UNIFORM, SPORT

Description: 1. SHIRT. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. WHITE WITH LIGHT BLUE SLEEVES. HAS A V-SHAPED NECKLINE. NECKLINE AND SLEEVES ARE TRIMMED WITH DARK BLUE FABRIC WITH A STRIP OF LIGHT BLUE IN THE CENTER. SILKSCREENED ON FRONT OF SHIRT IS "CITTENS 14"; ON BACK IS "14". A TAG INSIDE SHIRT READS "L&E SPORTSWEAR MANUFACTURING LTD.". 2. SHORTS. 37.5 X 56.5. SHORTS ARE WHITE. WAISTBAND IS DARK BLUE WITH A LIGHT BLUE STRIP IN THE CENTER. WAISTBAND IS ELASTICIZED. LEGS ARE TRIMMED WITH DARK BLUE FABRIC, WITH A LIGHT BLUE STRIP IN THE CENTER. SHORTS HAVE A WHITE DRAWSTRING ON INSIDE OF WAISTBAND. A TAG SEWN INSIDE SHORTS READS "SAXON BRANTFORD, ONTARIO FABRIQUE AU/MADE IN CANADA".

History: USED BY SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM, AT CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, IN LETHBRIDGE. THIS UNIFORM WAS USED IN 1994 WHEN THE TEAM WON THE 4A SOUTH ZONE 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. RUTHANN ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DONOR FOR A COPY OF THE 1994 YEARBOOK BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED MARCH 10, 1994, THE CATHOLIC CENTRAL TEAM THE “CITTENS [WAS] 13-3 IN LEAGUE PLAY AND SEEDED FIRST IN THE TOURNAMENT.” IT CONTINUED: “CITTENS, RANKED NO. 3 PROVINCIALLY, ADVANCE TO MEET NO. 2 MEDICINE HAT KWAHOMMIES IN THE TOURNAMENT FINAL, FRIDAY, 7P.M. AT THE SPORTSPLEX.” AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED ON MARCH 20, 1994 GIVES MORE INFORMATION: “CATHOLIC CENTRAL CITTNES WERE BEATEN 76-45 BY SALISBURY IN THE 4A GIRLS’ THIRD-PLACE GAME, FALLING BEHIND EARLY AND NEVER THREATENING … CCH BOWED OUT OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP SIDE OF THE DRAW WHEN THEY WERE BEATEN 64-47 BY HARRY AINLAY TITANS IN THE SEMIFINAL.” SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.