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_ Sport Scope

Terrace black belt Deb Casey
declared Grand Champion

’ Over 70 coloured belt karate enthusiasts from inner city Chito-
Ryu karate clubs met May 30 at Caledonia Sr. Sec. School for the
annual championships. .

in four different categories. These were: |
Kata = a ‘pre-arranged sequence of moves s used to learn fi ighting
techniques, done alone;

strikes between two contestants;
Team’ Kata - like Kata, but done with three people; ¥
Kumite - two minute’ free sparring match. i

Deb Casey of Terrace, who picked up top honours in both Kata and
“Kinhite in the blue/brown/black belt open category,” was awarded

events.

‘The Sensei Akuagawi sportsmanship award v was awarded to Paul
Fleming. of Terrace. Also, nominated were Madhu Brar, of Kitimat
and Jean-Paul Martin, also of Kitimat...”

The Terrace Chito-Ryit Karate Club picked up the. inter ‘city
trophy, awarded to the club which reccives the most points.

Bluebacks glide to second.
place i in panhandle swim meet |

Terrace Bluebacks glided into second place during ihe Prince
Rupert Panhandle swim meet, held on the May 30-31 weekend. :

“Seven teams -- Ketchikan, Massct, Smithers, Kitimat, Terrace and
Prince Rupert -- were at the mect, and just over 100 swimmers.

' Unsurprisingly, Prince Rupert clinched first place, as its swim club

entered half the competitors,

- “It was: considerable smaller ‘than we had anticipated," said

Blueback coach Bill Nash. Nash had expected over 300 swimmers.
season.

son, it gets harder for swimmers to get past some already very good
_ times they. have recorded so far, he explained. 4 ;

 Try-A-Triathion a success |
despite rainy day weather

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spohsored Try-a-Triathlon, held May 28.

~The swim was followed by a bike ride.and a run. ;

The triathlon was held to get students interested in fitness, and to
help them beconie confident of their athletic abilities... ©
Students from 13 Terrace and Thomhill schools, ranging from

‘grades 1 -.11, competed as individuals and.as teams,
: Thornhill elementary | had the best turn out with 36 students, and -

Centennial Christian school was a close second with. 27. students, .
. * Forty-oiie: ‘students , “competed as individuals and: 86. athletes
a formed teams oft two or three... .

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Contestants from Terrace, Kitimat, and Prince Rupert, competed
Kihon ‘Ippon Kumite - a pre-arranged series s of blocks and counter

Medals were awarded lo the top Three competitors in bach event.

the title of Grand Champion, for receiving | the: most medals. in-all .

‘The 23 Terrace swimmers recorded 62% of their best times this

"That's quite remarkable," said Nath, As it is quite late in the sea-.

Anticipating the dive into ‘the pool, a’ few triathletes Jooked as
5 though they might fall in while. they waited for Bill Nash, Blueback .
|. swim coach, to.yell "Go!"
Yells from the spectators practically drowned out the splash as the,
first group of competitors began the initial leg of the Blueback

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Terrace Northmen used'a strong
kicking game, a swarming
defense and a relentless attack to
bury the Smithers Camels 41-3 in

tion.

To barrow ‘ain old cliche, the

game was much closer than the
score’ indicates. Something
Northinen © spokesperson - David
Hull quickly stated.

‘We cerlainly hrd the upper

“hand on the score board: but it

was a hard-fought game," Hull
said after the game. "Smithers

North Coast Rugby League ace

came at us hard after a crushing
defeat two weeks ago. Give them

credit -- they fought right to the
-end.". is:

The win continued a dominance
the Northmen ‘have. enjoyed over
North Coast opponents for a few

: years. When asked about the key

to ‘their success, Hull: said . the
numbers (players) Terrace has at
their disposal for games and prac-
tices works in their favour. . :

"We regularly draw over -30
guys to practice," he stated, "That
enables’ us to play full games
every time we gel together."

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The Camels were able to move
the ball throughout the first half
but rather than use their line to
‘move the ball deep, they chose. to
-Kick it’ down-to the Northmen's

backs who promptly hammered it *

-back up ficld and into ouch for a
‘line out.

_ Following some - ‘pressure; the»
-Camels jumped on the scoreboard --
‘when player/coach Blaine Hare

-tison converted a penally from 25-
‘metres out, Doug Wilson ans-

wered that five minutes tater to -

give the Northmen a 19-3: lead to
close out the firsthal—i

.. The -Cainels. didn’t’ stray’ into
Northmen territory for'much of

Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 10, 1992 — Page C3

| Terrace no oasis for camels

_ From the Interior News — the- last 20: - minutes as the «

Northmen’s “arching kicks kept.

their backs and defense _ busy.

. The Camels refused to bury. their
heads ‘in. the sand and. fought hard

right to’ the ‘dying minutes, But

When ever they. nade a mistake,
, one, or two Northmen would be

: waiting to pounce on the ball. -
With the Northmen’ hitting the

road _Tegularly . over the . last

couple. of years for tournaments

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