SPORTS m2 _Castlégar News re 4 "s Bears win spot in Summer Games By CHERYL CALDERBANK Writer A&W Bears pitcher Rod Gritchen pitched 9-8 and 10-1 vietories against a Cranbrook all-star team on the weekend t help the Bears to a berth in the B.C. Summer Games next month in Cranbrook. The series was marked by controversy over the eligibility of Castlegar players Gritchen and Mickey Muller. The Bears were informed in Cranbrook that the two players risked losing the right to compete in the provincial Senior Babe Ruth championships if they played in the Zone 1 Summer Games trials. But the rules didn't apply.to Cranbrook because of what CASTLEGAR AQUANAUTS Bears Bruce MacKenzie called “A loophole,” allowing Cranbrook the right to have its players in both the Summer Games and the provincial playoffs. The Bears advanced to the finals against Cranbrook by defeating Trail in a three-game series. © Gritchen and Muller sat out the first game and saw their the second game. This resulted in a 9-8 win after seven innings, a game in which Gritchen hit a home run. In the second game, Sandy Renwick had a three-run home run in the first inning. Another run was scored in the third inning, three in the fourth inning and two in the seventh. Cranbrook had five in the first inning and three in the fourth inning. Gritchen was the winning pitcher. On Sunday he upset after the first game that he decided to forfeit his right to play in the Babe Ruth provincials and came on the field in Swimathon on Saturday Castlegar Aquanauts swim club take to the water this weekend for their first event of the season — their annual swimathon. The swimathon, a fund raiser for the club, will take Softball place Saturday at Bob Brand- son pool. Club members are out this week looking for pledges or donations. In the swimathon, each swimmer tries to swim one tourney this weekend ‘By CasNews Staff Castlegar and District Girls Softball Association is holding an eight-team tour- nament this weekend in Kin- naird Park. Five Castlegar teams as well as teams from Genelle, Trail and Montrose will take part in the tournament. Bantam.gone playoffs be- SUPPORT NEEDED Castlegar Minor Hockey Association is taking applications for Coaches, Asst. Coaches and Managers for the 1986 - 87 Hockey Season. All interested individuals can call 399-4357 of 365-3461 FOR MORE INFORMATION — CASTLEGAR COMPLEX — tween Castlegar and Grand Forks will also be played. Tournament games begin at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sun- day. Bantam zone playdowns will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday. A full concession is avail- able at the park with pro- ceeds going to the Pee Wee team for travel expenses to the provincials in July. mile — 71 laps of the pool. Sponsors are asked to pledge money for each lap com- pleted. At noon, the annual cele- brity relays take over the pool. There are two relay events scheduled — a 4x25 yard freestyle and the popu- lar fun relay. In other swimming news, coaches Ray Yule and Clint Hirst are pleased with the progress being made by the swimmers. Despite cool May weather and even cooler water, the swimmers are well into preparations and training for the first meet of the season to be held June 14-15 in Nelson. Cranbrook captures Cup final Cranbrook Rovers defeat ed Kimberley Athletics 1-0 Sunday in Creston to win the Kootenay Cup soccer final. The Rovers will represnt zone 1 (K in men’s ry emai - A&W Bears pitcher Rod Gritchen rears back and fires during B.C. Summer Games zone d six hits and struck out five batters. Then in the seventh inning, Renwick hit his second home run. The Bears committed only one error in contest to 11 errors in three innings in the first game. ive are very pleased,” MacKenzie said of the vietory” But this means that any team member who played is now ineligible to play in the provincial playoffs. Gritehen has naother year left with the Bears, something which Mackenzie said may have been a ‘factor in his decision to play in the trials. But Muller, who did not play, is in his final year of Senior Babe Ruth play. MacKenzie said, Gritchen, was named the series’ most valuable player, and was instrumental in the win. However, he also attributed the victory to a solid team effort. Castlegar pitchers win By CasNews Staff Castlegar area horseshoe pitchers dominated the zone 1 (Kootenays) horseshoe pit- ching playoffs held Sunday in Kinnaird Park. Michelle Feeney of Castle- gar won the Ladies B cate- gory, Blythe Elliott of Rob- son was the Ladies C winner while Annie Rayner of Rob- son won the Ladies D divi sion. Jeff Angerilli of Fruitvale was the junior boys B win- ner. Jack Regnier of Trail won the senior men’s A cate- gory while Earl Rourke of Castlegar was the senior men’s B winner. Walter Kinakin of Castle- gar was the men’s A winner, Don Angerilli of Fruitvale was the B winner, while Bob Hildebrandt of Sparwood was the C winner. Lionel Regnier of Trail took the D category while Ric Read of Cranbrook took the E event. The winners will represent zone 1 at the B.C. Summer Games next month in Cran- brook. earned him most valuable in Cranbrook. Grit- fs. soceer at the B.C. Summer 1 chen's performance on the mound and at the plate sparked his team to a berth in the summer games and player honors in the playot- Photo tor CosNews by Fronk Brooke Anderson Games July 10-13 in Cran- brook - - oe Kimberley advanced to the asec Blueberry hold track meet final and Cranbrook narrowly defeated Trail Spurs 2-1 in The Blueberry Creek-Oot- the other semifinal. ischenia schools track meet was held on May 28 on the Blueberry Creek school grounds. Events included 50- metre, 200-metre and 400- metre runs, standing and important Notice APPROVED AUTO REPAIR SERVICES has Maloney Pontiac Buick GMC een appointed the B.C.A.A. Representative for the entire area. Make sure your vehicle is within safety standards, have it checked today! you of its condition. Assure yourself spection appointment. Maloney Pontiac Buick is also a qualified air condi- tioner service center. Don't let summer catch you in the air/con. rush. Let us check your air con- ditioning system com- pletely. 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In the primary division the races were: Marble and spoon; skipping; 25 metre dash; sack race; ball between the knees; beanbag balance race; preschool race. The highest scorers in each age category were: six-year old girls, Angela Briggeman; six-year-old boys, Nathan berry Creek); 10-year-old girls, Wendy Hall (Blueberry Creek); Patty Yofonoff (Oot. ischenia); 10-year-old boys, Robert Stepaniuk (Blueberry Creek), Travis Stoochnoff (Ootischenia); 11-year-old girls, Rhonda Dawes (Blue berry Creek); Aimee Cher. noff (Ootischenia); 11-year. old boys, Robert Baulne (Blueberry Creek); Adam Pruss (Ootischenia); 12-year defeats Nelson By CasNews Staff Anderson's Insurance de- feated Nelson 13-10 last Fri- day in the Bronco division of Sentinel Minor Baseball play. Victor Hoodikoff was the winning piteher. According to team officials, catcher Brad Markin also played a good game. Mike Horlick got his first hit of the season. Dalla Lana; seven-year-old girls, Shawna Harshenin; seven-year-old boys, Bradley Kristian; eight-year-old girls, Karen Skibinski and Clarice Dalla Lana; eight-year-old boys, Daryl Stepaniuk; nine year-old girls, Elina Alim kulov; nine-year-old boys, Jadak Oglow and Wade Stoochnoff. old girls, Pam Read (Blue. berry Creek); Renee Cherry (Ootischenia); 12-year-old boys, Derek Soloveoff (Blue Mid- Week Wrap-up BASEBALL trials Friday octatholon. Registration is at 5 p.m. Saturday's events get underway at noon with the | girls pentathalon and all in dividual events, as well as the last four events of the ‘. octatholon. Registration is at $277)’ 11 a.m. . The zone 1 team will be announced at the end of the day's events. 2 °S32F % 8s SESSRSREEE 2% SSlsVses : = Giieader & sebsegad FASTBALL —C Savings Credit Union vs soccer. chonnel 9 p.m., channel 9. 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Dolan, 20, played sensationally against France, making many exceptional saves against world-class players. He wasn't out of place, although he erred slightly on the only goal when he hesitated on a long crossing pass. PAUL DOLAN . few mistakes Dolan's effort now makes it difficult to switch to Lettieri for Friday's pivotal game against Hungary at Irapuato. If Waiters does not give the green light to Lettieri, the coach could have a major problem on his hands. “Tony told me to keep working hard in practice and I'd probably get in there in the next game,” Lettieri said. “It’s important we do our best in the next game and get some points from the Hungarian game,” says Waiters. “Paul Dolan made very few mistakes against France.” Waiters, himself a former goalkeeper, has been loyal to many of the players who were around for the entire training program while preparing for the World Cup. One of Canada’s biggest problems by not having a professional soccer league at home was having national team members unavailable to train because of their commitments to club teams — indoors in the U.S. and outdoors in Europe. Dolan was one player who was in training with the team since mid-January. So was central defender Randy Samuel and midfielder Jamie Lowery. Waiters started Samuel against France and Lowery came on as a second-half substitute when Mike Sweeney hurt an ankle. Now, it seems Waiters must decide between loyalty and experience. Lettieri and striker Branko Segota, the players most affected by the Major Indoor Soccer League playoffs, both expect to play. “He's the coach, he makes the decisions,” Segota said Sunday. “If I had more time, I could have put one in.” Segota came on as a substitute against France with only nine minutes left and quickly showed he has a flair for getting open. He worked a tricky one-two manoeuvre with Igor Vrablic which almost produced a scoring chance, then was fouled by French midfielder Jean Tigana 23 yards out with three minutes left. Segota's hard free kick was blocked at the defensive wall, but he had shown he is more of a goal-scoring threat than many of his teammates The best Canadian lineup is probably one which includes Segota and Lettieri. ... experienced Fewer weekend games on TV TORONTO (CP) dian Football — Cana- be shown during the regular League fans will see at least 69 games this season on a television sched ule featuring fewer weekend games and added emphasis on Tuesday and Friday night dates CFL commissioner Doug Mitchell says a minimum of 67 of the league's 81 regular season games will be shown on television, in addition to two of the 10 preseason games. season, the same as last year. There will be one Tuesday game, the same as in 1985, and none on Wednesday, as opposed to one last season. There will be 16 games shown on Thursday, double the number in 1985, and 19 on Friday, up two from last season. Eleven games are slated for Saturday, down six from 1985, and 16 on Sunday, one less than last year The CFL said the shift in 1 The CBC English-l network will carry at least 35 games. CTV will show 34, two of which are preseason matches. The French-langu age Radio Canada will show 15 games. Fifty two games will be shown nationally, the re mainder regionally CTV opens coverage of the 1986 season with a regional broadcast of Edmonton's game against Winnipeg on June 9. The first regular. season game on television will be Edmonton's June 24 game at Calgary. That one will be seen on CTV's west ern network CBC's first national game is June 26 when Winnipeg visits B.C. Lions. Four Monday games will rag’ with the 10 extra Thursday games and three additional Friday night games on the 1986 schedule. Friday night games led the league in aver. age attendance last season with 30,969 while Thursday night games were second at 27,460 Sixty three regular-season games were televised last season. HAPPY ADS Use HAPPY ADS to extend bir thdey, wedding or anniver sory greetings to RUBBER STAMPS Made to Order CASTLEGAR NEWS 197 Columbia Ave. Phone 365-7266 9" someone. or to simply wish someone a good doy. Rates are reasonable ‘and you can also use a photo if you wish. For details, call Display Advertising at 365- $210 or drop in ot Castlegar News office ot 197 Columbio Avenue BASEBALL NOTES Age irrelevant By The Associated Press To call California Angels old, says Bob Boone, 38, you have only to look at the numbers. “But if by that you mean we can't play anymore, then I get a little upset,” he says. The Angels have one of the oldest starting lineups in baseball, but there's good reason for it, Boone says. “This is a very cruel game,” the Angels catcher says. “Either you can play or you can't. “Age is irrelevant. You can be 15 years old and play in the big leagues if you've got the talent. You can be 45 and play if you're able. There are a lot of 36-year-olds in this country who aren't in the major leagues.” Boone is by no means the only baby-boomer among “All age does is reflect in how long the club has the same look,” Boone says. “As far as winning or losing, it means nothing. “We don't worry about what other people say. “Oh, we know if we lose, will say it was because we were too old, but if we win, it'll be because of something else.” EVERYBODY KNOWS Tom Lasorda of Los Angeles Dodgers says second-guessing goes with a manager's territory. “That's one of the things that makes this game so great,” Lasorda says. “Everybody at one time or another has played baseball. “Don Shula can lose a playoff game, and nobody second guesses him — why didn't he have his linebacker up in the right spot, where was the left defensive tackle on that play? Nobody knows where those guys are supposed to be. I watch football, and I don't know. But in baseball, everybody knows.” DIFFERENT ROOKIES’ Both of the American League's hot West Coast rookies, Joyner of the Angels and Jose Canseco of Oakland A's, came through New York recently with their clubs. Joyner was a joy to the media — enthusiastic, energetic, friendly. Canseco was terse, ie, OPENING SATURDAY, UDEINES RECRE : © Hourly Rentals * Camping HI ARROW BEER & WINE STORE grouchy, Why? : Joyner is taking his lead from veteran teammate Reggie Jackson, who has never avoided public attention. Canseco has sought the counsel of veteran teammate Dave Kingman, who is not friendly with the media. B. HEROES Joyner on heroes: “When I grew up, I tried to be just like Reggie Jackson and Dale Murphy. 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