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NAME: Tex Antonucci”
SCHOOL: Handsworth
GRADE: 8
SPORT: bantam football
POSITION: tailback, line-
backer. | *
COACHES: - ~ Michel.”
° Leveille, : Scott Campbell, :
“Craig Elliot. and Kevin
Hatch. :

‘as. outstanding

the B.C. Grade 8-
championship game at B.C.
Place. Stadiuns despite the
“ Royals’. 32-8 defeat at the
f “Burnaby’s -St-

[of 2-0 in league play”
17-0 overall prior to this
Christma

: per
Handsworth’s

grab: }
: annual Handsworth: ‘football

"claiming first place finishes in
‘the: 2000 Kokanee “Grand

Games

‘Two local p pros.
‘to compete

_ AT least two North

Shore snowboarders
are expected to com-
pete in the Kokanee
North Amezican)
Boardercross
Championships set for.
Mount Seymour
February 22-24.

The “three-day event. will
showcase the best of the bést
in Boardercross racing ‘with |
top * °- Canadian “and”
international stars comper-
ing for a cash purse of
$25,006. : .

North Vancouver's Drew
Neilson © and. - -West °
Vancouver's . Maelle.. Ricker
are tivo local riders headlin-

‘> ing the list of pro-riders.

Neilson’ was among the
cream of the crop last season,

National .event: at Seymour,
X Games, | Gravit
and: Swatch World
n> Laax,

“Ricker, who rei jured her left: knee

“Jat: season-at the Grand ‘National:
“.; Seymour, returns to:the hill:to try, and

recaptur: 199 “form ‘that. saw: her
aim “the XGe

Oardercross titles:

&, “TAlso. expected : to. make the: trip to.
Seymour. are. - Nillard”-Pilavakis ©: of .

ugarloef,-- Maine; - Oregonian ~:Mark
‘chulz; and Whistler's Andrew Murphy,
he: 2000: Kokanec. Boardercross Grand

; Nationals Tour champion.

4 in the regul

and. ISF- World “

“tradition,”

22-2

firs rst’ majo’ anes
Mount’ Seymour: ever. had, ‘and! we're
delighted to continue the tong-stand 4
‘said Eddie’ Wood
manager at the mountain.
: Invented and developed:
arly "90s, Boarderctoss

‘season, winning a pail

of playoff tilts and making it.to the B.C
hampionships, where they lost: our.
it. Thomas More 32-8.:

7 Royals lost their second.

to-. -Delta’ 39-12

after.

cond spot

t Wo dines behind

the; senior “squad was “eli

yotf contention
nnual “Buchanan

yhen i los!
Bowl ?in

:19 victory.in‘the fourth quarter,
heistian Sorense

slated to take part in the Kokanee North American Boardercross Champl
son Mount Seymour Februai

The sport features riders racing hea
to. head ;

sanctioned by’ the Canadian Snowboa
the . Kokanee : Board
orth -American Championship event i
pen to al 19. and older and nwi
feature live e: