46 — Wednesday. October 7, 1998 — North Shore News

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THE Capilano Blues
women's basketball
team started their
season with a shock.
Literally.

“The girh were out doing
some medicine ball work near
Riverside last month when
lightning struck an electrical
power line right beside the
field they were on.” Blues
head coach Greg Zavediak
was saving the other dav. “It
was so close that all cheir hair
stood straight up.”

The fourth-vear coach
hopes that pre-season: experi-
ence is a harbinger for more
hair-raising times, though
preferably of the kind con-
fined to the hardcourt.

His team —- along with the
men Blues — gets its farst caste
of cager action this weekend
as it hosts the Fourth Annual
Blues Classic Tournament,
one of the largest’ provincial
college basketball tourna-
ments this season.

Zavediuk’s team played a
game last weekend — a 80-64
win over Camosun on
Saturday — but this week-
end’s tournament will be the
first intense game situation for
his young team.

And young they are. Just
ovo players are returning trom
last. year’s team, which fin-
ished fifth in league standings
but lead the league in scoring.
The two returning players are
both guards.

“That’s just part of the
chalienge of coaching in the
college league at a two-year
school,” Zavediuk said of
bringing 10 new players into
the fold.

In addition to the difficult
task of building a completely

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new toa, the coach has to be

able to adjust his own style of

same.

For cxample, List vea
Zawvediuk was blessed with a
quick, theugh small, teara. ‘Lo
take advantage of that speed
he adepred a run and gun
efiense sadh plea of three
point sheonng Fone ar the
reasons bix team topped
ICI SCOPIUE T.

“This vear werre ROL quite
as quick but wevre detinitely
bigger than fast: seasan,” he
reports, “But that’s why is
such a fantastic cosching chal
lenges vou have to be able to
adjast vour game style from
vear to vear™

This season he sti plains to
Use speed as ai offensive
weapon, but will work the bail
into his forwards and) post
position mere often,

In othe three seasons
Zavediuk as guided tie
Blues they've tinished fitth,
tirst andl fitth in the regular
season feague standings.

One thing going for
Zavediuk and assistants
Valerie Ho and Cory Neilson
this season is something no
amount or quality of coaching
can provide.

“We're getting people out
who love to play basketball,”
Zavediuk says. “And thev’re
all very talented.”

North Shore bigh school
hoop tans will recoguize many
new Blass. includmy Argvte
wrad Jen Wickson,
Sutherland’s Melissa Moore
and Windsor graduates Alison
Jenkins, Christina Kiperchuk
and Gillian ‘fhoviy.

Considering Argvie wen
the BCL] ANA tile and
Windsor finished second in
the BoC) AN toarmament last
sear, Zavediuk shonid have a
talented. and) game ready
team ths weekend.

Phe toumament ups: off

Frnday morning at tie
Sportaples, wath) games cas
unuing all daw and mito the
evening Vhe tournament
contiaues at Foam. Saturday
with gwacies throughout the
days fikewise on Sunday, with
the tournament finals ser tor
carly Sunday evening.

The women Brues meet
the Medicine Plat Racers at
7:30 pact Friday. while

Capilano’s mens iean tips ott

the tournament Saturday
morning, ARMIN the
Cniversity of Northern BC.
at 10:50 a.m.

Davy passes are available at
the door ($4 for adults, $2 for
students).

Dono'r be. er, shocked if

you see the women Blues
challengins for the B.C. tithe
this season,

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NAME: Diana Artuso

SPORT: Soccer

POSITION: Striker

YEAR: Third

PROGRAM: Early Childhood Education

A mainstay of the Blues’ offence, Artuso is the top scor-
er in the British Columbia College Athletic Association
women’s soccer league with seven goals in three games this
season, The talented forward, a Notre Dame Secondary
graduate, was named as an all-Canadian last season,

NAME: Brad Peterson

SPORT: Soceer

POSITION: Mtid-felder

YEAR: First Gtourth ata B.C. college)
PROGRAAL: Outdoor Education

Peterson, a transfer from the Fraser Valley Cascades
where he plaved three vears and helped lead the Cascades
to third place honours at the Nationals last season, brings a
wealth of college soccer experience to the young Biues. He
was named an all-Canadian last season.

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a celebration and fund raising event in
support of the arts on the north shore

October 17th, 1998 7pm

Birch Theatre,
Capilano College, 2055 Purcell Way

Shives Norman Tait
visual artist nisga’a carver

Evening hostess Karen Firus, Vancouver Television's
"Renaissance Woman"
© 70 pce visual art exhibit ¢ live entertainment
¢ cocktail & hors d'oeuvres * fundraising auction reception

oct. 17th, 1998 © doors open at 7pm ® tickets: $30.00
birth theatre © capilano college * 2055 purcell way
to order tickets, contact the north shore arts commission

148 East 2nd Street 980-3559
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