; t Pe om ta ry cece ce a Mfoorape Sp daveb vahvarhsW B4 = Terrace Review — Wednesday, March 13, 1991 UES aed In B.C. athlete-of-the- year honours handed out on the March 9 _weekend, Terrace’s Michelle Hendry failed to win the university player of the year honour for a third straight year. She was beaten out by UBC men’s basketball star J.D. Jackson. | However, Michelle’s . SFU Clan women’s basketball team did Another for Michelle miss | Michelle Hendry ae repeat for team-fo-the- year honours, and her coach Allison McNeill won coach-of-the-year honours. De Vries makes entry in hoop record book © Seventeen-year-old Greg De Vries, son of the former Terrace Caledonia Kermode boys’ high school basketball coach Ed De Vries, has shot his way into the B.C. boys’ high school basket- ball association record book. In his team’s (L.V. Rogers of Nelson) consolation game with Vancouver’s St. Georges, Greg set a double ‘AA’ scoring record with 61 points. It happened dur- ing finals at Victoria last week. His effort helped Nelson beat their opponents 113-84. The six-foot, two-inch De Vries, who was born in Terrace and left for the interior while still a toddler, gained more fame in late February when he scored 82 points in their win over Grand Forks. He’s also scored at least 50 points in three other games this year. Several colleges are seeking his talents when he graduates this spring. The Simon Fraser University ladies’ basketball team: has been upset at the NAIA champion- ships in Tennessee. The third- ranked Clan went down by a basket — 79-77 — to an -un- Thornhill win zone Zone junior high school ‘B’ basketball teams held their finals on the weekend, where Hazelton won the girls’ side and Thornhill won the boys’ side. At New Aiy- ansh, it was a five-team girls’ playdown with Hazelton edging Aiyansh 44-42 in the champion- ship game. Thornhill came third, Smithers fourth, and the Queen Charlottles fifth. PLAYOFFS OVER FOR PEEWEES Kitimat won the zone double ‘AA’ peewee minor hockey title in a best-of-three playdown at Kitimat on March 2 weekend. After losing 7-6 in overtime to Terrace Friday night, Kitimat Kiwanis came up with a 63 win on Saturday and a 9-3 win Sun- day morning. Kitimat advances to further playoff. action at Mackenzie. ‘Shames construction head | Mark Grabowski The Shames Mountain ski area is up and running, and construction work is almost completed on Phase 1 of the project. Last week Shames Mountain project construction manager Mark Grabowski, his work done, left Terrace to begin work on another ski area ami golf course combination near Buffalo, New York. Mark, his wife Julie and their one-month old baby Cody arrived in Terrace a year ago from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Mark is an BE cmployce of D.R. Matthews and Associates (ski area consultants and managers) of Ontario, whom the Shames Mountain Ski Corpora- tion hired to oversee the consiruc- tion and development of the leaves mountain legacy Shames Mountain ski area. With the work of many local contractors involved in everything from concrete foundations to moving the Kitsumkalum day lodge, Mark Grabowski made a dream come true for area skiers and Shames Mountain share- holders. Less than 10 months from the day he first hiked the moun- tain, the Shames Mountain ski area opened to the general public on Dec. 15, 1990. And will he be back? "You never know," says Mark, "There’s always Phase II." - Ski instructors impressed with run layout at Shames- Last weekend Shames Mountain ski area hosted their first Ski Fest for area ski instructors. The 25 ' Jevel 1, 2 and 3 instructors came ‘from Prince George, Smithers, Kitimat and Terrace to participate in three days of ski and teaching sessions, fun racing and re-certifi- cation for some ski instructors. The Skeena Hotel’s first an- nual non-contact hockey tourna- ment is set for March 15 and 16 at the Tertace arena. It’s an eight-team, double-knockout Level 4 instructor Dave Wood (a B.C. representative on the board of CSIA) came from Vancouver to conduct the weekend course. "I was really impressed with the calibre of ski instructors who came out for this,” says Dave. Wood had never been to Terrace before, but series with two local and six out- of-town entries. For more infor- mation, phone Richey Mallet at 638-8074. , his connection with Shames goes back 12 years to Kelowna, where he instructed Shames general manager Scott Siemens. "He was an orang-utan, but a good kid." The instructors held — their sessions last weekend at Shames on the ‘Sternwheeler’ and *Panhandler’ runs. Wood says he’s seldom seen runs on other moun- ~ SKEENA HOTEL HOSTS TOURNEY © tat tet ros mach nad ta have as much variety. "Real fun skiing!" he adds. When Wood returns to Vancouver, he plans to get a glow- ing report on Shames in the Instructors’ Newsletter. seeded team from Indiana. The loss couldn’t be blamed on MVP Michelle Hendry. She chipped in 41-points for SFU which ‘watch- ed the rest of the tourney from the stands. ‘B’ boys finals — ‘On the boys’ side at Bulkley Valley Christian in Smithers, Kurt Muller scored two free throws right at the end to give Thornhill a winning 51-50 mar- gin over Smithers. Muller’s ef- fort earned him the most valu- able player award. Thomhill’s Brett Kluss and ‘Chris Thomas were named to the all-star team at Smithers, while Mag Hagon won an all- star berth at Aiyansh. Except. for Hendry, the Clan didn’t perform as well as they had hoped. In addition to her 41 points, Hendry picked up 13 rebounds. She potted 18 of 24 shots from the field. . Michelle was the only bright spot for the Clan. In this game she broke the 13-year-old school scoring record. As a junior with one more year of play, Hendry has 2,380 points. topping previous record-holder Gail Klaver’s 2,357. The Clan will have a year to push aside this bleak day in SFU athletics. The entire team is eligi- ble to return next season and . should make it to the final series again. As for Michelle Hendry, she’ll finish off her year and then head for the national team. Then next fall, it’s back to SFU. Shames Skier Services manager Parallel Turns call 638-8SKI. SKI TIPS from Tim Foster, The parallel turn is what we all hope to achieve in our skiing. To perfect these turns, it is necessary to work on some of.the basic skiing skills. First, remember to move all your weight onto the outside ski of the turn. It is important to flow with gravity down the hill to allow for an easier turn with less resistance. This will allow your muscles to be more relaxed, which will, in turn, give you better balance and performance out of your skiing. Next, try tuming your feet as you progress through the turn. Begin turning your feet as you pressure your outside ski, allowing your skis to carve a smooth and continuous arch in the snow. . It is important that you experiment with these skills in bigger GS type turns. Then progress to the smaller, shorter radius turns. Good turns, great skiing! For 24-hr. snow reports at Shames Mountain, Skiing At Its Peak SKI TIPS by Dairy Queen We treat you right! © V.9, Pal. OF, Am. 0.0. Corp. Copyright, 1580 Am. D.. Corp,, Mpls. MM ringed in L.8.A. Apres Ski - it’s SUNDAE SUNDAY at D.Q. Show your ski pass and receive a FREE large sundae with your food order (Offer expires April ist) Te )Clan knocked out of J Tennessee playoffs Yr ie a enna =a EE eer aay opie BS ecare tata PSE ETE GEREN: Baer oe & eae