14- Wednesday, June 1, 1994 - North Shore News ALPINE SKIING... Two North Shore skiers have been named to the B.C. Ski Team for the 1994/95 season. Grouse Mountain Tyee mem- ber Aimee-Noel Hartley, coming off an outstanding sea- son, and Blackcomb skier Katie Dunn were named to the squad during the B.C. Alpine Ski Association gener- al meeting last month. BALL HOCKEY REGIS- TRATION... The» North Vancouver Summer Ball Hockey league kicks-off their registration .drive today, ' Wednesday, June 1, at all North Vancouver recreation centres (987-PLAY). Registration is open to four (or five) pre-selected teams, and all individuals until. Monday, June 20. The league is open to men, 19 years: and older, who . are interested in playing com- petitive ball hockey from early July to early September. The season is 12'games, including ‘an all-star game, followed by ' playoffs..Cost per person for the season is $100. ‘GOLF... ‘The... .- West Vancouver “Highlanders boys’, golf team: blanked Burnaby Central 7-0 to.win the: Vancouver and ‘District high school golf champi- ° onship. ’ GYMNASTICS... A number of North Shore gymnasts rep- | _ resentéd B.C..at the National ~ Championships in P.E.I. last “week. Novice team member - Yuki Sudo, 11, placed third in “the beam and. 10th’ overall. Teammates Jennifer Clarke and Jennifer Tsakok finished - 18th and 35th respectively. In the National Open competi- tion, North _Vancouver’s -Alana Webb was 29th. All are members of. Flicka gym club.. * Oe ew HIGH SCHOOL RUGBY... Carson Graham’s senior : boys’. rugby team ran into a strong St. George’s side in the semi-finals of the B.C. triple- A championships, ending the Eagles’ bid for a provincial title. St. George’s deafeated Carson Grahem 23-10. West Vancouver defeated Walnut Grove 16-12 in the consola- tion final to finish in ninth place overall. The Eagle’s Matt Johansen . and Highlander Dan Baillie were -both:named tournament first team all-stars. (For more tour- nament action see page 16). TRACK: AND FIELD.. North Vancouver’s Yvonne ‘Passmore, a member of the Simon Fraser University track team, finished fourth and sev- . enth respectively in the 1500m and 3000m races during the NAIA National Track and Field meet held last weekend at Asuza Pacific University. The. freshman’s strong perfor- mance contributed to the Clan’s cighth-place finish. s defeat secon North Shore wins big at home Monday nig FRANK KIRBY, the general manager of the North Shore Indians, probably didn’t intend to spend most of his free time giving free haircuts to his players. Robert Gaister Contributing Writer But that’s the way things are working out after Kirby offered a free haircut to every player who scores three goals or a hat trick. With the Indians starting to turn their inaugural Senior A season around, there should be a line forming outside his shop the morn- ing following each game. Cn Monday night, the Indians beat a solid Coquitlam Adanac team 13-10, getting stellar perfor- mances from both Marwan Jomha and Chris George. “It was a good effort by our line tonight,” said George, who fin- ished as the game’s first star with four goals and two assists. “We ‘played loose and ran around out ‘there. With the guys setting me up, _it was hard to miss out there.” He added: “Tonight was the . first time I was actually relaxed around the net. Before this I was fighting the ball 2 little bit and tonight I picked my spots.” ': The game started slowly with ‘both teams finishing their checks and picking their opportunities carefully. It remained scoreless until halfway through the period when the Adanacs scored in a four- . “on. -three powerplay. * The Indians tied it up.on a goal by Chris Driscoll a minute later, _ but continued to commit turnovers _ in ‘the’ neutral zone with the | Coquitlam team working the trap effectively. - The period ended with North Shore leading by a slim-2-1 margin on a goal by Tod Racine. The Second period started. with both teams playing a more wide- open style, but unfortunately for the Indians, that favored - Coquitlam first as they tied the “game in just 20 seconds. ° _The wide-open style also forced Indians’ keeper Dwight Maetche to come up with two breakaway stops in the first five minutes to keep the home team in it. Down 3-2 at the seven-minute mark, the North Shore team went _VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS PARIS IN May could well be the place for springtime love on an offensive and defensive tear, managing to shut down the Adanacs’ offence while scoring six unanswered gouls to take the lead for good. Leading the Indians’ charge was Jomha with three goals, George with two and a sin- gle from Shaun Springette. The third period, saw the Indians nearly giving the game away by letting Coquitlam come back to within an 11-9 score before Todd Katanchik and Springette with his second of the game were able to put it away. “We had them scrambling in the second,” said Indians’ coach Roy Pinder. “I was surprised because you usually don’t see that from a disciplined team like Coquitlam. “We played well tonight and as I was saying last week if we play with discipline we can beat any- one,” said Pinder, referring to last | New Thursday’s game at Westminsier, where the Indians were . clobbered by the Salmonbellies 8-4. In that game the Indians played ‘an uninspired 60 minutes from the outset even though the game was tied at three after two periods. Coach Pinder lamented over his team’s lack of consistency, but also put some of the blame on the coaching staff. “To be fair to the guys, we're not quite set yet on how we’re going to set this thing up yet,” said Pinder after the New Westminster game, in which the Salmonbellies scored three short-handed goals. “Our own mistakes cost us the game,” said Pinder. “This is the best lacrosse around and you can- not play i in fits and starts because consistent defence is what wins the games.” The Thursday night loss fea- tured one bright spot — the Indians’ Chris Driscoll had an out- standing individual game scoring three straight goals and, as a result, qualifying for a free haircut from his GM. With Monday’s win the Indians have won two out of three games and are starting to show signs of coming together as a team. The win also moves them into a three-way tie for the fourth,and last playoff spot with Victoria and Burnaby. Coach Pinder stil sees hope for salvaging the season even though the Indians’ record of two wins A Canuck abroad: to blossom, with lovers strolling arm in arm down the Champs-Elysees. But for fans interested in the pur- suit of Lord Stanley’s Cup, Paris in May offers as much life as Papua, New Guinea. Having booked a two-week sojourn to the city of lights back when the Canucks were struggling (o keep their heads above 50), Twas faced with the reality of missing the entire series against the eastern boys in Blue. No problem, { figured. The Parisians are a cultured Jot. Why, PU probably be tripping over petite brasseries plying us Canadians abroad with cold beer, pretzels and satellite feeds. Reality Check No.1: like their avowed enemies to the North, the French have a penchant for sipping “place Adanacs hi, downing Coquitlam 13-10 NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge =. NORTH SHORE Indian Wayne Baker icoks for'someone to. pass to as he’s watched by a Coquitiam player during the indians’ first home win of the season last Monday. The Indians’ and. five losses sparkling. “The momentum is there ‘now- and all we have to do now is keep. it going,” he said: {We have seven home games left.and every one. of those games is a must. If.we can’ win at home and one .or two on the -. road, we would be in the playoffs *. because the whole division is tight ening up.” is less than next home game is on Monday, June 6, agalrist. Victorla. : WA STANDINGS 2 (as of Wednesday, June a “Team: Surrey ‘Cofuitlam ~ New West’ The Indians’ next game is at ‘i Victoria home ‘against. the .. Victoria’ Shamrocks on Monday, June 6, at- Lonsdale Arena. In the meantime, the WLA all-star game will be.held on Saturday, June 4, at Coquitlam. ‘ ‘Burnaby North Shore Quest for Hockey warm ales; the last pretzel to be seen in Paris left in the gut of Ernest Hemingway; and the very idea of a television set in a restaurant had the eyes of local gourmands bulging. The next plan involved calling the Canadian embassy in Puris to put some of my journalistic clout to the test. * “Banjeer, madame. I wonder if you can help a confused and desper- ate Canadian sports reporter lost in Paris,” I gushed in broken English into the phone. “I’m trying to find a place to watch the Vancouver- Toronto series in Paris.” “Pardon Monsieur,” the recep- tionist purred. “but if you don’t hang up immediately the authorities will pay you a visit. We are tracing this call.” Reality Check No.2: Journalistic clout means even less to a bureaucrat abroad than it does to one at home. Despondent, I was left to follow. . the series through the pages of US Today’s International edition. ‘Typically, | would have to wait a few: days (o find out game results. Often’ it was just a line score. Shuffling through yet another ’ pold-flaked chateau on Game Six day, my prospects brightened as‘! _fecognized Canadian Ambassador to ™- France, Benoit Bouchard, bobbing: ;; through a-vaulted archway. My hockey-deprived mind reeled. Surely Benoit, a son of Quebec, » would be watching the games. . “Pm sorry monsicur," ’ Benoit -, said, cornered in Napoleon's chapel.: “But | ave’ nt seen a game since" * Moreeal lost to Boston. Besides, the’ - Jacqueline Kennedy mini-series starts tonight on HBO.” : Reality Check No. 3: I should have listened to my mother and become a diplomat.