‘The | Port.. Van Rockets season opener Sunday by eking out a 4-3. victory over. . hometowners. at West Van Arena at, the °79-80 Metro League schedule officially got underway over weekend. - Mapleridge the North Van Mountaineers came out on the short end of an 8-7 score in a cleanly played, see-saw battle ‘that the Chiefs won with their winning goal coming in the dying minutes of the game. Sunday’s game was a wide open, free wheeling affair marked by superb goaltending at both ends of Is sports your business? if it is, you can use this space to reach every sports- minded person on the North Shore, Get in touch with your customers, . Call display advertising 980-0511 san apsdanenaanemninsaeatieens daanmmamtetten eatin nemeaneaaiainneiamneneeiieed ‘ali, Coquitlam: Blazers | spoiled | the’. West ° the. the . . Mark Ingram In other Metro League: action, on Saturday night at . the ‘ice, and: in particular by ‘Rocket ‘Smith who kep the Blazers goaltender - Randy from running away with the game in the latter part of the first period. The Rockets opened the scoring just three minutes into the first period when Tim Buhr’s ‘pass in the slot and backhanded it home for a 1- 0 Rocket lead. Thirty seconds later the Blazers evened the score at ‘1-1 only to have Steve Stuart — put the Rockets back in the lead twelve secends later ‘on this. play at least, is a member: Capilano . College grad team which played against the College team in white at Delbrook Gym: on a Friday night. The erad te team lost out in the end. Ulan Smith Photo) ; when: his pass .out: from ‘behind the net went in off a PoCo defender attempting to . clear the puck. PoCo tied it at 2-2 midway through the first period, and then added another for a 3-2 lead before the period ended, Dave Harvey accounted for the only scoring in the second, to give” the Rockets a 3-3 tie going into the third period. The Blazers scored their fourth and winning goal early in the final frame OLDS 88 CONTEST NOW ON. SEE PAGE a9 and Sunday in Castlegar. A two-hour delay: ‘at ‘the’ airport anda subsequent late__ ?. game-'start ‘on. Saturday-di d- “ not- appear, to _hamper the Blues:as they'beat the. Saints “bya 4-1 count. ON Nigel Williams Spened the - ‘scoring for the Blues, and - Terry Charles. kicked in the ext three goals to lead Cape : College to their victory.” - “Y Although ‘the. ‘Blues » won by-an identical: 4-1 count on — Sut e Saints were.a lot eeping the out: | doubt until the final “ten ‘minutes when the Blues’ exploded. for 3 goals. © "Nigel ‘William's: goal gave the Blues the early lead but he Saints knotted the score before the first half ended. Jamie. Ellis ‘ broke the '. deadlock with his goal late in - the second frame to ease the pressure from © Selkirk’s a attack, before Terry Charles’ : and .Eliis with his second. marker. of ‘the contest, put the scrappy Saints away. In rugby,. College in a Sunday contest ~ played at B:C.1.T., The.. Cougar's win was their first : over the Blues squad in six. years, . The Blues led 12:8 at the half on the strength of two © ‘penalty kicks and a convert by Jim Slight, and a try by Ian Stuart. The turning point in the game came when the Blues bobbled the ball on the Cougar five yard line midway through the second half, to negate what looked | like a sure try. That mistake © seemed to fire the Cougars to their-come from behind victory. 12 hour service six days straight . “Capilano “College. : ‘Blues S, ‘soccer, team’ took. both ends - ‘of a double header from the: ~ Blues squads kicked off their ’ Selkirk .. Collége.. Saints and 11. points respec-- . tively. The Blues-moved the- _ball. around. well.and. got good: penetration | of-- fensively,, while controlling the boards on defense. - exhibition ‘Senior | ae both Frida. ‘and; Saturday nights. Games. timés. are 6: 13: “ and” _8: 15 Pe Me: The. men’s hoop. squad played two exhibition en- counters over the weekend, defeating their grad team Te 60 on Friday night, then beating.-: . Nanaimo’s Malaspina College 81-75 on when. ‘Capilano Coleg wi an play host. to.” Nanaimo’s:””- Malaspina College: at Myrtle~ oy Fraser. Park. Game ‘time ‘is 1: 00 p. m. RACING LESSONS Learn how to race this year. We . offer a complete course af racing instruction by instructors who-have won many-trophies- ---#-- Registration 8pm Oct. 31. : Phone for details. ' .- THUNDERBIRD SAILING SCHOOL (est. 1985). * 7 - 2540 Bellevue Ave. ~~ .West Vancouver | - 926-2634— Monthly Rentals trom $225 00 Oldies but Goodies 980-1515 1525 Pemberton Ave. SOCCER. 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