os eague Castlegar Nordic Ski Tour. ing Club's racing team, put the kids through their strides. psc lesson at the Cos’ SPORTS Hight-yeur old Shawna Harshenin takes part in her tlegor golf course as a member of the Jackrabbit Ski Jackrabbit ski lessons hopping right along An active promotional program through the schools increased the club's Jackrabbit Ski League membership from 52 last year — a 70 per cent in- crease. Newcomers to the program account for 55 of the total. The Jackrabbit program offers eight 1'2 hour les- sons. Each child can earn badges for skill develop- ment, racing, extended touring, and speed over a measured course. While racing is not the RUGBY Jan. 29-March 26 NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Rod Zavaduk 365-8288 Darren Pilla 365-3086 * Cranbrook * Penticton * Kelowna Gu-Dor Sports Castlegar major focus of the Jack rabbit program, it is an ex citing option for the chil- dren. Ten have already earned their racing badge by participating in two sanctioned races, the Castlegar and Rossland sections of the Kootenay Cup. Results are impressive. From active Jackrabbits or program graduates, came seven firsts, four seconds, and five third place fin- ishes. The final Kootenay Cup race of the season takes place in Nelson, Feb. 16. The low snowfall so far this winter may hamper the remaining weeks of skiing. While the current base is holding at about 309 centimetres, the tracks are iey and fast. Even the slightest hill produces ex- citing rides. Providing the snow re- mains at the golf course, the lessons will continue until Feb. 22. Lessons or- iginally scheduled for Feb. 8 have been postponed be- cause most of the leaders will be in Revelstoke com- peting in a B.C. Cup race and the Western Canadian Championships. Loomis /AM Ford triple winner Loomis/AM Ford won three games this week in Castlegar Gentlemen's Hockey League standings. Loomis beat Mountain Sports 9-5 Monday after out scoring Dairy Queen 10-3 Sunday and Gander Creek 63 Saturday. THURSO. HOCKEY — RECREATIONAL LEAGUE: Hi Arrow vs. Costlegor AY In other games, Kalesni. koff beat Bill's Heavy Duty 10-6 on Sunday and Mountain Sports got by Bill's 64 on Friday. Loomis continues to lead the league with 26 wins and seven losses for 52 points. Gander Creek and Bill's are tied for second place with 33 points apiece, while Kales- nikoff is fourth with 30 points, Dairy Queen is fifth with 23 points and Mountain Sports Hut is in the cellar with 19 points. For I 10 pm. © Arena. BASKETBALL J.L. Crowe, 7 p.m., SHSS gym HOCKEY — Checkers/Mallards, 7:15 p.m. TUEMEN'S LEAGUE p.m., Pioneer Arena Flomes. 5.p.m.. channel — PGA: Pebble Beach No p.m.. channel 7 Playboys LEAGUE: Dairy Queen vs. Loomis/AM Ford. 8.15 p.m., Pioneer FRIDAY — HIGH SCHOOL: Stonley Humphries Rockers vs RECREATIONAL LEAGUE: Costiegor Knights vs k Bill's Heavy Duty vs. Gonder Creek 9:30 SATURDAY BASKETBALL — HIGH SCHOOL: SHSS Rockers vs. Kimberley. 11 @.m., SHSS gym: NBA: Houston Rockets vs. Chicago Bulls. 11 + Spokane Broves vs. Castlegor Rebels. 8 p.m MINOR HOCKE 9. tional Pro-Am. third round, 1:30 Complex Community Complex. GEN- V: Pee Wee Reps vs. Grand NHL: Edmonton Oilers vs Tu-Dor ies, see Mid-Week Wrap-Up, page Checkers edges Playboys at the bottom with 15 points. In individual scoring, Dan Walker of Sandman Inn leads of the Knights is third with 65 points. For complete statistics, see Mid-Week Wrap-Up, page B2. Meanwhile, in Monday's boys at 13:41 and 23:09 res- pectively for the 6-4 final in Mallard’s favor. Mallards players Mike Me- Cormack, Savinkoff, Al Con- roy and Akselson got two as- sists each for the team, while Castlegar Atoms stage third period comeback sists for Playboys while Bill PoPPed Nazaroff, Terry Halisheff and Bob Essaunce added singles. * In Sunday's game, Sand- man Inn got two goals in the first jod to lead. Kevin Kirby and Vince Antignani scoring goals, while the Inn team only onee. MacDonald, Brad Castlegar’s second goal, as- sisted by Tom Phipps. Nel- son's fourth goal was squeez ed in during the last 39 sec onds of the period, giving them a 4-2 lead. Castlegar came back’in the first four minutes of the third period when John Strileaff scored the third goal and a shot from the blueline by Dustin Rileof, tied the score 44. Assists went to Nino Da Costa, Ian Dudley, and Greg Pope. Castlegar’s goalie, Vaughn Welychko, stopped all shots on goal in this period and with two minutes re- maining John Strileaff seored his second goal of the game, giving Castlegar a 54 vic tory. Castlegar's team effggts now stand at 14 wins, six losses and three ties. Their next game scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 5, at Pioneer Arena against Nelson. Floor hockey underway in Slocan Valley Regional Recreation Com. mission No. 8 in the Slocan Valley is sponsoring Kids’ - Floor Hockey at Winlaw School. Floor hockey began notehing five straight goals. Sandman Inn replied only Kennedy three of Hi two, while singles went to Olie Jmaeff, Dan Hadikin, MacDonald and Yuri Jmaeff. Dan Walker and Joe Antig- nani had two assists apiece for Sandman Inn, Dan Mar- kin, Kevin Kirby, Bob Larsh and Vince Antignani had one each. R ional L . this week sees Hi Arrow playing Castlegar Playboys at 10 p.m. Thursday while the Knights take on Check- at 7:15 p.m. Friday in the Community Complex. today from 2:15 - 3:15 p.m., instead of the previously an- nounced time of 3:30 - 4: p.m. Baton Twirling Children 10 years old and up can contact RRC No. 8 office at 226-7744 to sign up arrive from Vancouver at the beginning of February. show, a little history of glass and its composition, as well as a demonstration of making stained glass. There will be a door prize of a stained glass more in less time by setting goals, eliminating time was- ters and in short, gaining greater control of your time . and your life.” This is how the B.C. Ree- reation and Sport Branch in- troduces a new program to the public. The skills pro- gram has been developed na- tionally to help out indi- viduals who devote their time, energy and skills to one of the more than 100 volun teer organizations in Canada. There are six dynamic train ing sessions: time manage- ment, marketing, financial management, short and long term planning, leadership . and group dynamics, and Thursday, Jan. 30, 7-9 p.m. at Winlaw School. The presen. tation will include a slide Pee Wees top Spokane Castlegar Pee Wee Reps came out on top in two games decisive 8-5 win. Frank Stro- bel put Castlegar on the scoresheet early in the first frame assisted by Roger Carlson, followed by Kevan Rilcof's scoop-in on a rebound assisted by Derek Kazakoff and Carlson. Spokane tied it up going into the second period. Stro- bel and Carison did a replay on the goalie for number three. Chris P home team on the scoresheet, assisted by Carlson and Geff Barr in the final two minutes of the first to tie it up. Carison tallied number three with a smooth wrist shot right down the slot, Stelk and Strobel picked up the assists. Spokane evened the score again for a tie going into the third. Stephen Jun- ker slammed one by the goalie on a pass from Rilcof, and Stelk came through with his second goal assisted by Strobel and Carlson. Josephson wrapped it up with his goal on a breakaway assisted by Junker. The Reps’ next game is Saturday when they face-off against Grand Forks at 5 p.m. at the Community Com plex. motivating other volunteers. Zena Ursuliak, Recreation Director of Regional Ree- reation Commission No. 8 in the Slocan Valley, will be holding a Time Management Workshop on Monday, Feb. 10 and 17 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Winlaw school. Your external and internal clock, the myths of time, set- ting goals and priorities, and time wasters and time savers will all be explored and dis- cussed. An action plan will then be formulated that can be applied to your home, business or volunteer group. Call the recreation office to pre-register. Rock Identification A rock identification course, taught by Dave Bar- clay will be held Tuesdays, Feb. 4 to March 11, 7-9 p.m. at Winlaw school. Barclay has 25 years’ experience in this field and has a tremen- dous selection of rough and polished rocks. For rock hounds and those interested in geology, this is a perfect opportunity to explore this fascinating subject. KIJHL coaches to prepare team Two coaches of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams have been selected to coach B.C.'s 1987 Canada Winter Games hockey team. Derek Spring of Cranbrook Colts and Tom Renny, of Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters will coach the team The coaches will prepare an all-star junior B team to compete in February 1987 at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia In the past two Canada Winter Games, B.C. has won a gold medal (1979) and a silver medal (1983). Spring and Renny will be- gin preparation with a 40- player invitational training camp scheduled for early April. Evaluations and camps will continue in the fall and the team will be finalized at Christmas time, 1986, accord ing to a prepared release. Mid-Week Wrap-up i and David Josephson edged the visitors 5-4 going into the third assisted, by Stephen Junker and Lonnie Schmidt. The home team came out flying in the third frame and Gerde: Crest never looked back. Carlson slipped number six by the goalie, assisted by Rilcof and Josephson. Spokane answer- ed with their fifth and final goal of the game as net- minder Barry Grunerud blocked many shots. Danny Stelk chipped one in the side of the net assisted by Schmidt and Carlson. Frank Strobel found his mark for a hat trick, assisted by Carl- son In the other game, the Reps came out on top with a 6-3 win. Spokane notched the first two points in the first Strobel and Stelk put the seu3er BSICVEEBEE> wouve~ eereeessez* Come & See the Terrific TOYOTAS all week Mon. Sat., Jan. 27 Feb. 1! WANETA PLAZA TOYOTA Will have a full display at the Waneta Plaza Nysse Seere= sees oese SERREREEN eS $> secesssarss use BBSBRO “sees” 8 ereesseore> eeeeer eevee) seer ose Beerse sresess LA Lakers 125 Mibwoukoe 115 Jersey 117 Golden State 113 Socramento 125 Denver 120 Phutedelphc 108 Seattle 99 CURLING 3 wins, 2 losses (29/28) Froser Volley — 2 wine, 3 losses 2 wine, 3 losses (39/36) No. 2 — 0 wine. 5 losses _ TRANSACTIONS Aeneas tongee toinmore Orioles sign ovttieider Jan Sonaques sane Grown ond salt lors tent boners Som Horn tinnesore Terine sign pitcher Sohn But cher toons your comet nn ‘sign catcher Dorrell Por ter. toe one- your contract Toronto Bive Joys sign ovtielder fist bosemon fick Leach fo © minor leagee con cn Seshotchewan Roughriders sign quer terbach Dove Stremon as “re Denver Broncos sign punter Jock Weil Green Pockers onnounce the sal teams couch Chuck SPORTS Red has enough AFTER CHILDBIRTH snow for races While lack of snow con- to plague major ski in Europe, there's no at Red Moun- 1986 Export A inada’s national ‘s alpine ski champion- pit ofl Export A Series runs 14-19 at Granite and Ff f j 4 : giant slalom events will place at the base of Red tain while the Downhill and Super Giant Slalom will FERE weeks back. But it's snowed a lot here in the last little while. The weatherman ob- viously is a ski fan.” Anderson said that there's about 200 volunteers cur- rently working on the four courses to be used for the Export A Series. “They're working now from daylight to dusk,” he said. “Some work is being done at night as well, things like cat grooming .. .” Anderson said the downhill will certainly be a worthy challenge. “We're blasting some rocks at the bottom of the Big Bowl to smooth things out. We're also making an addition through Jake's Run, which will make that portion of the course much more technically diffi- cult. The racers will get more air here and then it's right into a tough turn.” ‘The Export A Series down- hill course will be about 3.2 kilometres in length and is expected to take two minutes - compete in the series, “plus two or three from the U.S. and maybe a couple from New Zealand.” Rossland last staged the Export A Series in 1964. Training for the Export A series downhill begins Tues- day, Feb. 11, with training runs also on Wednesday and Thursday, all at 10:30 a.m. The Red Mountain Cup downhill goes at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The Export A Super-Giant Slalom goes Sunday at 10:30 Athletes stronger NEW YORK (AP) — The theory that women track and field athletes come back stronger after having babies has been proven by Ameri ean sprinter Valerie Brisco- Hooks and high jumper Deb bie Brill of Burnaby. Sprinter Evelyn Ashford, the mother of a 7'/:-month old daughter, isn't a believer .. yet. Ashford, absent from com. petition since the end of the 1984 outdoor season, will be- gin her comeback Feb. 8 in the 55-metre dash in the U.S. Olympic Invitational at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J. It is the lone 1986 indoor meet to which she has made a definite commitment. If she runs well, however, Ashford will compete in the Wan amker Millrose Games on Feb. 14 at Madison Square Garden and possibly in some other indoor meets. If not, she'll go back into training and wait for the outdoor sea “T'm anxious to get back into ition,” said Ash a.m. Course ion for the giant slalom and slalom is Monday. The Export A Giant Slalom goes Tuesday and the Export A Slalom on Wed- nesday, both races scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Pitcher selected to Hall of Fame TORONTO (CP) — Reggis Cleveland, a hard throwing right-hander who pitched for four teams during his 12-year major-league career, is one of four individuals selected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, the organization an nounced Tuesday. Also elected to the Cana. dian Hall were Bob Emslie, Thomas (Oscar) Judd and Bobby Prentice. The four inductees each received 75 per cent of the votes cast by the 15-member selection committee. Cleveland, 37, who started his career with St. Louis Cardinals in 1969, ended his major-league career with a 103-108 record, marking him as the only other Canadian born player other than Fer. guson Jenkins to have won 100 major league games. The native of Swift Cur rent, Sask., had his best sea. son in 1973 when, as a mem. ber of the Cardinals, he fin ished the season with a 14-10 record and an earned-run average of 3.01 Cleveland was then traded to Boston Red Sox where in four seasons he won 46 games before moving to Texas Rangers for a season. The final two years he played with Milwaukee Brewers. Overall, Cleveland, who had 24 saves, ended his car eer with a 3.97 ERA. Knicks rookies shines By The Canadian Press “Rookies are like raw dia: monds,” says New York coach Hubie Brown, who has four first-year men on the Knicks, ranging from polish ed Patrick Ewing to rough- edged Gerald Wilkins, Fred Cofield and Bob Thornton. Other than Ewing, all of Brown's rookies have spent more time on the bench than in National Basketball Asso- ciation games this season, but he got sparkling con tributions from three of his Tuesday night. Ewing, Wilkins and Thorn ton each posted career highs in scoring to lead the Knicks to a 118-111 victory over Chicago Bulls. Prentice, 57, director of Canadian scouting for Toron- to Blue Jays of the American League, hit 151 home runs in his 10-year minor league car- eer before joining Detroit Tigers as a scout in 1959. During his 17-year tenure with the Tigers, Prentice signed major-league players such as John Hiller, also a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Shel- don Burnside, Mike Kilkenny and George Korince. The Toronto native joined the Blue Jays organization in the fall of 1976. Emslie, who died in 1943, was in pro ball as a player and umpire for 33 years. In 1983, while playing for Baltimore of the American Association he won 32 games against 17 losses — the high. est win total ever for a Can adian at the major league level Emslie, born in Guelph, Ont., in 1859, started his um: pire career in 1887 with the International League and was a National League um. pire from 1891 to 1923. On retirement he was ap- pointed to the National League advisory board for scouting and training um. pires. In 1946, Emslie was nama to the Honor Roll in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Coop- erstown, N.Y Judd, 79, a left-handed pit cher from Ingersoll, Ont., is a veteran of nine seasons in the major leagues with Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies from 1941 through 1948. ford, track and field's woman athlete of the year in 1984 af. ter winning Olympic gold medals in the 100-metre dash and 400-metre relay, then breaking her world record in the 100 with a clocking of 10.76 seconds at Zurich. “I'm excited about being back,” she added. “I've miss- ed running — I really enjoy a.” STOPPED EXERCISING Ashford, the 1979 and 1981 World Cup champion in the 100 and 200 and the 1979 Pan-American Games cham- pion at both those distances, said she stopped exercising when she was five months pregnant “because it was be coming uncomfortable.” Dur- ing her pregnancy — she gave birth last May 30 — Ashford gained almost 23 kilograms (50 pounds). But she was so determined to lose the weight after the birth of her daughter that she began running two weeks later. After about a month of jogging three kilometres daily, Ashford said, “I got back inte serious condition. ing. In the last two months, I've begun to feel like an athlete again. Ashford is training alone, except for the advice she re ceives from her husband, Ray Washi a k: er and tougher. About 2% years after her metre and 400-metre dashes and running on the 1,600-metre and Coach makes no apologies NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The day after suffering the most lopsided defeat in Super Bowl history, New England Patriots coach Raymond Berry praised Chicago Bears, made no apologies for his team and injected an element of mystery into the game's aftermath. “We played a good football team and didn’t play as well as we could play,” in Sun- coach. Brisco-Hooks showed that running well after giving birth was possible. 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