WHO TO CALL:
Sports Editor
A.P. McCredie

985-2131 (113)

BLACKCOMB SNOW-
BOARD CLUB... With
old man winter supplying
his usual snowy frosting
to the North Shore moun-
tains, skiers and snow-
boarders are waxing up
their boards.

After a successful rac-
ing season last year, the
Blackcomb Snowboard
Club has introduced a
Freestyle Snowboard
Team fox the 1994-95 sea-
son.

“The timing for the
freestyle team couldn't be
better as Blackcomb is
going all out catering to
the snowboarders with
two half-pipes, an exten-
sive snowboard park with
sound system and the
almighty Pipe Dragon for
Maintenance,” program
director Bob Allison says.

The Freestyle Team
will be coached by master
free-rider Ben
Wainwright and Andrew
Murphy, who will be on
site during weekends for
free instruction and tips.

For more information
call Bob Allison at 932-

6226. NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

ARGYLE PIPER Nicola Scott (centre) threads her way through a porous Burnaby South defence during the North Shore team’s

RUGBY... The Capilano playoff game last week at Hugo Ray Park in West Vancouver. Scott’s teammate Jessica Averiss (centre background) follows the

Rugby Club saw their top
two teams split decisions
during opening round
action of the Knockout
Cup, an elimination tour-
nament, featuring the best
sides from B.C. and
Washington State.

{n first division action,
the Caps had little trouble
defeating White Rock’s
Bayside Club 26-14,
despite the fact the North
Shore club was missing
regulars Steve Gelinas
and Stu Wright.

The Capilano 2nds,
meanwhile. lost a one
point game, 11-10, to Port
Alberni, last year’s Island
Championship finalists.
The Caps converted on
only one of four kicks.

In other rugby news,
Cap piayer Kevin
Whitley, a 6’7°° behe-
moth from Calgary, was
named to represent
Canada on an upcoming
tour of italy, England and
France later this month.

SCHOOL AGE SKATE
LESSONS... The second
serics of ice skating
lessons for school-age
children at the Lonsdale
recreation centre is set to
begin on Monday, Nov. 7.
The five- week program
meets Mondays and
Wednesdays from, 3:30 to
4:15 p.m.

All levels of skaters are
welcome. Children will be
placed in an appropriate
level to work skills.

Cost of the program,
including skate rentals is
$44.40, (Helmets can be
rented Tor 50 cents).

To register for the pro-
grams call 987-7529 or go
to your nearest recreation
centre 10 register in per-
son.

play down the field. The Pipers shut-out Burnaby South 7-0, and advanced te the next round of senior girls’ playoff actlon.

Spartans win tourney

SENTINEL SPARTANS claimed
the senior and junior team titles at
the annual North Shore high school
badminton tournament.

Of the nine categories, Spartan
players won five and placed second
in three. Results included:

Senior Mixed Doubles
I. Andrea Woo/ Stuart Louie,
Sentinel. ’
2. Thomas Puddicmbe/Carol Yang.
West Vancouver.
3, David Hedalen/ Jennifer Lin,
West Vancouver.
4, Sabrina Bandali/Colin Campbeil,
Sentinel.

Senior Girts Singles
1. Andrea Woo, Sentinel.

2. Karen Tan, Argyle.
3. Carol Yang, West Vancouver.
4. Mary Chow, Sutheriand.

Senior Boys Singles
I. Richard Rosas, Handsworth,
2. Stuart Louie, Sentinel.
3. Colin Campbell. Sentinel.
4. Kennie Mok. Handsworth.

dunior Girls Doubles

1. Karen Meclsaac/Andrea Watson,
Sentinel.

2. Jessica Lo/ Christina Simpson,
Sentinel.

3. Stacey Cuntiffe/Lynnal Groinus,
Handsworth.

4. Melanie Eastman/ Melissa
Wyckham, West Vancouver.

dunior Boys Doubles
1. Philip Haddad/Owen Watson.

Collingwood.

2, Jumes  Hedalen/
Puddicombe, Hillside.

3. Tony Chen/ Peter Pawkku,
Collingwood,

4. Eric Kiauka/Cam MacKenzie,
West Vancouver,

David

Junior Mixed Doubles

|. Sabrina Lee/Bryan Mascoe,
Sentinel. ;

2. Wendy McGill/Martin Parry.
Sutherland,

3. Margaret Wang/Norman Yeh.
West Vancouver.

4. Sean Clark/ Lynnal Groinus.
Handsworth,

B.C. Secoridary Schools
Footbal! Association

Single “A" Northern Conference
GP W

Team

“Carson Graham 6
“Windsor 6
"West Van 6
Burnaby Central 6
Centennial 6
Sentinel 6
Nor Kam 6
Brocklehurst 5

ooococoos

Double “AA” PAC Twelve
Gp WwW

fest
Team

“Abbotsford
“Notre Dame

*St. Thomas More
“Handsworth
Terry Fox
Steveston

honors OAhbAON-OPF

“Denotes teams that
clinched playoff berths.

Mr. K's advice taken to heart (sort of)

WOW, WAS | ever flattered
when much-respected sports
know-all Jim Kearney used

his column last week to sug-
gest how I and other hockey-
fans-on-hold could deal with
the current lack of NHL on-
ice action.

Until now I have reserved the
exclusive phrase “walking encyclo-
pedia of hockey” for use only when
referring (o author, broadcaster and
hockey-historian-extraordinaire
Brian McFarlane. Brian. who is
based in the East, is knowledgeable.
approachable, and a wonderful
ambassador for the game.

The West Coust has Jim
Kearney. whose love for the game is
contirmed by his stockpiled cerebral
microfiche files. accessed merely by
posing any hockey-related question,
Out pops a fact-based answer toa
mind-boggling question, and in no
time you're whistling on your way,

What fun. Jim is the West Coast
edition of the “walking hockey ency-
clopedia”.

So of course | was thrifled when
the always creative and wonderfully
humorous Mr. K. responded to my
recent call from the Cheap Seats for
the NHL and the NHLPA to put an
immediate end to the current labor
dispute.

Mr. K. wisely advises fans to
ready themselves for a Jong wait.

‘The frustrating lack of bargaining
table talk between the NHL and the
NHLPA suggests that hockey enthu-
siasts have been frozen out of the for-
mula that will bring the two strug-
gling sides together.

Mr. K. says hockey funs should
unite, form self-help groups, hook
transatlantic Hights to destinations
offering games that feature Ineked-
out NHLers. Or, heaven forbid, initi-
ate interest in other sports like soccer
or full-contact curling.

Actually, pockets of self-help
groups do exist all over the country
in the form of conversation-pit dis-
cussions, taking place in living

rooms and bars with participants ani-
matedly talking about the game, the
dispute and the law suits launched
against the NHL by disgruntled fans.

People are communicating, it's
very therapeutic.

And Wayne Gretzky says his
proposed two-week benefit tour of
Europe in December will be tele-
vised, so we really don't need to bor-
der-hop to see any games.

Soccer makes sense. Former
Maple Leafs player Borje Saiming
often attributed his rubber-band-man
agility to playing that sport during
the off-season.

But full-contact curling? That one
stil has me laughing.

Lapree with Mr. K.’s proactive
approach to the Joss-of-play situation.
However, let me say that truce hockey
fans won't abandon the game merely
because of an inconvenient, albeit
temporary, disappeurance of play.

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