Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 12, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday March 12, 1977 73 pipers deflated in overtime by Allan Besson fifteen Points 11 from the foul line in the last Ivy minutes of overtime vaulted West pod warriors to a 63-52 Victory Over John Taylor pipers Friday evening at Westwood. The Victory gave warriors the St. James varsity boys basketball conference championship and a berth in the provincial a tournament scheduled March 17-19 at the University of Manitoba. It was t All a bed of roses for the warriors who had to win the last two games in the Best of three series to take the title they trailed the pipers for three quarters by scores of 16-9, 31-25 and 40-35. 1t was t until Forward Steve Dahnke Sank a 14-foot shot from the Baseline with less than a minute left in regulation time that the warriors went ahead for the first time 48-46. However moments later Graeme Hall tied it 48-48 to end the Quarter throwing the game into overtime. Once again it was Dahnke in overtime who put the warriors ahead this time to stay. The Forward stole the Ball under the pipers hoop and Sank his own rebound to tie the game at 52-52. In scoring. Dahnke was fouled and went to the line sinking the extra Point putting West Wood in front with less than Xvi minutes remaining. Ren Hutsel who Sank the insurance Points on the immediate throw in when he stole the Ball under the hoop led the the re guard 24 while Dahnke finished with 13 and every Taylor added it. Every Taylor. C5" Centre finished the Fame with eight of 24 Westwood rebounds and held Graeme Hill to Only is Kelly Taylor was the top Piper with 22 Points. John Taylor girls wrapped up the St. James varsity girls title Friday by defeat ing Westwood 52-48. Dianne Howard led John Taylor with 11 Points while Jamie Bremner june Leliefeld and d a w n e Marshall had 10 Points each. Karen Klassen led Westwood with 17. The City conference Best of three varsity and fresh men boys playoffs Are tied 1 1 after action Friday. In varsity play. St. John s tigers Defeated Gordon Bell panthers 59-54 while in fresh men Daniel Mclntyre m a r p o n s Defeated Kelvin clippers 38-34. Paul Herman led the tigers with 20 Points while de Tawkin had 18. Darryl Stevenson had 20 Points for the panthers. In the City varsity girls playoffs Grant Park pirates swept their Best of three playoff with St Johns win Ning the second game 53-37. Jamie Hancharyk led the pirates with 18 Points while Kim Saunders had 19 for St. John s. Selkirk Defeated Gimli 59 43 in one varsity boys provincial b championship Semi final at Killarney while in the other Virden Defeated Killarney 58-42. In girls play Selkirk do f e a t e d Souris 47-39 and Winkler stopped Killarney 51 42. The girls championship is set for 5 . Today and the boys at in girls Semi final action in the Small schools tour moment at Sprague Defeated Hartney 44-29 and Fisher Branch Defeated Hamiota 52-28. _ la boys play Sprague Defeated Joweph Wolinsky 52-41 and Shoal Lake downed Riverton 66-41. Final is set Tor 7 . Tonight and the boys tip off at a dream come True for Mitchell Dion for people like Debbie Mit Chell and Sylvie Dion the first Canadian women s water Polo championship at pan am Pool this weekend represents a major Victory. Mitchell and Dion from opposite ends of the country and play for opposing teams but their goals Are the same to Advance the sport in any Way possible. Mitchell is one of the Prigl Nal members of the highly rated Vancouver squad seeded no. 1 in a group in the double round Robin tournament five years ago we got an All Star team together in Vancouver and began to play together on a regular she said following the open ing Day of play. It s been a successful venture. For the last three years we be won the Western by the same Token Dion Ami her Ste. Foy que., club mates Are perennial Eastern champions. The Quebec team has also been playing to Gether about five years and last year won the american Amateur athletic Union championship against the Best team the . Had to offer. But rarely do East and West meet we re really thrilled that the Opportunity to compete in a National Field is finally a Mitchell continued. Water Polo at least for women is just getting off the ground nationally and inter nationally and finding top notch Competition is one of the big the Vancouver team had its work Cut out for it in the opening game of the tournament Friday As it battled to a 5-6 tie against Hamilton. Vancouver showed its supremacy in its final two games of the Day however crushing Saskatoon 13-2 and Halifax 10-g. Mitchell scored two goals in each game while Gerry Laseur scored four times against Saskatoon and twice More against Halifax. Montreal was just one Point behind Vancouver with two wins and no losses. Lucie Lajeunesse scored two goals in each game As Mon Treal whipped Halifax 9-2 and then beat Winnipeg 5-2. In other games Winnipeg nipped Saskatoon 5-4, Ottawa shut out St. Johns fld. 3-0, Edmonton whipped Regina s 1, Hamilton and Winnipeg tied 5-5 and Quebec beat Edmonton 11-1. Build contender Tough chore for Neville Miclat 25 a Mes Lull away wearweea11 by Dave Johnson dam Ltd a form St. Lames playoff Ril lawful by Barbara Huck Bill Neville is Back in a world of six and a half and seven foot giants and he could t be happier. He is the coach of the Ca n a d i a n National volleyball team and he s just been Given a mandate to continue in his tireless efforts to make Canada a Power in the sport on the International level. I suppose the order to continue to build and pro Mote the sport in Canada is at least partly a commitment of my own said Nevil who is by the Way an american. After the i was kind of afraid that there might be an anti sport Back lash. But in the fall i criss crossed the country and found that enthusiasm for volleyball was on the Rise everywhere. That made me All the More determined to con Neville gave his olympic team three months off and scoured the nation for Poten tial Talent. We went about the Selec Tion process in a much More orderly fashion this said the coach referring to the haphazard manner the team was put together two years ago. Frankly i was amazed at the calibre of Talent that was on hand when we chose the team last eight members of the new team Are returnees men like Garth Pischke and Don Michaelski with a Coin Mil m e n t to the sport that matches Neville s. Add to that a group of enthusiastic newcomers and the result is a team which is just waiting to be tested. The nationals will have that Opportunity March 20, when they meet the United states National team in the first match of a four match series. The Best of five International match will be played at Winnipeg Arena at 2 . Friesen most successful snowmobile Driver by Wayne Parks Lloyd Friesen to Mcnort was the most successful Driver during the Manitoba snowmobile association s if77 racing season. Friesen with a distinct preference for Polaris machines topped three categories with ease. He won the Stock b championship by a margin of 111 Points the Stock c title with a 163-Point Cushion and took the mod. Stock ii title with a margin of 107 Points. The Mesa held seven races during the "77 season. Full race programs were held in Killarney Jan. 1c, Prawda Jan. 22, Morden feb. A Spray due feb. U. Winnipeg Beach feb. 30, Beau Jour feb. H-27 and enc son March i. In each race received Points on the basis of the number of entries times five. Second place finishers got Lour times the number of entries third received three times the number of entries fourth received two times the number of entries and fifth place finishers got a total equal to the number of entries. Points champions and run ners up will receive their trophies and Cash awards at the Mesa s annual banquet april 2, which will be held at the North main copa. Awards in clude medals for first second and third in each Cate gory a award the garbage can trophy which goes to the Driver who experienced toughest Luck during the sea son and the Cash awards sponsored by Mark ten. Roger manaigre of Loretic narrowly missed winning three championships. He topped Stock a and super Stock ii and finished second in mod. Stock Iii by just nine Points. Other double winners were Don cd veer of Killarney who won super Stock Iii and mod. I and finished second in mod. Ill Larry Leshchyshyn of arbours who topped Stock e and Stock f and Guy hut let of Steinbach who led att Drivers in mod. Ii and mod. In. Races which were to be held on Lake Mino Wasta at Morden sunday were can celled Doe to poor weather conditions. F e 11 e w i n Are Mesa get Egerlie the ring Arlover. To no. He Melown. Machine Poms. I 1. Michael Collin Winnipeg. Arctic cat. 24 i. Wily cranach my or. Winnipeg. Jew Jar ii 1. Jacqueline retake Winnipeg. Ski too. To 2. Iba Fischer Hill. Arctic pm 94 3. Gary Loewen Roennert. Polarie 70 4. Todd retake Winnipeg Arctic 55. L. Add temp Fachar Birds Hill Mer evry 110 2. Ehva Saban smurfs Arctic cat ii 3. Jean Cuvelier Kinarney. Mercury 77 4. La Lipoway Selkirk. Mercury 12. Suck a 1. Rager mane Iare Loritte. Yamaha us 2. Mob Winnipeg Mercury. 121 3. Morgan Lippe Way Selkirk. Mercury. 4. Ken taken 2sfl. Surti Arctic cat. 114 i. Deug ten winning. Sno Jet. To. B 1. Friezen St fam 375 2. Caviler Creme Mercury. 3. Lorre Rehner Marfe Mercury. 1m 4. 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Regina Windsor winners Windsor ont up the University of re Gina and Windsor Ako won first round games Friday in the Canadian Amateur Bas k e t b a 1 1 association Junior men s championship tournament. Regina edged Vancouver North Shore mountaineers 58-57 and Ako Defeated Hali fax Grey Dory 82-72. The six team tournament continues today with four games. Guard Brian Buttrey scored 18 Points for which led at half time. Ken Bray added 12 Points and John Mccullough 10. Centre Adam Yaw Renfer scored 19 Points to Lead Van Couver. Bob Walter had 12 Points and Dave Kirzinger and Pat Kelly scored 10 each. Mike Mckinzy Katz Man am John Ritchie had 14 Points each for Windsor which von inc Tow far the last to free Marie there n a d i g an other Swiss downhill specialist docked the fastest of the women in the final Day of trials Russi a six footer from Andermatt and one of the world s Best Down Hillers since 1970, warned however that the races Over the Short course would favor Lon shots. This course will be the most problem for the favor ites and if they make one mistake they will lose a lot of he said of the Flat technically easy course which has a vertical drop of 645 metres More than 100 metres Short of International ski federation requirements. All the others have Noth ing to he said. They can Only Winkler s time was he was followed by austrian Peter Wirnsberger of aus Tria Ken read of Calgary and Rene berthed of Switzerland for Aiu Klam Atlef tile austrian downhill Gold medallist clocked while italian downhill specialist Herbert Plank was timed in to take the giant Sla Lom at the Canadian juvenile ski championships. Robbins was timed in one minute 13.38 seconds while Lorraine Robinson of Banff alta., finished second in Heather Macfarlane of Mont cascades que., was third m Stoneham que. Lynda Robbins of Toronto Winner of the downhill race thursday came Back Friday yours. Transcona Motif car islet Ltd. Announcement or. 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