B2 casmecarnews, January 14,1981 - ‘What, a. trip, . Midgets report By GIB LIND The Castlegar OK Tire. skate and every team seemed to be’ big and strong .— Midget Reps returned to dparticularly the 16 and 7 Castlegar last-Friday after a 29% two-week stay in Sweden. | f i aget boys would From every point of view the trip was considered a great '. success, The hockey experi- ' ences and the.many friend- ships developed will long be remembered -.by the boys. Rae ect once In like to ‘express - thtir) dppreciation to those people: and agencies who: supported’ thom in’ any way. The trip must be considered by each boy to have been aon The Swedish h excellent ‘and -both players ° and parents were treated in + ‘an excellent manner. : © The, record ‘of - three wins, 34 two tles,‘and ‘four Jostes" considered good. Two of the four lossea were ‘only by one goal. It is ‘almost certain had high-scoring Gordie. Walker been playing,,one or two of these losses’and one of the ties against the juniors would have been ‘a win.-Zt is inter- esting to point out that the midget boys didn't meet a poor skating Swedish team. The Swedes can certainly in-a-lifetime ‘“A-aifidere thanks goes out to Fat Castlegar people from fam tlie: team. The midget boys ‘ito work hard toward ‘Sbringing Castlegar the West * Kootenay Midget Champion- ship in March; providing Trail and Nelson co-operate. The midget team now is .@ attempting to return to a -norma! routine. They have a game against Beaver Valley Midgets on Friday night at 7:15 p.m. in the new arena and travel to Trail for a game at 8:45 p.m. in the Cominco | arena on Sunday.» Jr. Rockettes: Bp. Alberta ols, with the rest of the teams coming from thd F . Kootenays and Okanagan. ‘Eight senior. boys’ teams meet for a day anda net Maple Ridge’ om Nelson. at 80 p.m, followed by Lord Byng High School.from ver ‘ol- atB Pal m7 with the host ed against the’ ris predicts that Mayle Ridge and Lord Byng will be the teams: to be best. “With: the ® possible excep- tion ‘of Hinton, who I know nothing ‘about, there isn't a ‘The Rockers lost.49-41. 16 William Aberhart from ‘Cal- gary in, their opening, gaine. Tom Demeo led ‘the in ok ‘Humphries scorers: points, followed by Ke - Overholt with 18 points, Early.’ next morning ‘Stan- ley Humphries met Summer- land and were beaten 74-50../1 Tom Demeo agai led the points while. Lawrence’ Mak- ortoff added 11. game of .the - tourname: Stanley Humphries defeated: Kimberley 63-61. That game saw Keith Overholt and: Ra Stewart do the “damageq: on the seoroboard with 2 2} 11 points, respective! Shmoorkotf led a solid oe sfensive effort, 05 Buentat yiuice tyeont hon Pd) Spoon: Aiea; + UY An Ao “aneddo , OBUHET| Eee sea a UGEEO| ‘ean RUHL» eypiie Shue-a| OY BAI tu seagteg, ue Gat. That's ihe’ fecling of th @ membors df. say there was little time to.do any sight-seal but'they:” ‘Trail and e ‘ f 4 T: 1st! ir OK Tice Midget Rep hockey team, left-to’: were billated In private.homes Vibiets @ inem 6: in tou rnament right, Mike. Corbett, ‘Goi clovelf, atk Lind and ‘eet with the people. How: were the jeopio? he to a.elow start thls: Rockettes experienced both ends of the basketball spec- trum last: weel md : in Kel. SUSAN POPOFF |” heart-| reaking ~ losses ‘and. one Fatlier id de of it. ‘Rock. ettes: handled 3 Mt ‘Boucheris Rockettes in 5-game road trip’ The SHSS Jr. Rockettes’ basketball team opened its 1981 league schedule on a winning note last Wednesday asit hosted the Grand Forks Wolverines: . The result was never in doubt, asthe Castlegar. girls rolled to a 38-18 victory in a rough, scrappy’ game: The locals led 8-8 at the end-of the first quarter, and * extended their margin to 22-7 by halftime. The team scor- ing was evenly balanced, with surprising rookie'Susan . Popoff leading the way with 8 : points.. Gail: Cheveldave and Lisa Koochin added 7 points apiece, ‘while; Beth Krug chipped in with 5 points. Coach Pilatzke ‘was. satis-. fied with the girls’ perfor- mance after the long Christ- mas layoff: ‘I thought the girls worked really hard . on.” defense throughout the game. By the | end of the game: fey, may day, following & ay ness. Hé was 76. Owen lett Government House in 1978, following ‘a five-year term, and was suc- - ; been,attending his legal of - oral . hjtting for 25 day night the’ girls played the imp ing Thure- games layed during their two-week’ stay The. players : Schott Jénes who just returried from Sweden. Hore they ers say “super’, as was the food, ‘the ‘atmosphere: > “te ] said Meer The Stanley Humphries 45-16 with aie Beleayk- - display some of, the many gifts exchanged ‘at various and : : ieee Playing well lately.” all day y with’ eight’: their best ball of the-trip and: defeated & tough Spring <= Valley team, 44-24. Andrea Bes On Friday against “Lumby THE ASSOCIATED PRESS mifutes of the game only to. __ Except for middleweight: Jose 30-27, Saturday morning Hagler, whon ‘you the Rockettes played their talk about a champion of the poorest: ganie’ of the trip world in boxing, you are against a very strong team talking about a- fighter who” from Steveston and lost rules the world presided over. Ji y of Mexico, head of the World Boxing ” Council, or ,by Rodrigo San- - chez of Panama, chief of the ' World Boxing Association. “ OF 14 weight classes, 12 c have two champions, includ- All in all the trip.was very . worth while since the team is : ibe : VE) — Parents : toughness. As the season rogresses the shooting will . and high school students are Tnprove and. ‘the victories” angered and frustrated by a will be easier to come by. The \ ruling : which, ia ows: only By ED SCHUYLER JE. : \ games 7 scheduled. The cham- . Plonship: game gets under ‘ way .at /8:15 -p.m... Award ns will Solow the : final 5 game. a - ‘Last weekend the’ Rockers o recognition. and’ took part.in the Revelstoke = v-Inter-Provincial New ear, who are’ not ‘big’ enough to Twenty-six: ‘world Shas campaign in the 112-pound ae ee ‘A cham- flyweight division... ‘is supposed to. stand The: only two classes not. La the best of his division. split by.’ the WBC and th UNITY INSIGHT © WBA: are’ ‘middleweight “— +, But things ate looking up. Hagler ‘defends : that’ title There ‘willbe a-single light next Saturday night:in Bos, heavyweight’ champion “de- © : ton’ against Fulgencio Obel- cided “Feb. 28 ‘when. WEC -mejias: of Venezuéla' — and 8 Students fuming’ . 500 GD WE CET ke A ed ATS HE low prices, non-wax eg. $120 to 129 95. ; Fae epee ee SKIS Keg. 87-98 tet coaches travelled. fn a a passenger bus. ‘The ~ bus picked. op ithe team at 10:80: a.m,” and ‘th xt action for the Rock ; af ‘the Can ne the en for the I Tnvit Union of Public Employees to iionai Tournament in Nelson Grive sports teams to out-of- town games. this weekend. - Deloy Routley, coach of the Vernon senior. secondary school basketball team, said win, - i6se the oling by. 4 by.the eee Labor ~ 5 ‘th uld “be were dropped off in tentaateut and Wolter. Rutland. The team had ‘no: weight champions. access to tranaportation from ° ‘Saoul Mamby, ‘WEC 5 the time. of arrival until late champion, and Adton:Pryor, that night, Routley said, The - the: WBA king, are signed to driver was ‘sent back to settle who is the real junior Vernon because he would welterweight champion. The have had i to he paid whille he . fight was scheduled’ on Feb. i in t! se ined nate and fess "mobility. for students. * Under ‘the ‘previous sys- have been tired but they 43m, the vehicles, used ‘were didn't give up many easy owned by a society’ -and baskets. coaches and teachers did the “Offensively, Gail ‘Chev- driving. Now, buses have eldave' and Betty Zaytsoff been turned over . to the. played their, best games. ‘of schoo! board and rented back: @ season, at | offs shooting was. deadiy, for trips. Drivers pages are despite a badly sprained fin: ating bidgets.. a rm seat’ gin’ Spainst Routley said the’ senior- next es Salmo should be a real test of ‘Mloeetes fee Vernon? 2 cu abilty and sheracter. “on the weekend. 10 everyone return: ing from last-year ard will be Ho a Players. nang two" very tough to beat.” ° Game time against Salmo - is 5:30 on Wednesday night in the SHSS gym. On Friday, the team will be * attending the Totem Tourna- = fj ment in Nelson, where they tackle Trafalgar Totems at 4. p.m. on Friday, and Rossland ... Royals at 10 Sm. on Satur: Rutland, + but Pryor was sbi Under. tho old system, Hunt decane a where teachers or coaches - argument: with a woman. drove the*vehicles, coaches ~ could take the players shop- hurt,’ an Mi sad Ali © ping or to other. activities to. Professional Sports,’ Inc. kill time between: games, - wants s torpute the’ fight on its’. Routley. said. 28 Gardon card. But ..“We were stuck in a gym- su 3 - as Tommy: Hears and the ‘ “The, nearest facility to shop two Muhammads on the Gar= paid. out, of ‘the teams’ ‘oper. |. or eat was three miles away. “It is nearly impossible to oc- ‘ported’ jot eupy 10 hours with nothing to ~ fiphtin: Mamby in inl his:home- ido between games. 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