SIDELINES BELLYFLOP COMPETI. TION... Tipping the scales at a whopping 66 Ibs. (soaking wet), lan Courtemanche flopped his way to the title of bellyflop master at lust Sunday's North Shore Winter Club summer swim meet. The eight-year-old Vancouver Viking member defeated chal- lengers who exceeded his age and weight. MIXED SLO-PITCH TOURNAMENT... Teams are needed for the Cutters’ mixed slo-pitch tournament in Squamish on Aug. 13 and 14. The format for the week- ead tourney is three women and seven men per team. Entry cost for each team is $200. For more information — call Michelle at 898-3871 in Squamish. RHYTHMIC GYMNAS- TICS... Linda Bernath per- formed stunning routines at the recent Junior Nationals in Toronto to qualify for the Canadian junior rhythmic gymnastic team. LINDA BERNATH The 14-year-old North Vancouver resident has con- tinued to improve at big com- petitions. At the recent Matolya Rhythmic Gymnastics Invit- ational in Victoria, the Vancouver Rhythmic Club member finished an impres- sive second in the ball event and fourth in the ribbon com- petition on the way to a sixth place overall. eooe SAILING... North Shore sailor Tine Moberg-Parker finished in second-piace to Denmark’s Kristine Roug at the Sailing World Champion- ships last weekend in La Rochelle, France. Tine (pronounced “Tina™) was leading the Europe Dinghy class following three days of the six-day competi- tion in heavy wind conditions. Roug was never far behind and down the stretch defeated Moberg-Parker, handing her a rare defeat in the current sea- son. The Simon Fraser University political science student has won six major international events this year, including the World Qualify- ing Regatta in Vancouver in May. Tine is currently in Atlanta competing in a pre- Olympic event. and will be in Russia next month for the Goodwill Games. , 1994 - North Shore News mrt Hoyetiley League-leaders dump Indians Shamrocks defeat North Shore 15 AP. McCredi 3 i ¥ & Et F ae VIEW FROM TH THE NORTH Shore Indians ended their fresh- man season homestand with an old-fashioned beating at the hands and sticks of the league-leading Victoria Shamrocks on Monday night at Lonsdale Arena. The Shamrocks downed the Indians 15-8. However, considering that the North Shore was already out of the playoff hunt prior to the game and the Shamrocks have the top- two scorers in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA), the Indians put on a good show in their season finale at home. Like many of the Indians’ con- tests this year, penalties were the difference in Monday night's game. The Shamrocks jumped to an early three-goal lead on two power-play markers and one short- handed goal in the opening five minutes. Victoria’s dazzling duo of Rick Brown und Ted Dowling — the Gretzky and Kurri of the WLA -~ was too much for Indians’ goalie Dennis Joseph. But the Indians fought back in the first and after 20 minutes of play were trailing 5-2 on goals by Todd Katanchik and Terry Campbell. The score could just as easily have been 10-2, but some good goaltending and defensive play kept the Indians in it. In it, that is, until the second period. After just one minute and 37 seconds into the middle frame, the Shamrocks were up 8-2. Indians’ coach Lance Baker had seen enough and sent in perennial all- star Dwight Maetcie to replace Joseph between the pipes. But even Maetche couldn't stop the quick passing and upportunis- Twins claim District THE NORTH Shore Twins successfully defended their reign as Howe Sound North Shore Big League Baseball Champions in District 5 Little League Action for boys aged 16-18. The Twins defeated Cypress Park Rebels two straight games in the finals of the double knockout tournament earlier this month, The Twins won the opening game 3-2 in extra innings, and shut the door on the Rebels tn the second game with NEWS photo Paul McGrath THE NOATH Shore Indians Icst their finei home game of the season 15-8 te Victoria on Monday. tic shot-making of the Shamrocks, one of the most skilled clubs in the league this year. At the end of the second Victoria was up 11-5. The final period was pretty much uninspired, with the Shamrocks sitting back on their fead and the Indians resigned to another freshman season defeat. Bright spots for the North a resounding 9-2 win. In cartier action, the Twins beat Howe Sound 8-1. while the Rebels won 10-3 over Howe Sound. Jn the first half of the two-game final, Twins’ third baseman Grant Marriott was the game hero, dri- ving in the winning run in dramatic fashion. Marriot broke a 2-2 tie after seven innings of regulation play with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the cighth inning by driving a two-strike pitch up the middle for the game-winning base hit. Shore continue to be the play of Chris Driscoll, Katanchik, and Jamey Bowen. All three are among the league’s top-ten scor- ers. North Shore’s final game of the year is on Sunday night at the Surrey recreation centre against the fourth-place Burrards. Game time is 8 p.m. WLA standings (as of July 19 Team GP WwW New West 18 Victoria 19 Coquitlam 18 Surrey 18 Burmaby 18 N.Shore 19 5 championship title The third baseman also scored earlier in the game and collected two hits. Thomas Puddicombe was the other offensive star for the Twins. The right fielder had a perfect day, collecting four hits and driving in two runs. For the Rebels, ‘Frevor Martin had two runs batted in with a bases- loaded double. David Byron, the winning pitcher for the Twins, gave up six hits while striking out nine. Mark Stewart did an admirable job in a losing cause for the Rebels, giving up only six hits while striking out four. Other Twin playoff-winning pitchers included Dale Gudmanz — the winner over the Rebels in the first game — and Garfield Miller, who defeated the Howe Sound team. The Twins, coached by Dave Empey and Paul Gemino, are the current British Columbia Big League Champions. The squad now defends for the title in the Provincial Big League Tournament at Killarney Park in Vancouver this Saturday, July 23.