SPORT SCOPE LA invite for Aces It’s a long way from Greenville to Los Angeles, but that’s where Yvonne Campbelf and Carol Stephens are tonight. The duo are playing with the Port Alberni Renegades ladies’ basketball team in a ladies national tournament there. Both are members of the Greenville Aces team which recently finished runner-up to Port Alberni in the B.C, cham- _ plonship. Having seen Campbell’s and Stephens’ fine three- point shooting and excellent rebound work, Port Alberni was - quick to invite them to join the team on its Californian trip. The Renegades played their first game of the week-long, 26 - team tournament last night. Men's baseball change : Those interested in taking up Earla Peden’s offer to start a . £9-up men’s baseball league here should note a change of date for the organizational meeting. It will now take place Monday, April 20 in the library base- - ment beginning at 7 p.m. Registration will take place at that time followed by a short meeting. For more information, contact Peden at 635-5940, Uplands take tourney Led by six-point scoring performances by Lee Anne Crit- ’ chley and Alane Pearce, Uplands took last week’s Grade 7 * Girls’ basketball tournament decider by beating Cassie Hall : 20-11, Uplands and Cassie Hall both finished with unbeaten records in the March 27-28 round-robin, forcing the extra . game. Six different players contributed to Cassie Hall’s final : game point total. Tour path to Summer Games Like cyclists elsewhere in the province, northwestern riders , ; ‘have their sights set on the B.C. Summer Games and its three days of cycling events. - But to get there, they'll first have to compete in the Tour de - Smithers. The Tour is this year’s qualifying race for Zone 7 “ with 14 expenses-paid trips to Rort Alberni up for grabs. It gets under way 9 a.m. Saturday, May 9 with a three to six = lap road race around Tyhee Lake which will include a recrea- “tion class — new this year. Later that day there will also be a . 16km individual time trial at Tatlow Road. -Sunday’s final event will be a closed course criterium in e downtown Smithers. Apart from those vying for Games spots, Zone 7 coach © Chris. Desjardins also expects racers from Prince George, the . Lower Mainland and Ketchikan, Alaska to take part. That'll “make for intense competition, he says. -For.more information about the Tour call Peter Krause at ~ 47-5009 during the day, 847-9780 evenings. Chris Desjardins (847-9314) is the contact for information on the Summer -,Games. Both can also be reached through the Smithers Cycle Club, Box 4016, Smithers VOJ 2NO. ‘DEPRESSING for Houston fans. perhaps, but the home crowd loved the sight of Terrace ‘Juveniles breaking in over the visitors’ blue tine. And the longer the game went on, the more frequent the sight became as the Juveniles took command in the midget tournament final, Juveniles take gold The Terrace Juveniles ended their season on a high note, tak- ing top spot in the Midget hockey tournament held here April 3-5. Facing Houston in the final of the four-team tourney, the Juveniles gave up the first goal but that was to be the only time the visitors would see the light go on for them. Coupling heavy, and occa- sionally-spectacular checks, with some crisp passing and fast Ford saw Houston enter the final undefeated. The Juveniles finished 2-1 in round robin, just getting by — Totem Ford 6-5 but easily handl- ing Smithers 7-3. breaks, the Juveniles broke through the Houston defences . three times in the second. Shutting down their opponents again in the third, the Juveniles added one more with just over five minutes left in the final Totem Ford knocked off frame to take the gold 4-1, Smithers 7-4 in the bronze medal The result was aturnaround of game. the two team's meeting during Juvenile defenceman Dennis round robin play when Houston Bannister and forward Doug . had skated to a 6-4 triumph. A Worsfold were named to the all- 13-2 shelling of Smithers and 4-3 star team as was Totem Ford for- squeaker over Terrace Totem ward Chris Wilkinson. Just wait for next year. | eae Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Apri 15, 1992 — Page C3 Sit fhe me They may have come without a medal, but the local ringette teams which took part in the re- cent ‘C’ provincial finals may have brought back something more valuable — experience. And that, says Sharon Prinz, is going to make Terrace a force to be reckoned with at next year’s event. She said the Petites (1 1-under) discovered a lack of match ex- perience and an age disadvan- championship. Compared to their provincials opponents, she ex- plained, ‘‘We don’t get enough games up here,” However, Prinz emphasized, the team was not bowed by the experience. Suggesting the ex- perience had been a valuable one, she predicted, ‘‘With another year under our belt we will be very competitive.’’ On the Tweens (16-under) side, the Terrace team knocked off Prinz said each of those‘games had been hard fought and the final scores were “‘very close’’. A mark of how well the team had performed came with the naming of Lisa Smith, Christine Zaporzan and Kelly Prinz to an all-star team which played an ex- hibition game against Chetwynd, The all-stars won, she added. With the season now over, Prinz said ringette is looking for- ward to increased membership Start your — engines Contributed It’s that time of year again, folks, While drivers are busy building, rebuilding and painting those stock cars, others are working to replace seats, paint and generally get the track ready for another racing season. The ‘start-up . dance: -will take place Apr. 25 in the Thornhill Community Cen- tre. Big Bark and the Howlers will entertaln and a midnight lunch will be serv- ed. The club also plans to hold a lip-sync contest that night. All you need is a costume and a tape but you must pre- register. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three performers. Contact Marg Cooper before Apr. 24 at 638-0609 after 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to come out and share the fun. Tickets are available at Cen- tral Gifts, Cedarland Tire, Workwear World and Off Road Specialties. Our Skeena Mall show will take place May 1-2 with ap- proximately eight cars on show and their drivers there to answer questions. Two of the vehicles will also be in the mall June 20 to advertise a draw which be taking place. The final clean-up to wash down the track and complete last, minute ..chores.. takes |. place: Aprik26s- ‘that’Sright,. the day of the dance — beginning at 1 p.m. And the 1992 season will officially get under way May 10, Mothers Day, when several of the cars will be rac- ing for the first time. . Finally, a reminder to members in Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat and the Hazeltons, our meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at the Kin Hut lage worked. against them as. Prince George but dropped the, next season +~ and.the’93 pro-... on. Kalum St at § p.m. they went 0-4 at the Quesnel:-. other four match-ups. However, Mincials. 2: os ead arte The CN Railway Safety Student Awareness Team thanks the students and teachers in the Terrace Elementary Schools for their en- thusiastic response to our railway safety pro- gram. | Think Safe Be Safe! We appreciate the many colourful drawings and letters of thanks and hope that our message — Think Safe, Play Safe, Be Safe — will help to keep us all safe from railway accidents. My ‘class of five years olds attended for 30 minutes ‘and they. were captivated by the pro- gram, All components of thé session were geared to their level and the men addressed them well without talking down to them.” : The Terrace Trade Show April 24 - 25 A unique blend of region’s retail and ‘service companies and the service and supply companies who deal directly with the mineral industry. Look for specialized mining displays from major mining companies as well as see those quality products and services offered by local and regional merchants. 69 exhibitors are collecting under ‘ane roof at the Terrace Arena to “make your day both informative and exciting. - Trade Show Hours: Friday April 24, 1992 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ., Saturday, April 25, 1992 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cover charge of $1.00 per person with proceeds going to the Terrace/Skeena Valley Rotary Club, The Conference April 23 - 25 The 4th annual Minerals North Conference will draw delegates from around the province. This exciting three day event will include an update on mining activity in the northwest and topics such as: - shepndid Pains. rang Cros. Mineral Education For Our Young People Integrated Land Use Issues Native Peoples, The. Mineral Industry and the Provincial Fiduciary Responsibility . In Search of Tomorrow's Mines and; Keynote Speaker: J. Anthony Stikeman, Corporation House, Ottawa on The Mineral Industry and Environmental Politics. “My class and I really enjoyed having Mr. : Harkins and Mr. Hall speak to us. They kept the 22: : a children interested. They made thern feel i. impor-. : tant and had very good control.”’ : es aa = ” oho’ g : Macnee na For further registration information call 635-6311 (local 238) “Had i on he. “Ben: at. ‘the Grade 7 level your. talk was affee- tive in. getting. the message across.:The reason? Not ‘too. much talk and one GREAT (sobering ‘and age-relevant). video! Good work!" = ie Whole Lot In Store For You