44 ~ North Shore News — Sunday, December 3, 2006

- NAME: Christine Chard
SCHOOL: West
. Mancouver |
GRADE: I!
SPORT: scnior swimming,

EVENTS: freestyle, but-

-. terfly
io COACHES: Andy
Andrew, Marina Trasolini
; ‘and Dorice Teasolini

“THE scoop: Despite.

: an injured shoulder that
: kept her from: swimming,
“the 200-metre individual

medley, © Christine. had

“three top-eight finishes in.
<, the.“A” events (for those ~
{who train year-round with’
fa Canes club) at the

B .

NAME: Robert Miller
SCHOOL: Windsor
GRADE: I!

SPORT: senior swimming
EVENTS: . backstroke,
individual medley
COACHES: Mike
Diebolt, Graham Diering
and Andrea Wiebe

THE SCOOP:
captured first place in the
100-m backstroke for “A”
competitors by seven one-

_ hundredths of a second in

a time of 1:04.39 at the
B.C. championships in

Richmond. . The victory -

was the only one achieved
by a North Shore swim-

‘mer during this year’s

“> 50th. anniversary - edition

Of the provincials. HE aiso .
- earned’ sixth spot in. the -:
~°200-m. individual : medley :
in 2: 25 00.

: Selecti ms are Sade by the North
Shore Secondary Schools’ Athletic:
* Association based on outstanding

<: performances in school competition. ©.

Robert -

-ran in bo

SPORTS

GSL Blue

Kids win first tilt on
last day of season

dan-Christian Sorensen
News Reporter Forensen@ninewscom
WINNERS never quit, and

quitters never win.
That's what the GSL fuotball flag one

division Blue Devils team kept telling

themselves all season.
The Bad News Bears of the local foot-
hall league, the youngsters had gone on a

season-long, nine-game winless streak .

when they entered the, playoffs ovo
weeks ago.

Another game, another loss.

No reason to expect any different,
right?

Wrong.

“We j fist kept telling them all season
that ‘ Gell happen’,” said head coach Ray. -
Burns, “We told them that winners never

quit and quitters never win. We knew”

that if they hung in there and kept at it,
things would turn around.”

And in the last game of the season, the
Blue Devils troamped onto the field “and
grabbed that elusive brass ring, edging
the Packers 14-12 to secure third place —
and a a healthy dose of self-respect. .

'e_knew they could do it,” said

Burne “It was just.a matter of time. It.
: was a great way to end the year. The team
~ really worked hard.”

*Devils leading. rusher. Chris

* McAllister scored ‘a ‘touchdown ‘on the
team’s first possession, while Nathan :

Fernig grabbed the play of the «

. day honours when he picked

off a kicked ball on the one--
yard line and ‘returned it the

“length of the field for a touch-
down.

“Team “pivot Taylor Burns
conversions... legacy.
Defensively. the . Blue

TREVOR Craven left a

THE never-say-die GsL flag one division ‘Blue Devils were 0-9 ‘during the
2000 campaign but on the last day of league action staged a 14-12 win over.
* the Packers to taste that first elusive vietory of the season.

Christen Dungey.and DJ Colby — who
pitched in with four tackles apiece — and

Cole Buckley, who made four quarter-”

back sacks in the first half and shut down

- the Packer offence.

Leading the way on blocking f for the

“Blue Devils were Ben Smith, Eric Buckley

and Landon Briscoe.

In’ championship: GSL action, “the :
‘Chargers clipped the Falcons 26-6 for the...
‘flag one ‘crown, the. flag two ttle :was -
claimed by the Sparen who downed the ;

*. and the host club:

: bantam action’ ended * with: thi sanee
: handing. the Huskies’ a%'26-13 loss;

’ bantam level play, the: Stamps
“edged Squamish 21-20; in midget: action,

narrowly

the Razorbacks, crushed: Squamish’ 2
and in’ the : minor: division’ consolation

* Westnainster, West ‘Vancouver

The ; third : “place | versus

* Devils: were : anchored | by

Factery-Outlet Sala (Canada) inc., is an indssendent company. =:

‘The 16-year-old w was com-.

ing back from a hockey tourna- .. :
ment in Williams Lake in 1986 -

when he was killed i inacar acci-
dent.

‘To honour: his niemary,. .
_-dent \at ‘Windsor secondary,
Craven’ claimed:..the Pascal:

~Treyor’s’ parents Don «and

i Fee launched an annual ban- ;.;
jockey tournament at the:

North Shore Winter Club.

- This‘ year’s edition of the:
Trevor Craven Tournament has.

been taking place at the Club

since Thursday , with © finals
-- action slated for today." 0°
-»,.° Four teams are taking part
in the event: - Killame

New

“fourth plice game is set for this

morning at -10:40 :a.m.: while

‘the gold medal first versus sec.
ond matchup will be held: at’
2! 12:25 pam. ;

“A promising honours. stu:

award ~ for. mathematics ~

1985. In the spring, the Craven :

family donates money to go to

a. hard-working . Winter Club’
player on each team.“ -4
Besides’ serving “time: as‘ a.
hockey forward, «he ‘also -was :

*, part of the. Windsor: -Dukes

“for track and ficld ‘compet.
i ‘in: the: 800,-1,500?'and
~and won