Rebe! with a pause Friday, June 27, 1997 — North Shore News — 41 narth shore news SPORTS NEWS: NORTH Shore Rebel Jensen Villanueva waits on a pitch during soggy action last Sunday afternoon at Parkgate Park in North Vancouver. The Rebels edged Coquitalm-Moody Indians 1-0 in the first half of their scheduled double head- er. The second half was rained out. LITTLE LEAGUE BASE- BALL... Forest Hills is host- ing this year’s District Tournament for boys’ Little League, taking place from June 28 to July 15. The action, featuring eight North Shore teams of I]- and 12 year-olds, kicks off tomor- row at noon with North Vancouver District mayor Don Bell throwing out the first pitch. Games will be held every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The winning team will repre- sent the North Shore at the provincials later in July. The tournament has a new venue over the past few years —Elkdon Park will be the site of this year’s tournament (located on Ruby Avenue off Eldon Road in North Vancouver). Chris Zuehlke Park had been used in the past. Admission is free to all games. SWIMMING... Nine Chena Swim Club swimmers took part in the B.C. Open Age Group Provincial Trials held in Coquitlam fast weekend. Christine Weiting, Ashley Mercer, Erin West-Sadler and Alaina DenHarteg placed first overall in’ the 200m medley relay. The team of West-Sadicr, Lauren Cramer, Kristy Steeves and Kim Anthony stroked to gold in the 200m freestyle relay. Individual honors went to: Weiting placed first in the 200m breast and second in the 100m breast; Mercer was first in the 100m breast and fourth in the 200m breast; Cramer won gold in the 50m free; Anthony and Mathew Kierans were bronze medalists in the 200m backstroke; and West- Sadler placed first in the 50m free, 100m free and second in the 200m back. By the end of the meet Chena had four new swim- mers to represent their club at the Provincials Championships next month — West-Sadler, Mercer, Weiting and Cramer all swam qualifying times fast enough to compete at the provincial level. In all, over 300 athletes from the province took part. Registration for the fall ses- sion began last Wednesday. For more club information call 987-7529 (local 270). MERCEDES BENZ OWNERS If you wish to sell your vehicle directly to Mercedes Benz or if you would like a current ) y League-imposed ruling puts N. Shore in hole By Robert Galster News Reporter robert@nsnews.com THE sky was falling at Lonsdale Arena last Wednesday night — figura- ively and literally. s the home of the North Shore Indians lacrosse team, the mood inside the facility was glum in the wake of a Western Lacrosse Association decision to take away five of the team’s seven wins as a penalty for using an ineligible player. The move knocked the Indians from first place in the six-team league to fifth and out of the playoffs. The playe7 in ques- tion, Pete Skye, has since been cleared to play but was not dressed Wednesday night. WLA commissioner Randy Radonich who made the initial ruling called it “a very unfornu- nate case,” but didn’: think the penalty was unnecessarily severe. “We have not been more harsh than another. We weren’t out after the North Shore Indians,” said Radonich. But life tends to dish out its fair share of lumps and there is nothing like a lacrosse game to work out one’s frustrations. But first the heav- ens decided to get their own kicks out and as the Indians were about to face off ageinst the visiting Part of the Provincial Road Safety Program. ans hunker a ae wii Burnaby Lakers a torrential downpour complete with a lightning display to rival the upcoming man-made Canada Day one was unleashed upon the structure. Chalk one up for the gods as they fired a bullseye, with a direct hit to the building which in torn knocked out the lights and left the arena and its inhabitants — players and spectators alike — drenched in darkness. [tr vook about 15 min- utes to find the maintenance man with the keys to the fuse box before an exciting contest between what are arguably the league’s best and worst teams ensued. Before the league- imposed penalty, the Indians led the league with 18 points while the Lakers brought up the rear with three. ¢ Indians came out on fire and jumped out to a 5-1 Jead in the first period. However, the Lakers showed some spunk and by the middle frame jumped out to 2 7-6 lead which they hung on to for several minutes. The home team would not be denied though and goals by Curt Malawsky, Yul Baker and Chris George proved to be the winning edge. “The team seems to have overcome the demoralizing effect of this ruling,” summed up Indians governor Hans Weisner, who added the playoffs are still within reach albeit a whole lot more of an uphill struggle. “We have to win every game,” said Weisner. “We can afford to maybe lose one game,” he added on second thought. __ The Indians’ next home game featurés“the ~ Coquitlam Adanacs who visit Lonsdale Arena next Wednesday, July 9. 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