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THREE PEOPLE, including
Squamish Nation leader Chief
Joe Mathias, were named to
the B. C. Racing Commission
recently by attorney general
Colin Gabelmann.

Also appointed were Peter
Eltickson, a senior instructor
in zoology at the University of
British Columbia, and Brenda
Smith, owner of a feed and
tack store in Sidney, British
Columbia.

Chief Mathias is national
co-chairman of the Assembly
of First Nations Constitutional
Working Group and a member
of the First Natioas Summit
Task Group on Aboriginal
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. Ellickson is vice-president
of the Horsemen’s Benevolent
and Protective Association, as

well as past president and

director.of Southlands Riding
Club in Vancouver.
Before moving to B.C.,

Smith ‘owned .a firm in”

Toronto that bought, trained
and sold show horses and

thoroughbred racehorses. The:

-B.C. Racing Commission is
responsible for the conduct of
horse racing in British
Columbia. it comprises seven
members. Commission staff
‘include racing stewards,
judges, veterinarians. and

investigators who ensure that’

race meets are conducted
_properly and that horses are
well-treated. OO

Opening day ceremonies for
the West Vancouver Little

League’s 1994 season includ- .

ed a- “first pitch” by
Councillor Andy Danyiiu and
the: addition.of four new
“pitchers” offering players
new -opportunities to hone
their batting skifls.

-? West Van Little League’s
president, Andy Netupsky,
and sponsorship chair, Mike
‘Stephenson, were at the
pitcher’s mound to receive a
- ceremonial! cheque from Park

Royal Shopping Centre direc- -

tor Rick Amaniea and Larco
-Investments chief planner
‘Bob Heaslip. me
_ + The funds were provided
to pay the $9,400 cost of four
automatic pitching machines
for use in batting practices,
- workouts and games... 0
. - “Our players and coaches
are very excited about this

advance in our baseball pro--

gram,” said Netupsky.
Stephenson added, “The

machines are a marvelous

coaching tool. They also will

be used in minor league

‘games to provide consistent
good pitching for the batters.”
“We're very pleased to

assist these young basebal'..

players in this way,” said
Amantea. :

~ “We know that participa-
tion in the league is a very
positive experience for the
children. We also appreciate
the dedication of parents and
volunteers who put so much
of their time and energy into
the league’s operation. Being
a part of all of this is an honor
for us.”

West Vancouver Little
League, chartered in 1968, is
now operating with 44 teams,
or 550 players, ranging in aye
from 5 to 18,

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Lake and was named first star in the Indians’. 8-5 win over the

Burnaby Lakers. in reference to the team’s slow start in thelr expansion year, Mactche sald the indiana were as talented as any |
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Indians exact revenge to win their first.

North Shore Indians get first win in Western Lacrosse Association on the road

THE NORTH Shore Indians
horne-and-home series against
the Burnaby Lakers was ear-
marked for the history books.

By Robert Galster
Contributing Writer

Both clubs were near the bottom
of the standings with the Indians
sporting an unspectacular 0-3
record and still looking for the first

win of their inaugural Senior A

lacrosse season.

But the series gave each team -

their first wins of their respective
Western Lacrosse Association sea-
sons with both teams winning on
the road.

After blowing a four-goal lead in
the first game at the Lonsdale recre-

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FOR THE second year ina
row, Mark Bates of
Jancouver won the Sussex

the Indians tightened up defensively
and earned their first win by beating
the Lakers 8-5 at Burnaby Lake
Arena Friday night.

“It has been coming for a long
time,” said a relieved Coach Lance
Baker. “We've been in every game
since the opener, but tonight we
came together.”

The game started slowly and

remained scoreless until the middle

of the first period when Burnaby
scored going up 1-0. The Indians
came back to take a 2-1 lead on a
breakaway goal by © Todd
Katanchik who made up for an ear-
lier penalty.

With the shots tied at 12 apiece
at the end of the first period, the
Indians’ Marwan Jomha made it
3-1 with a goal going against the
flow of the game as Burnaby was
pressing to tie the game at two.

best compete on North Shore

North Shore Spring
Triathalon on Monday held
at the Ron Andrews
Recreation Centre.

Bates won the fifth-annual ver-
sion of the race with his time of
51:43.

The top-finishing woman was
the North Shore’s own Carol
Montgomery, whose time of 54:58
was good cnough for third overall.

Montgomery is the World
Women’s Duathlete Champion and
was the top Canadian woman fin-
isher in March at the World Crass-
Country Championships in

, Hungary.

She is ranked in the top three
female triathletes in the world.

Bates, who was recently con-
firmed as one of the top 10 triath-
letes of the world, also placed third
in the St. Croix Triathalon.

Bates and Montgomery were

The Indians lost their defensive
poise later in the period and ‘fell
behind 5-3 after allowing the Lakers
to score four unanswered goals.

However, this was the Indians’
night and with the help of outstand-
ing saves from goalie Dwight
Maetche, the game’s eventual first
star, Chris George and Mike Shaw
scored lute in the second to tie the
game at 5-5. ,

The Indians took the lead in the

third with two early goals and ’..

added a third by Chris Driscoll in
the last minute of the game to put
the icing on the first victory cake.
After the move to Senior. A
lacrosse, the Indians added. 13 new
players in an attempt to toughen up
the team in preparation for the high-
er level of. competition.
Nevertheless, the Indians* record is
1-4, leaving them last in the league.

named the top male and female
Canadian triathletes of 1993.

The North Shore Spring
Thathalon is the first Canadian race
of 1994 to feature the top-ranked
Canadian male and female triath-
letes,

This year the event broke its
own participation record with 416
entrants — up from 341 last year.

Other top North Shore finishers
included:
9th overall, Trevor Hale of
North Vancouver (56:24);

BB 11th overall, Gordon Corby of
North Vancouver (56:39);

& 25th overall, Mark Shorter of
North Vancouver (59:34);

42nd overall (Sth pluce women),
Darcie Montgomery (Caroi’s sis-
ter) of North Vancouver (1:02:34):
43rd overall, Paul Lee of North
Vancouver (1:02:35):

M8 44th overall, Andrew Ferguson
of North Vincouver (1:02:38);

But they are starting to show
signs of coming together. After the |

_game: Maetche summed up the
team’s outlook: “I think our taient is

as good as anyone’s in the league. I

don’t think we're outskilled by any- -

body.. It’s a matter of getting the
players to get a feet for each other.”
After the first game against ~
Burnaby, a loss, team official Frank
Kirby said the Indians are approach- .
ing their inaugural season in three
phases: the first to see-and experi- |
ence, the second to adapt and the ;
third ta turn it on. nt :
The next Indians. game is’

‘Thursday, May. 26, against the New

Westminster Salmonbellies at :.
Queen’s Park Arena while their ;
next home game is 8 p.m., Monday, -
May 30, against the Coquitlam
Adanacs. ‘ -

See standings on page 24.

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@% 56th overall, Stephen Holmes of ‘
West Vancouver (1:04:11) and

B 66th overall, Jack Piiecki of
North Vancouver (1:05:35). :

The triathalon was on a short (or
sprint) course with competitors
swimming 740 metres (802 yards),
cycling for 18 km (11 miles) and
running 1.5 km (0.94 miles) —
approximately half of an Olympic
course. There was also a children’s
course that included a 125-metre
(135 yards) swim, a six-km (4-mile)
cycle and a 1.5-km (one-mile) run.

“We were really pleased with
the increase in participants,” race
director Trish Holme said.

She added that the event went
very well and that the race, which is
getting a good reputation, would
not have been possible without the
help of 175 volunteers.

“It's a huge undertaking,” she
added, but said she tooks forward to
next year’s event. :