koy plan . We are pleased at the opportunity to start off on a positive note, so we will begin by offering x congrats to last year's basketball team for being naned as the "Team of 1977" by Sport P.E.I. The award was accepted by Gary Heald, last year's coach, and by Cblin MacAdamon behalf of the players. We are also pleased to note that Kelly Crockett, who won pract— ically every possible prize in table tennis, was naned "Fenele Athlete of 1977" by Sport P.E.I.

In basketball last week- end, we do not think we have ever seen a U.P;E.I. team play as well as our boys did in lanbasting ' Dalhousie on Friday night. In alnest any gane fortune has to co-operate in mak~ -._ ing a team look GOOD and it seened that all the breaks came our wat and the team certainly took full ' advantage of them. It appeared that everything we tried turned out well. With Dave Arsenault, our leading scorer, taking his turn at sitting out, as the fourth American, and Dennis High playing his first gane since the Xmas break, our heroes quickly assuned the lead; led at the half 34-26 and closed ' it out with a conmanding 80 to 58 score. Lloyd Pullen played played a remarkably strong gane and led our scorers with 27. Dennis High daninated the first half with 16 points and had 10 rebounds, and was such a tower of strength on defence that Dalhousie had to take nest of their shots from out- side and were held to a 26% average in their shots. When Dennis fouled out midway in the second half, Keith Streiter took up where he left off. However, if Panther fans were just- ifiably enthused over their favorite's showing on Friday night, Saturday's gane certainly reversed things and Dane Fortune smiled at Dalhousie through- out this gane. We honestly believe that on Friday night they could have taken any team in the league. . . but “on Saturday afternoon. . . it appeared that the pace our starters set in~.the previous game

took a heavy toll and they seemed to lack energy. As happens in such cases, NbChrthy's law took over. You know it goes something like "When things are going bad, they can be depended upon to get worse." Our shots, when hitting the netting in the centre seened to defy gravity and, after a strug- gle, pop out; Dalhousie shots would hit the rim, bounce straight up and then go in! Close referees decisions _ always seemed to go against us, Keith Streiter got into early foul trouble, and so on, ad infinitum. "We shoulda stood in bed." We trailed 25-35 at the ' half, struggled up to 41-45 at one point but trailed at the buzzer 67—58. Keith Streiter was high for us with '21 . Hwever, the weekend split gives us a one game lead in the league stand— ings and, with a 19 point bulge in the four games beeoeen the mo of us, we should qualify for the final playoff spot. We cannot see Dal beating Acadia, St. F.X., or S.M.U. while the team that played for us on Friday Night is Capable of winning any game in the schedule. We have six nere matches to play in the regular season, at St. F.X. and Acadia this week- end, at Acadia and Saint Mary's next Friday and Saturday; we close out here with the high flying

Fatwa/Latte Isth

St. F.X. on the 24th and 25th. In the neantine please feel synpathy for Coach George Birger as he endures the coac3hing trauna of playing musical cairs

(or is it eenie-neaiie- miney—ne) with four

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American stars when only three are~permitted to participate!

'Ihe news in hockey is good and bad. We'll do the "Good" first. In Sackville, our teams damp— ened the enthusiasm of a Nbunt A. Winter Carnival crowd by annihilating their favourites 10-7 in a game that wasn't nearly that close. The scores by periods were 6-2, 8—3, and ended up 10—7 as Nbunties scored four power play goals late in the game. louis Iortie, Shane Turner and Val Mitchell potted mo apiece, while singles went to Ken Burton, Iarry

Ken Bun/ton 8 Mike Semen Arsenault, Wilfred Mac- Donald and Paul Martin.

In Mbncton next afternoon we felt we could have won but dropped a close one 5-4. Our goals were scored by Danny Kinnear, David Caneron, Val Mitchell and louis Iortie. Trailing by only one in the final period, several shots that seemed certain to tie it up in the closing moments just did not go in. me, for instance, a hard shot by Danny Kinnear, hit the cross bar and Everett V Stewart got so excited that he knocked Jack Hynes' hat off his head! Hockey fans know what a rare occur» rence that is. The bad news, much worse than just losing the gane, is that the pride of Kikora, high scoring David Cameron, ‘ sustained a broken ankle and will be lost to the team for the balance of the season. David still leads the league in scoring but will nest certainly be passed in the six games remaining. We are sure

that all Panther fans will '

miss David a great deal

and we look foreward to

- having him back next year.

We are quite certain that none will miss him more than his linemate

Iortie, as David and louis are one—two in the league in ,scoring. The Panthers, by the way, are the great- est goal scorers in the league although struggling for a playoff spot. David, by the way, even with six games to play, has broken the old U.P.E.I. record for assists, formerly held by the great Billy Weath- erbie, as he was credited with #30 in the lvbncton gene.

01 this page you will find a table, slowing the present standings and the gates to play. Quite obviously we still have a good chance to make the playoffs. . .even a third place finish is possible.

D18 to peculiar schedul- ing, neither men's basket- ball nor hockey are hear this weekend and the only local event for Panther fans will be the lady Panthers against the St. F.X. girls in the gym on Friday at 6:00. A good slaying of fans would be encouraging to team morale!

In closing, we would like to connent on the letter written by the President of the Table Tennis Association, which recently appeared in the Guardian, effectively de- molishing a critic of the sport. If a trophy was given to the nest devast- ating sports letter or cement of the year, we think it would be a mast attractive ornament for the library. We'll NEVER cross typewriters with this friend if we can help it!

A.U.A.A. S'IENDINCB

TEAM 2 r a EP— S.M.U. 17 15 2 O 30 St.F.X. 17 10 4 3 23 Moncton 16 10 6 0 20 U.P.E.I. 16 8 6 2 18 Dal. 16 7 7 2 l6 Mt.A. . 16 6 9 l 13 U.N.B. 18 3 13 2 8 Acadia 16 l 13 2 4

REMAINING GAMES:

St. F.X. VS. 131., U.N.B., ancton.

Dalhousie vs. St. F.X., U.N.B., ancton,Acadia.

ancton VS. Dal., St. F.X., Mt.A., U.P.E.I.

U.P.E.I. vs. Acadia, SM}, Mt. A. ,- Mmcton.