Wednesday, November 4, 1992 @ In The News. Jonathan Green tap. Teams from far and near will hit town for the tournament, with action getting underway Friday afternoon and winding up Sunday afternoon. The Rebels entertain nights at 8 p.m. THANK you A great big thank you from the sports desk to Hazel Martin for locating my car keys at Nelson’s Lakeside Park. Life without that Winnipeg Jets keychain just hasn't been the same, but the sun will shine once again when | get it back Friday. TOSS LOSS The NFL's Los LocalSPORTS Bulldogs chase Tom Kats to TFFL title News photo by Corinne Jackson Tom Kat Dave Terhune turns one upfield in the Trail Flag Football League final action Sunday. The defending champs from Castlegar were unable to keep their TFFL title, dropping a 26-13 decision to the Trail Bulldogs. Ml Defending champions from Castlegar fall in grudge match to Silver City rivals for Trail Flag Football League title Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER There is a saying that goes “The best offence is a good defence”, but unfortunately for the Castlegar Tom Kats, that’s not necessarily true. With their defence spending more time on the field than the offence, the Tom Kats weren’t able to score the points they needed in the Trail Flag Football League final Sunday, dropping a 26-13 decision to the Trail Bulldogs. Tom Kat Tom Campbell said there is no big mystery as to why his squad wasn't able to successfully defend their TFFL title. “Our offence fell apart,” he said. “We just didn’t execute. “That’s what it comes down to.” Campbell said things didn’t look good right from their opening drive, when quarterback Gord Sandrin marched the Kats deep ito Bulldog —_— only to see an endzone pass intercepted by Dwayne McDon- nell. Trail took an early, if small, lead with a single on their second pos- session only to see it erased when Neil Bermel’s major put Castlegar in front early in the second quarter, 6-1. The Tom Kats increased the lead to 7-1 by the half, and went up by another six early in the second half. And then the wheels fell off the proverbial wagon. Running into interception problems, things went bad for Castlegar as the offence fell asleep when it wasn’t the best time to do so, failing to put any points on the board. At the same time, the Bulldogs were in the midst of scoring 25 straight points en route to victory. “When the defence is on for most of the second half, you can’t win that way,” Campbell said. “We played well in the first half, but our of- fence just couldn’t put it together (in the second half). “I don’t know what else to say.” Bulldog Gord Harding said things could have gone either way until his squad turned it up a few notches in the late stages of the fourth quarter. “Their defence had a breakdown in the second half,” he said. “We scored three touchdowns in the last five minutes. “Other than that, it was pretty tight.” Harding said the win was especially gratifying, as the Tom Kats had knocked off the Bulldogs in last year’s final. “There’s no love lost between the two teams,” he said. “We wanted to get back at them. “We felt last year was ours and they took it away from us.” But as much as the game wasn't a love fest, Harding acknowledged Castlegar’s performance. “We have a lot of respect for the Tom Kats,”he said. “They make the league exciting. “I guess it was just our turn.” Castlegar advanced to the final with a 22-14 semi-final win over the Trail Hawks Saturday, while the Bulldogs squeaked by the Dam Inn Mates 19-18 for their place in the title game. Need acar loan? ppen. sdnevowl .yebeonbeW! @ Wednesday, November 4, 1992 NEWS STAFF Selkirk College. lent game.” take it from there. Canada’s national sport has gone indoors at But before anyone digs out their skates or sticks, remember that it’s lacrosse and not ice hockey that we’re talking about here. Experimenting with the game with several faculties, college instructor Bob Gurney said inter-lacrosse, or soft lacrosse, is designed to be a little gentler than the parent game. “The idea is to make it less violent,” he said. “When (organized lacrosse) first started, it was hammered by the media as being a vio- Played with a softer ball, plastic sticks and some different rules, Gurney said the game is a joint project of several countries that is just starting to catch on in Canada. Approached by B.C. Lacrosse to get the word out in the area, Gurney said he is intro- ducing it at the college and hopes interest will New look lacrosse hits Selkirk Selkirk College instructor Bob Gurney battles for a loose ball during inter-lacrosse action Monday. Less violent than lacrosse, Gurney says the game is designed for a broader audience. “When I heard about this, I thought it would be a great way to promote lacrosse,” he said. “What we’re trying to do is expose the students to it, and then introduce into the community as well as the general population.” Similar to the parent game in most ways, Gurney said the attractive part about the new game is the ability to introduce new ideas to make it more interesting. “You still have the basic rules and can in- vent the new ones to fit your needs, which is nice I think,” he said. He said that by preventing players from walking with the ball and limiting the amount of time they can hang onto it, it speeds the game up and emphasizes the team concept. “It’s a co-operative game in a sense,” he said. “It gives everybody a chance te play. And with everybody getting wrapped up in team play, Gurney said it’s easy for the obvi- ous part of inter-lacrosse to be overlooked. “It’s good fitness,” he said. “Good exercise.” News photo by Jonathan Green Rockers return to form at KLO tourney Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER Taking some small steps backwards lately, the Stanley Humphries senior boys volley- ball team made a giant leap forward in the Okanagan over the weekend. Competing in a 10-team tournament at Kelowna’s KLO, the Rockers played like the team that had been ranked No. 1 in the province less than a month ago and fin- ished third. With nine of the 10 teams competing ranked provincial- ly, coach Don Lust said it was far from a walk in the park. “It was probably the tough- est tournament of the year,” he said. The locals started things off Friday with a 15-1, 15-7 crushing of Courtenay’s G.P. Vanier, the No. 3 team in the province’s AAA class. “We just stomped on them,” Lust said. Carrying the momentum into their next match, they knocked off Kootenay rival and AA's No.2 Mt. Sentinel 15- 9, 15-10 to finish Friday with two wins in as many tries. The Rockers started Satur- day against No. 9 Penticton, sweeping them 15-9, 15-10 to wrap up top spot in their pool. Lust said with first locked up, he kept injured starter Lee Malinek out of the final round- robin game against Kelowna’s Mt. Boucherie, a meaningless 12-15, 13-15 loss. Moving into a semi-final re- match with Sentinel, the Rockers were still minus Ma- linek and, even though Lust tipped his hat to the rest of the team, they couldn’t pull it off, falling 9-15, 12-15. “(Lee) is definitely a major part of our attack,” Lust said. “He adds that extra oomph to the team. “We would have won if he’d been there.” Sentinel eventually lost to Edmonton’s Strathcona in the final, 10-15, 7-15. Meanwhile, the senior girls squared off with some of B.C.’s best at the J.L. Crowe tourna- ment in Trail, and came away with a last place finish. Coach Tamara Gamborski said although the team fin- ished last, there were some positives. She said some players who generally stay in the back- ground came forward to play their best volleyball, as well as some signs of an all-round im- proved team. “I think we're a better team (than at the start of the year),” she said, “but, unfortunately, we didn’t prove it this week- end.” Gamborski said with a match-up against J.L Crowe for the West Kootenay title just around the corner, she hopes a tournament this weekend will fire her group up. “Hopefully, this will get them ready for the play- downs,” she said. The boys resume play on the road in Kimberley this weekend, while the girls trav- el to Kelowna for the Spring- valley tournament. Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER Scoreboard operators in the East Kootenay may need to re- place some burnt out bulbs af- ter a visit by the Castlegar Rebels last weekend. Humbling their hosts in Elkford, Sparwood and Inver- mere, the local squad returned home Sunday with three wins in as many games, scoring 25 goals in the process. Predicting a sweep, coach Garry Sauer was happy to see his vision come true. “The guys played an excel- lent weekend of hockey,” he said. The Rebels arrived in Spar- wood with plenty of time to spare for Friday’s opener with Elk Valley, and it was just as well as the game was in Elk- ford, half an hour away. Loading up the bus and travelling again, the team showed no signs of either trip when they eventually hit the ice, scoring eight third-period goals in a 13-4 romp. Kevin Leiman and Aaron Hackman each had three goals in the win while Jerry Holz added a goal and three assists. KOOTENAY INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE (As of Nov. 1) EAST DIVISION WLTF A Elk Valley 47 056 8&6 Columbia Val. 3 8 O 48 66 Golden 3 9 0 52 74 WEST DIVISION 90 39 Beaver Valley 5 Rossland 01 Squandering an early 4-0 lead, the Rebels watched the Raiders tie it up at 10:57 of the second period thanks to nu- merous penalties. Sauer said the game turned around in the blink of an eye. “All of a sudden we're killing penalties,” he said. “The guys have to stay out of the box.” Mark Graff put Castlegar back in front at 1:13, and the rest was all Rebels. Meeting again in Sparwood Saturday, the Rebels got great — goaltending from Johnny Ray and goals from seven different play- ers in a 7-0 whitewash. The team . "il lost hy pepe woe) man Lehn Todd Doyle midway through the third period with a separated collarbone and, by the time they had retrieved him from the hospital and rolled into In- vermere, it was close to 4 a.m. Sunday with a 1 p.m. game. But any concerns of the late night dissolved 39 seconds in- to the Columbia Valley mati- nee, when Nino Da Costa scored from Todd Doyle, a pair who would finish the 5-1 win with a combined nine points. With 14 players figuring in on Friday’s scoring and 13 on Saturday, Sauer said the wins were the result of a total team io of week effort. “Everybody's going out and doing their job,” he said. “It’s nice to see that kind of depth.” The Rebels return to action this weekend, with league- leading Nelson in town Friday and Spokane visiting Satur- day. Game time both nights is 8 p.m. ADULT/SENIORS HOUSING Door-to-Door Canvas Thru 15 November, 1992 Please Help Seniors Complete and Return a Survey Form AVAILABLE AT: Castlegar Public Library Castlegar & District Hospital Castlegar & District Recreation Complex Sponsored By: Castlegar & District Seniors Action Committee A Dedar bertecinds, Becions kecldesenale