coeeoR T'S REKKRLHHHKRAKHEE NINE Ports DowN, THREE MINUTES REMAINING, DOUGLAS | EN HoopsTeRs SvATCH VicTorRY FROM PUGET SounD COLLEGE PEARSON Gym, SATURDAY You missed a big one, sports fans! When a basketball team is down 9 points with 3 minutes of playing time left that's just about the impossible! But we did it! The Douglas Men drew on their remaining stocks of hustle and skill to defeat Puget Sound College 95-94. Roy Dimond accounted for 3 long clean jump shot baskets in the closing minutes. There were crucial bonus shot fouls, both ways, and three last minute time-outs. Roy's point total was a walloping 38. Prior to this encounter the team dropped one, 104-78, at MEI, Clearbrook, last Tuesday to Columbia Bible Institute, having beaten them last outing. The situation was relatively in hand, 38-45 at the half. Saturday at Person Gym, Big Brothers were chopped off at the ankles 113-77 by the Douglas Men. Rick Funk had a field day notching 26 points. Currently the team record is a respectable 7 and 4. Next games scheduled are: Douglas Men versus Bellingham Airforce Team, January 6 at Pearson Gym, New West Senior Secondary and Douglas Mean and Women versus Trinity Western College, January 11 at the Arenex, New Westminster. MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL ! Rob Ryan i he ARCHIVES DOUGLAS LEGE LIBRARY, JUUGLNS 12. DoucLas CoLLEGe Women’s BASKETBALL QUAD SWAMPS IWEEDSMUIR AND SUBDUES LUMBIA BIBLE Douglas Women defeated Lord Tweedsmuir by a crunching 80-16 recently. The squad controlled play and kept the pace down. Their checking, passing and shooting were standouts. Goal tallies were generally evenly spread with Karen Moriey and Gail Cieverley high scorers. At MEI, Clearbrook, Tuesday, the team felled Columbia Bible Institute 51-43. It was a hard-fought high contact game, to the concern of the Douglas coach. Karen Morley had a hot hand and kept pumping them in. The current win - lose standing is 9-1. na . . jjarion Wilson STAFF ASSOCIATION Please note that in order to be able to vote at the next Staff Association meeting in January you must be a paid-up member in the Association. If you are unsure of your Status in this respect, please call Mamie Furber at New West local 227. The next meeting will be an important one for all of us, so I hope to see you all there. Have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY! p pum pons hove