wre Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1991 @ SchoolSPORTS SHSS girls take bronze in volleyball provincials News Staff VOLLEYBALL They went in sixth and came out third. The Stanley Humphries Secondary School’s senior girls volleyball team came home from the AA provincial cham- pionships last weekend with bronze medals dangling from their necks. The girls, who were ranked sixth going into the 16-team tourney, upset No. 2 ranked St. Pats of Vancouver in two games (15-13, 15-13) in the opening match of the playoff round to set themselves up for the bronze-medal match. “That was a big one for us,” said coach Stosh Uchida. The girls beat Campbell River in three games (15-11, 2- 15, 15-11) for the bronze, but they might not have made it if they had another match to go, Uchida said. “I only took seven girls down there, and one got in- jured right away. With that number of bodies to work with, fatigue started to set in (against Campbell River),” he said. But to the girls credit, said Uchida, they came back when they had to, and when they could have let down after the second game loss to Campbell River. “That’s the way they basi- cally played the whole tourna- ment, just good enough to win,” he said. SHSS middle blocker San- dra Rogers was named to the tournament's first all-star team, while teammate Rory Perrier was a second all-star team selection. The senior Rockettes fin- ished third in their eight-team pool with a 5-2 record. Their only loss in the cham- pionship round was to No. 1 ranked Prince George, which went on to win the provincial championship. eee It was a different story in the AA boys provincial cham- pionships in Courtenay, where the SHSS senior boys finished 13th, exactly where they were 100 pom 825-4166 ranked before the 16-team event. “We were by far the youngest team there,” said boys coach Don Lust. Though Lust’s boys didn’t reach the goal he had set for them (an eighth place finish), the provincials may prove to be extremely valuable experi- ence for a young team that wasn't expected to get there in the first place. “It was a really good learn- ing experience for them. They were able to see where they have to be for next year,” he said. The boys completed the tourney with a 2-6 record, but that was no shame considering the competition, Lust said. Lust said Dan Kooznetsoff and Lee Malinek, two veterans who have led the team all year long, were once again the Rockers top performers in the provincials. Closer to home; the Mt. Sen- tinel Secondary School’s se- nior girls took home silver Sat- urday from the A provincial girls volleyball championships Sandra Rogers Rory Perrier at Selkirk College. Ranked third in the 12- team tourney, the Wildcats lost in three straight games (!5-8, 15-2, 15-5) in the final to the No. 1 school from Vancouver. 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Sur- prisingly, though, it’s not some- thing something that has the lit- tle guy worrying about consumer dollars. ollars. “T'll leave that up to the big stores,” she said. “We have our own customers.” David Lloyd is the man behind DAVID GOLIATHS? Supermarkets vying for dollar Castlegar Foods, acting as both owner and manager. Owning the fourth grocery store in a city Castlegar’s size isn’t something that he’s concerned with. “I think the market's there for four stores,” he said. And for anyone who doesn’t be- lieve him, Lloyd says all you have to do is take a quick look down Highway 22. “Look at Trail,” he said, “They support the same number of stores.” Moving into where a previous supermarket failed hasn't gone unnoticed for Lloyd, and he says that people in the area are happy with the store’s opening. “The downtown community is pleased the store is open,” he said. As much as Castlegar Foods is the new kid on the block, Central by Jonathan Green “News photo Central Foods’ Dave Rowe is convinced the sotre’s clientele will stick. Foods is the old-timer, having been a part of the city for over 30 years. Assistant Manager Dave Rowe thinks that will work to their ad- photo by Jonathan Green Castlegar Foods is one of four supermarkets locals have to choose “We have a reserved clientele,” he said. “I don't think it’s going to change too much.” “A lot of in-store programs are going to start happening,” Rowe said. “We'll have to wait and see.” Rowe admits business was down slightly in the last week, but chalked it up to the fact that peo- ple like to try something new. “Right now, it’s just a kind of cu- ‘A lot of in store programs are going to start happening. We’ll have to wait and see.” — Central Foods’ Dave Rowe With the Christmas season up- on in full swing, the opening of Castlegar Foods comes at a time when money is flowing freely. But Rowe thinks that the post-holiday season is when the truth will be told. “After Christmas, when people are back on their feet, I think we'll know more,” he said. riosity thing,” he said. Local managers at Safeway and Super Valu declined comment on how market has changed with the opening of Castlegar Foods article. With the return of four super- markets to Castlegar, it remgins to be seen which Goliaths will be left standing. And which, if any, have fallen.