23, 1993 - North Shore News

SPORTS

THE NORTH Shore In-
dians stumbled a little last
weekend in a Friday night
West Coast Senior B
lacrosse game against Van-
couver Killarney, but picked
it up the following night in
a game that featured the
only undefeated teams in
the league.

GAME OF THE
WEEK
by A.P. McCredie

The Indians’ 10-8 away-game
victory over the Burrard Lakers
on Saturday night gave the North
Shore squad sole possession of
first place.

The indians are: 11-0-1, while
the previously undefeated Lakers
are T]-1.

Against Vancouver, the Indians
found themselves down 5-2 at the
end of 20 minutes. But a goalten-
ding change for the North Shore
team ~— Dwight Maethee in for
Dennis Joseph — in the second
period rallied the Indians to step
up the pressure around the
Killarney net.

A too-many-men penalty mid-
way through the second period
threatened to put the Indians fur-
ther behind, but some outstanding
play. by Maetche and_ solid
forechecking by Indian forwards
Todd Katanchik and Brian Baker
killed off Killarney’s two-minute
man advantage.

In the final minute of play in
the second period, an Indians’
goal was called back, followed by
a quick Vancouver goal that put
Killarney ahead 8-5 going into the
final frame.

North Shore’s Kirk Young pull-

tes et

NEWS ‘photo Mike Wakalield

A VANCOUVER Killarney player gets caught between two North
Shore Indians during their West Coast Senior B match-up last
Friday night at the Lonsdale Recreation Cenire. The indians
preserved their undefeated season with a tight 10-10 tie against

the fourth-place Vancouver team.

ed the Indians within two at the
18:40 mark. Then Katanchik
finished on a beautiful pass from
Wayne Baker during an Indian’s
powerplay to cut the Vancouver
lead to one.

Wayne Baker tied the score with
a nice give-and-go play with
Brent Mellyer at 13:51.

A minute-and-a-half later
Brian Welsh gave North Shore the
lead for the first time in the game,
finishing on some inspired passing
and pressure by Chuck Martin
and Katanchik.

The Indians seemed to have the
momentum at this point, but a
five-minute penaliy assessed to
the Indians at the 11:38 mark

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threatened the Indians’ lead.

The North Shore was able to
hold off a number of offensive
forays by Killarney, but at the
8:24 mark, Vancouver scored on a
screen shot from the top.

With the score locked at nine
apiece, both teams had a number
of excellent scoring chances in the
final 10 minutes.

The Indians took the lead with
just three minutes left in the game
when Katanchik hit a streaking
Brett Warren who beat the Van-
couver goalie on a breakaway.

But with just 1:34 to play, Van-
couver scored to tie the game,

See Indians page 18

Cindy Goodman - News Photographer

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