14 - Wednesday, October 7, 1992 — North Shore News SPORTS Royals hold off Pipers for field hockev victory Handsworth shuts out Argyle 2-0 THE ARGYLE Pipers kept the stronger and faster Handsworth Royals off the scoreboard in the first half of their senior girls’ field hockey game last week at Hugo Ray Park in West Vancouver, but fresh legs and experience prevailed in the second half as the Royals took control of play and defeated the Pipers 2-0. By A.P. McCredie Sports Reporter But credit must be given to the Pipers. They played the entire game with only one sub, and their roster is so depleted of senior-age players that they must pull up a few from the junior Pipers’ squad to field a full team. The game started with the Royals clearly displaying the tal- ents and skills that led them to a second-place North Shore finish last year. The combination of Heather Hunter passing jong balls up the left sideline to speedy outside left forward Melissa Hall resulted in a couple of excellent scoring oppor- tunities, bur the Pipers defence rose to the early challenges and kept pace with their rivals. The majority of the first half was played in the Pipers’ end, though Argyle’s centre-forward Amanda Haines showed flashes of inspired play with a few forays in- to Handsworth territory. in fact, the best scoring oppor- tunity for either side in the first 30 minutes came when Haines darted across the Handsworth goat mouth and shot a firm back-hand towards the left goal post. An outstretched. Handsworth player's stick was all that prevented the underdog Pipers from taking an early lead. . It was evident as the first half wound down, however, that the abundance of fresh players the Royals could cali upon in the se- cond half was going to trouble the tiring Pipers. Argyle opened the second half with a goalie change — probably to take advantage of the rested legs of the first half netminder — 35TH ANNIVERSARY _ and started to open up their pass- ing game. But Handsworth reminded the Pipers how quickly they can strike. Royals forward Alayna Washington struck a crossing ball from the right corner across the Pipers goal mouth but none of the Handsworth forwards could get their sticks on the pass. The Royals continued to pressure the Pipers’ net and final- ly broke the tie when Hand- sworth's player/coach Lynn Westerman took a pass on a cor- ner from Washington, deked a Piper defender and hit a hard low shot from 30 feet out into the left corner of the goal. Instead of sitting back after taking the lead, the Royals con- tinued the pressure. The tenacious play of Washington afforded a number ot scoring opportunities for the Royals — including a wide penalty shot by Westerman. But the Pipers still mounted a few promising rushes. Haines in particular came close on a rising shot that hit the Handsworth goalie in the face- mask. With the Pipers’ time running out, Handsworth’s Hunter put the icing on the Royal cake with a tremendous effori, charging through the Argyle defenders, pulling the goalie with her as she faded right, then shooting across the goal mouth into the far post. Wayne Gretzky would have been proud, Handsworth was the better team at the end of the day, but the Pipers, with a little more game eNperience, are not that far off the pace. A few more players wouldn’it hurt Argyle’s cause ei- ther. Sydor sees two forms of racing as complementary From page 43 in Idaho. And she edged out eventual Olympic champion Kathy Watt of Australia at the end of the six-country, I1-day race. The story at Barcetona was fess glorious, as heat and fatigue sap- ped Sydor’s strength in the open- ing-day race. “Some days you're on, and some days it’s just not there,’’ noted Sydor, settling for 12th place. Cycling’s fine line of stardom was underlined two weeks earlier, when legends Greg LeMond and Steve Bauer both pulled out mid- way through the Tour de France. National rivairies dropped, Sydor teamed up with Watt and Belgium's Heidi van de Vijver to tackle the Tour de France Feminin in mid-August. Riding many of the routes the men’s race follows, the women proved their place in the cycling world. Shifting speeds and switching steeds with uncanny ease, Sydor shines equally strong in moun- tain-bike action. “They're different sports, ut they complement each other well,’* explains Sydor. ‘I always need new challenges to stay fresh and focused.”’ is a NEWS photo Cindy Goodma HANDSWORTH ROYAL player/coach Lynn Westerman stick-handles through traffic during North She~e Senior girls fieid hockey action at Hugo Ray Park in West Vancouver. Westerman scored the opening goai for the Royals, leading them to a 2-0 victory over ‘‘AA” division rival Argyle. 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