SECURITY SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM Players from the Capilano premier. women's and other senior teams will act as chaperones as the Klahanie Park Clubhouse in West Van plays host to teen dances every second Friday night. Admission is $5 for the events. which run from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. and are open to 13-16 year olds. For more information on the dances, call Lynne Jacobs at 913-8816. Wednesday, November 29, 2000 ~ North Shore News - 45 YOUNG SKIERS UNITE! The Cypress Ski Club is recruiting children ages six to 12 for their 12-week Alcan Nancy Greene Ski League program. The league has been run by non-profit ski clubs since 1968 and is designed to teach kids the skiing fundamentals. The league — $250 to join — begins in January. For more information on the program, phone Trevor at 990-6769. COVERING THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Cap U-18s down to take divisional Jan-Christian Sorensen News Reporter Jsorensen@nsnews.com THE Capilano RFC U-18 A side captured the Vancouver Rugby Union division title on Saturday with a 15-5 win over the Vancouver Meralomas at Klahanie Park. The team now advances to the provincial serifinals this Saturday versus Bayside at the - South Surrey Athletic Park. If they claim victory in that tilt, the Caps will host the Castaway-Wanderers for the B.C. championship on Dee. 9. The Caps defeated the East Vancouver Ex-Brits 23-4 two weeks ago to secure the berth in the final. ‘Scoring tries in the Meralomas game were num- ber 8, Tobin Hammerberg, and second row Ben Wilson. Blake Graves kicked in with a - penalty kick and a convert. It was the dish best served cold for the Caps, who were knocked out of the playotts fast season by the Meralomas. . “Yeah, it was a bit of sweet revenge,” admitted head coach Roger Hatch. The team now faces a tougher challenge in going head-to-head with Bayside this weekend — both teams are touting undefeated season records as they enter the semis. The Caps sparred against “the team at the American Challenge Cup in the summer, losing one and winning another against the Baysiders. The Caps went on to claim the division cup alter ‘their aggregate score was higher than Bayside’s. The local boys will spend the balance of their week gearing up for the semifi- nal. “We're going to have to work on our ball retention for sure,” said Hatch, who’s also the athletics director at North DAS | Millington caps rugny ii NEWS photo Paul McGrath A Capilano U-18 player scrambles for the ball as a horde of Vancouver Meraloma players bear down on him during a muddy Vancouver Rugby Union final match on Saturday at Klahanie. The hometown boys claimed a 15-5 victory in the affair. Collingwood. “We lost too many balls on contact (last weekend).” Hatch, who helped guide the former U-19 Cap side to four provincial tides from 1990 to 1996, is confident that his young players will be able to put on a good show this weekend. ‘They're a very talented group and I think they've yet fo peak. They've yet to play to their true potential,” said Hatch. “ry H q rm H . . I'm hoping that will happen this week- end.” tle |off season with - a Grey Cup ring Jan-Christian Scrensen News Reporter jorensen@nsnews.com AS the Chairman of the Board once said, it was a very good year. North Shore native and B.C, Lions running back Sean Millington capped off an out- standing 2000 campaign on the weekend by helping the Leos to a 28-26 Grey Cup win over the Montreal Alouettes in Calgary. Je was B.C.’s_ fourth Cup win and first since 1994, when they toppled Baltimore for the tro- phy. Millington was also along for the ride on that one. The West Coast Express — Millington and fellow’ run- ning back Robert Drummond — putona ground game clin- ic during the hard-fought tit, combining for 221 yards on 27 carries. Millington, 32, also cap- tured the CFL*s Most Outstanding Canadian Award last week. He previously won the award in 1997 and was nominated in 1994, In winning the award he beat out Montreal cornerback and fellow Vancouver native Davis Sanchez. During the season, Millington was good for seven touchdowns while rushing for 1,010 yards on 156 carries, earning him a berth on the CEL Western All-Star team. It's othe fifth =otime in Millington’s ten-year career that he’s been given the nod. He also caught 39 passes for 531 yards and made 16 special teams tackles. He was ‘fourth in the league with 1,541 yards from scrimmage. “It feels pretty good,” said Millington of the Grey Cup win. He arrived back at his North Vancouver home on Monday to take a well- NEWS photo Mike ‘Waketield North Vancouver native son and B.C. Lions sun- ning back Sean Millington deserved rest after the team’s postseason romp. Millington, who is enter- ing his option year with the Lions, wouldn't speculate on whether he’d don the black and orange again next season. “IT don’t know. Pm just kinda raking it easy at this point,” he said. “PH worry . about those details a little fur- ther down the read.” “I'm just gonna take some time to enjoy the win and then regroup and think strat- egy at that point. Millington graduated from Carson Graham in 1986 and played four years of NAIA ball for Simon Fraser University before being draft- ed first overall by the Eskimos in the 1990 College Draft. He started his career with the Leos in 1991 and was a team fixture until. 1997, when he drifted over to Winnipeg as a free agent. He was reacquired by the Lions last year for linebacker Antonio Armstrong, offen- sive lineman) = Matthew Beaudoin and a fifth round 2000 draft pick. 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