Page A10 The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, October 25, 1995 Wednesday, October 25, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Smokies and Leafs battle through SUN SPORTS STAFF The Trail Smoke Eaters first year in the BCJHL has been no cakewalk and things didn’t get any better last weekend with a 6- 3 home loss to the Royal City Outlaws and a close 5-4 overtime victory in Merritt. Meanwhile the Nelson Maple Leafs continue to pursue the leaders in the Rocky Mountain League despite two weekend losses. The Smokies started ‘their weekend at home facing the Royal City Outlaws on Friday. The Outlaws are last in the Main- land Division with just five wins on the season which now mirrors Trail's own five wins in the Inte- rior Division. The story of the game was Out- law netminder Jason Cugnet who stopped 38 shots to help Royal City win its fourth straight game. While Cugnet was the defensive story, Mike Crema was the offence. Crema set up three goals to lead the Outlaws to a 6-3 win. Trail came out strong the fol- lowing night in Merritt, led by new captain Jon Newman who picked up four assists. Newman was given the “C” after the departure of Ian Lampshire in a trade last week. The Smokies led the game 4-2 after 40 minutes but couldn't hold on as Merritt scored to open the third period and then notched the equalizer at the 19:23 mark. But Smokie forward Neil Breen came on to save the day scoring the game winner in the five-minute sudden death overtime period. the Chilliwack Chiefs stands in ninth spot with 25 points (six goals, 19 assists) in just 11 games. He is also the youngest player in the top 20, Other game results: Friday - Penticton 8 at Powell River 1; Chilliwack 3 at Surrey 2; Victoria ‘The win leaves the in third place in the Interior Divi- sion, one point ahead of Merritt. The Powell River Paper Kings of the Island Division lead the league with a record of 11 wins and three losses. The Vernon Vipets lead the Interior Division with nine wins. The Smokies travel to Vernon this Friday to take on the Vipers followed by a home game with the Nanaimo Clippers on Satur- day, Meanwhile, the Merritt Cen- tennials must deal with a West Coast road trip that will take them through Victoria, Cowichan Valley and Powell River. The BCJHL scoring leader is Scott Boucher of Penticton who has 32 points (13 goals, 19 assists) in 17 games. Randy Toye of Langley is second with 30 points (14 goals, 16 assists) in 16 games. Jon Newman is the best Smoke Eater with 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) in 15 games, good enough for seventh place in the league. Castlegar native and former Smokie Shawn Horcoff of Re c'ing It Slocan Valley Recreation Commission #8 Box 8, Slocan Park, B.C. Phone: 226-7744 mat'ls). PRE-REGISTER BY NOV. Ist. REGISTER BY NOV. ist. designer carrying pouc! SIGN UP TODAY! + CREATING WITH POLAR FLEECE mat'ls) PRE-REGISTER BY OCT. 30th. + CARVING THE GREAT PUMPKIN I - your pumpkin and tools and we'll hack away at them. 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A WHOLE FAMILY EVENT - Bring ‘TING THE BACK - 7aNn 4,8 - Pen- ticton 7 at Cowichan Valley 8 (OT), Royal City 2 at Vernon 8; Surrey 0 at Chilliwack 10; Victo- ria 3 at Powell River 4; Sunday - Penticton | at Nanaimo 3; Royal City 3 at Merritt 6; Langley 5 at Surrey 2 In the RMJHL, the Nelson Maple Leafs have started to cool off after a fast start to the. season, Their first game last weekend saw them up against the Cran- brook Colts who lead the Koote- nay Division with eight wins. The Colts outmatched the Leafs in Cranbrook with a strong perfor- mance by Chris Young and Char- lie Murray who each scored a pair of goals. The final was 7-4. Mark Kent, Nolan Robertson, Jeff McGeough and Andrew Phillips all tallied singles for the Leafs in a losing effort. The following night the Leafs entertained the Kimberley Dyna- miters who were looking to catch Trail for second place in the K y Division. Dy i forward Magnus Lundback led the way with two goals and Derek Stuart scored the game a tough weekend Castlegar native Jay Morency (#16) fought as hard as anybody to win Trail’s game against Royal City Friday. But even he couldn't solve Jason Cugnut. who helped snap Kimberley's four game losing streak. The Dy i are, now tied winner in leading the Dy s to a 7-4 victory. Robertson, McGeough, Mike Szatmary and Rob Wakelin scored for Nelson 511 Front Str Nelson (604) 354-1700 « [fax] 354-1666 Out of town call: 1-800-932-1414 Printing & High Volume Copying Graphic Design & Typesetting To Book Space call: Cathy ¢ Nicole « Fred CastlegarSun or 365-5266 A Special Supplement to Castlegar Sun and Trail Times Wednesday, Nov. 8th Bil » Dave Keith « Will Trail Times 368-8551 with Nelson with seven wins and 14 points. The league leader is the Grande Prairie Storm of the Peace Cariboo Division who have 11 wins in 15 games, They won three straight last week. Other game results: Friday - Grande Prairie 5 at Quesnel 1; Saturday - Creston 5 at Fernie 2; Don’t spike the JEFF GABERT Sun Sports It seems only natural that a bat- tle featuring a team of Russians against Team Canada should hap- pen in Castlegar. It is also only natural that it is being done to benefit not only the teams but the sporting community as well. Team Automobilist from St Petersburg, Russia will be play- ing an exhibition volleybal! match against Team Canada this Saturday at Selkirk College Game time is 7 p.m.. Team Canada is using this game as a tune-up for the World Championships next month in Japan while the Russian team is just out to have a nice vacation. Meanwhile the real winners will be people who love to watch great volleyball and the Russian community who will have an Opportunity to entertain some of their own. Apart from that it will also be a great shot in the arm for the sport in this area. “Three groups will benefit,” said Mike Perra, the main orga- nizer of the event. “One, obvious- ly, the ones who come out to watch, Two, the people like the billets and the volunteers who get to meet someone new from another country. And the third group is all the younger kids who get to see what high level volley- ball is really like.” Team Automobilist's schedule calls for them to take a trip to the Ainsworth Hot Springs on Friday, immediately followed by a tradi- tional Doukhobour Banquet at the Brilliant Cultural Centre. They will also be staying with Russian fami- lies in the community both Friday and Saturday night before depart- ing for Vancouver on Sunday, _ The Russian team is made up of eleven members and two coaches. The president of the team, the team doctor and a trans- lator will also be accompanying the squad. Two players on the team, Oleg Sogrine and Rouslan Tchigrine, play on the Russian National Vol- leyball Team. All players range in age from 19 to 27 years. The coach of the team is Viatcheslav Platonov who is the current Team Russia head coach. Platonov led the Russian team to the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Automobilist is the name of IT'S TIME FURNACE CHECKUP! furnace inspection and service should be done on an annual basis BEFORE THE HEATING SEASON! *49 a CALL me 365-2485 AA furnace checkup ensures RELIABLE, EFFICIENT operation this winter. ARROW LAKES AIR CONDITIONING & MECHANICAL SYSTEMS LTD. Phone: 365-2485 Fax: 365-7626 Fi ‘ 613 - 13th Street, Castlegar, B.C. FOR YOUR for 16 point inspection & Check with Bob in our showroom for special prices on Gas Fireplaces and Accessories. <4 We have some very special prices for Carrier Weather Maker mid efficiency and high efficiency furnaces - See Bob in our showroom. L£ So a Guy BS Quesnel 2 at Fort St, John 11; Williams Lake 2 at Prince George 8; Sunday - Cranbrook 8 at Cre- ston 0; Quesnel 4 at Grande Prairie 5; Prince George 6 at Williams Lake 3. borscht the St. Petersburg Volley Centre which was founded in 1989. There are two teams at the centre with the men’s team being the most famous, having won fifteen medals in the USSR Champi- onships. Many world fous vol- leyball players have played for Automobilist including Olympic, World and European Champions. The team has regularly and successfully played in many European Cup Tourneys, includ- ing the Confederation Cup which they won in 1988 and 1989. In 1991 they took second in the European Cup and in 1992 and 1993 won the Russian Championship. This season they will represent Russia in the European Confeder- ation Cup. Upon leaving Russia they stood in third place in the National Championship League. Team Canada, on the other hand, has not had as many brush- es with greatness. The National team began competition in 1959 but it wasn’t until 1971 that a specific training program was instituted and a head coach, Charles Cardinal, was hired. Their first serious competi- tion was at the 1976 Montreal Olympics where they failed to win a set in a pool that featured Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Korea. See SPIKE Be A Part of Castlegar's Future See Oct. 25 Castlegar Sun Ai2 Silk Screening Complete Body & Paint Facilities Auto Glass Replacement Towing 2316 - 6th Ave., Castlegar 365-5114 This pass eluded the hands of this Castlegar Kat receiver but they came back to beat the Trail Hawks 22-20 in W.K.F.F.L. action Saturday. SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert Mates continue to break out as SUN SPORTS STAFF Double your pleasure, double your football and double your bruises. That was more or less the theme of doubleheader weekend in the West Koote- nay Flag Football League as all four teams played both Saturday and Sunday. The weekend started off with the best team in the league, the Dam Inn Mates, facing the worst, Castle- gar Lions Head Pub. The game was played at the Castlegar Recréation Complex and was lopsided from the stan The Mates started their third string quarterback Dave Loukianow who replaced injured starters Dom Droucker and Les Yard. Loukianow may have been third on the depth chart but he played like the best firing four first half touchdowns to stake his team to a 26-0 lead. The Lions were also without their starting quarter- back but they managed to rally in the second half scoring three touchdowns. But that wasn’t nearly enough as the Mates walked away with an easy 38- 18 victory. Griff Augustine had three touchdowns for the Mates. “We're having a tough season,” said Lions team fepresentative Duane Donald. “We've got a young team and we're suffering through a lot of growing pains right now. We'll certainly be gearing up for the playoffs but realistically I think we're looking at next year already.” Kats give chase The Mates have steamrolled the rest of the league so far this season after losing in last year’s final to the Castlegar Kats. The Mates went into the week- end undefeated and they looked te continue that streak in pursuit of first place overall. The only team standing in their way was the Kats who played the Trail Hawks in Saturday's other game at the Complex. The Hawks are solidly entrenched in third place in the league but have con- tinued to improve throughout the scason thanks to the acquisition of some old veterans. Those veterans proyed'to be to much for the Kats early on as the Hawks jumped out to a quick 12-0 lead after-returning the opening kickoff for a touch- down and then scoring a defensive touchdown short- ly after. The Kats were missing a few regulars in the line-up but managed to rally thanks to strong defen- sive play that led to a safety late in the first half. The defensive spark motivated the offence and they scored three straight touchdowns to win the game 22-20. The biggest game of the weekend came Sunday morning in South Slocan where the Kats took on the Mates. The Kats took the early lead building a 14-6 lead but the Mates came back with a touchdown late in the first half to close the gap. The Mates defence then took control, not allow- ing a single point in the second half en route to a 21- 14 victory. See DOUBLE UP A12 ‘ @ On the road Rebels never looked back. Nolette scored five min ules into the second period to open up a 2-0 lead and then Milford scored his second of the game to widen the margin The Kings responded two minutes into the third Period, but couldn't catch the high-flying Rebels who went on to a 6-3 win ““We went with three lines and that's the first time I did that,” said Price, “That kep( everyone in the game and they played a superb hockey game. They played the best game. of the year. “It was good hockey and a fun game to watch.” The Rebels now have a .500 record with five wins and five losses. Most expected the team be better at this point, but Price said he isn’t surprised. “We're not unhappy with where we're at,” said Price. “We would like a better record, but it’s like an ongoing training camp right now. You never know what you're going to have,” The Rebels next game is Friday in Grand Forks followed by a return encounter with the Revel- stoke Grizzlies at the Complex Saturday night Price has seen both teams before and likes the Rebels chances, “Compared to what I've seen, I'd say we have comparable talent,” said Price. “We don’t have the Superstar prolific goal scorer yet, but maybe one will come down from the higher levels. “But that doesn't really matter because all ans is We have to play us ateam Rebel rousings - bach KUHL cards to sign players. Rete ls general manager Bry Bucci said he has about eiyht ot nine lett and w definitely be saving five for closer to the tradir deadline in December; Right now, the team has players and Bucci expects to release at least tv team is given players this week. He also is expecting three quali y Junior *A’ players in camp by the end of she wee but they won't play this weekend In other news, Bucci complet d a trade with th Border Bruins that will see big defenseman Jas: Hart join the Rebels in exchange for future considé ations. The Rebels will also be welcoming back B Phillips, Jamie McCloud and Cletus Severyn who spent the weekend with the Creston Valley Thund of the RMJHL. Bucci completed an affiliation agreement with t! Thunder last week that will last for one year On the injury front, the Rebels had a very tou; weekend. There were many aches and bruises wi the most serious being Ryan Hittel’s cracked rib Nolette’s separated shoulder and Kev MacGillvray's broken finger. None are expected Start this weekend and could be out longer. Name: DEAN Mi "The GAB File” PIZZA PLACE VA 2305 Columbia Ave Presents You With A Compti Rebel [of the week | Age: 20. Height: 5' 7" |OR | Weight: 160 Ibs. 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The senior girls volley- ball teams from Mt. Sentinel Secondary School and Stanley Humphries Secondary School went to a big volleyball party last weekend and after they had a taste of the spikes they found themselves punched out. The 16-team Okanagan Uni- versity College Invitational Tournament brings different level teams from all over the Province for one of the most competitive events in the Province. The Mt. Sentinel club was ranked number three in the ‘A’ division provincial rankings while SHSS was still looking to crack the top ten in the ‘AA’ division. Unfortunately for Stanley Humphries, things didn't go as well as planned. They lost all three of their round-robin games Friday after being stuck in @ tough pool that featured K.L.O (Kelowna), Mt Boucharie and Barriere “We did not play well in all facets of the game,” said SHSS coach Grant Apostolik. “Nothing clicked on Friday.” That left them in last place and gave them a birth in the consola- tion playoffs where they began to improve: They beat Osoyoos and Okanagan Mission before bow ing out to Immaculata who were ranked number one in the ‘A’ division before the tournament. “It was mostly passing,” said Apostolik. “That was our biggest problem.” The only high point for Stan- ley Humphries was the play of Tammy Sherbinin who was named a second team all-star for the tournament. Meanwhile, Mt. Sentinel wasn’t doing much better than SHSS in their tough pool that included George Pringle (West- bank), Correlieu (Quesnel) and Immaculata. They followed the Stanley Humphries lead and lost three straight on their way to the consolation round. One of those losses came at the hands of Immaculata who beat Mt. Sentinel 15-11 and 15- 12. That was a game coach Joe Moreira and his club had been preparing for and the loss didn't go over well “We were disappointed,” said Moreira. “We knew going in we were in a strong pool and we wel- comed it. But it wasn’t that we lost so much as we lost lost poorly. “We were quite happy to leave the gym Friday night and prepare to play Saturday.” Moreira’s team responded well on Saturday posting three consec- utive victories and winning the consolation final over Immacula- ta 15-6 and 15-11. In fact, Mor- eira said the games were even more one sided than the scores indicate since Mt. Sentinel took a 10-1 lead in the final set. But Moreira still wasn't satisfied. “I didn’t think we played all that well,” said Moreira. “It was just that they [Immaculata] Played quite poorly. It was disap- pointing. “The tournament for us never really met our expectations and we are responsible for a lot of that ourselves.” Despite Moreira’s disappoint- ment, the win should move the team up in the provincial stand- ings and could put them in first. “It's going to bump us up,” said Moreira. “But I have to find out how White Rock Christian [last week's number two] is doing. Just because we beat Immaculata doesn't mean we get first.” The next action for both clubs is an eight-team tournament in Trail this weekend. It will be a chance for both clubs to relax against some weaker competition and Moreira said he will take a look at some of his backup players. “We really view that as a low key tournament,” said Moreira “But it will give us an opportuni- ty to give some of the other kids some playing time. “As an athlete myself, I wasn't at the top. I was in the middle of the pack and I spent my time on the bench. 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