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TOP TWO TEAM S PRESSURED BUT SUCCEED

Condors cold in opening basketball defeat

by DAVE PAULSON Leading 47-36 in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, The Sports Reporter RON ALLERTON Mission turned the ball over six times in a streak of 14 consecu­ A cold shooting touch was the Duchess Park Condors’ down­ tive Kelowna points. Citizen SPORTS EDITOR Cente Glenn Ennis led the Kelowna comeback with 26 points, fall Wednesday in their first game at the B.C. high school boys’ S p o r t s 562-2441 while Dave Semper added 10 more. AA basketball final in . Argyle Mark Marter led his team — rusty after a The Oak Bay Bays, five-time provincial champions, beat two-week layoff after winning the Howe Sound zone — with 29 Duchess Park 69-56 in the tournament’s first game, but the points. game was closer throughout. “Weshouldhave beat them,” continued Foster. “If we’d VANCOUVER (CP) — Argyle Pipers and Kelowna Owls For the No. 4 Rams and No. 5 Irish, neither loss could be “Our outside shooting was bad. It hurt us,” said Duchess a little better . . . ” suffered slightly tarnished reputations and frazzled nerves Oak Bay led only 59-54 in the fourth, before scoring the next termed a big upset. Mount Douglas fell victim to No. 10 New coach Dan Foster. ‘‘We tried to go inside, but it was tough. We Wednesday, but emerged from the opening round of the B.C. Westminster Hyacks 82-74, while the Irish dropped a tough eight points. rebounded well, though.” high school boys AA basketball championship with their title 58-48 decision to the revitalized West Vancouver Highlanders, Oak Bay’s tallest player was six-feet, six-inches, but six-foot, The Condors, who won tournament in their last appearance hopes intact. ranked No. 7. in 1980, play the Notre Dame Jugglers of Vancouver today at four-inch Graham Taylor did most of the damage, The first round of the four-day tournament has buried the The Highlanders outscored Vancouver College 18-6 in the scoring 28 points, most from long range. Foster says he missed 2:15 p.m. in an elimination game. hopes of many fine teams in the past — and added two more “Notre Dame is tough. They’re aggressive and they don’t fourth quarter after trailing by as many as 10 points earlier and only two shots through the game. Wednesday when Vancouver College Fighting Irish and Mount got 13 points each from Steve Louie and Paul Kitchener. The Condors started with a zone defence, but switched to a give up. We match up well size-wise.” Douglas Rams of Victoria were upset. Both the top-ranked man-to-man midway through the second with Oak Bay up by Notre Dame, which beat Duchess 88-75 in a January tourna­ Pipers and No. 2 Owls came close to joining that list. In other first-round games. Abbotsford Panthers got 24 two. ment, was beaten 72-61 Wednesday by the top-ranked Argyle points from Al Barker in a wide-open 80-63 win over Prince “We went to a man-to-man to get ourselves running and to Pipers of North Vancouver. “I don't think we played very well at all,” said Argyle coach Rupert Rainmakers and Killarney Cougars, the youngest of stop this guy (Taylor), but he kept shooting anyway.” The Prince Rupert Rainmakers lost 80-63 to the Abbotsford Bob Molinski after his team defeated Notre Dame Jugglers the 16 teams, got 32 points from centre Terry Saik in disposing Lance Bulmer, who scored seven points, is the tallest Condor Panthers and the Rainmakers play the Kamloops Red Devils 72-61. of Kamloops Red Devils 89-62. at six-three and centre Brad Frenkel is six-two. today. If Duchess and Prince Rupert win today, they meet “The kids had opening-round jitters and hopefully they're Graham Taylor scored 28 points to lead Oak Bay Bays to a Rob Carpenter led Duchess with 15 points, Dan George had Friday at 12:45 p.m. out of our system now,” said a relieved Kelowna coach Jack 69-56 win over Duchess Park Condors of Prince George and No. nine, Phil Foucher six, Orlando Bush five, John Tolkamp four In their only meeting this season, Prince Rupert downed Hoy after the Owls overcame an 11-point deficit in the final 6 Centennial Centaurs got 24 points from Graham Sharpe in a and Jack Berry two. Duchess 95-91 in a December tournament. quarter to defeat Mission Roadrunners 60-52. 68-38 rout of L. V. Rogers of Nelson. Three marks fall Ready for next year as Gretzky soars t EDMONTON (CP) - Trimper began fighting in front of the two scored three goals Wednesday night as benches. Players poured out from both dumped Pittsburgh sides to help and receive their own penal­ Penguins 10-4 in a National Hockey ties. League game before 17,490 fans. Ciccarelli and Trimper went to their Gretzky broke three more records, in­ respective boxes. Ciccarelli got cluding one of his own. His 87 goals for the one foot in and then came out and beck­ season is a record for most goals in a oned to Trimper, who came out and con­ season, including playoffs — breaking tinued the fight. Ciccarelli got an auto­ the mark of 85 set last season by Mike matic three-game suspension for coming Bossy of when he out of the penalty box first. Both players scored 68 goals in 79 regular-season received triple minors for roughing, dou­ games and 17 in 18 playoff games. ble misconducts and game misconducts. Gretzky also broke Bossy’s record for In other games it was Edmonton Oilers the most games in which a player has 10 4, Los Angeles scored three or more goals in a single Kings 9 4, New York season. Gretzky now has scored three or Rangers 5 2, New more goals in 10 games, one more than York Islanders 5 Colorado Rockies 2 and the nine Bossy had last season. 6 Washington Capit­ als 6. Gretzky also broke his own record for The fight in Bloomington, oversha­ assists in a season. He now has 110, one dowed a fine performance by Hawer­ more than the 109 he had last year. chuk, who scored twice as the Jets snap­ The penalty box — supposedly a place ped Minnesota’s 12-game unbeaten of tranquility where a player can dwell on streak. his ill-timed transgressions — became a Kings 9 Flames 4 battleground on two seperate fronts Bernie Nicholls scored three power- Wednesday night in National Hockey play goals to lead Los Angeles. League action. Lanny McDonald scored his 34th and At the Met Centre in Bloomington, 35th goals of the season for Calgary. Minn., high-scoring Dino Cicarelli of the Rangers 5 Flyers 2 North Stars and Tim Trimper of Win­ The Rangers moved five points ahead nipeg Jets started a brawl that carried in of Philadelphia in the battle for second and out of the penalty box in a game the place in the Patrick Division. Defence­ Jets won 3-2. man Reijo Ruotsalainen scored three Meanwhile in , Wally Weir of goals for New York. and Jim Korn of the Islanders 5 Rockies 2 Maple Leafs escalated two minor The Islanders began another winning roughing penalties into a punchout in the With a target opening of spring 1983, the covered stadium at B.C.Cambie Street Bridge. The B.C. Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps will streak as Anders Kallur had a and Place in Vancouver is progressing on schedule. The second tier for be the first tenants. The Lions expect to play all their home games in penalty box as the Leafs earned a 6-3 vic­ two assists in the first meeting between tory. these teams since New York set an NHL seating in the 60,000-seat structure is in place in the left of this the amphitheatre next year, then the Grey Cup game is there next Ciccarelli earned a three-game sus­ record of 15 straight victories by beating photograph, which is looking south from downtown. The stadium isNovember. pension because of the fight that pro­ the Rockies 3-2 Feb. 20. The Islanders had situated on the north shore of False Creek, on the east side of the Citizen photo liy Ilill Fo»lir duced 186 penalty-minutes. lost just once in their last 26 games before During a player change, Ciccarelli and being shut out Saturday in Los Angeles. Handball z i l k i ew il l m is s o n e g a m e

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Rookie Bob­ Ron Delorme. But Washington got goals A brawl after a Prince Kings leading playoff statistics, too by Carpenter’s 30th goal of the season George team handball from Bengt Gustafsson, Dennis Maruk by MARK ALLAN League right Jeff and 66 assists for 121 points, The Spruce Kings have an with 76 seconds remaining enabled and Mike Gartner to go ahead 3-2, before game Wednesday threatens George head coach Glen an early end to the season. Sports Reporter Zilkie leads with 11 goals has seven goals and 14 advantage in playoff scor­ Bueckert has decided to to tie Vancouver tied it late in the period. and 15 assists for 26 points in points in the playoffs. ing. because they’ve played Canucks 6-6 in a Several players fought at The Prince George suspend Zilkie for one Tony Currie put Vancouver ahead 4-3 the Civic Centre at the end nine games, with linemate Ron Renner of the Grande more games than anybody game. game Wednesday night. Spruce Kings, who domin­ Daryl Cherry next at 21 Prairie North Stars has Goals by Dave Williams, his second of at 5:19 of the second period, but Darren of an 18-15 victory for ated regular season scoring else. Zilkie, who missed prac­ Veitch tied it again for Washington at Lomak-Gallery against de­ points, including eight nine goals and 13 points and tices last Thursday and two the game, and had given statistics, are doing the goals. is tied with Prince George Prince George, which eli­ Vancouver a 6-5 led at 16:12 mark of the 7:14 and Ryan Walter’s 35th goal gave the fending champion Simon same in the playoffs. minated Fort St. John in one days ago without calling Capitals a 5-4 advantage at 10:21. Fraser United in the open­ Rookie left winger John Dave Starnes, who Bueckert beforehand, will third perid. Peace Cariboo Junior has four goals in his 13 seven-game serni-final, Vancouver took a 2-0 lead after 2:56 of Vancouver, which has lost six in a row, ing match of the best-of- Hockey League statistics Bacso of the Fort St. John leads the North Stars 2-0 in sit out Friday’s game. three men’s final. Golden Hawks is tied for points. The Kings’ bus leaves for the first period on goals by Williams and remained winless in its last eight games. released Wednesday reveal Darren Caldwell of the the best-of-seven final, with Prince George Team five Spruce Kings, all junior third with 12 goals and four the third game. Friday in Grande Prairie after Handball Association presi­ assists for 16 points, with Golden Hawks has 12 tonight’s practice. hockey veterans, among points, with the playoff top Grande Prairie. dent Henry Loedel, who was the top seven playoff Kings’ defenceman George Game four is Saturday 10completed by North Stars Defenceman Brent Rota's return strong also the referee, will decide scorers. Hafice also at 16. and if the North Stars win Friday night whether to Hafke, seemingly reco­ Mike Flette and Bob Lang­ Weech, with three goals and Friday or Saturday, a game Former Western Hockey ley, both win 11. Darcy Rota had an impressive return Rota’s first injury was to his right knee, continue with the series, vered from a troublesome five assists, led the Dawson will be necessary Sunday. If to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup suffered Sept. 27 in an exhibition game which has potential for knee injury, is playing his PCJH L rookie-of-the- Creek Kodiaks in playoff the North Stars win two or year John Law leads first- Wednesday. against the and he further trouble. best hockey of the season scoring. The Kodiaks were more games this weekend, M o r r i s o n year Spruce Kings with four Rota, a 29-year-old graduate of the missed the Canucks’ first nine regular- “We don’t want things and has seven playoff goals, knocked out in only four they return to Prince goals and five assists for games by Grande Prairie. George next weekend for Prince George minor hockey system, season games. like that,” says Loedel of g e t s t h r e e several at crucial mo­ scored one goal and added two assists in the.altercation, which in­ nine points. Meanwhile, Prince the conclusion of the series. Since being drafted 13th overall by the ments. Vancouver’s 6-6 tie with the Washington volved three or four main Prince George native Prince George left winger Capitals. Chicago Black Hawks in 1973, Rota has combatants. Mark Morrison scored played at least 70 games in all his NHL Russ Allen, who set a It was Rota’s first game since sprain­ Problems began during three times Tuesday, lead­ PCJHL record during the seasons. He was traded with Ivan Bol­ the game when Simon Fras­ ing the to ing his right ankle Jan. 27 against the direv to the in 1977-78, regular season with 55 goals . er goalie Gaetano Mauro a 10-2 win against the visit­ then the Canucks acquired the pair dur­ was ejected for verbal ing Kamloops Oilers. The left-winger played Wednesday on a ing the 1979-80 season. with Thomas Gradin and . abuse of the referee. The Cougars will finish Rota, who has missed 29 games this Rota’s most prolific NHL season was Otherwise, Astoria Inn second in the Western Hock­ ONLY season with two injuries, now has 13 last year, when he scored 25 goals and 32 destroyed the Yellowhead ey League’s Western Divi­ goals and 14 assists. assists. Inn Juniors 29-5 as the sion, because the Portland women’s three-team dou- Winter Hawks have clin­ 7_ ble-knockout continued. ched first. P.G. Steel and the Dunk­ Morrison has scored 44 AT NATIONAL FINALS ley Lumber Juniors are out goals for the Cougars, WEEKS of the playoffs after being although playing only part eliminated in two-game tot- of the season. al-point semi-finals. He was with the world LEFT Former Barracudas sixth The men’s series and the championship Canadian women’s mini-tournament by MARK ALLAN Laurie’s sixth is the best performance junior team earlier, then up PERSONAL Sports Reporter by a Barracuda or former Barracuda are scheduled to resume with the since Jim Fowlie held the Canadian re­ Monday at the Civic Centre. for a 10-game trial. Tom Laurie has achieved the best plac­ RETURNS ing by a Prince George swimmer since cord in the 400 freestyle. Fowlie, who was the Barracudas’ first the early 1970s. P.G . bow lers to B.C. finals Laurie, 19, was sixth Wednesday at the full-time paid coach, is coaching now in $ 2 Q 0 0 Canadian winter swimming cham­ . Nine Prince George bow­ Corelli and Greg Johnson pionships in Brantford, Ont., in the 100- Meanwhile, three other former Barra­ lers are in North Vancouver are on the boys’ team, while metre backstroke. cudas are swimming in Brantford. this weekend for the Pepsi­ Tammie Sarrazin of Fifth OR LESS Cola B.C. high school cham­ Avenue and Karin The former Prince George Barracuda Brad Dalke (University of Calgary) By appointment only pionships. is competing now for the Canadian Dol­ was 11th Wednesday in 200 freestyle and Andersen of Nechako are on Donelda Steinback and the mixed team. 9:00 a.m .-9:00 p.m. phins of Vancouver and Simon Fraser 18th in 200 butterfly. John McCaffray, Mon. - Fri. University of Burnaby. now living in Kelowna, was 35th in 200 Leslie Wilson of the Fifth They all qualified at zone Avenue Bowladrome and playoffs in late January. Phone Gerry or Ken He prepared for the national finals by butterfly. at Lance Cansdale, now with the New Nechako Lanes’ Kim The B.C. championships being the top scorer for SFU two Florell are on the five- weekends ago at the National Association Westminster Hyacks, didn’t compete on this weekend double as member zone girls’ team national finals. A phone Q ^ w e d l o U of Intercollegiate Athletics cham­ the opening day. competing Saturday. pionships at SFU. The championships last four days. comparison, to save trans­ Fifth Avenue’s Bob Sar- portation costs, will be razin, Joe Lavoie, John made^between provinces. 564-2310 >