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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, November 8, 1995

Smokies looking for answers to tough BCJHL questions

SUN SPORTS STAFF

team for the 1995-96 season. The
only p was some of the key

With one-third of its season already in the books, the jury is still out
on the success of the Trail Smoke Eaters’ inaugural year in the B.C
Junior Hockey League.

On the bright side, fans have gradually been coming out to the Cominco
Arena as the change of seasons gets people thinking about winter sports

But despite averaging in the neighborhood of 800 fans per game,
Smokies president Rob LeRose sees the 1995-96 season as a tough one.

“At this point, it's really hard to say,” said LeRose in an interview with
The Trail Times.

The team's season ticket drive fell 200 short of its expected goal of 500.

The battle between the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League and
the Trail Smoke Eaters took its toll on the club's ability to sell season
tickets. As well, fans were initially skeptical that the organization would
even ice a team based on its ongoing dispute with the RMJHL.

However, once that got settled, the club began putting together its

players from the Bellingham Ice
Hawks, who Trail acquired with the
purchase of the franchise, have
either refused to come to the West
Kootenays or asked to be traded
shortly after arriving.

“It's not hard to get a kid from
an outside league to come here
because it’s a chance to play in the
BCJHL,” said LeRose, But he
added that established players in
the league see Trail's travel sched-
ule and poor record and begin look- ala *
ing elsewhere to play. i HOCKEY CLUB

The Smokies are currently expe-
riencing just such a problem as they try to deal Ian Lampshire to a Lower
Mainland team. The deal is in limbo pending the agreement of the players
involved that they'll report to Trail.

Many of the players that have made the move from Bellingham to Trail
admitted that it's a challenge in front of knowledgeable hockey fans.

“In Bellingham they had fans that didn't know much about the sport.
Here the people can get on your back but that’s good. It makes you play
a lot harder,” said Smokie forward Shawn McCaan.

Another hard part about playing in Trail is the increased travel for the
Smokies, On a recent road swing through Vancouver Island; Trail

Smokies host the Russian National Under-18 team. The Russian squad
defeated the Canadian U-18 team at the Pacific Cup in August and will
be in Canada for a tour during the Christmas season

With an open ear to fans’ requests and some exciting promotional
nights, all the Smokies need for the final piece is a winning hockey team.

Trail lost an embarassing 8 - 2 game in Vernon on Friday night.
Doug Sheppard and Jeff Scissons each scored twice for the Vipers who
lead the Interior Division by five points.

Si was a story for the S; as they came home and
took on the Cowichan Valley Capitals. Trail doubled up the Caps 6-3, as
Jeff Sweera notched four assists and Neil Breen scored twice.

The split weekend still leaves Trail mired in last place in the Interior
Division with a record of six wins and 13 losses but the Smokies are
only a point back of Merritt, Trail faces Powell River and Merritt this
weekend. With 10 of the 12 teams in the league qualifying for the play-
offs, the Smokies expect to be in the post season and in turn attract even
more fans to watch the BCJHL. ,

LeRose said if the team can put together some victories, the crowds
will improve and so will the financial picture.

But for now the Smokies management is just happy to be able to
bring the best Tier II junior hockey to Trail. The rest, as they say, will
eventually fall into place.

Only time will tell if that last statement holds true.

In other BCJHL news, Castlegar native Shawn Horcoff scored a goal
and had three assists as his Chilliwack Chiefs stormed the Langley Thun-
der 12 - 3. Horcoff is now tied for second in the league in scoring with 40
points, and is only one behind leader Tyler Quiring, also of the Chiefs.

THE LIGHTER SIDE

The Castlegar Sun

WEDNESDAY, November 8, 1995

logged over 1,300 miles in a five-day span.
As for the players, said they're to the bus rides.
“It was hard at the start,” he said. “But I think we're leaming how to

handle it and I think it will work to our advantage in the long haul.”
One big promotional night for the team comes on Dec. 19 when the

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Lady volleyballers
primed for playoffs

MARK HEARD _
Sun staff

The leaves have turned, the
snow has fallen, and the volley-
ball season is coming to a close.

Both the Mount Sentinel and
Stanley Humphries senior girls
volleyball teams are gearing up
for their respective finals as
autumn comes to an end.

On Thursday, Nov. 10, the
Stanley Humphries squad will
play in J.L. Crowe for the dou-
ble “A” West Kootenay cham-
pionship. Grand Forks High
School and J.L. Crowe will
also participate.

SHSS Head coach Grant Apos-
toliuk likes his team's chances.

“I'd say =that we're the
favorites heading in,” he said
“We've played very well, but
we've also struggled. So, I guess
anything can happen.”

Apostoliuk will be looking
to three of his starters to lead
the team.

“I hope to see Tamara Terry,
Tammy Sherbinin, and Shawna
Harshenin have big games for
us,” he said.

Meanwhile, up the valley, the
Mount Sentinel senior girls team
is preparing to host the West
Kootenay single “A” champi-
onship at Selkirk College on
Nov. 16.

Head coach Joe Moreira was
pleased with his team's strong
showing at the Spring Valley Invi-
tational in Kelowna this weekend

“We're really satisfied with
it,” he said. “It was only a sev-
enth-place finish, but you have to
consider that we were the only
single “A“ team playing, and
there were a lot of very good
teams that placed behind us.”

Middle blocker Adrianne
Edmonds was selected to the all-
star team, impressive considering
she is younger than most of the
other players.

“It’s really great that a player
in grade 10 could distinguish her-
self like that in a senior tourna-
ment,” said Moreira.

Stay posted for info on the
Stanley Humphries and Mount
Sentinel senior boys finals com-
ing up

KENTON'S
AUTOBODY
& HULL PAINTING

Ann
Landers
Syndicated

Columnist

Dear Ann Landers: I
want to add my two cents’
worth to the subject of
“birthing as performance
art.” That reader from
Louisiana took you to task
for saying the woman in
labor and no one else
should decide who is
allowed in the delivery
room. The idiot thought it
was terrible that a woman
would want HER mother
present and exclude her
mother-in-law,

When, exactly, did
women lose their right to
privacy? The Supreme

~Court has ruled that a

woman's body is her own
and the constitutional right
to privacy applies to repro-
ductive issues. So why is it
that a woman’s body
becomes community prop-
erty as soon as_ she
becomes pregnant?

You were right on target,
Ann. Except for the moth-
er-to-be, it is nobody’s
business who is allowed in
the delivery room. That
decision should be based
on the value she places on
her privacy and her ability
to deal with the stress of
the process, which can be
considerable. Every person
in the delivery room
should be there for one
reason only — to support
the person who is coping
with the most difficult job
in the room. Giving birth
is tough enough without
having to play to the
bleachers. Believe me, I’ve
been there.

Here is some advice for
that man in Louisiana (I’m
assuming it was a man
because no woman would
write such nonsense): Get
a vasectomy, and invite
your mother-in-law (and
maybe two or three of her
friends) to drop by for the
show. — Furious in Provi-
dence, R.I.

Dear Prov.: Wonderful
suggestion. I second the

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someone in Castlegar who shows extraordinary
service to his/her customers or clients.

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