Page 10A The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, November 30, 1994 Junior volieybaliers get blocked on the road to victory Volleyball has the potential to be entertaining at any level, If you can't make the big spikes and stupendous blocks, you can engage in some long and tense rallies. Both games were in evi- dence last Saturday when the West Kootenay Junior Volley- ball Finals bounced their way into Castlegar. The tournament featured 16 high school teams from all over the West Kootenay region and they were vying for the opportu- nity to represent the region in the Provincials. The girls’ finals were played in the Stanley Humphries gym while the boys took over the Selkirk College gym. There were eight teams at each gym and they were split into two pools for the three-match round-robin. The SHSS junior girls breezed through the “A” pool at the SHSS gym finishing first while losing only one game through the three matches. Their opponent in the semi-final match was Trafalgar High School who finished second in the “B” pool. SHSS easily sur- passed them with game scores of 15-11 and 15-8 to meet L.V. Rogers in the final. L.V. Rogers has always had a good volleyball program over the years and Stanley Humphries coach Colette Ritchie knew they would be tough to beat. Of course it also didn't help having a short- ened bench when playing in your fifth match of the day. “LVR was playing so well and we didn't have the energy to make the blocks on their spikes,” said Ritchie. “My players had worked hard all day and they were clearly fatigued and I had no bench players to substitute in.” , Stanley Humphries ended up “putting up a good fight in the first game which ended 15-11 for LVR but they lost their fight and the final match by a score of 15-5. Despite the loss, Ritchie is extremely proud of her players who gave their best from day one. “The kids played hard and overall it's been a pretty good season,” said Ritchie. “We had a few injuries but we had a solid core of six or seven players who stuck it out to the end and they made second place.” Ritchie is especially proud of Grade 10 players Carrie Barabonoff and Kristel Pipke “Kristel has developed as a person as well as a player this year. She went from playing at a moderate level to a high level by the end of the year,” said Ritchie. “Carrie's serving was phenomenal and her defensive skills were supreme. She, along with Kristel, won numerous games and points on her defence and serving.” While the girls were playing hard and coming close to victory, the SHSS junior boys were com- ing even closer. The boys’ squad were just as effective in round- robin play as they cruised through their pool in first place Their semi-final game was against W.E. Graham High School from Slocan who were demolished by the Stanley Humphries boys 15-8 and 15-1 That victory set up a final with, who else, L.V. Rogers, who beat Rossland Secondary School to gain the final. “We had played them earlier in the day and the guys were really pumped in that game because they beat us handily early on in the season,” said Stanley Presents Above: Carrie Barabonoff of Stanley Humphries goes up high while Alyssa Watson (#7) and Pier Goetting look on. Above left: lan Sharp of SHSS combines with an LVR player on a time-out signal while attempting a scin- tillating spike. Left: Kim Stetsko looks on as Jamie Kalesnikoff digs out a serve. Humphries junior boys coach Jan Leslie. “We beat them in the round-robin and in the first match of the final both teams played a tremendous and entertaining game. It was more or less who got the ball rolling and got con- trol of the hype.” Unfortunately it wasn't SHSS and they lost an opening game heartbreaker 15-11. But, undaunt- ed, the Humphries squad rallied to take the second game 15-7. It all came down to one game and in the end LVR walked away with a 15-5 win. It was a tough loss to swallow for the team but they had to be consoled by their tremendous improvement during the season They went from being dominated early on in the year to second in the West Kootenay region; no small achievement “Overall, I was very impressed with the team,” said Leslie. “I have watched these gentlemen SUN SPORTS PHOTOS / Jeff Gabert grow and mature. They showed great sportsmanship and I applaud them.” Even though the juniors may have lost, it does seem to make the future of the senior volleyball program look brighter. Second should only make both squads hungry for more B.C. Games President announced SUN SPORTS STAFF tori of Trail announced last week Although “Hail to the chief” wasn't played, people in the Castlegar-Trail area have a new president in their midst Mayor Mike O’Connor of Castlegar and Mayor Sandy San- We are looking for deserving coaches from the area to recognize through the 3M/Castiegar Sun 1995 Community Coach Recognition Awards Program. Along with receiving customized certificates and a distinctive Local Coaching Recognition Award pin, winning coaches will have their p e in The Casti Sun. ee as, 3M/Castiegar Sun | COMMUNITY COACH RECOGNITION PROGRAM | ! Note: Coach must reside in area served by this newspaper 1 Name of Coach: 1 Sport: | League: 1 Nominated by: Phone: 1 Coach's Profile, Please provide a brief history on the nominee, outlining such elements as yeare of ¥ coaching, coaching | etc, Attach a separate sheet if necessary. responsible conduct beyond the playing field. * Presenting, through example, a positive image of coaching. = Revise isin eins Sery Sn coaching Wctoigees, etc. National Coaching Certification Program (NCP), tn: Maryn Strong, The Casigar Sun, 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar VIN 168 or call The Castlegar Sun office at (604) 365-5266 for more details. Please include your name and phone number, along with your nominee's name and phone number Deadline for entries is August 31, 1995 Lee eee meee wee ee eee the of Keith Smyth as President of the 1996 B.C. Sum- mer Games Society. Smyth is currently the Principal of Rossland Secondary School and has been extensively involved in numerous special events in the region, including chairing the Canadian Little League Champi- onships held in Trail in 1987. Cur- rently he is the Administration Chair for the upcoming 1995 Senior Babe Ruth World Series organizing committee “Keith is a well respected, community-minded individual with the skills and experience necessary to meet the challenge of this massive undertaking,” stated Mayors Santori and O’Connor ina press release Santori and O'Connor represent the joint Trail-Castlegar Nominat- ing commitee. The 1996 Games are being co- hosted by the communities of Trail and Castlegar and will businesses and individuals who participated in the Your support is greatly Thanks to all the Bantam Rep. Tournament. appreciated. attract thousands of athletes and spectators from around B.C.. It will be Smyth's job to coordinate volunteers and activies in both cities, which will be no easy task “I am very proud of the honor to lead two wonderful communi- ties in such a challenging and cooperative project,” said Smyth. “While the prime respon- sibility will be to insure the high- est quality of competition in a spirit of friendship for the ath- letes, an equally important goal will be to use the project as a stepping stone for uniting and promoting the rich cultures of Castlegar and Trail.” Smyth's first task will be to work with the nominating com- mittee to select 14 individuals from the Castlegar-Trail area to form the 1996 B.C. Summer Games board of directors. A pub- lic meeting will be held sometime in February, 1995 to elect the president and board of directors. Coacnes Comments: really wants to play. He consistency all weekend. Jeff came out and he was hitting and playing hard. He was effective in the Enderby game and worked his butt off. He scored our first goal in Sicamous and showed me he REBEL (+ OF THE WEEK Name: Jeff Moftat Posimon: Right Wing Ace: 18 Heant: 6'4" Hometown: Castlegar, B.C Favorite Praven: Trevor Linden showed determination and PANAGOPOULOS PIZZA PLACE s You Wit h A Complimentary 3 Topping Medinm Pizza Warm With TWO HAWanAN § SUPREME SPECIAL @1 TWO Medium TROPICAL HAWAIIAN Supreme Pizzas del Catch the HAWAIIAN HEAT WAVE with Pana's DELUXE version of the classic HAWAIIAN. loaded with PINEAPPLE, CANADIAN HAM, BACON, MOZZA & CHEDDAR, with a twist... ‘our own it & smoky tropical sauce! [on ian MEDIUM TROPICAL HAWAIIAN meee mae, ONE MEDIUM 2-TOPPING Make ‘om Larges... 2 for $18.49 ($21, Ts Deere) Wednesday, November 30, 1994 The Castlegar Sun A little burnt borscht tends to go a long wa 100% B.C. OWNED & OPERATED The oldtimers playing in the Borscht- burner Classic at the Castlegar Recreation Com- plex and Pioneer Arena last weekend weren't beneath using a little razzle-dazzle. This player from the Trail Oldtimers executes a little behind the back pass in order to stun the Nelson.Maple Leaf Oltimers' defensemen SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert Castlegar bears witness to oldtime hockey JEFF GABERT Sun Sports If you drove by you noticed it immediately. They were non-cha- lantly shuffling in and out of the arenas like nothing was going on But I knew better and I took it upon myself to investigate Now normally I don't go into these situations without back-up and a hidden 20/20 camera in my lapel pin but I decided to throw caution to the wind. And sure enough, it blew right back in my face What I found was a large group of men — grown men who were actually relieving Stress and enjoying themselves while acting like their children and grandchildren They were skating with a cargfree abandgn pot often scen in middle-aged men and they was no tomorrow. Upon further investigation it proved to be some kind of large annual event that closely resem- bled a peewee hockey tourna- ment, yet there was nothing Peewee in sight This was the Borscht-burner Classic and it was clear I had cracked the case. That was until I found out it was all a harmless Russian experiment to study the effects of borscht on Canadian over-the-hill hockey players The tournament is an annual event that is in ats sixth year. It attracts oldtimer squads from all over B.C. including Salmon Am, Invermere, Beaver Valley Elk Valley and Vernon They all come for a little com petitive hockey, a lot of socializ ing and, of course, the borscht ‘One of the biggest. reasons everybody comes is the borscht,” Richard Stoochnoff of the com- mon thread that runs through the tournament. “They like our borscht and it seemed like a catchy name for the tournament because of the area. We even make our own trophies from borscht bowls and ladles.” There were 18 teams split into four divisions based on calibre of play. The winners of the Red Army “A” Division were the Trail Oldtimers while Riley's Classics of Kelowna won the Dynamo “B” Division. The Spartak “C” Division was won by the Creston Fuddle-ducks and the Nelson Royal Inn won the Wings “C™ Division All the competitors had a great time in Castlegar and had their fill of borscht at the banquet and dance held Saturday night As for me, I got locked out until my 40th birthday FRESH Reg quality family pack 2.18 kg. 99) IGA Limit 2/order 454 g. CREAMER BUTTER ) ECGS Limit 2 doz./order were Swilling borscht like there said tournament organizer Diborschia Lui Passaglia kicked the field goal to end the game fast Sunday to make the B.C. Lions the 82nd recipient of the Grey Cup. It was an incredi- ble end to an extraordinary game and it warmed the hearts of thousands of British Columbians and Canadians as well However, although it was unclear which direc- tion he was kicking the ball, there is no doubt that it headed due south It is hard to criticize the CFL when they have once again produced one of the greatest sports spectacles of this year, yet one has to wonder if it isn’t prophetic that one of the greatest Canadian players in B.C. Lion histo- ry split the uprights to pos- sibly end his career in the first ever Grey Cup featur- ing an American team One is on the way out while the other is on the verge of taking over. Larry Smith has said that this year’s Grey Cup signi- fies the start of bigger and better things for the CFL and he is probably right. Any American investor treated to the entertainment smorgasbord at B.C. Place must have come away stuffed to the gills and ready for more. There was also more than a few satisfied Canadian customers But maybe it's time everybody stepped away from the buffet table and took a look in the kitchen. The product may look appetizing and even taste great but it’s not what it used to be Instead of home-grown meat and potatoes, impor ed Sarah Lee apple pie and Ruffles potato chips are starting to find their way into the traditional Canadian diet So despite feeling the joy of B.C one couldn't help but leave the table with a little indigestion after a glimpse of the future Professional football has been alive in this nation for 82 years and the Grey Cup has become a Canadian tradition over those years. It has become more than a game, it has become a cele- bration of Canadianism. It is a time for Canadians of varying degrees of sports intellect to congregate and engage in a little social interaction, or party. The game 1s secondary You don’t need a big screen TV or stereo surround sound. The traditional ingredients are good friends, lots of food, various beverages and the Lion victory, Passaglia's golden boot was headed due south JEFF GABERT soul of a Canuck In fact, you don't even have to watch the game or understand what's going on. You just know that the Grey Cup is as Canadian as health care and as fundamental to the country’s future as the B.C forests. It's always a great game and always a bet ter party. A Canadian team always wins and there is always a Canadian kid who has played a major role in the victory But Larry Smith and his interested American investors don’t really understand the game. They see a “product”, they see expansion and they see dollar signs, mainly because they're tattooed on their pupils. They don’t realize that if the CFL goes American, so does the tradition. And most Canadians aren't all that fond of Amencan foot- ball traditions... like the Super Bowl It all comes down to Tespect. Canadians respect the Canadian game and they respect the gloried tradition of the Grey Cup. Americans, on the other hand, have little or no respect for Canada and no matter how much more exciting our game is, it will always be second-rate to them. Heck, they don’t even give us credit for being able to play our own game “T think they ought to fight like hell to keep those 20 Canadians,” said a clearly sarcastic Don Matthews, the Baltimore CFLers head coach whose team has no Canadians and probably never will The fact is there will be less Canadians in the league very soon and that number will continue to drop. The reasoning is that the game is more excit- ing with American athletes and therefore, more profitable as well. But as the Americans invade, the Canadian tradition will die. And before you know it, you'll have a very handsome body with no soul The last real Grey Cup will be 1995 when the fall classic travels to the frozen tundra of Taylor Field in Regina where the snow 1s heaped high and the winds have a tendency to freeze bone. If there is one thing Canadians love more than the Grey Cup, it’s gleefully watching Amencans try to deal with Canada’s seasonal conditions T hope Larry Smith and his American friends have fun, because a fat wallet won't keep you warm when you're sitting in the middle of Saskatchewan in November Fiesta ICE CREAM Asst. flavours 4 Litre 3 Kellogg's CORN FLAKES 400 g. Our Compliments SOFT DRINKS Reg. or sugar free Asst. varieties 2 Litre 184 g. Ocean's FLAKED LIGHT TUNA In water +dpst. McCains ORANGE JUICE 355 ml. US No. Grade Vine Ripened ¢| TOMATOES 1.52 kg. Oy" iceBERC (\(\¢ LETTUCE ea. Grimm's BLACK FOREST HAM Per 100 g. oY HOMETOWN PR@UD 100% B.C. 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