TALK OF THE TOWN Four North Shore figures are waiting for the go-ahead fro: _ the CRTC to kick-start an all-sports AM radio station next year. North Van’s Paul Carson, former sports director at Global Television, is the director of radio operations for Grand Slam Radio, Inc. Also in the mix are North Vancouver's Bob Smart and R. Cameron Watt and West Van's Tom Mayenknecht. Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - Nerth Shore News ~53°° KING KEEPS HER CROWN Fifteen-year-old North Vancouver gymnast Breanne King retained her senior national team status by placing sixth all-around at the 2000 Bank of Montreal MasterCard Women's Elite Canada competition held this weekend in Winnipeg. King, the 1999 national junior champ, placed 13th all-around at fast year's event. COVERING THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY . NEWS photo! Pau! McGratn OAK Bay serum half David Jawi (in stripes) goes for the ball as Capilano AFC U-18 team flanker Brandon Van Euwan (right) and number 6 Tobin Haramerburg match his stride duzing the B.C. - final at Kiahanie on n Senurcoy. 7 The islanders ended uP edging the home team 17-13 for the title. ‘side dropped the B.C. ° championship to Oak Bay 17-13 at home on Saturday. _ y ame. out quick, and ° ed the frst try of the match, but - Capilano responded with kicker Joel: Flemming, who was good on’a pair. : of penalties to_give the home side a: 6-5 edgy Jason Wilson then scored g added the suc-_ ive Capilano a and. the momex:tum, thought head cozch Roger Hatch. “f thought. we -had it,” he’ said. ° T thought *There’s no way | they’re going to score twice on us’, : : bree “As the. game moved into injury “time, the Capilano side made 4 cru- cial : turnover and then got Penal ized. Oak: Bay. ranthe ball in for, - another wy nd a 17-33 edge’ as the “Sdock ticked down. °°": »-The local side had: another shot _-at regaining the upper hand, making - it down to within 10 yards of a wy, ‘but the whistle was blown and the trophy went to the visitors. =. “The guys played really good “rugby out there,” said Hatch. “We | ‘controlled 75 per cent ‘of the game . » Yeager and Flemming, che kicker. ; but ic wasn’t to be. * “They were a very v good side and “we played much b better than we did “last week.” -The- Capilano . u- 18s downed “Bayside, 14-12-in a hard-fought - semi-final : contest: the weekend “before to reach the B.C. final. “It was an outstanding, season,” said’ Hatch: “To get to the provin-~ cial ‘final ‘is : “pretty. awesome, I've been there’ with U-19 teams and I’ve been en the other side of the score so I know how it feels. “Basically we made a mistake at the end and we paid for it.” “And now, the silver lining behind the loss: seven Cap players were invited to the U-18 provincial team selection cainp this weekend at Mill Bay. Prop and team MVP. Geoff ° Mackwood will make the trek, as will flanker twins Ben and Jason Wilson, cenue Rob Bowman, serum - half “John Weedon, . winger Dave “It’s a good testament to the progeam’s success,” the group of seven invitees. It’s the second of three selection events to be held to choose a B.C. rep team. The next is scheduled for February. “All Capilano RFC rugby squads “will take/a few .weeks rest before “heading — back into - action in February. said Hatch of Winter Cl lub hockey ‘FOUR reasons why the North Shore Winter Club's ‘team fs flying high this season: Mike Gauthier. Afrom: left), Nolan Briscoe, Juiian Marcuzzi and Gilbert Brule... Jan-Christian Sorensen _ News Reporter 7 Rorensen@nsnews.com IT’S renaissance time at the. North Shore Winter Club. . Hockey-wise, at least. "Two of the club’s youth squads are skating circles around the competition ‘ this season and heralding a resurgence “in the Club's provincial presence." The peewee A Winterhawks are enjoying a 5-0-1 record while the club’s atom A complement is skating to, the © tune of an unbeaten 23-0-2 record. The peewee team has its home in the “tier-one AAA division ‘of ‘the B.C. Amateur Hockey. Association, sharing the roost. with teams fron: Burnaby, ©” south Dele and» Mission, Surrey, _ among others. ©: Three of the 16 peewee kids hail from Vancouver proper; the rest are all North Shore products. 2) 0s Peewee team head coach Owen Pighin, who’s been at the club for five years, said he’s been surprised by the dominant play of the NSWC teams this season. “stronger. and stronger. It’s a: good pro- gram with great people and people are talking about it again.” The Peewee team’s strong play catli- “er this mont ata @ qualifier j in Princeton ; : Pighin. “1 “When you look at the overall team’: strength the -(club) is: just. getting ; secured them a berth i in the prestigious Quebec International » Peewee _.. Tournament this February. - Over 160 teams ‘from aeross ‘the globe make the trek to the annual event — but it’s the first time in about 20 | : years thar the Winter Club: has sent an ambassador team... 2." ". With over 16, 000 fans in nthe stands for the ten-dsy tourney, it'll be as close to the big show as these kids have been.” . pibevizegonn a be-in awe,” said ink that’s. my biggest worry. Genting those. Brst couple shifts or games in.” >: oo Mts the experience of allifetime. It’s “the “tournament where . the’ Mario™* Lemieuxs “and © the.” Grétzkys |: ae *: LaFleurs all ‘gor their start.” The Quebec tourney will also prov ‘testing ground ‘for’ the reat tefiee the B. é- championships,: whic! : begin at the end of February. Also quetifying for the event was the” _. Burnaby: Wiater Club and Surrey. °°. Pighin’ said ‘he’s got“a, solid,’ wel “sounded team on his hands this year. : “We've got some very dedicated kids" : who have p layed 2 lot of hockey in their lives.: P'vé. got five ‘or’six-kids’ who’ are ene a step “ahead in’ all aspects of ie “ xt times. there : are, some kids that: aren’t geing well, but there’ will defi-: _itely be someone there to 0 ick up. the - Place any new v order for Hunter Douglas products before Dec 15 and 1 recieve a $75 rebate for es every $1, 000 : purchased, Ard since we are the Lower Mainland’s largest independent supplier of Hunter Douglas Window : cr teams back on track s