12 Terrace Review — Wednesday, J une 29, 1988 Skeena Junior High School’s tennis enthusiasts got some free instruction from the best on June 17 when former Davis Cup star Tony Bardsley and top Canadian junior Chris Smith conducted a lengthy clinic in the school gymnasium. | Windup tournaments Terrace teams won two ‘of the three major divisions of minor softball’s annual tournament for T-ball, Squirt, and Mites’ divi- sions on June 19 weekend. Prince Rupert was the decisive winner of the five-team Squirt boys’ division. The coast lads won all four of their round- robin games in lopsided fashion, then took the title game 22-2 over Copperside. Copperside beat out Operat- ing Engineers for a berth in the final. Both teams had two-win, two-loss round-robin records, but Copperside had a better runs-for-and-against mark. Other teams included Co-op with a one-and-three mark and Kitwanga with the same record. In the seven-tearm Squirt girls’ division, Middleton Trucking posted four straight wins for a finalist spot. Mr, Mike’s three- and-one mark gave them the Locals looking forward to next year’s As Seniors’ Summer G The heat was overwhelming, but otherwise the first annual B.C. Seniors’ Summer Games at Vernon came out as a rousing success. That’s according to zone 10 co-ordinator Arlene Bergh, who headed a group of 40 over-55 athletes from Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert at the big event June 14 to 16. . ‘It was really worth it,”’ she told us. ‘‘After all the initial problems, when I saw our ath- letes parade into Vernon’s arena for the opening ceremonies, I knew then it was worth the ef- fort.’’ Our zone 10 and zone seven were the only two out of 12 zones that made an effort to wear matching team outfits dur- ing the games. Bergh said meetings leading up to the games indicated all zones would be wearing match- ing outfits. ‘It was heartening to be one of the two. All zones had a designated color, so I can’t see why they didn’t make an effort to spruce up the games.” . “Marion Duffus won a swim- ming gold for relay and also a bronze for butterfly. Betty Campbell won silver in the free- style swimming, and took the gold in the butterfly event. “Our female tennis players — Dorothy Cheyne of Kitimat and Sheila Caddy of Terrace, came up with the gold medal perform- ance in ladies doubles,’ Bergh related. Bergh said that Campbell and Duffus both trained very hard during the winter and spring, and certainly deserved the medals they won. Bergh said there will be more games next year, but the loca- tion is not yet known, ‘“‘Three or four communities have applied and will be investigated for location and facilities. We should know the winning bid by August.” She said that financially the cost for zone 10 will be well over $5,000. The big sum was a $2,000 in-province travel grant; the rest was raised in each com- ‘munity, “Most of the participants paid for their own accommoda- tions and meals, as well as buy- ing their own team shirts.” “Raffles, bake sales and do- nations kept us just as busy as training for the games.’’ Among suggestions for im- provements for the next games was one concerning the weather and waiting time. Lengthy waiting times in hotel banquet rooms, plus the heat, made it uncomfortable for the oldtimers. Better organization of this aspect will be sought for next year. Ds for kids’ softball other berth. In the high-scoring final, Middleton came out with a 14-13 victory. Records of other teams in this division included Wade Con- tracting at two-and-two, Ker- mode Blues at zero-and-four, L’il Gassers at two wins, one ‘loss and one tie, Smithers In- surance at one-and-three, and Smithers Realty at one win, two At least 10 teams in bantam girls tournament next month With 10 entries assured and a probable two more, about ail that Pete Pauls and his Terrace Minor Softball committee have to worry about is good weather, It’s less than two weeks before Terrace plays host to the B.C. Bantam girls’ provincial championships at Elks and Riverside Parks, and the organizers have things well in hand. Eight outside entries have ap- plied to take part along with the two Terrace teams — host team Almwood Construction and zone winner Terrace Powder Blues. The outsiders are Qualicum Beach, North Van’s Falcon A’s, Surrey, Chilliwack Rotary, Trail, Kamloops Firefighters, Fort St. John Overwaitea and Maple Ridge. Plans call for round-robin action at Elks Park using two of the four diamonds. These games will be played on Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9. Starting the evening of July 9, all action moves to Riverside Park where semi-finals will be played along with Sunday’s final. Exact details for the playoff will be announced the first week of July by B.C. Minor Softball co-ordinator Gien Todd. A special program is being printed for the series and will be given away free at the games, Special medals from the B.C. Minor Softball Association will be awarded to top teams at windup ceremonies. Also, there will be a small admission charged to semis and finals at Riverside Park. As for opening and closing ceremonies, Pauls said the big ‘opening at Elks Park will be officiated by Terrace alderman Bob Jackman and Jeff Sharples, Terrace’s donation to professional hockey with the Detroit Red Wings. Softball B.C. officials and Miss Terrace will-be on hand to give out awards at the closing ceremonies. Every Monday evening it’s ‘Cribbage Might at Ter- raceview Lodge from 7 to 9 p.m. Everyone In the com- munity Is Invited to drop in and catch the action. losses and a tie. a For the Mites division, Smithers went undefeated in four round-robin games, but lost out to Tunnel and Rock 11-6 in the final. Tunnel and Rock had one win, one loss and two ties leading up to the champion- ship game. For the other Mites teams it was Swifty Muffler at one-and- three, East End Supremes at three losses and a tie, and Bri- Don Specials at two wins, one loss and a tie. L’il Oilers won T-ball division by downing Vic Froese 20-15 in the final. Where it’s at... ‘The tremendous apprecia- tion for this year’s games should lead our zone into more than doubling participation in 1989. That was a main topic of discus- sion on the bus ride home.” Socializing added to the games’ receptiveness. A wine and cheese party at the be- ginning, and a huge banquet and dance on closing night topped the off-field festivities. Visiting the various hotels lead to friendship renewals with people they hadn’t seen in years. | “A lot of joyful tears were spilled at those moments,’” Bergh told us. ; Bergh said a fantastic group of interior people came out to cheer on zone 10’s athletes — people who had lived up here in the past. There were great ¢x- changes of memories. ‘*They even gave us transpor- tation when we needed it,” she said. ‘‘They certainly added a valuable piece of our good times.’’ Bergh said that a two-week recovery period is all they need before starting work on the ’89 Games. All the athletes and organizers will meet in July and start setting up a budget towards the next Games. She said that they hope to be in such a financial position to help with payment for meals and accommodations. ‘We'll be working on bringing in funds shortly.” It’s been pointed. out that many people aged 55 and older just sat back to watch this year’s proceedings. We asked Bergh if the success would lead to more coming out next year. ‘‘A couple of people told me this thing would never work. Since we came back these same people have changed their tune. ‘Negative attitudes are chang- ing and we expect more than 100 trying out for different sports for next year.”’ | People seeking information on the Seniors’ Games should contact Mrs. Bergh at the Happy Gang Centre on Kalum Street in Terrace. . ames ‘Inn, for nighily entertainment. 3086 Hwy. 16 East 635-6375 June 19 to July 9 FLOYD . TOLMAN =INN= SELB