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Basketball has a lon8 Lradilion al C. C. I. . The 1911-12 announcement book describin8 C.C.I. slaled Lhal. ··Encoura8emenl is Biven Lo Lhe heallhy rivalry promoled by sporls and alhlelic conlesls. Creal inleresl is Laken in baskelball. Early in aulumn. a ..Day of6porls is held al which Lhere is keen compelilion amon8 lhe pupils. both 8irls and boys. for Lhe honor o f winnin8 in various events and havin8 their names en8raved on lhe Championship Lrophies.··
From Lhese early be8innin8s within Lhe school. Learns were formed for inlerschool play. By lhe 1930's a local newspaper ran a fascinalin8 arlicle describin8 a 8ame belween lhe 8raduales and Lhe senior C. C. I. learn. By Lhe way. Lhe 8raduales soundly defeated Lhe C.C.I. squad.
C o l l i n 8 w o o d w a s a me m b e r o f l h e C o s s a r e 8 i o n and brou8hl Lhe firsl Cossa championship Lo C. C. I. . Eventually Lhe CB&I\i\ was formed and an- nual rivalries developed. In 1989 Lhe senior fishlin8 owls caplured Lhe CB66i\ crown and represented Lhe re8ion wilh dislinclion al Timmins.
i\ major key Lo Lhe conlinuinB success o f basket- ball is Lhe development prosramme. ExceUenl skills learned al elemenlary schools are honed as players proceed Lhrou8h mid8el. junior. and finally lhe senior learns. Many ofour former players have 80ne on lo srealer 81ory in university and col- le8e play. Wilh a sl ron8 foundation and lon8 slan- din8Lradilions.C.C.I.mayeventuallyfieldafulure N.B.i\. sla r!
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