N. Shore school fea to HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS By A.P. McCredie HIGH SCHOOL basketball action is currently at a fevered plich, with a number of North Shore teams qualifying for B.C. championship competi- tions. The following are results fram zone playoffs involving North Shore teams: Senior Girls North Shore playoffs (at Wsr): Tiebreaker (at Coll): Coll 34, Suth 18. Quarter-finals (a1 STA): Arg 56, CG 50; Coll 44, STA 38. Semi- finals: Coll 44, Sent 43: Wsr 82. Arg 43. Consolation: Sent 61, Arg 43. Final: Wsr 44, Coll 40. (Sent and Arg advance to B.C. “AAA” zone playoffs; Wsr, STA and Suth advance to B.C. “AA” zone play- offs; Coll and Sey advance to B.C. “Azone playolts.) B.C. “AAA” zone playoffs: - Preliminary (at Arg): Magee 48. Arg 44. Double-foss knockout (at - Sent): Steveston 52, Sent 42; Sent 57, Burnaby Central 44: Steveston 28, Sent 26. (New Westminster. Richmond, Steveston and Killarney qualify for the B.C. “AAA” Championships March 9-12 at Capilano College Sportsplex.) ' B.C. “AA” zone playoffs: Preliminary (at Elphinstone): Suth 50. Elph 40. Double-loss knockout (at Wsr): Lite Flower 93, STA 67: Wsr 98, Suth 32; STA 79, St. Patrick's 43; Notre Dame 51, Suth 48; Wsr 55, Lord Byng 33; STA 69, ND 50; LB 64, STA 54. Final: Britannia 56, Wsr 38. Wsr finishes second. (Britannia, Windsor and Litde Flower qualify for the B.C. “AA” Championships March 9-12 in Qualicum Beach.) B.C. “A” zone playoffs (at Coll): Semi-final: Sey. 62, Sport B. AP. NMicCredie 1 VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS FITTINGLY SEY on the eve of the Lillehammer Winter Olympics’ final day, Sport BC held its 28th annual awards banquet in down- iS advance .C. playofis Pemberton 41. Final: Coll 41. Sey 38, (Coll qualifies for the B.C. "A™ Championships March 3-5 in Salmo.) Junior Girls North Shore playoffs (at Arg): Tiebreaker: CG 25, Wsr 24. Quarter finals: Bal 59, Hand 26: Sent 50, CG 17. Semi-finats: WV 50, Bal 37; Arg 48, Sent 41. Consolation: Bal 46, Sent 42. Final: Arg 59, WV 46. (Arg, WV and Bal advance lo Vancouver & District championships.) Vancouver & District Championships (at Arg): Double- loss knockout: Arg 49, R.C. Palmer 45: Burnaby Central 53, Bal 35: J.N. Burnett 57, WV 25; WV 54, Ba) 28: Hugh McRoberts 35, Arg 32: Arg 38, WV 37. (JNB advances to the B.C. Junior Invitational March 10-12 in Esquimalt.) Senior Boys B.C. “AAA” zone playoffs: Preliminaries (at Arg): WV 67, Sent 55; Arg 87, Hand 71. Double- loss knockout (at Capilano College Sportsplex): WV 86, CG 69; Wsr 72, Arg 42. Final: Thursday. March 3 at 7:30 p.m. and if neces- sary Friday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m.. B.C. “AA” zone playoffs (at .Suth): Semi-finals: Elphinstone 95. HS 54: Suth 94, Chatelech 44. Final: Suth 67, E)ph 23. (Suth qualifies for the B.C. “AA” Championships March 9-12 at Trinity Western University in Langley.) B.C. “A” zone playoffs (at Coll): Round-robin: Pemberton 58: Coll 49, STA 85, Pemb 57: STA 86, Coll 48. (STA qualifies for the B.C. “A” Championships March 9-12 at Cariboo College in Kamloops.) Intermediate Boys . North Shore playoffs (at WV): Final: Coll 52. WV SJ. Look for more scores in next weck’s Sports section, including schedule information for B.C. ‘championship games. Wednesday, March 2, 1994 - North Shore News - 13 ar arse 2d shen NEWS photo Neif Lucente WINDSOR FORWARD J.R. Payne has a shot blocked during the Dukes’ 98-32 victory over Sutherland last week in the double-A zone playoffs. (See story for more varsity cager action). EATER EE aT . honors amateur excellence [Vancouver town Vancouver to honor the cream of the province’s ath- letic crop. And what a harvest [993 reaped. From Centennia) Cup champions to world record-setling perfor- mances in disabled athletics, 1993 once again proved that British Columbia continues to produce ath- letes capable of competing with the country’s, and the world’s, best. Apart from the opening presen- tation to Locooeeee Passagtia (Best of B.C. award). the black tie night belonged to aniteur athletics. The Overaii Athlete of the Your award (chosen fram the aight’s winkers) went to Notre Danie foot- bail phenom Dusid Mattiazzo. che senior running back, also named the High School Athlete of the Year, gained un incredible 2.500 plus yards and scored a record-set- Ging 4) touchdowns last season, ALL in just 12 gantes. West Vancouver diver Paige Gordon was named Senior Athlete of the Year, edging out fellow nom- inces Paul Kariya and Victoria rower Derek Porter. Kariya, of PAHGE GORDON North Vancouver, earned Junior Athlete of the Year kudos Jast year (Gordon won in 1989). The North Shore diver is one of Canada’s better medal hopes at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria this August. Speaking of the Games — which, we were told by Mike Harcourt, will require the services of 10,000 volunteers — the stuffed mascot for the Games made its presence felt. Named Klee Wyck (no, it's nota neoprene likeness of Emily Carr). the killer whale made numerous appearances in front of the press fable. heading to one journalist to hope out loud that the Fox Rocks’ mangy mascot would show, And while the table agreed that the fox gave away a lithe weight to the whale, the votes were split in terms of a decision. (1 picked the fox. Klee Wyck is as mobile as Roseanne Barr), See Team page 14 offered the Vampires bite back? WHEN WE asked readers to send us betler names than the Mounties for the soon-to-be- drafting Vancouver NBA fran- chise, we expected a mixed bag. (See our ad on.page [4 for submission instructions.) Roy Kay sent along the Vancouver Northern Stars, a sentiment alsa favored by North Vancouver's Fred Santos. who suggested the Vancouver Starlights. He also Vancouver Masters, though we suspect opposing fans would have: field day with that one. | Another North Vanner, Roy Davy. tikes the Vancouver Navigators ar Mountiineers, The strangest? 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