Page 10A Sun Wednesday, November 23, 1994 Castlegar Bantam tour Sun Specs Being a bantam level hockey player is a special time for any young person. You are still at a stage where hockey is fun, you believe you're awesome and invin- cible, and, above all, you get to hit. The footloose and fancy-free style of Bantam hockey was on display last weekend at the Castlegar Recreation followed by four final matches on Sunday with teams seeded to round-robin records. ‘The ‘D’ final featured Grand Forks against Spokane with Grand Forks easily winning 14-2. The ‘C’ final saw Nelson defeat Beaver Valley 6-2 while the ‘B’ final saw Kimberley massacre Surrey 16-3. ‘The top two teams in the tour- nament ended up being Castlegar and Rossjand/Trail who both the round-robin with three wins apiece. They met Sunday afternoon in the ‘A’ final. The team representing the Rossland /Trail area is to be the team to beat in the ban- tam division this year. Most of Above: Sometimes the puck got lost in the shuffle uring Bantam play at the Complex. Right: Innovation is always the key to a good defence. three b Despite constant pressure by the Rossland/Trail club, Castlegar to stay close through the first and second periods due in large part to the goaltending prowess of Castlegar’s David Evdokimoff. Dallas Stanton scored for Rossland/Trail with 10 seconds remaining in the first pesiod but Evdokimoff held them scoreless until the start of the third period when Steve McCarthy them a two-goal lead. Stanton added another goal within a minute to give the Ross- land/Trail club a 3-0 lead before SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert *s Kevin Pacheco added a couple goals to bring his team within one. The game only “The boys were prepared at the beginning of the game but they didn’t get going until the third,” said Rossland/Trail coach Michael Mondin. “In the first and second Coacnes Comments: can play in the league. 2305 Columbia Ave Castlegar * 365-5666 Presents You With A Complimentary 3 Topping Medium Pizza OF THE WEEK s Name: Grady Moore Posen: Defence Aez: 16 ment: 5'10" He played well with two assists. He moved the puck well and he's alto senert Wik tim pact, 1%s con be an onwnete y threat. He had to score in the shootout to force sudden death and he made a great move on the goalie to score. He's been impressive every game and he's showing he PANAGOPOULOS PIZZA PLACE SS open NOON Sunday, 1 November 27th for our | ney packed with action periods we carried the play and we had our chances but couldn't head coach of the team and he likes this team’s chances of putting together a successful season. “They come to the rink ready Castlegar head coach Rich Davis thinks he has a good team this year as well but he and his team also know the potential of Pipes has “ht think we ran out of steam in pom game,” said Mondin. “Our was a problem but we we have a problem psychologi- cally in beating them. But we've certainly gotten better. We've gone from not playing with them at all to playing with them for two periods. Now we just have to work on beating them.” Overall, the entire tournament went smooth with good crowds and entertaining hockey. The organizers felt that the key to staging a successful tournament was making sure all the players left with a trophy or medal to reward them for their effort and hard work. “There were no complaints and I got a lot of thank-you’s,” said Randy Darnell, one of the tourna- ment organizers. “I've gone to other tournaments that don’t treat you properly. We wanted the kids to leave feeling happy with win- ning something and playing in a final game. Also, the whole com- munity was quite ‘supportive, but that’s not surprising because Castlegar’s a great hockey town.” Georgia on her mind day to attend West Geor- Sun Sports Softball can be a lot like life. Sometimes everything can be high and outside and sometimes every- thing can go right down the pipe. Throwing the perfect strike right down the pipe has been something 17-year old softball hurler Stephanie Pipes has been doing for nearly five years and now her life seems to be follow- ing the same path. Pipes, who pitched for the Pope and Talbot Midget Girl's fastball team last summer, signed a National Letter of Intent last BUILT-IN VACUUM SYSTEMS 365-5087 ATTENTION GUN OWNERS! Are you prepared for a total ban on firearms? Federal Justice Minister Allan Rock has proposed a total ban on firearms in certain municipalities. Also under consideration: - universal firearms registration - central storage arsenals - destruction of all handguns (a cost to you of $100 per gun) (criminals can steal all the guns at once) (including target pistols) WILL THIS STOP CRIME? NI © I These proposals only apply to honest law abiding Canadians. Protect your rights — Voice your opinion! ATTEND A PRO-FIREARMS RALLY NELSON ROD AND GUN CLUB, 701 Railway St., Nelson, B.C. November 26 - 1 p.m. Speakers to Include representatives from: gia College in Carrollton, Georgia. Pipes is currently a Grade 12 student at J.L. Crowe High School in Trail but will begin her studies in Georgia in the fall of 1995. It's a long way to Tipperary, but Georgia will certainly be a big move as well. “It's scary,” said Pipes. “I've never left home in my entire life and suddenly I'm moving to an entirely different place.” “T'm really excited because this is a big deal but at the same time I'm still a bit stunned because I didn’t think I was that good. I'm also a little scared because I won- der if they will think I'm any good once I get down there.” But Pipes realizes what a great opportunity she has been given. While most of her fellow class- mates prepare for Selkirk College she'll be basking in the glory of Georgia and, coincidentally enough, the Olympics. Carrollton is located only 45 minutes away from Atlanta, the site of the 1996 Olympics, and Pipes plans to take paper scholarship any day. “Tt really helps out,” said Brian Pipes. “She got a package that we just couldn't turn down. It's the closest thing to a full ride as you're going to get.” Stephanie has been playing ball from the age of 12 and was adom- inant performer for the Montrose Red Hots in the Lower Columbia Girl's Fastball League. Dominant single loss and three consecutive MVP awards in her: thrae, year. career with the Red Hots, before and Talbot. She led Pope and Talbot to the Provincial championships this year where she went 2-0 with 14 strikeouts and an ERA under one. Her father believes the Pope and Talbot team was a key ingredient to her success and possibly the success of many other ball since it gives girls age 17-19 a team to play on. He hopes Stephanie's success will show other young girls in the West Kootenay that they too can gain Uni os A Wednesday, November 23, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Coaches of the year The winners of the Castlegar Suv3M Community Coaching Awards for 1994 v were presented with their awards last week at city coucil. Mike Davidoff (left), a minor league ball coach with the Castlegar Lions, won the Summer award while Cheryl Closkey, who coaches the Grade 7 and 8 basketball team at Kinnaird Middle School walked away with the winter award. SUN STAFF PHOTOS HOMETOWN PR@UD 100% B.C. OWNED & OPERATED SHSS swims and volleys to success SUN SPORTS STAFF The Stanley Humhries High School senior girls volleyball team had a lot to prove when they took the court for the West Kootenay Final last Thurday at the SHSS gym versus the L.V. Rogers squad from Nelson. They wanted to prove they have learned from their mistakes, that they can win the big games and that they deserve to represent the West Koote- nay Region in the Provincial ‘AA’ Ch ly on offense. We've got a very good offensive team. I’ve got five girls who can pound the ball and you don’t see that much in girls volleyball.” In other SHSS athletic news, the swim team returned this week from the Provincial Champi- onships at the University of British Columbia. Head coach Tom Carew was pleasantly surprised. with the performance of his team which brought back five medals. The Girls 4 X100 Freestyle Relay team Placed second while the Girls 4 X 50 Freestyle Relay being held Dec. 1-3 in Kimberley. They did all of that and more as they beat L.V. Rogers in four games by scores of 15-2, 14-6, 15-10 and 15-9. “L.V.R.’s been ranked and any team could have won,” said SHSS coach Grant Apostolik. “We have good skill but when you're talking girls volleyball, anything can happen. “Every last one of our girls played well, especial- team gi d bronze. The Boys 4 X 100 Freestyle Relay team also picked up bronze as did the Mixed 4 X 50 Medley Relay squad. The best SHSS individual finisher was Kim Verigin who placed third in the 50m freestyle. Selena Fodor, Angela Briggeman and Rachel Friedrich all just missed gaining medals. “I was really pleased with the way the whole team swam,” said Carew. “We had some kids swim really close to their personal best times. In the relays they all really dug deep and did well.” Break out those downhill skiis JEFF @ABERT "' ~ Sufi ‘Sut! Sports In most places in the world, the approach of December has a ten- dency to have sugar plum fairies dancing through people's heads. But this is the Kootenays, and around here people tend not to dream of such mundane matters. Instead, thoughts at this time of year turn to carving through knee deep powder and catching some air off a well-placed . The start of the ski season is i and it is h to full lage of the by being a volunteer. Hopefully she'll also have enough time for her studies which will be in the area of mass communication. Pipes plans to own a radio station by the time she reaches age 30. It’s a lot to think about for a young teenage girl and it can be a little mind boggling. “Every once in awhile it just hits me,” said Pipes. “After all, I’m only 17 years old..... I can’t even have a credit card yet.” Her father Brian is just pleased that she'll be receiving a good and inexpensive education. Never mind the plastic, he'll take a PP hard work and persistence. In fact, one other Pope and sity. Becky Makway, the other pitcher for the team, is currently attending the New York State Institute of Technology at Old Westbury, Long Island. Both Makway and Pipes have proven that the door is there it only takes a little talent and a lot of dedication to bust it open. With the help the rapidly improving Lower Columbia Girls Fastball League and the Pope and Talbot Midget team, that door may some day turn into a gateway. Located Playmor Junction Come in & visit ust! make even the soft-core skier drool with anticipation. But the long wait is finally over and skiers will have the opportu- nity to sharpen their rusty tech- nique at both area ski resorts this weekend. The Whitewater Ski Resort has received enough snow to provide a solid base and will open on Saturday while the Red Mountain Ski Resort has already received 132 centimeters of snow at the top and will open Friday. Whitewater has decided to open only the “Silver King” side of the mountain and has yet to decide exactly how many of its 32 runs will be open. However, all of the facilities will be open includ- ing the ‘ski shop, ‘bar, cafeteria and ski school and they will be offer- ing reduced lift ticket rates. Whitewater has undergone numerous improvements both on the hill and off this past summer. They have cut a couple brand new runs beside the “Nugget” run and they also did some major groom- ing on the terrain of the “Yankee girl” run. The resort has also reno- vated their ski shop to make it brighter and more accessible. “We expect more skiing on more terrain and the best snow ever,” said Whitewater Guest Services Supervisor Tom Tischik. “It's definitely going to happen.” Red Mountain will have all of their 75 runs open and will be opening the resort every weekend until Dec. 15. It will be open all week after that. The biggest See us fl = your reli gas or. propane fireplaces; appliances; > furnaces; sales & installation. FREE QUOTATION VISIT OUR SHOWROOM TODAY improvement over last-year should prove to be a gentle and uplifting experience as they have added new chairlift for beginners which will open sometime in mid-December. The new chair will open up seven kilometers of beginner runs with a 15 percent grade. Red Mountain Technical Director Ollie Kokkinen reports that season pass sales are going well and that they have already started taking pictures for season ticket holders. 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