FOOTBALL... Windsor Duke football player Dan Rootes has signed to attend the University of British Columbia in the fall.

DAN ROOTES: Duke to becorne Thunderbird

The all-province senior was - selecled as the Outstanding Defensive Back at the recent Senior Bowl, and also picked up a Jim) Young Foundation Scholarship. Rootes was one of a handful of talented seniors who Jed the Dukes to the B.C. single-A finals Jast November, Windsor lost to a powerful North Delta quad 41-6,

The Thunderbirds ulso signed Handsworth’s skilled receiver Andrew Newton. The T-Birds, under freshman head coach Casey Smith, open training camp on August 18.

GYMNASTICS... North Shore gymnasts Kaleigh Mellveen und Catie. Stone won four gold medals each in Kip IJ competition at the recent Flicka Invitational! Gymnastics Meet.

Also carning medals at the North Vancouver-based club mect were Sarah Bunting (three golds, one silver — Kip D, Courtney Szaho (three golds, one sil- ver —. Kip 1), Carmen Dennis (one gold — C

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lege athletes honored

Soccer players Artuso and Pashalidas get Athlete of Year nod

ON-FIELD AND in-classroom excellence were the themes of the night fast Thursday as Capilano College student ath- Jetes were acknowledged at the school’s annual — Athletic Awards Banquet.

By Andrew McCredie Sports Reporter

‘Top honors: went to soceer stars Melissa Artuso and John Pashalidas, cach named as the North Vancouver college's Athlews of the Year for 1994-95, Both were also presented awards for being selected to their respective first- team BCCAA all-star squads.

In addition, Vancouver 86er coach Carl Valentine presented both Aruso and Pashatidas awards for being (wo of 22 Canadian callege athletes elected for Canadian Colleges” Athletic Association Al- Canadian Honours, Lady Blues soccer player Dian VanDrimmeten was also an All-Canadian Honours selection.

With soccer dominating the Athlete of the Year awards Capilano Badminton players spiked the Scholar Athlete of the Year competition, Karen Lee and Steve Spence were selected the Scholar Athletes of the Year, acknowledging athletes that have achieved academ- ic excellence while representing the

Cap sides advance

CLUB HISTORY was made by the Capilano Rugby Club last week-

_ end as both its 3rd Division teams

played one another in the opening round of league playoffs.

With both teams playing to stay alive — and for club pride -~ a hard fought game ensued, as the JAs downed the 3Bs 20-7,

In fourth division — action, Capilano defeated the Rowing Club 13-8 to advance in the play- offs. Caps second division team, up 22-nil at the half, lost an overtime shocker to the Rowing Club 23.22,

The Cap Ists meanwhile, had lit- de trouble advaneing with a 33-8 drubbing of the Kats,

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college on an athletic team. Both were ase chosen for Atiletic Scholastic Awards.

A long-time corporate supporter of athletics at Capilano College, Rucanor handed out five Endowment Scholarships to. stu dents who achieved a high level of performance in athletics und: their Held of study during the year, and will he returning to the college next year, Winners included: Aristotle Beris (soccer); Sherlan John (bas- ketball; Madeleine Lemaire (bas- kethalls Kevin Leong (bad. mintonds and Sheri ‘Tarnowski (saccer).

Other winners:

Distinction Awards (eam MVPs) — Sue Sutherland/Carla King 9 (women’s basketball); Dominic Zimmerman (me's bie

ketbath: Lyan (woren’s saceer}: Aaron Hertve (men’s soecer): Kim Ogden (women's volleyball: Anna Chan (women's badminton); and Colin Neg (iien's basketball)

BCCAA lirst-team) honors = Melissa Artuso (soccer): Harry’ Sandhu (saceer, David) Mori (soccer); John Pashalidas (sovcer); and Dian VanDrimmedlen (soeeer), BCCAA second-team honors

Michelle Artuso (soccer); Aaron Bruce (soccer); Gerald Cole (basketbalD; Carla King (basket- balls Chris Reimer (basketball); and Lynn Westerman (soccer),

Athletic Scholastic Awards — Badminton: Justin talowaty, Karen Lee, Kevin Leong, Steve Spence and Michael Wa, Werien's basketball: Madeleine Lemaire,

Westerman:

Shelley Sung, Women's soccer: Tara Lansdell, Sheri Tarnowski and Dian VanDrimmelen, Men's soccer: Darren Lum ond Sean Plekaar, Women's volleyball: Anne Buch and Megan Geiffith,

The women's buskethall team, making the playotfs for the first time in four years this season under head coach Lori Chizik, won the ‘Team Academie Achievement Award, given to the tea that posts the highest average GPA in the fall tert of studies,

Long-tinie women’s © coach Frank Rupp, now retired, was hon- ored for Its years of Comanititient (0 both the college and its successful soccer pragcanis with att Appreciation Award. Shaw Cable alsa received an Appreciation Award.

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STRIKING MOUNT Seymour gold ... The Lions Gate Highlanders won the gold medal in the 14th-annual Mount Seymour invitational soccer tournament's Under-12 Group One division with a record of three wins and one tie. Team members: Front row (left to right) Don Wilson, Ben Ainscough, Alex lalamov, Ben Decosse and Scott Evans; Back row (loft to right) Andrew Cameron, Sean Regan, Chris Pizzinate, Fraser Blanchette, Robert Grant, Connor Renshaw and Tyler Ross. Coaches: Tom Evans (left) and Grig Cameron.

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