16 — Wednesday, February 6, 1991 - North Shore News SPORTS Basketball blues happier on the road Both men’s and women’s teams temporarily end losing streak CAPILANO COLLEGE SPORTS WHETHER IT’S Delbrook gym, or the ubiquitous AC/DC pre-game tape, or the presence of the press, something is cursing the Capilano College basketball teams on their home court. By Guido Marziali Contributing Writer Last weekend, both the women and men recorded their first wins of the new year — at Langara College on Friday night, by respective scores of 72-55 and 96-95. The next afternoon both squads returned to North Van- couver to host the Malaspina Mariners, and both lost, the women 49-60, the men 74-85. The men’s tcam from Nanaimo is rated tops in B.C., and in hind- Ringette comes to NORTH SHORE residents will have an opportunity to watch a high calibre of ringette during the upcoming sixth annual ringette tournament, hosted by the North Shore Winter Club. The tourney starts at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 and ends at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 10. Competitors at this four-day tournament range in age from 10 years old to their early 20s and will include players from Calgary, Oshawa and various parts of B.C. A relatively new sport for girls and women, ringette will be featured for the first time at the Canada Winter Games in Charlot- sight the Blues had two choices on Saturday: die by the inside game or die by outside shooting. In the first half it looked like the Blues were going to die by both, as passive defending caused them io slide behind 25-40 after $5 minutes. Fortunately, strong shooting and rebounding by Mike Anastas? and Mark Bunting helped to lift the Blues to within nine by intermission. Unfortu- nately, Capilano’s Blair Hokanson suffered an ankle sprain and had to be helped off the court. Hokanson's injury is the latest in a rash of injuries afflicting Blues players. Derek Smith tore ankle ligaments on Friday and possibly fractured an ankle bone, after having turned an ankle in practice the week before, after having torn all his neck ligaments and damaged two vertebrae in a tourney N. Van tetown, Prince Edward Island at the end of February. Most of the girls who will rep- resent B.C. at the Canada Games will be competing in the tourney although they will be playing for their local associations rather than play as a unit. The counterpart to hockey, fingette is played on ice with a ring and a straight stick. The par- ticular rules of play for required passing and designated areas of play make for a fast-paced, ex- citing spectator sport. All spectators are welcome to the tournament. Badminton players chosen HOLLYBURN COUNTRY Club players make up the entire 1991 B.C. Winter Games badminton team of four girls and four boys selected to represent the zone five (Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver and Squamish). Charisse Wong, 14, Christy Wilson, 15, Meredith Burgon, 13, Carla Maclean, 13, Ricky Rosas, 15, Mike Bonderove, 14, Brayden Gordon, 14, and Colin Clay, 13, will be playing in the junior divi- sion, ages 13-16, at the B.C. Games to be held in Duncan, North Cowichan from Feb. 21-24. According to Hollyburn head badminton pro Zip Dhanani, the team is favored to recapture the gold medal that the zone five team won last year. In the open category, Fraser Reid, (9, also from Hollyburn, qualified for the senior team by winning the singles event in the playoffs. Selected to coach the B.C. Winter Games team is Al Mawani, who is currently the assistant pro at Hollyburn Country Club. Griffin pool reopens THE WILLIAM Griffin recre- ation centre pool has reopened for all swimming activities after com- pletion of renovations to deck tiles and drains, showers and change rooms. Many water activities are again offered for public enjoyment. Swim lessons are scheduled for beginners to advanced and range from parent and infant classes to adult and senior classes. For adults seeking lengths swimming, there are two programs offered for workouts and stroke correction. Swim For It, which runs Wednesday and Friday 9-10 a.m., offers challenges for adults who are just beginning to use swimming for their workout. Swim Fit, which runs Monday, Tuesday. and Thursday 9-10 a.m., provides a workout for the more advanced swimmer. Swim Fit is taught by Joan Parnell, a world champion in master swimming. Swimmers of all abilities from ages 20 to 77 at- tend Parnell’s classes. “You oniy have to be able to swim one tength of the pooi,”’ says Parnell. ‘it's wonderful to see the success of the swimmers. They swim from one length to a mile in a very short time.”’ To register for this program or for any other swimming option, tele- phone 987-PLAY, and for infor- mation, call recCentre Griffin at 986-2255. car accident’ over Christmas. Smith had started the season as a top collegiate player, and is end- ing it as a first-rate case study for medical interns. Injuries notwithstanding, the second half saw the Blues shut down Malaspina’s inside game and so stifle their offence that the Mariners only managed 34 points in the last two quarters. But with the game finally tied at 70 and the Blues still in’ contro) inside, Malaspina guard, Brett Nohr and Liam Sullivan dissected the Blucs from the perimeter. “In the last two and a half minutes, they: had three three- Wie TIRE & AUTO CENTRE Ail included in the Price: pointers and @ (wo-pointer, all in a row, no misses, three times down the floor,’’ said Blues coach Ken Shierk, ‘‘and that was the difference in the game."’ Asked why the team didn't switch from a zone defence to man marking to stop the hail of three-pointers, Shierk replied, ‘‘What we were trying to do was get away from the inside game, and I think we accomplished that. 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