¢ rte SOO eN CONSE KS Oy POEL OWES CwEESeOE EER RERCOSEL er eres sesreeee ry : ' ‘ NARADA IASS OR TAN NS OR EROS Se OR ¥ ey. Sports Dept. Jason Keenan 365-5579 WEDNESD August 12, 1992 SA ‘Otters and Aquanauts in the swim of things at regionals : ‘Sun Sports Ealtor We're down to crunch time for swim season. : Both the Aquanauts and the : River Otters were down at the park-side pool in Colville, Wash- ington last weekend to compete for berths at this year's provincials. ROBSON RIVER OTTERS Let's do it in a quick hit. Four words sum up the Otters. Small team — big heart. They finished in sixth place in the overall standings, but in first place in the other team’s eyes. They won the most sportsman like team award. “Winning the sportsman like award has been one of my goals for the last three years,” said Coach Marie Seghers. The award was given to the team for the swimmers attitudes, how the Seghers and her assistant Tara Paulhus did their job, the swim- mers attitudes away from the pool, and the fact that so many River Otter parents helped to time the meet. “It's a whole team effort - par- ents, coaches, and kids.”’ In her time as coach, Seghers has seen a con- stant improvement in the team’s ly. “Three years ago we had 25 kids and they thought of them- :: Aquanauts Adam Rodgers (left) and Selena Fodor both ‘ raked up the points and medals. SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jason Keenan “Summer hoopsters hit Stanley Humphries | <, JASON KEENAN = Sun rts Editor Basketball is alive and well at ;- Stanley Humphries. > The fifth annual boys summer camp kicked off Monday, and %: registration is up by 30 over last » year. This year, 70 boys aged eight to 15 are spending a week : honing the hoop skills. It’s a win-win situation for the school, and the players. “It all comes down to us trying to develop a solid product for the school,” said Doug Hickey, one of the camp's four organizers and head coaches. It’s a bit of a shock to the sys- tem for participants. After all, the summer fun, the camp is a week- long structured program. selves as river rats. Now they think of themselves as River Otters, and their proud to be on the team.” And they have a lot of reason to be proud. It was the teams best showing at the region- als in recent memory. “The depth is starting to come, it's starting to show.” The team fin- ished in sixth place, but they earned 120 points more than they did at the Castlegar meet. And they had 20 fewer swimmers at Regionals. “About 99 per cent of the team had personal bests.” The Otters had 12 swimmers qualify for the provincials, to be held August 21 to 23 in Abbotsford. So far, nine swimmers have said they will go. Seghers said that the two gold medalists, Kristy Verigin and Paul Shingler, had a great meet. Verigin won gold in the 100- metre free style, and a bronze in the 100-metre individual medley. Shingler took gold in the 100 IM, a silver in the 50-metre butterfly, and bronze in 50-metre free style. “Sarah Sutherland took 13 sec- onds off her 200 IM. That's fantas- tic!” Besides all the “We've had some trouble with kids doing really well in heats, and coming back and not doing well in the finals. “We overcame that.” Part of the reason was the out-of-the-pool attention the swimmers and their parents gave to getting their rest, and watching their eating habits. The B-team is off to the Green- wood meet this weekend, while qualifiers will spend the next week- and-a-half training for “We're looking forward to provincials,” she added. CASTLEGAR AQUANAUTS For the Aquanauts, a strong showing on Sunday pulled the team close, but just shy, of retain- Robson River Otter Amanda Moberg hits the pool in the div. four girls 50-metre free style. Her team won the most sportsmanlike award. ing the regional championship. “The first day we were a cou- ple-hundred points behind, but everyone swam really well Sun- day, and we came within 40 points,” said Coach Tom Carew. A lack of enthusiasm on the or four kids in almost every final — that’s half the people in the race. “We had kids making finals who had never made finals before.” Carew said he was disappoint- ed that only 15 of the 26 kids part of his older ‘S cut the Aquanauts short of a title retention. “One guy decided not to show up on Saturday. That's an easy 18 points gone.” The team also lost an opportunity to close the gap when there where a couple of last minute scratches on Sunday. Otherwise, Carew said the meet was a solid showing for the team, and they really showed their depth. They had about 20 fewer swimmers than host Colville had at the meet, yet they almost caught them. “Sunday, we were placing three who qualified will be going to the provincials. He said this is the same case with a lot of the Kootenay teams, and the region will not have the same depth as teams past. “It's just been a really funny year for the whole region. The same excitement about provin- cials just seems to be gone.” Practice paid dividends for the swimmers who have been enthu- siastic all year. He said that Sele- na Fodor has missed two Practices all year. “She keeps getting faster and faster every weekend.” She took PHOTO SUBMITTED / Kathy Verigin two seconds off in the 100-metre free style. Carew said she'd likely win a medal at provincials, but she won’t be able to go this year because of other commitments. Another outstanding perfor- mance came from Adam Rodgers. His goal was to get under 1:20 in the 100-metre breast stroke, and he went 1:19 at the meet. Carew added that the hard workers like Adam Kristian and Justin Kanigan are solid con- tenders for making the finals in Abbotsford. They're testimony to one of the cardinal rules of sport, and life for that matter. “In order to be successful in anything, you have to put out a little bit of effort. “If you have goals, and you want to accomplish them, you have to make sacrifices.” :Just to keep things interesting, a lot of the drill work at the camp is done in game and scrimmage situations. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper x Doug Hickey gives a few pointers to the 70 boys at the Stanley Humphries basketball camp. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper And the camp has begun to take in a larger scope with two special attendees. “It’s an international camp now,” joked John Ritchie. One of the local participants brought along two of his friends, both from France. The friend acts as interpreter, since their English is limited. “The camp itself is tough,” added Hickey. The first day is spent shaking out the cobwebs, and there will be blistérs and sore muscles after months off the court. But once it gets rolling, it’s a great way to brush up those skills. “We want to work on their shooting, their individual post moves, and their individual and team defense Hickey said that while they do straight drills, the coaches also try to incorporate the skills into game and three-on-three scrim- mage situations. There are at least two games per day. “We try to vary the activities to keep the interest up.” The four head coaches — Hick- ey, Jack Closkey, John Ritchie, and John Eggelton — are assisted by 10 coaches who play, or have recently played on the senior teams at SHSS. That’s another win-win situation for the high school. “We see some transfer to the floor with our own teams,” ‘said Hickey. It makes the SHSS coaches’ job easier come fall. “When we're talking to to the senior teams, we spend less time teaching because the kids have picked up some understanding over the summer.” They also are able to better understand the game beyond the fundamental level. The four organizers have been putting together the camp since May. Hickey said that a big help has been the support from Columbia Beverages in Trail, and Dale Donaldson from Mal- lard’s Sports in Castlegar. Next week, the girl's camp is on, and about 70 participants are expected. That camp is older than the boys, having run for the past 15 years. The registration is open until that camp begins next Monday morning. Binnies bring back gold Nicolle and Angela Binnie ventured off July 30 to partici- pate in the BC Athletics Junior Development Track Meet held August 1 and 2 in Prince George, BC. Both girls, along with three other club members from Trail, once again cleaned house. Nicolle won a gold in the 400- metre run, and a third-place brenze in the 800 metre. Also, Nicolle had al bests in the shot put (fourth), the 100-metre finals (fourth), the 1500-metre run (fourth), and the 80-metre hurdles (sixth), her first time in the event. Angela proved to be once again unbeatable in the shot put, taking the gold medal with a per- sonal best throw of 6.35 metres. She also placed in fifth in the 200-metre finals, the long jump, the high jump, and seventh in the 100-metre finals. The last two events were first time tries. Nicolle also received a gold medal for being the anchor in the girls 4 x 100 metre relay. She also won gold with the undefeat- ed B.C. Summer Games 15-year- old girls squad. Angela and Ni Binnie Wednesday, August 12, 1992 The Castlegar Sun He'll be Czech-ing i in Prague JASON KEENAN Sun Sports Editor ; As you read this, Rick Fauth is guarding the blue line in The 16-year old Castlegar defenseman is a member of the B.C. Selects provincial hockey team that left last weekend for the Czechoslovakian capital. “It's a once in a/lifetime oppor- tunity,” said Fayth. At the tour- ney the team will be playing against two other Canadian teams, seven Czech teams, a team from Germany, and one from Switzerland. They will also head south for a three game exhibition match against a local team. “It's going to be absolutely, completely different.” Though the forwards may be looking for- ward to the extra maneuvering room on the larger European ice surfaces, it’s the reverse for the defensemen. That extra space to cover means Fauth will have to be that much quicker. He’s been getting ready all sum- Mer, running every night, and try- ing to get out to the gym. Last week the team practiced in Cowichan, and had a couple of exhibition games against an older team. Tt gave the team an opportunity to renew old friendships, meet the new members of the team, and figure out how well the team works together. The first game got off to a slow start, with a lot of passes a few feet off. But Fauth’s team gelled, and they beat the opposition handily. He didn’t have any predictions on how the team will perform in Europe, but he said that really didn’t matter anyway. Local defenseman Rick Fauth is at a tourney in Czechoslovakia with the B.C. Selects. “We're just going there for the hockey experience. Playing over there is a once in a lifetime expe- rience.” The 16-player roster will be accompanied by six adults, SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper including Fauth's father May- nard. For the father and son, the trip will cost about $5,000, helped out by a $200 donation by the Castlegar-Robson Branch of Royal Canadian Legion. Castlegar corporal best in the Forces Sun Sports Castlegar’s own Corporal Janice McKinnon was awarded the top female athlete of the year for 1991 for the Canadian Forces in Europe. The award is a recognition of her talents and abilities as a first- class golfer. She is-a three-time - winner of both the women's Canadian Forces Europe and Canadian Forces national golf championships. Eight regional golf champions from across Canada and Europe compete for the national title. “The love of the sport grew as I watched my parents help to build the West Kootenay golf facility and played with them as a team during local competi- tions,” said McKinnon. Her par- ents Alex and Clarice have lived in Castlegar since 1960, and have played at the Castlegar course ever since. McKinnon, who has been in the forces for 10 years, started Corporal Janice McKinnon Safe summer fun Syringa this week Bonnie Sutherland The popular Red Cross Water Safety program returns to Syringa this weekend. Catch their afternoon program at 12:30 p.m. at the playground beach, and their ampitheatre program Saturday evening at 7:30. The fun and entertaining shows will help keep your summer water fun safe. Sunday morning at 10 a.m. all children are invited to join the Jerry's Rangers Program. Earn your Jerry the Moose antlers and certificate, and a proud player st:cker! games are for all ages Coming soon... B.C. Trails Day, Kid's day, and a Wild Tea Party. _ Peet Avenue Financial Services Complete accounting and bookkeeping services for small and medium size businesses 365-3225 golfing when she was 10. She played on the high school golf team when she went to Stanley Humphries. McKinnon was an integral sys- tems technician at 1 Air Mainte- nance Squadron at CFB Baden-Soellingen in Germany when she won the award. She has now been posted to CFB Green- wood in Nova Scotia, where she will be working on the Aurora aircraft stationed there Pool Cues SPA AND POOL OWNERS ASK: "HOW DO CHLORINE AND BROMINE KILL BACTERIA IN MY POOL AND SPA? 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