Page 10A The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, June 14, 1995 Cobras and Royals battle but Marlins make the catch SUN SPORTS STAFF With Trail Times sources The Kinnaird Park main field was humming with anticipation last the battle for supremacy in the West Kootenay Mens Fastball League was about to be staged The Slocan Valley Royals had held top spot in the league up until a few weeks ago when. the Castle Wednesday night as round two of “CLOSE ' OUT SALE 4 ALL FISHING SUPPLIES DFR 2) q RETAIL RODS « REELS * LURES FLY'S e AND MUCH MORE! [June 15-10 am -3pm June 16 - 10 am - 3 pm June 17 -9 am - 4pm All sales final &J Sports oo (next to M&J Grocery - Thrifty Gas) 22253 ZOLUMBIA AV ¥ \ Find ao frm eg ty gar Cobras managed to latch on to first place, But their reign was short lived as the Royals came back to beat them and regain the throne. The rematch of that game hap- pened a week later and the out- come was in doubt until the very end Royals 4 at Cobras 5 The Slocan Valley squad went up 1-0 in the top of the fourth when Ken Konkin singled off Cobras starter Cam Sookro to collect the RBI. But Darcy Dickson was quick to respond for the Cobras when he crushed his fifth home run of the year if the bottom of the inning. Lyle Stoushnow was on base at the ume. The Royals fought back just two innings later as Konkin scored but the Cobras took the lead for good in their half of the inning thanks to a home run by Shane Mills with Dickson on base. Mills also had the final say in the field by tuming the game-end- ing double play from his first base position where he made a stretch for the second out of the inning and then a laser throw to third for the final out of the game. The next scheduled meeting between these two fastball powers is June 22 in Appledale. Other scores from last week included: Merchants 4 at Hanks 12, Big O Trail at Big O Cast rained out, Big O Cast 4 at Valley Royals 7 As exciting as the week's regular season league action was, it only proved to be a warm-up for the main event stage on the weekend at Haley park. The West Kootenay Marlins Invitational Tournament drew teams, from all over the Kootenays to the annual event which featured $3,000 in prize money. The West Kootenay Marlins turned out to be less than gentle hosts as they ended up winning their own tournament by defeating Terra Nova Inn in the final. Terra Nova went through the tournament brackets as_the only undefeated team and they looked good early in the game c a | ages eat ee? © =" Super slide! Sheldon Sookachoff of the-Castlegar Cobras did well to heed the advice of teammate Guy Bertrand and get down. Sookachoff' ended up beating Ostash of Cranbrook last weekend. 's run counted and the Cobras ‘SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert Wednesday, June 14, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Page 11A Pts 20 20 19 Terra Nova Marlins Rex Hotel Hanks Merchants Big O Trail 8 Big O Cast 4.3 Upcoming Games Tonight Thursday ‘Tuesday Castlegar Cobras vs Hanks, 6 p:m., Montrose Big O'Trail vs Merchants, 6 p.m.. Kinnaird Big O Cast vs Hanks, 6 p.m., Kinnaird West Kootenay Men’s Fastball Stats Individual Results Hits— Dickson, Cobras, Runs- Volpatti, Hanks, 21; Deadmarsh, Hanks 21, 23; Dickson, Cobras, 19; Jones, Hanks, 19; two oth- Cutler, Royals, 17; Dead- ers tied at 18. marsh, Hanks, 17, Ave— Dickson, Cobras, Wins- Caron, Terra Nova, 600; Zanier, Rex, .481; 9-3; Rapone, Royals, 7-3; Baldwin, Terra Nova, Soukeroff, Cobras, 5- 468; Barry, Merchants, Kabatoff, Saimo, 5-1; 466; T.Secco, Big O Tr, Sookro, Cobras, 5-2. 454, Deadmarsh, Hanks, 446, G.William, Rex, 440; Jones, Hanks, .331. ERA- Soukeroff, Cobras, 1.55;:Caron, Terra Nova, 2.43; Zanier, Rex Hotel, HRs~ Deadmarsh, Hanks, 2.66; Bergeron, Merch, 6; Dickson, Cobras, 5, 2.98; Sookro, Cobras, 3.02, Sockachoff, Cobras, 4. Deadmarsh, Hanks, 20; Soukeroff, Royals, 17: Sockachoff, Cobras, 16; Jones, Hanks. 13; three others tied at 12 RBIs- Rapone, Royals, 3.65. Ks~ Zanier, Rex Hotel, 93; Caron, Terra Nova, 85; Rapone, Cobras, 57; Berg- eron, Merch, 46; Dead- marsh, Hanks, 43. 7 River Otter head coach Kathlene Yetman (above) is back for her third year as is her assistant Mario Fehrenberg. They will be in Nelson this weekend. sun sports PHOTO / Jett Gebert River Otters slip into Gettin’ ready to shred Submitted Valley All mountain bikers better circle their calendar for Sunday, June 25 because that's the day that Shred- returns to the Slocan Valley. The Slocan Valley Recreation Commission #8 is —once again hosting the return of this popular race and the action promises to be as much fun as last din’ the Loop “DEU time around. “Last year we had around 60 riders come out and try the 6.7 km loop”, says Craig Lawrence, Slocan Valley ion Ci . and race ments on the race yerged from incredible to magnifi- cent from all who came out, so why not do it again?” “THE LOOP” has’ been carefully selected in a remote area in Perry's Siding and offers a heart thumping mix of ups and downs for mountain biker enthusiasts. THE LOOP begins with a challenging but gradual uphill climb followed by a series of tight steep decents, There are also several technical loca- tions along the route to challenge the racers skills. There are five classes happening at the event and some of last years winners should be on hand to defend their titles. A two loop citizen race for riders under 13 years. There's a three loop Novice Race with prizes for best male and female riders as well as a Veterans Category (35 yrs and older). Last year Mark Holt beat out Jonathan Foulger by half a sec- ond in the Men's Open category. Finally there's a 4 loop race for expert riders and Jesse Lerch will be on hand to defend his victory in that event from last “Com- a familiar stream Hi ho silver! Shawn Von Diebitsch is Castlegar's best shredder. Look for him in the valley. SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert year. Top winner in each category gets a percentage of registration fees with runners-up receiving great prizes from area cycle shops plus there will be draw JEFF GABERT Sun Sports As usual, the Robson River Otters are quietly creeping into another swim season with steady practices and strong desire. The more things change with the club the more things stay the same as head coach Kathlene Yetman is back for her third season as is her assistant Mario Fehrenberg who is also in his third year. Joining the returning coaches are 40 veteran swimmers from last year plus a whole bevy of youngsters that should make life interesting for the coaching staff. The season Officially began for the season to start this week- end in Nelson. “I want to see a lot of team spirit at the swim meets,” said Fehrenberg, “as well as the swimmers doing their best while achieving their goals.” Some of those goals were achieved last weekend during the River Otters annual Swim-a- thon where swimmers attempt to swim 88 laps in the Robson Pool which equals one mile. Most of the participants, including the celebrity guests from the Rob- son Elementary School and the Robson Volunteer Fire Depart- ment, finished the mile and those finishing in certain times were given medals. Silver was given to those swimmers who completed the 88 laps in under 35 minutes while bronze went to those under 45 minutes. The silver winners were Kerry Anderson, Scooter Corkle, Kyla Miller, Matthew Tupholme, Alyssa Watson and Emily Wat- son. Bronze awards went to Tania Cockerill, Eric Tupholme and Sam Wyllie. The Celebrity Swim was won by the Robson Fire Department Next action for the River Otters and Castlegar Aquanauts is this weekend at the Nelson Neptune Swim Meet followed by meets in Grand Forks and Penticton pre-ride of the course at 9 a.m. The races begin at 10a.m. This is not a sanctioned race but will be run according to Cycling B.C. guidelines. ley for approx. 34 km (just past Valleyview Golf S Pp of area Registration is at 8:30 a.m. on race day with a To get to the race location head up the Slocan Val- Club), turn left on Perry’s Siding Rd. and right on Avis Road. Look for signs to help you along. Registration forms are available at the Slocan Val- ley Recreation Office in Slocan Park, at Cool Sport, Gericks Cycle in Nelson and Alpine Cycle in Ross- land as well as at the face site. Call Craig at 226- 7744 if you need more information. Guaranteed to last: Road Warriors Go the distance with these endurance-rated performers. 5-2 lead. But Marlins second baseman Rocky Dickson came up with the key blow as he delivered a bases- loaded triple in the sixth inning Dickson's hit found its home between the left and centrefielders allowing Ray Palmer, Grant Tyson and Scott Rideout to score giving the young team the lead. Dickson would eventually score on a sacri- AT HOME GOODS NO P.S.T.’ NO DOWN PAYMENT NO INTEREST CHARGE NO MONTHLY PAYMENTS NO G.S.T. 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The weekend tourney saw clubs from Cr «ook, Vernon, and the West Kootenay take part in the fair in (Trail. ’s Hank’s Electri¢, who eliminated the Cobras on a sixth inning two- run honer by Hank Deadmarsh, wound up in fourth place behind Cranbrook who claimed the third place prize of $300. = Sewing the Seeds talks are ongoing. The only piece of the puzzle yet to slide into place is where a BCJHL franchise would operate in Castlegar. The biggest arena is the Castlegar Recreation Complex, but Casti CASTLEGAR REBELS BINGO . Sumday, JLUNMVE ASIF $1000 Jackpot $500 Bonanza Arena Compl Double ups and 12 up pkgs. CASTLEGAR REBELS Early Bird 6 p.m. License #794046 P.P.W.C. Local #1 O.K. Welders Castlegar Pressure Wash Celgar Pulp Kootenay Computers Landmark Mechanical Maliard's Sports Martech Electrical Mitchell's Building Supply R.H.C. Realty Re-ma»x/Castlegar Realty Scotties Marina SuperValu West's Department Store Cohoe Insurance Arrow Building Supply Syringa Park Marina R.G. 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