214 Wednesday, December 9, 1992 @ Rebels rebound to rout Raiders and Nite Hawks Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER For the second week in a row, the Castlegar Rebels were involved in a pair of Kootenay International Ju- nior Hockey League blowouts. This time, though, they werent the ones getting blown out. Coming off a weekend that saw them lose to Nelson and Grand Forks by a combined score of 19-2, the Rebels were out for some KIJHL blood. And blood is what they got, courtesy of the Elk Valley Raiders Friday and Beaver Valley Nite Hawks Saturday. Getting two-goal perfor- mances from Corey Flodell and Todd Doyle, the Rebels overcame a sluggish start to rout the the Raiders, 9-2. Coach Garry Sauer said he was relieved the team broke out of a scoring drought that had seen them net only 13 goals in the last four games. “I was happy that hap- pened,” he said. “I was wor- ried about them losing their confidence.” Flodell got the home team on the board with the only goal of the first period from Nino Da Costa and Mike Hunter at 1:07, a line that would be back for more before the night was over. Dampy Brar evened things up for the visitors just over two minutes into the second, as the Rebels stood around and watched the Raiders put on a passing clinic. But any possibility of an- other home whipping disap- peared when Jerry Holz con- verted Jesse Oldham’s pass in the slot to make it 2-1 at 13:07, the first of six straight second-period Rebel goals. Sauer said he can’t explain why the Rebels have been able to score 29 goals in three games against the Raiders this season. “Maybe the guys see it’s one of the weaker teams and get a little more excited to play,” he said. Doyle increased the lead to two at 7:50, Hunter from Da Costa and Flodell made it 4-1 at 6:23 and Craig Swanson’s goal at 5:10 made it 5-1. Having wounded the ene- my, the Rebels moved in for the kill on a pair of nice goals before the period was over. Swanson moved down the left side, spun as he crossed the blue line and slipped it over to Mark Graff, who stuffed it past Raider goalie Darren Burke at 4:13. Eighty-five seconds later, Darren Pottle raced down the same side, dropped it to Jar- rod Beck whose weak shot trickled through Burke’s legs to make it 7-1 after two. Elk Valley showed a pulse at 12:19 of the third, but two more Rebel goals nailed the coffin shut as the Raiders were pronounced dead at the scene. The goal hunt continued the next night against the Nite Hawks, with Todd Doyle more than happy to pull the trigger. Putting on a one-man show, Doyle scored three goals with- in a 48-second span early in the second period to pace the Rebels in an 11-3 win. Sauer said hard work and patience paid off in a big way. “In the Beaver Valley game, I think we outworked them in the first period and we kept on coming in the second,” he said. News photo by Jonathan Green Rebel Darren Pottle (6) greets Elk Valley’s Brad Koole with a warm Castlegar welcome in KIJHL action Friday. Pottle and the rest of the Rebels continued their mastery over the Raiders this year with a 9-2 whipping. “In the second period, they guys worked harder than in the first and finally the goals started going in for us.” Scoring early and often, Castlegar was up 3-0 by the 14-minute mark of the first period on goals by Swanson, Graff and captain Dave Dy- ball. Mike Byersreplied for Beaver Valley at 8:20, but that was as close as it would get. Chris Postnikoff raced in from the point to smack a Swanson rebound past Mike Brost at 17:59 of the second on the power play before Doyle took the stage. His first came on a rebound at 16:50, the second on a pass in the slot from Jesse Oldham at 16:35 and the third on a two-on-one with Oldham at 16:02 fueled a seven-goal sec- ond period that saw the Rebels up 10-2 after 40 min- utes of play. The teams traded goals in the third-period, but the Nite Hawks might just as well have called it quits after two. Sauer said the one-sided weekend will help the Rebels erase the painful memory of Nelson and Grand Forks. “Even though (Elk Valley and Beaver Valley) are con- sidered as weaker teams, it was just nice for us to come back and get a couple of wins under our belts,” he said. “The Nelson and Grand Forks games kind of knocked the wind out of us.” On the surface, the Rebels look to have an easy weekend ahead with only a home game against the expansion Ross- land Warriors Friday. But for a team that lost its first 11 games, the Warriors have improved considerably, winning six of their last 13 and Sauer is cautioning against over-confidence “Whether they’re in first or last, we’re just going to take it like any other game,” he said. And if the Rebels who showed up against the Raiders and Nite Hawks are the same ones who face the Warriors, Sauer is looking for- ward to another win. “If we play like we did last weekend, I don’t see that be- ing a problem,” he said. Game time is 8 p.m. at the Complex. @ Wednesday, December 9, 1992 158 Queen City men kings of the RSVC News photo by Jonathan Green Nelson's Chris Bean goes up high to knock one over KVC’s Chris Lappierre (2) and Jason Wishlow. Although they got in front of this one, Lappierre and Wishlow could only stand and watch as Nelson rolled to a 4-1 win to take the inaugural RSVC title. NEWS STAFF The first place team dur- ing the regular season, it was only fitting that Nelson should win the champi- onship in the inaugural Re- gional Super-Volley Chal- lenge season Monday. Squaring off with second- place Kootenay Volleyball Club, the older, more experi- enced Nelson squad gave KVC fits, taking the RSVC title four games to one. The RSVC’s Mike Perra said the result wasn’t a sur- prise as KVC’s play stagnat- ed while the other four teams improved over the year. “The KVC guys always play together, so they don’t improve much,” he said. “The other teams got better all season.” Perra said the ability to play loose benefitted Nelson, something KVC wasn’t able to do. “The Nelson team was old- er, a little bit more mature and they looked like they were having a good time,” he said. “You could really tell.” And with that happening, Perra said it was only a mat- ter of time before Nelson be- came the champs. “Suffice to say, there were only one or two times when you wondered if Nelson was going to win it or not,” Perra said. With one season in the books, Perra said he’s al- ready looking ahead to an- other season of the RSVC. “I can see this thing con- tinuing next year.” ARROW LAKE ELEVATION 1412.5 ft. on Dec. 4 Forecast of Elevation 1411.5 ft. on Dec. 11 THANK YOU The City of Castlegar _ Public Works Department will be relocating to their new facility on Wildcats come up short NEWS STAFF On paper, it looked to be a match-up rivaling the Cana- da-U.S.S.R. hockey series from 1972. On one side were the Mt. Sentinel Wildcats, coming in as the underdog Russians while Victoria’s Lambrick Park played the part of the fa- vored Canadians. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, though, the Cana- dians won ... again. Competing at the provin- cial AA volleyball champi- onship last week in Parksville, the Wildcats came in as the No. 2 team in the province while Lambrick Park was No. 1. Mt. Sentinel coach Glen Campbell said his squad was on a mission when they ar- rived on Vancouver Island last Wednesday. “We just wanted to get in- to the final with Lambrick Park and we played like it,” he said. Breezing through the round-robin, the Wildcats knocked off five teams from Qualicum Beach to Kimber- ley, losing only one game in the process. Lambrick Park, mean- while, was busy extending a streak that had yet to see them lose to a AAor AAA team in B.C. this year. Winning their pool, Mt. Sentinel met up with Howe Sound in the quarter-final, and knocked them off 2-1. From there, they whipped Vernon’s W.L. Seaton 15-2, If this is you, Congratulations! 15-6 to earn themselves a date in the final. “It was going to be the showdown between the two best teams,” Campbell said. But the showdown that Campbell might have been hoping for never material- ized, as Lambrick took Mt. Sentinel down in three games, 15-8, 15-9, 15-7. Campbell said things looked good in the early going, as the two teams took some 15 minutes to play the first eight points. “It was really good sideout volleyball,” he said. But as much as the Wild- cats wanted to keep thing close, Lambrick Park looked to open things up. Although one person does not make a team, Campbell said one person did most of the damage for Lambrick. He said that eventual tour- nament MVP Mike Leckner -made some big plays for the Victoria squad, enough that the Wildcats weren’t able to recover. “He kind of got on track - and it was just enough to shake our confidence a bit,” he said. “No matter what we did, we couldn’t get back on track and do what we needed to do to win.” Campbell said the initial disappointment will wear off soon and the Wildcats will recognize what they’ve done. “Even though we lost, we should he happy with the re- sult,” he said. “I think, in a few days, we will be.” You've won dinner for two at Taylor's Place Family Restaurant Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1992 The new location is at 4500 Minto Road (Industrial Park) Telephone 365-5979 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) After hours emergencies only: 365-3341 ($20.00 value) and two tickets to a Rebels home game. Pick up your prize at the Castlegar News, 197 Columbia Avenue. Taylor's Place Family Restaurant 908 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar 365-5516 To Everyone who recognized the Castlegar Golf Club as the #1 Recreation Centre in Castlegar and perhaps the world. Hats off to the Chamber of Commerce for promoting the spirit of Castlegar. ' ter read of the ice and shows him where the broom hairs are. Besides, if you shot at his foot, he might move it at the last minute and you will lose your target. ETIQUETTE OF THE WEEK Stay outside of the hog line until the thirds have made any measurements and have counted the end. Don’t move dng recks until you are sure it is safe to 0 80. Abedkoff and crew occupying top spot in pensioners’ cur Bud Lewther larity. NEWS CONTRIBUTOR We played the women again and At the midway point of the third they beat us. 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