SIDELINES

CAPILANO COLLEGE
BASKETBALL... Both the
men’s and women’s teams
will put their perfect season
records (2-0) on the line this
weekend as they play (wo
games in two days at the
Capilano College Sportsplex.
The men cagers face Univer-
sity College of Fraser Valley
on Friday night (8 p.m.), then
take on the always-tough
team from Vancouver Com-
munity College (VCC) at 8
p.m. on Saturday night. The
Lady Blues play the same
schools the same nights, with
a 6 p.m. tip-off at the
Sportsplex.

CURLERS REUNION...
Curlers from the Capilano
Winter Club are holding a re-
union luncheon at the
Seymour Golf and Country
Club on Friday, Dec. 3. at
11:30 a.m.

fn the late ’70s, the club
merged its’ membership into
the North Shore Winter Club.
This is the second reunion to
be held. Seymour Golf and
Country Club is located at
3723 .Mt. Seymour Parkway,
North Vancouver.

- SOCCER... Norvan soccer
club was inactive last week
due to poor field conditions.
Their next home game is on
Sunday, Dec. 5 at Kinsmen
Stadium (16th and Jones) in
North Vancouver. The Van-
couver Metro League squad
will be facing the current Ca-
nadian champions, Westside
Rino. Kick-off is set for 2
p.m.

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Clansmen centre-back Todd Rattee graduating with degree in geography

COME JUNE, Todd Rattee
will graduate from Simon
Fraser University (SFU) with
his. Bachelor’s degree in ge-
ography.

By Kevin Gillies
Sports Reporter

But the memories of university,
and the career he hopes to pursue
will be more reflective of his four
years on the turf than in the
classroom.

Rattee, 21, has played out his
four-year soccer scholarship and
now he hopes to become a pro-
fessional at the game he has
played all his fife.

At the age of four, his older
brother Scott, 25, brought him to
a soccer practice and he has
played the game ever since.

Since being awarded the schol-
arship, the 1990 Handsworth grad
has played centre-back with the
SFU Clansmen, who won their
District championship this year.

The Clansmen advanced to the
area final, but lost in the final.

He says the highlight of his
four-year stint with the Clansmen
was the team’s run at the National
Championships in Boca Raton,
Florida during his second year.

He has been the team captain
for the last two years.

Rattee’s coach, Keith Watts,
says, ‘‘Todd has good leadership
qualities. He’s good at motivating
players around him.”

This year Rattee was named to
the Northwest Collegiate Con-
ference Ail-Star Team.

He was also named to the All-
Conference National Athletic In-
tercollegiate Association’s (NAIA)
District One All-Star Team which
puts him among the elite of 1, 200
players.

From that he was named Player
of the Year, The award is voted

NEWS photo by Nell Lucente

SFU CLANSMEN captain Todd Rattee was recently named Player of the Year for his. district. He
hopes to play in the North American Professional Soccer League after graduation.

Because of the distinction, it is
possible he could be named All-
American player of the year.

Watts says Rattee plays his

Power-skating course set:

Position well and is an excellent
all-round player.

He is quick, with great aerial
ability, he says.

Now Rattee wants to try to take
soccer to the next level.

He hopes to get a shot at play-
ing with the Vancouver 86ers in
the summer and he is optimistic.

Watts says he'll be difficult to
replace.

“When you lose players of his
quality, they are always difficult

A POWER-Sskating program
for adults is coming next
month to the Lonsdale recre-
ation centre arena.

The course, runs Tuesday
nights — beginning January 4
until March 15 — from 10:45
p.m. until midnight.

“lt is an excellent program
for hockey and ringette
players,’’ said course instructor
Kevin Cliff, an experienced
hockey player and instuctor.

keep your fitness level up with
training in speed, endurance
and coordination. Game skills
such as cross-overs, mobility
and power will also be worked
on.

A hard workout is guaran-
teed by Cliff, who advises full
equipment be worn to simulate
a game situation.

To register for the . adult
power-skating program, call
987-PLAY (7529).

The program is designed to

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