Friday, February 6: 1998'— North Shore News = 35

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UNSEEDED teams 11-1. Alberta's William FR
from B.C. upset their Milroy defeated Stephen
competition en route Siaith 15-8, 18-15 in the
to first-place results as bovst hh nal. .
last weekend’s Junior fone Mote fea at
Ast Fiona Morris and Derek
National tournament Senft lost 15-3, 15-2 to
Alberta's Milroy and Lindy

ALPINE SKIING...
Four North Shore. skiers
are taking part in_ this
week’s Jeep Eagle
Canadian Championships
at Panorama Resort in
Invermere, B.C.

Trevor Bruce,
Richard Harvey, Lauren
Jones and Michelle
Yeates are members at the
B.C. Ski Team taking part
in the Feb. 2-9 event.

Following the wecek-
long event, Bruce, Harvey
and Yeates will take part in
the Junior National
Championships in
Kimberly, B.C. Feb. 11-

2
Jones will travel south
“to part in a Nor-Am
downhill event in Crested
Butte, Colorado.

BASEBALL... The Lyan
Valley Little League is
holding registration for
boys and girls age five to
18 today, tomorrow and
Sunday at Lynn Valley
Mall.

Registration takes at
the Among Fricnds store
today from 6 p.m. to
9p.m.; tomorrow from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on
Sunday from noon to 5
p.m.

For more information
call the league’s hotline at
985-4212.

DIVING... North Van’s
Blythe Hartley will be
one of the divers to watch
during — this weekend’s
B.C. Winter Provincial
Diving Championships at
the Vancouver Aquatic
Centre.

Over 200 divers from
B.C., Alberta, Washington
and Oregon will be taking
part in the three-day meet.
The Winter Provincials are
used to determine the
qualifiers for the National
Championships in Qtrawa
next month. -

Hartley, a Canadian
national team. member,
won two gold medals at
last. year’s Age-Group
National Champienships,
and is expected to chal-
lenge for the gold again
-. this weekend.

The competition ruts
today through Sunday
trom 10 am. to 6 p.m.
each day.

— Andrew MeCredie

- Cultural Commission,

at the Hollyburn
Country Club.

In the boys’ under-19
doubles final, Hollyburn’s
Bryan Mascoe and partner
Brian Sluggett, of Victoria,
defeated the — Vaiicouver
Island team of Kyle Foley
and Ian Henderson 16-18,
15-8, 15-11.

Not to be outdone, the
Vancouver Racquets Club
duo of Marianne Lee and
Marian Morris upset the
number one seed, Alberta’s
Vivian Fung and Brooke
Harris, 15-5, 15-7 for the
girls under-19 doubles
crown.

In U-19 girls’ singles
action Hollyburn’s Anna
Rice defeated Harris 12-0,

mixed final.

gles;
B Milroy

action;

nament play;

Milroy

Reidie.

Van Riper in the

and Sun
Alberta’s Brandon Kot and
Jason Yu in boy's doubles

joined forces
Lauren Winter and Tye

U-19

In under- 16 action:
@ Milroy defeated Alberta's
Colin Sun in bov’s singles;
@ Hollyburn’s Sabrina Lee
beat Van Riper in girl's sia-

beat

@ Sabrina Lee and Tamara
Madden beat Hollyburn’s
Sarah MacMaster and Van
Riper in girl’s doubles tour-

@ and in mixed doubles,
and MacMaster

to. defeat

NORTH Van's Fiona Morris iunges for the birdie during openin
Holtyburn Country Ciub national ranking badminton tournament last Friday.

NEWS photo Mike Waketed
ig day action at the

Crooks reatly for her (College cagers
first Winter Olympics | win and lose

By Andrew MeCrodie
Sports Editor andrew@nsnews.com

CANADA’S grande dame of
Olympic competition, Charmaine
Crooks, is going to her first-ever
Winter Games.

“I've been too busy over the past 18
Februarys, f couldn’t get away,” the North
Vancouver track star said as she prepared for
her trip to Nagano, Japan.

This winter marks the first time in 18
years that Crooks, 35, is not com-
peting on the indoor track and
field international circuit.

Crooks is one of two
Canadian representatives on
the International Olympic
Committee's Athietic
Commission (skier Ken Read
is the other), and she is going to 4
the Nagano Games in that capaci-
ty. She is also on the IOC's

“We're there for the athletes
if they have any issues that come
up,” she says of her IOC role.

“And also to network with the
athletes and see the types of things
they want to see happen within the
1Oc.”

Crooks could very well be Canada’s poster
athlete for the global athletic event.

In addition to being a five-time Olympian,
the 800m specialist was Canada’s flag bearer
at the 1994 Summer Olympics in Adanta.

She's also oa big fan of the Winter
Olympics.

“Probably one of my most memorable
times from (watching) the last Winter Games
was Myriam Bédard and her owo gold
medals,” she said. “I mean how do you top
that? I was really impressed.”

Crooks added she is also looking forward

NAG
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‘to comparing the differences between the

Summer and Winter Games.

“From what I understand, the Winter
Olympics have a more close-knit atmosphere
than the Summer Olympics,” she noted.
“You’ve gor 4,000 athietes versus 11,000 in
the summer. I’m looking forward to experi-
encing that.”

North Vancouver’s Janice Bremner won't
be in Nagano, but the Olympic silver-medal-
list still says she will be watching on TV.

“With all che commercials on television, |

am starting to think back to Atlanta,” the

synchronized swimmer said.
“And I’m thinking about Elvis and all
the pressure he must be feeling. |
remember fecling that pres-
sure.”
Bremner is completing her stud-
ies at UBC, and like Crooks is
a member of the volunteer-
based Esteem Team, a group
or B.C, athletes that bring positive
messages to school-age children.
Despite having her first: winter
off in nearly two decades,
9 8 Crooks said she is keeping very
busy.
“Pm still involved in the sport
process, but now thar Pm weaning
myself out of (competing), [ have more
time to commit myself in a different way. In
amore hands-on capacity.”

In addition to her posts with the IOC,
Crooks is oa the boards of the Canadian
Olympic Association and the Canadian
Centre for Ethics in Sport.

What about the SR” word?

Speculation is growing that the woman
who is synonymous with the Canadian
Olympic team has hung up her track cleats
for good.

“The official announcement will be com-
ing in March,” she said with a laugh, “Let’s
leave it at that.”

ANO

CAPILANO Collegz
basketball teams are
winning games, but
consistency continues
to bedevil the varsity
cagers.

Like the previous week-
end, both men’s and
women’s team split their
most recent games in B.C.
college action.

Last Friday, the men
Biues were swamped 91-68
by the University College
of the Fraser Valley
Cascades in Abbotsford.
The women Blues fared no
better as the Cascades
washed the Blues away 79-
57.

The tide turned for the
North Vancouver college
teams the next day as both
beat the OUC Lakers in
Kelowna. The women won
84-76; the men 73-67.

The weekend games
improved the men’s league
record to 8-5 (fifth place in
league standings); while the
women’s mark is now 5-8
(sixth place).

Both Capilane teams
travel to Vancouver today to
face their crosstown rivals,
the Langara Falcons.

The women tip off at 6
p-m., followed by the men’s
game at 8 p.m. Langara’s
men’s team is 12-1 on the
year and in sole possession of
first place.

REGISTRATION DATES

North Vancouver Girls Softball Assoc.
Ages 6-22 / 1998 Season

REGISTER NOW AT
LYNN VALLEY CENTRE

Friday, February 13
6pm -.9pm

Saturday, February 14

10am-6pm

Sunday, February +5

12pm-5pm

NORTH VANCOUVER
GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOC

for infomnation, call

980-3835

ae West Vancouver Little League

Registration Closes February 20th

Pick up registraticn forms at West Vancouver
Rec Centre or McDonalds at 15th in Ambieside

Please Call 926-2740 for more info