Grant Connell
to keep touring

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a position on the schedule and
getting a facility built and all that
jazz."

The so-far, so-good Davis Cup
journey takes Connell and the
Canadian team to Cartagena,
Spain Feb. 1-3. The wins over
Brazil, Paraguay and the
Netherlands will be fond, but dis-
tant memories when the team
makes its World Group debut.

“That's probably the toughest
match we could have draw, just
because it’s on clay and | don't
play much on clay. I's just a dif-
ferent game. Not that we don’t
have good clay court players, but
ithe Spanish) are top 10.

“Whenever people look at the
Davis Cup, they always think of
Glenn and [ having the assured
one point on the Saturday... but
now that’s a tough match,** Con-
nell says of the upcoming contest
against Emilio Sanchez and Sergio
Casal, the Spanish pair that
knocked Connell and Mitchibata
out of the ATP world doubles last
month.

If Canada gets stopped by the
Spaniards, the Argyle Secondary
graduate won't be discouraged to
participate in the arduous Davis
Cup playoffs in the future. Con-
nell, who played and studied at
Texas A & M for two years on a
scholarship, plaus to tour for
another five years. Thoughts of
his post-tennis career are the least
of his worries.

“I don't like to think too far in
advance. I might finish off my
schooling or maybe not. It’s too

NEWS photo Nal! Lucente
SKIP GLENDA Engemoen of the North Shore Winter Club encourages a rock into position during the District 1 playdowns of the
B.C. Ladies Curling Aesociation at recCentre Lonsdale. After an ali NSWC final, eventual winner Mo MacLeod and her rink will ad-
vance to the provincial playdowns in Salmon Arm this January.

MacLeod rink wins B.C. ladies curling playdowns

THE B.C. Ladies Curling Association District #1 Playdowns saw an Cazrney, Sharon Schultz and Cathy Gould.
MacLeod won in the tenth end when Kueber atrempted unsuc- far. I figure if I put all my efforts

all-North Shore Winter Club final Dec. 9 at recCentre Lonsdale.
cessfully to execute a difficult shot to tie the game. into what I am doing now, if ’'m

Mo MacLeod and her rink — Kathy Smiley, Bev Allen and Donaa The winning team moves on to the provincial playdowns in Salm- careful and if I save properly, Pl
on Arm this January. have a lot of opportunities in the
—_— future.’”

Giles — defeated clubmate Christa Kueber and her rink of Laurie

Carisbrooke
wins title

CARISBROOKE ELEMENTARY
School added another volleyball
title Dce. 11 to .its growing cache
of trophies.

The girls ‘‘A’’ volleyball team
defeated Brooksbank Elementary
School 16-14 in the close final of
the North Vancouver elementary
schoo! girls volleyball champion-
ship.

The Grade 7 girls are coached
by Dan Massey and Brenda
Sawatsky.

The win brings Carisbrooke’s
share of North Vanocuver
volleyball tities to three. Earlier
this month, the school’s ‘‘A’’ and
“B” boys volleyball teams won
the North Vancouver finals in
their respective divisions.

Carisbrooke's ‘‘B’’ girls
volleyball team placed fourth in
the ‘‘B’’ tourney.

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