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MACDONALD Kent Chappell. "That foul was the key. It's too bad. We were in a little too much foul trouble, though. Ed Kruse is our steadiest ball player and he got four fouls too early." The 6'3" Kruse and the 6'4" Busse were enlisted to stop Randa and they did a reasonable job, limiting the big Spartan to 21 points.

But Randa was a terror on the boards. He hauled down 16 rebounds. The entire Steveston team had 23 and only six of those came in North Surrey country. "Defence is what holds you in the game and the kids did a really good job," said Spartan coach Marinus Horsting proudly, "This really makes it worth all that work." TOURNEY TIDBITS Tonight's final is scheduled for an 8:45 start at the Agrodome. West Van and Steveston will decide third place at 7:00...

Friday's attendance was 4,323, bringing the three-day total to 11,527 In consolation play this afternoon, Richmond met Abbotsford for fourth place and Vancouver College tackled Queen Elizabeth for Argyle, Kamloops, Nanaimo and L.V. Rogers were eliminated yesterday. sive adjustment for the game's turnaround. "We switched from man-to-man to zone and that kind of cooled them down a bit," explained Cox. "We've been in a few ball games exactly like this.

"We played West Van at the Western Canada tournament in Kelowna (Feb. 5) and that experience gave us a lot of confidence. We were down 23 points to them, came back to three and just ran out of time. We've won 18 straight games since then." North Surrey 61 Steveston 57 If tonight's final can match this contest for excitement, tourney officials will likely do cartwheels around the PNE grounds. In the second half alone, the lead changed hands 17 hair-raising times.

The drama near-ed its end with 1:07 left as Spartan Jay Derk-sen sank two free throws after he was intentionally and foolishly fouled by Packer Rob Busse. Steveston's Edgar Kruse missed 24 seconds later and that was it. Spartan Sean Gibson added a lay up for the final two points. "What can I say?" shrugged Packer coach West Van's ace Inside scorer, 6'2" Erik Lockhart, was eaten alive by Walters. Lock-hart threw up 23 shots and watched in dismay as only five came down inside the hoop.

"He's too big for us," understated West Van coach Brian Upson. "We just couldn't get the ball inside." The Highlanders, who never regained form since clinching their zone title March 4, appeared ready for a handsome night. They came out running and bolted to a 16-7 lead before seven minutes had elapsed. But the T-Birds refused to disintegrate. Slowly they changed the game's tempo to suit their needs.

They drew to within three points, 18-15 at quarter time, and then gained a 33-26 halftime advantage. Highlanders managed to close the gap to 43-41 with three minutes left in the third quarter but it was their dying act. Their shooting went cold, their defence went missing and their championship hopes went phffflt. "We were desperate by the fourth quarter," Upson moaned. Cowichan coach Tim Cox credited a defen By ELLIOTT PAP Vancouver Island and Fraser Valley have been the two dominant zones in B.C.

high school boys basketball since 1962, their com-bired championship total standing at a very impressive 15. Tonight that number will be increased to 16 I as Duncan's Cowichan Thunderbirds and North Surrey Spartans match wits and big men in the 1981 tournament grand finale. The fourth-ranked 'Birds rode a shining i performance from 6'10" centre Greg Walters to demolish No. 1 West Vancouver Highlanders 75-50 in one semi-final Friday at PNE Agrodome. The other semi saw No.

3 North Surrey, led by 6'7" John Randa, edge No. 2 Steveston Packers61-57. Cowichan 75 West Vancouver 50 1 Walters proved to one and all that basket-' ball is still a big man's game. His statistics tell this story; Thirty-four points, 24 rebounds, 58 per cent from the field, 80 per cent from the line, no turnovers and approximately 10 blocked shots. REALTORS Whistler Town Centre 2 2 bthrm.

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PENNY GRAHAM 261-0746 or 263-1911 (24 hr 'imlilv NU.nt MACIK'NAIIlKI Ni witi aaivV-iiiuv 1 Sport Events Lang's mastery continues I Iiiihi iiniiaH 'r 'iirnarirT-l n-iiTTir Robinson Golden in ring Get ready to Join the Vancouver Canucks as they enter the NHL Playoffs. Because there may be as few as two days between the end of the Preliminary Round and the start of the Quarter Finals, playoff tickets will be sold In 7-game packages. The PRELIMINARIES REDS $14 4 I BLUE 12 (Maximum 3 games) qreens 9 "The REDS $15 QUARTER FINALS BLUES 13 (Maximum 4 games) GREENS 10 PURCHASE PRICE RED-. $102 per seat Ss TONIGHT HOCKEY National Leegue 5 00 Vinccuvtr tl Montreal, Channel 2, Radio CKNW 980 Chicago al Philadelphia St Louis at Washington Winnipeg al Detroit Calgaiy al Boston NY Rangert at Hartford Pittsburgh al Colorado Los Angeles at Edmonton Butfalo al Toronto Weetam Leegue Portland al Victoria Medicine Hal at Seattle BASKETBALL B.C. High School Boys A A Tournament All gamee at PNE Agrodome 7.00 Consolation final Most Vancouver vs Steveston 8.45 Chamoionship final.

North Surrey va Cowichan BOXING B.C. Golden Glove 7:30 Weight division bouts, PNE Gardens SUNDAY HOCKEY National League NY Islanders et Chicago Detroit at Minnesota Quebec at NY Rangers Calgary at Philadelphia Montreal at Washington Toronto at Harttord Los Angeles at Winnipeg St. Louis at Buffalo Weetem League 2 00 Medicine Hat vs New Westminster, North Van. Rec. Centre Regina al Saskaioon Calgary at Lethbnage Victoria at Portland Winnipeg at Billings SOCCER Fraser Valley League Bred nor Cup 2:00 Bradner Redshirts vs While Rock United.

Bradner; Witch of Endor Rods vs Juggernauts Reds, Ruskln; Aldergrove Ui Zippee vs Langley A II, Park-side orSauiala Premier Division 2:00 Delta Lion vs Surrey Saints, Mackie: Haney Black Sheep va Remple Bros, Hammond Stadium ck United, Bradner; Witch of Endor Reds va Juggernauts Reds. Ruskin; Al mi Ion Undsoy photo TRADING BLOWS, Dave Walters of Vancouver (left) and Hamid Ismail of Ladner clash in Golden Gloves match Friday at Gardens. mmmmm By MARKE ANDREWS If first bouts are any indication, Victoria boxer Gary Robinson may well be the 1981 Golden Boy when the B.C. Golden Gloves boxing tournament wraps up tonight at the Gardens. The 18-year old boxer from Victoria Athletic Club put on a dazzling show Friday night in gaining a three-round decision over Gerando Perry of California in the 147-pound intermediate class.

"Robinson looked pretty good," said California manager Otis Grim-ble, who brought five fighters with him from the Golden State. "He's got a good, bouncing style. He really moves around the ring." Robinson did more than that. He jarred Perry with a powerful left hook midway through the opening round, then staggered the Califor-nian with an expeditious combination in the second. A winner of the Edmonton Golden Boy honors last March, Robinson will meet Rod Dickie tonight.

Dickie, an 18-year-old from Riley Park, battered Gordon Hannah of Fort St. John in a one-sided bout that should have been halted before the final bell. Grimble, meanwhile, was impressed with the opening night competition. "We saw a few of these (B.C.) boxers in June when they were down in California," said Grimble, who manages out of the Police Athletic League in Sacramento. "There are some good fighters up here." lilPfH WINNIPEG (CP) Thunder Bay's Rick Lang continued his mastery over Alberta rinks Friday with an 11-3 win over Gary Morken of Grande Prairie in the semi-final of the Seagram Canadian mixed curling championship.

It was Lang's seventh straight win over Alberta rinks in as many curling games. However, he has to contend with Saskatoon's Rick Folk in today's final and if past performances mean anything, beating the 1980 world men's champion won't be easy. Lang hasn't beaten a Saskatchewan rink in the eight games he's played against that province's teams. "I'm not going to say a thing about that," said Lang after his win over Morken. "I thought before that by talking about it with the press it might help, but it hasn't." Lang has reason to cringe every time the wheat province's name is mentioned.

He's suffered defeats to Saskatchewan rinks in two schoolboy competitions and Brier games. He lost 9-5 to Folk in their encounter at the 12-team round-robin competition here. Folk earned a bye into the final by finishing with a 9-2 record while Lang and Morken ended up with identical 7-4 records. "Sure you think about it," mumbled Lang, grudgingly. "You try not to, but you can't help it.

especially when they spoil a really good end or something with a terrific shot. "You can't help but think it's a jinx of some kind." Lang stole two in the first end and three in the sixth against Alberta, one of the two teams to defeat Folk. Morken never had a chance to get untracked and never did find his draw weight. EXTRA ENDS Karen Fallis and her Winnipeg Winter Club rink won the Canadian girls curling championship at the Dartmouth, N.S., Curling Club Friday, downing Barbara Boake of Islington, 7-5 in a tie-breaker. The championship was decided by a tiebreaker after both Fallis and Boake finished round-robin play Thursday night with identical 8-2 records.

Saskatchewan finished third in the competition with a 7-3 record. Four rinks finished with, five wins and five losses B.C., Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Alberta. most of what he threw scored. He retired Koshel (a gold medallist at the recent B.C. Winter Games) with a five-punch flurry at 1:53 of the third round.

The six-man Yukon team did not fare well Friday, Joe Mason's victory over Fort St. James' Harold Prince in the 156-pound senior class being its only victory. Last year's Golden Boy Jamie Ollenberger of Vancouver won his 147-pound senior bout over a game Brian Wise oi Prince George. Starring in tonight's finals are three-time Canadian champion Kevin Howard, national team member Danny Thompson and veteran Alex Angelomatis, who at 31, is the oldest boxer on the card. Grimble singled out Lloyd Anderson, 21, of Campbell River, as the most improved B.C.

fighter he'd seen. Anderson won his 132-pound senior scrap with Marty Renzetti of the Yukon. The California team is actually a make-up squad, with most of the top club boxers currently in Las Vegas, for the U.S. regionals. of the five American fighters won their bouts, the most impressive being Paul Johnson's victory over Allan Koshel of Prince George in the 132-pound intermediate class.

Johnson, who switched from a right-handed stance to a southpaw's midway through the opening round, did not throw the most punches, but Beau pre reaches for Stars McKay on title hunt TORONTO (CP) -Top-ranked Heather McKay of Toronto won her first-round match Friday in the North American women's squash championships. McKay, 39, a native of Australia, downed Lind-sey Goddard, also of Toronto, 9-0, 9-1, 9-0. The lone point she surrendered was a rarity for McKay, who has not lost a match since turning pro in 1962. set up Bob Bourne for the goal that put the Islanders ahead to stay in the first period. John Tonelli and Bill Carroll also scored for New York.

Colorado got goals from Merlin Mali-nowski, Steve Tambellini and Paul Gagne. The win gives the Islanders 97 points, two back of St. Louis Blues in the overall standings. WED. MAR.

25: 8 P.M. In the end his own team-mates' failure to respond cost Beaupre his first NHL shutout and the North Stars a possible victory. Beaupre stopped 18 shots in the first period and 11 in the first 19 minutes of the second. The Stars, on Tim Young's goal midway through the second, had a 1-0 lead. But with 60 seconds left the Stars began playing as if the period was over.

Oilers leaped to the attack in the final minute and with seven seconds left Risto Siltanen's pass caught Gretzky breaking through the middle of the defence. The NHL's leading point-getter put a close-in backhand under the crossbar for his 51st goal of the season. Islanders 5 Rockies 3 Colorado goalie Glenn Resch was hoping he could come up with a brilliant performance in his home-ice debut against his old team-mates but it was not to be. Bossy scored goals No. 64 and 65 and Don Beaupre took Gary Edwards' job away from him in Minnesota this season, and Friday night the young goaltender demonstrated how.

The 19-year-old rookie was at his I acrobatic best in kicking out 41 shots to almost singlehandedly carry the falter-: ing North Stars to a much-needed 1-1 "National Hockey League tie with Edmonton Oilers. In the only other NHL game Friday, 2 New York Islanders got two goals from Mike Bossy to defeat Colorado Rockies 5-3 in Denver. While Edwards, now tending goal for the Oilers, had an easy night with 17 saves, Beaupre was nothing short of a thief. Using every piece of his body and equipment, Beaupre threw himself in all directions to continually rob the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurd, Mark Messier and Garry Unger. Canucks aim at streak SUN.

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PLAYOFF TICKETS ON SALE Indiana, St. Joe advance in NCAA's regional play I WISH Ill II I iSMS" il tJSiiiiaiiSM. 1 ill Not many of the Canadiens have cared to comment on the situation, preferring to forget it and concentrate on rebounding from that embarrassment in Hartford. "Some people are ignorant, I guess," said Rejean Houle when asked about Williams' disparaging candor. "We've got to forget it and not let it affect the way we play tomorrow.

Says Chris Nilan, who is returning to the Montreal lineup: "There'll be no lynch mob or anything like that. Tiger has a big mouth and he seems to be most effective shooting it off." Still, both teams probably will be a little more uptight than usual, at least initially. The Canucks go into the game with three straight victories and, goodness knows, the Canadiens won't have to be aroused by the fans. "They're still shooting for first place," says Vancouver coach Harry Neale. "They've just lost 9-3 and they're missing three of their best players.

They won't have to be stirred up." Guy Lafleur and Pierre Mondou are both nursing injuries while Steve Shutt is sitting out a league suspension. Neale will start Gary Bromley in goal with Richard Brodeur scheduled to return to action against the Nordiques Monday following his knee strain. And it will be just like the coach to start Ole Brasar's line, with Williams on the left wing and B.J. MacDonald on the right. And it will be just like the Tiger to do or say something that will incense the Canadiens and the crowd.

The brazen Williams, third on the NHL's all-time penalty list in this, only his seventh season, would treasure a hat-trick in his 500th game, giving him 150 career goals. But if he has to say something to deliberately goad the Canadiens, he will if it helps to win the game. Even if he has to clear the frog in his throat. By ARV OLSON Sun Sports Reporter MONTREAL You might say Vancouver will be trying to leap-frog back over Chicago into 10th place here tonight against Montreal Canadiens. Well, Dave (Tiger) Williams might put it that way.

Curiously, the French media has subtly downplayed the controversial issue they blew out of proportion in December after Williams' tongue-in-cheek remark that Montreal fans west of the Rockies were frog lovers. Perhaps because they've been too preoccupied with their critiques of the beloved Habitants. While the Canadiens are unbeaten in 22 games at the Forum, their last two losses were to Winnipeg and Hartford, the latter a 9-3 pasting. Any loss to Winnipeg is a humiliation. This is not to say the crowd won't be extremely hostile towards the outspoken Williams tonight, or in Quebec City Monday night when the Canucks play the Nordiques.

It will be an explosive climate; the fans will be inflamed by the mere sight of Williams and they will be trying to incite their players against the man who dared to publicly make such derogatory statements. They will be screaming for the Canadiens to defend the honor of all French Canadians. As a columnist in La Presse commented yesterday, "the brilliant Tiger Williams is here to visit his friends, the frogs, and I hope the fans will give him a special welcome." Williams, the pugnacious left winger whose candor can be refreshing, isn't fazed by it all. And neither, apparently, are the Canadiens. "I hope Rene Levesque comes to the game tomorrow night," said Williams upon the team's arrival here Friday.

"I'd like to meet him. "Oh, it's going to be my 500th game in the National Hockey League. Glad you told me. But it's just another game, another game we need to win." BEST Cory UP'SJ Indiana crushed Alabama-Birmingham's longshot hope for the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championship, but never-say-die St. Josephs kept its Cinderella dream alive in regional semi-final play Friday night.

Indiana pounded out an 87-72 victory over UAB in the NCAA Mideast semifinal at Bloomington, not long after surprising St. Josephs, the pride of Philadelphia, struggled to another nerve-wracking victory, 42-41 over Boston College. St. Josephs has now won three games in the tournament by a total of four points 59-57 over Creighton and 49-48 over top-ranked DePaul. In the Midwest regional semi-finals Friday night at New Orleans.

Wichita State nipped cross-state rival Kansas 66-65 and Louisiana State buried Arkan sas, 72-56, to advance to the regional final Sunday. In two regional finals today, Virginia will meet Brigham Young in the East at Atlanta and North Carolina plays Kansas State in the West at Salt Lake City. In the National Invitation Tournament quarter-finals Friday night, Purdue routed Duke 81-69 and Tulsa clipped South Alabama 69-68 to set up the semi-final field Monday night in New York. Tulsa meets West Virginia and Purdue plays Syracuse at Madison Square Garden. Bryan Warrick hit two free throws with 21 seconds left to erase a one-point deficit and lift St.

Josephs over Boston College. Warrick scored 20 points during the game. I i 3eW -elAR aaW.i.