a NEWS photo Mike Wakefield PERFORMING A handstand on the balance beam was a highlight for this gymnast, who competed in the B.C. High School Gymnastics Championships at Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver. Gymnasts from throughout the province participated in the three-day event, held Maret 20-22. HOCKEY Atoms split for Langley THE Langley Minor Hockey Association will host a major Atom ‘‘A’’ hockey tournament April 2 to April 6 at the Langley Civic Centre. Twenty-four of B.C.'s top Atom “A™ teams, including a repre- sentative from North Vancouver, will battle in the tournament, An estimated 430 bovs are ex- pected to compete. Games will) be played con- tinuously from 7 a.m. to 9:45 pym, each day in both the Langley and Aldergrove arenas with the finals going April 6 at the Langley Civic Centre. North Van's first game will be April 2 at 8:30 pam. iinet: North Delta. ¥ the Nidiosmal Precision Shatiag Cliimpionships. 18 ~ Wednesday, March 26, 198Ge- : o ol celebrates business PAGE 24 § we VOLLEYBALL “theta Rion SESE Cap Biues finish im nat fifth ionais THE CAPILANO College Blues women’s volleyball team finished fifth in the Canadian College Athletic Association national championships held over the weekend (March 20 to Hosted by Cap College, the tour- nament brought together the best men’s and women's college volleyball teams fram across Canada in the four-day event. Capilano, which thus far does not have a men's volleyball team, qualified to represent B.C. in the national tournament by virtue of a gold medal performance in the Totem College Athletic Associa- tion championships, held March 7 and 8 in Victoria. Following opening round action on Thursday, the Blues were third in Pool B of the women’s sector of the national competition, thereby qualifyiag the team to play the second-place finishers in Poot A, Ontario's Durham College, in Fri- day’s quarter finals. The Blues opened with two straight victories over the Ontario team. But Durham stormed back in the next two games to tie the series, In the fifth match, the Blues dropped a heart-breaking 15-12 Still time at Simon Fraser University 23). decision to Durham. The loss ruined the Blues’ bid for a fourth place finish, which would have been the highest for a B.C. women’s team in six years, and knocked the Cap College team out of the competition's medal round. The team's subsequent battle for fifth place against the Saskat- chewan Technical Institute went the full five games, with the Blues outlasting their Prairie competition to post a 16-14 victory in the fifth and deciding match. Defending champion Sher- brooke College from Quebec took the gold medal in the eight-team competition, while Alberta’s Red Deer College took the silver. Durham won the bronze medal with an upset victory over Nova Scotia’s Mt. St. Vincent College. On the men’s side, Limoilou of Quebee won its second consecutive national championship. Red Deer College took the silver and Van- couver Community College won the bronze. to catch baseball registration ALTHOUGH the baseball season is almost upon us, there’s still time to register in most T-ball, Little League and Senior baseball leagues on the North Shore. For more up to date information, please contact the following: *The Highlands Little League {ages five to 12). Contact Dan MeLaughlin at 988-7061. "NEWS photo Tom Burley POSING WITH coach Bryce Sweetnam are dhe nevice fears members of the North Vancouver Precision Shating Club. The novice and die junior team from the local skating chub, qualified earlier dis month te compete lor *The Forest Hills Little League (ages five to 12). Contact Linda Commerford at 980-3530. *Capilano Little League (ages five to 12). Contact Laurie Davie at 980-7976. *Jayece Rotary Little League & Joe Shea League (ages five to 15). Contact Earl Stinson at 980-3134 or Les Hayes at 985-9779, SKATING Precision skate team flash biades THE 1986 Canadian Precision Skating Championships will be held at the P.N.E. Agrodome on Easter weekend, March 28 to 30. There will be 58 teams from across Canada, involving about 1.400 skaters, coaches and manag- ers. Precision skating combines the speed and grace of the. singles skater, and the precisian of a chorus fine with the music, spirit und excitement generated by to- day's teenager. Tickets are available at the door Information maybe obtained from 980-7663.