32 - Sunday. March 7, 1999 - North S FOOTBALL... AJ has a ticker to football cous tr. The former | Windsor Secondary student fas letter ot dinent ta att Northern Michigan Unis orsity this tail. A standout wide receiver with the Dukes, Fawkes plaived dhe past mwa seasons tor the fri City Bulldogs of the B.C. Junior Football league “My two years with the Bulldogs really helped me to prepare tor the college experi- ence,” Fawkes said wasn't fawkes Fawkes ready mentally or physically to challenge at the next level after high school.” The NMU Wildcats whose green and gold colours are similar to Windsor’s school colours — play in NCAA Division IT. “We are verv excited that AJ. has) chosen Northern Michigan,” said Wildeay head coach Eric Holm. “Our expec: tation is thar he will compete for a starting spot as a fresh- man.” SENIOR’S SLO-PITCH... The North Shore Senior Slo- Pitch league is holding a pre- season mecting tomorrow morning at 9:30 am. in the West Van Seniors Centre’s Cate Terrace Room. The co-ed 55-plus league plays Tuesday and Thursday mornings from April to Ju For more info or to sign up call John at 926-8728. — Andrew McCredie Sports Editor andrew@usnews.comt CALL it the unluck of the The North Shore's sole representa uve atthe BC inple Av semor yaris” bas kethall champienstups, the Argyle Pipers, need the Heritage Park Hhehhinders, the second best team: in the province, to open the tournament, then plaved the seventh ranked Kelowna Owls in the acest round. The Pipers, coached by Ernie Oci, dropped both games, 78-34 100 the Highlanders and 65-54 to the Owl, However, with just three Grade 12s on this vear's squad, the Pipers will bea seasoned force next year. (Scores trom vesterdany tilable to press tines, ece » finals were Tn a teat called “unprecedented” by North Shore high school athtetic coor: dinator Len Corben. local schools swept all butane of the six Vancouver and district basketball championships. Sutherland Sabres (team photo below right) won the junior boys’ tithe, beating Moscrop 59-36 in the final. The Sabres entered this weekend's 16- school B.C. junior invitational in rnon ranked second. In junior girls V&D action, t Argyle Pipers captured the champi onship with a 51-44 win over London in the final. The Pipers were ranked eighth going into the 16-team B.C. junior invitational which concluded last night in Surrey (scores unavailable to Press time). Handsworth became the juvenile boys’ champions with a 56-48 decision over New Westminster in the final. In juvenile girls’ action, the Argyle Pipers repeated as V&D champs with a 51-42 victory over Cambie. It was an all-North Shore battle in the girls’ bantam V&D championstups, with season-long rivals Carson Graham and Handsworth. The Rovals beat Carson in the North Shore tinal, but the Eagles clawed their way to revenge in the V&Ds with ovo victorie Handsworth, 37-21 and 36-25 in t final. The Sutherland Sabres bantam boy: team made it to the V&D finals before losing to Cambie 63-50. With five of the six V&D champions on the North Shore, the furure looks bright for senior hoops around here. north shore © LE Piper forward Michele Rauter is surrounded by Heritage Pa ne SPORTS r the Arg Las me Pipers NEWS photo Julle iverson k Highianders Lyndsay Byle (left) and Dani Langford during opening round action of the B.C. girls’ triple-A basketball champi- onships at Capilano College on Wednesday. The second-ranked Highlanders won the game 78-34. A memorable season THEY may not have won the Vancouver and district championships, or for that matter the North Shore championship, but these girls from Balmoral combined to produce ithe best Barons junior basketball team in over a decade. Tne Barons, led by third-year coach Ryan McCartney, placed third at the V&Ds and second on the North Shore, when Liana McCartney scored at the final buzzer to give Balmoral a big win over Handsworth. “They might not have been the biggest or mest talented team in the city, but we didn’t meei a team this season that had more heart,” said coach McCartney. ¥ NEWS photo Julie iverson Sharp Sabres SUTHERLAND Sabres boys bantam basketball team displays some of the hardware it picked up during the past season. The Sabres, coached by Tom Thomas, compiled a 23-7 season re <¢d, including an 8-1 North Shore league record (their sole loss was to St. Thomas Aquinas). Sutherland avenged that regular season ioss in the North Shore final with a 44-35 win over the Fighting Saints. Another highlight of the Sabres’ season was winning the St. Patrick’s Shamrock Tournament.