Page A10 The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, November 15, 1995 Frozen football final Kats repeat with win over Lions Head Pub SUN STAFF The frozen tundra of the Com filex field bore witness to a little history Saturday afternoon as the Castlegar Kats became the first team ever to win back to back championships in the West Kootenay Flag Football League. The Kats gained that honor by virtue of their 39-25 victory over the Castlegar Lions Head Pub. It was also the first time two Castle- gar teams met in the final. The Kats used their experience and clutch defence to pull out the victory against the upstart Lions, who defeated the regular season champion Dam Inn Mates the weekend before “The key was experience and good defence,” said Kats player Graham Menzies. “The guys just came together at the right time We've got years of experience on this club and the guys know when to pump up the intensity.” The Kats intensity was high at the start of the game as they scored three quick touchdowns to go up 18-0. The Lions responded but the Kats scored another with an extra point to take a seemingly insur mountable 25-6 halftime lead. But the underdog Lions Castlegar: anauts SEiIinGo License No. 798380 Saturday, Nov. 18 Castlegar Arena Com JACKPOT Prizes subject to attendance $500 Bonanza <« * Door $500 Odd/Even Double Ups * Good Neighbour Prize Prizes Regular Games Pay $100 Earty Bird 6 pm, Regutar Bingo 7 pm, Doors open at 4pm weren't ready to give up, They came back on their first drive of the second half with a touchdown and converted extra point The Kats responded but that was followed up by two unan- swered touchdowns by the Lions. That left the score at 32-25 and the Kats a little nervous on the sidelines. “It was getting close and we had to regroup in the second half,” said Menzies. “We lost a lot of intensity [after gaining the big lead] and the snow equalled things out.” But the Kats day wasn’t to be ruined as they scored another touchdown to close out the game. Kats touchdowns were scored by Jason Schuepfer, Aaron Jones, Clay Martini, Darryl] Bojechko, Kelly Keraiff and Rob McGregor. Scoring majors for the Lions were Carl Elie, Mike Gerrand and Scott Cray with two. “We're definitely not going to hang our heads over this one,” said Lions team representative Duane Donald. “We scored 25 points against these guys and in my books that counts for a lot We've got a young team and we'll be back... with a much bet- ter defence.” As for the Kats, they've got an older team and are still looking for more players and another sponsor. Every year they talk about quitting but the old love always strikes, “Football fever comes in September,” said Menzies. “You keep talking about hanging up the shoes but I think next year we'll be out again.” So will the Lions, the Trail Hawks, the Inn Mates and maybe a few more teams Trail Home Hardware Building Centre Thursday, Friday, Saturday, ‘ Viva Paper Towels 2-roll package- Our regular 1.49 Beautiglow Fireplace Log 5 Ib. Our regular 1.89 Basket Twisted Handles 25" oval. 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The Trail Smoke Eaters of the BCJHL have just six wins and have slipped down to fourth place in the Interior Dvision. The RMJHL's Nelson Maple Leafs, on the other hand, have gone through a resurgence that now has them tied for second in the Kootenay Division and one point out of first The Smokies started their weekend agains! the Powell River Paper Kings and, although they know the language, they couldn't figure out the hockey skills of King forward Brad English. English finished with a hat trick as Powell River pulled out a 5-4 shootout win in Trail. But the Smokies weren't done yet as they travelled to Merritt Saturday to take on the Centenni- als. And again, they met a hockey magician with a hat. This time it was Centennial forward John Coyle who scored all three goals to lead Merrit to a 3-2 victory. Trail only managed 27 shots on Centennial goal- tender Paul Knaggs. In other BCJHL news, Castle- gar native Shawn Horcoff contin- ues to burn up the ice for the Chilliwack Chiefs as he looks to capture the scoring title. Right now he stands in second spot Sunday, November 26 "© Vote to Protect Healthcare "© Vote GENTIL MATEUS Paid by the Gentil Mateus Nominating Committee Liberal Nomination "=F Vote to Reduce Taxes & Reform Government =® Vote for 17 Years of Community Involvement with 47 points behind teammate Tyler Quiring who has 49 points. Horcoff’s teammate Bryan Yackel is another Castlegar native and he also had a good weekend scoring a pair includ- ing the game winner in Chilli- wack’'s 4-2 win over Merritt last Wednesday. Last Friday Horcoff did Yackel a couple better by collecting five points against Surrey. The Nelson Maple Leafs had an extremely successful weekend in the RMJHL as they pummeled the defending league champion Cranbrook Colts on Saturday after losing.to Creston 3-2 the night before. Tyler Duering and former Beaver Valley forward J.J. Dvo- rak scored for Nelson against Creston while Jeff MeGeough and Lon Hofer each had a pair Saturday. Kimberley leads the Kootenay Division by a single point over Cranbrook and Nelson. Grande Prairie leads the league and the Peace-Cariboo Division with 17 wins and 34 points Rocky hockey’s leading scorer is Ron Watts, who has 51 points in 20 games. Castlegar KOOTENAY BROADCASTING SYSTEM 95.7 FM Dan Russell... “Sportstalk’” ..stats, trivia and open-tine discussion - with just a little edge. Weeknights 10:15 to midnight. The Kootenay’s First Choice "The GAB File” third on the team in scoring VA Castlegar Name: MIKE KWEZACEK Position: DEFENSE Age: 18 Height: 6' 3" Hometown: Creston, B.C. Favourite Player: Lexmin fast season and he ‘has taken that title to heart lately. He is much improved defence. 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The Rockettes earned the distinction of being West Kootenay champi- ons after winning the round-robin tournament against J.L. Crowe and Grand Forks Sec- ondary on Thursday, Nov. 9. It took a few games for the girls to get into syne, but they were ready to play the final game against Trail. “We put it together and Played really well in the final,” said head coach Grant Apos- toliuk. “It was a total team effort.” Tammy Sherbinin and Tamara Terry were solid for the team on the front line The SHSS senior boy's team is looking to have a good showing at the West Kootenay playoffs Nov. 15, at Rossland Secondary School. Considering that there wasn’t even a senior boys team at Stanley Humphries last year, things look fairly promising for the squad. Head coach Jan Leslie thinks that the team should be ready to take it to the next level - “With both a strong offensive and defensive net game and our fundamentals that are com- ing into place, team confidence is definitely building,” she said. Mount Baker out of Cranbrook is favored going into the tournament, but competitive rivalries against J.L. Crowe and L.V. Rogers should also make for some exciting volleyball. “We've been playing really well,” she said. “If things pan out, we should be in the final against Baker.” The Mount Sentinel Secondary teams are also preparing themselves for the climax of their seasons. The senior girls team is preparing for the single “A” West Kootenay finals on Nov. 16 at Selkirk College. “We feel confindent that we can win the finals,” said head coach Joe Moreira. “Noth- ing is a given, so I don’t feel overconfident about it, and I don’t think the girls do either.” The Mount Sentinel senior boy's team is on it’s way to the double “A” Provincials in Invermere. The guys beat Rossland on Nov. 8 competition in the West Kootenay / for the West Kootenay champioship, and will be making the trip to David Thompson Sec- ondary School. Head coach Dave Olynyk isn’t sure how to describe his team’s play. “We've really been up down,” he said. “We could win this tournament or we could finish SHSS player Tamara Terry hammers SUN STAFF PHOTO Mark Heard as low as sixth. We've been winning sets by eight points, and then losing the following set by eight points.” No matter where these teams place in their respective finals and Provincials, it has been an exciting and productive volleyball season for Castlegar and area. Another FOG-gy outcome at Invitational JEFF GABERT ‘Selkirk College may not have a volleyball program this year but that still didn't stop the annual Selkirk Invitational Volleyball Tournament from being another great success last weekend. including clubs from Edmonton, Spokane, Kelowna and the Koote- nays. Local hopes on the men’s side rested on the of The Club and the Legentis while the two West Kootenay women’s teams were W.D.H.O. and the Pre- Marital Six (P-M.S.). The men’s final on Sunday came down to a duel between the men’s defending champions, Friends Of George (F.0.G.) from Edmonton, and the Legends. FO.G. eventually took the crown once again after a hard game. P.M.S faced Sandbox Sport from Kelowna in the women’s final and used the hometown court to their advantage in beating the women and keeping the women’s cup inthe Tournament organizer Mike Perra said that despite the loss of athletics at the college there still wasn't any doubt the tournament would be run. “We don’t have college athletics anymore so we ran the tournament as a service to the teams that have Usually the tournament attracts 16-20 teams with many coming from the B.C. College Auto Glass Replacement Towing 2316 - 6th Ave., Castlegar 365-5114 Athletic Association. 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