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BASEBALL REGISTRATION

Leagues ready to play ball

WITH LOCAL baseball leagues set to start swinging soon, Babe Ruth, little leagues and senior little leagues are now accepting registrations.

Babe Ruth will be accepting registration for their junior and senior programs ages 13 to 18 vears. To register, contact Mr. Kessel at 988-1822 or Wayne Meyers at 984-0137.

The Lynn Valley League will be holding its registration at Lynn Valley Centre, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Feb. 14 and 15 during store hours. Contact Abe Garnes at 985-2778.

Registration for the Mount Seymour League will be held at Plymouth School March 2, 3 and 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The North Vancouver Central League (formerly J.C. Rotary Little League and Capilano Little League) will be registering at the North Van- couver Recreation Centre and Norgate School Feb. 17 and 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information contact Larry Hatch at 986-3062.

The Forest Hills League began registering at Canyon Heights School Feb. 9 and 10. Contact Linda Commerford at 980-3530 or Patti Davies at 986-4844 for information.

Registration for the Highlands League will be held Feb. 17, 18, 24 and 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Braemar Elementary Schoci. ror more information contact Don McLaughlin at 987-7052.

; NEWS photo Nell Lucente RINGETTE action was fast and furious over the weekend as the North Shore Winter Club (NSWC) hosted an invitational ‘A’ tournament to coincide with Micron Ringette Week, Feb. 1 to 7. Pictured here, a NSWC player (in white) battles with opponents from Aldergrove in one of the tournament's games played af the Karen Magnussen Arena. As part of ringette activities, the North West Vancouver Ringette Association will host a free introduction to the game Saturday at Karen Magnussen. Call 988-3288 or 984-2647 for in-

formation.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Pipers bounce

into Crehan Cup

THE FOLLOWING is the second half of News analysis of the local high school basketball playoff race.

The first half appeared in the sports section of Sunday’s News.

The North Shore league is divid- ed into two sections, the ‘‘AA’’ or large schools (200 or more girls in Grades !1 and 12) and the ‘‘A”’ schools.

The top two teams from each section play in the North Shore championships Feb. 11 and 12 at 6:30 and 8 p.m. at Windsor, and also advance to their respective Vancouver and District zone tour- nament in an attempt to qualify for the two B.C. championships.

Three teams from each go on to

the B.C. ‘‘A’’ and ‘*AA’”’ tourneys in Summerland and Penticton March 4 to 7. _ Argyle Pipers, Carson Graham Eagles and Sutherland Sabres finished first, second and third in the North Shore ‘“AA”’ section. The Pipers and the Eagles thereby qualify for Crehan Cup play, while Sutherland has a backdoor chance for the eighth Crehan spot.

The Pipers, the big surprise this season under first-time coach Tracey Huclack, are 14-5 overall thanks to a tough zone defence and rebounding from the likes of centre Dali Schwertfeger (10 re- bounds a game) and Sue Smith, a 5°8’? forward who also scores 20

points per game. Both are Grade 12s.

Carson Graham, with great pressure defence and a balanced- scoring fast break, is relatively short (although 5°9°’ Caroline Jones gets 10 rebounds a game). Coach Ray Marshall, with six senior seasons under his belt, and Jim Martin, who started working with him last season, have what appears to be a rather unim- pressive won-lost record of 10-9 overall but several of the losses have been to top-ranked teams in- cluding two to Stevesion.

Sutherland has not done as well as predicted prior to the start of the season but still has to be con- sidered a playoff contender.

Pete Moffat, recently retired from teaching, is still offering his enthusiastic coaching.

Handsworth Royals, young and inexperienced, have no_ playoff hopes for this year but with vir- tually everyone back including lots of height in 62’? Sandy Scott, 5°10" Marketa Jedlik and 5’1i" Tanya Chernov, next year could be different. Lisa Lundell is in her first year coaching senior ball.

West Vancouver has been eliminated from all playoffs and posted an overall 5-13 mark, but coach Stu Hall, also in his first senior season, did improve the team greatly and had bright lights in Jody Enns and Justine Temple.

VANCOUVER Metro Soccer League action over the weekend

red Western Realty-: (right) in a battle against Deep Cove (left)

Saturday. The two teams went into the game undefeated. The game

ended in a 1-1 deadlock.