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Team's sportsmanship to be commended

I am a parent of one of the players on the Riverview Royals field hockey team, which won the varsity girls provincial championship last weekend, beating the team from Harbour View 2-1 in the final match.

It was an exciting game to watch and could have been won by either team. Our girls were in the same position last year, losing in the finals in a tough game. Although it's quite an accomplishment to come in second, it's still very tough to lose. The young ladies of the Harbour View team were gracious and classy to the end.

It was a pleasure to watch them on the field when the game ended. They cheered and held their heads high. During the medal presentations, they were attentive to what the Riverview coach was saying and being supportive as the medals were being given to the other team. After the gold medals were handed out to the other team, they went and congratulated them by shaking hands a second time. Thank you ladies for being the example of what sportsmanship is all about. You set a great example for others to follow. With that kind of team spirit, you will all be successful, on and off the field. Congratulations on a great season and a great game. Good Luck next year.

ROBB SOLLOWS

Riverview

Soccer fan wants kick at statistics page

I wonder how many football (soccer) fans, like myself, are annoyed that you can not find space to print the football results from Europe, but you can fill pages with hockey and American "football". Now that the baseball season has finally (yawn) finished, I see that you are giving us resumés of how far quarterbacks threw the ball and how far some one ran with the ball. Is anyone in New Brunswick really interested in these statistics? Please throw them out - just once a week - that's all I ask, and give us fans of the great game some consideration.

LES TERRY

Saint John

TV cameras ignore world candlepin

The weeklong World Candlepin Bowling Tournament is taking place next week beginning Monday at the Halifax Fairlanes. Twenty-four teams of the best will be competing, 12 from Canada and 12 from the United States to win the $10,000 first-place prize. I am told that there will be no TV coverage of the event. Why? Every other sport is covered on a regular basis. This is the world championship and not one TV camera will be there. This is unbelievable. Bowling is very popular in the Maritime provinces. People need to speak out and demand that local and provincial TV stations cover this event.

PAUL BRYAN

Miramichi