-As many. as 200 youngsters are

expected to make the newly-
organized .Terrace Summer.

‘Hockey School an outstanding
success for the last two weeks of
August. .
: Co-ordinator Jake De Jong
said they had 100 registered by
late June, and would continue
taking applications until the end
of July, or until the school is fill-
ed — whichever comes first.
“We can handle 200 kids,”
De Jong told us, “Right now |
suggest parents should get ap-
plications in as soon as possible.”
. Jake also said there’s been
keen ‘interest in the proposed
summer night hockey league for
senior teens and adults during
the school’s length.
“Bob Dempster of Thornhill
Motors is handling the night
hockey league, and he says he’s
already got a complete team.
entered from Kitimat. This is
something new -~ hopefully
we'll get five or six teams
overall,’’
~ De Jong said so far there's

Shelley 5th

Seventeen-year-old Shelley
Morris finished out of the top
three in her high-jump specialty
at the Canadian Junior Track
and Field Championships on the
June 26 weekend, but the
Smithers athlete felt that fifth-
place against girls two and three
years older was quite an ac-
complishment.

‘Morris won the B,C. high
school high jump on June 4 at
Burnaby, She leaped 1.75 meters
to tie the B.C. high school
record set in 1980,

Then she had a tryout to make
the B.C. junior team at Ab-
botsford, made the team, and
performed at the national finals
at Sudbury. Morris, who also is
a coming heptathlon athlete,
drops back to her regular age
group (juvenile) where she’s ex-

Expose.
second

Terrace All Seasons Expose |

finished runnerup in the three-
team Senior ‘B’ mixed slo-pitch
zone playdowns last weekend at
Burns Lake. The opening game
of the double-knockout series
saw Expose lose 15-5 to Burns
Lake Nordic Ford. Nordic then
beat Houston’s Texaco Starts
11-3. Expose came back in gatne
three. with a 9-4 decision to
eliminate the Houston entry. In
game four, Nordic Ford downed
Expose 11-5 to take the title and
advance to B.C. finals next
month.

Nominations
Close
July 31, 1988

Air Canada’s
“Heart of Gold’? Award

‘been no response from Kitimat
: youngsters, but he plans to send

out letters to all Kitimat kids

‘who were registered for Kitimat

Minor Hockey last season.
— The roster of signees from out

: lew .
of town is impressive so far,

‘We have kids from Cassiar,
Stewart, Iskut, Hazelton, Kit-
wanga, Prince Rupert and as far
away as Fort St. John. As: for
Kitimat players, my understan-
ding is that Kitimat has the UBC
school during September. Our
school is during the summer
holidays.”

The school has two, one-week
sessions. Youngsters can register

‘for one week or both weeks. The

dates are August 15 to 29. The
fee is $100 per week.

‘‘The. fees are among the
lowest in’ the proyince,”’ he
pointed out. “‘The night league
fee is only $30. The night league

‘is contact hockey, and all the in-
- structors will be playing in that

league.”

in Canadian

pected to win handily.

She goes to Richmond July 16
weekend with fellow Smithers
athletes, David Kwon and Derek
Holland. There she hopes to
make the B.C, juvenile team
that competes in the Western

Hockey school should

The roster of instructors is
very impressive. In goal there’s
Kitimat’s Mark Fitzpatrick, a re-
cent addition to the NHL’s Los
Angeles Kings after leading
Medicine Hat Tigers to a second
consecutive Memorial Cup
junior hockey title.

The other netminders are Ter-
race’s Wade Flaherty who was
drafted by Buffalo Sabres, and
Junior Hockey’s Tony
Hildebrand.

“Of course, chief instructor
Jeff Sharples is our main draw-
ing card,’’ De Jong said. ‘‘Jeff

just finished his first full season

with Detroit Red Wings in the
NHL and is most anxious to put
something back into Terrace
hockey.

“He's being backed by many
of the boys. who played on the
Terrace team that won three
Minor Hockey titles in three dif-
ferent divisions in recent years.
Just to name a few, there’s
Mario Desjardins, Terry Zapor-

high jump

Canada Championships at Ed-
monton later.

Morris is also hopeful to be
picked for
Games team later this summer at
Quebec.

National hoop tryout |
_ for Issy and Michelle ©

Kitimat’s Issy Maryntschak
and Terrace’s Michelle Hendry
are in-Toronto this week where
they’re trying out for berths on
the Canadian national junior
women’s basketball squad. Issy
is back from playing college ball
in the States, while Michele is
this year’s most valuable player

for senior girls’ high ‘school
basketball. Plans call for them
to train for one week before the
team is cut to size. If they make
the team, theyll train for two
more weeks, then head for
Brazil for a major basketball
series.

One Parent Families meet the second Wednesday of

e 2 sessions
® Terrace arena

Instructors:

every month at the Terrace Public Library.

TERRACE _
++ HOCKEY * x
SCHOOL

and
Summer League

® Hockey school no age limit |
e All midget players registered for school
can play in summer league.

Aug. 15th to 20th session 1
Aug. 22nd to 27th session 2

Jetf Sharples Tony Hildebrand lan Alger
Detroit Red Wings Kelowna Packers Vernon Lakers U of Alberta
Rudy Poeschek Verry Zaporzan Wade Flaherty Mario Desjardines
N.Y. Rangers U of Alberta Victoria Cougars Seattle Thunderbirds

B.C.’s Canada

Rod Philpot

zan, and Ian Alger.”’

As for the daily agenda for
each camper, De Jong said it’s
planned for each boy — or girl
— to get two-and-a-half hours
ice time per day. Classroom,
films and possible dryland train-
ing aspects are still being worked
out. Daily swim sessions at the
pool following ice workouts are
also in the works.

“On an overall look, our in-
stuctors are mostly all local boys
who have graduated from the
local system. Each one expressed

“Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 6,’ 1988 9

be best ever

an interest in putting something

back into the game locally.”
“If we can come up with a

school as planned that will be

-successful from the start, we’re
_ counting on making this part of

Terrace’s
schedule.”

Youngsters wishing to sign up
can pick up registration forms at
Terrace Totem Ford, Thornhill
Motors and All Seasons Sports.
Forms are also available from
Cliff Sharples or Sharon Lar-
mour of Minor Hockey.

regular summer

Upcoming events
in local sports

Time is running out to get
your entries in for the annual
Skeena Valley Triathlon coming
up July 17 at the Lakelse Lake
Provincial Park. Entries for the
three-sport event will close this
Friday.. You can enter in-
dividually and compete in ali
three venues — running, swim-
ming and biking — or enter a
team of three persons. The entry
fee is $35. Full details can be
found on entry forms which are
available at Radio TK offices
across the north, or at stores
displaying the Triathlon poster.

The Terrace men’s slo-pitch
league is hosting its sixth annual
Riverboat Days tournament July
29 to August 1. They'll take up
to 24 teams with a $300 entry
fee. Teams interested should
contact Richard Klein
(635-6636), Robert Findlay
(638-1058) or Matt Laing
(638-1961).

Lots of summer camps com-
ing up for youngsters. Terrace
has a two-week summer hockey
school August 15 to 27 for $100
per week. Included for $30 for
senior teens and adults is a night
hockey league for the duration
of the camp. Entry forms are
available at All Seasons Sports,
Terrace Totem Ford and Thor-
nhill Motors.

Kitimat has two camps worthy
of note. The five-day soccer

school for boys and girls 5 to 16
runs July 25 to 29. Top lower
mainland instruction will be
given. Forms are available at
Snow Valley and Terrace Credit
Unions, and All Seasons Sports.
The summer karate school at
Kitimat has three, two-week ses-
sions starting this week. Phone
632-5329 to register.

A reminder that this weekend
sees Terrace play host to the
bantam girls provincial Minor
Softball championships with 12
teams competing at Elks and
Riverside Parks. |

The Skeena Valley ladies open
golf tournament is coming up
this weekend. It’s a 54-hole
event running Saturday and
Sunday. Entries will be taken at
the golf club until tonight.

Kitimaat Village Athletic Club
is hosting its third annual men's
soccer tournament on the July
16 weekend. Teams can enter for
a $250 fee by July 13. Plans in-

clude a two-day fish barbecue.

Entry information available
from Bill Wilson (632-3016) or
Greg Smith (632-3659).

Cardboard boat and bathtub
racers are reminded to start get-
ting ready for the Riverboat
Days races at Furlong Bay on
Lakelse Lake on August 1. For
information, phone Al at

635-3458, or 635-3209.

HURRY!?!
Get your registration in NOW. School is

filling up fast! Applications available at
All Season's Sports & Totem Ford.

Registration $100/week
for Hocxey School
$30/week Summer League

Contacts: Sharon Larmout 635-3161

Jake DeJong 635-6735

Ctl Sharples 635-7822
Hob Dempster Commercia#t League Contact
or write to Hockey Stheol P.O. Box 121.

Terrace, 8.C., VG 4A2

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