WEDNESDAY, y JANUARY 2, o74 -

Cents face tough —

competition to start Year

- {The Terrace Centennials will
ake their fourth place positior
in the Pacific. . Northwest
Hockey . League's westerr
division are jay il on the line
this weekend when ‘they tangle
with the Houston, Luckies and
the’ Prittce -Rupert - Halibut
Kings’ in the Terrace Arena.

“The Cents, whe -moved inte~
fourth place by virtue of an 11-4,

drubbing at the expense of the
Halibut Kings, will be looking te

strengitien. thelr hold ‘on. the”

fourth and final play-off spot in
“the west division. ©

“The Liickies, a high-seboring’ i.
and “hard: ‘hitting leam are”

lead the eastern and will be

‘aller sac win.in their- outing
. Satur day at. B:3up.m, Asfor the
Halibut Kings they'll he secking
re énge for theif. 11-4 defeat.
he Vents returned to lori as
shook of the festive season

yesterday afternoon against the:

Terrace Commercial ‘League
Rep team.

“Fred Schweitzer; coach of the |

. : a f
. at

at the

“The Ast place

~ TERRAGE

Cents, said that the Christmas
break should make quile a
difference in the team. Several
of. them are” suffering from
_ minor injuries” which ‘Sch-

Mike Fynn
Knee and calf
injuries |

wiclzer feels should have be —
shaken aff during the break.

TERRACE GENTENNIALS —

The 3rd place .
ume Rupert Halibut.

Gord Cochrane: fas ‘stretched
ligaments in his shoulder and
both Dennis Gaehring and Mike
Fynn have reported. to the
Calgary Cerlennials . team

_ doctor, Gaehring with a back
- injury and Fynn with pains in

his calf and his knee. Although
Schweitzer has yel to hear from

. the dector he ‘is confident the

injuries are nol serious and can

.be shaken off,

The game yesterday. coupled
with practices throughoul this,
week, .should have the team
back thinking hockey, said Sch-

- wellzer and shoutd prepare the:

yeaim for ihe duels this weekend.
ugainst two of the top rated
clubs in the league... .

Gume lime Saturday night is
H:30 while Sunday's “maich
apainst the Halibut Kings will
begin a1°2- p.m. Don’! miss
exciting, 1p. rate PNWHL
aelion this. weekend at’ Ihe
Terrace Arena as the Cents

make their move for the top of
. (he west division. .

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Vancouver - The finest junior
wrestlers in the pravince will
iake a stranglehold on the third
British Columbia Festival of
Winler Sports, January 17
through February 4.

The  pravincial - junior
wresiling championships will be
held at Vancouver's Templeton

Secondary School gymnasium
January 25 and 26.

decide area representatives for
the 10 weight-division provin-

January 19 at Oliver,’ Prince
George and Victoria. |
“Close to 300 boys. from ‘all

parts of the province will

participale in the regionals,"
said Bill Collings of Vancouver,

President of the.. British

Culumbia Amateur: Wrestling

Associniion.

A junior wrestler -is a boy
under 19, basically a high sehool
student.

“The growth of “wrestling in

keeps snowballing,” said
Collings. “We ve pot 65 schuols:
in the province registered with
us now and there's promise of
nore lo come. Uverall, there
are abou 450° registered
wrestlers i in the province right
now.

‘Top wrestlers from the
Festival event will be asked {o
participate in. another:
provincial tournament! later in
February, from which a team
will be selegted to represent

Regional compelilions to”

cial finals wil be. staged

the B.C. school. syslem. jist-

BCFWS- Wrenting

BC, - al the nacional junior.

championships in March,

‘Three olher wéestling events

“will ake place as part of that

sport's package during the
Winter Festival. :

Dawson - Creek will, host a
northern. invitational jour-:
nament, danuary 18-19, at South
Peace Senior Secondary School.

_ Simon: Fraser. University. will

-meel Southern. ‘Oregon
College in un inter-collegiate -
match January.-18:and Green
Hiver ‘Junior. College from
Washington Stale January 22.

: Both events will be held al SF U.

. Overall, 33. individual sports
will take part in. the Winter
Festival, which will draw: close
{6 30,000. participants” to" 5¢

~british Culumbla” communities

‘and ski areas. :

It’ invulves ‘more than 15¢
evens. ! «

AS weil as : the” individual
events, Three - major Winter

‘ Curnivals will -also-revolve

around the. Festival:

‘they are al Prince George
January-25 --February 3, Far
st.. John, February: 1-3. une.
Vernon, February 1-10,

“Love, Hop Happi-.-:
‘ness. Our heartfelt, .

; ° wish is that they pros
per all through Ihe

. New Year, Seastn's

a ge ie

7. tidings to. everyanet :
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