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Sports

18 - Wednesday, March 20, 1985 - North Shore News

SPRING BREAK CLINICS

Top coaches to teach track

YOUNG ATHLETES at-
tending the Nor-Westers
Spring Break Athletes Clinic
at .Handsworth Secondary
will receive four days of ex-
pert instruction in track and
field skills.

Clinic director David
Holtzman has also built
another dimension into the
program, the inspiration

A PROGRAM that bridges
the gap between water safety
lessons and swim clubs, call-
ed Esso Swim Canada, is be-
ing offered locally at
Aquatic Centres during
school breaks.

Esso Swim Canada
teaches the butterfly
strokes, and swimming starts
and"turns, all ‘of which are
‘not, taught

- lessons, with the emphasis

on . participation and fun

AT WV POOL

Sessions bridge

Swimming gap

‘in “Red Cross.

which youngsters receive
from contact with successful
athletes.

Clinic staff has been
selected for technical exper-
tise and for their personal
athletic achievement.
Charles Collinson, former
Nor-Westers Head Coach,
and Wally Caviness of Nor-
thWest Washington Striders,

rather than winning.

Esso Swim Canada is be-
ing offered at the West Van-
couver Aquatic Centre dur-
ing the week of April 1
through 4 inclusive. Swim-
mers must be able to com-
plete three lengths of the
pool doing front craw! and
back crawl (Red Cross level).
Inquire at 926-8585 or drop
down to 776 22nd Street,
West Vancouver for more
information.

are both veteran Track
coaches, and highly
respected in their fields.

Collinson, who is current-
ly Head Coach of Victoria’s
“Flying Y"' Club will be the

Clinic’s sprint coach.
Caviness will be working
with the Clinic's high

jumpers, a discipline where
he has had outstanding suc-

TENNIS CHAMPS

cess,

Holtzman has also invited
some of the best athletes the
North Shore has produced,
to act as coaches in their in-
dividual specialities.

The ancient sport of jave-
lin throwing will oe taught
by Alison Hayward, a grad-
uate of West Vancouver
Secondary. Hayward was an
outstanding high school

athlete who went on to win a
silver medal in the Com-
monwealth Games. Instruc-
tion in Shot Put and Discus
will be given by SFU Throws
Coach Mike Cairns.

A limited number of boys
and girls in Grades Six
through Nine will be ac-
cepted for the Clinic.
Previous experience in Track
and Field is not essential,

and Club membership is not
required. Instructional
groups are kept small to en-
sure that each athlete
receives individual attention.
The Clinic runs from April 1
through 4.

For information, tele-
phone Clinic Director David
Holtzman 685-5857, or
Nor-Westers Head Coach

Lila Griffith 980-7498.

Court battle for top players

CANADA’S TOP young
tennis stars will be in North
Vancouver March 27 to 31
for the Alcan Canadfian
Junior Indoor Tennis cham-
pionships.

The up and coming tennis
stars ‘will batule for the Ca-
nadian championship honors
at the North Shore Winter
Club.

Competition will be stiff
but two West Vancouver
players —- Ben Block and
lan Gunn — are expected to
fare well in the event.

As well as cheering on
Block and Gunn, local tennis
fans will have a chance to

Local gymnasts to Provincials

: FIFTEEN NORTH © and

West’. Vancouver gymnasts ©

who competed: in the North
‘Shore/Vanconver ‘Divisional
Championships on Sunday

_ at the Flicka gym will be go-

ing on to the B.C. Provincial

Championships at the. end of .

March.

All-around winner of the.

four class meet.-was - Patti’
Furniss of the Flicka Gym
Club. Patti won: the Open
‘category followed by team-
mates Chantal :Murata ‘and
Robin Bone. Fourth - piace

went to Jill Hesselgrave of: :

West Van Whip-Its and
Fifth to her teammate Lori
Stewart.

Tyro winners were: Ist:
Analise Oseen (F), 2-Jill
Wilson (F), 3-Nicol Tschol
(F), 4-Liza Baggio (Renfrew
Gym Club),
(WV), 6-Marisa Baggio (R).

Flicka girls did well in the

Argo category, with Aparna.
Ray winning the all-aroound -

title ‘and her Flicka team-
mates Stacey Ogilvie,
Michelle Hutchinson, Jen-
nifer- McKenzie, and Christy

:Allen taking second through

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fifth spots.

Hajsa Christensen of the
Phoenix Gym Club finished
sixth.

In the Midget class, Kim
Gilbert won and Lara Pilla
placed second. Both girls are
from Flicka,

see some of the countries
best talents on the court.

Among them will be
Michelle Bogaard of North
Delta, the number one seed
from B.C. Fifteen-year-old
Bogaard won the 8.C. Clos-
ed under 16 title and was a
finalist in the under 18 event
at the 1984 championships
and has national singles and
doubles crowns in the under
#2, under 14 and under 16
age competitions.

Others to watch include
Carol Culik of Waterloo,
Ontario, a three-time na-
tional champion and a
silver-medallist from the
werld junior championships,

ist in the national doubles
for the under 18 title, and
Maureen Drake, the national
under !4 champion and the
only under 14 competitor to
qualify for the indoor
championships.

Brian Gyetko of Welland,
Ontario, winner of singles
and doubles competition in
the under-16 national cham-
pionships, Charles Wright of
London, Ontario, Gyetko’s
doubles partners and a final-

Girls Softball

Rodger Davis League 9-15 years

Wednesday, March 27

Braemar School - 3600 Mahon Ave.
6:30pm - 8pm. Fee: $12.00

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