n te 4 NEWS photo Terry Peters lf the shoe fits... KEVIN Keen of Team Skyline plows through a Deep Cove Beaver defender en route to his team’s 2-1 victory. Snow bow! ends in Team Skyline win By Robert Galster goal in the first half staked the News Reporter Beaver to an carly lead, Team Skyline tied it up before the AMIDST snow and end of regulation. As it turned with nearly 100 specta- out Glenn Keen who scored tors looking on, the sec- the tying marker also scored in ond annual Millar Memorial Cup was played out at Kinsmen Stadium last Saturday. The featured teams in the game were the Deep Cove overnme. The effort earned Keane the game ball and player of the game honors. Next Saturday Skyline will play Joey Tomato’s to deter- mine who wins league first place and represents the North = DEREK Porter holds a size 18 shoe given to him by Vancouver Grizzly Eric Mobley upon fearning the two share the same shoe size. A member of the successful Grade 9 basketball squad from Handsworth, the 6'9” Beaver and Team Skyline. Shore sé the provincial cug in Porter played a big part in the team’s success this season which included the North Shore championship. a Attituc Hockey clinic stresses positive thinking as key to future success By Martin Millerchip Contributing Writer THE right attitude is an important part of what Sean Scott is teaching at Puckmasters. After all, this is the place where they are “rurn- ing hockey fantasies into realities ... guaranteed!” Tf I had filled in my sheet for Session #1, Low Wrist Shot, before starting | would have had to spell out my “Goal for Today’s Session.” As I, a non-skater, pick myself up off the sili- cone-coated, high-density plastic floor and check to see whether the News photegrapher is through sniggering, I’m thinking I should have written something like “not to look lixe a complete dork.” But Scott is positivism personified and eager to offer a high-five the first time my feeble wrist shor makes it over the goal line. Having fin and rein- forcing a positive mental attitude are two commitments you will find at any of the five Puckmasters locations. We are skating in a converted racquet ball court at Cap West Country Club where Scott and his wife and co-owner, Jennifer, have been working to build up their teaching franchise since o Q Ie 7 . RUGBY... West Vancouver's Paul Houghton, 14, is Osaka, Japan bound as part of a Canadian contingent taking part in under-16 rugby tournament. The team consists of players from several teams including Houghton’s Shawnigan Lake outfit. The invitational tournament commemorates the 30th anniversscy of sem ternational rugby in the Japane vy and alse includes teams representing Australia, Japan, Korea and Wales. eso BASKETBALL... North Vancouver's Argyle basketball squad may have outdone its North Shore competition in making the al big dance last week, but certainly received a cold shower in place of a proper welcome. The 52nd Annual triple-A senior boys’ tournament held late last week and culminating syith the final game on Saturday night ar GM Place saw the Vipers play their Grst game on Wednesday — Argyle dropped a 79-58 decision to the Vancouver College Fighting Irish. The next day they faced New Westminster and again came up on the short end of a 79-69 score. Better luck next year. NEWS photo Paul McGrath MARTIN Millerchip puts his wrist shot through the paces under the watchful eye of Sean Scott of Puckmasters where attitude is more than half the battle. December, although the official opening was not until Saturday. Scott, a former junior and college player doesn’t come to work, he comes to play. He maintains owning Puckmasters is the next best thing to playing pro. Although a Heiner Marnet Kelowna this June. ing nets results be going somewhere.” This brand of one-on-one hockey coaching sessions is the brainchild of Pete Fry, who opened the busy and - popular Victoria operation in 1993. Other franchises have since opened in Surrey, Coquitlam and Kelowna, with centres scheduled to open in Nanaimo and Langley. Fry, a former pro minor.league and Swedish league goaltender, and his franchises teach motivational life- skills in addition to the program of 48 structured ses- sions for either goalie or players. ; Students complete session notes that conclude with “The best thing I learned today.” They change in dressing rooms named: focus; goals; courage; com- mitment; desire and attitude. A motivation room offers hockey videos with positive messages dubbed onto the tapes. On the wall is a poster of a distant bas- ketball hoop and the legend: Opportunity ~ You miss -- 100% of the shots you don’t take. All of this seems to work. Testimonials from parents and past students abound — including the story of the undrafted Rob Tallas who continued to work with. Puckmasters while waiting for his chance. ‘ He’s now the back-up keeper for the Boston Bruins and has already recorded his first NHL shutout. The club newsletter contains a list of “Great Successes” that, besides the reliving of game-breaking . goals and rock ’em, sock ’em hits, includes good math test scores. Puckmasters opened officially Saturday, March 15 but Scott will be happy to schedule an introductory session anytime. Drop by and see if your slap shot can beat Scott’s 92 m.p.h. “You get to play all day. You get to share with kids who could —_ howitzer. FIND Find a part of yourself you never knew existed in the Army Reserve. That's STRENGTH where you work selected evenings and weekends, meeting challenges, leaning with hands-on experience and earning extra income. Find the strength to do something exciting and different. Join the Army Reserve, For more information. come and see us or call as at: The Army Reserve Recruiting Group at 666-4381 / 666-4366 or 1-800-856-8488 PAUL Houghton sets his sights on Japan. Oélense nationate Natonat Oestence FORCES | me Canal i FIND YOURSELF iH THE ARM