page 10, July 28, 1976 - North Shore News £ North Shore athletes and coaching staff are among the B.C. ‘‘wheelchair’’ teams that left Vancouver Monday, July 26 to participate as part of the Canadian Team in the 1976 Olympiad -for the Physically Disabled in Tor- onto, August 3 through to 11. Mervyn QOvesen of 3024 Princess, North Vancouver was select ed as Chef de Mission of the Canadian Team which is made up of 60 wheelchair athletes, 14 amp- utee athletes and 14 blind athletes. along with 20 members on the coaching staff. OO Vic Cue of West Van- couver will be attending as Head Coach of the wheeli- chair team. Mr. Cue, has been” the coach of the Vancouver Cablecars Wheel- *. chair Basketball Team which won the Canadian Basketball “Championship in Cam- bridge, Ontario last month. Stan S ronge a former North Vancouver resident ral an increas- Gymnastics, ingly popular sport for both participants and spectators, will receive a new boost at a special North Shore camp planned for next month. Sparca Gymnastics Club, a fast-growing: North Shore group, in: cooperation with the North Shore Family YMCA, is hosting a seven- day session, August 21 to 28, -at Camp Fircom on Gambier ‘Island for girls aged eight to 18. Cap golfers make their mark Capilano Club entrants in last week's B.C. seniors Golf Association championship at Marine Drive Golf Club made their mark with a very respectable showing. After a neck-and-neck battle throughout the week West Van wins Little League opener Led. by the strong hitting of Earl Van As, Doug Good and Matt MacLeod, and_ the steady pitching of Erik Lockhart, West Vancouver won its first game of the B.C. Little League Champion- ships. stics cal iefes from Deep Cove has been Selected as.the swimming coach for the wheelchair team, Stan has been involved in the swimming program since 1976 and has developed a strong and enthusiastic swim team. David Blair of North Vancouver will be participa- ting on the wheelchair team and is entered in archery, table tennis and basketball. Canada first participated in wheelchair sports in 1967 when Winnipeg and Mani- toba hosted the Ist Pan American Wheelchair Games. Canada has partici- pated in the Pan Am Games in the following years: 1969 in Argentina, 1971 in Jama- ica, 1973 in Peru and 1975 in Mexico City. Canada also sent teams to the para- Olympics in 1968 in Israel and. 1972 in Heidelberg. This year for the first time blind and amputee athletes will compete internationally. Canada has assembled a strong team and are hopeful of ~ receiving medals for Canada. The. course will cover beginners to advanced com- petitors. The gymnasts will be grouped according to ability, and will receive four. to five hours training daily. Instruction will include dance, tumbling, balance beam, uneven bars, vault, floor exercise and trampol- ette. During non-training hours use will be made of the beach, canoes, rowboats, grass playing area, mountain paths, lounge and sauna. between Capilano’s Ken Newbury and _ Langara’s Hank Mitchell, the grand title finally went to Mitchell -- whose four-round total of 308 was only one stroke less than Newbury’s. Lockhart struck out 10 batters and scattered seven hits in posting the win, a 6-1 decision over Duncan. Van As had a big night at the plate, going three for W.Van girl high scorer in hoop loss Although Canada's wo- men's basketball team lost 89-75, after a tough battle, to the U.S. in last. weck's Olympic competition in Montreal, a North Shore team member was among the high scorers. ; Sheila Strike of West Vancouver scored 14 points, as did another B.C. player, Bev Bland of Richmond. Sparked by a 24-point performance by Carol Turney of Chilliwack, the Canadians took the lead midway through the opening half and held the edge until early in the second half. Then, with 13 minutes to go, a field goal followed by a 14-point score put and held the U.S. in the lead. ‘ BASEBALL Pacific Metro League -- Saturday action: North Shore Mountaineers 6,7 Bellingham Bells 4. -- Sunday action: North Shore 7, 3, Puccinis 8, 4. B.C. Littie League - First — j round games: West Van- couver 6; Duncan 1; Trail | ) 7, Victoria Triangle 6; § 5 South # Shaughnessy 0; Whalley 5, Fort St. John 1, Vancouver 1, im 62 mile Jeff Kirk of North Van- couver came second in the 62 mile road race event of the B.C. junior road race cycling championships held last Sa- turday at Port Alberni. Winner was Ken Cun- & ningham of Vancouver in a § 40 F minutes. Third place was § time of two hours, taken by Jerry Van Gaans. lanne Camp director is Nicky Carroll, head coach of Sparca “# Gym Club,assisted by quali- fied coaches from Sparca and the YMCA. Cost of the seven-day camp is $75, which board, and transportation. Registration may be made | at the YMCA, 1705 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, or by calling -Mrs. Carroll at | 980-2121. Registrations must be in by July 31. Meanwhile, in the samef event, Ken Paquette of Capilano. won the Class B title (65-99) with a 3 and 2} victory over Chilliwack’s Ken Nelson. . four, while Good added a | _ triple and MacLeod a double. Next game for West Vancouver is Friday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m. against Whalley. NORTH SHORE SERVICE . « Factory trained staff «= Complete service facilities ® Fuel injection specialists = Wheel balancing PARK SHORE MOTORS LTD. 175 Pemberton Avenue - North Vancouver, B.C. 985-9344 / WEEE includes room and #7 Mi 125° AN HOUR FOR FOUR PEOPLE IN- CLUDES SKIPPER, FUEL, FISHING ~- EQUIPMENT, LIVE. BAIT, ICE AND COFFEE COME BOATING Te een ND WE CHARTER ALL SIZES OF BOATS SIAL AND POWER FROM 22’ FO 110° FISHING, SAILING, CRUISING BY THE HOUR, THE DAY OR WEEKLY CRUISES . SEVEN SEAS CHARTERS LTD. days 985 8523 _oves. 926 o At the foot of Lonsdale next to the Ship of the Seven: Seas _ Restaurant. 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