The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, May 4, 1994 Even the y st b ‘SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Marilyn Strong Center ball team were recruited to help Pass Creek Park ball field. Representatives from more than 10 slo -pitch teams worked most of a recent Sunday raking up the rocks and filling in holes. of the Castlegar Import clean up the was awarded money through the program, Funding levels ranging from $500 to $3,500 are available to the top athletes throughout the province who are competing in one of almost 50 recognized sports. To be an eligible sport it must be included in multi- sport competitions such as the Olympics, Common- wealth Games, Pan-Ameri- can Games, Canada Games, and Olympic-level competi- tions for athletes with dis- abilities. “Qne good measure of the Area athletes benefit snefit from B.C. funding program sports competitions is really the essence of the B.C. Athlete Assistance Program.” Athletes are chosen by a selection committee for each pda based on the level of petiti level of hi support, and commitment to ig. Athletes Pp in recognized athletic pro- grams at post-secondary insti- tutions are required to maintain an acceptable aca- demic standing. “British Columbia has a strong reputation for produc- ing top-level athletes—13 British Columbians competed at the 1994 Winter Games in L of this pi is our performance at last year's Canada Summer Games in Kamloops. Team B.C. pro- duced its best performance in 20 years and won the Centen- nial Cup for their dramatic among lete Assistance Program. Sun Sports The B.C. Athlete Assi: Selkirk Saint’s Men's team and Kootenay Juvenile team riiember Lee Malinek prepares to serve. Malinek was seven area athletes to benefit from the B.C. Ath- since the Pre- ceding summer games, Blencoe said. “Helping all of our provin- SUN SPORTS FILE PHOTO / John Ven Putten cial athletes to excel at multi- acres, South Slocan and Win- law respectively. Cresent Val- ley athlete Janet Maloff also Program, funded by the provincial government, dug deep into its pockets and pro- vided funds so seven area ath- letes could concentrate on athletics while working on their schooling. In total the program funds almost 1,600 of B.C.’s top athletes to the tune of $1.5 million. “The B.C. Athlete Assis- tance Program is one of the best programs of its kind in - the country, and provides the B.C.’s bowling best Area bowlers pin down bronze medals at Provincial finals Sun Sports There were five barriers standing between a group of area bowlers and their goal. Bach of them did their best to knock down 4s many as possible. Competing in the Provin- cial Bowling Finals on Easter weekend in Kelowna, three Castlegar bowlers met up against the best of British Columbia and returned home with two bronze medals. For this event the province was divided into eight zones with each area sending a Men’s team, Ladies team and a Mixed team. In addition to the team competition three of the teams bowlers are eli- gible to bowl in a Singles competition. Marvin Wood finished off three of intensive compe- tition with a bronze medal with the zone Men's team. He also finished tenth in the singles competition. Stw Schmidt bowled with the Kootenay Mixed team and earne@d the other bronze medal for Castlegar competi- tors. The otlier Castlegar bowler, Velda Handley, bowled with the Kootenay Ladies team and was met with a wall of for the provin- q tourney was held in January in Cranbrook with the top performers advancing to, this most aa" darned herself aSitver Medal ~~ ~“fi finishing second. One other area bowler, Darren Rich from Nelson, was a member of the Men's team and was named to the Men’s All-Star team for the top five averages. The winners of each of the divisions advanced to play in the National finals in Win- nipeg. Next years competi- tion is being hosted by Prince George. many top athletes need to maintain top level training and competi- tion while pursuing their edu- _cational goals in B.C.,” said B.C. Sports Minister Robin Blencoe. “Our goal is to make it yoseit ie for these high-pe! thlete: compet rang rom cogienal A international competitions.” Area athletes benefiting from the program include Team B.C. player and Selkirk College volleyball team mem- ber Lee Malinek; Carolyn Chernoff, volleyball; Malcolm Menninga, Biathlon. 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For the first time, a resources, recruitment, support systems and education. “Our main aim has been to bring stability, fairness, and consis- tency to the funding process and | think we have been successful in achieving that goal,” Blencoe said. In addition to the $5.124 mil- performance-based evaluation sys- tem was used to determine fair lev- els of funding for cach sport. Sport Discovery rates sports organiza- tions on how well they develop athletes, coaches, officials, and on their own effective- ness in terms of 58 factors, inchud- ing financial management, human Rattlers host baseball clinic Sun Sports The Grand Forks Rattlers will be hosting a baseball mini-camp the weekend of May 28 and 29. The camp will run from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. both days of the camp. The camp will be held at Dick Bartlett Park and is lion, sports will also benefit from funding targeted for high performance athletes and coaches through the B.C. Ath- lete Assistance Program ($1.5 million), coaching development ($500,000) and Team BC ($565,000). au funding allows hes to reach and participate in top level competition While almost 60 per cent of the overall sports budget is dedicated to high performance athletes, the provincial sports organizations are expected to ensure the develop- mental aspect of their sports deliv- ery system is given “More than 540,000 individuals, or one in five British Columbians, belong to provincial sports organi- zations and many more participate in sports informally. All benefit from the work of coaches and yol- unteers developed by B.C. sports ” Blencoe said. open to all youths nine years of age and older. Instructors at the camp will include the Rattlers players and coaches and the clinic will feature skills training, positional training, hitting and pitching instruction, specialty: presentations and game play. Cost of the two-day clinic is $20 and this camp pro- vides a great opportunity for area youngsters to learn more about the game and meet some of the Rattlers players before the season begins on June 1. More information on the Rattlers season or this camp is available from Lee Brand or Bill Chiveldave at 442-3821. In the first game of his Minor Little League career Castlegar Lions Club batter Clark Stan- bra took a pitch in the leg and eamed a free ticket to first base, much to the displeasure of backcatcher Jamie Gallo. Once there his teammates advanced him around the bases and he made it as far as third base. Stanbra's team earned a 4-3 win over the West's team with the winning run coming in the bottom of the sixth inning. SUN SPORTS PHOTO / John Van Putten Our Community Cares about “lhe Multiple Sclerosis Carnation Campaign WATCH YOUR DONATION BLOSSOM INTO CANADA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST INCIDENCE RATES OF One ip every 500 Canadians is affected by multiple - sclerosis. 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