i peu Rainmak By Avis Agnew The Prince Rupert Rain- makers upset the experts twice and walked off with first place in the third annual Kinsman Invitational Basketball tour- “Everyone's got their eye on the ball -- the referee. the Win- ‘dermere Warriors, the Caledonia Kermodes and even the i Kermode bear in (he Caledonia crest, Interest in basketball was high thi upsel an nament s weekend us the Prince Rupert Rainmakers pulled off an d walked off with-top honers in third annual Kinsman fn- anal Basketball Tournament held in Terrace. Terrace. The enlire tournament seemed to be one of surprises as powerful teams fell and some not so well-known teams almost made if to the top. SALE RUNS TO JAN. 30th Work Clothing Crusier ' Double Wool Coats ‘Work Jackets Wool Lined Nylon Made in B.C, 4650 LAKELSE | Asst. Styles and Colors PHONE 635-2421 The Caledonia Kermodes, strongly favored to win tha tournament on the basis of their performances to date this year . to. date clearly missed the services of all-slar center Lorne Dakid, Although the local team made it to the final game and fought hard for the cham. pionship, they .° almost didn't _ make it out of their division. In the first game of the lournament the Kermodes pulled 68-65 victory out of ihe fire in the fourth quarter, aller trailing the Windermere Wurriors for most of the game. The Kermodes seemed back in form in their second game of the inter-divisional round rebin play though as they handed the - Hfuuston Shadows: an 82-66 defeal. MARK "HAMILTON: ers upset Kermodes While the .Kermodes were clinching the title in their division the Rainmakers ran into a little trouble of their own. Although they managed a fairly convincing 86-78 viclory over dhe Prince George Polars they ran into a'spot of trouble with the Point Grey Greyhounds. ‘the Greyounds, number one in their Lower Mainland league, ‘were expected to lake the division; but when the: dust’ settled in (heir match against the. Rainmakers, they had lost out by a single point. The divisional wins for “the Rainmakers and the Kermodes sel the stage for the final bet-. : ween these two rivals, In the consolation rcunds Windermere surprised Point Grey 10 lake third spol’in the . Two Kermodes named All ‘Stars BY AY is AGKEW The Caledonia Kermodes placed one membel ‘on each of the two All-Stars teams in last weekends Kinsman Invitational Basketball Tournament in Terrace, . Greg Russ of Caledonia was named (0 the first All-Star team along with Don Janzen of the Houston Shadows, Dennis Dickson af the Prince George Polars, Howard Kelsey of the Point Grey Greyhounds and John Rydde of Prince Rupert. Another Kermode, first year leam member John Heimsira, was selected on the second All- Star team. Named with John were Wayne Ward (Prince George), Richard Lieuwan Houston), Mike ‘Taylor (Point Grey} and Chris Hebb (Prince Rupert). All-Star selections were evenly distributed between five of the six teams with only the” : Winderniere Wuirlors failing to" vann Save *10.00 All - a sale $] 9.95, Parkas, Ski Jackets Down Filled Limited. Quantity 20%-50% Off Men's Casual Pants Reg. Value $21.95 Sale Price _'3. 99 to ‘7. 99 Py Rass have a t2am member named to either group. They found some ‘consolation though in the fact (hi Norm Bradley was named the ournament's Most Valuable - | Toilored To Measure Suits - BY SAVILE - ROW 1 THE HERALD, TERRACE, Bo, ‘ RTS 635-6357 final standings, relagaling the. Greyhounds to fourth. Prince George finished fifth by virtue of their 89-71 win over the Houston team and the Shadows brought up the rear. The Kermodes look control of the final’ game in the first quarter and allhough they held a 14-13 lead at the end, by the half the Rainmakers were on iheir way with a three point lead 31-28. They extended the lead lo 55-49 atthe end of the third quarter. and then hung for a. final 77-68 victory. High scorers for the Kermodes In the last yume were. Greg Ross with 1? and Rudy Embury and John Heimstra with 14 each, John Tydde of . the Rainmakets totalled 25 points.in the winning ‘effort. Girls split games Iiy Gail Waldie: The Caledonia “Kermedes Senior Girls Baskelball “team proved that they've got what's needed for 9 berth on. the’ provincial championships jast weekend in Terrace. Jn the first of a twa game series against. the Prince George Polarettes, the local girls came away with a 30-26 score in their favor, led by Ronda Monsees who scored 13 points: Pat Giesinger led the Polarettés with 10. . In Saturday’s game the giris Jost out in the last half second of whal was otherwise a scoreless over-time period by a 42-41 count, Pacing the Kermodees was Ronda Monsees once more, with fifteen points this time. The loss at the hands of the Kermodees marked - the first. lime that the Polaretles have lost a game to a northern team, a fact (hat speaks well of the. - callbre of, baskelball the lgcal | ‘\eany. can ‘play: vere ‘Sale Price $39. 95 - 1 - On ‘any cloth line or | extra pair of sl acks free BE aya WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1974 Cents gain “Most bad breaks come in B three's but we're way past that. . now. i . . Thal's how Fred Schweilzer “wraps up récent happenings in the Pacific North West Hackey .. League concerning the Terrace Centennials, The Cenls were on the -road this weekend and emerged from games against the Smithers Nats and the Burns Lake Braves with one point, not enough in their race with the Kitimat Cohoes for fourth place.. The Cohaes: dropped one game and wen another to move five up on the Cents. The ‘Cents poltil came Saturday night in Burns Lake where the Cenis batlled toa five ail tie. I! could have been a win | for the Cenis but -- once again > bad breaks. - Schweitzer says that from ‘where he sal he is convinced that the Braves (ying goal never’ went in the net and that on one occasion afler thal the Cents scored what should have been the winning goal. . “These aren't sour grapes,” he pointed out,,“it’s just the way it seems to be Working oul. The. nets ‘in Burns Lake are very shallow and they. have a steel pipe running up the back in the middle. The puck hit (he back bar and baunced back cut under their goaltender, “Another bad “break,” he “sighed. ‘The goal judge's arm went up and then. back down. | suppose il happened sofast that he really wasn'l, sure what ‘ happened.” - In Smithers, the team ran oul of steam. Playing with only twa lines. due’ to. suspensions to ‘Darcy Galvon, Kim|Cook and Mikei Fynn and -a broken collarbone that Peebles picked up in Burns Lake, the Cents. were forced lo. play a waiting, defensive game, playing for the breaks. The Nats, a fast skating, full-strength junior club only needed.one mistake te pick up the two peinis, In that game Hal Papke picked up a knee injury but he seems to. be skaling it off. . The injury to Peebles wil prove. costly. Peebles is 2s hustler and he sets goals up just as well as he scores them, At well he seems :to be the spark- plug: for the team most’ of the lime, : “ Alihopghy he cpu id be ‘back ‘in. as litte. as. two, weeks, . two | Wool ‘Spor rts Jac kets | “Asst Checks, Sizes 36-46 $69. 95 In stock Suits All Sizes As Low As 59.95 . weeks without him could hurt. The break. is clean: and. with some breaks - some good ones this time around - and a lillie help from mother nature, it could heal clean and quickly and he could start seeing irregwar ice time in the.near future, Tonight the Centennlals are at home against the Prince Rupert Halibut Kings. The Cenis tave filed an appeal against the three game’ suspension Miko Fynn picked up and if thal goes through and is upheld fo'll be mE he boys are up for this _game,'said Schweitzer, “They January % Wednesday “445.5: 45 General Skating January 18 Friday Janvary 19 Saturday , “5115-7 '- General Skating | January 20 Sunday by a parent) . ; 8. 10 - Adulls Only. January 21 Mondsy -January 22 Tuesday ' 7: 109: 30 - General skating _ DISTRICT OF TERRACE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT Skating» Scheduie — 12-2 - General Skating (Pre- Schoolers FREE) 3:30-4:30 - 12 and under Only : 9-11- General Skating {Pre. Schoolers FREE) 7:15-9:15 - Students & Aduits Only. we 5:30-7:30 - Family Skating (children mit be accompanied 0:15.12 - General ‘Skating (Pre- Schoolers FREE) Tickets are now avaifable for Event 9° (Jan 14, Prince Rupert vs Terrace), Event 40 (Jan 25, Eagles vs Terrace) Event 41 (Totems vs Terrace and Event 42, (Cohoes vs sTerrace) atthe Terrace Recreation Centre, Terrace Arana, “fMenday to Prigay 9- 13, WW os nt : - one know the position they are in and they want these points.” All they treed is some breaks - : good ones. The Cents will have Perry Stinsland-al center to fill-in for Bob Peebles on the line with Bremmer and Fynn and Nelson Stockwell is ex- pected to work wilh Papke and Olsen. Granl Konopki, who was brought up to play defense, will likely start on a forward line, The only member of the Cents defensive squad who may miss the game is Boyd McMasters. He hasn'! been injured, though, he's in bed with the fu. Another bad break.