B.C. ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

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MULTI-TALENTED North Vancouver high
school athlete, David Wilkinson, is one of three

finalists nominated for High School Athlete of the
Year honors: .

son, joins the ranks of other
hopefuls named as finalists in

Specializing in football, golf
and track and field, Wilkin-

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Among the three finalists
for British Columbia’s Senior
Athiete of the Year for 1983
is Rick Hansen, arguably the
finest wheelchair athlete in
the world.

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Middle distance runner
Brit McRoberts, also from
Vancouver, and amateur
hockey star Mark Morrison,
of Victoria, are the other two
finalists in the senior
category. The winner in this
and eight other categories

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THE ACTION has been hot and the competition keen at the 21st annual Midget ‘A’ invitational hockey tournament, held at
the North Shore Winter Club this past week. Teams from as far away as California and Calgary have been competing for a
berth in the finals.which were played after press time. Above, Doug Payne of the Kamloops Midget Royals, light shirt,
weaves around a tight Grandview defence. The Royals moved into the semi-finals with a 7-3 victory, but were knocked out
by Richmond 7-4. Richmond goes up against a strong North Shore Winter Club team who reached the finals by dumping
Surrey 8-1. Story and results by Jim Jamieson in Wednesday’s North Shore News.

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will be announced at the 18th
annual B.C. Athlete of the
Year Awards Banquet,
January 28, 1984, at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel.
-Organized by Sport B.C.,
the mother agency for
amateur sport in this pro-

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vince, the annual awards and
dinner have been a highlight
of the provincial sports scene
since 1966. A panel of sports
experts from the media
selects the finalists each year
at this time.

Three time winner of the
award for B.C.’s best
physically disabled athlete,
Hansen moved this year into
the open category, where his
performances are measured
against those of able-bodied
athletes. A competitor in
wheelchair sports since 1977,
Rick set world records this
year in both the 1,500 metres
and the marathon.

The Canadian record
holder for women: in the 800
and 1,500 metres, McRoberts
finished eighth in the latter
event at the first ever World
Track and Field Champion-
ships in Helsinki last year.

urrently a member of the
Canadian Olympic hockey
team, Morrison shattered
several club scoring recofds
last season with Victoria
Cougars of the Western
League. He also helped
Canada win the bronze medal
in the World Junior Hockey
Championships. oo

Following: are the finalists
in the other categories:

Junior Athlete of the Year:
Helen Kelesi, tennis; Jamie
Ballard, boxing; Brent
Franklin, golf. ;

High School Athlete of the
Year: Susan Ewanick,
basketball and volleyball;
David Wilkinson, of North

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