Tashme Voices
During the winter months all sports enthusiasts flocked to the “D” building to watch the hectic basketball games. But now that the snow has gone and we turn our thoughts elsewhere we remember the keenly contested games. Junior girls played every Saturday morning from ten to eleven while the junior boys played in the afternoon from five to six. They were divided into three teams. The Thunderbirds, Shooting Stars, the Seven Ups. Thunderbirds have proven that they are the toughest but the Shooting Stars are creeping up. Among the Grade 8 students who participated were the following:
Division II
Seichi Tahara
Tak Kobayashi
Tom Sumida
Yoshi Funamoto
Division III
“Baron” Taguchi
Kiyoshi Shibatani
“Susie” Yamashita
Hats Uchida
Senior girls play from six to eight on Friday night and Saturday afternoon but I don’t know much about that because they wouldn’t let any boys watch them. However the bouncing of the ball gives me the idea that some peppy games were played.
Intermediate boys, who played the smoothest games, played whatever they could get the floor. “Hurray!” The spectator roars and 15 minutes later the opposing team scores a basket.
Senior boys have four teams: Centers, Fairview, Kitsilano, and Islanders. As the paper goes to press the Centers and the Fairview are preparing for finals – 2 out of 3 game series. Centers won the league and are awaiting the playoffs.
We are awaiting the final results and looking forward to more games when snow and rain make it necessary to stay indoors. – Hatsuho Uchida