Page2B ‘The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, May 31, 1995 Sour relationships If you hadn't noticed, there has been a litte more smoke billowing from the chirnneys in Trail lately. That's because there's a hockey power play going on nght now that is tugging at the fabric of the sport m the West Kootenay The Trail Smokeaters bought the Bellingham Ice Hawks of the B.C Junior Hockey League about three weeks ago. People in Trail have been thinking about the hockey splendor of the BCTHL for a long time now, and they firmly believe it is their promised land With the BCJHL they can see more Trail butts in the Comunco Arena seats, they can see better hockey on the Cominco Arena ice and they can see more money in the Stmokeater coffers under the Cominco Arena. All this has got Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League president Bronco” Horvath seeing red. Horvath and the RMJHL ge were dedicated to the Smokeaters and showed it by helping out the cash- strapped club with the release of $10,000 in per formance money _over_the last two years. Now Hor- vath feels like the jilted who wants his engagement nng back. Meanwhile the Smokeaters are moving off to the utopia of hockey glory and burning the bridges of Horvath’s “Madison County”. The Smokeasers and the people of Trail are just too good for the RMJHL. So where does that leave Castlegar? Horvath and the Smokeaters are going to go to court soon to decide everything and when the RMJHL comes out with less than half they"ll 4 be looking for a new girlfriend. They have been Stealing the biggest fishes out of the KIJHL over the last few years and nght now Castlegar 4s that big fish. if Traul leaves, there is a practically free franchise to be had. It is also no secret that Horvath and the RMJHL have been looking at Castlegar for quite sometime, and not just because Canadian Tire has good deals on Auto Parts. Castlegar Rebels’ president Robin Tomlin has remained tight lips over his team's plans. But the prevailing opinion around the barber shop is that Castlegarians like their KUHL hockey and don’t really want to jump into a relationship that Trail just jumped out of. Even still, Tomlin is working behind the scenes on something so top secret that Sherlock Holmes couldn't figure it out. The word is wait patiently and ye shall see. Is a just me oF does anybody else fee! all giddy like they're in high schoot? lover CASTLEGAR REBELS JUNIOR HOCKEY CLUB are looking for Head Coach, Assistant Coaches, General Manager, Trainers and Equipment Manager for the upcoming 95-96 season. Please send application BEFORE June 15th, 1995 to: SECRETARY Box 3451, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3N8 Aquanauts change coach not attitude Sen Soo... The only constant in life is change. The mountams change, the air changes and even the water changes. Just ask the Castlegar Aquanauts After three years as head coach and over 10) as a swimmer, Wendy Pilla has moved on to a different pool, this one in Vancouver. She is married in September and also intends geming to go back to school Pilla’s departure was not an unexpected turn of events for the Aquanauts, but it did leave them without a head coach. Luckily enough, they were able to quickly fill the vacancy with the capable form of Neil Jones who has also made his way up through the ranks of the Aquanauts. Jones was-given the job in early February after being chosen from a short list of candi dates. A Castlegar native, Jones has been an assistamt coach with the club the last two sum- mers and came up through the club as a swim. mer. He welcomes the change “I'm excited because I have all the say now on how things operate,” said Jones. “I now get to make all the bottom-line decisions. I was always happy with the way things were done the last couple years but there are always changes you want to make.” Jones takes over an e~*remely strong club with a plethora of returning veterans and some From left: Neil Jones, Torrie Lahue and Aim this season and Jones says that number could creep a little higher. The group to watch this year, according to vs! ie Chemoff will be handling the reigns of the Castlegar Aquanauts this season. Aquanauts has had in the past couple years,” said Jones. “ There's a lot of depth in that group.” Jones is also happy to welcome two new ‘SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gaben Jones, is the senior pecifically the hes to the fold. Aimie Chemoff is young: 7 gas chub has already reached 110 swimmers for in the 14 and 15-year-olds in Div. 5. Wednesday, May 31, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Page 3B Luck’s got JEFF GABERT Sun staff out on top.” The tournament had 76 participants this The person who decided it was better to be lucky than good never played horseshoes and Probably never met Walter Kinakin, Kinakin knows his horseshoes and the 58-year-old Castlegar native also knows how to pitch a mean game. He has proved it for 23 years and he did it once again recent- ly when he won the “A” division at the B.C. International Horseshoe Pitching Tournament héld in Winfield during the May long weekend. “It's the first time I won it,” said a happy Kinakin. “They have it every year and I went three years and never won. This time I came Cobras SUN SPORTS STAFF “Our senior group is one of the the Barnes finds a brighter Sun JEFF GABERT Sun Castlegar is a small communi- ty but that doesn’t mean its resi- dents don’t have big dreams and aspirations. As a young boy growing up here, Dan Barnes chased his big dreams and now, as an Edmonton Sun sports reporter, has caught them. Barnes was recently awarded the Dunlop Award for excellence in sports writing. The sports award is just one of the categories which make up the Toronto Sun Publishing Corp.'s excellence awards. The awards were estab- lished in 1984 are named after former Sun president Edward Dunlop and carries with it a $2,000 prize. “They are as prestigious an award as our chain can come up with,” said Barnes from his home in St. Albert. “Every single day we in the sports business cover winners and losers. I can tell you it’s a lot bet- ter to be a winner.” Barnes won the award for a chain of investigative stories ran last year involving six members of the 1987 Edmonton Eskimos AT HOME GOODS NO DOWN PAYMENT NO INTEREST CHARGE NO MONTHLY PAYMENTS [FOR 12 mos. time ON ALL IN-STOCK FURNITURE Furniture Warehouse & Floor Covering Centre HOME GOODS ;— Help us reduce in ventory and help yourself to Incredible Savings!!! *“HomeGoods will give a discount on the amount of the P.S.T. football team.-It chronicled the lives and choices of those six players after their football careers had been completed Two were deceased, two were in jail, one was crippled and one was currently under investiga- tion for possession of an illegal substance The entire saga was part of a special eight-page pull-out sec- tion and was the product of over three months of intensive research - It was some of the best stuff I've ever done.” said Barnes, who was a runner-up for the award in 1991 for a story on the Edmonton Oilers. “Chances are if I didn't win it this t never would.” Barnes was born in Castlegar and went to Stanley Humphries High School were he graduated in 1979 as the Valedictorian After high school his family moved to Calgary where he took a two-year Course in journalism. He bounced around a number of newspaper jobs including those in Innisfail, Rocky Moun- tain House and St. Albert, before Airy Mountain Appliance Service call ONLY *20 For friendly service anytime call finally gaining a post at the Edmonton Sun in February 1986. He is now the hockey writer for the Sun and he, his wife Barb and their two children, Hannah and Sammy live in St. Albert, just outside of Edmonton. Barnes credits hard work for his success and never giving up on the dreams he had while growing up in Castlegar all those years ago. He is living proof that you can take Castle- gar out of the dream but you can never get the dreams out of Castlegar. Baseball Coachin Tips Brought to you by: Norm Clark “HERE TO HELP” 365-2166 1761 Columbia Ave. Playing the Infield Fielding Ground Balls to the Right + from the ready position, the infielder leans to the right and piv- ts on the toes of their right foot + the left leg crosses over in front and takes a full stride to the right * continue with the regular fielding position tips Fielding Ground Balls to the Left * from the ready position,the infielder leans to the left and piv- Ots on the toes of their left foot + the right leg crosses over in front and take a full stride to the left * continue with the regular At China Creek Halfway Between Trail & Castlegar Ph. 693-2227 Fax 693-2388 Open 5:30 pm Tues. through Sat WE DELIVER! = 4 i Visa | 3:30 am fielding position tips Applications avaliable from: Castlegar Rec Centre or Brian Bebelman at Kalawsky Pontiac DEADLINE: June 7, 1995 For more information call Brian 365-2155 (days) Gee DON'T FORGET “Gold in the Net” Mini Camp. Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 - Castlegar Complex 1995 Sunflower Open} June 3 & 4 Castlegar & District Golf Course y Registration Saturday morning Fielding Pop-Ups * quickly determine the arc of the ball and run to the general area where it will land * run on the balls of their feet * whenever possible, the ball should be caught using both hands at about eye-level and over the infielder’s throwing arm shoulder Mechanics of Throwing + finger paus across the wide + line up shoulders and hips with target in good balance position * swing throwing arm back * point the ball away from tar- get (fingers on top of the ball) + throwing action should com- plete a circle * move toward target on com- pletion of throw Playing the Outfield Part of each practice session should be spent developing out- field skills. The techniques required to perform these skills are similar to that of infielding. Stance: Most outfielders’ rest- ing position is a standing position with the feet spread approximately shoulder-width. The outfielder this position b pitches. As the pitcher releases the ball, the body begins to lower into a crouch position. Body weight and balance is forward on the balls of the feet. In the final ‘ready position’ the toes are turned slightly out and the hands are off the knees. This allows the out- fielder to react in any direction. Fly Balls: Outfielders should try and catch fly balls at eye level with two hands. The elbows are bent and the hands draw back slightly as the ball enters the glove. Having the throwing hand close to the glove allows the out- fielder more time to find the cor- rect grip (across seams). If possible, all fly balls should be caught facing the ball and over the throwing shoulder. This allows the outfielder to make a quicker and stronger throw. Line Drives: The outfielder should approach low line drives with the glove fingers pointed down. Again, the player should concentrate on the ball and use two hands whenever possible. With Trail Times sources are ringers. year from all over the province and they were split into five divisions based on skill level Kinakin was put in the * shoots better than 50 per cent in competition. That means for every 100 shoes he pitches, 50 *A” class because he He went 12-2 through the round-robin and was assured of the overall victory before com- pleting all his matches since the closest pitch- er to him already had four losses. It may be the first time Kinakin has won the B.C. International, but he is certainly no stranger to horseshoe success. He is currently rated as the best in the Kootenay area and the second best player in B.C.. gnaw their way to the top The odds are Winfield. “You really Kinakin. “I just fidence of keys the best at it. 't travel to many tournaments, that he will do well if he just uses the same key to victory he used in gotta concentrate,” said set my mind to it, psyched myself up, and did it.” Kinakin also lists practice, ability and con- to being a good pitcher but amazingly enough he never mentioned luck. But really, how much luckier can you get than playing the game you love and being among ee I ten. That's because the Castlegar Cobras have fought their way into top spot in the league. Castlegar Cobras 7 at WK 1 This had all the makings of a classic grudge match since the powerful Cobras had been stung by the young Marlins for a loss earlier in the season. What it turned into was a classic rout Tuesday night at Haley Park as the Cobras led off the game with three consecutive hits and scored four runs. The big bat was Shane Mills who collected two RBI's. Cobras pitcher Cam Sookro has been steady all season and he con- tinued that form with eight strike- outs and only one eamed run. The 7-1 victory marked the fourth straight game where Cobras pitching held the opposi- tion to one run. Big O Cast 0 at Cast Cobras 11 78 65 59 66 35 65 57 a4 50 40 Upcoming Games Tonight Royals vs Cobras, 6 p.m., Kinnaird L Pts Runs For Runs Ag sday Salmo vs Big O Cast, 6 p.m., Kinnaird Tuesda: y Big O Trail vs Big O Cast, 6 p.m., Kinnaird West Kootenay Men’s Fastball Stats Individual Results Hits— Dickson, Cobras, 23 16; Baldwin, Terra Nova, 46 15; Deadmarsh, Hanks, 34 15; Jones, Hanks, 14; two 65 Others tied at 13, 25 Ave— Dickson, Cobras, 61 640; Baldwin, Terra Nova, .555; Barry, Mer- 65 chants, .500; Palmer, Mar- 64 lins, .500; Jones, Hanks, 81 500. 105 HRs~ Sookachoff, Cobras, 4; Deadmarsh, Hanks, 4; three others tied at 3. RBIs— Soukeroff, Roy- als, 14; Deadmarsh, Hanks, 13; Zanier, Rex, 10; Sookro, Cobras, 10; Sockachoff, Cobras, 10; Jones, Hanks, 10. Runs-— Dickson, Cobras, 14; Volpatti, Hanks, 14; Cutler, Royals, 12; Dead- marsh, Hanks, 12. Wins-~ Caron, Terra Nova, 7-3, Soukeroff, Cobras, 5- 0; Kabatoff, Salmo, 4-1; Rapone, Royals, 4-2; Zanier, Rex Hotel, 4-3. ERA- Sutherland, Roy- als, .000; Soukeroff, Cobras, .072; Zanier, Rex Hotel, .213; Caron, Terra nothin’ to do with Kinakin’s succes mainly sticking to the Kootenays and the Okana- gan. But he is still prepared to pitch in the B.C. Provincial Toummament coming up on the Labour Day weekend in North Shore, Vancouver. Walter Kinakin knows how to throw a horseshoe and Nova, .268; Bergeron, Merchants, .315. Ks-~ Zanier, Rex Hotel, 74; Caron, Terra Nova, 66; Rapone, Royals, 39; Kabatoff, Salmo, 35; Sutherland, Royals, 30. he always does it with a smile. That's because he's one of the best pitchers in B.C.. SUN SPORTS PHOTO /Jeft Gabert CRTC PUBUCNOTICE Canady It was a match-up of the best against the worst Thursday night at Kinnaird Park as the red hot first-place Cobras battled the cel- lar-dwelling Big O Tire team from Castlegar. The Cobras got off to their char- gle of Cobras offence was led by home runs from Lyle Stoushnow, Darcy Dickson and Sheldon Sookachoff. acteristic early lead by scoring seven runs in the se inning and that turned out to be six more than Cobra starter Eli Soukeroff would need as he came within a bloop sin- = Aquanauts a Castlegar native who swam for the Aquanauts while Torrie Lahue was raised in Robson where she competed with the River Otters for eight-years. They will be assuming the positions left vacant by Jones and Alex Hartman. They will also help in shaping a team that is deep in talent with no real glaring stars. “I'm quite confident that as a team we'll perform better than last year,” said Jones, “because we have a lot of kids back plus they're older. For example, I think our Div. 6 girls combined are close to the best in the province.” The one swimmer Jones did say to watch this season is the club leader, Adam Rodgers, who will be competing in Div. 7 this year. He's the best swimmer on the team and the word around the pool is he has set some high standards. As for the new coach, don’t expect any drastic changes, espe- cially in philosophy. “I’m a bit more low key than Wendy,” said Jones. “But a lot of things she tells the kids, I do the same thing. I swam under her and coached under her so I've basi- cally learned everything from her. “There's no one in the world that can match her enthusiasm hut I just want to carry a little bit of that on as a team.” The first major meet for the Aquanauts comes in three weeks in Nelson. The only other compe- tition until then will come in a min-meet next weekend at the Complex which will coincide with a swim officials clinic. It looks as if the Aquanauts have another strong team this year. It just goes to show that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Look for information on the Public Notice CRTC 1995-79. 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