6- Trail Times-Friday, May 21, 1982

RECREAT
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Harry

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The Rossland Labatts
soccer team had their unbeaten string stopped on
Sunday, after a good 2-0 win
over Nelson on Saturday at
Jubilee Park.
The local boys came out
flat against Femie United
and took a 4-2 loss. Talking to
Joe Hughes on Tuesday, he
said the possible reason for
the let-down was that
everyone was really hyped
up to beat Nelson on
Saturday and they probably
considered Femie easy. Yet
Femie proved that they will
be a factor in the league this

Mosquitoes, Pee Wee 1 and 2
andBantam.
According to Merv, all
teams are well staffed with
coach, manager and
parental help. Games are
being played on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday and
games with outside teams
will be encouraged. The
enrolment has risen from 135
to more than 200 and the
nights chosen are to avoid
clashing with the newlyformed softball league for
kids in the same age
bracket.
That softball league is
season.
being promoted by
Scoring for Labatts on Rossland's play-for-funners.
Sunday were Gerry Gallo The kids will be starting at
and Tim Evans. Gallo and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and
Mat McCarthy are new to
the team this season, along
with Roberto Cesseretti, who
plays goal. The club has
added two young local
players in the persons of
Pierre Habicht and Murray
Walters.
Pierre is the son of John
Habicht, one of the former
Labatt players and past
president of minor soccer.
John was probably one of the
most popular players to don
a Labatt uniform and his
interst in the game carried
on way beyond that. He was
a referee, coach and a
general push behind any
soccer activity.
Murray Walters will be
remembered as one of the
more exciting young hockey
players to come up with the
Warriors for some time. I
haven't seen him on the
soccer field yet, but from
what I hear, he knows what
he's doing.

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Rossland' s Minor Soccer is
really looking forward to a
great season, I talked at
length with newly-elected
president Merv Olson and he
is real high on the prospect
of a big season for our
youngsters. There are 13
teams, mixed boys and girls,
ranging in age from 6-14 in

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Thursdays at Cook Avenue
Park and Centennial with
players from the adult
leagues in charge. There is
going to be lots of coaches
available from outfield to
batting and pitching for the
older boys and girls. The
rules will be well stressed
but for the wee 'uns a little
more leeway will be allowed.
One has to hand a lot of
credit to Rossland's Fun
league for promoting this
sort of thing. These guys are
certainly a great bunch of
fellows to look beyond their
own pleasure to lift up the
kids in this manner.
From the fun league
executive comes word that
the fun tournament has been

dropped. The cost is a factor
so they dropped it. Any
details on the kids league
can be obtained by calling
Jim Ling or other executive
members of the play-for-fun
league.
I was unable to get any
details on winners at the
Retirees day at the Upper
Course but Russ Broughton
informs me there were 36 out
for the regular weekly bash
on Tuesday. If my leg keeps
improving maybe I'll make
it 37 next week.
Doug Buhr, last year's
coach, has decided to take on
the manager's job with the
Warriors next year. He will
bring a lot of know-how to
the position.