Saturday, November 7, 1992 @ Win or lose, It’s in The News. Jonathan Green 365-7266 ON THE RUN Members of the Selkirk College cross-country team were in action in Kelowna last weekend, competing for B.C. in an inter- provincal meet with Alberta. Schnieder finished 15th and Chris Owens 22nd in victory on the mens side. The team takes the winter off with the next meet set for late February. HOCKEY TALK The Community Complex will be the best place to action tomorrow, as the Castlegar Bantam Reps look to win their own tournament. The C final starts at 10:30 a.m., the B final at 12:45 p.m.and the championship game gets underway at 3 p.m. IN THE SWIM The Cranbrook Masters Swim Club will be hosting time trials for the 1992 B.C. Winter Games In Kitimat at the Cranbrook aquatic centre on Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fore further info, call Zone 1 rep Brian Halls in Cranbrook at 426-8951. @ Saturday, November 7, 1992 138 LoclSPORTS Castlegar looking to pay Spokane back Wi Rebels out to settle a score with American KIJHL rival Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER The Castlegar Rebels will be looking for a little payback when the Spokane Braves roll into town tonight. Winners of eight of their first 10 games, the Rebels have come out flying in the early stages of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season, beating every team in the KIJHL at least once, every team except Spokane that is, and that’s where the payback part comes in. In two visits to the Lilac City this year, the Rebels have been routed by the Braves to the tune of 9-2 and 8- With the teams meeting on Castlegar turf tonight, coach Garry Sauer said it’s time to put home ice advantage to good | Beaver Valley 5 use. Rossland 1 Elk Valley Columbia Val. KOOTENAY INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE (As of Nov. 5) 4 EAST DIVISION 87 seconds in each game, and Sauer said that has to continue. “When we're at home, we have to force the play,” he said, adding that it might mean playing the rough style of hockey the Braves are so = PONNNZOON cocoooRoo0no 8g - “I think it makes a big difference,” he said Wednesday. “It’s a whole new ball game when it’s in our rink.” During a three-game road trip in the East Kootenay last weekend, the Rebels were on the scoreboard within the first good at. “We have to stand up to that team.” The game with Spokane is the second important contest in as many nights for the Rebels, who squared off with the Nelson Maple Leafs last night. Sauer said games against teams like Nelson and Spokane are for more than just two points. “I think it’s.important to set the stage early in the season,” he said. “These are two teams we've got to compete against. “This weekend are basically first place games.” And with that kind of importance attached to the two contests, Sauer said he doesn’t think the Rebels will have any trouble getting themselves ready to play. “I think the guys will realize how important these games are,” he said. “We’re looking forward to this weekend. “It’s going to be interesting.” NEWS STAFF The Kootenay Computers continue to be the team to beat in the Castlegar Recreation- al Hockey League. Apart from an early season loss to Pressure Wash, the Computers have breezed along in defence of the title they won last season. In recent CRHL action, Barry Streliev had three goals and three assists to lead the Com- puters past Woodland Park Shell 10-7. Perry Hyson added three goals of his own and Adrian Markin had a goal and four assist for the winners. Computers hanging onto top spot in CRHL action Bruno Tassone led Shell with two goals and two assists while league scoring leader Doug Knowler had a goal and three assists. In Halloween action, things continued to be scary for winless Banjo’s Pub, as they dropped a 6-3 decision to Castlegar Sports Centre. Dave MacKinnon helped himself to some treats, scoring three times while brother Dean added a pair. Wayne Salekin had a goal and an assist for Banjo’s. Two nights later, Mike Nevakshonoff spoiled what was shaping up to be the pub squad’s first win, scoring his second of the game with 1:56 left to tie it at seven. Nevakshonoff’s heroics overshadowed a three goal, two assist performance from Ban- jo’s Benton Hadley. Tuesday, Niki Hyson’s third goal at 1:53 of the second period proved to be the game win- ner, as Shell shaded Sports Centre 7-6. Clay Martini added two goals and three as- sists for the winners Knowler had a goal and three assists. Garry Sauer led the way for Sports Centre with a goal and two assists. Selkirk volleyball squads struggle early NEWS STAFF Selkirk College’s two volleyball teams are heading in the same di- rection, so it only makes sense that both coaches share the same thoughts on what’s going wrong. three other B.C. colleges in Kelowna, and the weekend ended for both with losses to Okanagan, Malaspina and Cariboo Colleges. Last weekend, the setting was Burnaby’s BCIT but the result was the same, with both squads dropping decisions to Douglas, the Col- lege of New Caledonia and Vancouver Com- munity College. Now, with a month off to find out what’s gone wrong, ladies coach Theo Friml says he’s pretty sure what the problem is. He said utilizing practice skills in a game situation isn’t happening but, in time, it will. “What you do right in practice, you have to think about doing right in the game,” he said. “A lot of it comes down to experience.” Friml said with only four returnees from last year, the number of new faces learning the college game has been tough. He said that making the step from high school to college ball is a lot larger than it looks. “A lot of them have played for schools that really didn’t have good pro- grams,” he said. “I don’t think they've been serious about a game before.” Friml] said he saw improvement in the second weekend of action, but admits there’s still a long way to go, choosing to look ahead at next Two weeks ago, both the mens and ladies teams were facing off with year. tenders,” he said. Theo Frim! Mike Perra a contender,” he said. “If this group is here a year from now, I'd say they could be con- Meanwhile, over with the mens team, coach 7 Mike Perra said injuries and the inability to shift to different positions has hurt his squad. “We have not been able to adjust our game | so we can do some of the things to win,” he | said. “Everybody has areas they have to work on. Like Friml, Perra chalks up a lot of the problems the men have had to inexperience. “They just don’t have the experience. It’s that simple,” he said. And, like Friml, Perra said he’s pretty much forgotten about this year and started to think about next year. “If these guys have a good enough work ethic, next year they could be Both teams resume play Dec. 4 in Langley. Need a car loan? We'll make it happen. It’s almost a week since my return from ‘Conquer the Kootenays, Rebels 1992’ and I’m looking forward to the next eastern swing in early January. It hasn't been confirmed that I'll be able to go, but since nothing too awful happened this time, I don’t expect an- other seat on the bus to be a problem. Harking back to my days as a star hockey player, I felt like one of the guys when I got to the Complex last Friday morning for our three-day trip to the east. Hoping to become an honorary Rebel, my hopes were quickly dashed when the players banished me to the front of the bus where the rest of the non-players sat. But after threatening them with the fate that befell forward Nino Da Costa in the Oct. 28 issue of The News, they realized the kind of power I wielded and invited me back. Settling into my seat, I put pen to paper to bring you folks a look inside ‘Conquer the Kootenays, Rebels 1992’. Friday, Oct. 30 10:27 a.m. (PST) Everyone is seat- ed as Gerry the bus driver has us on our way. Within minutes, a number of the players are crowded around the back for some lengthy blackjack action while the strains of a mixed country tape come from the portable in the luggage compartment up above. Please, God, let the batteries fail. 11:25 a.m. Being guys in a con- trolled space, it wasn't long before the first tussle broke out, this one featur- ing forwards Kevin Leiman and Corey Ross. Although the match looks to be a sleeper on paper, Leiman puts up a good fight but is no match for his much larger opponent. Decision: Ross. 11:29 a.m. A mixture of snow and fog greets us as we reach the Salmo- Creston summit, the only encounter with the white stuff for the trip. 11:56.a.m. Creston, but any hopes of stopping at the 7-Eleven dissolve as Gerry drives straight through town. Pausing to think, if Creston has one, why doesn’t Castlegar? 12:04 p.m. Seizing an opportunity, Leiman starts round two with Ross, but the ending is very similar to the last one. Decision: Ross. 1:27 p.m. (MST) Yahk. 2:03 p.m. Losing interest in Ross, Leiman turns his attention to bigger captain Dave Dyball who, to make a long story short, ends his opponent’s bus wrestling career at three. 2:20 p.m. Lunch is served at Boston Pizza in Cranbrook, located in a building Leiman’s father owns. Lis- tening to talk on the bus, Leiman Sr. is also a garbageman and milkman, among other things, in town. 4:30 p.m. Forward Dustin Rilcof and goalie J.C. Moore discover why it pays to know what people wielding a can of shaving cream are up to. 4:55 p.m. Welcome to Sparwood. 5:08 p.m. Room 127, Black Nugget Motor Inn. Three channels on the TV and one isn’t English. Oh boy. 6:16 p.m. We arrive at Sparwood’s Henry Volkmann Memorial Leisure Centre to find the game is in Elkford, half an hour away. Back on the bus. JonathanGREEN 6:48 p.m. The last light from the sun disappears behind the mountains as we get to the right arena. In such an economically depressed area, it’s hard to imagine the sun shin- ing at all. 10:32 p.m. The Rebels skate off with a 13-4 win over the Elk Valley Raiders, scoring eight third period goals to ice it. Saturday, Oct. 31 1:13 a.m. Bedtime. Good night. 11:33 a.m. Awoke by maids dis- turbing innocent guests who inadver- tently slept past checkout time. Oops. 2:50 p.m. Defenceman Steve Gropp scores three unanswered goals to de- feat sportswriter 3-0 in hall hockey ac- tion. Sports fights back in game two, falling 3-2 on the last shot. 3:29 p.m. Claiming he’s broke for the umpteenth time, defenceman Ed Lehn quits blackjack. The game ends soon after with yours truly even up. 5:59 p.m. H.V. Memorial Leisure If anyone asks, | was with Perot in Dallas Centre part II. The Rebels emerge some five hours later with a 7-0 win over Elk Valley, but it was costly. 11:24 p.m. Arrive at the local hos- pital to retrieve Lehn, who left the game in the third period with a sus- pected broken collarbone. Sunday, Nov. 1 12:46 a.m. Lehn and all are ac- counted for as we head out of town on the way up to Invermere in the rain. 3:22 a.m. The Invermere Inn is a welcome sight to the weary Rebels, who are scheduled to hit the ice just over nine hours later against the Columbia Valley Rockies. 12:57 p.m. A sore Lehn utters the trip’s most memorable quote: “I think if I get hurt one more time, I’m going to take up a non-contact sport.” 3:47 p.m. The Rebels make it three-for three, dumping the Rockies 5-1, thanks to Todd Doyle’s hat trick. 5:38 p.m. McDonald’s in Cran- brook. Gerry and GM Maynard Fauth go high brow next door at Mr. Mike’s. 7:10 p.m. See 1:27 p.m. Friday. 7:12 p.m. (PST) A quick stop at the Salmo-Creston summit results in a brief snowball fight. No one wins. 8:24 p.m.. The Complex is a wel- come sight as the bus pulls in and the team unloads from a successful trip. In all, the weekend was enjoyable, both as a writer and a spectator. Id like to go on the next trip, but the RCMP in Invermere might have something to say about that. Knowing this, if anyone asks, I was down in Dallas blowing up balloons for Ross Perot’s victory party. SHSS juniors come up short in field hockey final Castlegar minor hockey report NEWS STAFF Hoping to avoid the fate the senior girls met just days be- fore, the Stanley Humphries junior girls field hockey team took the field in the regional junior final against Rossland last weekend. Awin meant they advanced to the provincials in Squamish while a loss meant their sea- son was over. Unfortunately, though, the juniors will have to wait for another time to see Squamish, as they fell 4-1. Coach Ann Clow said she wasn’t unhappy in defeat. She said a good number of the juniors had only started playing this year so, compared with the experienced Rossland squad, it wasn’t a disappoint- ing loss. “Considering they were up against girls who had been playing since grade 7, I was pretty happy,” she said. “They took (Rossland) right to the game.” Although somewhat lop- sided for field hockey, Clow said the score wasn’t indica- tive of the kind of game that Stanley Humphries really played. “(Rossland) had to work for the 4-1 win,” she said. “It wasn't a runaway game.” DIVE RIGHT IN Castlegar’s Christy Mclvor dives for a spike in ladies volleyball action Wednesday. Her efforts weren't enough, though, as the locals were swept in two games by Nelson. News photo by Jonathan Green The Castlegar Pee Wees came from behind to knock off Nakusp 6-5 Sunday. Matt Bragg led the way for the locals with three goals, in- cluding the winner with 1:24 remaining, and Aaron Bebel- man shut the door in net to preserve the win. Over in the No. 1 camp, Jamie Jmieff did everything he could in net, but it wasn’t enough as they dropped 8-4 and 6-1 decisions to Nakusp. Kevin Pacheco led the way with three goals and an assist in the two games while David Bell had a goal and an assist. The Pee Wee Reps won their first two games, taking a pair of points each from Spokane and Nelson. Jay Antignani paced the Reps against their American opponent, scoring twice and adding a couple of helpers. Against Nelson, seven dif- ferent players scored and David Evdokimoff kept things quiet in net in a 7-2 win. Nelson got revenge the next scored for the Reps while Matt Huggett made 37 stops. Looking at the Midget Reps, the team rebounded from a season opening 2-1 loss to Rossland-Trail to bounce Cranbrook 7-4 Sunday. Greg Carson led the way with two goals and assist. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NINO DA COSTA Castlegar Rebels Scored one goal and added six assists in three East Kootenay wins last weekend. 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