. 82. CastlegarNews September 1, 1990 SPORTS September 1, 1990 Castlegar News B83 LOCAL NEWS 'Threepeat' tough By DAVE GOLDBERG Associated Press It has become trendy to suggest the San Francisco 49ers are ready to etch their place in NFL history as much because of Eddie DeBartolo as Joe Montana, ‘Je?ry Rice, Roger Craig, Bill Walsh and George Seifert. It became trendy after De! was called before commissioner Paul Tagliabue for allegedly breaking NFL rules by taking money from his construction company earnings to lavish on his players — millions to sign Plan B free agents, thousands to treat the players and their families to vacation. But this is a misconception. As the 49ers try to become the first team to win five Super Bowls and the first to win three in a row, DeBartolo’s generosity is an effect, rather than a cause. But the way the NFC shapes up for 1990, the har- dest part may be getting there. WEST DIVISION The 49ers, 14-2 last year, are not even prohibitive favorites to win their division. The Los Angeles Rams need only consistency to reach their level. In the Central Division, Minnesota has the players to go all the way and needs only more harmony and @ better performance by quarterback Wade Wilson. In the East, New York, Philadelphia and Washington all have Super Bowl potential, par- NFL preview: NFC has plenty of legitimate Superbowl contenders ticularly the Giants, who went 12-4 last season in what was supposed to be a building yes But the NFC has to start with San Francisco and its quest for a *‘threepeat.’” Offensively, the elements are there — Montana throwing to Rice and John Taylor is enough to beat most teams. But they may not even win the division because the Rams seem ready to blossem. Last year, the Rams went 10-6, beat the Eagles and Giants, then lost 30-3 in the NFC title game to the 49ers. The problem: a midseason four-game losing streak. : Everett trailed only Montana in the NFC quarter- back rankings, throwing for 4,310 yards and a league- leading 29 touchdowns. His receivers — Henry Ellard, Flipper Anderson and Aaron Cox plus tight end Pete Holohan — may be every bit as dangerous as the San Francisco crew. New Orleans, 9-7 last year, would contend in most divisions. Here, with the unproven John Fourcade at quarterback, they can only hope for a wild-card playoff spot. Atlanta, 3-13, is improved — on paper. But new coach Jerry Glanville’s teams have always been un- predictable and so are many of his players, including Deion Sanders. EAST DIVISION The East is a two-tier division with three challengers at the top — New York, Washington and Philadelphia. The Giants put some flash. in their offence last year with kick returner-runner-receiver Dave Meggett and seem to have added more with Rodney Hampton, their No, 1 draft pick. Washington missed the playoffs despite a 10-6 record because it can’t beat the Giants — the Redskins have lost seven of the last eight non-strike games, They have three veteran running backs — Gerald Riggs, Earnest Byner and James Wilder — to run Joe Gibbs’ offence; a top-notch receiving trio of Rickey Sanders, Gary Clark and Art Monk; and a somewhat suspect defence. Unlike the Redskins, the Eagles, 11-5, can beat the Giants — four straight over the last two years. But they’ve faltered elsewhere because they’re not deep enough to supplement Reggie White;-6né of the for 49ers league’s best defensive fronts, and quarterback Ran- dall Cunningham, who had an off-year last Season, Phoenix, under new coach Joe Bugel,’ will be phasing out old players and phasing in new talent from last year’s 5-11 team. Dallas, 1-15 in Jimmy Johnson's first year, is still starting from scratch. CENTRAL DIVISION Minnesota should win the Central. Herschel Walker, who never quite fit in after being obtained from Dallas last year, will have the benefit of a full training camp. The key will be quarterback, where Wilson, signed a new contract last year and slipped badly from his Pro Bow! level of 1988. Green Bay, 10-6 last year, may need luck to equal that mark ag: Don Maj kowski, a holdout in training camp, pulled out four of those games in the last minute and the schedule this year is a lot harder. Still, Tim Harris remains one of the game’s best pass rushers. Detroit, 7-9, may be the league’s most improved team, with an offence finally added to what has been a good defence. The Lions won their last five as Mouse Davis's run and shoot began to work. Their main threat is Barry Sanders, who rushed for_J,470 yards as a rookie. Chicago went the other way last year, starting 4-0 and finishing 2-10. Heavy duty boys SIDELINES By CasNews Staff TALKING IT UP Ss €. 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EQUIPMENT SWAP SEPTEMBER 15 & 22 For More Information Call Debbie Fauth 365-6388 CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT - RECREATION DEPARTMENT THE AQUATIC CENTRE WILL BE CLOSED SEPTEMBER 3-7 FOR MAINTENANCE. WE WILL REOPEN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. (Sorry for the inconvenience.) The RECREATION OFFICE will be CLOSED MONDAY, SEPT. 3 for the Labor Day Holiday. (Aerobics Classes are Cancelled on Labor Day) The WEIGHT ROOM will be OPEN FROM 6:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. SEPT. 4-7. Circuit Weight Training Classes wili be held as usual. The weight room will resume the regular schedule Saturday, Sept. 8 Phone 365-3386 — 2101-6th Ave., Castlegar By CasNews Staff Bob Gretchen knows the recipe for success in fastball. “Superb pitching, big defensive plays and clutch hitting with runners in scoring position.”” And that’s exactly what Bill's Heavy Duty fastball team did last weekend on its way to victory at the Wasa Lake Invitational fastball tour- nament. “We made things happen when we had to,”’ said Gretchen, Bill’s playing coach. Things like outscoring the op position 37-9 in winning five straight games for the title. Bill’s, which plays in the Slocan Valley Men’s Fastball League, was the only West Kootenay representative at the 16-team tournament. Bill’s pitcher Quentin Stoggard alowed just three runs in winning three games and was named the tour- ney’s top pitcher. Bill’s opened the tournament with a 7-0 victory over a Fernie team as pit- cher Fred Sherstobitoff fired the shutout and the team just kept rolling from there. Stoggard got strong support from his hitters and he was near-perfect on the mound as Bill's beat hometown favorites Wasa Couch Potatoes 11-1 in its second game. Andy Evin started the third game for Bill’s and was hit well by a Kalispell, Mont., team which put six runs on the board in four innings. But Stoggard came on in relief in the fifth inning and shut down the U.S. squad the rest of the way while Bill’s sluggers did their job for a 12-6 win and a berth in the semifinal. The high-scoring affairs became a thing of the past when Bill’s hit the semifinal against Cranbrook. Sher- stobitoff was again the story for Bill’s as he allowed just one run in a 3-1 vic- tory. Bill’s faced “hometown team Koochin Ringers from Wasa in the final but even with the backing of the partisan crowd the Ringers couldn't solve the pitching of Stoggard. Leading 3-1 in the sixth inning and the Ringers threatening with a runner on second and one out, Bill’s broke the Ringer’s backs with a sparkling double play to get out of the inning. Bill’s added another run in the bot- tom of the sixth and Stoggard retired the final three batters in the seventh for the championship, “It was a nice way to end the said Gretchen. ‘‘Coming home with first place makes it all wor- th while.’” A's even stronger OKALAND, Calif. (AP) — doesn’t seem fair. The Oakland Athletics already had Jose Canseco, Rickey Henderson, that pitching staff and a 62-game lead in the American League West. And now they have to go and add Harold Baines and Willie McGee. “What these two’ moves suggest is Oakland’s vice-president in charge of baseball operations. It’s getting to look like an All-Star reunion in the Oakland locker room. The A’s can field a lineup consisting of eight former All-Stars — Mark McGwire at first, Willie Randolph at second, Carney Lansford at third, Henderson, Canseco and McGee in ‘Jones Boys Boats (Woodbury Trading Ltd.) Ainsworth, B.C SUPER JET The most exciting performer yet to walk on fog. $7,240 Clearing at WAVERUNNER Singles and pairs alike will find WaveRunner easy to mount, easy to ride and easy to afford. Reg. $6,860 Clearing at \ Ph. 353-2550, 353-2555, FAX 353-2911 2 Nobody Beats a. Jones Boys Deal! YEARS ON KOOTENAY LAKE 7°} ar rg ee —— that we feel very strongly and° are the outfield, Terry Steinbach catching focused on the rest of the 1990 with Baines as the designated hitter. season,’’ said Sandy Alderson, The group has a total of 33 All-Star selections between them. Walt Weiss, the 1988 AL rookie of the year, would play shortstop. The two trades gives the A’s, who have struggled with nagging injuries CASTLEGAR for the past two months, enormous L depth. UB “What do we have, a six-game lead? Maybe if we don’t make these INFORMATION deals we could have hung in there and & REGISTRATION won this thing,’’ Oakland manager Tony la Russa said. ‘‘But we had a Thurs., Sept. 6 6:30 p.m. chance to make these deals. You want no regrets."’ TWIN RIVERS SCHOOL BRIAN’S REPAIR SERVICE SMALL ENGINES * AUTOMOTIVE GENERAL MECHANICAL 613-13th St., © 365-7233 LET US PUT A POOL IN YOUR YARD! — QUOTES FREE — 368-5606 - POGEGHPPORS [nveesOn OF GABLE BLECTIRC LTD “SERVICE IS OUR FIRST CONCERN” _ TOKYO — Larry Parrish is saying goodbye to baseball, the game that has dominated his life since he was eight-years-old. Parrish, 36, who spent 15 seasons in the majors before playing in Japan, told the Hanshi igers he is returning to the United States for treatment of a knee injury. With only 25 games left, that ended Parrish’s season and, likely, his career. ‘I was planning on retiring at the end of this year anyway,”” Parrish said Wednesda‘ Parrish, the leading home-run hitter in Japan's Central League last season with 42, leads the league this year with 28. In the 105 games this season, he batted .249 and had 80 RBIs. Parrish played in the majors with the Montreal Expos, the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. He finished his major-league career with 256 home runs and a career batting average of .263. Duguay gets shot with Leafs TORONTO — Right winger Ron Duguay, a veteran of 12 National Hockey League seasons, has been invited to the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp, which begins next Friday. Duguay will report strictly on a tryout basis with no promises or strings attached. ‘‘I’m going to make it,’’ said Duguay from his Los Angeles home Wednesday. Duguay, 33, played nine seasons with the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings before being dealt to Pittsburgh in March, 1986. His goal production, which had reached a career-high 40 while with the Rangers in 1981-82, plummetted during the next few seasons. After a seven-goal season with the Los Angeles Kings, Duguay made it through the final week of training camp last year before being cut from the team. Hé went to Europe and spent last season playing in Mannheim, West Germany. Griffeys to make history SEATTLE — Ken Griffey was signed by the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, joining Ken Jr. to become the first father-son combination to play on the same team. The Mariners announced the signing of Griffey, 40, who was placed on waivers Friday by the Cincinnati Reds Griffey cleared waivers Wednesday morning, making him a free agent. He is united with his 20-year-old son, Seattle’s starting centre fielder. Manager Jim Lefebvre said he didn’t know when the elder Griffey would be able to play. But Lefebvre says he hopes Griffey can make a contribution as a left fielder, designated hitter or pinch hitter. Griffey said he’s prou@of his son and playing on the same team with him is an emotional experience. Habs' Lemieux on block MONTREAL — Claude Lemieux, who expects to be traded before training camp opens, won’t make a pre-season trip to Sweden and the Soviet Union with his Montreal Canadiens teammates. Lemieux was not included on the list of 31 players Montreal will take on the two-week trip that begins Sept. 4, a Canadiens spokesman said Thursday. General manager Serge Savard has vowed to trade Lemieux, 25, who does not get along with coach Pat Burns and who asked for a trade last season, when he missed CLAUDE LEMIEUX ae year with an abdominal ... left behind Sundin staying in Sweden MONTREAL — Mats Sundin, the National Hockey League's No. 1 overall draft pick in 1989, said Thursday there is only a slim chance he will leave Sweden to play for the Quebec Nordiques this season. “As it looks now, I'll stay one more year and come to Quebec next year, but that’s not 100 per cent certain,”’ Sundin said in a telephone interview from his home in Sweden. *‘I’ll make a final decision very soon.”” Sundin’s agent, Mark Perone of Boston, told Le Journal de Montreal this week his client has asked for a hefty raise after leading Djurgarden to the Swedish league championship last season. If his demands aren't met, the 19-year-old right winger may opt to play in Quebec, which made him the first overall selection in the June 1989, entry draft. Dickerson still holding qut INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts prepared Thursday to Play the season without running back Eric Dickerson after putting him on a reserve list that will cost the running back nearly $600,000. Dickerson failed to show up Wednesday for a scheduled physical, the fifth time he had snubbed the Colts’ efforts to re-examine his injured hamstring. General manager Jim Irsay placed him on the non- football-related injury list, which will require him to miss the first six games of the regular season without pay. Selkirk offers university courses Selkirk College, in collaboration with the Small College Consortium, will offer a range of university credit courses through distance delivery to residents of the West Kootenay/- Boundery region. “For the second consecutive year, the Ministry of Ad: fold increase in the number of courses available to home learners, he said. Selkirk College is largely respon- sible for the organization of this year’s distance education program which is geared to provide the upgrading necessary to qualify for Training and Technology has in- creased the Post- secondary into the one-year Castlegar-based teacher i The registration deadline for Small College Consortium courses is Sept. 7. A complete listing of courses may be found at any Selkirk College cam- pus or learning centre and i university credits which are tran- sferable toward degrees at all B.C. universities. Courses are offered at all levels through the consortium and the range of may be accomplished at all centres as well. Once registered, students will be told when their courses are broadcast or when ing sessions will Program that leads to teacher cer- for rural residents, said Gerry Ehman, coor- dinator of the Open Learning Centre for Selkirk College. This fall, home-based learners have the option of selecting any of 17 Separate university level courses in academic disciplines ranging from English to sociology, Ehman said in a news release. This represents a three- at the primary or secondary level. In addition, all courses offered are applicable to general studies leading to a bachelor of arts degree. “This year we will be using enhan- ced delivery techniques that include teleconferencing, Knowledge Net- work broadcasts and live interactive telecourses over the K Net- occur. Tutoring sessions make up a valuable part of the distance delivery model. Instructors communicate regularly with students in their cour- ses by teleconferencing or video link. The Small College Consortium is a project of the B.C. 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