Seaitie
shuts out
Griffins

THE battle of the
basement proved to be
one-sided as the North
Shore Griffins were
dumped 8-0 by the
Seattle Northwest
Americans Monday
night at West Van
Arena.

Vhe Griffins are 4-32-10 in
their first-ever scason of play
in the Pacitie Internation:
Junior Hockey League. while
the Americans improved to
14-21-2.

The Griffins have just four
games Jett in the regular sea-
son, including a Saturday
myght game in PoCo.

North Shore hosts
Abbortstord nest | Monday
night at West Van Arena.
Game time is 7-45 pum

College : .

athletes of the month

NAME: Brent McGlashan
SPORT: Volleyball
POSITION: Setter
YEAR: First

American-born
McGlashan comes to the
Blues from UBC, where he
played for the
Thunderbirds. The co-cap-
tain, who was a member of
the U.S. Junior National
team in 199], is completing
his business degree at th
North Vancouver college.

NAME:
SPORT.
POSITION
YEAR: Second

Hudson, a) Sutherland
Secondary graduate, serves
as the Blues’ captain and
court quarterback. The see
ond-yvear student is enrolled
in the college’s universes
general studies program

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north shore news

Wednesday, January 28, 1998

On the beam

ith Shore News — 35

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BREANNE King (above) and her Flicka Gym Ciub teammates are preparing for this weekend's 25th annual North Shore Invitational
Gymnastics competition. The two-day international meet takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Capilano College Sportsplex.

NicFee outstanding wr

BALMORAL,
Handsworth and
Carson Graham had
strong showings at
the North Shore and
B.C. age class
wrestling champi-
onships.

Ar othe | seven-school

North Shore meet, Balmoral

Handsworth 103-

69 to win the senior girls’

team title, but Handsworth

reversed the order tor the
senior boys 128-110,

Carson Graham was third
in both.

Balmoral also) won the
juvenile boys’ tithe by cdg:
ing Rockridge — Middic
school 151-142.

In the senior girl’ com
peution ar the B.C. age elass
meet, Carson Graham was

SKIING...
Kelly Ringstad finished bth
ay fast weekend's World
Freestyle compenition at
Bhickcomb Mountain,

third as the Eagles” Emily
Richardson won the 34 kg
class, and Kristen’ McFee,
also) from) Carsan, was
named the meet’s ourstand-
ing temale wrestler with her
win at 57 kg.

Handsworth and Carson
Graham were fifth and sev-
enth respectively in’ the
senior boys’ team totals.

Balmoral finished third
ino the juntor boys” team
competition with ovo. firsts
— Pouyan Khalili ar 36 ke
and Ramtin Jamshidi at 8}
ke. Handsworth placed fifth
with two winners — Sina
Vaghari at 63 kg and Adam
Stojkovich ar 88+ ky

Handsworth claimed
third ia junior girls” compe-
tition as Camille Kellie won
in 66 ky. Cheri Hansen, of
Balmoral, won the 60) ky
class.

spite failing to niake
the final round, the 23 vear
old West Vancouver skier had
the second best result tor a
Canadian women, Quebec's
Ann-Marie Pelchat was 12th
Ringstad and the rest at
the nanonal compete an
Breckenndae, Colorada this
weekend, betore breaking for
four weeks for the Werte:
Olvinpues at Nagano. Japan

LACROSSE... Uhe North
Shore Indians have hired a
EW general HVAT ana a

new ceateh for therm PUOS

NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge

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HANDSWORTH’S Dave Yeager (in red) attempts to pin Chris Fairweather du
action at the recent North Shore and B.C. age class wrestiing championships.

Western Lacrosse Association
campaign,

Harry Ferguson) brings
more than three decades of
experience asa plaver, referee,
and exccutve to the rable as
the loditas new GeM

According too Peniusen,
the head coaching vacanes
open sine the tage death of
fosmer BU Monroe
Fast sumer was at the rap
at has “todo” fist

Last bray othe dub
announced that Rod Jensen,

former star weth che
Vancouver Bur would
be thei bench bess this sea
sen odin P8900 Jensen, a

coach

Richmond native, was second
vie scoring, with 22
Hodls and SG assists. carne
him Burrard MVP honors
anda spotoon the league's
frst team all star roster Ula
same sear he captamed the
Barrards over the Brooklin
Redimen in the Mann Cup

The Gest order of bustness
tor the tndians’ new brain
trusts the 1998 qumior dian
Ing, taking place in) Barnaby
on Monday beb 9

North
been

Iwo
have

SOCCER...

Vanover mcu

named award wraners by the
BC. Youth Sace
Association. we

Don Gray, normnated bv
the Noith Dasteet Gurls’
Socegr | Assoaratton, was
named Coach of the Year tor

vears of dedicated
ma senvicc on both baw
cars roams. During that ume
he has taken tive teams to the
nanonads

The North Shore rearh
Soccer Assen igiloa fOmmat
cd Robin Woods. whe was
honored with the Reterce at
the Year award for her work
both on and otf the neld

-- Andrew Mr

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