Wednesday, January 11, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Sports Dept. Jeff Gahert 365-5579 The Castlegar Su WEDNESDAY, January 11, 1995 8A Sidelines Saturday, January. nity Complex, Pledge sheets are av’ Pharmasave, Peoples Drugs and IDA. in ‘Castlegar or Johnny's Grocery in Robson. Funds raised will be split evenly between the Castlegar Kiwanis Club and participating groups. Prizes will be awarded to the top fund raisers and everyone is bound to have a great tims. So get out, strap on the skates and help the Kiwanis Club make Castlegar an even better community. For more infor- mation call 365-6026. SPORTS Deficit control JEFF GABERT Sur Sports 100% B.C. OWNED & OPERATED ORK SALE PORK PICNIC \ RY SHOULDERS DIET for If Castlegar Rebel head coach Garry Sauer ever ran for public office, most people who know his exploits would vote for him. After all, there seems to be nobody around better at deficit manage- ment. That was proven two more times over the weekend as Castle- gar went 14 games above .500 and pulled 11 points ahead in the KUHL’s South Division. “Prime Minister” Sauer has yet to release his red book on con- trolling the rest of the teams in the KUHL but that doesn’t mean one doesn’t-exist.In fact, the proof was certainly in evidence Friday night at the Complex when the Rebels dismantled the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks 6-3. One of the areas the team has improved on since the beginning of the season is starting games strong. The Beaver Valley game showed just how tenacious they can be as first-period goals by Jesse Oldham, Nino Dacosta, Mike Hunter and Wade Burt gave them a comfortable 4-0 lead Kevin MacGillivray and Oldham added singles in the second and third periods respectively to help the Rebels cruise to the victory. Sauer has stated all season long that he wants to dominate the other teams in the South Divi- sion and that’s exactly what hap- Testing for Figures The Castlega-Rigure Skating Club held a successful “in-home” test day on December 18. Isobel Kastrukoff, test chairperson, said the girls worked very hard to achieve the following results: First figure - Heather Young; Preliminary Free-Skate - Heather Young; Preliminary Dances - Riesa Verigan (Dutch Waltz and Canasta), Leanne Stoochnoff (Canasta), Junior Bronze dance - Rosanna Sheppard (Willow). Congratulations to these skaters as well as the 52 other Canskate participants who eartied badges. Skiing Fun for the Whole Family Red Mountain Resort is pleased to invite ski enthusiasts to a great weekend of skiing, fun activities and prizes with the popular 1995 Ski Ford event coming on Jan. 14-15. Ski Ford is a-free event that the entire family will enjoy. Open to all ages and abilities, skiers and snowboarders can participate. All courses are held on an inter- mediate slope and are complete with Ski Ford gates and official timers, For more information call Russ Rewak or Susan Rowland at 1-800-561-5067. Castle Bow! Results, Jan. 2-9 Mon. Morning Coffee «Thurs. Morning Coffee L.H.S. Donna Littley 315 LHS. "Irene Conroy LHT. Joanne Palsson 629 L.H.T. _ Irene Conroy Whole, hock on 1.94 kg. PORK Nadine Evans of the SHSS Junior Girls team scores a couple easy points off a jumper in the lane in as game Monday vesus Mt. Sentinel. SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert, Rockettes rule the court i es was i Follow the bouncing puck. The Rebels didn't have too many bad bounces on the weekend but forward Casey Grant just couldn't seem to corral this one in front of the Beaver Valley net on Friday night. SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert ned. However, the story is 4 little bit different with the foes from the North. Sicamous, Columbia Valley and North Okanagan have all proved tough opponents for the Rebels and they were looking for their first victory of the season against the Columbia Valley Rockies Satur- day night at the Complex The Rebels jumped out to an early lead on a goal by Craig Moisey only “a minute mto the game but the Rockies tied it apa short time later. Moisey scored again followed by Jeff Moffat and the Rebels took a 3-2 lead into the first intermission. But that lead quickly evaporat- ed as the Rockies fought back to tie the score at 4-4 by the end of the second frame. That brought on the third period and it also brought the referee's whistle out of his pocket The Rebels suffered the brunt of referee Rob Schweitzer’s whis- tle noise early on with Dacosta and Darren Pottle picking up game misconduct penalties to go along with Mike Hunter's high sticking major and assorted minor fouls. Thanks'to the 10 minutes of solid penalties, the Rockies jumped out to a 6-5 lead with , 10:06 remaining in the game. Many fans were quick to ques- tion the Rebels discipline but coach Sauer says everything is under control. “If you look at our penalties compared to other teams, we're actually a lot more disciplined than most,” said Sauer. Despite the penalty problems, the Rebels did manage to rally late in the third period. Todd Doyle tied the score with five minutes left on a power play as «the Rockies got in penalty trou- ble.and then Vince Antignani followed with two quick markers to put the game away. Pottle * added an empty net goal to make the score 9-6. Antignani has only been with the Rebels for 12 games now since trying his luck around the Junior “A” circuit. He’s been struggling a little bit but the two goals were a good boost. “It was a rough game,” said Antignani. “Offensively it was like the OK Corral out there. I was ban- gin’ away all night and it seemed like I just-couldn’t pull the trigger on anything, but then I managed to get those two at the end.” Coach Sauer attributes both victories on the weekend to improved forechecking and strong special teams: “Basically, we've been trying to work a hard forecheck all sea- son long,” said Sauer. “In the game against Beaver Valley we KIJHL SCORING LEADERS as of ys TEAM had positive signs early on and we only ran into problems when we layed off.” “Tonight (Saturday) Our penal- ty killing showed up again. We've also got quality guys com- ing off the bench like Moffat and [Derek] Read who have played key roles for us.” The Rebels’ next games come as part of a thrée game road trip to the North Division. They have a return engagement with the Rockies in Columbia Valley on Friday and then continue on to Golden and Revelstoke. “On this road trip we'd like to work on some different things defensively and offensively,” said Sauer. “Our lines have basically been set at this point but we're also going to try some different combinations. We're going to have a firm game plan and we want to see how our guys respond to our system.” Sauer system is forechecking - hitting the opposition before they hit you and keeping one step ahead. And although that makes him a perfect candidate, he says he won’t run for Premier. Rebel Rousings: Mike Kooznetsoff played both games for the Rebels on the weekend and faced 44 total shots. Kooz has been chosen as the Rebels starting goaltender and Sauer says he will use him in all important games down the stretch. However, he also made clear that he will not hesitate to use Les Barry who has proven himself capable The KIJHL 21-man roster deadline was Tuesday and the Rebels had not made any sig- nificant adjustments by press time. They are at that number right now but are still looking to add some help along the blueline. If any good defense- men become available from other teams don’t be surprised if the Rebels snap him up — As of January 9th, 1994 — ) NORTH GP | TEAMS © Sicamous Eagles Columbia Valley Rockies North Okanagan Kings Golden Jr: Rockets Revelstoke Grizzlies Ww L_T POINTS 52 47 42 Mon. Golden Age L.H.S. Molly Bonderoff L.H.T. — Elsie Rysen M.H.S. Bob Dunsmore M.H.T. - Bob Dunsmore Mon. YBC Seniors LHS. Stacey Planidin L.H.T. Stacey Planidin M.HLS. Derek Handley . M.H,T. Derek Handley Mon. Mixed 7-9 L.H.S. Chery! Closkey L.H.T. Cheryl Closkey MHS. Andy Saumure M.H.T: Len Donald Tues. Ladies Coffee L.H.S. Nancy Sherstobitoff L.H.T. Inis McAdam Tues. Mixed 7-9 LHS. Kay Hominiuk L.H.T. Emma Pigeon M.H.S. Lloyd Kuntz M.H.T. Lloyd Kuntz »Tues. Mixed 9-11 L.H.S. Diane Amaral L.H.T. Lynda Wood M.H.S. Kevin New M.H.T. Doug Wood Wed. Golden Age L.H.S Alice Lecouffe L.H.T. Irene Flynn M.HLS. Otto Anderson M:H.T. Nick Bonderoff Wed. Mixed 7-9 LHS. Jackie Stanley L.HLT. Jackie Stanley M.H.S. Jody Smith M.H.T. Jody Smith Wed. Mixed 9-11 L.H.S. Kay Gritchin 1.H.T. Blythe Elliott 254 600 332 819 268 702 272 654 246 641 335 755 266 Thurs. YBC Juniors LHS. Jenny Poznikoff LH. Jenny Poznikoff MHS. Geoffrey Graziotto MH.T. Geoffrey Graziotto Thurs. Mixed 7-9 LHS. Michelle Feeney LH.T. Michelle Feeney MHS. Alfred Adshead M.H.T. Alfred Adshead ‘Fri. Mixed 7-9 L.H.S. \_Clara Friesen LH.T. Mary Posnikoff M.H.S. Ray Hackett M.T. Alec Lawrenow Fri. Mixed 9-11 LH.S. Trisha Medeiros LH.T. Trisha Medeiros M.H.S. Roland Handley .M.H.T. Roland Handley YBC PeeWee/Smurf LHS. Reena Saliken LH.T. Reena Saliken M.H.S. Davis Swetlishoff M.H.T. Jordan Pion YBC Bantam LHS. Stephanie McIntosh LH.T. Stephanie McIntosh M.HLS. Sean Tassell M.H.T. Sean Tassell Sunday Classic LH.S. Joanne Fenner LH.T. Joanne Fenner M.H.S. Larry Webster M.H.T. Roland Handley Key: LH.S.- Ladies High Score L.H.T.- Ladies High Total M.HLS.- Mens High Score M.H.T.- Mens High Total JEFF GABERT Sun Sports. With the imminent arrival of the NBA’s newest franchise, the Vancouver Grizzlies, to B.C. the sport of basketball should get a big shot in the arm. But making a running jump-shot at the buzzer to win a game is not new to the city of Castlegar. The Stanley Humphries basketball teams have been doing that for years and they continued their dominance this past week with some more impressive victories The team to watch last weekend was the Junior Girls. They travelled to Trail for the six team J.L Crowe Invitational tournament and came out with three straight victories and the first place trophy. The team never met much resistence throughout the tournament. Their first-game against Jaffrey High School ended 53-20 and they followed that up with a 45-27 romp of L.V. Rodgers. The final against Rossland was a bit more of a challenge but not much as the girls triumphed 52-28. Despite being up against some weak competi- tion, the gigls showed improvement and real willingness to improve,” said SHSS Junior Girls coach Colette Ritchie. The best player for SHSS over the weekend was Mandy Nevakshonoff who was named to the tourna- ment all-star team. Ne ff and her tes didn’t have long to rest after the tournament win since they had to turn around and play Mt. Sentinel in regular league play Monday afternoon. But the team took it all in stride and easily defeated the Slocan Val- ley girls 49-24. Ritchie likes the way her team is coming together but has set some modest goals for the girls. “My overall goal is for the kids to improve at a basic skill level,” said Ritchie. “I want them to come out with good skills and confidence as a person.” Since there is no tiered provincial championship for junior teams, Ritchie Says the team goal will be this weekend in Cranbrook where they will play ina tournament featuring stiffer competition such as New Denver who always seem to have a strong team. Ritchie knows she has a good team but knows it will still take some fine tuning over time “Surprisingly their defence is so aggressive that I have to pull them back a little,” said Ritchie. “They also have to leam how to compose themselves with the lead. Just because they have a lead doesn’t mean they can get sloppy.” In other action, the SHSS Senior, Girls team returned from the K.L.O. (Kelowna) Tournament on the weekend where they placed third. It was a tout- nament that featured many of the top teams in the province including Westsyde High School from Kamloops who are ranked #3 in the province. Their first game came against another Kamloops high school, Brocklehurst SHSS won the game 62- 47 behind a strong effort from Lisa Datchkoff who poured in 23 points. Unfortunately their second game wasn’tnearly as successful as they went up against the strong Westsyde club. The final was 74-59 for Westsyde. Datchkoff again led all Rockette scorers with 22 points. The third and final game of the tournament saw the Rockettes face the tournament hosts from K.L.O.. SHSS was led by Treena Goolieff with 14 points and managed to nip the hosts by a score of 49-48. The Senior Girls also saw action back in the West Kootenay on Monday when they travelled to Trail Monday night to play J.L. Crowe in a regular season game. The final in that game was 90-25. The next action for the girls is this weekend in Kamloops where they will play in the Westsyde Invitational Tournament. Westsyde gave them a decisive defeat last weekend but coach Jack Closkey remains optimistic going in “They've got two big kids and we didn’t deal with them well in Kelowna,” said Closkey. “But we've been practising on our weaknesses all week LOIN CHOPS Single loin 6.59 kg. y COKE or DIET SPRITE 1 Litre Bottle Grimm's BLAC FOREST HAM Per 100 g. 09 I PASTA $10 Asst. varieties 900 g. * ea. Tetley TEA BAGS 144's 18 LIQUID BLEACH 3.6 Litre 48 and I wouldn't be surprised if we knock them off this weekend.” REBEL Warm With TWO OF THE WEEK TAWenaN SUPREMES Name: Vince Antignani — _SPECTAL #1 TWO Medium 'e Position: Forward TROPICAL HAWAIIAN HOCKEY ; su izzas HIT LIST i Ace: 18 Heant: 6' yreme Pt ¢ CASTLEGAR REBELS are on a three game tra $] 3 99 road trip to the KIJHL North Division : . Hometown: Castlegar, B.C. Pie ites, VOLLEYBALL SLAMMIN' Favorite Prayer: — Catch the HAWAIIAN HEAT WAVE wth Pana’s DELUXE version of the classic HAWAIIAN... ¢ SELKIRK SAINTS vs LANGARA COLLEGE Saturday, Jao. 14 at Selkirk Gym, 7:00 pm loaded with PINEAPPLE, CANADIAN HAM, BACON, MOZZA & CHEDDAR, with a twist. ¢ SELKIRK SAINTS vs LANGARA COLLEGE Sunday, Jan. 15 at Selkirk Gym, 9:00 am ‘our own t & smoky tropical sauce! BASKETBALL JAMMIN' SHSS JR. BOYS TOURNAMENT Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14-15 at SHSS Gym SHSS JR. GIRLS vs J.L. CROWE Tuesday, Jan. 17 at J.L. Crowe, 4:00 pm SHSS JR. BOYS-vs J.L CROWE PIZZA PLACE Tuesday, Jan. 17 at J.L. Crowe, 6:00 pm NE le sad dt emit And in the Jong run, if you take people SHSS JR. GIRLS vs ROSSLAND C down to run on the beach in California every ee , Jan. 11 at SHSS Gym, 4: 3305 January, you're bound to attract more and Wednesday, Ja SHSS Gy 00 pm e:--) 2305 ¢ olumbia aN : = better runners, But after 42.2: kilometres, Castlegar * 365-5666 hopefully Peregrym will give-the running Presents You With Saints a little rest. 3 Topping Medium Pi 1 N.0) Kings Castlegar Rebels N.O Kings Col. Valley Rockies | 31 | 30 Revelstoke Grizzlies 3 | N.Okanagan Kings 27 ‘Brett Stava Sicamous Eagles Erin Goodwin Coi. Valley Rockies Darin Talotti | Spokane Braves Cory Flett — Col. Valley Rockies Running away from winter Sun Sports Winter is usually the season for skating and skiing but the Selkirk Saints Cross-Coun- try team have got themselves running in high gear and they just can't to stop. The team has just come off a champi- onship season in the B.C, Colleges Athlet- ic Association and are now preparing fora trip to.Long Beach, California for the Long Beach Marathon on Feb: 5. 4995. All ten members will compete in the 42.2 kilo- metre (26.2 miles) marathon along with coach Derek Peregrym and team nutrition- ist Jeff Krueger. Peregrym is an experienced runner who has completéd in many long di events including the Boston Marathon and the Cana- ea. 6 MHS. Mike Kalesnikoff MHT. Mike Kalesnikoff L.H.4.- Ladies High Four M.H.4.- Mens High Four 0 1 i) 3 23 0 to just win the West Kootenay. Their next action is T POINTS ASST 44 34 33 « AMS CASTLEGAR REBELS 21 45 Rossland Warriors 3 17. 13 34 G.F. Border Bruins 30 12 18 24 Beaver Valley Nite Hawks 30 10 20 20 Spokane Braves 29° —8 +8 20 Note: Shootout wins are counted as two-points and a win while losses are counted as one-point and a tie. Coaches COMMENTS: "He only played the one game, but demonstrated he really wanted to be here. He played a great forechecking game and had two goals plus an assist. We were expecting big things from him this game and he came through." dian Ironman Triathlon held annually in Pen- ticton. He has also raced in Long Beach before, so he cant pass some of that experi- ence onto his team. “Seeing the course from before. I can tell them that it’s flat with very few hills,” said Peregrym. “I also expect the weather to be comfortable and not too hot.” The Selkirk team competed in Long Beach two years ago but none of the current team members participated. Peregrym has told them to keep their goals simple “The objective is to simply finish the marathon,” said Peregrym. “When you approach a race of that distance as a first timer. your goal has to be to just finish and I really emphasize that to them.” The entire trip has been budgeted for $3400 with most of the money coming from various Selkirk College committees although 9 some was made through fundraising as well. It is certainly a reasonable price and it is an excellent opportunity for Peregrym to-get his team some race time during the winter. In fact he might make it an annual event. . ° “T would like to try and incorporate it into the program every year,” said Peregrym, “because I would like a competition in the winter in order to continue the program past the BCCAA-season—The-idea_is to-develop better runners and in order to do that we have to continue training in the winter.” BUY ONE MEDIUM. 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