Olympi takes gol NORTH Vancouver's Blythe Hartley grabbed gold at the World Junior Diving Championships in Calgary this week. Haritey, who trains in Calgary, successfully defend- ed her women's onc-metre tide with a tally of 400.57 points. Her best dive in the tinal was her first, which carned her a string of 8.0s from the judges. “Eo think 1 could have done a bit better bur | was happy to win,” said Hartley, 19, “The one-metre is not an event ve been concentrat- ing on Tately. However, the lack of preparation is com- pensated by the fact Pm EL PASO PATRIOTS \ CATCH YOUR S6ERS... In playoff form as thay jockey for final es playoff position. .. RAISIG CUP 2000 - 4:30PM Catch.all the action as SFU and UBC Men battle it t out for soccer ‘bragging Fights i in . “all nlay. No Pain. _ Hike. Bike. Paddle. Fun. The anyone can do it’ adventure race— “a self. guided adventure tour with routes for _ beginner i intermediate, and elite. an Hartley d in juniors competing in my home pool. That's very nice.” Hartley, one of a 12- member Canadian contin- gent at the 24-nation event, will be competing in’ the Summer Ganies in. Sydney, Australia from September 15 te October 2. Last year Hartley heiped the Canadian team to a (0- medal finish and first place overall ar the diving champi- onships held last year in the Czech Republic. In that event, she claimed the gold in the one- and 10- metre events and snagged the silver in the three-metre. Heike Fisher of Germany was second at 386.01 and Australia’s ies] Ischia earned third spot with a total of 378.31 points. Hartley’s Olympic team- mate, Alexandre Despatie of Montreal, took silver on the three-metre board. — Jan-Christian Sorensen sidelines NORTH Vancouver native Peter Milkovich has been named captain of the field hockey team that will represent Canada at the Summer Olympics in Sydney "he owt Shots Hews fOusdo’ Rsslts STORM ihe Nowth Share Adveohire Evert . a team-based romp,in the wotds specifically designed to accornmodate a wide range of 5S arid skill levels.” It's the first adventure race that is truly intended for ‘anyone to zy? Teams of 3,4 and:6" will race'a Secret course invohing hiking,’ paddling and : ~ mountain’ biking Sections’on one of three different fouies—ranging right across the ee board in both distance and degree of difficulty From the everydzy outdoor enthusiast to ; those ito dim mountains before breakfast, this event wil show why the North Shore THE place fo playin the great outdoors LONS Ss Spas COMNEMICATIONS | Special thanks t0 Noah Shore Amotuer Rio Cis Nor Vencovsr RCMP Bike Outdoor Recreation Council a "Deparment of Tourism and Race Hotline 604 924 3181 FBC, North Shore Rescue, North Shore Lifeboat Society, Capilano Co! lege’ ie Recreation Management, Mountain Equipment Co-op. Website www.northvanrec.com “. grand prize, © IF they can make it there... well, you know the rest. Two North Shore soccer players — David Maloon of — West Vancouver and North Vancouver's Aaron Brown — flew to New York this weekend to represent the “Vancouver Jewish Community Centre in the 2000 JCC Maccabi Youth Games. Brown and Maloon will platoon with 14 other players on the boys under-13/14 soc- cer team when the five- day event begin today on Staten Island. Tt marks the second year that organizers have taken full reams to the competition. Last year the Vancouver JCC’s under-13/14 boys soccer team took the silver medal at the Games in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. the JCC contingent This year NEWS iverson AARON Brown, left, and David Matoon_ will play in the Big Apple this week. will sport 33 players; making the trip is a 16-player under- 13/14 boys soccer team, an under-13/1+4 girls saccer squad, one swimmer and cight officials. The JCC Maccabi Youth Games provide a showcase for more — than 1,200 Jewish ath- letes aged 13-16, rep- resenting delegations froin across the U:S., Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and. ULK.. Other events include baseball, golf, tennis, bowling, track | and field and swimniing. The: 2001 ce Maccabi Youth Games will be held... in Philadelphia. :. ~~ °° Organizers .hope “to. - add a boys 13/14 bas- - ketball. team; a boys - under-15/16.. soccer team: and -a' girfs: under-13/16, : soccer team as well as a number of other, indi dual from Vancouver has more than doubled in size and Milkovich, 32, has been on the national team for 12 years and competed in the 1983 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Milkovich, who attended Handsworth sec- ondary, will be one of the 311-strong contingent that will represent Canada in 24 different events at the Games. - OO North Vancouver’s Corey Steger won the boys 13-14 division: of . the © Western Canada Junior Golf Tour August 9 and 10. ° 4-3 day passes (Sept. 1st - Grd) - "random draw wilt be: - made from all entries ~ received by 12:00 noon Friday August 2Sthte | select the winner The first entry containing a covect | enswer ta the skill testing question wilt win the 14 subsidiary prizes of: * dekets for wo to attend on Friday Sept. 1st will be * @wardad to the next 14. “entties containing correct ‘answers drawn. Alt wiruvers will be notified Steger posted a two-round - total cf 126 during the tour- ney, which was held at the | Danes Golf Course in "play at the Olympic View Gol : Kamloops. The next stop on the tour takes place this weekend at the Predator Ridge Golf resort in Vernon. aoc North Vancouver's Ben: Ainscough posted a. playoff, win to take top spot in the boys.15-16 category at the Canadian Junior. . Golf Association’s. B.C. . Junior athletes for next year’s event. ~ ~ Jan-Christian Sore Rinscough, 15, posted: a two-round tally | of 162 during Club in Victoria. | Meanwhile, | Vancouver's : McLeod | carded -:a% round 181 to daim 11th spot in the same age bracket. : In the boys’.17-18 > age group, North’ Van's : Sea Murray posted two rounds of 80 and 88 to’secure himself’ fourth spotin the final you COULD WIN 4 TICKETS IN| THE FORD PAVILION SUITE! . Here's what you win: i, beverages," ' fabulous view fram the Fare Suite. Here's how to enter: ‘Team Ford Ra Cfo 3355. Vancoun B.C. "VSM 125 Home ph: a ay esis Question: Name one CAAT , sync wore raw one : Rergconge