
the period when North Shore
was awarded a two-man advan-
tage. Despite having the
advantage the Griffins. power-
play managed no shots in the
final 1:30 of the period. The
powerplay unit finished the

night 1 tor 7.

The Griffins started the
third period on tire. Two min-
ures into it, Andrew Russell
went end to end and blasted a
shor into the Ridge Meadows
net. The Flames appeared to
be backing down from the play
until they resorted to the phys-
ical stuff.

Mike Rossa scored tor the
Flames on their third shot of
the final period to give the
Flames a shaky one-gual lead.

With the Griffins applying
nlore pressure with aggressive
forechecking, the Flames again
scored against the low of the
play. Rod Allegretto scored the
fourth and final goal of the
game for the visitors, securing
a 4-2 win.

The end of the game was
marred by a number of fights.
Stefano Rossi, the Ieague’s
leader in penalty minutes with
214, squared off against Ridge
Meadows assistant captain
Darcy Pinch. Rossi retained his
title and kept his undefeated
streak alive with a successful

outing against Pinch.
The .Griffins’ play
Grandview Steelers today.

Bring the kids

Sunday, November 30, 1997 — North Shore News — 41

" NAME: Michele

Rauter
SCHOOL: Argyle
GRADE: 10
SPORT: Jr. volleyball
POSITION: Power hit-
ter
COACH: Ken
Osterreicher

Michele recorded a
season-high 300 kills in
the all-North Shore final
match of the B.C. Junior
Invitational Tournament
in Mission against the
Sentine] Spartans, spear-
heading the Pipers to the
championship and carn-
ing the Argyle captain the
tourney’s most valuable
player award.

NAME: Andrew
Yadegari
SCHOOL: Sentinel
GRADE: 11
SPORT: Sr. football
POSITION: Safety
COACHES: Dave
Ruzycki and Eric Olsen
With the Spartans’
punt returner Hannibal
Preto injured, Andrew
was offered the assign-
ment against Handsworth
in the B.C. double-A
semi-final. The Royals led
9-6 in the third quarter
when he caught his third
punt and went 60 yards
through numerous tack-
lers tor the TD that
sparked a 22-6 victory.

Selections are made by the North Shore Secondary
Schools" Athletic Association based on autstanding
performances in school competition.

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