weap te AND THEY’RE off. A total of 203 runners raced for ale 23 we victory recently in the Race put on by the North Shore's Nor*Westers Track and Field Club. Racers of all ages — including these three youngsters (right) — ran in the event. Straining at the starting line (above) racers take off. AMBLESIDE 10 K ROAD RACE Hundreds race for TWO HUNDRED and _ three athletes completed the 1988 Ambleside 10 K Road Race sponsored by the Nor'Westers Track and Field Club one recent weekend. A few athletes receive .special comment: Lori Durward, who came in first in the junior women, is only 15 years old, and Suzanne Le Noble, who came in third, is only 13. Hans Fenz, who won the senior men division, ran faster ‘than anyone in the master divi- sion for runners up to 10 years younger. Nancy McLaren, who won the master women division, ran fast enough to come in second among _ those up to 20 years younger in the open division. Results are as follows: Sunior men: t. Warren Barker, Nor’Westers, 18.19; 2. Jeff Schiebler, 18.31; 3, Johan Lindkuist, Kajacks, 18.33. Junlor women: 3. Lori Durward, Nor’Westers, 22.00; 2. Tracy McCoy, Centipedes, 22.34; 3. Suzanne Le Noble, Nor’Westers, 23,13. Open men: 1. David McGivern, LGRR, 32.11; 2. Robert Nelson, Burnaby Striders, 32.23; 3. Brian Bjornson, VFAC, 32.31. BEST IN B.C. FOR THE second straight year the Capilano College women’s basket- ball team has won the British Col- umbia Colleges Athletic Associa- tion Basketball Championships, thereby qualifying them for a trip to the National Championships in Nova Soctia at the end of the month. In the opening game of the tournament, the Capilano College Blues downed Vancouver Com- munity College 53-49, and in the final defeated Fraser Valley Col- lege 72-62. The game March 11 against VCC was a test of nerves and Capilano was feeling the pressure of being the number-one team. “Ie was a close game You never really know how the opener is g0- ing to turn out, because the team who finishes fourth in the regular season feels a lot less pressure than the number-one team,’’ Capilano coach Greg Sharpe said. Despite some obvious jitters, Cap was able to get the ball down low to Trennell Tyerman and Crystal Caldwell, who managed to either score or draw the foul. Besides the inside points, Cap top spots Qpen women: 1. Burnadette Duffy, LORR, 35.42; 2. Janet Henri, LGRR, 36.51: 3. Carol Montgomery, 37.57. Master men: 1. John Woodcock, Kajacks, 35.30; 2. Herb Phillips, Kajacks, 35.32; 3. Don MacMillan, VFAC, 35.55, Master womea: |. Nancy McLaren, LGRR, 36.29; 2. Linda Strobel, 39.46; 3. Christina Farrell, VFAC, 41.$3. Senior men: 1,Hans Fenz, LGRR, 35.17; 2. Austin Lenton, WCS, 38.47; 3. Frank Kurucz, Nor*Westers, 39,08. Senior women: 1. Ann O'Hagan, 44.30. Divisions were open, age 20-39; master, age 40-49; and senior age 50+. Junior competitors, aged 19 and under, ran five kilometres and all other competitors ran the full distance. got some hot outside shooting from Lori Tarasewich, who was Cap’s leading scorer with 18 points, Veteran guard Glenda Knight was named the game all-star, play- ing a strong defensive game -- pulling down six defensive re- bounds, and also chipping in six points at the other end. The final between Cap and Fraser Valley March 12, played before a full house at Trinity Western University, was a tough, physical and fast game — the type that Cap likes. a iS Wednesday, Miareh 1a, 10%8 Shape up for spring PAGE 19 Capilano played aggressive defence in the first half — forcing Fraser Valley to take low-percen- tage shots. The Blues were strong on the boards at both ends. Knight was instrumental in her team’s ex- cellent end-to-end play. ‘What we talked about doing, and we did well, was to run and press them (Fraser Valley) and create a very fast tempo, and then play controlled half-court offence that creates fouls,’’ Sharpe said. Again it was Tarasewich who led the Cap squad in scoring with 20 North Shore News ir: NEWS photos Nei] Lucents points, and was named the game’s all-star and the tournament MVP. Knight was also named to the all-star team. Sharpe and his team are going to spend their time before the na- tionals March 24, 25 and 26 in Truro, N.S., working on ‘press break and special situations.”’ “We will face tremendous pressure from: the top college teams in the nation. Last year we were happy just to be at the Na- tional Championships. but this year we want to win it all,’’ he said.