@ Magic Johnson may be a eat athlete and a brave man, ut if he threw it all away be- cause he didn’t know the facts of life about AIDS, he’s defi- nitely no rocket scientist Courageous. Honest. A 5: . man above men. I've heard all these descriptions and more applied to bas- ketball star Magic Johnson over the last week. As much as I hate to say it (I mean, you just can't help but like this guy), there's one description of Earvin John- son I haven't heard during this media love-in — and that is just plain stupid. Unless you've been on Mars, or in Nelson, you probably know by now that the man considered the world’s greatest basketball player and a role model to thousands of young people, announced last week that he had con- tracted the virus that lead to AIDS. I saw Johnson on a television show the other day talking about how he had unp: sex with someone he obviously didn’t know that well and, in his usually effervescent manner, said he was a guy who just made a e. All I could think was, like duh, Magic. I don’t care if you're a professional athlete, a plumber or a high school kid, if you don't know the facts of life about AIDS, you're playing with you're life and you're just plain stupid. Another theory that has cropped up since Johnson's revelation is the one that goes that all of a sudden, be- cause Magic Johnson got the virus, anyone can get it. Suddenly we all should feel more vulnerable. Huh? This is not a new disease folks. Anyone 'can get it and that was the case long before superstars start- ing coming down with it. Magic Johnson may make you feel like he’s the same as every other ordi- nary guy, but how many people do you know who make six-figure salaries and are famous across the world? No, I’m just as likely to gets AIDS as I was before Magic Johnson got it. And on the scale of things, a multi- million dollar sports star would rank a lot higher on the risk scale than Joe- journalist. I guess for those who weren't in- formed about the disease, or those who were taking it lightly, Magic Johnson’s plight will bring the mes- sage home. But really, if it took this long to start thinking about the disease and ad- justing your personal lifestyle accord- ingly, I'd suggest you get a blood test in a hurry. Magic Johnson may be brave and he may be a great athlete, but he’s def- initely no rocket scientist. While we're on the subject of reve- lations and stupidity, the American sports machine offered us bewildered Canadians another reason to think they're just nuts down there. ‘The case of former Auburn football player Eric Ramsey would be funny if it weren't so sad and utterly idiotic . Ramsey, a defensive back who played at Auburn from 1987-90, said he secretly tape recorded more than 100 conversations with Auburn foot- ball officials that allegedly show a cav- alcade of NCAA violations, including improper payments to the star play- Bantam Reps post awesome numbers in pair of blowouts Potent scoring from a pile of players and pri- mo defence lead Bantams to easy home ice wins over Nelson and Spokane News Staff Abalanced and potent scor- ing attack, and solid defence led the Castlegar Bantam Reps to a pair of easy home- town wins last weekend. No less than six bantam players had multiple-goal weekends at the Community Complex as the Castlegar Bantams beat Spokane 10-4 Sunday, a day after they pounded Nelson 11-3. Castlegar spotted itself a 5- 1 first-period lead over Spokane than cruised to victo- ry in the West Kootenay Minor Hockey League game. The forward line of Craig Swanson, Darren Pottle and Bryan Tackel did the early combining for three straight goals to put the U.S. team in the hole. Over the two games, those three players combined for 26 points. Nefenceman Jeremy Ross ar »am captain Vince Antig- = also scored in the first pe- Ted Hunter, Brent Neu- mann and extended Castlegar’s lead with goals in the second period. Rick Fauth Antignani and Pottle put it away in the third with their second goal each of the game. Pottle and Tackle both had three assists each while Swan- son had two and Ross, Antig- nani, Hunter Mike Myhra Rick Fauth , Mark Carlson, Wade Archambault and Jeff Moffat and had one apiece. led from faceoff to final whistle in the exhibition game against the Nelson Ban- tams Saturday. Again the locals got off to a fast start as as Hunter, Pottle and Swanson scored to give the Reps a 3-1 lead after one period. Neumann and Swanson both scored twice in the second period as the Reps built a 7-2 lead. Ted Hunter ‘Tackel took over the Castle- gar offense in the third with two goals, while Ross and Mybra both scored once to fin- sno Gale same Nomeney = Fauth was the setup man ing on four Archambault, Carlson had two assists each while Pottle had one. Stoochnoff picked up the win in the net over Nelson while John Wray was in against Spokane. Wednesday, November 13 1991 er. So what was Ramsey's reward for his revelation? He’s been forced to pull a Soloman Rusdie and go into hiding because some fanatics in Alabama have said they’re going to kill Besides the verbal death threats, these so-called football fans dug a mock grave about 15 clicks from the city with the name of Ramsey and the name of the newspaper which report- ed his allegations written on the tomb- stone. Auburn's football coach, that loving man who acts as a teacher, confidant and father figure to these college boys, what does he say? Well, he says Ramsey, and his wife no less, has no choice but to get out of town. “They don’t have a damn thing on me. You think Ramsey is going to be able to get a job? Who the hell would hire him or her, either one?” he’s qout- ed as saying in a Sports Illustrated piece on the caper. I just watched the movie Mississip- pi Burning this week, and it brought home how much has changed in the USS. over the last four decades. Ap- parently those gold ‘ole boys down in Alabama, with minds as small as black-eyed peas, haven't emerged from the backwoods yet. News phow by Ed Mills Brent Elsner of the Selkirk College.men’s basketball team is™ Kootenay flying high in West Men's Basketball warm-up for League game at the college Tuesday night. for an 11 am. date. s . November 13 1991 VOLLEYBALL Beyond the fact that both SHSS senior volleyball teams head to Trail this week for the West Kootenay champi- onships, the two teams don’t have a lot in common. On one hand, the senior girls are expected to have no problem beating Trail’s J.L. Crowe in a one-match playoff, and advancing to the provin- cial championships in Vander- hoof Nov. 27-29. The girls are ranked sev- enth in the province in AA vol- leyball and have always beat- en Crowe when they've had to, said coach Stosh Uchida. On the other hand, the se- nior boys are young and a little less experienced than the oth- er teams they'll face but they have been getting better every time out, said coach Don Lust. But not even Lust is pre- pared to predict where his boys will finish in their four- team tourney which begins at Crowe Thursday and con- cludes Friday. The boys have had average Justin Phillips success against school teams from Cranbrook, Nelson and Crowe, who will make up the competition Thursday. The inner advances to the provincial championships in Courtney Nov. 29. SWIMMING The SHSS swim team mem- bers who qualified travel to Vancouver this weekend for the provincial championships. All the swimmers who qual- School SPORTS Marlo Fehrenberg ified belong either to the Rob- son River Otters or Castlegar Aquanauts summer swim clubs. They are: Jill Imrie, Aimee Guido, Torrie Lahue, Rae Carter, Wendy Closkey, Dan Fodor, Justin Philips, Mario Ferenberg and Devon Lahue. Both Fehrenberg and Phillips won provincial gold medals for the Aquanauts this past summer. Seniors curlers hit the ice By Bud Lowther NEWS COLUMNIST Fifteen rinks saw action last week as the Castlegar se- nior men’s curling club began its season. At the midway point of the first draw, Arnie Akselson’s rink lead the pack with a per- fect 4-0 record. Akselson is backed up by lead Bill Crawford, second Frank Steenvoorden and third Buzz MacDonald. Rinks skipped by Harry Bate, Mike Verzuh, Nick Oglow, Leo Buffett, John CHELATION THERAPY Treatment of: Atherosclerosis, Stroke, Heart Disease, Peri- Vascular Se. Now Available in Castlegar PHONE 365-7717 came = COMMERCIAL INSURANCE If you own a business or retail outlet, you owe it to yourself to protect your interests. WITH TWO OFFICES TO SERVE YOU! CASTLEGAR SAVINGS IN} AGEN‘ McGillivray and Otto Walker had three wins each. On the executive front, Bob MacBain is the club’s new president this year while Frank Holdsworth is the trea- surer and Mike Kurnoff is the secretary. Other executive include Jim Moore, Gord Pettitt, Wal- ter Field and Bill Cook. Each man on the staff is dedicated to helping us play- ers have an enjoyable season and to solving any problems that may arise. My personal philosophy on senior curling is that I started without Our Hostess’ Gifts and In- formation are s the Key to Your Nev Community Marie in the sport late in life late and will probably never get to the Brier. It is nice to win, but more importantly to see old friends, meet new ones, get ex- ercise and have a few laughs to spice up what can be dull winter days. The league welcomes new faces and bids a fond farewell to those who will not be re- turning to curling this year due to ill health or death. TIP OF THE WEEK: No amount of hollering or blam- ing others will change bad shots. God help me accept re- sponsibility for my own. Battle for first a twine ting News Staff The timekeeper and the goalies and both ends didn't get a lot of rest Friday night as the top two offensive teams in the Castlegar Recreational Hockey League met in a battle for first place at the Community Complex. After the guns had stopped blazing, Woodland Park Shell emerged on top beating Castlegar Pressure Wash 10-8 to take a one-point lead in the standings. The tone for the game was set early with the teams com- bining for 11 first-period goals. Benton Hadley was Shell’s offense in the first period scoring three goals and set- ting up three others as Shell built a 7-4 lead. Shell increased that lead to 9-5 in the second period as the two teams apparently de- cided to give defence a try. Pressure Wash scored three in the third but couldn't makeup the deficit . Dave Rugg had three goals and three assists for Shell while Jim Nazaroff had two and one. Bruno Tassone scored once and set up four while Kelly Keraiff scored once:and set up three. Don Soroke and Tom Tru- betskoff scored two goals and added two assists each for Pressure Wash while Wayne Kinakin, Ross Burkey, Gord Walker and Sheldon Sooka- choff also scored. In the other game Friday night, Kootenay Computers beat Castlegar Sports Centre 10-6. On Thursday Pressure Wash beat Banjo’s 11-6. Garry Sauer, Dean MacK- ler in CRHL innon and Chief Mercer scored two goals each for Computers in the win over Sports Centre. Dave Terhune, Garry Gen- shore, Bob Larsh and Bill Nazaroff also scored for Com- puters, which improved to 4- 2-1. Dan Walker scored three goals and had an assist for Sports Centre while Dwayne Weir had two goals and Tony Rego had the other one. League scoring leader Gord Walker scored six goals and assisted on another in Pressure Wash’s win over Banjo’s. Walker’s seven-point night | game him 37 on the season, seven ahead of Hadley. Kinakin had a goal and four assists while Nevak- shonoff and Trubetskoff had agoal and three assists each. Soroke and Darrell Bojechko also scored for Pressure Wash. Rob Arisman, wha is tied for third in the scoring race with teammate Larry Price with 27 points, had three goals and three assists for Banjo’s. Price scored a pair and set up two more while Tony DeRosa scored once and had two assists. The loss drops Banjo’s record to 3-4. Pressure Wash plays Com- puters at the Complex Thurs- day night in a game at 9:30 p.m. There’s a pair of games in the CRHL Friday as Banjo's meets Shell at 7:15 p.m., while Pressure Wash plays Sports Centre at 9 p.m. Both games are at the Complex. SAT., NOV. 16TH Castlegar Complex 6° Early Bird 7°"Reg. 2649 F, Castlegar, 6 steve WHITTLETON soles Representative rth Avenue 8 C. VIN 281