100d «f*Dfeel'we had a very success- . ‘ful: season,” ”. Kermode boys high school: basketball coach Phil Letham told us before the spring o break.’. - appointing -fi finish at the provin- ‘Cials- (knocked Out in . two straight). The big reason for our | ' disappointment i is that so many ofthe. teams were very, close j in. talent, “We probably had an oppor- tunity to win the whole thing, but it was a matter of who was hot and who wasn’t. We defin- itely weren’t hot.’ . We asked Phil if there was any. one factor or combination of factors that blew them apart. -“‘It was a combination — it’s hard to pinpoint any single aspect. The games were very close, and although we lost our’ first game by 10 (72-62 to John .J - Oliver) we were down by only “One or two with two minutes and ' 10 seconds: to go. We led for most of the game. 7 “After we Jost that game, it was such an emotional downer it was -pretty difficult to come. back.’” - Phil couldn't rouse the boys 4 for their second: game against Nanaimo, , , “Thada hard time getting my- : ; 7 self up,” he'went on. ‘‘The boys. |. ‘were the same way. We canie out flat and were actually down 28 points going into the fourth quarter.”” yr af < “We came back to within four - points with a couple of minutes left, but we just couldn’t finish it ‘off? . ___ It was to be a season of high’ ' hopes with a third-place ranking : Coming up. in sports — There’s registration for Kiti- mat sports this coming Saturday _|\- - at the City Centre mall. ‘Signup. : for lacrosse is noon to 4:p; m. Registration for youth soécer:— <’ . - (6 to 18) — is 11'a.m. to 3 p.m, . _ Kitimat Youth Soccer’s annual - general meeting is April 5 at 7:30" : . pam. in the- activity room, at © ~ Riverlodge. _— 7 The-Kitimat and District Soc- cer Association i is holding its-an- nual general meeting this Sun- |. » day | at 8 p.m. at St. Anthony’s |” School, For information, phone . Frank Verde 632-2924, » A reminder to Terrace soccer oo enthusiasts, a referee's clinic Sponsored by Youth Soccer and the Northwest Soccer Referee’s Association will be. held . the “weekend of April 15th. To sign “up and get‘ more information, -. phone Richard Hassett. at 1635-6849. “The Northwest gymnastics “division will host a coaching “'elinic on Sunday, April 2nd, “from. 9 am. to 4 p.m. at ~ “Clarence Michiel School gym.. |All interested should phone -Cheralee Roberts at 635-4808 after 5 p.m. There’s a $15 fee. ‘Experience i is not necessary, * Terrace will host a closing - ~ mixed bonspiel at the curling ‘tink this coming weekend. Its - for 32 teams at a $40 entry fee. _: There's three events, plus a din- net and dance. Sign up at the fittk, by Thursday, <= ~ _for several: weeks in the middle’ ‘ing up from Skeena. They’re | ‘most enthusiastic and have a lot ‘another good season next year. ‘at one stage, A: ”ather s strike of the season curtailed much of the needed competition. But it’s ‘all over, so what’s ahead? “OF course we had a most dis- * “We lose six players and keep | six Grade 1t’s for next season,” ~ Phil went on. ‘‘To fill in the rest . we have an excellent group ‘com - of talent, so we should’ have “But, hopefully, with a dif- ferent ending,’’ he added. i Increased the e maintained in definite possibility. “There'll be something for the youngsters, but nothing is finalized yet.” Phil said that if all turns out tight, they could have an im- pressive lineup of exhibition games for next season, He met with several coaches while, at the finals and feels he has one of the best lineups ever for his Kermodes, Terrace Review — “You have to Schedule early to get the potential good teams. I feel we've been quite fortunate in our search. | *“We’ll start our season with a tournament at Salmon Arm in December. Then we'll head to Vancouver Island for Nanai- mo’s Tournament, in late Dec- ember. | . “We have a Christmas tour-. _Mament lined up. for. Burnaby Central, then return to Van- couver in January for a series at: Britannia. In February we’ll be 1988; Canada Post Corporation made several commitments to our rural: ‘customers, We promised more convenience, more outlets, more business for loc merchants and more efficient services. Increased convenience by more than doubling the average hours ¢ of postal -. service in communities where these services are . outlets operated by local businesses. oft our service by allowing local merchants "3 0 retail postal products and services. This enables Canada Post Corporation to concentrate on efficient pick-up, processing and delivery of the mail. ree lockbox service. Customers who depend on lockboxes as their rimary means of delivery will no longer have to pay a lockbox service fee. very and community postal identity have been’ every community where the mail system has been changed. Meeting customers’ delivery needs by installing additional lockboxes ‘in retail postal outlets, building community mail centres in convenient locations and expanding rural route delivery. : Canada Post is in rural Canada to stay: | That’ S a promise. provided Hhrough retail postal — Wednesday, March 29. 1989 1, start, sour finish for Kermode boys | a Asked. about | possible plans for a summer’ basketball school, ‘Letham said they. have nothing. in writing so far. ‘But its a. back at y M.E.I. tournament. “North Delta has committed. to come here in February and we got a couple of ‘maybes’. from other teams coming to. Terrace... The visit. earlier by Richmond. Colts was such a success that I’d°. like to bring in at least two teams next season.”’ A lot of time over the next few months will be spent on fund- raising due to“the high cost of travel out of town and bringing teams to Terrace. 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