FEB. 26: The Argyle Pipers defeat . ort HE YEAR 1993 featured gold medal performances by a number of North Shore athletes, From a Lynn Valley Little League team playing in the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania, to the North Shore Indians winning the Canadian Senior B lacrosse title in front of a home crowd, the year praved a memiorabie one fer both ath- letes and fans, The following is a brief summary of the year in sports on the North Shore. JANUARY JAN, 1-2: A prototype indoor sac- cer. ball makes its debut at the 1993 Rucanor Futsal Classic at Capilano College. The bail, developed by the governing body of indoor soccer in the province, Futsal-B.C., is seen as the worldwide standard for interna- tional indoor play. JAN, 16: Thirteen-year-old Mark Vanderbhove wins the novice men’s long and short progranis at the. Western Divisional Championships in Calgary. The North Shore Winter Ciub skater is joined on the top of the podium by teammate Xeyla Ochs, winner of the skort and fong programs in the ladies’ junior division. : JAN. 17: Grouse Tyee Club skier Aimee-Noel Hartley wins the over- all title at a J2 Clearly Canadian Super G event at. Blackcomb Mountain. Tws spots behind the Grade’ Handsworth student is “West Vancouver’s Katie Dunn, a . Grade 9 student at Collingwood. FEBRUARY the Sutherland Sabres 88-68 to win the North Shore senior boys’ basketball crown at the Sportsplex. ‘Tournament MVP Rob Kuezynski establishes a final game record with 35 points for the Pipers. MARCH MARCH 6: Several North Shore athletes receive Sport B.C. Athlete of the Year awards. North Vancouver's Paul Kariya, a winger with the University of Maine's Black Bears nockey team, is named Junior Athlete of the Year. North Shore Olympian row- ers Kirsten Barnes and Jessica Menroe are both members of. the Team of the Year, the Canadian women Coxless four team, MARCH _7: St. Thomas Aquinas claims provincial bragging rights with an impressive 89-54 home- court victory over St. Patricks in the final of the B.C. Single A boys’ basketbal] championships, APRIL APRIL 2: Hockey phenomenon, Paul Kariya is awarded the Hobey 1ore’s §) oe het 1993 CANADIAN AS bes wet rh etn teen RECION © Photo submitted THE BOYS of summer trom the Lynn Valley Littie League rode a winning streak that took them to the provincial championships, to the Canadian champlonshi to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsy!vania. Baker award, presented annually to the top player in U.S. college hock- cy. Two days later, Kariya caps his freshman season by helping the Maine Black Bears win the NCAA title. Kariya is the first freshman ever to win the prestigious award. APRIL 4: West Vancouver twins Elma and Moira Ong win the girls’ under-19 doubles title at the 1993 Carlton Canadian junior/juve- NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge . THE NORTH Shore Indians raise the President's Cup in celebration after winning the Canadian “Senior B lacrosse championships at the Lonsdale Arena on the Labour Day weekend, The indians last won the rational title in 1985. nile championships at Hollyburn Country Club. In the singles final, Elma, 18, edged her sister for the national title, reversing last year’s outcome. APRIL 22: Jack Lonsdale’s repeat as champions of the Men's Basketball Night-League with a last- second win over regular sea- son champs Air Assault at the Sportsplex. MAY MAY. 26: North Vancouver's Jenny. Rauh is selected to play for Canada’s National Women's Volleyball team. The six-foo. 22-' year-old power hitter joins the national program after playing a university career at UBC. MAY 28: The North Shore Indians continue their regular sea- son unbeaten streak with a 12-8 win over third-place Ladner Pioneers. The win gives the North Shore team a 6-0 record, JUNE 13: Janice Bremner, of North Vancouver, teams with Coquitlam’s Susan Crews to win the duet bronze medal ut the Senior National Synchronized Swimming Championships in Montreal. JUNE 20: The L.A. Dodgers cap- ° ture the North Shore Pub Slow- pitch mid-season tournament with a {3-12 win over the Tomahawk. _ JULY JULY 8: North Vancouver's Kacy Myles wins the girls’ under-18 sin- gles title at the K-Swiss B.C. Junior Closed tournament at the North Shore Winter Club. Myles is given her trophy by Grant Connell, who lost in the doubles final five days earlier at Wimbledon, JULY 11: Chris Thulin wins the gold medal in cycling on the final day of competition at the B.C, Games for the Disabled, held in ps in New Brunswick, and finally Burnaby. The North Vancouver athlete won a bronze medal in slalom skiing at the National Disabled Skiing Championships earlier in the year. AUGUST _ AUG. 8-21: A number of North Shore athletes compete on the third- Team 8.C, at the 1993 Canada. Summer Games in Kamloops. West Vancouver rower Adam Gray car- ries the provincial flag during the opening ceremonies before 10,000 spectators. . AUG. 27: The North Shore Indians storm back from a two- game deficit to defeat Burnaby Lakers 9-7 in the final game of the best-of-five West Coast Senior B lacrosse championships. AUG. 29: The Lyan Valley Little ~ League team returns home fram -- Williamsport, Pennsylvania after representing Canada at the 1993 Little League World Series. Earlier in the month the team, representing B.C., defeated Quebec 2-1 to win the C.iadian championship ‘anda berth {in the’ World Series round- robin. * : ; : See Carson page %2 PAUL KARIYA