Saturday, November 14, 1992 @ Win or lose, it’s in The News. Jonathan Green 365-7266 FUN RAISER Have the Stanley Humphries’ basketball teams got a deal for you. The Rockers and Rockettes are selling coupon books with over $200 in dining savings at local restaurants to raise money for the upcoming season. Priced at just $19.95, the Diners Value Book contains 38 coupons from fast food, family and fine dining establishments in Castlegar, Nelson and Trail. To get in on this fabulous offer, give Jack Closkey a call at the high school at 365-7735. NO. 41S NO.1 The #4 Castlegar team has a share of the North Division lead with six points after early season Atom action in West Kootenay @ Saturday, November 14, 1992 13-8 Loc SPORTS Sea | New ley Humphries senior girls volleyball team squared off with the J.L. Crowe in regional playdown action Thurs 2r game face on, the look on Tamara Rezan put up a gallant fight, but fell 15-9, 15-4, 15 Rebels lo NEWS STAFF by Jonathan Gree unterpart from Although Lisa Fomenoff (right) face (above) tells the story. The as Trail won a spot in this month's Comparing this year’s Castlegar Rebels to last year’s version would oking like a thoroughbred at the quarter pole “I’m happy the guys have been working hard,” he said. “They're play- ing well together as a team, and they’re playing like a team that can By the time you read this, some boxing types in Las (pronouced lass, not loss) Vegas will be just about fin- ished scraping what’s left of former World Heavyweight Champion Evan- der Holyfield off the canvass after his latest bout, this one against Riddick Bowe. Bowe, about half the size of New- foundland and probably a 10th as friendly, will have cleaned Holyfield’s proverbial clock to become the new world champion. But before anyone breaks out the champagne and starts rifling off those congratulatory faxes to Bowe, let’s pause to ask a very important ques- tion about boxing. Why? Before I get into the specifics about why this so-called sport is a bigger waste of time than trying to peel an or- ange with hockey gloves on, I will point out that there is a local flavor to this week’s effort. Two weeks ago, while conquering the Kootenays with the Rebels, we happened upon the Sparwood Boxing Club in the basement of that city’s Black Nugget Motor Inn. Some of the players seemed inter- ested in stepping into the square cir- cle, but. were either diverted by the game of hall hockey going on or weren't too willing to go a few rounds with yours truly. With that established, let’s get back to the topic at hand. First off, it boggles the mind as to why seemingly straight-thinking peo- ple would pay top whack to see a cou- ple of burly men beat the snot out of one another, all the while prolonging an inevitable trip to the big stone building with nurses and doctors. If that’s the kind of entertainment these folks are looking for, there’s at least one watering hole in town that can provide similar pleasure for con- siderably less money. It’s also not too clear as to why most of these guys have chosen this partic- ular career. You never see it advertised on those commercials for people like you and I looking to further our education, nor will you find it on the inside of those matchbooks. As well, I don’t ever recall anyone looking any more handsome upon re- tirement or being able to recite all 26 letters of the alphabet without the help of some well placed Sesame Street flashcards. But what’s probably the most frightening thing about boxing is the kind of money these guys get paid to do what they do. Life doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, not that it ever did mind you, when a person who can withstand the greatest number of shots to the head over a lifetime will probably walk away with the most money. And rather than hand this slob a couple thousand dollars and a ham sandwich for his trouble everytime he . fights, he might take home as much money as several lottery winners put together. And the real kicker to this is that this person doesn’t generally heed the JonathanGREEN words of one Steve Miller and ‘Take the money and run’. Nope, he comes back in another few months to donate a bit more blood and to see ifhis motor skills will still per- mit him to make a fist and aim it in the direction of another human being without too much trouble. While some of us may look at this and think that life just doesn’t get any better I, for one, cannot. I think it all boils down to the fact that the world we live in is full of enough pain and injury without the need for organized violence. Sure, I’ll admit that I’m one of the first guys to jump out ofhis seat when a fight breaks out at a hockey game, but that’s just one small aspect of the game, just like scoring, shooting and soon. In boxing, the only aspect to it all is to pound on the other guy while, at the same time, preventing him from Boxing deserves the fate of the dodo pounding on you. That’s all. I'd like to come out and say that boxing has some redeeming qualities but I can’t. It’s corrupt, it’s ugly and it’s also a sport where the guy who lost might not get a rematch because he’s dead. I’m thinking back a few years toa Korean boxer named Duk Koo Kim. Kim was a hero to his people, and was pegged as a potential champion when he ran into American Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini one day. Mancini was the champ at the time and, like in most of his fights, he won. There are fights someplace in the world every day where someone wins and someone loses, but on this day og not only lost the bout, he lost his e. I don’t remember how old I was, but I do remember the dazed look on the Korean’s face shortly before his head slammed into the canvass, putting him into a coma he never came out of. You might argue that it was a few years ago and that it was an isolated incident, but the fact of the matter is, someone died. That kind of thing doesn’t happen at the local ball park, football field or hockey rink. With that in mind, you'll all excuse me if I happen to change to Family Feud when the highlights from the Bowe-Holyfield bout flash across the TV. Sure, it’s just as senseless as box- ing, but I can’t recall the last time someone left a game show headed for intensive care. Nelson defeats undefeated KVC in RSVC action NEWS STAFF REGIONAL SUPER- ing longer to decide. VOLLEY CHALLENGE (As of Nov. 10) be like comparing Northern Dancer to Francis the Talking Mule. Reaching the quarter pole of the 1992-93 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League last weekend, the Rebels are looking very much like a thoroughbred with nine wins and a tie in their first 12 games. At the same point last year, they had lost eight of those first 12 and the turnaround has been a bit of a shock to coach Garry Sauer. “I’m a little bit surprised in compar- ison to last year,” he said. “They had 24 points all of last season and we already have 19 (this year).” Sauer said there are numerous rea- go a long way this year.” Sauer said he hasn't been 100 per cent pleased with the defence, but said Moore, Ray and Vaughn Welychko have come up big when the de- fence hasn’t. “Maybe our defence hasn’t been as strong as we would like, but our goaltending has been good,” he said. “It gives the guys up front a lot of confidence when they're making the big saves.” Ateam that appeared to lack leadership last season, the Rebels have had more than one veteran take the helm so far, and it is showing. Sauer said veterans like captain Dave Dyball are only making rook- ies like Darren Pottle and Craig Swanson better hockey players. “Some of the older guys are leading Minor Hockey. Castlegar #2 is tied for fourth, while #1 is ina group of three in sixth and #3 is ninth in the 10- team North. GO TO THE NET Mens’ and ladies’ club teams from all over will be in It has taken a while, but the mighty have fallen in the Regional Super-Volley Challenge. Coming into Monday night's action, the Kootenay w Volleyball Club was sitting comfortably in first Nak ; when they ran into Nelson. 5 2 1 “Everyday it gets better,” he said. . “Matches are going as long as they’re scheduled — : J for.” With two weeks left in the regular season, Per- ra said he doesn’t think KVC will have to worry about fighting for first, but thinks the rest of the league should beworth watching, especially the fight for fourth. He said with two points separating the college men’s team from the Selkirk Volleyball Club, its anybody’s call. Brew Shop When the dust had settled, the Queen City squad Saints had knocked KVC from the ranks of the undefeat- svc ed, 2-0. 1 SRVC president Mike Perra said the result was a combina- tion of Nelson being hot and KVC cold. KIJHL SCORING LEADERS (As of Nov. 12) EAST DIVISION GPG A P 14 8 29 28 14 916 25 14 911 20 14 712 19 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Koole, E.V Dhami, Golden Pont, Golden Brar, E.V. KOOTENAY INTERNATIONAL town for some major volleyball action tonight and tomorrow. The ladies’ final is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.tonight at the high school while the mens’ final is scheduled for 1 p.m. tomorrow at the college. Gilbert, E.V 1313 5 Pockett, Golden 1410 8 WEST DIVISION Maryschak,G.F. 1417 15 Loeffler, G.F 1214 14 Osachoff, G.F 14 16 13 Bird, G.F 1212 16 Burroughs,G.F. 14 9 16 Macri, B.V. 15 10 14 Ray, Castlegar 4 Gris, Nelson Scherck, Grand Forks 18 18 32 29 29 28 25 24 LEADING GOALTENDERS GP GA Avg. 7 1.70 5 11 2.20 7 16 2.28 sons as to why things that went wrong last season are going right this year. He pointed to some of the newcom- ers as being catalysts, saying that Mark Graff’s goal scoring, Neil Schuler’s steady defence and the work of young goalies J.C. Moore and Johnny Ray have all been factors. But, more than anything, Sauer said it’s been a combination of individuals that have made the Rebels a successful team. and some of the younger guys are fol- lowing and learning,” he said. And with veterans and rookies work- ing toward the same tgoal, Sauer said the atmosphere both on and off the ice is anything but negative. “Everybody’s having fun, and it’s al- ways like that when you're winning,” he said. The Rebels entertain the East Divi- sion leading Golden Rockets tonight at the Complex: Game time is 8 p.m. JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE (As of Nov. 12) EAST DIVISION wtet*T F Elk Valley 4 7 0 56 Columbia Val. 3 8 O 48 Golden 3 9 O 52 WEST DIVISION Nelson 11 92 Grand Forks 9 77 Castlegar 8 65 Spokane 8 74 Beaver Valley 5 81 Rossland 1 42 “Nelson had all their guys and played well, and the valley guys didn’t have a great match is how it sounded to me,” he said. “Between the Saints and the volleyball club, it’s pretty close,” he said, adding that SVC can only move up. Perra said the quality of play in the league has improved since action began a month ago, and this means games are tak- “They're the ones who have the most to gain.” Action resumes Monday evening at the college. Need a car loan? We'll make it hay The Brian and Bryan show hits the Lilac City NEWS STAFF The Castlegar Midget Reps paid a visit to Spokane last weekend and picked up something better than a bus full of American bargains. They brought home a couple of victories, outscoring their southern foe 21-2 in the process. Saturday’s game was the Brian and Bryan show, as Brian Grycan scored twice and added a trio of as- sists while Bryan Yackel scored three times while assisting on two others in a 9-2 triumph. Goaltender Blaine Wilson picked up the win, one in which the Reps took four minor penalties to the hosts eight and a misconduct. Sunday’s rematch was pretty much the same story on the score- board, as the Reps erupted for seven second-period goals on their way to a 12-0 whitewash of the Americans. Grycan was a major factor in the win again, scoring once and adding three assists. Brent Neumann had the hat trick this time, chipping in with an assist as well. The visitors had period leads of 2- 0 and 9-0, then shut the door on de- fence as goalie Doug Taylor stopped everything sent his way for the shutout. The Midgets next action is tonight when they face Rossland-Trail in the Silver City. BILL DEKLERK Kootenay Cocoons Picked up two firsts and two seconds at a YMCA Seniors Swim Meet in Vancouver earlier this month. By CASTLEGAR SPORTS CENTRE Informed Competant Professional Service * Hockey Equipment * Skate Sharpening (FIGURE AND HOCKEY) * NHL Replica Jerseys - Used Skates 365-8288 2177 Columbia Ave., Castlegar