B14 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 3, 1998 Terrace Northmen win with home court advantage By DAVID D. HULL THE PRINCE Rupert Scamen kicked off the three-game North Coast Rugby Union weekend on May 23 and 24, travelling to Terrace to be trounced by the Northmen first fifteen squad 32-5, The Seamen have not been demonstrating the ability and poise they possessed last season that allowed them to win the league championship. The game was a scruffy affair, with both sides play- ing rather undisciplined Tugby at times. The Northmen were the stronger squad through the first half scoring 13 points, with Doug Wilson chalking up eight points with a try and a conversion and John. McGown contributing five points with a try. The Seamen came close a few times but a few unlucky bounces and circumstances kept them off the scoreboard. The second half was total- ly dominated by — the Northmen. | , As the Seamen fell further and further behind, emo- tions led to numerous per- sonal penalties and eventually to two Seamen and one Northmen being ejected from the game for - unsportsmanlike conduct, _ The foot of. Doug Wilson added four more points in converting two of the three Northmen trys. Graham Bayles, Arnie Pellitier and George DaCoasta all scored trys. Seamen Skip Cronk played a very strong game and did manage to put the Rupert lads on the board with a late game try that was not successfully converted, Sunday the Northmen 2nd XV travelled to Smithers in the company of the as yet unnamed Terrace women’s squad. The Terrace women took on the Smithers Humpies in the first game and put up a super effort but in the end . succumbed fo the larger and more experienced Smithers women 27-5, The Terrace men tried to regain Terrace pride in the men’s match up but the day was all Smithers. . The Camels played a very — disciplined game, employ- ing good basic rugby strategy. The Camels put up 17 points in the first half while the Northmen managed only three points on a penalty kick by Doug Wilson. The second stanza was a very close affair with both teams scoring five points on two unconverted trys. The Northmen settled in the second half and put up an almost uwnpenertrable wall of defence, The Terrace lads seemed siveness across the iry line, despile a wall of Northmen piled up in defence. This weekend, May 30 and 31, saw the Terrace first and second squad square off in a rare Thursday night NCRU game. As the Seamen fell further and further be- hind, emotions led to numerous personal penalties and eventually to two Seamen and one Northmen being ejected from the game for un- sportsmanlike conduct. to have the edge in fitness, which became demonstrable in the late going. Rob Heibein completed a nifty Northmen passing play and streaked past falling Camels for a 60 metre run to the end zone. Smithers scored thc last try of the game with Ray ” Buverman lunging his mas- V’acole Kitik’Shan et l'école Cassie Hall offrent: «un programme d'enseignement complet en francais de la maternelle dla 7*année, prescrit parle ministére de Education, * un transport assuré, + Tenseignementde l'anglais «English Language Arts», * ‘un programme de francisation pour léléve, © une ambiance favorable a 'épanouissement culturel de I’élave. F I If is i 1 I I l I I I l l i i I 1 i I Kitik’Shan Primary School and Cassie Hall ! Elementary School offers : i * apublicly funded French-language program from r kindergarten to grade 7, as prescribed by the I I I i I I I I I l I I I I] Ministry of Education, » assiired transportation within aprescribed radius, * alanguage acquisition program fer the student, * teaching of "English Language Arts”, * an environment that contributes to the full ’ development and cultural identily of Francophone students. Kitik'Shan Primary 4730 Graham Street Terrace 635 - 3115 Cassie Hall Elementary 2620 Eby Street, Terrace 635 - 5646 Saturday the Seamen travelicd to Smithers to take an the Camels and stopped in Tertace on the way home Sunday to have at the Northmen first 15 in the conlinuing balile for first place in the North Coast Rugby Union. Details in next weck’s edi- tion. aN) cultung : TERRACE’S NORTHMEN second and first teams battle it out on the field at Northwest Community Callege. Electoral Boundaries Commission Public Hearings in Stewart on June 24, 1998 The independent British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission is responsible for making, recommendations _to the Legislative Assembly regarding the atea, boundaries, _ names and number of electoral districts in Bricish Columbia. The Commission’s final report and recommendations will be presented to the Legislative Assembly in June, 1999. ‘In order to hear the views of British Columbians, the Commission is holding public hearings across the province. --A public hearing will be held in: _ « Stewart at the Allan Lawrence Memorial Arena Stewart ” Wednesday, June 24 9:00 am - 12:00 Noon To make a presentation, please contact the Commission. In addition, the Commission invites written submissions. Electoral Boundaries Commission Suite 6 - 1818 Cornwall Avenue Vancouver, &.C., VG} 1C7 TELEPHONE! (604) 660-6390 TOLL FREE: 1-888-657-1108 FAX: {604) 660-4671 EMAIL! . 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