ok 19 ~ Wednesday, August 17 — North Shore News CHALLENGE RAISES FUNDS FOR CHARITY VANCOUVER’S PAUL Gagnon crossed the finish line 11 seconds ahead of his nearest challenger to win the Mountain Express Run for Leukemia at Cypress Bow] Sun- day. Topping the 854 finishers with a time of 31:16 for the 9'4-kilometre run, Gagnon was followed by Sean Brown at 31:23 and Larry Jepsen at 32:55. In the women’s category, winner Patty Blanchard crossed the finish line at 33:08, followed by Marion Craig at 35:13 and Bernadette Duffy at 37:01. Douglas Browne and Linda Solst won their respective 40+ categories, while Johan Linkvist and Karen Roberts won their respective 19-and-under categories. The B.C. Hydro team beat out six other corporate teams to take the corporate title as the Van- couver Police Academy team won in the police category. Held to raise money for the Red Cross Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry ~— which helps leukemia patients find a suitable bone mar- row donor — the second annual event raised about $35,000, up from last year’s total of $23,000. A complimentary print-out of the complete results is available by NEWS photo Cindy Bellamy EVA? DENRA HUNDREDS OF athletes joined the Mountain Express Run for Lenkemia at Cypress Bowl Sunday to raise money for the Red Cross Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry. sending a legal-size SASE to the Red Cross offices at 4750 Oak St., Vancouver, V6H 2N9, N. SHORE BASEBALL THE NORTH Shore Blue Jays baseball tear is off to the Western Canadian Championships after winning the 1988 senior men's provincial championships in Trail. Facing the Trail team in the final, Jays needed two wins over their hosts, having lost an 11-10 heart- breaker in an earlier game. After wins over Port Alberni 10-0 and Dawson Creek 11-2 followed by the Trail loss, North Shore was down to their last bats 5-2 against Prince George. Sparked by a leadoff single from Charlie Law and clutch hits from Don Bird and Jay Perch, the stage was set for Steve Stewart who came through with a- two-out, three-run homer that meant a 6-5 victory for the North Shore. to finals The final day of the tournament had the Jays battl- ing to a 9-3 win in the first game. Despite some nasty curves thrown their way, the Jays persevered and nailed down the title with a 9-8 extra inning win in the final. Efforts from moundsmen Law, Dave Harris, Jamie Russell and Eddie Dagg were complemented by hitters Brent Abraham, Ralph Bratsburg, Chris Darby, Cass Bennett and Fern Raguso. Stewart added a grand slam in the final, and short- stop Beb Mill inspired ihe team by playing hurt with a partially separated shoulder. The Rotary Business Forms-sponsored Blue Jays, led by coaches Ralph Erickson and Bill Armstrong, travel to Kamloops for the championship Aug. 19 to 21. Athletes discovering benefits of sports-specialist doctors ATHLETES ARE. getting more selective about their doctors, and that is leading to better treatment for sports-related injuries, says a Simon Fraser University kinesiologist. “Doctors who treat athletes need special knowledge about sports and athletics,’* says Murray Allen, a practising physician and chief examiner for the American Academy of Sports Physicians. “There are major differences between sports medicine and ordi- nary medicine. Healing non- athletes often means picking them up off the floor and trying to get them going again. “Athletes are different,” he ex- plains. ‘‘We have to pry them off the ceiling to prevent ther from self-destructing.”’ Sport medicine is based on prevention of injury or illness, and combines good medical practice with the interests of a coach/ trainer and experience in athletics, “Te isn’t always easy to identify doctors who practise sport medi- cine, so there tends to be a fot of ‘word of mouth’ reference when athletes do find someone who can meet their needs,’’ he notes. ‘Doctors are just beginning to recognize some of the cir- cumstances that athletes get themselves into, and to understand the special emphasis that injuries and athletic problems may require. ‘‘New international sport regu- lations are important. Doctors treating top athletes need to know the families of drugs and common examples that are on the banned list for international and Olympic competitors.” Sport medicine doctors do not require special licencing and any M.D. may use the title sport medi- cine doctor. “This may change,’”” Allen says. “Sport medicine is a rapidly developing branch of medical practice and special certification may evolve from academy com- petency examinations. “This year, for the first time, any M.D. may take the sports physician’s academy sport medi- cine review.”’ all wit Buy the boots & get a soccer ball Reg. price °12% Soe eee, SE TY NS PISA VERONA e replaceable cleats ¢ molded sole ony 998 ony? p98 AME OUT SPORTS pe OUT SPORTS! TIME OUT SPORTS Lynn VaLley Centre Sas ree eins SAE!