42 - Wednesday. Decernher 1% 1998 — North Shore News

CYCLING... Alon
Sidor was gamed) Female
Mountain Bike Athlete of
the Year atthe Canadian
Aislines” Champions of
Cycling Awards Gala last
‘Thursday in Victoria.

The former North Van
resident had a great 1998
season, claiming the World
Cup overall-cross-couniry
championship in addition
to the national tithe. She
alo placed second in road
racing at the Narionals.

Sedor, along with fel:
Jow World Cup comperi-
tor Lesley Tomlinson, now
calls © Victoria” home,
though both pro riders

still own residences on the
North Shore. '

DIVING... - Blythe

Hartley finished just out of -

the medals in the women’s:
10-metre event at the
Canadian World Cup div-
ing trials.

The North Vancouver
teenager placed fourth,
missing her chance to
qualify for. the Canadian
_ team. The top.two divers
‘made the national World
Cup squad.

XMAS SOCCER
SCHOOLS..: | North
Shore’ Soccer Training
Centre’ is hosting 2 num-

ber of. age-group soccer -

_camps’ at. locations in

- North and West Vancou-.
ver Dec. 28-30. Cost per
‘player is $30. |

Sessions © at.” the
* Delbrook. recreation: cen-
“stre include:

@ five: toe six- year-olds:
. 10:15 to 1145 am.

2 ib seven to nine-year-olds:

, 8:30 to-10 a.m., or noon
-t0.1:30 p.m.;
“10° to

/ L: 45 to 3:15 p.m.

Sessions atthe West
Vancouver recreation cen-
tre include! a number of
sessions, for. players age
seven to I,

For: more’ information,

“and to register,.call Tom

wo McManus at 983-6575.

=. VOLLEYBALL... : Argyle
graduate Katy Player has
«been. named ‘to the first
team all-conference squad
in the New Jersey Athletic:
Conferences
Player, a junior outside
hitter at Richard Stockton -
College, was also. a
* Scholar Athlete by achiev-
o ing a4. OG.PA.

WRESTLING...,
Vancouver: - girl
“wrestlers placed:second in.
theirs weight - divisions: at,

ast weekend's’ War onthe
Simon a

Floor, “meet
_ Fraser Univ :
rth’s s ‘Laur

nd Carson .

ns respectively

Over 1,500 high school ,,
wrestlers from.’ over “80

took" part | in ‘the

l4- year- olds: :

Two

n
‘
i
H

“helmeted .
“North | Vancouver,

Fraser-Dauphinee gets a
full-ride from Boise State

Andrew McCredie

Sports Editor
wndrew@usuews.com

SOMEWHERE, Ted Pelly is smiling.

The much-betoved Sentinel teacher’s spirit lives
on atthe West Vancouver school thanks toa special
student /athlete award named after hint.

Polly passed away suddenly a few years: age,
shocking net only bis trends and famils, but aso
many of the young North Shore athletes the popu-
lar teacher came in contact with over the years.

One of those affected by Pelly’s passing, was
David Smith, the owner-operator ofa college athlet-
ic scholarship service. .

“Ted and E were very close, as were our families,”
said Smith, who's son Mark plaved soccer with ‘Ted’s
son Tod. “I just thought we should do something in
Ted's name because he did so much for sports on the
North Shore, Every season he was coaching one or
two sports.”

Knowing that Pelly was a strong supporter of stu-
dent athletics, Smith struck upon the idea of offering
his company’s services to a Sentinel student-athlete
each year.

For a fee,-C allege Prospects dues the leg work |
involved in securing an athletic scholarship. In the
case of the Pelly award, Smith waives the fee.

‘Smith approached Sentinel athletic director
Randy, Young about the idea of offering his services,
Young: jumped at the chance. :

The first Sentinel athlete to win. the award was
Barb Simon, who is currently attending St. Mary’s in
Atlantic Canada on a full-ride scholarship.

And last month, the second athlete to be chosen
for the Pelly scholarship, Scott Fraser-Dauphinee,
signed a full-ride deal with Division, 1 school Boise
” Stare. |,

When Richmond's Pasha Bains graduated in the
spring, Fraser-Dauphinee, in most high school hoop
watcher’s minds, inherited the “best player in B.C,
title.

“T always wanted to play Division 1 in the States,
but I had no idea how. you go about doing it,” the
66” Fraser-Dauphinee said, “It was alot harder and
time consuming than [thought it would be.”

College Prospects sent Fraser-Dauphinee’s pro-
file to several hundred schools’ in North America,
and received 56 letters of interest,

“Getting a full-ride at Boise State may oF may not
-- have happened with our program,” said Smith. “1
think in Scott's case he was a prime candidate for a
full ride. somewhere.” oe

“IPs a bit of a relief: it takes some of the pressure |.

off,” Fraser: Dauphince’ said. “Bur it also: raised:
expectations for this year.”. Those expectations .

“include placing the B.C. championship trophy i inthe «§

“West Vancouver school’s trophy case,
In.terms of the Boise State Broncos, Fraser-
Dauphinee said he had never seen the ream. play .

before: getting their letter of interest, but once he .°
Visited the campus he knew it was the school for him.

‘Sentinel ‘Grade 11 volleyball phenom. Alisha
Stevens is the third and most recent. recipient of the
College Prospects’: Ted Pelly award. a

Grey Cup to st

LARRY Reda’s on the.
phone and he’s none too”.
pleased with what I

wrote inthis space last

_week...

Forthose: who - don't know:
Larry, he is to B.C. high school
ocrball what Annis Stukus i is to
the CFL. | : :

Like. chat West Van leather:
Jegend, Reda, of”
chas. done
everything” and: anything to!
‘build; , support ani promote the
“game ’at the-high school level.

What!” he’s particularly:
“steamed, about: this particular
“morning are comments.] made

regarding the” apparent lack of record straight,
« support/presence of the B.Ce > “Phe? : Lions
Lions during. the B. c. chigh. ‘strong supporter

Place Stadium.

_ Was: Glen? Ringdal
around the press box,

Such an event, F sur
would be ideal for the Liens to
show: their pride, but. all 1 saw
-skulking.

have’
of

P

* from the
. chenp seats

school “championships at BC

Reda was calling. to cet the

sede

been,
high

cae

ORTS

school football for a long time,”
he ‘growled, “adding that he
hosted Ringdal~ and_ other

"Lions executives during the
double-A and'triple-Achampi-'

onship . games in a corporate
bos, . ,
mie ‘addition, Reda said four

Tonstwere on hand j in che'niain
concourse “signing weer
during the quarter: and semi:

finals.
Bur even Reda conceded the
L teane- could do ‘mor
promote their'team during? the
high school tournament.
“They are. making strides

_ With us, but they aresin a big

reorganization right now! he.

. about an exciting twist fo next

“year’s B.C. high school champi-,

onships’—~ they'll be part of,

Vancouver's 1999 - Grey Cup
weekend.

“The ‘proposal Ive pat for-
ward to the B.C. Lions is that’.

the double-A cand” triple-A
championships: will be played
on the Friday or the Saturday.”
° Reda’ said:

Thisis a gicat move for both

~prosincal high school football

‘and. thes “Canadian Faotball

«League: The high school players”

get achance.to ruby shoulder
pads with the pros, and the pros

_ can. pay more, than the typical |

lip s service to the’ game’ 5. BFS:
root

“This could-be'a vey pertect :
. foorball package if the Canadian

cing. the. Va

discussed at -CIAU's:

SCOTT. T Fraser-Dauphinee’ (above) recently. signed: a full- ride scholarship, ‘deal to:attend
Boise State next year. The 6’6” Sentinel basketball star was the recipient of the Ted Pelly
‘Scholarship created and sponsored by College Prospects of America’s David Smith. The
Vancouver man was a good friend of Felly, and when the Sentinel teacher passed away a

“Inteniniversity Athletic Union
scheduled their. football cham-
pionship, the Vanier Cup, dur-
couver! Grey’ Cup
weekend. The’ CIAU’s ‘[0- -year
contract with SkyDome thank
fully ran out last month, and'th

league is looking’ at | echaps
moving the Vanier C up round |

* othe country,

“MLL Know is thar has be
discussed,” said. Reda’ of the,

possibility of the © Vanier Cup

being . parts the Grey Cup

weekend...

The issue, he adil, will be
ebruary
meetings.

What aw