licka gymnasts cross
paths to compete

TWO SETS of gymnasts from the Flicka Gym Club
will cross paths this weekend. One competition for
the seniors is Olympic trials and for the younger
gymnasts, an international meet in Calgary.

The Canadian men’s gym-
nastic team has already been
chosen for the Olympics, but
the women have two more
selection competitions before
the great event. Twenty cight
women from across Canada
are still eligible for the Olym-
pic Trials which are to be
held at Xoces Eagles Gym
Club and York University in
Toronto this weckend (Junc
29, 30). Six British Columbia
gymnasts qualified for the
trails after the first sclection
in February.

National champion Anita
Botnen and Bonnic Witt-

By LAURA MOORE

meicr, both national tcam
members, leave Wednesday
with coach Mike Vossen for
this important trial. They are
joined by Valene Hansen of
Port Alberni and Gigi Zosa
who trains in California.
Two members of the club
who will not go because of 1in-
jury are Tracey Wilson and
Donna Haugland.

From this selection trial
only 14 will qualify for the
fmal Olympic Training and
Selection camp to be held at
Cercitos College, Orange

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Country, July 9-15. This is in
the form of a dual camp and
competition with the
American to choose the final
eight member women’s team.

As Anita Botnen and Bon-
nie Wittmeier return, Sandra
Botnen and Kristin Wingfield
from Flicka go to the Cana-
dian Classic in Calgary. The
competition held on July 5
includes two Canadian teams
along with gymnasts from
Italy, Japan, South Korea
and U.S.A. Sandra Botnen
who finished sixth all-around
last year out of 30 gymnasts
has every chance of improv
ing that’) position This. ts
Wingfield’s first came at this
competition Debbie Brown,
the choreographer from
Flicka will travel with the
girls

Canucks tune up in pre-season

PRIOR TO) embarking on
their '5th National Hockcy
LLeaguc scason,; the Van-
couver Canucks will play 10
exhibition games, it was an
nounced by (team vicc-
president an general
manager, Harry Weale.

The 10-game. slate, all
against NHL opposition, will
feature three games at the
Pacific Coligeum, the
tighhght being a Sept 25 cn
counter with the Stanicy Cup
champmon Edmonton Onlers
The other two) Cotiscum
visitors will be Calgary
Flames (Oct. 5) and St) Louts
Blucs (Oct 7)

Canucks’ first) pre-season
contest will be against the
Los Angeles Kings in Vic
tona, Sept 22, yust five days
after GiM Neale and new
coach Bill LaForge will greet
Vancouver’s 1984 BS
hopefuls at training camp tn
Duncan

The final exhibition game
will be against the Blucs, Oct
7 Four days later, the regular
schedule begins when the
Canucks will host the Queber
Nordiques (Thurs , Oct tt)
at the new week might starting
tume of 735 pm

Following ts
Canucks’

Vancouver
complete pre

season schedule

Day & Datc Opponcat

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a Victona 8 OS pom
Sunday Sept 23 bos Angetes
at Duncan 7:05 pm
Tucuday. Sept 25 Ldmonton
a Pact Coltscum 7 34 pm
trictay Seg 728 Winnipeg
at Wianipeg 8 05 pm
Sunday Sep WO
at Calgary 6 05 ppm
Tyecxday (hs 2

at bamomon ' VS pm

( algary
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Wednesday (hi | Wineatecg

a Vitone § O45 pm

Ttvarschay One & fos Angeles

at lon Angetes 7 VS pm
fesday CM1 S ( algary
a Pact Colicum (6 1) pom
Nanday Omi? Se coats

at Pactfie Cabscam 7 OS poo

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