SPORTS

SWIMMERS ~
FEW, BUT
IMPRESSIVE

We have a pretty potent team
‘when Terrace, Prince Rupert and
Kitimat swim club members band

together to form the Points North.

zone squad,

We supplied only 16 of the
more than 350 competitors at the
recent triple AAA’ championships
held at Victoria, but we still
grabbed first-place honours for
medium-sized clubs. We missed
out on the overall title to the
hosting Vancouver Island group.

Among our Terrace stalwarts,
14-year-old Corey Holland hit the
finals of all but one of his events.
He won medals in 50m and 100m
freestyle.

Jocelyn Coxford,
silver in the 200m butterfly, and
set a personal best time.

Garth Coxford, 12, took
bronze in a spectacular comeback
from ninth in preliminary to third
in the 400m individual medley.

This past weekend saw the
Bluebacks travel to Alaska for a
meet at Petersburg.

SO-SO SHOW
FOR BANTAMS

The Terrace Minor Hockey
Bantam reps’ participation in a
- double ’AA’ tournament at Coquit-
Iam last week wasn't really as
successful as they had hoped.

Perhaps their best came out

scored a 9-5 win over their closest

rivals from Burns Lake. It seemed |

to make up for all the losses suf-
fered against the Lakers in the
past. .
Our Scott Blanes was named
‘the game’s: most: valuable player,

/ while ‘Jason Nabess wag. selected

The zone-winning Caledonia badminton team is off to.:the
provincial finals in Burnaby this weekend. They are (standing,
left to right) coach Robert Cooper, Bao Long, Zane Hobenshield,
Cody Skog, Shane Campbell, Kelly Gingles, Brian Cox, (seated)
Jasmine Deleone, Jennie Murig, Kathy Dickson, Paula MacKay, |
Tanya Booth, Fatima. Botetho and assistant coach Tony Broman.

14, won.

MVP in their opener —a 52 loss
to Powell River. ©

_. Game three saw the boys drop |
a tight 3-2 decision to New West-

minster. Jamie .Austin had the
game star in that one.

Game four was ~ against

Calgary. It was a 6-3 loss with |

George Poulios. as game star.
Their closing match had them
take an 11-5 beating at the hands
of Oceanside of Parksville. Mark
Dhami ‘won the game star.
Two Terrace boys — Nahess
and Blanes — went into the skills
contest on Friday night. as. team

cess, -
However, Mike Vandermuelen
wound up asa winner of one of

| | the tournament. acho larshi 8."
in their second contest when they... : | Dr .

SPEED SING

IN THE SUN"

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area, Be
“Coming up this ‘Sunday’ is 5 the me

first annual ’*Kermode Tack? speed
skiing race on Kermode Kut. It’s
at.Shames Mountain, and will
also include a snowboard, olass as
well,

You'll needa helmet, but you
can’t. wear a downhiller suit. Full
information is available, at the
Shames ticket office when you
register for $10.

RUPERT LADIES
TOP OWN SPIEL

Hometown rinks dominated
the 49th annual Prince. Rupert
ladies’ bonspiel in mid-March as
32-foursomes from around the
area gathered for the three-day,
four-eyent curling extravaganza.

‘The local Wendy. . Atchison
rink triumphed in ’A’ event, beat-
ing out runnerup Sigi. Ireland,
and followed in third. place by
Kim McDougall of Terrace. .

_ Another Terrace crew. skipped
by. Kathy Simpson finished third
in 'B’ event behind winner Janice