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_ SIDNEY MIXED SLOWPITCH LEAGUE
STANDINGS EFFECTIVE JUNE 24
A DIVISION
G W L Pfs
’ Ron’s Disposal 2219) = .3* = 38
Wellmaster Pumpers 22 18 4 - 36
Beacon Auto Parts DAS AG -< 5+" 32
Hotel Sidney 235 16, 7) = 32
Accutemp 176-12. 5. 24
Bowcott’s 20 12 8 24
Harvey’s Sporting Goods 202 ll] 9) 22
Richway Raiders Die A 10122
Knights of Pythias 22, ll 122
McDonalds 19° = 9) - 102 18
Glitcon 245, 19) 10
B DIVISION
Aquamets 20: 13% 7. 26
Whistlers Ie Vi 6) 22
Energy ’N Motion 195 ld 28. 22
Rock and Roll Express 20 le 92 22
Coors 21 10... 20
Royal Pacific Maintenance 23 9 14 #18
Peninsula Merchants 20 8 12 16
Die Hards 2U 1. 4. 14
Golden Bears 18 4 14 8
Wey Surveys 20.2 #18 4
Ancient Mariners Dl 0-21 20

Peninsula Track athlete Adam
Street, 13, struck gold at the
Langley Pacific Invitational track
and field meet on the weekend.

He won four gold medals and
also picked up the trophy for the
meet’s most outstanding male
sprinter.

With a terrific time of 26.76
seconds, Street set a new B.C.
record in the 200-metre event for
his age group.

Crossing the finish line in 11.45
seconds, Street also swept to a
first-place vice in - iu. -100-
metre sprint. 3 Eevee

The talented young sprinter also

* Gold for Street in 100-m

set a new track record in the
400-metre race, with a winning
time of 52.2 seconds.

Street rounded off his series of
victories with a 5.41-metre effort
in the long jump. ~

At an earlier meet in Port Coqui-
tlam from June 16-17, Street won
five gold medals for his excellent
performances in the 100-m sprint,
the 200-m race, the 400-m event,
the long jump and the shot put
competition.

For his outstanding athletic pro-

-wess, he was awarded the trophy
-for the: top- aggregate point Scorer

= “among the male competitors af the

meet.

Volleyball up to over 20 teams

About 20 to 30 teams will
compete in the Ocean Pacific HTO
Hotel Sidney Super Sixes Mixed
Volleyball tournament at Tulista
Park, Sunday.

Event organizer Lorne Chan
said teams from Victoria, Van-
couver, Salt Spring Island and
Washington State will compete
with area squads in the one-day

tournament.

Games will be played at novice,
intermediate and expert levels of
competition from about 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Chan said.

Among local teams competing,
the Parkland senior boys squad
will prove to be more than a
handful for visiting teams, Chan
predicted.

The Parkland team placed
second this year in the Lower
Island senior boys’ champion-
ships.

Also a couple of local volleyball
celebrities will be participating in
the meet, Chan added.

NOW OPEN
FRIDAY NITES TILL 9PM
SUNDAYS 11AM-4PM

Canadian UVic Vikettes star and
national team member Lara Mel-
ville and former UVic Vikings
team captain Mike McCullough
will represent the Peninsula, he
said.

For more information about how
to enter the tournament or for
general information, call Chan at
721-3941.

; = TheReview Wednesday, June 27, 1990

B5

Mariners optimistic despite 0-13 record

by Mare Davis
The Review

Like the hapless sailor in
Samuel Coleridge’s famous tale,
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,
an aptly-named Sidney slow pitch
softball team is scanning the hori-
zons for signs that its lucki iS about
to change.

The elderly members of the
Ancient Mariners softball team are
philosophical about their record of
0 wins and 13 losses in the Sidney
Mixed Slow Pitch league.

Team spokesman Norm Dunne
says the 23-strong squad is made
up of male and female players who
range in age from 57 to 69 and are
all somewhat past their prime as
athletes.

“We expected to get lots of
lickings when we entered the
league but we felt the competition
would sharpen up our skills and
make us a better team,” he said.

Dunne ‘stresses the Ancient
Mariners play primarily for fun ¥

and for companionship, rather than
as league title hopefuls.
Nonetheless, the Mariners
recently played against a Victoria
team for the right to represent
Southern Vancouver Island at the
B.C. Senior Games in September.
Unfortunately, the Sidney team
lost two close games to the Coun-
try Rose Ramblers by scores of

10-7 and 8-5 and will have to wait ©

until next year for an opportunity
for revenge, Dunne said.

In recent games against Cour-
tenay and Nanaimo seniors teams,
Dunne says the Mariners showed
that playing against much younger
teams in Sidney’s slow pitch
league has made the squad compe-
tition-tough.

‘We played those up-Island—

teams and beat them handily,
which shows we're pretty handy
against teams of our own age
group,” he said.

For a team that was organized
only a few months ago by six
former members of the Ramblers,
the Mariners have bonded into an
eager and competitive group of
individuals, Dunne says.

“Though most of the younger
teams run rings around us, we play

_ pretty well considering the aches

Strong showing at triathlon

About 40 Peninsula athletes
made a strong showing at the
Victoria Youth Triathlon at UVic,
June 17.

Competing in the 15-16 year-
old age group, Kristi Gregory
placed second in the girls’ divi-
sion, while Andrew Hoffman
earned a second place finish in the
boys’ division.

Not far behind Hoffman were
Mike Wilson, who finished fourth,
and Ian Brambell, who placed
sixth.

In the boys’ 13-14 year-old
division, lan Denman crossed the
finish line as runner-up, while

Sarah Thornber earned the same
honors in the girls’ stream.

Becky Kraitberg placed sixth
and Laura Wilson placed eighth.

Among the nine and ten year-
olds, Carla Willock placed third in
the girls’ category, while Matthew
Baker was the runner-up in the
boys’ category.

And in the seven to eight year-
old division, Erinne Willock won
the girls’ event and Paula Hingley
placed eighth.

The top Peninsula finisher
among the boys was Jesse Devine,
who took ninth place.

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and pains we put up with,” he
said.

Adding that playing softball is
an excellent way for seniors to
keep in shape, Dunne says the
Mariners play two to three games. a
week and also hold practice ses-
sions.

“We want to keep seniors active
and to avoid all the pulled muscles
that we seem to get a lot, we'll
have to do more workouts, and
Start doing sprinting exercises,” he
said.

Cutting down on the team’s
injury list through exercise could
be the key to breaking the Marin-
ers’ losing streak, Dunne says.

There’s a couple of other teams
in the league that are beatable and
with whom the Mariners have
played close games in recent out-
ings, Dunne said.

But when all is said and done,
the important thing is to just get
out in the fresh air and under the
blue skies and play ball, he said.

“You have to really love playing
ball to enjoy playing in this league.
And doing your best is the best
way to have fun and avoid feeling
bad if you lose,” he adds.

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SIDNEY ROTARIANS BRING WARMTH
TO MT. NEWTON CENTRE

and Col.
Centre Society.

A generous donation preceniea May 24th, has
covered the cost of the beautiful two sided fireplace
in the heart of the Centre, and in addition has
provided funding for much needed equipment for
the Cenitre’s loan service.

Pictured from Left to Right are Mr Don Amos, Chairman
Sidney Rotary Club, P. Berger-North, Executive Director
M. Bateman, Vice Chairman Mt. Newton