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10 Agassiz Harrison Observer Friday, March 8, 2013
Call goes out to all Chieftains Alumna basketball tournament hosted by Aess senior boys
Jessica Peters The Observer
Calling all former Chieftains — your alma mater needs you. The Agassiz elementary secondary schol is looking for any and all former basketball players to come out and take part in the First Annual Chieftains Alumni Tournament. So far, about 60 alumna have signed up to play in the April 12-13 tournament, some from as far back as the 1980s. But coach and teacher Kyle Dickey says they’re hoping to find a few more players. There is a fee of $20 for all players, and that money will go directly back into the senior boys basketball program at AESS. The tournament is being organized by the senior boys team. For more information, contact kdickey@sd78. bc.ca.
JESSICA PETERS / OBSERVER
The Agassiz boys won the 2003/2004 Fraser Valley Champions, continuing a long history of success on the court.
Stacks of AESS annuals showcase the past efforts of the girls and boys basketball teams.
Former reporter ‘Scoop’ relives the Chieftains’ glory days
For those living in Agassiz-Harrison 25 years ago, do you remember that great moment in high school basketball when the Agassiz Chieftains won their first of two consecutive high school basketball championships on March 12, 1988?
And what a great parade and reception the boys received when they returned home that Sunday afternoon as the community celebrated the banner basketball season. I still remember that weekend clearly as a free-lance reporter for the Agassiz-Harrison
Advance while I was employed at L&M Mini Mart, Agassiz Shell. Those of us in Vernon at those provincials will never forget that miraculous final game when the Chieftains scored 18 unanswered points in the final five minutes to knock off the defending champion
Cariboo Hill Chargers of Burnaby 67-60 led by tournament most valuable player Kevin Tyfting Incidentally when I was last in Agassiz in 2010, Kevin’s mother Shirley told me he was teaching at Cariboo Hill. Inspired by head coach Bill Barrie and his
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assistants Rick Sciotti and Rob Forde, the Chieftains lived up to the great tradition of Agassiz high school basketball and recorded a perfect 22 wins and no losses against single-A schools. I still remember the scores in that tournament as the Chieftains dumped Summerland Rockets 88-57 in the semi-finals after Agassiz edged KLO Cougars of Kelowna 6362 on a basket by John Forde in the last second, and crushed Smithers Bears 96-58 to open play.
I still have all Chieftain basketball files in Agassiz with the nightly news reported I phoned to CHWK Radio, a cassette tape recording of the celebration reception and of course, my evercherished button – All the Way Agassiz. This was just the start of glory years for the Chieftains who won the double-A title in 1989 as the boys beat John Barsby Blazers of Nanaimo 83-73 under head coach Bob Watson as Shayne (Rocket)
Rogers launched a record 44 points in the final. After the Chieftains fell 71-70 in the 1990 final to host Lambrick Park Lions, Agassiz finished third in 1991 and second in 1992 under head coach Stewart Sonne as Agassiz lost 72-57 to league rival D.W. Poppy Redhawks in the final. Oh to relive those great moments. Richard (Scoop) Froese, Stettler, Alberta, Former, reporter with Agassiz-Harrison Observer
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