OT: Basketball team members killed in crash

Zebsterama · Post #1 » by **Zebsterama** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:12 pm

Sad story out of NB

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/293447

Apologies if already posted.

raps4life~ · Post #2 » by **raps4life~** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:14 pm

heard about it this morning. really sad.

execoftheyear · Post #3 » by **execoftheyear** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:37 pm

When I played high school ball we had a school bus bring us to the other schools. Very unfortunate event.

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #4 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:39 pm

thats horrible, this is the first i heard of it. very sad.

SpaceJam · Post #5 » by **SpaceJam** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:42 pm

Snap...

disoblige · Post #6 » by **disoblige** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:45 pm

my first thought was this team is probably the knicks

Live Free · Post #7 » by **Live Free** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:48 pm

very sad

Test of Wills · Post #8 » by **Test of Wills** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:00 pm

disoblige wrote:my first thought was this team is probably the knicks

why the knickss?? :-?

very sad story otherwise
heard it this morning

NeverGoingToWin · Post #9 » by **NeverGoingToWin** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:13 pm

http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasket ... y/10573129

The story is getting some coverage in the US now.

pegballer · Post #10 » by **pegballer** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:40 pm

I don't usually post anymore, but I went to that high school 7 years ago and even filled in on the basketball team a couple times. Such a sad story. It's going to destroy a town that small. My prayers go out to the entire community.

Komodo · Post #11 » by **Komodo** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:45 pm

As a New Brunswicker, this is a very sad moment. My prayers go out to the families.

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #12 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:51 pm

Wow. This is worthy of praise and I hope other regions follow suit.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/ ... roads.html

Two hotels in Saint John are offering school groups free accommodations if the roads are too dangerous to travel.

The management of the Fort Howe Hotel and Courtenay Bay Hotel made the decision on Monday following a weekend accident that killed seven Bathurst High School basketball players and a teacher.

Mad Prophet · Post #13 » by **Mad Prophet** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:08 pm

Type of van in fatal N.B. crash banned from use by N.S. schools

Nially · Post #14 » by **Nially** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:35 pm

The roads here in Moncton were terrible that night when they left. It wasn't snow, there was just a very thick layer of ice formed on the pavement, it would have been impossible to drive on. Poor kids.

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #15 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:38 pm

didn't even have winter tires

kem416 · Post #16 » by **kem416** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:50 pm

disoblige wrote:my first thought was this team is probably the knicks

People have issues .. this guy is an issue .. :banghead:

I'm embarrassed for you ...

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RIP to the players and my prayers are with the friends and families.

Post #17 » by **Maritimer** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:55 pm

I knew one of the kids who died... he was a family friend of my brother's girlfriend (actually three of the kids were family friends, but I hadn't met them, to my knowledge). I was actually dragged to Javy's 16th birthday party last year since my brother was going... he was a cool kid who had a great life ahead of him.

Such a tragic event.

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #18 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:15 pm

^ my condolences man. A good friend of mine from Bathurst's nephew was actually supposed to make that trip but was ill.