Caledonia Kermode senior
high school basketball teams
- had good and bad performances
-at the Salmon Arm invitational
tournament on the Dec. 18
weekend. It was good for the
boys and bad for the girls.

First of all; Mount Douglas of
Victoria tossed a monkey
wrench into the proceedings
when they cancelled out at the
last minute. This meant both the

,boys and girls would have to
play two games each against
their hosts, plus one each against
Nor-Kam of Kamloops.

In the opening series, Ker-
mode. girls went up against
Salmon Arm Jewels — the
number one-rated high school
double ‘AA’ team in the pro-
vince. Kermodes were missing
six-foot, three-inch starting for-
ward Lisa Dams who was not
able to make the trip. This left
them with only the talented
Michelle Hendry, the tall center
who had to collect rebounds
then score points at the other
end of the floor.

Hendry, with a 13-point ef-
fort, couldn't do it ail and Ker-
modes lost 55-43. They were
down 37-26 at the half. Jan-
Marie Wilson had a dozen

points for the girls.

In the opening boys game,

Kermodes came back from a
42-41 halftime deficit and beat
their hosts 84-76. Kermodes got
25 points from Harpel Manhas
and 14 from James McKay.

Next they took on the teams
from Nor-Kam in Kamloops.

- The girls grabbed a 36-29 lead
at the half, but couldn’t hold on
after Hendry fouled out in the

-second half. Nor-Kam won
60-53. Hendry was still high
scorer with 2] points. Melanie

Jones had 11. ,

The boys had no trouble with
Nor-Kam, running up a big
halftime margin then coasting to
an 83-46 win. Dave Hogg and

- McKay topped the scoring with
12 points each.

Kermodes girls’ second crack
at the Jewels wasn’t any better
than the first. In fact, it was a
little worse as we lost 68-47. We
were down eight points at the
half.

Hendry with 20 and Wilson
with 12 handled our scoring,
This left the Cal girls with three
straight losses.

Kermodes split J
at Salmon Arm _ |

Meanwhile, Kermode boys
counted their third win. They
went ahead 38-37 at the half and
came out with a 78-69 victory.

‘Hogg with 19, Manhas with 14

and McKay with 13 led the scor-
ing.

On the way to Salmon Arm,
the girls stopped at Corrilieu in
Quesnel for an exhibition game.
Hendry scored 29 as Kermodes
whipped their hosts 60-35.
Wilson had 14 and Jody Cox
seven.

Kermode Boys played three

games on the way down. They

beat the fifth-ranked ‘A’ team
(Vanderhoof Vikings) 69-59
with Manhas and Hogg scoring
19 and 15 respectively.

The next match was a 73-68
loss to Corrilieu — the double
‘AA’ team sharing honorable
mention with Kermodes in B.C.
top standings. .

Hogg with 15 and Dion Orbell
with
against Corrilieu.

The final road contest was an
89-79 win over unranked
Williams Lake. It was a 27-point
effort from Hogg and 19 from
Manhas leading the way in this
game.

Salmon Arm teams return the
favor for Kermodes on the Feb.
12. weekend when both squads
come here.

14 paced our scoring

The Terrace ‘B’ teams won ‘A’ section of thelr annual Christmas Atoms Minor Hockey Tournament. Each player ~

picked up a plaque for his effort.

—

lan Alger seeks scholarship

Ian Alger of Terrace would
like a delayed Christmas present
for his fifth and final year in the

‘tier two B.C. Junior Hockey

League — a college scholarship.

The talented 20-year-old
member of the interior’s
division-leading Vernon Lakers
completed his high school
education two years ago. If he
has a good season for 1987-88,
he’ll likely get quite a few offers.

Alger, home for a short
Christmas visit, told us he’s had
nibbles from McGill University

“A learning experience”
for big Chris MacDonald.

Chris MacDonald, the tallest
player ever to don the togs of
Caledonia High School’s Ker-
mode boys basketball tearmn, is
going through a learning-the-
game stage for his first year of
college basketball in North
Idaho College at Coeur
D’Alene, Idaho.

The six-foot, eight-inch

hoopster is being ‘‘red-shirted’’ »

at his small college, meaning he
works out with the college team,
but doesn’t play any games or
travel with the squad.

“This keeps me eligible for
four years of college ball, in-
stead of wasting a year sitting on
the bench,”’ Chris explained. -

Although not playing for the

Busy month ahead
for Blackhawks >

Kitimat has a busy month of

January when it comes to
hockey.

In addition to the Rammers
international team visiting on
the 22nd, the junior ‘B’
Blackhawks have three clubs
coming to town, and Minor
Hockey is producing a tourna-
ment.

The Hawks kick things off

this weekend when they host
University of B.C.’s junior var-
sity team. Games are scheduled
for Friday and Saturday starting
at 8:30 p.m. both nights.

January 21 & 22 — Pacific Northwest Music Festival presents a
Speech Arts workshop by Clara Haire from Edmonton on Thurs. and
Fri. from 4-6 p.m. and 7 -@ p.m. These sessions will cover dramatic
and lyric poetry, bible reading, story-telling, dramatic scenes and
_ mime. On Sat., Jan. 23 sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. on ©

choral speaking. Parents, teachers and students are welcome to at-
tend any sessions. Please call 635-6989 for further Information or to

rs. Haire Is also available during the day on

register by Jan. 17, M
Thurs. and Fri. for individual speech arts consultation.

On the 15th and 16th, Ver-
milion Tigers of Alberta are at
Kitimat for Friday-Saturday
matches against the Hawks.

Minor Hockey plays host to
jts annual novice division tour-
nament on the 22nd and 23rd.
Then the Hawks take on
B.C.1.T. from Vancouver on the
29th and 30th.

To wrap up the month,
Kitimat’s Fun Hockey League
will be hosting their annual tour-
nament’ on the same days that
B.C.LT. comes to town. |

school, Chris does take part in a’

men’s league that’s rough and
tough. ‘Former college players
and some ex-N.B.A. stars are in
the league,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s great
action and a real learning ex-
perience.”

Even with his great height,
Chris is considered just average

at his school. He was a centre in .

high school, but only a power
forward at North Idaho.

*‘On the college team we have
eight players my height or taller.
We even have two
seven-footers.”’

The school has a wide assort-
ment of talent from around the
world, including players from
the Netherlands, France, Argen-
tina and various Canadian loca-
tions.

MacDonald, who’s real name
is Chris Visserman, says the

- school has an excellent sports

and education program. His
coach has been there for 26 years
and is highly respected across
the nation.

North Idaho is currently rank-
ed 17th basketball-wise out of
hundreds of small colleges in the
States.

Chris hopes to finish two
years at Coeur D’Alene (‘It’s a
great town’’) and then move on
to a large college like
Washington State University.

Police report

On Dec. 28 a Terrace woman
was checked and charged with
driving while impaired.

On Dec. 31 a three vehicle
motor vehicle accident occurred
on Molitor St. The accident
resulted in a Terrace youth being
charged with theft of auto, im-
paired driving and driving with
over .08 mg. of alcohol in the
bloodstream. .

in Montreal and St. Cloud
University in Minnesota.

“If I can continue having a
good sesson in the second half
of the schedule, I should get
some more applications,’ he
told us.

Alger explained that he feels
it?s best to go to an American
school where you get an
automatic scholarship and, he

feels, a better education than

what’s offered on this side of the
border.

‘“‘Besides,’? he pointed out,
“if 7 attended a Canadian
school, I’d have to make the
team before getting financial
aid. This could mean several

weeks of paying out of my, own.

pocket and no guarantee of a
spot on the team.”’

He also told us that players in
the higher tier one Western
Hockey League aren’t eligible
for U.S. scholarships.

““W.H.L. players get salaries
—- about $200 a week. In the
eyes of U.S. colieges, this makes
them professionals and thereby
unable to receive financial aid.’

Alger, who was currently
seventh in the interior scoring
race with 24 goals, is leading the
Lakers to their best season in
many years. He’s assisted by
another former Terrace Minor
Hockey star — Mark Greyeyes,
who is fourth in scoring.

Both players have been named
to the interior all-star team that

plays the coast division stars at
Abbotsford, Jan. 19.

- Alger and Greyeyes will face a
couple of familiar faces from
this area. Playing for the coast
team is ex-Terrace star Ben
Biagoni and former Kitimat ace
Blain Moore.

If the Lakers continue with
their outstanding effort, several
team members can look forward
to scholarships. Last season Ver-
non had two players heading
south for hockey and education.

By the way, Alger and his
teammates gained even more

fame just before Christmas. One —

of the players wrote a Christmas

song and the team recorded it —.

choir-style. ,

The recording won praise

‘throughout the interior when

aired on several radio stations.

As for a professional future, :

Alger is not among the handful
of B.C.J.H.L. players drafted
annually by the N.H.L.

W.H.L., college players and.

Europeans are all considered
better quality talent than the
B.C. league offers.

He can: go the free-agent
route, with N.H.L. training
camp tryouts, if his scholarship
bid falls flat.

But chances are the three-time
Terrace Minor Hockey provin-
cial championship team member
will go the way of education-
through-hockey. oO

Two wins at SFU for
Smithers wrestlers

Coach Mike Richey’s high
school wrestling team from
Smithers came home from the
Dec. 19 Simon Fraser University
tournament with two weight-
class wins, plus. the outstanding
novice wrestler award.

The meet attracted 760 novice
and 350 elite wrestlers from
dozens of B.C. high schools.

Smithers’ Scott Clark picked
up the outstanding novice award
for winning his 57-kilo class. In

IMPORTANT

The Terrace Curling Assn. will be holding a
special General Meeting on
Sunday, January 10th, 1988 at 7:30 at
the Curling Rink. All members are.
requested to attend.

the elite division, Clark’s team- |

mate Cameron Johnson won the
gold in the 63-kilo class.
Former Smithers wrestler

Heath Bolster, who moved to |

Port Moody last fall, was named
the outstanding overall wrestler
due to his victory in the elite
division’s 74-kilo class.

Early season rankings are not
yet ready, but Richey feels his
team should be somewhere
about 10th position.

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