THE West Coast receives more than its fair share of precipi- tation and for that reason the cternal search for the perfect waterproof, breath- able, windproof gar- ment goes on, As there is no one ulti mate garment for all of our athletic pursuits, get to know what is available on the market, There are three important categories of cater wear to consider - windwear, rainwear, Gore-Tex. If your sport of choice involves high energy out- put (ie. Nordic skiing, Se ao oe CYPRESS Mountain Sports’ garment guru Rob Carter. mountain biking, rollerblading or hiking) the emphasis should be on high breathability, moder- ate water repellency and windproofness. If you are looking for a garment that will keep you dry at lower aerobic levels (ic. a raincoat for any given monsoon in rainy Vancouver) consider a polyurethane coated rain- coat with taped seams. The one drawback is that this garment will not offer you any breathability. For breathability and water proofness, Gore-Tex might be the best solution, When combined with proper layering Gore-Tex is an excellent selection for downhill ski wear. Both 2-ply or 3-ply Gore-Tex garments are available. In 2-ply con- struction, the Gore mem- brane is berween the our- side fabric and inner fining. ‘Lhe membrane keeps wind and rain out but allows the body's moisture to escape. For the more technical user, 3-ply Gore-Tex tech- nology will actually move moisture out quicker. The 3-ply Gore-Tex is made by sandwiching the mem- brane benween the outer fabric and polyester knit. It is also actually tougher than its 2-ply counterpart. Handswi Football teams to battle on Saturday By Andrew McCredie Sports Editor FOR the first time in provin- cial high school football his- tory, the B.C, double-A championship game will pit two North Vancouver teanis against one another, In fact, Saturday's Handsworth. Windsor showdown at BC Place will be the first time ever pve teams from the same league have competed in the B.C. final. And if the Dukes’ and Royals’ semi-final games last Saturday are any indication, high school football .G. in fans are in for a treat this Saturday. In only the second-ever triple- overtime game in provincial courna- ment action, the Royals — make that Royals’ running back Matt Bradshaw —- outlasted Mount Douglas 49-43. Bradshaw carried the ball an incredible 30 times, for an even more incredible 211 yards and five rouchdowns. He also managed to squtceze in tWO Fag meat conver: stons. Oh, ard 27 t ontes on defence. “Yep, he was all over the place,” said Handsworth head coach Joe Bell, describing Bradshaw's perfor- mance as the running back's best- ever career game. But Bell also gave credit to pivot Shawn Anderson, who scored a criti- cal major in the first overtime and finished with impressive numbers himself — completing seven of 11 orth Van Girls’ volleyball tourneys in town THE B.C. High School double-A and triple-A girls’ volleyball champi- onships run tomorrow through Saturday at five North Vancouver loca- tions, marking the first time the two provincials have ever been held joint- ly. Both are preceded by today’s B.C. wildcard playotts for triple: A at Handsworth and tor dou- ble-A at Sevcove which qualify two teams to each 16-school provincial tournament, Final wildeard matches start at 4:30 pam. today, North Shore cham- pion Argyle Pipers and tourna- ment host Handsworth Royals will play in the triple-A champi- onships, while Sentinel Spartans and West Vancouver Highlanders are attempting, to cam wildcard berths. Seyeove Sevhawks have the double-A host berth, while Se. Thomas Aquinas Saints and Howe Sound Sounders are in today’s wildeard playofts, Best-ot-three matches in pool play cake place on three courts at Handsworth and Argyle and two at Capilano College every hour and 15 minutes on Phursday starting at 10 a.m. until 4:15 pan., and on Friday at 9 aim. unul 5:45 p.m. Championship aad consola- tion round matches ar those locations plus at Sutherland and Mickey McDougall gyms begin Saturday at 9 aim. until 1:30 p.m. with matches for 3rd and 4th place and Ist and 2nd places in cach classification going at Capilano College at 3 and 5 p.m. Schools with more than 200 girls in Grades 11-12 are triple-A schools. while double-A schools enroll between 76 and 200, and single-A has 75 or fewer. Collingwood is playing in this weekend's B.C. single-A tourna- ment in White Rock. The first B.C. girls’ volleyball championship was held in 1963, making this the 34th annual triple-A tourney. North Shore NEWS photo Cindy Goodmun THE best high school girl volleyball players in B.C. compete at five N. Van loca- tions this weekend in the provincial championships. rth vs. Windsor in schools have won five times (Handsworth twice; Sentinel, Sutherland and West Vancouver once), all since 1986, The second classification was added in 1974 and the third in 1990, North Shore schools have won once at each of those levels (Sentinel and St. Thomas Aquinas). The North Shore has hosted the B.C. triple-A champi- onships five times (1973, 1980, 1983, 1986 and 1991). The tournament committee, which has worked on details for months, is headed by Handsworth's Mike Rockwell and includes Neil Salkus and Celine Kaufman, Laurie Martin, Dan Miscisco and Doug Downie of Handsworth, Ken Osterreicher of Argyle, Mike Schemmer and Roman Kolodzle] of Sevcove and West Van's Shannon Macey. Pool seedings for the B.C. Girls’ Volleyball Championships: * Triple-A ‘Pool A: | New Westminster, » Semiahmoo - (White Rock), North Peace (Fort St. John), Kelowna, Burnaby Central, wildcard. team,° Handsworth”: and Mount Baker (Cranbrook). :: . Pool BB: Centennial : (Coquitlam), Argyle, Hugh: McRoberts (Richmond), Earl “Marriott (Surrey), Belmont (Victoria), wildcard . team}, Brittannia (Vancouver) “and Caledonia (Terrace). Double-A Pool’ C:. Fraser Valley Christian (Surrey), ..Max’ Cameron (Powell. River), - Duchess Park. (Prince George), | St. ”- Patrick’s (Vancouver), George Pringle (Westbank), Seycove, . wild:.. card team and. Esquimalt, (Victoria). , ‘ Pool. D: Elphinstone’: (Gibsons), - Kalamalka Vernon), .. Holy. . Cross {Sureey) ‘Charles... Hays : (Prince Rupert), D.W.. Poppy (Langley), Brooks (Powell River), wildcard team and David Thompson (Invermere). : C. final passes for a total of [80 yards, and rushing the ball four times for 41 vards. “And don't forget fullback Adam Percins,” Bell added. “If it wasn't for his lead blocking, Bradshaw would- n't have rushed tor all those yards.” Bell admits this Saurday’s game against Windsor will be another tough test far his undefeated squad, adding that his coaching staff won't try as hard to outcoach the Dukes’ braintrust. “Against Mount Douglas we (the corches) really tried to ourcoach them,” the veteran varsity coach says. “This time out we're just going to let the players play.” The Dukes earned the right ta defend their B.C. title with a f6-13 win over North Delta's Seaquan,. For Windsor head coach fay Prepehuk, Saturday’s game against Handsworth is a case of the student trying to show up his teacher. “T attended Handsworth as a stu- dent and Bell was my coach so 'm glad we're going to get a rematch with them,” Prepehuk said Monday atier school before hitting the field for practice. In their only meeting this season Handsworth bettered the Dukes 20-7. “Obviously we're going to be keying on Bradshaw, but Anderson is also a rough kid, really gritty,” Prepehuk said. Both coaches agree that their opposition is stocked with excellent athletes capable of making the big plays on both sides of the ball. Prepchuk summed up Sarurday’s B.C. double-A final best: “1 think IVs going to be a great game.” Kickoff is 5:30 pum. at BC Place in Vancouver.