CANADA VS. IRAN... The squad from the third-ranked wrestling nation in the world “will, battle a Canadian squad tomorrow night, Thursday, - March 30, at the Capilano “College Sportsplex. An Iranian team $s currently in the Lower Mainland to train and wrestle with members of the National and Burnaby Mountain wrestling teams, ~ Sponsored by the Iranian com- munity, the competition at the ‘Sportsplex will begin at 7 p.m.,- preceded by a short demonstration of native Jranian foik-styie wrestling at 6:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for stu- dents, or $12 at the door. For ‘details call MaryAnn at 737- "3092, . DIVING... Paige Gordon “won both the three-metre final ,and the tower preliminary .competitions at the Canadian : Diving: Championships in _Montreal. The West Vancou- “ver:resident-is one of four “local: athletes who will be >“ competing-as. part of ‘Team © _-Canada‘at the:1994°Common- ‘Games in: Victoria this”, “SOCCER... Norvaa-Soccer: Club finished off their regular season last week with a 1-0 .-loss:'to Club Ireland: The. | - North: Vanceuver-based team | “finished in fifth place in “Vancouver Metro. League “play: Last, Sunday, Norvan J won. ‘their: opening playoff “match ’, over .Westburn : ‘ Canadians, 2-1. The quarter- “final victory. qualified Norvan “for the, Imperial Cup semi- final on Friday, April J at 2:30 p.m. against either Fireman A or Columbus, at Kinsman -Stadium’ in North. Vancouver. The Imperial Cup final will {i take’. place at Kinsman ‘Stadium on Sunday, April. 3. ‘Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. WATER POLO...’ Members ‘of the: North Vancouver Cruisers summer swim club “recently. won silver medals at “the Alberta Open Water. Polo Tournament as-part of the “Vancouver regional team. Liz ‘Dobbin, Susan Gardiner and Hilary Young placed second 1. in the Cadet Girls’ division * (15-and-under) after a thrilling - ‘final against. a Manitoba “squad... Young was named ‘tournament MVP. ‘The ‘Vancouver boys’ cadet team ‘i featuring Cruisers’ Trent Orton and Aidan Roy — also ' captured silver. In the Juvenile division (17- ’ and-under), the girls’ team - also won silver. . ‘North Shore swimmers “Lindsay Donaldson and | Nadia and Sarah Pediey, members of the juvenile tear, will be travelling to Kitchener next month to compete in the Nationals, while the boys’ juvenile team — featuring .Cruisers’: Jason Cramer, ‘James Gardiner and Scott ; Thompson — will travel to the Nationals, in St..Croix on the strength of their fourth- ' place showing in Calgary. Y | NEWS photo Gindy Goodman THE IDEAL. snow conditions on the local mountains this month have given way to many aertal ballet scenes jike ‘this one. These boarders were @ taking part in the New Line Boardercross competition on the Centennial run at Grouse Mountain recently., Capilano College athletes honore A number of athletes stand out from the crowd, but none as tall as Ibaraki ‘IT MAY be said that often amidst crowds there are few but the athlete who will stand out for her dedication and com- mitment to her chosen’ disci- pline. By Hugh Trenchard Contributing Writer If so, who then will stand out among a crowd of athletes? In some such crowds perhaps there are rare, world-conquering champions whose accomplishments will outshine those around her. At the Capilano College Athletic Awards Banquet last Friday, there were plenty of accomplished ath- letes; but it was not a great champi- on who stood out, rather it was a lady who has made it her life’s com- mitment to walk again. Chery! Ibaraki, who was unabie to walk after a car accident a num- ber of years ago, made a promise to _ herself that she would walk again, She has since gone from a wheelchair to a walker and now trains on her own several hours a day, making use of the Capilano College Sportsplex facilities. Ibaraki was the “inspirational guest speaker” at the Athletic Awards Banquet. She drew a parallel between a personal struggle to achieve goals made possible only through an unwavering Commitment to a vision and the struggle of the athlete who must also remain determined, disci- plined and committed in order to realize a vision of athletic success. To a standing ovation, Ibaraki thus established the theme and set »,Most the tone for the presentation of the 1993/94 Capilano College Athletic Awards. Team award winners included: * MEN’S SOCCER — Most Dedicated Player: Aaroa Bruce; Improved Player: Rein Klasen; Mast Valuable Team Player: Gareth Morgan. * WOMEN’S SOCCER — Mast Inspirational Player: Kim Bourbonais. Rookie of the Year: Danielle Lang. Most Valuable Team Player: Maria Grieco. * MEN’S BASKETBALL — Most Outstanding Defensive Player: Davis Sanchez; Most Outstanding Offensive Player: (tie) Gerald Cole and Jeff Winslade; Most Valuable Team Player: Chris Reimer. * WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — Most Improved Player: Bev Connop; Most Outstanding Contribution: Susie Sutherland; Most Valuable Team Player: Carla Kiag. * WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL — Mosi Inspirational Player: Dagmar Relling; Most Outstanding Player: Kim Ogden; Most Valuable Team Player: Iolanda Freschi. — » MEN’S/WOMEN’S BADMIN- TON --- Most Inspirational Player: Nicholas Kwan; Most improved Player: Sophia Kan; Most Valuable Team Players: Anna Chan (female), Colin Ng (male). Also, British Columbia College Athletic Association (BCCAA) All- Conference team honors were pre- sented to the following athletes: ° FIRST TEAM: Britt Arnold (women’s soccer), George Beris (men’s soccer), Maria Grieco (women’s soccer) and Gareth Morgan (men's soccer). °* SECOND TEAM: Aaron Bruce (men’s soccer), Greg Burkett (men’s soccer), Kelly Olynyk (women’s basketball), Teresa Pattenon (women’s soccer), Chris Reimer (men’s basketball) and Susie Suthertand (women’s basket- ball). Morgan was also presented with a Canadian Colleges’ Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian award. And Bruce, with a fall term grade point average (GPA) of 4.0, was awarded CCAA Academic All- Canadian honors. Other outstanding academic per- formances by athletes were present- ed as Athletic Scholastic Awards. Each of these athletes had a GPA of 3.0 or higher. They included, by team: * WOMEN’S SOCCER: Britt Arnold, Krista Feeman, Maurie Maitland, Teresa Petienon and Dian Van Drimmelen. * MEN’S SOCCER: Aristotle Beris, Craig Dalrympie, Hassan Lotfi-Poor, Babak Snhahbazi and Jay Thompson. * WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Kelly Olynyk. * MEN’S BASKETBALL: Craig Chubb and Dominic Zimmermann. « BADMINTON: Sophia Kan and Colin Ng. ° WOMEN’ Ss VOLLEYBALL: . Teresa Hilton’ and . Claudia’ Wytrwal. od The Rucanor Endowment Scholarships are presented to ath- letes who have achieved.a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the fall semester, completed 15 credits,:-have demon- strated athletic excellence :in their chosen sport and aré returning next year to the college. This year’s. winners’ were Aristotle Beris, Gerald Cole, Jodi-.. Robinson and Susie Sutherland. This year’s Team Academic Award, presented to the team with © the highest GPA average, was won. by the wemen’s soccer team, with’ a GPA average of 2.8. The Male Scholar ‘Athlete of the” : Year was Craig Dalrymple, while the Female Scholar Athlete award went to Krista Freeman. The final presentation of the: night, Couch of the Year, was pre- sented by the college’s Athletic Director, Joe Iacobellis. Mens’ soccer head coach Jim Easton and his assistant, Mark Hughes, were both presented coach- | ing awards for their commitment and dedication to the college’s ath- letic program. Southern Straits race TOP RACING sailboats, skippers and crews from across the Pacific Northwest will be in West Vancouver this weekend to compete in the 26th annual Southern Straits race. With a reputation as being the best early season test of seamanship of skippers and crew, the race features both a long course (120 miles) and a short course (50 miles). Over 100 boats will set sail for the start line off Dundarave Pier at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 1.