- Terrace’ - Fans couldn’t have asked for a better finish to the annual SKB Molson Wreckers’ ‘‘Ice- Breaker’’ slo-pitch softball tour- nament at Riverside and Kerr- Rotary parks on the May 14 weekend. Going into the fifth inning of the championship game, Terrace Builders Centre and Westpoint- Skeena were tied at 4-4. Then with the bases loaded, Ken- Rosentreter stepped to the plate and cracked a grand slam home run to move Builders into an 8-4 lead. . The Builders held this margin until the bottom of the seventh when Westpoint bats got hot and they plated three runs to cut the margin to one run. With two out and the bases loaded, the Builders finally. got ' the last out on:a ground ball ‘force-out at second base, It. : ; Terrace Bullders Centre emerged with top money from the spring “‘Ice-Breaker’ men’s slo-pitch softball tourna-. ment.on May 14 weekend. Eleven teams took part in the three-day series. preserved Builders’ 8-7 victory that. was.worth $1,300.in prize _ money, Se, _ AS. runnerup, Westpoint- Skeena fattened their purse to the tune of $600. The semi-final losers — Thornhill Pub and the host SKB Molson Wreckers — each pocketed $400. With 11 teams taking part, in- cluding two from Kitimat and Cariboo Chrome from Prince George, organizers set up three divisions for round-robin: play with the top two in each section (six teams) advancing to a single- knockout elimination series, The bottom five teams went into a single elimination series - with the winner picking up two cases of refreshments for their ‘efforts. . For the championship play- off, Westpoint-Skeena and Thornhill Pub drew opening byes. They'd play the winners of the first two games. - _In those contests, both Kitimat entries were eliminated. SKB Molson outscored Kit- imat’s Saints 9-6 while the Builders blanked Kitimat Mer- chants 4-0, In the semi-finals, Builders - took out ‘Thornhill Put 3-1, and Westpoint-Skeena downed SKB Molsons 9-4 to set up the title clash. _ On the consolation side, Cedar River Timber had to play three games. They: started by eliminating C.N.R.A. 10-7, then put out Rudon 10-5. Cariboo Chrome got a final berth with a 13-1 win over Inn of the West.’ - ~ In the playoff for the suds, it was Cariboo all the way in an 11-2 triumph over Cedar River.. Here's scores of all the round- . robin games: Thornhili Pub 8, Terrace Builders Centre 7; SKB Molson Wreckers 10, Cedar Timber 1; C.N.R.A. 8, Cedar River Timber 1; Terrace Builders Centre 21, Inn of the West 0; Westpoint-Skeena 12, Kitimat Merchants 1; Cariboo Chrome 13, Thornhill Pub 12; SKB Molson Wreckers 10, _ Kitimat Saints 2; Thornhill Pub 10,’ Inn of the West 6; Westpoint-Skeena 5, Rudon |; Terrace Builders Centre 7, Cariboo Chrome 4 Kitimat Saints 12, Cedar River Timber 2; SKB Molson Wreckers 12, C.N.R.A. 3; Kitimat Merchants 10,-Rudon 7; Cariboo Chrome River .- Bu iiders team w n (14, Inn of the West 6; Kitimat Saints 14, C.N-R.A. 2, Northwest Midgets _. dropped After four weeks of nail- biting, three area youths found out last week that they’re not among the best 46 undér-17 midget hockey players seiected to continue in B.C,’s ‘Best-Ever’ program. Colt Stava of Prince Rupert, Shane Maitland of Terrace and Mike Zmata of Kitimat were notified by letter that their ser- vices were no longer required. The road to playing in a major ¢ this § tournament in Quebec Christmas started in early April when 12 Northwest players were selected by north division manager Dick Kilborn of Ter- race and north team coaches. These youths and others from the eastern portion of northern B.C. assembled at Vanderhoof ' for a weekend training camp. Stava, Maitland and Zmata were then chosen for the 20-player north division team, which com- peted against five other regional teams in the B.C. Cup tourna- ment at Summerland, April 21 to 24. At the tournament, the north squad posted a two-win, three- loss record to finish fourth. - _ From the 120 youths taking part, 46 were selected from across B.C. to take part in a week-long training camp this. summer. This number will then be pared down to 20 and that group moves to Alberta to train with. ' the best 20 from that province. Another trimming session to 20 players will bring about the Pacific Region entry for the Quebec tournament. Kilborn said seven players from the north team were named to continue in the program. They are Frank Crosina, Lee Leslie and Turner Stevenson of Prince George: Dennis Sahat- chuk, Walter Prince and Terry Julian of Fort St, James, and Eric Flinton of Williams Lake. cation Let Ford make the first two lease payments on your new Mercury Cou Ford Thunderbird _ Enjoy a whole new driving ex- perience this summer. And a vacation from car payments. Mer- . cury Cougar and Ford Thunder- - bird combine distinctive: styling, “competitive performance and abundant luxury. Many vehicles are. equipped with Exira Value Packages and no exira charge air conditioning Come in and lease a luxurious new Cougar or Thunder- bird today! HURRY! 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