veer vrrrse pay Wednesday, August 31, 1994 The Castlegar Sun SPORTS Sports Dept. Jeff Gabert 365-5579 The Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, August 31, 1994 Rebels get ready to rampage The Castlegar Rebels open their training camp on September 1 asketball roari | ley Humphries annual p. two weeks with 78 girls and 49 boys taking i instruction SUN STAFF PHOTO /Jeff Gabert if The loss of Sete of these veterans will hurt the Rebels, but Sauer feels the blow will be lessened by some Castlegar former midget play- ers. The Castlegar midget team played well last season making it to the Provincials and Samer expects to see four or five of those players in camp. One out of town prospect to watch is Mike Brown of Penticton. He is * a midget and property Of the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL, but Sauer thinks he will skip the midget season to play Junior “B” with the Rebels. Preliminary reports indicate the six-foot three-inch forward has loads of potential and will one day be a great ‘WHL performer. Sauer feels the team has a lot of holes to fill but likes the defence tandem of Jeremy Ross and Jeff Evdokimoff. Evdokimoff is & veteran and Ross has greatly improved since being released by the Rebels last year. DaCosta and Doyle should be the only 20-year-old players on the team. General Manager/ Assistant Coach Johan Phillips is back for another year and he took a much more active role in scout- ing over the summer break. Sayer credits Phillips for the large pool of talent at this year’s camp. Salikin will help Sauer behind the bench and Tom Campbell will be the Rebel's trainer. The Rebels will also be ing two new i to Castlegar Junior “B” hockey. Lorne Myhra is the new Vice-President and Kathy Myhra takes over the secretary Lalonde. Robin Tom- new team with which to exchange . Sauer returned from Creston last Sunday and was pleased to see the club is committed to having a good relationship. He scouted three or four players who should end up in a Rebel uniform sometime this sea- son. Sauer was also happy to see a crowd of 600 out to the Creston ng in Castlegar Sun Spore Sidelines Grand Forks goes International The Grand Forks Rattlers have always given fans an entertaining brand of baseball but they are looking to take it a step further at the end of this month, The Grand Forks International Baseball Tourna- ment is being held August 31-September 5 in Grand Forks and fea- tures teams from New York, Chinese-Taipei, Japan, Florida and Louisiana. The 25 game slate includes a total of 12 semi-pro teams which will be divided into three divisions for round robin play. Following the round robin play, the top two teams plus one “Wild Card” will qualify for the pressure packed “Money Round’ which offers $12,500 to the winner and $6,000 to the runner-up. So come out to Grand Forks and see some exciting baseball action. For tick- et information, just call 442-2238. Jibbin’ the Mainsalls at Gray Creek ual Gray Creek Regatta will be held on Kootenay Lake at Gray Creek Autocamp this Labour Day weekend. In what has become an Eastshore sailors from the BC Southern Interior meet here for one of the last sponsored race weekends of Registration from 8 a.m. to just prior to the races. If you have any questions, please call Bob Schutter at 227-9250 or Sonni Greene (evenings) at 227-9335. Castlegar and Fruitvale, so if you’: ing flag football action, get some friends together and make a team. Each team fields eight persons per side, so a team will need 12-15 players. If your friends aren't man enough or you have none since you last played football, you can get in contact with league officials who will put you in contact with a team in your area. The season is just around the comer so act now. For more info, call Ian at 359-7225. We'll be looking for you over the middle, this fall. Runnin’ and Raisin’ for Terry and Cancer Research The 1994 Terry Fox Run is once again quickly hing and it is never too early to sign up. The people of Castlegar are well known for their big hearts and many people participate in the annu- al run. This run could be one best in the event's 14-year his- tory with your help. Last year the run raised over $8 milliom- across Canada. The run starts on Sept. 18 but it is an experience that will last your lifetime plus the lifetimes of the people you help with So, when a grizzly roars in Vancouver, do you think we hear it in Stanley Humphries basketball coaches John Ritchie and Doug Hickey think we do and he has 127 kids at the annual SHSS Basketball Camp who prove it. pants at the camp (78) “The girls basketball back in the % iate behavior - both here on the court and in named the MVP's. 'All the kids at the competition had an excellent time and there is no indication that the sport of basketball in Caskegar will die amytime soon. your more ii on running or making a dona- tion, call Nicole or Tracy at 365-5266. either a challenging 10 kilometre run or a two miler and walkers can sign up for the two miler. Wheelchairs and strollers are wel- come. The Golden City Grind and Hilly Two Miler are’ part of Rossland’s Golden City Days celebrations, so bring the entire fam- ily for the weekend and enjoy the festivities! In order to enter or for further i jon, call R at 362-7396 or Kate Wright at 362-7351. Rella's Rockies travel to Sydney The Rockies- Back: (from left) Tom Rotschy, Car- son Briksen, Kevin Gay, Emie Rella,Curtis Lemieux, Tom Nedelec, Dan Beetstra. Front: (from left): playoff round. The final will be played Monday, n . Th top four teams qualify to compete in the Nationals being held in Saskatoon. The Rockies are counting on a fast bus to get them there ‘as of all the teams, they have the farthest to travel. Good Luck! If you have a sideline, call Jeff at 365-5579 ehragning:< It w9s a combination of the Tour de France meets Mountain Mania ‘and th result was a stellar weekend for the Golden City. The Canadian Mi in Bike Champ ips lived up to every P as riders and sp flocked to R. for the two- day national championships and the week-long Rubberhead Festival. Quebec's Eric Tourville won Saturday's showcase event, the pro- elite cross country race, as he escaped a rash of blowouts that hit his main competition. North Vancouver's Alison Sydor, a Commonwealth Games bronze medalist in cycling, capped off a terrific month as she claimed the women’s cross country title. In Sunday's downhill event, Rossland resident and former world Sragien Cty Devine didn’ dleappo' int her local fans as she raced to Another Rossland resident, Chris L couldn't i that he: big hills “That was really nice to see all the people along the streets,” said Tourville. However, what the 20-year-old probably enjoyed more was seeing his competition on the side of the course in the opening lap of the race. “I was fourth and the three guys ahead all had flats on the first lap.” That gave Tourville a 45-second lead after the first circuit of the cight-kilometre course and enough of a cushion to stay out of the clouds of dust that smothered his pursuers. In only his second shot at a Canadian pro-elite championship. Tourville knew exactly what to do with his advantage “I knew I had about a minute lead on second place and just tried to be careful and not make any mistakes.” The Chicoutimi native the five laps in a time of two hours 27 minutes and 44.30 seconds. Jeff Weber of Waterloo, Ont.. finished 77 seconds behind Tourville with a time of 2:29:01.70. B.C.'s Martin Vale took third and Andreas Hestler of Victoria finished fourth but managed enough points to claim the Canada Cup title. feat in the men's category as he finished a mere eight seconds behind Andrew Shandro of B.C. The championships were the second major mountain biking event hosted by Rossland in two years. Last year’s Nor-Am championships served as an appetizer to this year’s ¢xcitement which featured the cross country race running through the streets of Rossland. Defending Canadian champ Brian Spicer must have thought it was deja-vue all over At last year’s Nor-Ams in Rossland, two flats kept him from for the title. This year, he was sitting in sec- ond place when the air was let out of his hopes again. “Rossland hasn't been good to me,” he joked after the race. “I was in second place and there were two racers behind me in third and fourth then there was a big gap behind them. But as soon as I got into single track I hit something and blew a tire.” here. enjoying her month in B.C. is Sydor. How- ever, as she explains, August could have been a bit better. “It’s really nice to come here and win, however, I’m overall a little dis- appointed that we didn’t win the team time trail road race at the Com- monwealth Games.” The win was her first Canadian mountain bike title to go with her pair of Canadian road national wins. “It's quite different. This is more technical while the road race is more tactical.” She completed the 32-km course in a time of 2:16:01.43. Lesley Right: BC Rider Michael Hunter tackles some treacher- ous terrain in the Senior Expert Class during a qualify- ing race in Rossland. Hunter finished in fourth place overall after the gruelling weekend was over. Below: This rider knows it's much easier to glide through the air than travel over rough rock. ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO Heft Gabert Be Hee {ross 1-800-565-8800 me tif The Canadian Red Cross B C.-YUKON DIVISION THE KIDS ARE THERE. DRIVE WITH “OPEN TOA a REBELS JR. B TRAINING CAMP September 1 - 3 Castlegar Community Complex j R I | | ; in KosSsian Tomlinson also of B.C, was well back as she took second a of 2:23:33,04. In third was Ontario's Christina Redden with cs Redden, of Oakville, was crowned the Canada Cup i. ‘ Tomlinson, Melanie McQuaid, Trish Sinclair, Jill Smith and Sydor on the national team. } Hot off the Games, Sydor only had one day to get used to the coupse, “I got in a couple of laps on Friday. It was a hard course to learn. All you can do is just ride hard.” But once she knew she had a comfortable lead she played it a lit- tle safer. “Basically there are so many chances for flats and so many chances of crashing on this course you have to be cautious.” Caner Hovey of B.C. and Julie Marcoux of Quebec, won the junior men’s and women's events. | CASTLEGAR MINOR HOCKEY EQUIPMENT SWAP Thursday, September 8 6:00 - 9:00 pm © Rec Complex Hall Items to be dropped off j Wednesday, September 7 6:00 - 8:00 pm Complex NO ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING SALE CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION ; and FIGURE SKATING CLUB 1994/95 REGISTRATION and information night THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Complex Hall | HOCKEY FEES | FEES INFORMATION Initiation/Female | wanrincrubes _ | INCLUDES $475 © Free family skate © 7:00 - 8:30 pm © Hockey Swape © Jacket Sizinge © Meet Club Executives ¢ FS ahskate ~~~} ~ 8 Ob heb — Canpower ° Videos Competitive skating | * Refreshments oxy supe * A late registration fee for Minor Hockey will be charged after Sept. 9 A $36 per family fee will be charged i e of Minor Hockey fundraising activities For more information call Verona 365-3386 Atom, Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget 190 it Plans Available PUBLIC HOURS FOR SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Mixed LL PLAYERS Thurs. 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