photo submitted PICTURE SHOWS the development of skates throughout the ages, starting from the 1800’s to the present, high-tech products. Generations of Canadian families have enjoyed the thrill provided by these simple devices, and many have gone on to fame and fortune in a variety of sports and activities dependent on skates. SKATING THROUGH HISTORY B3 - Wednesday, January 11, 1984 - North Shore News entinel takes lead in girls basketball SENTINEL EDGED Windsor 52-49 last Thursday to take over first place in the senior high school girls’ basketball standings. Windsor had gone into the game undefeated, and held the lead for the first three quarters of the match. But Sentinel’s scorers racked up 22 points in the final 15 minutes to claim the victory. Top scorers for Sentinel were Barb Schwab with 19, Shaun- da Kunciak with 17 and Lisa Roote with 10 points. Wind- sor’s. Inez Liberty and Kim McEachern scored 11 and 10 points respectively. Sentinel’s victory means the standings were, as of January 5: Sentinel 6 wins | loss 12 points; Windsor 5 ! 10; Carson Graham 5 ! 10; and Hillside 5 2 10. Other senior girls basket- ball results: Hillside 59 Seycove 55 (double overtime) (Hill — Simonne Gould 26; Sey — Jo-Anne Burleigh 18); Sentinel 35 Handsworth 20 (Sent — Kunciak 12, Schwab 11; Hand — Elaine Prescott 10); Carson Graham 87 Sutherland 28 (CG -—— Janine Cook 18, Linda Buchanan 16, Katie Ireland 14; Suth — Ila Doyle 10); Hillside Argyle 31 (Hill - Goul Arg — Sonja Melis Sutherland 37 West couver 34 (Suth — Wilcox 10, Lisa Cepeliausk 10). Juvenile girls — Suth 31 Bal 19; Sent 41 Arg 28; Wsr 45 Hill 28; Wsr 36 Bal 16; Suth 59 CG 23; Hill 42 Sey I. Bantam girls — Arg Green 31 Hill 30; STA 29 Sent 12; Suth 20 Bal 27; Hand 31 Sey 24; STA 30 Arg Green 29; Suth 29 WV Red 16; Hand 38 Bal 31. Intermediate boys — West Vancouver 56 Argyle 38. Junior boys — Hill 42 Suth 40; Hand 40 Arg 32; Bal 47 Wsr 34; WV 43 Sent 38. Hillside leads the pack with five wins as of January 5S. Juvenile boys — Hand 60 Bal 37; WV 53 Hill 37; Arg 58 CG 24. Bantam boys — Sent 28 CG 23; Hand 49 Hill 38; Wsr 32 Sey 29; STA 44 Bal 20; Suth 33 WV 18. Fun on ice for entire family MOMS, DADS and kids have been making family skating a popular recreation for generations now — in fact the history of skating goes back centuries — but never has skating been more popular than to- day. And there are several reasons why. To start with, let’s be mun- dane and practical. With skating you simply get more fun for your finances. No need to invest up front in sophisticated and expensive equipment. You don’t need a special suit, goggles, boots, skis, poles, snowmobiles. Just skates, and dress warm- ly. No need to plan ahead, drive miles, reserve accom- modation. Just pop over to the nearest pond, rink or arena. Another factor in skating’s new popularity — the new skates. Today’s skates are what hi-tech folks would call user-friendly. A far cry from the original sharp-edged sheep bones secured by thongs. The contemporary skate has moved beyond the metal-strap-on, beyond the leather boot to the new mold- ed skate. Molded skates offer durability, warmth and more support than ever before. They are also inexpensive. ideal for the family. It’s probably fair to say that more people are skating today just as more people are jogging — there’s an ever- growing emphasis on fitness and recreation as being cen- tral to good health. Like jog- ging, skating exercises the whole body, strengthens the heart and lungs, gets the blood circulating. you can also choose your own speed. Yet there’s something extra that skating offers — togetherness. From the very birth of recreational skating, togetherness has been a main feature of the fun. ‘‘Let’s go skating!’’ has rung through the centuries. How did it all begin? Scan- dinavian archeologists citing the ancient Norsk Saga sug- gest the primitive Finns and Laplanders used skates shaped from bones to hunt wild animals across the frozen fjords. Skates made from walrus teeth have been found in Sweden. Recreational skating is traced back to the canals of Holland and to England as early as the 12th century. Fitz-Stephen in his Descrip- tion of London, in 1189, states with some embellish- ment: ‘‘When the great fenne or moore is frozen many Skier’s Sale Salomon 737 reg. $160 - now *109.™ (inst. $15 incl. hot wax) Volkl Targa Skis reg. $300 - now Streule Jaguar ‘S’ reg. $360 - now *269” Fashions Escada Ski tune-up PR Complete & hand done reg $25 now b & Geiger 40%-50% off Raichle Flexon Comp. $365 5199 Swiss Sports Haus Payee Py oN fea Py Wreath ats ete 922-9107 Lange ‘ZR’ thermo $375 now °269" Ellesse Track Suits 12 price All ski fashions inc! accessories 20%-50% off 19” young men play on the yce . . some striding as wide as they may doe, shoving themselves with a little picked staffe do slide as swiftlie as a bird flyeth in the aire or a ball out of a cross-bow.’’ This would appear somewhat doubtful considering the heavy, awkward bone con- traptions they wore. In the 14th century, wooden skates faced with iron were introduced, and as the skate evolved, the popularity of skating grew. Royalty was early attracted to skating starting with the Vikings. King Harold of Sax- ony in 1035 boasted of his skill on ice. Czar Alexander ll, Marie Antoinette, Em- press Eugenie, Queen Vic- toria and Prince Albert all enjoyed a turn on the ice, and a series of ‘‘great frosts’’ in 19th-century Europe offered more than average opportun- ity. 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He broke through the ice and narrowly escaped drowning. CONTINUED ON PAGE B10 More sport on BS, 10 more sunday news north shore news