‘WEDNESDAY, ‘September:11,1991.

‘Rossland's Rubberhead Mountain Bike race challenges local riders

(SUM ZEEBEN
"Sun staff

r° They're calling it the Rubber-
head Mountain Bike Festival.
 Whatit is, is this year’s largest
mountain bike race in'the West
Kootenay and who they are are
this year’s organizers who have
done a better job than ever at
putting it all together,

It's the sixth year for the Rub-
berhead, held in d and fea-

rather than an endurance test,

Racers must scale a route
which is little more than a bank
up the side of what most people
consider a cliff.

“It's a pretty big
deal this year...”

— Terry Miller
fe)

says Miller, “It's an individual time
taal but along certain sections there

h

“The experts are up around 55
+ 60-km and can be on the course

p-hills or
foose-gravel—and you tae tobea
pretty good rider. At the judged
sections, you can get time bonuses
as you go through and make it
cleanly through.”

The final event, and the. one
which gives the festival its name,
is the Rubberhead cross-country.

ficad itself is pret-

turing more than $7,500 in prizes.
' “I's a pretty big deal this
year,” says organizer Terry Miller.
fWe've substantially expanded
the prize list."

: The race actually occurs over
three stages: the dual hill-climb,
the techno-grind time trial, and
the Rubberhead cross-country.

} The hill climb is unique to the
Rossland event because it's a sprint

“You have to be a pretty techni-
cal rider just to keep both wheels
on the ground,” says Miller. ‘The
advanced riders were doing it in
35 seconds but lots of people
couldn't even make it up the hill.”

The techno-grind is an obstacle
course that awards racers with
bonus points for the skill in which
they negotiate hazards on the track,

“Tt takes about 20 - 25 minutes,”

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ty much a general 14-km loop,”
says Miller.

All three stages of the race are
broken into various categories for
the levels of riders who compete,
There’s categories for novices,
sportsmen, the experts of course,
as well as others depending on
actual entries received at the race.
In the cross country novices race
one 14-km lap, while higher lev-
els go around in multiples. ~

*45-mi. to 3-hours,”

says
Miller. ;
He says 25 of the d 150

peting however. The festival
includes group tours for recre-
ational riders,

“We're really making’ a big

Among the prizes available to
everyone enters are a kayak trip in

Baja, Mexico, three mountain .

bikes, and passes to Ri ‘ed Mountain.
The

riders at the festival will be in the
expert category.
Not all of the 150 will be com-

effort having p ip
tion categories for everyone,”
says Miller, “You don’t have to be
aracer to enter something.

d will be taking
registrations at 7 a.m. Saturday, in
front of Rossland'’s Rockingham's
Restaurant. Cost is $40, :

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| Most talented ball players closer to year round facility

SHARLENE IMHOFF

park—Butler Ball Park, with
d tile

Sun Editor

The areas of Rossland, Trail
and Fruitvale have produced
more pro calibre and scholarship
calibre ball players than any other
area in Canada, and both National
League and American League
scouts have identified the West
Kootenays as one of the premier
areas in which to search for
potential talent.

When talent such as this con-
tinues to surface, it's only natural
that coaches and ball enthusiasts
make an attempt to maximize all
possibilities for their young ath-
letes - in the form of a project
called Butler 2000.

Dan Ashman, the driving force
behind Butler 2000, approached
Castlegar City Council Monday
evening with a proposal that he
and a handful of other volunteers
have been athletically striving for.

Butler 2000, an idea whicti«
surfaced carly in ‘July, involves
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park lighting, and a 3,500 square
foot year-round playing facility,
offering indoor pitching and hit-
ting equipment.

“We have a lot of talented kids
in this area, I feel they deserve
the same jump as their peers in
California,” said Ashman.

Getting that same “jump”
means more pro-players out of
the Kootenays and even more
importantly, more scholarships
for boys and girls wishing to
continue their education while
still competing in the sport they
love.

The project, says Ashman,
would allow for a southem Cana-
dian centre of baseb

to this, organizers are expecting a
GO B.C. grant which will gener-
ate a further one third of the
amount donated,

“Everyone we've talked to so
far has been very supportive of
the Project, which by the way, is
unique in Canada,” said Ashman.

With Castlegar recently joining
the popular Little League Associ-
ation in Trail, Ashman hopes that
support from this area will be
fairly strong.

“People should realize that
kids from the entire Kootenay
area will benefit with the comple-
tion of this project.”

Ashman asked Castlegar City
Council to give $3,000 towards
the project. Officials seemed very

camps, both ‘A’ and ‘AA’ levels.

“The project would also bring
into the Kootenay area an
increased number of baseball and
softball cvents, thus enhancing

and maximizing services for
tourists,” said Ashman. wa
‘The total price tag for the

improved ball park and indoor
facility surpasses the $200,000
mark. However, organizers of the
Project have already raised in
confirmed donations between
$85,000 - $100,000. In addition

Pp to the idea, and delegat-
ed the proposal to their finance
committee.

Alderman Bob Pakula scemed
with the

Series of Babe Ruth, one of
which has presently been pro-
posed for 1995, involving 16-18
year-olds,

As part of a fundraising cam-

paign for Butler 2000, Ashman .

and other supporters will be
drumming up support through
‘Batting for Butler’, where
Kootenay residents can give a
donation worth either a single hit,
double hit, triple hit, a home-run
or grand slam.

“T really think that most people
would rather give a one-time
donation than be taxed for 10-15
years.”

Everyone who donates will
have their name on a plaque
which will be placed on a feature
wall at the Butler Ball park as a

< OE Z

contributions.
According to Ashman, all

proposal.

“We've necded something like
this for a longtime. ow: This
area has been known’ for its tal-
ented ball players,” said Pakula.

Upon completion of Butler
Project 2000, the ball park and
the community of Trail will have
the potential and credentials to
put in a bid for any of the World

will be held i ina “trust”
ding the anti

Te! sponse from GO B.C.. . Dona-

a

“can be sent to a number of places,
one of which is: Project Butler
2000 C/O Kootenay Savings
Credit Union 1199 Cedar Avenue
Trail, B.C., VIR 4B8. Account
#33011-8 or any Kootenay Sav-
ings Credit Union branch.

Minor Soccer starts fall play

Minor soccer action started up
. again on Sept. 9 with the 11-and-
under category Castlegar Torna-
do suffering a 4-1 loss at the
hands of the Beaver Valley
Flames.

The Tomado coach Joe Duarte
said his team played well but
were playing short, with only
eight men. Tyler Thompson

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scored Castlegar’s single goal
while goalie Chris Mansbridge
played an outstanding game.

The Rossland Hotspurs defeat-
ed the Castlegar Kickers 7-2 the
same evening.

The Kickers were also playi
short-handed throughout this
tough game with many of their
players being brought up from

the younger junior category.
Ryan Fontes scored one for
Castlegar while Craig Davis
made it two.
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The West Kootenay Soccer
League announced that a team
from Selkirk College will replace
Fnuitvale, who folded after the
first half of the season.

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.-Wednesday, September.11, 1991.

The. Castlegar Sun

Page 9A

be you-can'

Just one,more comment on
Eric Linge ‘and his nny myers.

Lay
“All righit: "Maybe" the’ guy's way

t wait for the future of pro hockey, leave him alone:

nthe century: Lindros is going to
, enptain, some team to the Stanley
1y’Cup.

He just knows it, that’ all,

He is the, physical prototype of

9 Old.’ He’!
4 a Gemanding, fis
‘awful, lot’ 'of
A
a money. with-'|"

ig fon NEL play-

game, and he

= isn” t ..doing,

,f00 sure of himeel, for an 18-year

Editorial comments
“by Jim Zeeben

what a

No Kidding};

6°5" and
228 Ibs, he
has carried
himself

\ unity, -
‘any good ‘by ‘re! fase to Play fin’
| Quebec City—although the boo-

! birds in Le, Coliseé were nowhere
; {near as loud asthe hype, built
| them up to be.

: the best talent i in the, world, Lin-.
‘dros is playing better than you
“| quopah he would,. And really,
H ‘ what has he said that wouldn’t be
‘ considered level. Puls if mut:
' tered. by any o}
+ country, ;

: HB \But you haye.to admit, against 7

The truth is, before the’ tum of |

the Canada: Cup'like a lion. In‘
last; week's: game.against Swe-

, den, Lindros’s crushing check on
.- Ulf Samuelsson brought a smile:

to every Boston Bruins fan.
d Bruins

It's the respect- -for-the-elders-

thing that is just as prejudiced! a,
line of thought as ‘coloureds-to- ‘

the-back-of-the-bus,

What coach on earth wouldn't
want a player—regardless of
age—to be as adjusted as Lindros
has been. The guy came into
Team Canada's camp with 50
legitimate NHLers—and he
stuck, Not only that but he’s dom-
inated on the ice. Only Wayne
Gretzky, playing at the top of his
game, has performed better.

As far‘as.money goes, the
salary demands Lindros has made
haye to be put in perspectiye. Ho's

an investment.

Even without Lindros ‘the

' winger Cam ;Neely with a knee-
check in last year's playoffs.

The problem people have, with
Lindros i is that he has been any-
‘thing but a kid.

But think again, Why, do we
" want and expect an 18-year old to
be intimidated by the, big leagues.

“Dry camp, prevents injuries

Siw 'ZEEBEN
1 Sun steff . Sun staff.

occurred by then."
_ The players have handled

~t © “"The’Castlegar Rebels dry-land
8 ' training ‘coach, Robin Robertson,
hopes his first year with the team
zB will help t turn things around.
“Since Monday, Robertson has
3: “Been teaching the players 'who
“are at the camp how to warm up
o: for the coming season. ‘- *
&' “Basically what we're trying
3) to dois Prevent typical ‘training-
' camp injuries," "he says. “The
kids are going 100 per cent to
9). show what they can do but before
9! ‘getting on the ice they have to
@: fave loosé hamstring and groin
, Muscles,”
Il: Robértson draws from a histo-
91 ry of martial arts stretching meth-
® ‘ods as well as five-years
& experience in the Okanagan
lt Major League Baseball camp.
Dry-land camp is mandatory
{t for all players residing in Castle-
“i” gar. But Robertson says many of
9: “the players who ‘will be at the on-
-4 ‘ice camp are coming from the
rH en teaininig "Camps" of other Junior
“teams."
1 “Some of the players are
*! already coming from camps and
®t have’ gone through dry-land and
Mt on-ice training,” says Robertson.
“Any injury will already have

Zamboni Time

« The Trail Smoke Eater have.
sold only 220 of their targeted
500 season tickets for next sea-
Json- «
To try and make up the dif-
ference the team will be holding
a promotional blitz this week.

The Smiokies are inviting any
one interested in seeing the cali-
bre of Junior "A" hockey to
come out to their :

On September 12, they'll be
practising from 8-10 p.m. at the

‘The first exhibition’ gatne
the Bet sis ae ‘Saturday
against the: Femie Ghost: Riders
-fat7 pmo 3

Castlegar détenceman Rick
Crowe; who had agreed to play
for the Smokies, is currently at
the Vernon Lakers camp.

Coming Soon

s well so far, says
Rebate
“After the first day it was

_more or less just kicking out
“ideas about sun, sand, gals, and

surf," he says. "But I told them

“they owe the community, at the

very least, a 100 per cent effort."
Robertson the players agreed

to take that attitude into camp.
“We want to develop the men-

tal athlete as well as the physical

‘by virtue of
so many years of high draft choic-
es—mature into a winning team.
With him, they'll-contend for the
Stanley Cup and be in the NHL's
spotlight, And that alone would
have to increase the value’ of the
Nordiques in'a league which is
selling 'un-stocked teams for $50

. Sellit quick=
in the Sun classifieds

Call 365-7848

‘million.

«i. Lindros has said he will dot

Play in Quebec, But—despite the

* féw slipped comments made

under the bombardment of the
media's lending questions—the
dispute is not with the people, lan-
‘guage, or culture of Quebec.
Superstar Mark Messier has
said he will not play in Edmonton
this year, Yet he was never ques-
tioned about snubbing that Alber-
ta city's way of life,
Rather, it's for the’ familiar rea-
son of avoiding higher Canadian
taxes. A problem’ all Canadian
teams will have to address if they
hope to continue to compete.
Lindros, like many other tal-
ented Canadians before him,
‘wants what he can get.

The question has never been is
he worth it, Rare as

alone for moment we could sce

Lindros is, have proven their

‘value in the world of professional

Sports,
Enough said.
Maybe if we all just left the kid

the supposed. attitude and bigotry
for what it really is...
Something the Next Orie’ 's
detractors want us to see,
Hail Lindros and ‘let's my
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"T take it quite personally," he
says. "I'm not the coach but I'm
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shape and mentally aware to
receive what the coach is telling
them to do."

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