a4 Wednesday, November 11, 1992 HOOP TROOP Most eyes were on the rim in search of a rebound before this little lady had even shot the ball in mini basketball league action Sunday. League play ends with the windup this Sunday. News photo by Jonathan Green TISL takes on a new look NEWS STAFF Already a much different game than its out- door cousin, indoor soccer will take on an even different look in Trail this winter. With two workouts come and gone, the Trail Indoor Soccer League is approaching the reg- ular season with some major changes over its last campaign. League co-organizer Tony Pedrosa said by lowering the age limit from 18 to 14, he is hop- ing to broaden the appeal of the TISL. “I think it will attract more people, especial- ly the younger kids,” he said. Pedrosa said in addition to lowering the age limit, he has also shortened the playing surface in the Trail fieldhouse, cutting it back from two basketball court lengths to one and drawing a curtain between the two. He said by doing this, two matches can be played simultaneously and should make things a little more interesting. Pedrosa said the limited space will mean more emphasis on ball control and technique, much like the game played across the Atlantic. “T think it will require more skill,” he said, adding that the number of players on at a time will shrink from seven to five. “It’s the way they play in Europe and, as you know, Europeans are more skilled.” Pedrosa said enough players have signed up for four teams, but that the TISL could acco- modate enough for eight. Anyone interested in playing can call Pe- drosa at 367-2726. Local senior swims to success in Vancouver NEWS STAFF Senior swimmer Bill Dek- lerk paid a visit to the big city earlier “this month and brought home some big re- sults. A member of the Kootenay Cocoons swim club, the 69- year-old Pass Creek resident was in Vancouver Nov. 1 to compete in the YMCA Mas- ters Swim Meet. Swimming in the 65-69 age division, Deklerk did the area proud, winning twice and finishing second twice in four races. The only member of the Cocoons competing, Deklerk said winning wasn’t easy. “I was up against some re- al good competition there,” he said. Deklerk said he was hop- ing to vindicate a less than stellar performance at the B.C. Senior Games earlier this year in Dawson Creek. He said that a case of sun- stroke a couple weeks prior had kept him below his prime, and was looking to re- turn to form. “I wasn't so happy with my performance at the Senior Games,” he said. “I thought I'd try and see if I could do better.” And better is a bit of an un- derstatement, as Deklerk won both the 100 metre Deklerk does Castlegar, Cocoons proud breaststroke and 100 individ- ual medley, not usually his specialties. “As it turns out, I’ve gone more towards the longer dis- tances like the 100 and 200,” he said. Although victorious, Dek- lerk said he wasn’t in cham- pionship form, citing the fact that the swim season is just starting and that they were competing in a shallow pool. “It’s difficult to get a good time anytime (you're in shal- low water),” he said. With Vancouver behind him, Deklerk said he will now focus his attention on earning a spot on the zone team for the B.C. Winter Games next February in Kitimat. Brooms come out as pensioners hit the ice @ Tom Wilson rink leads the pack midway through the first draw Bud Lowther NEWS CONTRIBUTOR Twelve rinks saw action Oct. 27 as the pensioners’ cur]- ing club began its season. At the midway point of the first draw, Tom Wilson’s rink leads the pack with a perfect 5-0 record. Wilson is backed by George Markin at third, second Bill Oleski and lead Andy Popoff. Next in line with a 4-1 record is Ron Archambault’s rink, with Buzz MacDonald at third, Ben Thor-Larsen sec- ond and lead Wilf Leduc. The league welcomes new faces and bids a fond farewell to those who will not be re- turning to curling this year. My personal philosophy on senior curling is that I started late in life and will probably never get to the Brier. It is nice to win but, more importantly, to see old old friends, meet new ones, get exercise and have a few laughs to spice up what can be dull winter days. I find it a little harder to get down into the hack this year due to atouch of arthritis, and the broom seems harder to hit, but these things should im- prove as time goes by. Our schedule this season includes a Wednesday p.m. game with the ladies’ club. We played against them last Wednesday and found them to be particularly relent- less and hard on male chau- vinists. Even my threats of suicide did not stop them from beating us. The pensioners curl at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. All retirees wel- come. ETIQUETTE OF THE WEEK Help sort the rocks quickly quickly after each end (skips excepted). lm Wednesday, November 11, 1992 PN a ARROW LAKE ELEVATION 14143.27 ft. on Nov. 6 Forecast of Elevation 1416.0 ft. on Nov. 14 NEWS STAFF The Castlegar Bantam Reps came close to becom- ing the hosts with the most over the weekend. Outscoring their oppo- sition 19-9 and going un- defeated in three prelimi- nary round games, the Reps advanced to the final of their own tournament Sunday but couldn't con- tinue their winning ways in the big. game, dropping a 5-3 decision to Westside. Mike Myhra paced the Reps with two goals and an assist while Shawn Horcoff scored once and assisted on another. Reps coach John Hor- coff said it was anybody's game. “I think we had a good chance of winning,” he Bantam Reps fall to a Okanagan opponent in finale News photo by Jonathan Green DINNER SPECIALS NIGHTLY $9.95 "British Night” Prime Rib with Yorkshire Pudding, Vegetable, Potato and English Triffle for desert $9.95 Reservation Appreciated Lunch Specials Tues.-Sat. Choose from 3 different melts, includes Caesar or green salad. 646 Baker St. Nelson 352-5358 said. “It could have gone Westside and Castlegar players shake hands following Westside’s 5-3 win in the lo cal bantam tournament last weekend at the Complex. either way.” Also undefeated through the preliminaries, West- side opened the scoring at 12:53 of the first on the power play, then increased the lead to two six-and-a- half minutes later for a 2-0 lead after one period. The visitors hung onto that lead before Horcoff brought the home team to within one at 9:42 of the The Reps tied things up on a power play of their own when Myhra scored from Horcoff and David Pucci at 2:28 to make it 2-2 after 40 minutes. But any hopes of moving in front never material- ized for Castlegar, as Westside reclaimed the lead at 18:03 of the third and got the eventual winner on an- other power play at 14:55. stage a comeback with more than 13 minutes left on a five-minute power play. Myhra got No. 2 from Horcoff and Ted Hunter at 11:26, but that’s all the home team could do as West- side’s insurance goal at 2:56 rounded out the scoring. Spokane took the consolation final with an 8-7 Aw 365-5304 Feed the whole family at a very affordable price. So come on down to Chicken Time for a Barrel of fun. 2816 Columbia Ave. Bluetop Burger Open 10 a.m. NACHOS Deep fried corn chips topped with mozzarella and cheddar, diced tomatoes, onions and olives. Served with salsa sauce 1521 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar Call ahead for drive-through service 365-8388 second from Myhra and Wade Archambault. The Reps were handed a golden opportunity to win over Revelstoke while Rossland-Trail trimmed Nelson 5-4 in the B final. Rockers, Rockettes fail to roll in pre-regionals tournament action @ Stanley Humphries’ volleyball teams stumble heading into playdowns Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER The Stanley Humphries se- nior boys volleyball team didn’t do much to build on their provincial ranking in weekend action in the East Kootenay. Ranked No.4 in B.C. head- ing to a tournament in Kim- berley, coach Don Lust didn’t think winning would be a very big problem. “It should be quite an easy tour- nament,” he said last Monday. But easy was the last thing the trip was for DonLust the locals, as they struggled to a consolation final victory, good for fifth place out of eight teams. Lust said being the best team there ended up costing them. He said that by competing against poorer quality teams, the overall performance of the team dropped a couple notch- es. “When you play lower cali- bre teams, it’s really hard to stay in your game plan,” he said. “We should have walked all over everybody by far.” The Rockers dug them- selves a big hole early in round-robin play, dropping matches to Cranbrook, Cre- ston and Elkford to finish last in their pool. Moving into the playoff round, they lost to the hosts before rebounding with wins over Cranbrook and Elkford to capture the consolation final. Lust said the trip was cost- ly in that the team’s number of walking wounded increased. “It was kind of a waste of time when you look back at it, because we've got so many in- juries,” he said. But with the most impor- tant games of the season com- ing up in Friday’s regional playdowns, Lust is crossing his fingers things will go right. “We're definitely the fa- vorite as well as the strongest team, but you never know,” he said. “Things are so up and down.” Over in the girls camp, the Rockettes ran into trouble at the Springvalley tournament in Kelowna, finishing 11th out of 12 in preliminary play, then being knocked out by Vernon. Coach Tamara Gamborski said the tournament served to sum up the whole year quite well. “We're just not having a good season,” she said. Gamborski said the team is showing all the physical as- pects of the game, it’s the men- tal part they’re having trouble with. 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