13 - Wednesday, February 22, 1989 - North Shere News Shocking side of iNustration PAGE 21 CHENA CLUB BRINGS HOME MEDALS FROM MONTREAL Swimmers splash to success CATHERINE SCHIER of Chena Swim Club scored an im- pressive victory at the Winter Senior National Swim meet in Montreal, Que., last month, winning a bronze medal in the 100-metre butterfly to become one of Canada’s top three swimmers. Sixteen-year-old Schier, who attends Sentinel School in West Vancouver, was one of five swimmers from B.C. who achieved medal standing at the Nationals. Schier’s outstanding performance also earned her consolation wins in the SO-metre and 200-metre butterfly, where she placed third in both events. Seventy-two Canadian teams and visiting European and American swimmers attended the four-day meet. A total of 489 athletes participated. In addition to Schier’s win, two other Chena swimmers, Elissa Purvis and Michelle Woods, also scored successfully - at the mect. Seventeen-year-old Purvis finished fourth in the consolation 800-metre freestyle to beceme the 12th top swinimer in Canada. Woods, 16, scored in the top 24 in the country for her perfor- mance in the 50-metre, 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke. Chena swimmers were coached by head coach Jan Henderson, assistant head coach John Melnikow and Judy Aspinall. The West Vancouver swim club also sent a strong contingent to the Junior B.C. Provincial Swim Meet held recently in Pen- ticton. The top eight finalists were: Steve Krogseth with a gold in the 200-metre freestyle, fourth in the 200-individual medley and the 100-metre butterfly; Stecy Arn Conliffe, with a silver in the 100-metre backstroke; Bruce Haralson with a silver in the 200-metre backstroke and sixth in the 200-metre butterfly; Litza Anderson with a bronze in the 100-metre freestyle and the 200-metre breaststroke; Craig Curley with a fourth in the 100-metre freestyle and fifth in the 200-metre freestyle and Debra Pvice with a fourth in the 200- metre breaststroke. Best times were achieved by Jessica Krajicek, Michelle Jones, Samantha Audiey, Nadine Fillipoff, Jennifer Ryan-Lewis, Carlin Goes, Cezanne Goos, Schier and Price. NEWS photo Nell Lucen! te THESE THREE swimmers from West Vancouver’s Chena Swim Club recently returned from a national swim meet in Montreal with impressive wins. Catherine Schier ight) won a bronze medal. Elissa Purvis (centre) placed in the top 12 swimmers in Canada and Michelle Woods in the top 24. N. Shore high school scoreboard HIGH SCHOOL scoreboard results for the week ending Feb. 17 STEFANO WALKER of Carson Graham takes control of the ball as Warren Barker of Handsworth moves in to block him. Handsworth player Derek Gordon (back), keeps bis eyes on the ball. Handsworth NEWS photo Tom Burley defeated Carson Graham 87-73 at a recent game heid at Carson Graham. solation: CG 58, HS 25. Final: Wsr 90, WV District ag A” zone tournament: St. Patricks 56, HS 50; Notre Dame 83, Cariboo Hill 23; HS 53, CH 51; ND 59, SP a SP 55, HS 48 Ne Dame and St, Patri icks qualify for the Champio mships). Vancouver & zone final: Total Education (Total Education qualifies for the B.C. “A’’ Championships). Juntor Girls 46; Sent 44, STA 37; Hill 52, ; CG 42, Suth 39 (overtime): Arg 45, 17; Sent 31, Bal 8; STA 36, CG SENIOR BOYS’ B'BALL TOURNEY Boys 2, STA 74; STA 62, CG 61; I 'V 72; Hand 87, CG 73; ps Bek ees- asa ‘A 35; Hand 49, Bal Arg 53; Hand ; STA 48, Bal 38; Arg 52, CG 50; WV 54, W Betty WV 42, Hand 40; Hitt 41, overtimes); CG Pa 53, Hand $2; fare 48, Suth 42: “Red” 28; “Gold” 82, Spartans, Dukes to battle THE HOWE Sound ‘'AAA” senior boys’ basketball tourna- ment, one of the premier events on the local high school sports calen- dar each year, opens Feb. 24 at Handsworth, with Sentinel Spar- tans and Windsor Dukes clashing at 6:30 p.m. and the hosting Royals going at 8 p.rn. against the winner of tonight’s preliminary playoff. The double-loss knockout tourney continues next Tuesday at 6:30 and 8 p.m., then single games at 8 p.m. on March 1, 2 and 3 (if necessary), all at Handsworth. The winner goes to the B.C. ““AAA”’ championships March 15 to 18 at the Agrodome. The second place team has a backdoor shot at a_ provincial berth, by playing March 7 and 8 in a four-team, sudden-death playoff at Vancouver Technical. Tonight’s preliminary contest is at Argyle at 8 p.m. between the fourth-place Pipers and the winner of last night’s tiebreaker for fifth place between Carson Graham and West Vancouver. Handsworth (league record 11! wins and two losses), coached by Ed Pedersen and Len Cerben, has a veteran starting lineup of Grade 12s in Earle Birney, Rusty Corben, Derek Gordon, Warren Barker and Dave Torrance, along with Grade 11 Todd Rattee. Sentinel (10-3) represented the zone at the B.C.’s, and has four key players from that team back again: Derek Christiansen, Ryan Charles, Ian Henson and Mark Pearmain. The coaches are Ken Sherk and Digby Leigh. Windsor (9-4), under coaches Phil Langley and Steve Garland, has a well-rounded unit that in- cludes Brent Bagshaw, Todd Langley, Dave McCairns, Brent Crowther and Blair Hokanson. Argyle (7-6) relies on three Grade 12s in Siphe Riopel, Stuart How and Darin Burr plus Bob Flather who is in Grade 11. They are coached by Peter Therrien. West Vancouver (5-8), coached See Playoffs Page 14