CAPILANO COLLEGE
ATHLETICS... The men’s
basketball team hosts the
Vancouver Police Club in
an exhibition game on
Saturday, Dec. 18 at the
Sportsplex. The Blues then
take on a UBC Alumni
squad at the Sportsplex on
Tuesday, Dec. 21. Tip-off
time for both games is 7:30
p.m. ;
CURLING... The British
Columbia Ladies’ Curling
Association (BCLCA)
District #1 Zone playdowns
wrapped up last Sunday at
the North Shore Winter Club
(NSWC). In the final double-
knockout competition, Lou
Logan’s rink from New
Westminster defeated the
Winter Club’s Betty
Anderson rink, 11-6.The
NSWC rink consisted of skip
Anderson, Maggie Metcalfe
(third), Joyce Gswald (sec-
ond), and lead Dereen
Mabkirk. « + «
NORVAN SOCCER... The
final game of 1993 for the
Norvan Soccer club of the
Vancouver Metro League
was cancelled duc to poor
field conditions. The North
Vancouver team’s next game
will either be on January 22
or January 23.
SWIMMING... Eighteen
members of the Chena
Swim Club travelled to
Tsawwassen last weekenc to
compete in the Lower
Mainland Regional swim
meet. And when they
returned home = along
Highway 99, most were
sporting hard-earned medals
and ribbons. in the !2-and-
under category, Andrea
Bonohoe swam to two first
place finishes (400m
"freestyle, 50m backstroke): 2
second-place result (200m
individual medley); and two
thirds (200m backstroke and
100m individual medley}.
Twelve-yeur-old Christina
Hewlett also had a strong
meet, winning both the 106m
backstroke event and the
50m breaststroke. On the
boys’ side, Scott Williams,
also 12, won the 100m indi-
vidual medley and swam to a.
bronze ribbon in the 200m
individual medley. Tne most
improved swimmer for the
North Shore club according
to head coach Brock
Turner, is Kristine Lowrie,
who finished second in the
50m freestyle and third in
the 350m _— backstroke.
“Kristine has a great hard
work habit and is a definite
up-and-coming swimmer for
our club,” Turner said fol-
lowing the meet. The 12-
and-under. girls’ freestyle
relay team posted a Canadian
top 50 record time for the
200m. The team is made up
of Donohoe, Lowrie,
Hewlett and Courtney
Metcalfe. in the !3-and-over
category. Kenneth Chang,
14, won the 30m breast-
stroke and the 50m fly. In
the same ape division, 13-
year-old Lisa McQuiity
placed first in the 50m back-
stroke and made Tripie A
qualifying time in the 200m
freestyie event.

Dukes, Eagles early season favorites

Local senior boys’

ANOTHER SEASON of local
high school basketball is in
high gear, with most teams
spending the Christmas school
break competing in annual
iournaments and exhibition
matches.

HIGH SCHOOL

SPORTS
by A.P. McCredie

Some have gone to greater
lengths, and distances, than others.

Both senior boys” squads from
Carson Graham and West
Vancouver are currently in Hawaii,
competing until Christmas Day in
an international tournament.

The final senior boys’ league
game before school resumes in the
new year pits Sutherland at
Handsworth tonight at 8 p.m.
Senior girls’ teams play today
(Sutherland at Seycove, 3:45 p.n..
and St. Thomas Aquinas «a Argyle
at 6:30 p.m.), and tomorrow
(Sentinel at Argyle and Carson
Graham at Windsor. both at 3:45
p.m., and Howe Sound at
Handsworth at 5 p.m.), before tak-
ing a break from league play unti!
Jan. 5.

This week we offer a profile of
the senior boys’ league, along with
comments from each team’s coach.

ARGYLE PIPERS

The Pipers, jast year’s league
co-champions with Sutherland,
have only one player from last
year’s starting five returning for
this season's campaign. Pipers
coach Peter Therrien says any
early success of this year’s Triple A
team will depend on the play of
Dave Kristensa, the returning
senior. The coach believes his crop
of successful junior players - the
Junior Pipers finished a respectable
23-13 last season - aren't far away
from competing at the senior level.
“If the younger players develop.
watch out for Argyle come tourna-
ment time,” says Therrien.

CARSON GRAHAM
EAGLES

This season's edition of the
Eagles should be an naprovement
over last years. All five starters
from the 1992/93 season will bring
some much-needed experience to
the team. Players to watch include
6'6"" Dan Crepnjak, 674°" forward
Mike Kulik, 6°1°* guard Dave
Campbell, 6°2°* forward Scott
Corben and 6° guard Shae Coan.
Assistant coach Len Corben
expects the Triple A Eagles to be in
the hunt all season: “We're hoping
to challenge the Windsor Dukes

for the league championship.”

HANDSWORTH ROYALS

Royals head coach Digby R.
Leigh will be fielding a competitive
team this season. led by senior
standout Jeff Sharma. The team
will include a biend of skilled
Grade 11 players with an experi-
enced cast of Grade 12s. “The key
to Handsworth’s success will be
found at the defensive end of the
basketball court,” Leigh says of his
Triple A squad,

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

Reigning Single A provincial
champs, boasting an impressive 33-
4 record (6-1 against North Shore
teams) are again the early favorites
to take the B.C. crown, This year’s
team comprises three Grade [2s,
eight Grade 11s and one Grade 10,

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THE NORTH Vancouver District Fire Department took on the senior boys' basketball team fromi
Argyle in a exhibition match last week. Local ieague action wraps up tonight until January, but
most of the North Shore teams have a full schedule of exhibition games and tournaments over

the Christmas break.

“Over the last few years we have
progressively developed a more
competitive schedule which we feel
will help the maturation process of
our younger players,” says coach
Chris Sumner.

SENTINEL SPARTANS
Spurtans head coach Frank
Ryan describes this year’s Triple A
Spartan squad us long on athletic
ability, but short on experience.
Players to watch are reruming point
guard Kayvon Besharat, shooting
forward Ange Clements, defensive
stalwart Adam Twobey, and Rob
Meier and lan Le Nobel. “We're
building towards the playoffs,” says
Ryan.
SUTHERLAND SABRES
Dropping from ‘Triple A play to
the Double A section for this sea-
son was probably a good move by

Sabres head coach Al Rose. Last
year’s co-champions of the North
Shore will be fielding a smaller
team this season, having lost for-
wards Todd Hinton aad Chris
Reimer to Capilano College. An
early season tournament victory at
the Point Grey Invitational could be
just the beginning for Rose and his
players. “The team is much smaller
than last year’s, but we'll still be
very competitive,” says Rose.

WEST VANCOUVER
HIGHLANDERS

The senior Highlanders will be
looking to a youth movement in the
1993/94 season. What the Triple A
team lacks in experience - coach
Tom Rippon has !0 Grade t1
players on his team - they make up
for in height. The Junior
Highlanders won the North Shore
title lust season, so Rippon will

have players who know how to win.
Players to watch are Jay Barber.
Tim Englebert and Joey Tibble.
“We could struggle early in the
year, but we hope to challenge
Windsor and Carson Graham.”
Rippons says.

WINDSOR DUKES

The Dukes are returning eight
players from last year’s fourth-
place Double A provincial team,
and are the early favorites to win
the North Shore title. Ranked
eighth in a pre-season Triple A
provincial poll, the Dukes are led
by Grade 12 players Minko Kulic,
Brent Molinski, Jamie Oei and
Lucas Third. Head coach Ernie
Oei says, “If we can put things
together defensively as a team.
we'll be a force to reckon with.”

(Next week: Senior girls” bas-
ketbull team profiles.)

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