1 STURTRIDGE very good techniques.”” Quarterback Merritt directed the Argo attack, passes for 87 yards. Blarney Stone Oct. 26 in third « division’ Metre. Soccer League play at’Myrtle Park. ~ The-victory brings the Bar- _ barian league record to four wins and two ties. “pan Forsyth’and Al Klausen: added. goals to ensure the vic- --tory; while’ Mike Wetter was a vistand-out on defence in a game that:...was* marred by adverse - Arges round up ren Sauve, guards John Feeny and Steve McMullen and tackles Clayton Sloan and Chris Irvine, put together their best performance of the year in the win. The defence was brilliant, touchdown in two games. Linebackers Kwa Kwee Baker and Pau! Zuccato FULLBACK Zac Gilson scored three touchdowns to lead the Gordon Sturtridge League Bantam 4 27-6 win over the Mustangs Oct. 26 in Langley. “Gilson is a gifted runner,” said coach Geoff Storey. ‘He uses all the fundamentals well and has Gilson rushed for 111 yards on 13 carries and caught two passes, one for a touchdown. ‘*Long-Arm”’ completing four of six The Argos offensive line, anchored by centre Dar- aK NEWS photo Stuart Davis LOCAL TRIATHLETE Paul Granger prepares for his upcoming meets in New Zealand and Australia , along a North Shore road. FOOTBALL .TZOS 10 a Stru NORTH VANCOUVER triathlete Paul Granger has learned from his mistakes and is ready to take a stab at turning professional. By STEPHEN BARRINGTON News Reporter ‘We're going to try and see how it goes,’’ the 26-year-old Says ex- plaining his upcoming trip to compete on Australia’s triathlon circuit. ‘‘We're going to try and see if we can’t make a living at it.’’ In Australia, the triathlon season starts in December and runs until April, nearly twice as long as British Columbia’s recently com- pleted season. “There seem to be a lot more races and a lot more money around,”’ he explains. Down under, a top finish in the world championship race can swell the winner’s bank account by as much as $150,000, he explains, while other smailer races can net the top competitor up to $10,000. While in Australia, Granger hopes to compete in at least three races a month, While not racing, he will train. “A little scuba diving maybe,"’ he allows. With over two miles of swimm- ing, 112 miles of biking and a full 26-mile marathon, the triathlon is lustangs surrendering their first turned in impressive performances, each recording Hutchins eight solo tackles. Defensive end Chris halfback Josh Vanderah secured the line of scrimmage with three tackles each. After the win the Argos record wins and three losses. Bradford and ~ defensive stood at six Lynnwood downs soccer Ravens EASTERN division teams dominated the first week of in- terlocking play in weck eight of the Coaches Soccer League schedule by winning five and tying one of the seven matches played. The clash between the division leaders turned out to be no contest as Lynnwood Nordic shot down Mt. Seymour Ravens 6-0. Left winger Bill Smith notched three goals to bring his season total to 13 and Ron Wilson, Bill Mit- cheli and Bill Zeffrey scored singles while goalkeeper Dick Burns re- corded his fourth shut-out of the season. The other Lynnwood team, the Brewers, also won by downing Characters Restaurant 3-1 on the strength of two goals by Per Han- son and one by Peter Ericson, Norvan Old-Timers, the only western division team to win, moved back into a first-place tie with the Ravens by edging Olym- pia Goldcaps 2-1, while Park Royal Hotel jumped back into a third-place tie when they earned a 2-2 draw with Lynn Valley. In other matches, Coach House Hotspurs and Millers blanked Totemcolor All-Stars and Queens Cross Rangers by identical 2-0 scores. In che last game, Germania Old-Timers downed Ray Johnson Plumbing 4-1. gies to vi considered one of the world's most gruelling of sports, taxing the racers to their absolute limits. In the recent Ironman Canada Triathion in Penticton, Granger made the mistake of not drinking enough during the race, forcing him to drop out six miles from the finish line. “T got heat exhaustion,’* he says sheepishly. ‘‘1 drank something that I wasn’t used to.’’ But he has learned from his experience and vows not to let the same thing happen when he faces the bfister- ing Australian sun. In a Kelowna race he fared con- siderably better. ‘It was open as a professional sace,’’ Granger remembers. ‘There were the two top (iriathietes) in the world there." Despite such competition, the North Vancouver racer crossed the finish line~‘“‘in the money’’ at eighth place. He also finished second in both the July 26 Vancouver Centennial triathion and the Aug. 2 Expo 86 triathion. Granger trains daily and _ rises each morning to breakfast on what an triath 15 - Wednesday, November 12, 1986 —- North Shore News ctory he calls ‘thot cereal-type of stuff,’’ pancakes, fruit and yogurt. ‘It’s one of my bigger meals of the day,’ he laughs. At about 7 a.m. he sets off on a brisk six-mile run before leaving for work. After work, he gets together with two fellow triathletes and hops on his 14-speed bike for two or three hours, peddling anywhere from 40 to 60 miles. Then he swims two miles. On the weekends the trio go all out, doing a long ride and a long trun. ‘‘We do about 90 to {00 miles,’’ he says. ‘tAt least four or five hours on the bike.”’ About two years ago, Granger was watching televison one day when the coverage of Hawaii’s famous lronman Marathon triathlon caught his eye. That, he says, got him inte-ested in the sport. ‘It took me a while to save up for a bike and after that 1 just went from there,’’ he says. 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