Sports in Review 1983-84 page7

Attaining Higher Levels

The Douglas college wo-
men’s basketball team (The
Royalettes?) like the men
had a much improved sea-
son.

The biggest difference
was the number of players
on the team. Instead of
having a bench with one or
maybe two. subs, they had
our or five.

Among the biggest assets
o the club were the new
acquisitions, Karen Minato,
Jan Torrey, Kathleen
Knight and Michelle Ward.

arol Taylor was back and
played a big part in their
Season.

Many people said that the
eam would be crippled after
losing Wendy Ellis and

herri Crossweller, two stars
in any league.

improvements
rom her shaky start at the
beginning of the season,
ith the guidance and tu-
elage of coach Richard
Norman, who put in a lot of
ours this season. _
The highlight of the sea-
Son came in early January
hen they took third place
t the third annual Cariboo
lassic, held at Cariboo col-
lege.

Size was the main prob-
lem for the team this year as
they were the smallest team
in the league. But by host-
ing a few high school tour-

aments they got badly

eeded exposure. They have
long way to go but they’re
on the road.

Karen Minato
Sheila Hammond
Sue Olson
Kathleen Knight
Marla Oytterhagen