Front row: K. Pattinson, H. Wakabayashi, K. Boyd, B. Lyons, Mr. Wright (coach). Back row: J. Hoshowski, T. Hausen, M. Tonks, B. Gail, B. Hold, B. McDonald, G. Beecroft.
Boys' Basketball Tournament
The first game in the Interior semi-finals was played at the K.A.A. Hall on February 27, when K.H.S. Red Devils met and trounced Clinton Blue Devils by a 78 to 25 score.
In the final game Red Devils outscored Salmon Arm High School 77-35 to give our local hoopsters the right to travel to the Invitational High School Tournament at Vancouver.
At 4 p.m. on Monday, March 16, Chris Wright's K.H.S. Red Devils left for the Vancouver High School Tournament. They arrived at the University of British Columbia at noon on Tuesday and had a practice in the Memorial Gymnasium at 4 o'clock. The following Wednesday the Red Devils downed the highly favored Vancouver College team 47-40 in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.
On Thursday evening, Red Devils met West Vancouver and were edged out 39-34.
Victoria High dropped Red Devils 46-27 in their final game on Saturday.
In the final game of the tournament, played on Saturday night, South Burnaby beat the New Westminster Duke of Connaughts to take first place in the tournament.
Following the final game Red Devil co-captains, Gordie Beecroft and Bob Holt were presented with the Pacific Mills trophy, emblematic of the most sportsmanlike team at the tournament. This cup is presented annually to the team whose conduct on and off the floor is considered to be the most gentlemanly of the teams competing in the tournament.
The recipient of this trophy is chosen by the Vancouver Referees Association and it is a great credit to Mr. Wright and the Kamloops High School team to win such an award.
Inter-B Boys Basketball
The Inter-B boys placed second in the local Inter-B League. The league was composed of the Dalgleish Inter-B, The K.H.S. Red Devil Inter-B and Kamloops Indian Residential School Inter-B.
The Inter-B boys also managed to capture the Gyro Club Trophy which is presented annually to the winner of the Interior Juvenile Playoffs.
Girs' Basketball "B" Division
Girls' Senior High House Basketball
"A" Division — Fulton Senior "A" came out on top with a score of 17 to 11 against Pearse House Girls. Pearse House was the leading team trhought the basketball season but Fulton topped them in the final game. High Scorers: Senior "A" — Norah Brennan, 63 points. Senior "B" — Glenda Lamb, 31 points.
Boys' Senior High House Baskeball
"A" Division — Fulton House managed to eliminate Davis House in the final game to become winners in the "A" Division.
Leading Scorers were: Bob Hold, 118 points. Gordie Beecroft, 94 points. Bob Gale, 86 points. Henry Wakabayashi, 73 points. Bob MacDonald, 63 points. Mike Tonks, 62 points.
Boys' Basketball "B" Division
In the noon hour game which proved to be one of the best games this season, Davis House managed to out-shoot Pearse House 14-12 in the final game.
Leading scorers — Jim Tateishi - 113 points. Laurie Day - 57 points. Wally Smeaton - 54 points.
Bantam Boys
The Bantam team this year was chosen from 10 Junior and Senior High boys. Coached by Mr. N. Turlik and Harold Foulger the team managed to cap the Thomas Lawson Trophy. This cup is presented annually to the top Bantam team in the Interior Loop.
Accompanied by Harold Foulger, the team travelled to Victoria but lost two games to the more experienced coast teams.
Front Row: M. Groome, S. Camp, G. Allen, M. Kenward. Back Row: Miss Withers (coach), M. Wakida, E.l Fowles (captain), N. Brennand, R. Stockstad, T. Livett.
The Kamloops High School Red Angels with the backing of the entire student body, held an extremely successful basketball tournament this year. The ticket sales for the tournament exceeded expectations and the Gym was filled to capacity on the important nights of the tournament.
The various teams started to arrive in Kamloops, on Thursday, March 12th, and continued to arrive until ten o'clock that evening. In order to start, the tournament with a “bang" the Kamloops High School Band royally welcomed these teams with music at the C.P.R. Station. These various teams arrived from all over British Columbia and were as follows:
Semiahmoo
Kamloops
John Oliver
Creston
Mission
Burnaby South
Cumberland
Penticton
Although the Red Angels did not win, the Kamloops students were very glad to see the brilliant and deserving Semiahmoo team win the laurels.
