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THE MERALOMA Masters women’s softball team recently won the World Championships in

Brisbane, Australia. They are (North Shore players in italics):
Back row (left to right): Sandra Nerreter, Elaine Davies, Phyliis Alien, Dawn StoreyGray, John
Lucas. Middle row: Ken Pringle, Betty Watt, Judy Evans, Jan Hastings, Sandi VandenBrink, Lynette

Springford, Roger Ruddy,
Franc sTelford, Bonnle
Lucas, bat girl}.

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Sally Sha yeppard. Front row: Linda Ashcroft, Ronnie Fonseca, MaryLou
lane Materi, Val Ruddy, Gillian Harwood. (not shown: Jessica

Meraloma Masters steal gold medal from U.S.A.

THEY CAME. They played
softball. They conquered.

By AP. McCredie
Sports Reporter

The Mersloma Masters, a
women’s master softball squad
comprised of players from through-
out the Lower Mainland, recently
returned as. victors from the World
Championships in Brisbane,
“Australia. They were one of two
Canadian teams competing in the
35-44 age group tournament.

The team compiled an impres-
sive 7-1-1 round-robin record over
the first five days of the tournament,
their sole loss coming at the hands
and bats of a strong squad from the
United States.

In the opening playoff round, the
Meralomas again faced the United
States, but this time the B.C. squad
had the upper hand.

However, after the States were
beaten out of a final-game berth by
the Meralomas, they beat an
Australian team to take the final
spot in the gold-silver game. Again,
the Meralomas had to get through

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the States to get to the gold.

In the seventh inning of the final,
with the Meralomas trailing by two
with two out, Linda Asheroft had
the at-bat of her life, getting on
base. A walk just previous to her
plate appearance put the winning
run on the plate. A base hit then
scored both base runners, tying the
score leading into the bottom of the
seventh where they held the States
scoreless, In the top of the eighth,
with runners at first and third, pitch-
er Diane Materi scored the game
winner with an rbi single. The final
score was 5-3 for the Meralomas,

NAME: Alexis Walton
SCHOOL: Handsworth
GRADE? 12

SPORT: Sr. girls’ volleyball
POSITION: Middle blocker
COACHES; Mike Rockwell
and Nell Salkus,

Alexis, a North Shore
first-team) all-star the past
two years, led the Royals
into this weekend's B.C,
triple-A volleyball tourna-
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performance in the North
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SCHOOL: Sentinel
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SPORT: Sr, bays’ soccer
POSITION: Goalkeeper
COACHES: Mark Pavan
and Stewart McAllen.
Dave, selected as a first
team all-star at the B.C.
triple-A championships,
helped the Spartans to a fifth
place provincial finish with
2 shutouts in 18 league and
playoff games.
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