82 Castlegar News... September 26, 1990

SPORTS

Something smells in CSL play

ANALYSIS

By GRANT KERR
The Canadian Press

There’s an unmistaken aroma floating over the
Canadian Soccer League that has nothing to do with
financially troubled franchises

The CSL playoffs smell — like tainted tuna — and
the stink begins in the league boardrooms.

The decision to replay a first‘round game between
the Victoria Vistas and the Winnipeg Fury last week had
all the earmarks of backroom politics, the type of
patronage that does irreparable harm to the integrity of
pro soccer in Canada.

**It wasn’t the best of decisions,"" Vancouver manag-
er-coach Bob Lenarduzzi said Monday, ‘‘but what hap-
pened after was worse.”

The Vistas clearly wd an ineligible player (Geoff
Aunger) in the second game of the Western Division
playoff series Sept. 16. Aunger had collected too many
yellow cards (six) and was supposed to sit out one game
under league rules.

Victoria management claims to have somehow lost

mini-game to break a deadlock and take the series, 2-1.
Then the eligibility issue surfaced.

The Fury had warned game officials that Aunger was
ineligible. No one listened, so Winnipeg subsequently
filed a protest.

The penalty for thie Victoria transgression, as deter-
minéd by league officials, was to replay the critical
playoff game. They should have known better than to
alter the rules.

The CSL ignored its bylaw calling for the default of a
{game involving an ineligible player. After Winnipeg won
the series opener 4-1, the Fury would have advanced to
the Western final against Vancouver had Victoria for-
feited the second game.

But this is where greed took over. League officials
decided another game, played in Winnipeg, was the an-
swer to their sticky problem. Another gate, more moncy.

Victoria president Gerry Spencer noted that, under
the circumstances, ‘‘I thiak this is probably the best
result we could have come up with. I think it’s a
reasonable solution because it gets us back in the playof-
fs."

It sure was. The politicking Vistas — they sent a

count, a shallow to by coach
Bruce Wilson and general manager Buzz Parsons.
Aunger played, the Vistas won and won again in a

to Toronto to sway CSL commissioner
Dale Barnes — won the replay and, after another mini-
game, took the series on penalty kicks.

The Fury got what they deserved, though. Winnipeg
id up the ill ived replay,
thinking they could reap the financial benefits.

‘Canadian soccer is the big loser in this seandalous af-
fair, along with Wilson. He should Rave realized Auinger
was ineligible in the first place and not placed him in the
lineup.

Wilson has been a big player in Canadian soccer
history. The dependable fullback performed inter-
nationally and was captain of the first Canadian World
Cup team in 1986.

But when the got to Winnipeg and found the Vistas
being harpooned publicly by Fury management, Wilson
angrily resigned befort the game. When the Vistas won,
Parsons determined Wilson could not return tothe team
under any circumstances.

The CSL has lost an outstanding coach. And the en-
tire issue of a replay rather than following the rules has
tarnished the image of the game in Canada.

Barnes emerges from this controversy as a lame-duck
commissioner. CSL insiders say he awarded Winnipeg the
original second game, but was over-ruled by league
governors who had a sympathic ear for lobbyists.

As Wilson noted following his resignation, the rules
were in place and they should have been upheld.

86ers play
for club title

The North American club
will be decided tonight in the
Pepsi Cup game ot Swangard Stadium.

The Maryland Bays mect the Vancouver 86ers of
the Canadian Soccer League in the inaugural club

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game

The Bays qualified for the Pepsi Cup last weekend
in Boston on penalty kicks against the San Francisco
Bay Blackhawks in the title game of the new American
Professional Soccer League.

Vancouver was selected to represent the CSL after
winning playoff in 1988 and "89. The
86ers also finished first overall in league play in the
CSL this season.

The 86ers currently are involved im the Western
Division final against the second-place Victoria Vistas.
The first game of the series ended in a 2-2 deadlock last
weekend, with the second Set for Sunday at Swangard.

Vancouver coach Bob Lenarduzzi said Tuesday
there was no extra pressure on his team, playing Wed-
nesday and Sunday, because the 86ers often play twice
a week in league play.

CSL commissioner Dale Barnes hopes Mexico will
eventually join the Pepsi Cup competition, making it a
true North American championship.

LIKE A BIRD

sifuated over the water at the Aquatic

Brent Neumann, 14, is flying high with the help of a rope
Centre. Thoug

attempt was carried out successfully, more often than not.
Neumann pulled off a perfect face plant in the water.

Feisty
Foreman
waiting

LONDON (AP) — _ George
Foreman says he’s in no hurry for his
chance to regain the heavyweight title.

“I'm not going away; I’m not
going to leave until | am hevyweight
champion of the world again,” he
said Tuesday after knocking out
Terry Anderson in the first round for
the 24th straight victory of his
comeback.

“Even in my 40s I have got all the
time in the world. I can afford to bide
my time."”

Foreman, 42, wasted little time
disposing of Anderson, who entered
the fight with a 19-3 record.

The former champion, who
weighed in at 259 pounds, hit Ander-
son with a left jab, then clubbed him
with a right with six seconds left in the
first round. Anderson stayed on the
canvas for about a minute, then got
up to hug Foreman.

The knockout in the scheduled 10-
rounder at the London Arena was
Foreman’s 65th and improved his
record to 69-2 overall. He has won all
24 of his fights since beginning his
comeback three years ago.

Foreman said he hopes to challenge
the winner of next month's world title
fight between champion James
(Buster) Douglas and Evander
h his Holyfield

He came into the fight six pounds
lighter than expected, but said he’s
hitting harder than ever.

“I thought it would go a couple of

rounds, but as I jabbed him he walked

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straight into my right hand,”
Foreman said. ‘‘It was one of the
strongest. punches I have ever
thrown

“My power is back. I thought I had
lost it to Muhammad Ali and now I
feel as strong as I did as a teenager,"”
said Foreman, who lost his title to Ali

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SCHOOL SPORTS

SENIOR VOLLEYBALL

By CasNews Staff

The Stanley Humphires secon-
dary school teams touted as the
class of the Kootenays got a chan-
ce to prove it in the NRS In-
vitational tournament here last
weekend.

‘What the teams proved was the
that the Kootenays are definitely
not the Okanagan.

Teams from George Elliot high
school in Winfield, about 20
kilometres north of Kelowna,
bounced both the girls and boys

named team captain, Mario
Fehrenberg, Justin Phillips and
some young swimmers looking to
make names for themscives.

Jodi Young, Aimie Chernoff
and Wendy Gouk anchor a girls
team that has improved from last
year, he said.

If the names of those swimmers
sound familiar it’s because all are
members of the Castlegar
Aquanauts Swim Club and all
qualified for the provincial swim
championships in Trail last mon-
th.

Balahura credits coaching on
the summer clubs in the area for

team from the six-school {wo
nament held at SHSS and Selkirk
College gyms.

The senior girls went furthest,
placing second aftr losing two
straight to Winfield in the final
match.

The Don Lust-coached boys
team met up with Winfield in the
semifinals and made a hasty exit in
two straight

Lust said the teams in the tour-
nament were so close, any could
have won it, which explains why
the boys beat Winfield in the
round-robin portion of the tour-
ney but lost in the playoffs.

“*1 feel my guys just ran out of
steam,”’ said Lust. ‘‘Friday, when
we were playing well, the whole
team played incredible. Saturday,
the whole team just kind of
peetered gut all at once.””

Mount Sentinel high school of
South Slocan beat Winfield to win
the boys event

Girls coach Stoch Uchida said
the Winfield school may be a for-
ce to reckon with down the road.

“*They’re a pretty good team,
they’re ranked somewhere in the
top 10,”’ said Uchida, whose own
team is ranked seventh in the
province in the AA category.

If not for matches against Win-
field, the local girls would have
had a perfect weekend as they won
all five of their other matches.

STOCH UCHIDA
worried

It was the first tournament of
the season for the girls so Uchida
said he’s mot worrying about
anything yet as the teani prepares
to defend its West Kobtenay
championship. In fact, he said he
is quite pleased with the way his
young players performed, men-
tioning rookies Rory Perrier and
Ryanna Westoff in particular.

SWIMMING

Practices began lasi week and
the prognosis for what is the
school’s most successful team is
excellent.

So what else is new?

The team has won the West
Kootenay championship the last
nine years in a row and has
finished in the top 10 in the
provincials in each of those years
— top five in a majority of them.

Last year the team finished
second in the province behind a
Vancouver school and coach Mike
Balahura said there’s no reason
why the team can't get there
again.

“I'm hoping once again that
we'll be top five,”” he said

Balahura said the boys team has
lost some talent but remains
strong with provincial-calibre
swimmers Neil Jones, who was

some of the success he’s had with
his team.

Another bonus for the team is
the mew Aquatic Centre — the
team used to travel to Nelson to
practice — which can’t do
anything but improve the quality
of swimmers in the area, Balahura
said.

“Down the road it’s going to
make a big difference. The fact
that kids can be in the water year-
round, and that they feel comfor-
table in the water, is real impor-
tant.

No firm date has been set for
the team’s first meet of the season
but it will likely have SHSS
meeting swimmers from Neison’s
L.V. Rogers high school, which
will be the team’s toughest com-
petition this season, Balahura
said.

PLAYDAYS

The senior girls volleyball team
plays in Mount Sentine!’s tour-
nament Friday and Saturday. The
competition includes a Vancouver
school ranked second in the
province and another team from
Kelowna ranked five spots ahead
of SHSS. Winfield will not be at
the tournty

The senior boys volleyball team
plays im a tourney Oct. 14 at LV
Rogers.

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Minto Chapter
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A special meeting of the Order of
the Eastern Star’s Minto Chapter No.
79, Castlegar, was heid Sept. 4 im the
Masonic Hall t honor Mary White,
worthy grand matron, and John
Branson, worthy grand patron of the
Grand Chapter of British Columbia
and the Yukon.

A luncheon was held for the grand
visitors and Minto members at the
Fireside Restaurant.

This was followed by a successful
school of instruction in the Masonic
Hall

The eventing mecting was well at-
tended by members and out-of-town
visitors from Grand Forks, Neison,
Trail and Cranbrook. The other
grand officers ‘attending were Irene
Finholm, past grand matron and
grand lecturer; Barbara Schellenberg.
past grand matron; Roberta Moffat,
past grand matron; Rena Davis,
grand conductress;
Carlson, grand Esther

Attending worthy matrons and
worthy patrons were Martha Ander-
son and David Waildie of Columbia
Chapter No. 32, Trail; Deirdre
Grotkowski of Rose City Chapter
No. 28, Neison: and Cecile Reed and
Gordon Reed of Evangeline Chapter
No. 31, Grand Forks;

Doreen Branson, wife of the wor-
thy patron, was welcomed.

The worthy grand matron, ¢x-
plained that her special project for her
year is the purchase of a carbon
dioxide analyzer for use im the cancer

operating room. She thanked Minto
Chapter for two cheques received,
one for her special project and the
other for cancer research and cancer
dressings.

In B.C. there are 67 cancer dressing
stations. Last year 212,000 dressings
were sent

The members thanked everyone for
their cancelled stamps, the sale of
which fimances the dressing stations.

A social evening followed.

Robson WI
plans fall
workshop

The Robson Women's Institute
held the first meeting of the new
season at the home of Evelyn Bat-
chelor.

The six members present opened
the meeting with the collect. Minutes
and treasurer’s report were read and
approved.

Letters were read from the district
president on details of the fall
workshop in New Denver to be held
Sept. 29. Competitions are fancy bibs
and apple pie. The bibs will then be
sent to Queen Alexandra Hospital. A
workshop on pine cone wreaths will
be featured. A letter of thanks was
read from the student recipient of
Robson WI's annual bursary presen-
tation in June.

By the motions of members, funds
were dispensed to various local en-
deavors and to Vancouver hospitals.
Robson WI will. send $50 to the
provincial office fund.

At the passing of a fong-time and
‘valued member, Jean Fowler's name
will be placed in the Provincial Book
of Memories.

A display of~ information and
brochures on Robson WI will be set
up in October in the Castlegar Rail
Station.

A proposal by member Polly Har-
coff that Robson WI purchase-a cof-
feemaker for Robson Hall will be
looked into.

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