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“The Terrace Caledonia Ker- mode girls’ senior high school volleyball team won the North- west zone double ‘AA’ cham- pionship for the fourth year ina row last Friday at Kitimat.

In the three-team series, Caledonia downed Prince Rupert 15-12, 15-10, 15-4 fora three-straight triumph in the best-of-five final.

_ Around-robin setup was used to determine finalists.

- In this preliminary portion, Caledonia beat Kitimat two ina row (15-4, 15-12), Kitimat then needed three games to down Prince Rupert (15-10, 14-15, 15-12) before Rupert came back with a two-straight upset of Caledonia (16-14, 15-12).

That placed Rupert first and Caledonia second, setting up a title match.

The Kermodes now head for Kamloops for B.C. finals start- ing Nov, 30.

Meanwhile, Caledonia . Ker-

‘mode boys — who had placed

second in B.C. finals last season — found themselves on the short end of the stick in their best-of- five playoff against Kitimat.

At Cal gym, Kitimat found the surroundings to their liking and beat Kermodes three games to one (15-9, 11-15, 15-6, 15-10).

Kermodes had three players on the all-star team — Chad Ziegler, Dayson Wrubel and Brian Netzel. Kitimat had two all-stars — Danny Robertson and Craig Letourneau. Kitimat’s Frank Verdi was named most

: valuable player.

Kitimat goes to Prince George for B.C. finals starting Nov. 28.

Honorable mention for Kermode boys |

Terrace Caledonia Kermode boys’ senior high school basket- | ball team has high marks in the first pre-season triple ‘AAA’ rankings released last week.

Kermodes are the only zone team in the top 15 of the prov- ince. They’re given honorable- mention rating outside the top 10.

This week sees them open. their season with at ‘Teast six games.

The main competition comes Friday and Saturday with at

least three games in the Salmon . Arm Gold tournament,

Enroute to Salmon Arm, Ker- -

modes play in- Vanderhoof tonight, at Columneetza in Williams Lake tomorrow at noon, followed by a game against the Red Devils in Kamloops at night.

Kermode girls also see action for the first time this weekend.

They travel to Vanderhoof for the Vi-Queen . tournament run- ning Friday and Saturday.

No entries from east.

Internatio basketball

Despite a lack of entries from the Terrace-Kitimat-Smithers area, Prince Rupert’s first an- nual international minor basket- ball tournament turned out to be an outstanding success when held at the civic center on November 11.

Nineteen teams competed in the one-day series, including four: from Ketchikan, Alaska and three from Port Simpson. Outside entries wound up with gold-medal performances in all

- three age groups.

In the seven-to-nine age group, Ketchikan Selects came out. on. top. They defeated Rupert’s Gordon & Anderson 17-8 in the final. In the playoff for the third-place bronze medals, Kaien Sports defeated

RCMP 26-16. _ The youngest group was

named ‘the ‘Rookie Division’. .

The next age group: — 10-and: -[1-year-olds — played: in’ the _ Magic Johnson division.

nal mini- a success

Ketchikan’s Holy Name emerged as winners in this one, dashing off a 56-46 win over Crest Hotel in the final. In the battle for bronze, it was an all- Rupert final with Cook’s Gems downing Marwood Fishing 38-22.

Port Simpson’s Lax’kwal- -

aams Selects won the 12-to-14 ‘Air Jordan division’ rather han- dily as they whipped Rupert Cleaners 101-31 in the title match. As this division was double-knockout, and the Cleaners had edged Electricians 46-45 on the ‘B’ side final, the bronze went to Electricians,

Organizer Jim Ciccone told us the series had about 200 players, mostly boys, but with some girls, More than 300 fans watched the youngsters in ac- tion,

Ciccone is working on plans for next year in which teams ‘from along the line will be able _to participate.

It’s mixed boys and girls elementary school-age players who compete In the weekly Terrace ‘mini-basketball league using a lower eight-foot basket to shoot at. This is the Williams

Lakers team.

Rainmakers split series with Alaskans

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Jayvees 68-64 and downed

* Prince ‘Ripert Rainmakers gained a split: in- their two-game

“home series against Ketchikan’s Kay-High Kings in senior boys’ . high school basketball on the.

weekend. Rainmakers won the opener 74-65 with Ryan Leigh-

ton scoring 22 points, In game two, the Kings counted an 80-70 victory. Steve McKay had 23 for Rainmakers. Kay-High’s Jay-

-vees team also made the North

Coast trip and won both their games. They beat Rainmaker

Booth Ravens 75-55. Rain- makers and Jayvees are off to Ketchikan for more games this weekend.

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