Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

GIRL'S BASKETBALL UNIFORM

Date

1981

Materials

NYLON, ELASTIC, STEEL

No. Pieces

2

Length

65.5

Width

64.0

Description

1. SHIRT. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. MADE FROM STRETCHY BLUE NYLON. HAS A V-SHAPED NECKLINE AND SHORT SLEEVES; NECKLINE AND SLEEVES ARE TRIMMED WITH NAVY BLUE AND WHITE STRIPED ELASTIC. SILKSCREENED ON FRONT OF SHIRT IS "8" AND "CCHS BASKETBALL". "8" IS ALSO SILKSCREENED ON BACK OF SHIRT. A TAG INSIDE SHIRT IS MOSTLY FADED AWAY, BUT READS "SPORTSWEAR LTD. 1330 MAIN ST. WINNIPEG CANADA". HEMLINE IS COMING LOOSE. 2. SHORTS. 39.0 X 45.5. MADE FROM STRETCHY BLUE NYLON. WAISTBAND IS A BAND OF WHITE AND NAVY BLUE STRIPED ELASTIC. SHORTS HAVE NAVY BLUE TRIM DOWN SIDES AND AROUND LEGS. FRONT OF SHORTS CLOSE WITH A STEEL ZIPPER AND 2 STEEL SNAPS. A TAG INSIDE SHORTS READS "HARV-AL KNIT . . .HARV-AL SPORTSWEAR LTD.". SOME SEAMS ARE COMING LOOSE.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

SPORTS

History

USED BY SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM, AT CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, IN LETHBRIDGE. THIS UNIFORM WAS USED IN 1981 WHEN THE TEAM WON THE 4A PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP. UNIFORM WAS USED IN MUSEUM'S 2001 "SPORTS LEGACY" EXHIBITION. *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A BASKETBALL UNIFORM DONATED BY CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD AND THE "C.C.H.S. LIVE! 81" YEARBOOK. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED MARCH 19, 1981 THE GIRLS’ PROVINCIAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT WAS HELD THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 20-22, 1981 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA. “CATHOLIC CENTRAL CITTENS, COACHED BY CAL O’BRIEN, WILL COMPETE IN THE 3A GIRLS’ PROVINCIALS AT A.B. JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL IN EDMONTON. THE CITTENS PLAY THEIR FIRST GAME THRUSDAY AGAINST EDMONTON ARCHBISHOP MACDONALD.” ANOTHER ARTICLE PUBLISHED ON MARCH 26, 1981 GIVES THE RESULTS OF THE TOURNAMENT: “CATHOLIC CENTRAL CITTENS CARTED OFF MOST OF THE HARDWARE AND THE ANNUAL CHINOOK GIRLS’ LEAGUE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL AWARDS BANQUET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE LABOR CLUB. CITTENS, COACHED BY CAL O’BRIEN, WERE AWARDED THE CHINOOK LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY ON THE BASIS OF THEIR 13/1 REGULAR-SEASON MARK AND ALSO RECEIVED THE 3A GIRLS’ PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY, EARNED LAST WEEKEND IN EDMONTON WHEN THEY DEFEATED CALGARY SPRINGBANK 63-41 IN THE FINAL.” THE CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK FROM 1981 LISTS THE PLAYERS, WITH A PHOTOGRAPH, BUT NONE OF THE YOUNG WOMEN ARE WEARING THE NUMBER 8. THE YEARBOOK LISTS THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS: SHERRY KROPINAK, DAWN FRY, KATHY KINAHAN, ROMINA FEHER (C), CAROLYN HAMILTON, VANESSA PITTMAN, DEE MARTIN, DORI RODZINYAK, CAROLINE AMBROZIC (C), SANDRA YANOSKI, LINDA SMITH, AND COACH O’BRIEN. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD AND THE "C.C.H.S. LIVE! 81" YEARBOOK.

Catalogue Number

P20010033001

Acquisition Date

2001-10

Collection

Museum

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