30 ~ Wednesday, September 4, 1996 — North Shore News

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-Andrew
McCredie

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“IT’S the most, won-
derful time of the
year.”

So proclaims a traditional
song borrowed by a Lower
Mainland retailer to
announce a back-to-school
sale in adverts currently run-
ning on the radio,

While “back-to-school!”
may well be the most won-
derful time of the year for
some — parents and retailers
come easily to mind — for
students, teachers and bus
drivers, back-to-school
means back to work.

With work comes play,
however, and for councless
North Shore student-athletes,
back-to-school means back to
play. Many have been playing
throughout the summer,
though the only organized
summer team sport, baseball,
isn’t on any North Shore
schools’ sporting curriculum.

However, some elite soc-
cer players have played in

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Safeway Cup competitions
over the past two months.
First ap for local boys is
the pereniy t fall sport —
football, A drive by certain
football powers’ fields — ie.
Windsor, Carson Graham
and West Van — proves that
the boys of summer aren't
just baseball players — block-
ing sleds and shoulder pad-
only serimmages have been
taking place for the past few
weeks, as the combined com.
petitive natures of coaching
staffs and players take hold.
This is alsa the time of
year when North Shore high
school and Capilano College
athletic departments are fran-
tically finalizing field sched-
ules and travel timetables for
the upcoming fall season,
And speaking of Capilano
College, the North
Vancouver school is hoping
to repeat its hugely successtul
sporting season fast year, the
highlight of which was the
women’s soccer team’s
inspiring journey to the
national championship
crown, Coach Doug
Abercrombie took his
charges on a California play-
ing trip this summer and is
confident the National
champs are ready to defend
their title.
“We're only losing about
five players (from fast year’s

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IN 1996"

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teams,” reports
Abercrombie. “so we hope
todo as well again this year.”

The Blues (they dropped
the “Lady” preface hast year)
open their season on the
road against Trinity Western
University on Friday, Sept.
13. The following day the
Blues host che Subway
Classic at their North
Vancouver campus soceer
field.

The men’s soceer team
kicks off their regular season
on Saturday, Sept. 14 against
Trinity Western, Their first
home game takes place
Wednesday, Sept. 25 as they
host BCI in the annual
President's Cup game.

And with just a month to
go before college cager sea-
son opens, both the men’s
and women’s basketball pro-
grams are well under way.

What a wonderful time of
the year,

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NORTH Vancouver's Mighty Smurfs capped a mighty fine season wi
medal showing at the B.C. Softball Championships. Team rnembers include
(front, left to right): Ashley Chang, Erica Booth, Jessica Wood-Rupp,
Clarke, Kate LesGresley; (middle, left to right) Netly Callow, Kim Read-Slater,
Krista Alvano, Jennifer Manchester; (back, left to right) Stuve Ramsey (coach),
Kelly Ramsey and Dave Manchester (assistant coach).

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