Page A10 New JEFF GABERT Sun Sports in order to remember Riley who died during a slo-piteh Tom Riley wasn't one of the greatest slo-pitch players ever to play the game. He wast" awe-inspiring at the plate and his fielding probably needed a little work But his love for the game was ‘ AVE Yuestioned nor was his commitment to his family and his friends. He was a warrior who fought for fun and recre ation not victories and glory Therefore, it's no wonder the Tom Riley Memorial Slo pitch Tournament was such a great success. The tournament was started game August & AL money raised in the tournament went into a special education trust fund for his two children, five year-old Jamie and 10-year-old Ryan The idea for the tournament originally came out of the head and mouth of Eric Strader who voiced the plan to a few fellow teammates less than a month ago. Strader plays on the Miss: ing Links, the team Riley played for along with his wife Rhonda “It was just kind of a joint thing between me and a few people on the team he played on,” said Strader. The Castlegar Sun The winners of the first annu \l tournament was Committed who beat Dexters in the final 14-4. Third place went to Schart Carpentry and Banjos finished fourth But the real winners wer Riley's children whose educa tion trust fund ‘was the recipient of approximately $1,500. Halt of the. money was raised at the tournament itself while the rest was donated at other events since Riley's death “The emphasis was on fun having a good time and trying to make some money to help the education fund,” said Strader “All in all, it was a good tourna ment and the people who Dhartesgtving Sate howed up had fun with good wmtentions in mind,” Riley's widow, Rhonda, has ilways been an avid slo-pitch player and she was awarded MVP honors on on her feam, the Missing Links, for her play on the weekend, She was over whelmed by the generosity of her fellow players. It was great,” said an emo- tional Rhonda Riley, “I like it it’s for my kids.” And it all came from a sport that Tom Riley loved ‘Tom played whenever he was needed, that was the kind of guy he was,” said Rile played summer and spring.” “He liked the game” Strader said the tournament will be an annual event on the slo-pitch calender and hopes to move the tournament earlier in the year next season. He learned a lot about setting up a tourna- ment and said he hopes to get continued support from the Légion Branch 170 and local sld-pitch tournament director Aaron Jones. “It went well being late in the year and with all the dirty weather,” said Strader. “It'll be a bigger tournament next year This was a last minute thing this year.” The Riley Memorial came right at the tail of a month full of slo-pitch. It all started with the Dexter's Tournament at the beginning of September that saw Nelson Savoy beat Ruffy’s of Trail to take first place. It then continued with the Castlegar Summer League Wind-up Tour- nament which saw Committed beat Dexter's in the final, Jones said he expects to see a lot more tournaments next year. After last weekend's success with the Tom Riley Memorial he Wednesday, October 4, 1995 slo-pitch tourney remembers valiant warrior said there are six tournaments guaranteed for Castlegar next year and he can realistically see eight or nine on the horizon So what makes the sport of slo-pitch so intoxicating? ‘lt's aw good recreational sport,” said Jones, “it's a safe spgrt and it's cheap to play.” It will also benefit from the new field at Kinnaird Park but So will,a lot of other groups. “I's going to make it easier not just for tournaments but also for league play and the kids,” said Jones “Slo-pitch didn't really gain anything, Castlegar did.” Castlegar may have lost a great citizen and $lo-pitch play- erin Tom Riley, but the best thing about last weekend was that loss was turned into a gain in victory in the future. And isn't that what sports is really all about? Welinesday, October 4, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Page All Blue Devils in the outfield JEFF GABERT Sun staff There was a little magic out at Campbell Field in South Slocan last weekend but the angels in the outfield happened to be Blue Devils. » The Slocan Valley Blue Devils used some great pitching from ace Jenny Voykin and a powerful offence to sweep their way to the first Kootenay Ladies Baseball Association Championship. The Blue Devils beat Salmo 9-3 in the final of the two-day five team tournament. The Slocan Valley ladies used three consecutive victories over Salmo, Beaver Valley and Nel- son to make the final. Mean- while, Salmo-went on a three game winning streak of their own after losing their opener to the Blue Devils. They beat the South Slocan Diggers, Beaver Valley and Nelson The Blue Devils led Salmo 2-1 after the first inning, but Salmo quickly took the lead in the second scoring two runs to take a 3-2 lead. But the Devils responded with authority in their half of the inning loading the bases a number of times and pushing seven runs across the plate Salmo was unable to score a single run in the third and the game was called after time had expired. In ladies baseball games no inning is allowed to start after one hour 15 minutes has passed If the score is still tied after regu- lation a coin toss is used to declare a winner. According to tournament coor- dinator, league president and Blue Devil manager Walter Voykin the league has been very competitive this year and all the ladies improved considerably “It's been amazing,” Voykin. “The improvement is unreal. It's quality ball now and it's worth coming out and watching.” Voykin started the idea of a ladies baseball league last year but really didn't have an orga- nized system. Area teams played a few tournaments in the fall but it wasn't until this sea- son that the league actually got off the ground. It started this year with only two teams from the Slocan Valley but it has now blossomed to five “We've built it up to five right now,” said Voykin. “The expec- tations for next year are eight but realistically I expect seven.” Voykin has had some interest from a few fastball tournament directors who would like to see said a few exhibition games during their annual tournaments next year and he has also started planning a spring tournament of his own But the main event will be the regular season which he wants to start in early August next year. He also wants teams to play three games per week instead of just two. The idea is for the league to get bigger and better, which is, what happened to the Blue Devils. In exhibition play last season the Slocan Valley team never won a game, this year the Blue Devils only lost two all season “It was a year of hard prac- tise and they came a long way,” said Voykin. “I think without question they're the best team in the league.” One of the greatest challenges the league faces is recruiting players and then molding them = Sniped Pat Price also likes the shootout format, especially considering he has two solid goaltenders in Stock and Kooznetsoff We won in both games so we think it’s great,” said Price of the shootout format. “I think it's exciting for the fans and it’s certainly been exciting from my standpoint ’ Price was also excited about the play of his young goalie from Medicine Hat, Alberta. We knew he was a good player and he proved it tonight,” said Price of Stock. “As far as I'm concerned we've got the best goaltend- ing tandem in the league.” According to Price, the play of the goaltenders is the main rea- son the team currently stands with an unbeaten record. He knows all aspects of the team must be improved if {he winning streak is to continue and the most obvious weakness is on defence. But Price isn’t worried. “Most of these kids have never played defence,” said Price. “I have to be patient and I think they've done well up to now, They're adjust- ing quite well and they can only get better.” The Rebels next challenge comes this Friday when the Golden Rockets land in the Complex. This will be the Rebels first meeting with a team from the North Division and Price is looking forward to it “It's going to be interesting to see some teams from the North Divi- sion,” said Price. “We're not going to change anything because, like I said before, the only team that will beat us is ourselves,” Game time is 8 p.m. The Rebels other game this weekend sees‘ them travel to Spokane on Sunday for a return engagement with the Braves. into a team. Some players come from competitive fastball pro- grams while others only have slo-pitch experience. Also the age range is from 13 to 45 years But Voykin says it all mixes together well. “It’s fun,” said Voykin. “The ladies have a blast and at the same time it's competitive.” Whatever the case, there's bound to be a lot more devils in the outfield at a ballpark near you next year. 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