The White Falcon - 26.02.1988, Side 12

[Sports by: ]03 John Mohler
NATO Basketball
The NATO basketball team continued their domi-
nance in Northern European sports competition by
successfully defending their Northern European
Basketball Championship title Sunday, February 21.
In the championship game, our NATO team beat
the team from Edzell, Scotland by 19 points. In
fact, our team vent through the entire tournament
undefeated and kept on playing some very inspired
basketball.
The first game they participated In must have set
the tone for the rest of their tournament action.
They had less than an hour from the time their
plane landed In England to tip-off time against
Machrahanish, Scotland. Apparently, the jet lag
didn’t even bother them as they blasted their first
opponents by 69 points!
Congratulations to the whole team for a job veil
done!
Winter Basketball
On Monday, February 15, the final game of the
winter basketball season took place featuring
NAVCOMSTA versus the 960th AWACS.
The AWACS, although a "B" league team, reached
the season finale by eliminating all the "A” league
teams they had to face in the tournament.
NAVCOMSTA finished the regular season ranked as
the top "A” league team, and continued their fine
play to end up undefeated In tournament action.
As expected, the NAVCOMSTA team took it right to
the 960th AWACS, and they just couldn’t keep up
with the top ranked “A" league team. The fast
breaking Radiomen were not to be stopped as they
ran avay vith their second straight championship.
One of the strongest players for NAVCOMSTA this
season, and in the last game, vas Larry Deering.
He played a big role in the final afternoon of play by
adding 22 points to his team's credit. Deering and
the whole NAVCOMSTA team earned their top ranking
this year and should be congratulated for all their
efforts.
NAVCOMSTA also deposited a few of their players
on the championship NATO basketball team which
competed in the Northern European Championship in
England recently.
Skiing
For the ultimate in vinter recreation, you may
vant to try a little skiing while stationed in Iceland.
Less than an hour from the NATO Base is Blue
Mountain, or Blafjoll.
Stop by Recreational Services to rent your equip-
ment. For 10 dollars, you can ride to the slope
through the Tour Office’s bus. Once you’re there
you might be surprised at how inexpensive
everything is. Your lift tickets are generally priced
less than you would find in most places in the states
and the food costs about the same.
At Blue Mountain there are six tow ropes and two
chair lifts. Lift lines aren’t very long, but it all
depends on the weather and the skiing conditions on
any one particular day.
The downhill runs at Blue Mountain range fro
beginner to expert in grade and difficulty.
One essential tip to keep in mind: dress for
elements. Wear waterproof clothing if you can an
bring goggles or glasses with you. At the top, the
wind is strong and visibility may be difficult without
3ome sort of eye protection. Near the bottom of the
slope you may find the weather a little milder and
the beginners working the bunny slopes. If you want
to take part in some skiing classes, Recreational
Services can be of some help. For more informa-
tion call Gunnar at 4554.
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