82 Castlegar News December 29, 1990 SPORTS Nineties continued trom page 81 playoffs had circulated like wildfire Kootenay hockey club entering the six-team B.C. Cup. And while the Castlegar Atom All-stars closed out their season with the D title at the Osoyoos Atom Fiesta Easter tour- EXTENDED TO DEC. 31 FITNESS MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL 1 month ...... *4O amonns..” 110 Buy Now & Save! 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Rumor had it that the National Football League’s L.A. Raiders were going back to Oakland and soaring baseball salaries were making headlines, but one idual, Belc- zyk, had time to visit his home in ‘Castlegar and take off his boots. Meanwhile, the SHSS girls’ soccer team got ready to lace the boots. Stanley Humphries’ golf team also got into full swing and with Denise Pottle anchoring the team, things looked good. Out on the golf course, Ruth Trickey, Sharon Bystrom, Marie Prokop and Karen Zavaduk took the first Castlegar Ladies Golf Club tournament. In spite of the good weather, several athletes were still confined to the indoors. Stanley Humphries became the site of a basketball camp, and for those good enough, a trip to the Basketball B.C. Supercamp held at BCIT, was in store. Also, the Kinnaird Junior secon- dary school senior girls made their mark, winning the provincial-type tournament in Vancouver. To top the month off, Selkirk Saint’s volleyballer Wes Wishlow was awarded the college's title of Male Athlete of the Year. MAY: Despite earlier problems, baseball in Castlegar was still a hit with the kids. But, it was the mens’ turn to enjoy the expanses of the outfield and the jargon of the in- field, as the Castlegar Mens Fastball League got underway. Terry Crisp also got underway, he was relieved as headcoach of the airls team played like veterans of the game as the team went undefeated at the 10-team tournament in Surrey, finishing first. Other firsts came from three SHSS track and field athletes. Amy Cher- noff, Amy Rogers and Wendy Closkey all finished first in their respective events, earning the three a trip to the provincials in high school from Castlegar who participated in the B.C, Summer Games, only one silver and three bronze medals were brought back. Like Steve Bauer in the Tour de France, the Castlegar athletes started out well, but faded when it mattered the most. AUGUST: The last month of the school summer holidays came and went, and those who came to give it track and field. their all went away smiling. Also qualifying, but for the B.C. The Aquanauts came and gave it Summer Games, were David Green their best, finishing 15th at the and Clift Dolgopol. Green traded in the hockey stick for a tennis racket, and surprise, surprise, both Green and Dolgopol went undefeated in the regional trials. JUNE: golfer Jody Carew and horseshoe throwers Michelle and Jim Feeney and Blythe Elliot also joined Green and several others as potential victors for the B.C. Summer Games. Hockey» and soccer rained supreme, with ‘the NHL draft and the World Cup. As for soccer, the Castlegar Greyhounds went un- this effort off with the playoff title defeated at the Slocan Challenge as well. Cup, easily taking the title as best Bill Perehudoff and Denise Pottle team. both went to the Whimp tournament Giving it their best in rain or shine in Castlegar and both returned Provincial Aquatic Championships in Trail. The locals finished higher than any other West Kootenay team. Bobby Smith, was there and gone. Smith left in 1983 from Minnesota for Montreal, only to head back to. Minnesota seven years later. And Pete Rose came forth with his plea and went to prison on two counts of false income tax returns. Castlegar’s Banjo’s Pub came and stayed. The club finished first in the CMFL regular season and capped were the golfers of the 29th annual victorious. Sunflower Open and those who The World Basketball League competed at the Sunfest Classic. came and proved to North Despite heavy rain, Genelle’s Dan Dupis claimed the golfing title. Two weeks later, Loretta Balfone cap- tured the Castlegar Savings and Credit Union’s Ladies Open golf tournament. It took Balfone 19 holes in to win, but win she did. On another winning note, midway through the CMFL season, Banjo’s Pub had secured top spot with a 7-3- 0 record. Travelling out of town were both the Castlegar Aquanauts and Brenda Binnie. Both finished as runners up. Binnie took second at the Penticton bodybuilding competition on the womens’ side, while the Aquanauts had to travel to Nelson to do their Americans that there was enough room for both the WBL and the more popular NBA. SEPTEMBER: With school star- ting up and the weather cooling, was it too soon to think about hockey again? Well the Castlegar Rebels executive didn’t think it was too soon and were busy getting players, despite a lack of funding to do so. Despite early financial problems, the Rebels put together four wins in the preseason. September was the month for a lot of preseason action, the NHL, the NFL, both had several preseason outings to get the spectator in the mood for the real thing. Calgary Flames. thing. ile back at the C June was also the month to reflect. ges mene vein eeeny eoyrers Proved Complex, the Rebels Stanley gave ‘ decided to keep the KIJHL team around for a little while longer. During May, many readers were given a jolt by the latest stats showing soccer to be Canada’s num- DAVID GREEN . changes equipment ber one sport. However, the SHSS girls soccer team already knew this, It was a regional title they wanted, but the team fell short of its goal, finishing second. Also falling short of their goal were the local senior bowlers. Only four points separated first from second and a trip to the nationals, and it was the Castlegar contingent which finished in second place at the Golden Age Provincial five-pin Bowling Championships in Kelowna. From seniors of one to seniors of another, the Castlegar Realty bantam won both the Boyd Cup and the Hadad Cup at the East/West Kootenay golf championships at the Birchland Golf and Country Club. Castlegar’s Annie Raynor proved she was real, winning the women’s D to its athletes; the school’s record for the 1989-90 season was eight West Kootenay Championships; seven Provincial appearances; four top 10; finishes; and one top 20. JULY: With the weather getting The CRHL resumed, but it would take some time before Banjo’s Pub established themselves atop the In ‘the world of professional LOCAL NEWS PULPIT & PEW know that in the alcohol has become der but more i: was the over $19 million pocketed by Douglas. Those bidding for NHL expansion franchises got into the race, but the results of who would and who wouldn't be considéfed was still in was that Stan Smyi lost his ‘C’, and the Cincinnati Reds were the World Series Champs, and Castlegar’s Westar tell short of obtaining the West Kootenay Soccer League ‘Championships. claiming at least 100,000 lives, 25 contribute largely to these So what should be our attitude for the Grey Cup, was the. third- place finish by the SHSS senior giris field hockey team in the provincials. Important, was also the second- place finish by the Castlegar Figure Skating Club, in its first competition of the season. Important was the A divisional title clinched by Bill Van Yzerloo at the Silver Pom Pom Bonspiel in Trail. Important was the hat trick scored by fonner Castlegar Rebel Kelly Hurd, as he helped his team to a 6-2 win in Western Collegiate Hockey League action. It was also important that former Rebel Remi Lavallee rejoined his club and help them with a couple of much needed wins to keep the Rebels in the hunt for a playoff spot. It was also important to know that the SHSS swim team put together a strong performance at the B division provincial swim meet. The group of 12 came back with three silver medals and a fourth-place finish. Important to the SHSS senior girls team was the fact they class at the pit- ching championships in Quesnel. Matt Scoot was another local athlete who proved he was for real. The 15-year-old Castlegar resident won the junior class at the fifth an- nual Rubberhead Classic mountain bike race in Rossland. Other aspects of sports proved very real. Midget coach Paul Phipps had eight players attend the first Castlegar practice, the lack of num- bers was real enough for Phipps to wonder at the time if there was going to be a midget rep hockey team. Flag football in Trail got started and the Castlegar contingent was welcomed to the league and was handed its first lose. Last but not least, both SHSS and Selkirk College got their fall sporting Programs underway, the biggest sport for the two being volleyball. OCTOBER: With the weather in transition between summer and win- ter, the sports scene began to fall in- to place. Falling hard into place were the Castlegar Rebels. After going un- defeated in the preseason, the Rebels dropped their first three games of the 1990-91 season. A lot of filtering through debris had to be done during October to find out what was what. hotter, some local athletes turned up their performances by a couple of notches. Robson’s Trevor Seville grabbed a third-place finish at the Western Canada Summer Games and in the Process set new personal records, in both the clean-and-jerk and the snat- ch. Reaching new heights were Banjo’s Pub, winners of the Salmo Hotel Fastball tournament, but Banjo's also suffered setbacks during the regular CMFL season and almost relinquished first place in the CMFL. Though the lights grew dim for Ban- jo’s midway through July, sunglasses were needed for the Jim Young Celebrity Golf tournament. All the sports stars in attendance were able to_raise $13,000 for the Red Cross. Steve Bozek, Belczyk, Vancouver Canuck’s coach Bob McCammon and Ray Ferraro were some of the stars on hand. While Mario Lemieux, of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins went under the knife, the Nelson Neptunes Jet their handy work in the pool show. Twice the Nelson club swam away with tournament victories, while the Castlegar Aquanauts won a tourney of its own: And not all news in the month of July was good. Of the 44 athletes won the regionals, and went on to claim a fifth-place finish at the provincial level. Important to KJSS students and athletes were the regional titles won by the Grade 8 boys and girls volleyball teams. DECEMBER: The final month of the year and the most festive oc- casion, and one of the busiest times in sports prior to the Christmas break. Castlegar Realty gave 5 thesisalves an early Christmas present by nab- bing top spot in the Trail Mens Basketball League, while the Rebels continued to falter. Mathematically the Rebels were still in the hunt for a playoff spot, but Santa will have to be real nice to them if they want post-season action. However, two of the Rebels were given a stocking stuffer. Both David Green and Keith Semenoff will grace the ice this January as members of the West Kootenay All-star team. Along with San Jose, Ottawa and Tampa Bay organizations were given early presents. Both the latter fran- chises will join the NHL in the 1992- 93 season. 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What kind of wine is referred to has to be judged by the Bible. Could God forbid the use of wine in one passage and condone it in another? A serious Bible student who really the Bible wine will be led to more of the following conclusions: All the positive Biblical references to wine have to do with unfermented and nonintoxicating grape juice, while the negative references concern fermented and intoxicating wine. There are Bible passages which condemn not only the abuse of wine but also any use of it at all. There are several passages in the Old and New Testaments which condemn wine per se, irrespective of the quan- tity used. The study of the major wine- please see PULPIT page B4 used | Exchange student shares experiences in Thailand EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third and final instalment of a letter from Greg Ehman, a Rotary: Sochonos senters meatvinniny Tenants situation, it is okay fora yeumeat bon «cence he enone brag eend for this park, but the utmost respect. Teachers are the backbone of any society and I feel that Canada’s treatment of its teachers is just pitiful. Thailand, on the other hand, realizes just how vital they are and goes to great lengths to attract the youths as teachers. My first major excursion was to Pattaya Beach, on Aug. 19-20. I went with my host brother Noom (rhymes with *‘room’"’) and eight of his friends. A Reflections and recoliections By John Charters Pattaya is a city of rather dubious reputation, but I only visited it briefly. After passing through we moved onto a lesser-known, but more “‘appropriate’’ beach for a 16-year-old to spend the crammed into a pickup. The students said that they’d pick me up at midnight — three hours late, not bad for Thais. It was « six-hour drive over one of the worst roads that I’ve ever been on — and I've been on some really bad ones. It was raining constantly and the camper leaked and I was thoroughly miserable! The students had great plans 85. -5666 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C, WE DELIVER Pickup Ord the rain most of them, so we moved on. At roughly 11 a.m. we arrived at the departure point for the raft. Yes, that’s right, I was spending weekend and spent the night at Jomtien Resort Hotel. This is the newest, and one of the more expensive resort hotels. Fortunately, my host brother’s uncle owned it so we got a hefty discount. The hotel was spectacular — 450 rooms, two swimming pools (indoor and out), a fitness centre, tennis courts, a private massage parlour, snooker hall, & disco, horseback riding, shooting rahge, windsurfing and scuba lessons. Most of these are complimentary for the guests use. The grand total for 10 people to stay the night in this hotel came to just under 1500 baht (roughly $75 Canadian). It was just incredible. The’ beach was a two-minute walk away and was beyond spectacular — green-blue surf crashing on to a snow-white perfectly sculptured beach. Words con't do it justice! I never wanted to leave. I love the ocean, I always have, and I always will and this was the Pacific, the Pacific Ocean, and it was warm! I was in heaven. I came very close to sleeping under the stars that night. I can see why it is one of the world’s top 10 beaches! My next major trip was with a class from school, on Oct. 4-5 to K: i, with 20 of us little’’ worried. the night on a raft. The trip over to the raft was an experience in itself — the boat was absolutely unsafe, basically an oversized bathtub with a motor which was an old Chevy motor with a propeller welded to the drive shaft. I'll admit that I was more than ‘‘a The raft itself seemed solid and was equipped with both a small open-grill firepit (well-insulated), and a small cabin for sleeping and changing clothes. We decided to go swimming (it was still raining), but I was in for a big surprise. Thailand has leaches, great big ugly things. Swimming lost its novelty after I discovered this disturbing fact. On the Sth when I awoke from a ‘‘nap’’ (about an hour of restless sleep), and more rain, I panicked. We were not in the place we had been when I went to sleep! Yes, my friends agreed, somehow the raft had drifted into another bay. I only felt slight relief knowing that I didn’t have to swim home. I am sorry if this account seems rather cynical. 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