{ SPOR Sports Dept. Jeff Gabert 365-5579 WEDNESDAY, October 11, 1995 A10O JEFF GABERT Sun staff ey For Castlegar Rebels’ head coach Pat Price, winning hockey games is easy. You start off as the best team on the ice, you play like it, you don't make any mistakes and you win. The Rebels made a whole sea son's worth of mistakes in the last three minutes of their game ver- sus Golden last Friday night at the Complex and they lost 4-3 They didn't make many on Sun. day against the Braves in Spokane and they won 6-4. They now lead the KUHL South Division with a 41 record and eight points but the Rockets drew first blood and the Rebels want it back. As with any blood-letting, Fn- day wasn’t a pretty sight The Rockets stormed out early as Rockets centre Wally Plummer flew down the right side of the ice, past a slow-footed Rebel defenseman and slipped the puck by Rebel netminder Rob Stock. The Rebels answered with some crisp offence of their own right out of the oven. Brad Boyden did the shaking, Dean Milford did the baking just inside the Rockets blueline and Francis Bedard fed the Rockets the finished product It was less than appetizing for the Rockets who went into the dress- ing room after the first period tied after peppering Stock with 14 shots in the period. The Rebels gained control in the second period and Chad Stad- nicki put them ahead at the 10 minute mark after Boyden fed him a beautiful pass on a 2-on-1} But the Rockets red glare burned the Rebels just 10 seconds later :ts Keith Heitt scored unassisted With less than three minutes left in the period, the Rebels took the lead again as Milford broke in on a breakaway and finished with a brilliant forehand move That's how the game remained until the final four minutes of the hockey game when the Rockets ruined the Rebels lead on a power play goal at the 16:48 mark. But the Rebels still had a chance for victory as referee Rob Stavenjord assessed a penalty to Golden with two minutes left in the game. The Rebels continued to put the pressure on when Rock- ets forward Ian Gillespie picked up the puck near the blueline and turned on the afterbumers. Rebel defenseman Dale Smith, attempted to catch the streaking Rocket but was only left with a good view of the puck sailing high over Stock's pads and into the net with 12.1 seconds left in the game It will be a sight he will not soon forget “The best defenseman we had was Smitty and he made one of SIDELINES The achy breaky fake! Dean Milford has been one of the best offensive players for the Rebels in this young season and he showed why once again as he broke in on a break- away and used a scintillating move to beat the Rockets goalie. the biggest mistakes you can make,” said Price. “Bottom line is he won't make it again.” Price further stated that goes double for the rest of the team. “We were up 3-2 with three minutes to go and they [the play- ers} pulled the plug “They stopped skating and they stopped working. That won't hap- en again.” “We had a power play for [ery- ing-out loud.” The young Rebel team may have learned a lesson Friday night but Price plans to see it reinforced Tuesday night at practise. “If they don’t want to skate for 60 minutes with the puck, we'll see how they skate for 60 minutes without the puck,” said Price “I don’t accept defeat very well and they will learn not to cither. They have to play full tilt the whole way otherwise they'll pay for it in practise.” Price’s anger was tempered somewhat Sunday afternoon in Spokane as the Rebels came out with their best performance of the young season. It started just 14 seconds into the game with a goal by Mike Knezacek but the Braves sprung back to take a 3-2 lead after the said Price first period. Each team added goals in the second period with Spokane still holding a slim +-3 lead going into the third peniod According to general manager Bryan Bucci, the third period was the best he has seen the club play this season. They smothered the Spokane offence and added three goals to win the game 6-4 ame away with two goals while Jason White Jason Zupp and Francis Bedard were credited with the others “They fought back and won because they know the more they work and the more they follow the system, the more they win,” said Price. “They are starting to realize that right now. “The only team that beats us is SUN STAFF PHOTO /Jetf Gabert r’s next action comes y when the Grand Forks Border Bruins invade the con- fines of the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The Bruins have a lot Of returning veterans on their club and sit just behind Castlegar in the South Division with four wins and two losses. The Bruins beat Golden last Saturday 3-2 in Grand Forks in their only game of the weekend Other results from last weekend included: Rossland 1 at Sicamous 2; Revelstoke 7 at Columbia Val- ley 4; Spokane | at Beaver Valley 8; Rossland 3 at North Okanagan 6; Sicamous 5 at Revelstoke 4; Rossland 5 at Revelstoke 7; Gold- en 5 at Beaver Valley 9. Rebs invade Osoyoos JEFF GABERT Sun staff Bryan Bucci’s puzzle is slowly but surely starting to fall into place and the newest part that has been completed bears the name Osoyoos. Bucci and the rest of his core staff drove the team bus down to Osoyoos last Monday for a meet- "The GAB File" leaders this young team 2305 Columbia Ave Castlegar © 365-5666 Presents You With A Complimentary 3 Topping Medium Pizza Repel Name: DEREK READ #27 Position: FORWARD Age: 19 Height: 5'7" Weight: 150 Ibs. Hometown: Castlegar, B.C. Favourite team: Boston Bruins Favourite player. 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The meeting was called to finalize a deal that would see Bucci move the Castlegar Jr. ‘B’ Rebels to Osoyoos to start the 1996-97 KIJHL season. “It’s a good hockey market,” said Bucci. “They've never had a Junior ‘B’ team and they have 25,000 people in the surround- ing area.” The move has already been unanimously approved by the KIJHL at a league meeting last week and now the matter must go before the City Recreation Board in Osoyoos which oversees the operation of the 850-seat Sun Bowl Arena where the team will play. Bucci said that three of the Board's five members were at the Monday meeting and believes with the consent of the mayor, minor hockey president and the arena manager already established, the deal will easily go through. Bucci said he expects to make the franchise a duplicate of Castlegar’s club right from new dressing rooms to keeping the Rebel name “Absolutely,” said Bucci when asked about keeping the name ‘It will be an absolute duplicate of what we're doing here The Osoyoos move paves the way for Bucci to establish a Junior ‘A’ club in Castlegar next season He has already been unanimously accepted to the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League for next year and has paid the $25,000 franchise along with 2 $5,000 performance bond in full Five Receive Certi-fig-ation The CanSkate season is just about to begin and five young Castlegar skaters from the Castlegar Figure Skating Club are ready to help out after being certified at a clinic in Beaver Val- ley Sept. 30, Candice Gutwald and Heather Young are now cer- tified CanSkate Assistants while Leanne Stoochnoff, Rosanna Sheppard and Jennifer Postnikoff are full-fledged CanSkate instructors. They join club pros Jennifer Chant and Jennifer Zandvliet as well as previously certified i Megh Van Vliet, Danielle Jmieff and Vanessa Kastrukoff in helping skaters progress through their levels. The CanSkate programs begin Oct. 18 at the Complex. Annual RCMP Tourney Another Success On Sept. 15, the Castlegar RCMP hosted their annual Golf Tournament at the Castlegar and District Golf Club. A total of 116 golfers took part in the one day event which was followed by a banquet and awards presentation. Participants in the tour- nament came from a number of different communities and were by no means limited to RCMP officers. The support of Castlegar and in particular the busi ity to the event was tremendous. A total of 98 businesses helped sponsor the tournament by donating prizes and money. The unbelievable support helped push the total money raised over $2,000. All the money that was raised goes towards the Castlegar RCMP Scholarship Fund. Havin’ an Indoor Ball The outdoor soccer season is finished but that doesn’t mean the kids have to sit around playing video games all winter long. Thanks to the wonderment of the game of indoor soccer, kids can play the game year round. Last year, the free indoor soccer program at Twin Rivers School was such a big hit that they’re doing it again. It all started last week on October 4 and runs every Wednesday until March. Young athletes of all shapes, sizes, ages, and skill levels are invited to take part in the sessions which are designed to teach the basics while still emphasizing fun. Every session begins at 6 p.m. and lasts until 8:30, which is just enough time for parents to catch their favorite primetime television shows and take a breather at the same time. It's better that the kids kick a ball in the gym than your living room anyway. For more information call Clemmy at 365-3359 Holding the Soccer Reins The Kootenay South Youth Soccer Association has just wrapped up another successful season but it is never too soon to start on the next one. The Association is seeking coaches now for its various Select team from U12 up to UL9. The minimum requirement is a NCCP Level Il technical certificate. If you're interested please submit a written application to Fraser East, Box 9, Fruitvale, B.C., VOG 1L0. Application deadline is Octo- ber 20, so make the decision quick Teaching Some New Tricks A Fun and Fitness Instructor's Workshop will be held in Castle- gar October 28-29 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Training will be provid- ed for individuals who would like to lead a group of seniors in fitness and for volunteers and/or staff of Continuing Care or other senior facilities. The sessions will be held at the Senior's Hall, 210-11th Avenue. Class size is limited so if you're inter- ested get in touch with Lynda Parker at the Red Cross, 365- 3911 or 1-800-761-0099 Rossland Braces For Half-Pint Hilarity Who says basketball players have to be tall? Certainly not the Canadian Half-Pints Miniature Basketball Team. The team is a group of players from across Canada that is touring the country displaying their own unique brand of the sport which is Canadi- an in origin. The Canadian Half-Pints will be in Rossland Octo- ber 23 and they want everyone to come out and see them take on the Trail Professional Fire Fighters Celebrity Basketball Team in the First Annual Mini-Hoops Basketball Benefit. This family oriented event is sure to be filled with fun and humor for basketball fans of all ages. From each family ticket sold money will be donated to Children’s Development Centre. It’s a good cause, it’s a good time and it would be a good idea if you planned to attend the game at the Rossland Secondary School starting at 7 p.m.. For more information on the game or to get tickets call John Thompson at 364-1737 or Cathy Sproule at 1- 800-661-0178. A Dip In The Mt. Sentinel Cup The 1995 Mt. Sentinel Cup is entering its 13th year and this could prove the most entertaining volleyball tournament yet. Twenty teams from all over the province will be taking part in the Senior level volleyball classic including K.L.O (Kelowna), Surrey, Vanderhoof, Cranbrook and many others. Boys play gets underway Friday at Mt. Sentinel with the host team playing K.L.O at 2 p.m.. New games are scheduled every 70 minutes after that with the last match of the day scheduled to start at 9 p.m. The Boys switch to Selkirk College on Saturday with the first game at 9 a.m.. Games again start every 70 minutes up until the final at 7:30 p.m.. The Girls have roughly the same schedule with the venue switched. Mt. Sentinel Boys round- robin games are: vs. K.L.O., 2 p.m. Fri.; vs. Mt. Baker (Cran- brook), 5:30 p.m. Fri.; vs: Revelstoke, 9 p.m. Fri.; vs. Prince Charles (Creston), 11:20 Sat. Girls games go at the same time with Friday’s games at Selkirk College and Saturday's matches at Mt. Sentinel Comment of the Week It was quite amazing to hear people comment last week that the O.J. Simpson thing was finally all over. Unfortunately, it will never be all over. Orenthal will be taking the stand in the court of public opinion tonight to once again plead his innocence and if you thought the initial trial was a long and drawn out affair wait until you see this one. It will be presided over by an Amer- ican jury of 260 million people and a world wide one ten times the size. The court rooms will be living rooms and there will be judges from here to eternity. In an ugly sense, it is democracy in its purest form. Tune in to Dateline on NBC (Channel 6) at 10 LEGISLATIVE | Tae YON’ Wednesday, October 11, 1995 a Y The Castlegar Sun Page A11 Easy pickin’ ts sean ae Call Jeff with all your up-to-date sports tips. 365-5579 acl 301 ae the Mt. Sentinel field. The Mates beat the Kats 50-6. Dam Innmates quarterback Dom Droucker was all over the field Saturday morning at SUN STAFF PHOTO /Jeff Gabert Mates and Kats roll to easy victories “SUN SPORTS STAFF The West Kootenay Flag Foot- ball League finished its fifth week of action last Saturday with the usual recipe for destruction as the league’s two best teams rolled over the two worst. The morning game pitted the Slocan Valley Dam Inn Mates against Castlegar Lions Head Pub and it was a good thing the kids were still at home watching car- toons, because it was ugly. The Mates used an unrelenting offensive attack led by quarter- back;Dom Drouker to rip apart the Lions defence while, the, Lions offence proved i ective. The final score was 50-6 and the win improved the Mates record to 4-0 on the season. “It looks like another good year for us,” said Mates team rep- resentative Dave Loukianow “We didn’t lose anybody from last year and we gained a player or two. “I don't know if we got better or the other teams got weaker, but it looks like us and the [Castle- gar) Kats will be fighting it out in the playoffs again.” The Lions are entering their second season of play in the league this year and the growing pains have been evident. “Being the second team in Castlegar we had a tough time get- ting guys out to start the season,” said team manager Duane Donald. “We're just now starting to get more guys out but we also have a lot of youth. But things are starting to look up and if everything goes as planned we might be able to take a serious run at the playoffs.” Donald said recent acquisitions give him hope but still main- tained it would be tough to Cast r Kats Trophies who are the d nding league champions The Kats played in Trail Satur- day afternoon against the Hawks. Castlegar controlled the game right from the stan and led 26-0 at the half They continued their domi- nance in the second half despite playing a man short after an ejec- tion. Neil Bermel scored two touchdowns in the second half to give him three for the game and the Kats walked away with an easy 40-6 victory. p.m. Keep your popcom and bloody gloves handy. Life in Junior ‘A’ SUN SPORTS STAFF The Trail Smoke Eaters started last week with a 4-3 victory over the Penticton Panthers but by the time the weekend was over they had dropped two games to Surrey and Merritt and their record fell below .500. Trail’s victory over Penticton last Tuesday was courtesy of goalie Béau Riedel who stopped 43 shots. Shawn McCann scored twice in leading the Smokies offence. The Smokies next action came Friday night when they- travelled to Merritt to take on the Centennials. Trail is in a tight struggle with Merritt for third spot in the BCJHL's Interior Division which is led by Penticton. Unfortunately the Smokies couldn't stop Centennial forwards John Coyle and Sandy Hayer. Coyle had a hat trick while Hayer chipped in two to lead Merritt to the 7-2 win. Trail returned home the next day to face the Surrey Eagles at the Cominco Arena Saturday night. Smokie captain Ian Lampshire came up with one of his better performances of the year scoring once and adding two assists but it wasn't enough as Trail took a 6-4 loss. The Eagles were led by David Kruekl who scored two goals and Jason Wong who stopped 29 shots in goal. The loss left the Smokies one point behind the Centennials in the Interior Division and in tenth place overall in the league. In other BCJHL games, Castlegar native and former Smokie Shawn Horcoff to4ight up b around the league as he got six points in two games for the Chilliwack Chiefs last weekend. Both performances resulted in Chief victories and left Horcoff in sixth place among league scorers. He is the youngest player in the top ten and has 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in just eight games. Scores from Friday included: Surrey 6 at Vernon 4; Royal City 0 at Powell River 5; Nanaimo 4 at Langley 6; Trail 2 at Merritt 7; Cowichan Valley 3 at Victoria | Scores from Saturday: Surrey 6 at Trail 4, Royal City 1 at Cowichan Valley 5; Langley 2 at Powell River 3; Nanaimo 3 at Chilliwack 4; Ver- non 6 at Penticton 7 Scores from Sunday: Surrey 2 at Penticton 7; Royal City 1 at Victo- ria 4; Langley 3 at Cowichan Valley 5; Nanaimo 5 at Merritt 2 The Kimberley Dynamiters and Prince George Spruce Kings contin- uc to lead the RMJHL after another weekend full of high scorin; Mes, Nelson's game versus the Fernie Ghostriders on Friday night can- celled but they did manage to beat Cranbrook Saturday night to remiin two points buck of Kimberley for top spot in the Kootenay Division Friday's action saw Kimberley beat Creston Valley 6-3, Williams Lake lose to Grand Prairie 8-5 and Quesnel win 10-6 over Prince George aturday's games included: Cranbrook 4 at Nelson 5, Femie 9 at Kimber ley 6; Williams Lake 4 at Fort St. John 11: Quesnel 6 at Prince George 12 Prince George leads the Peace Cariboo Division by two points over Grande Prairie and Quesnel and also has the league's top scorer in Marc Girard who has 21 points in cight games. Nelson's top scorer, Jefi McGeough, is 17th with 12 points in cight games. The offence from Bermel and McGregor was supplemented with strong defence from the Schuepfer brothers, Jeff and Jason. Bermel also shone defen- gyely with three sacks on the day. Next weeks games see The Lions face the Kats at the Com- plexin the morning game while the Mates travel to Trail to play the Hawks in the afternoon. We weld anything... Anytime « Anywhere ICE METAL WORKS 9-811 Stock up for Next Year and SAVE $$$ CASTLEGAR STORE ONLY ALL ROSES Reg. $13.99 vow $3.99 Potting Soils - Reg. $7.99 Now $4.29 each Buy 4 or more & pay only $3.99 each! Fall Bulbs 25% OFF Garden Mums - Regular $5.99 Now $3.99 Buy 6 o more & pay only $2.99 each Buy 10 of more & pay only - $1.99 ea. (25kg.) Potassium - Reg. $12.95 Now $9.95 Winterize Your Lawn & Trees NOW | (20kg.) Wintorwise Fertitzer - Reg. $19.99 Now $16.99 (20g) Root Buide Fite Rag. $19.99 Now $16.9 Fruit Trees $42.50 ALL SHRUBS AND Ragular $2.75. 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