Page 10A Splittin JEFF GABERT Sun Sports Bryan Bucci is not a Nobel winning physicist but he knows them up. Over 300 atom hockey play Quauiry Work AT REASONABLE PRICES Hull Painting - Complete Boat Repairs and Paint Refinishing - ICBC Claims Handled Promptly - Complete Auto Body Repairs up Atoms when you get a big group of atoms together and start splitting The Castlegar Sun ers accelerated their way into Castlegar last weekend for the three-day West Kootenay Sportsmanship Atom Jamboree *and the only damage reported was from a huge explosion of good hockey and great fun The jamboree~style tournament is something of a rarity in the West Kootenay because it calls for kids to be split up along skill lines rather than town, All of the kids were rated before the tourna- ment by their coaches according to skill level and then teams were chosen with an equal amount of Wednesday, January 25, 1995 creates a big blast Kaslo, Nakusp, Trail, Beaver Val ley and Grand Forks In the end, 18 evenly-matched teams were formed and, split into three divisions. After three round robin games the Division I winner were the Flames, the Division I] champs were the Leafs and Division ITI was won by the Canadians. Because the main emphasis of the tournament was sportsman- ship, the team with the least amount of penalty minutes through round-robin play given a bye into the final. That responded with six goals and two assists in a losing effort Bond and Naccarato have been the top two Atom players in the West Kootenay all season long. Bond plays for the Castle gar Lightning while Naccarato usually suits up for Trail, Both players put on a good show dur- ing the tournament “There are other players that have a high skill level but those two are at the top,” said Bucci “They are two very gifted boys.” Bucci was pleased with how , the event went overall and gave a lot of thanks to his many helpers. 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V8V 1X4 emment ot British Columbia r write to: team was the Leafs and they played the Canadians in the final, who_were playing their third straight game “This was the first time I had been associated with a tourna- ment of this kind,” said tourna- ment organizer Bryan Bucci. “I was pleased with how it went and I know the kids really enjoyed it.” e The final was a see-saw affair with both teams scoring in bunches. The score read 13-9 for the Leafs at the end who rode the scoring shirt-tails of David Bond and Steve, Makway to the cham- pionship. Bond had five goals and three assists while Makway added five goals and two assists. Jamie Naccarato of the Canadians Top: Jamie Naccarato of the and eventually scores one 0 Canadians moves in on the Leafs goaltender Jason Nutini f his six goals. Below: David Bond, a Castlegar native, scores one of his five goals for the Leafs who went on to victory. 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But around Robson, people know Oden Centurion as a 16-hand high chestnut part-bred Morgan who, with the help of Pether, has istingui himself as one of the supreme horses in all of Canada. The 11-year-old Oden has just recently been named the 1994 National Reserve Part-Bred English General Purpose Champi- on by the Canadian Morgan Horse Association. The award was given for Oden’s jumping ability, but he has also been recognized for his all-around performance with a Certificate and Silver Medallion in the Versatile class. All awards are given based on points accumulated during activi- ties throughout the year. The General Purpose award is given to the Morgan horse who collects the most points from jumping competition while the Versatile awards are given for horses that compete in a variety. of activities that include jumping, endurance, dressage and publicity work Pether was ‘unsure of the exact numbgs 6f horses competing for the national titles but said there are more than 80 part-bred Mor- gans registered in B.C. alone The Robson resident said she never expected to win especially since she had very little competi- tive experience. “I never really started training with this horse until two years ago,” said Pether. “Even then, I was only doing endurance. Then I made a deal with a young girl that I would go to the shows if she went up the trails [on horse- back behind Robson]. When we went to a show and we liked it so much we kept doing it.” Pether has lived in the Castle- gar area all her life and she has rode and owned horses for 30 years although she has never competed with any except Oden. She currently has five horses cur- rently and has started breeding Canadian warmbloods. “I guess it’s like a sport or a hobby like motor biking, aid Pether. “Only it’s a little different 596 Baker Street d inv town _—— . u eal Federal Inspected Canada “A” Grades TOP SIRLOIN STEAK Boneless e 5.49 kg. )” EXTEND YOUR HOLIDAY AND CHOOSE ONE OF FIVE OTHER OPTIONAL DESTINATIONS FROM AS LITTLE AS $50 MORE... Call us for details today! because the horses have all dif- ferent personalties.” And as one would expect, Oden has a winning personality. “He’s a real sweety,” said Pether. “He tries so hard no mat- ter what you ask him to do. 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