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spectator role! Final score was 69-51, which was quite a turn-about. not forget that deciding game on the 16th. The girls deserve a full house on' their final appearance here. _

Our hockey team has won two and lost one during the past week, but face a hard schedule if they hope to

f0rmer Panther mentor, Gary Heald, who mow bosses the

EMU quintet and he was high

in his praise of Dave Nutbrown and the Panthers, who had ex— tended his highly_rated team throughout the action. We REALLY regret hearing one bit of news. That Lee Davis, who was the outstanding player on the floor and does unbelievable

alive in all three major Sportsu or 18 and is in his Freshman make the playoffs, although

now being played. Time, how— ever, is running out and the caning weekend struggles are quite crucial. Coach Dave Nutbrown's charges had little trouble with Dalhousie, as Dave, departing frcm his usual routing, used his bench quite extensively as we coasted to a 95—74 win. Rick Millard led our scorers with 37 while Billy Redmond had 29. A moment of this ' game that we enjoyed was

when little used Jamie MacSwain, who had played: well and garnered 6 points, made a handcff to Phil Tack, who has been On thev'floor

even less, ‘So that Phil was ,. ‘

able to register a score. Phil got another in the closing mqnents. We don't. think the bench gets as

‘ much credit as they deserve,

as they practice long and hard with little actnal playing time. The pre— viOus night thePanthers played what was possibly their best effort of the year, as without substi—

tutions, they kept even

with the nationally rated Saint Mary's team for most

of the game. However, with the score 70—70 with seven minutes to go and the upset of the year seeming a V possibility SIVU drew away

as our. boys tired perceptably and we bowed out 96—82. Our, high scorer was Billy RedmOnd’ with 30, Rick Millard 26,’

' Bruce Campbell and Bill-

Fanning 10 each While play— maker Colin MacAdam netted V6. We talked after the game with

IN BASKETBALL ,

.. girls take the floor at

~ times, but'the Mountie

7 took on the Saint-Mary's

year. This means he'll be every team in the league against us for another 4 years! 1 seems to find us hard to Do we have to watch this beat. . .but they succeed too character pile up points against often!! .The boys had no Panther teams for another four trouble as they topped years? . Morial 6—0 as Trevor Memorial will be here for a Crawford scored him while

couple of non—conference Gary Trainor, Steve Murphy, games this weekend. Next ' Lonnie Thompson & Shane league action will be against Turner netted singles.

St. F.X. ‘on the ILSth. Brian O'Stroski had three out your notebook and block top the former record for out other activities on the a season-s assists held bV 1.6th as Mount A. comes in ‘ the play both Men's and “ Ladies' Basketball. The

Shane Turner's goal marker tied Billy Weatherbie's career mark of 40. Shane ' Carmody's shutout tied ' several previous season marks and he also got an , assist. We cannot recall

iii :00 for the match that should decide the league winner. As it Stands Mount A. leads us by 2. pants in the standings, having won

David Cameron & Val Mitchell.

sun, Thursday, ‘Fsbtgary‘j‘;Tiéang'pégér‘ia

\ any Panther goalkeeper having a point on a 'score. On Saturday, ‘in Fredericton, against Saint Thcmas, Trevor Crawford tied an old record of Billy Doherty's as he scored 5 times in leading

the team to an 8—1 decision over the hapless Tarmies. V Next day it wasn't so easy, as we were shaded 5—3 by‘ the fast skating-Red Devils from‘UNB. Gary Trainor, Mike Ready and Rory iBeck tallied for us. Between the time we write this-and

the time you read it, 'we play the U. de Manctcn, rated #2 in Canada and seem to be running away- with the league lead; ' winning, we think, their last twelve" games. A-

win for us would be (or

is it "Would have bani”) most encouraging helpful. I Next home

games willbe againstV' .Dal. & St. "23rd and 24th. should be good 9W6: fiagfien if we don't make-Vthegglaiyggfs, being Spouse ‘tgan-,.19e fun!

from us by 2 -.1 points 1 While we beat them in the first encounter by 6.4V

This past weekend, in Sackville, the lead changed. back and forth several

girls, with 30 seconds to go, took a 58—56 lead

and managed to stall us

off to Cathy Chandler was high with 23.. On ' Sunday, the girls travelled toHalifax, where they

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Belles and led by 4 with g ‘ ,- , five minutes to go when _ " » the rooffell in and .in A the short time remaining, four regulars, the tallest players, Cathy Chandler, Sue Betts, Sharon Douglas ‘ and COlleen Rossiter were relegated, via the foul-out rule, to a, side—line V

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