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CAP COLLEGE SOC-
CER... Both men’s and
women’s teams remain unde-
feated following week four
action Saturday in the B.C.
Collegiate Soccer League.

The men’s side doubled
up the Cariboo Sun
Demons 4-2 in Kamloops to
keep pace with Langara
Falcons in league standings.
Both Cap and Langara have
4-0 records. Goal scorers for
the Blues included Zayn
Jaffer, Ali Kashifa, Bobby
Thornton and John
Vendargon.

Capilano’s women’s team
was in a tougher fight as they
took on the top-ranked team
in the country, But thanks to
some outstanding goaltend-
ing by Christina D'Andrea
st a timely goal by Diana
Artuso, the Blues tied the
Cariboo Sun Gemons 1-1.

Both Cap teams are in
action today in the annual
President’s Cup matches
against Langara. The men’s
and women’s game go at 4:30
p.m. today at UBC.

FOOTBALL... For the sec-
ond week in a row, the
Handsworth Royals football
team rolled over its oppo-
nents in senior high schooi
football action.

The North ‘Vancouver
school dumped John Barsby
52-12. And once again, the
Royals were paced by running
back Wyact Hartley. The tal-
ented two-way player scored
five touchdowns and one
two-point conversion in the
game. Last weck against
Prank SZurt Secondary; the
Grade i2 back had threc
majors.

In other North Shore
action, the Windsor Dukes
travelled to Las Vegas to take
on Bishop Gorman. The
Dukes lost 49-16.

— Andrew McCredie

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ALL set for this weekend’s annual Thanksgiving Soccer Tournament are (left to right) Georgia Gambroudes,
Katie Showell, Christine Showell, Sarah Mertz and Greta Burley. The 11th annual tournament features over
100 teams playing more than 500 games on North Shore fields this Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Giving thanks for soccer

Annual Thanksgiving
tournament on menu

By Andrew McCredie

Sports Editor

andrew@nsnews.com

LOOK who’s coming to dinner.
More than 1,800 girl soccer
players will descend on North
Shore playing fields — and din-
ner tables — this weekend dur-
ing the 11th annual North
Shore Girls’ Soccer Club’s
Thanksgiving Tournament.

One hundred and ten teams from
B.C., Alberta and Washington State will
play more than 500 es over three
days in this annual test of soccer skills.
Players range in age from 10 to 19. The
vast majority of teams — nearly 90% —

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come from the North Shore and other
leagues in the Lower Mainland.

A Calgary team has taken part in the
tournament since day one, and continues
to come back every year.

Despite taking place on a holiday long
weekend, the tournament has grown to
become one of the most competitive
weekends of girls’ soccer in the province.

Since some of the divisions will have
fewer teams than others, both playoff and
round robin formats will be used to
determine division winners.

Finals will take place on both Sunday
and Monday.

To make room for the girls’ games, all
North Shore boys’ league games are can-
celled, as are other leagues that use the
North Shore pitches.

THROW INS... In other Thanksgiving
soccer action, Richmond hosts the

Snicker Cup ‘97 tournament, featuring
16 of the best under-17 boys” and girls’
soccer teams in the country.

The tournament is one of four nation-
al championship competitions being held
this weekend, and the Richmond tourney
will determine the boys and girls under-
17 champions.

North Shore Pegasus, managed by
Frank Martinello, is raking part in the
senior men’s championship tournament
in Calgary this weckend.

B.C, will be represented by Lower
Island United (boys) and Burnaby Girls’
Optimists (girls) in Snicker Cup action.

The format features eight girls’ and
eight boys’ provincial championship-win-
ning teams playing a round robin over
the first three days of the tournament
(Friday to Sunday).

On Monday, the final round will pit
the top team in each group (two boys’
and two girls’ teams) against one another
to determine gold and silver medallists.

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Capilano
to host
college
cagers

By Andrew McCredie

Sports Editor
andrew@nsnews.com

THE best college bas-
ketball players in the
province will lace up
their hi-tops this week-
end at Capilano
College.

The annual Capilano
College Classic Basketball
Tournament is the biggest
CCAA basketball tournament
in B.C., and serves as a pre-
season test for collegiate
cagers.

Sixteen men’s and
women’s teams from Alberta
and B.C. begin play Friday at
8:40 a.m., with play continu-
ing through to tournament
finals at 7 p.m. (women) and
9 p.m. (men) on Sunday
evening.

Capilano’s women’s squad
meets Camuson College at
7:40 p.m. Friday, while the
men’s team plays Grande
Prairie at 9 p.m.

With games tipping-off
every two hours in the
Sportsplex gym, the tourna-
ment is a big feast for a bas-
kerball fan.

Teams competing include:
Capilano College, Trinity
Western University,
Douglas College, Medicine
Hat College, Grande
Prairie College, Langara
College, Camuson College,
and University College of
the Fraser Valley.

Day passes are available at
the door throughout the
weekend. Cost is $4 for
adults, $2 for students and
free for elementary school
students and children.

The Blues regular season
tips off on Friday, Oct. 31 as
both reams travel to Prince
George to take on University
College of the Cariboo.

The Biues home opener is
against University College of
Fraser Valley on Friday, Nov.
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