SPORTS Sports Dept. Jeff Gabert 365-5579 The Castlegar Sun WEDNES gust 2, 199 SIDELINES Marken/Lightle Memorial Still Strong Dan Marken wasn’t one of Castlegar's most memorable people He didn’t found the city and he wasn’t an all-star, But he was hon- est, friendly and nice and for that he will be a person not easily forgotten. Cancer took the life of Marken far too carly in his life and that was a tragedy. Marken’s friends and family have tried to tmake-the best out of a bad thing for the last six years by holding a charity golf tourtiament with proceeds going to the Canadian Gan- ¢er Society. Mark Lightle was a friend of Marken’s and his death a year after Marken’s prompted the addition of his name to the tour- nament. Over the last six years, the Marken/Lightle Memorial Golf Tournament has raised over $10,000 for cancer research. This year’s tournament goes August 6 with a 7 a.m. tee-off time at the Castlegar Golf Course. You are encouraged to come watch, play or give a For more call Kay Marken at 365- 7543 or the Castlegar Pro Shop at 365-5006. Ladies Defend Title The Ladies Castlegar/Trail; Golf Challenge rematch was held at the Trail Golf Course July 18. The Castlegar ladies held on to the trophy winning over Trail by a mere .07 points. Scores were Castlegar 38.45 to Trail’s 38.52. There were 38 ladies from Castle- gar and 33 from Trail for a total of 71. The total scores of both sides were added up and then divided to come up with the aver- ; ages. The individual Castlegar.low gross winner was Diony McArthur with a 37 and the low net Castlegar winner was Nadine Larsh with a 30. Both golfers were one stroke better than the near- ‘est Trail competitor. Judy Poohachoff led Castlegar with 16 lease putts but was well behind Jeanne Dupuis of Trail who shot a very low 11. Closest to the pin was won by Castlegar’s Patti Davies and the longest drive went to Castlegar's Diane MacAfee. The best ball Ist place team with a total net score of 23 were Joan Com- mand and Val Koochin of Castlegar with Laurie McLellan and Loretta Bulfone of Trail. To date, Trail has won the tournament five times and Castlegar three. The next challenge will be held in May 1996. Castlegar gets to keep the trophy for the winter. Coolin’ Down a Hot Summer Summer can be hot and if you don’t have your own personal air conditioning the best way to keep cool is with ice. The Castlegar Skating Club knows all about ice and they're hoping you'll enroll in a couple cool programs at the end of August and the beginning of September. The Figure Skating program runs August 22 - ptember 22 with a regi deadline of August 14. Contact person is Donna Van Vliet at 365-3168. The second program is Power Skating and it rans September 5- September 22 with a reg- istration deadline of August 28. The contact person is Elaine Davidoff at 365-2358. Registration forms may be picked up at the Recreation Complex. Don not delay, programs are filled on a first- come, first-serve basis. Fun and Fitness For Seniors The Canadian Red Cross Society's Fun and Fitness Program offers seniors a chance to be more physically active, meet new people and have fun. The Red Cross provides training for volunteers to lead fitness classes for seniors. This program is very active in the Kootenays with classes being held on a regular basis from Cran- brook to Rossland. The Fun and Fitness Program has exercises designed specifically for seniors and includes easy to follow rou- tines. Courses are currently being planned in both the east and west Kootenay, and the Red Cross is looking for your input. If you * are interested in running a class or would like more information, you can contact Lynda Parker at the Castlegar Red Cross Office, 365-3911 or 1-800-761-0099. : Super Summer Active Both The Castlegar Sun and the Castlegar Community Complex * know the summer can be protractive, that’s why they have teamed together to provide an attractive option for parents of kids who are .. close to radioactive. It’s called Summer Active and it began July 6 « with Street Smart. This Thursday’s activity is Multicultural Day | sponsored by B.C. Hydro. Events include ethnic crafts and food, ; entertainment and cultural games. It doesn't include round-trip P tickets to exotic ports of call but you can be assured that kids will | learn a lot about other people and places. Summer Active will con- tinue every week with a different theme until August 17, so be aware, be astute, be assertive, and be active. For more information call the Complex at 365-3386. And if you don’t feel like being overly active, Susan Campbell invites you to come down and be a volunteer during the festivities. But if you want to volunteer she suggests you give her a call ASAP. Coaches Deserving Cudos Do you know a local coach of any sport who deserves special attention? The Castlegar Sun and 3M are once again looking for nominees, for Castlegar Coach of the Year and it just might be that you know the most deserving coach in the community. Nomina- tion forms can be found in every issue of this week's paper and in future issues. The deadline is August 31 and remember to make your choice wisely, young grasshopper. All coaches at all levels are eligible. Super Summer Soccer at Silver Star Once again soccer school is in for the summer at Silver Star Mountain Resort. The Metro Gerela Soccer School for boys and girls aged 13-17 is set to expose players to soccer and fitness Flying high Trail Orioles make brief stopo JEFF GABERT Sun Sports People visiting Kinnaird Park last week- end saw something of an ornithological anomaly as a large flock of orioles flew in from Trail to lay roost on the Pony Field. Due to renovations to Butler Park in Trail, the Trail Orioles Senior Mens Baseball team played three exhibition games in Castlegar Saturday and Sunday. The games were the last in a series of exhibition games for the club, which is tuning up for the Provincial Championships this weekend in Victoria. The Orioles are currently the only senior mens baseball team in the West Kootenay, so they automatically receive a trip to the Provincials. In previous years the team had to playoff against the East Kootenay repre- sentative but now both areas are allowed to send a squad to the 18-team tournament. Following the Trail tradition of champi- onship calibre baseball, the team has faired well over the past few years. They won the B.C. title in 1991 and finished no lower than sixth every year since then. So what are their chances this year? “Pretty good,” said Orioles assistant coach and player Carlo Perri. “We're a lot better than last year. We've got better pitch- ing and defence.” The Orioles have five good arms in their rotation at this point in the season including two young prospects who came out of the Trail Senior Babe Ruth system. Ryan Tara- soff and Dan McGauley played Babe Ruth last year and are now proving their worth at a higher level. The only worry for the Orioles is offence. “If we show up and play, we're as good as anybody,” said head coach and player Jim Maniago. “But we gotta hit. Our pitching and defence is good. So as.long as we stay steady and hit the ball, we'll be all right.” Maniago was a member of the 1991 Championship team and he knows»what it takes to win - namely pitching and defence The Orioles used those two traits to win the Spokane Invitational Semi-Pro Tournament during the July long weekend and hope they show up again this weekend. “We just gotta put it all together.” said Perri. “We've shown flashes of brilliance, now we just have to gel.” The team has had 18 exhibition games this season to find the elusive formula for gel with last three in Castlegar. Those games were against the Spokane Blackhawks, a group of age 21-23 year old players, some of which play college baseball. The first game Saturday afternoon ended 2-1 for the Blackhawks who followed their win up with a 9-3 trouncing of the Orioles Sunday morning. But the second game of the double-header was much di as Castle- gar resident Jeff DaRosa scored the winning run for the Orioles in the bottom of the sev- enth inning. The final score was 7-6 and Maniago picked up the win. A former player in the Texas Ranger sys- tem, DaRosa is the team’s shortstop and one of their best hitters. He also joins Paul Hoodicoff as the only Castlegar players on the team which is made up of more than just players from Trail. Starting pitchers McGauley of Nelson and Tarasoff of Salmo, also add to the West Kootenay flavour of the Orioles club. The talent all over the area has many Ki Pig ve SUR Pe CE You make the call! Catcher Shane Smith of the Trail Orioles had a rough ride going into third Sunday afternoon. But was he safe?- aa players wondering if a baseball league might be, formed in the next few years. Maniago and Perri have tried to put one together ever since the old league collapsed six years ago and feel the climate for baseball is rapidly improving in the West Kootenay. The Babe The picture says it all. Smith got up and-eventually scored to tie the game for the Orioles who went on to post a 7-6 victory. SUN SPORTS PHOTOS / Jeff Gabert Ruth World Series being held later this month in Trail will give great publicity to the sport plus make for a fresh pool of talent. And that’s all the Orioles are looking for— a fresh gust of wing to help them soar like eagles to the top of B.C. baseball once again. Having fun under the Penticton sun JEFF GABERT Sun Sports The only thing better than a casual summer vacation in Penticton is ion i i to do. Athletes from a casual in P with hi across the province certainly had something to do this past weekend as they took part in the B.C. Summer Games. The Zone 1 team made up of Kootenay athletes once again had a good Castlegar representation. All told, the Zone her first time at the Games and she enjoyed herself. “It was fun,” said Watson. “It was a great experience. I met a lot of people and I was happy to go. I’ve always wanted to go to the Sum- mer Games and it's a nice break in the swim season.” Watson swims for the Robson River Otters Swim Club and must now prepare for the Regional Swim Meet this weekend in Castlegar. Fortunately she won't have to put up with the same hectic swim schedule as she encountered at the Games where swimmers were still swimming at 10:30 p.m. and then expected to be Wednesday, August 2, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Page A11 Castlegar Aquanauts prepare for Regional tidal JEFF GABERT ‘Sur A long, hard swim season is coming to an end for many area swimmers this weekend. But for others, it may just be the begin- ning of a ride to the top. The Kootenay Regional Swim Meet is set to make some .waves in the Castlegar Recreation Com- plex this Saturday and Sunday with all swimmers hoping to qualify for the Provincials. Seven teams will be represented at the event and all are hoping to see their swimmers Travel to Victoria on August 18-20. Only the top three swimmers in each race advance as well as those who beat the individual qualifying times. Those times are set by the B.C. Swimming Asso- ciation and are based on Provin- cial times over the last few years. Swimming gets underway at 9 a.m, each day and runs until about 5 p.m. Finals are set at about | p.m. each day. The Castlegar A last wave at home hosted the Regionals in 1991 and are looking for a strong perfor- mance at this year’s meet. The last meet held in the Recreation Complex was the Aq it Invi- The Regional Championships will be flying out of the blocks this weekend at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. Action starts around 9:30. The ace in the hole for the A t swi tational Swimmeet three weeks ago which was won by the Castlegar club. Head coach Neil Jones is send- ing 76 Aquanaut swimmers into battle this weekend and he’s expecting varying results. “For a lot of the kids, it’s their last meet of the year,” said Jones. “They should have a good time and go out on a positive note. But there are also a few on the top who will be warming up for Provincials.” Ready to Following the events in the Castlegar hockey world over the last few months can make one feel a lot like Howie Mandel in a blender - namely, very confused. But don’t blame it on Bryan Bucci. Bucci has the method, the mad- ness and the motivation to put Castlegar on the hockey map. He is fully prepared to make hockey in Castlegar a first class affair, replete with shiny new uniforms, slick new marketing plans and an emphasis on entertaining hockey. If you've never met Bucci, you've got to get out of the house more often. He’s a fétired busi- nessman from the coast with a whole load of wealth. Yes, he has money, but more than that he has a wealth of character, a wealth of purpose, a wealth of experience and a wealth of good ideas. And just in case Fast Eddy Conroy and Gentlemanly Jim Gouk were wondering, he is smart enough to like the game of hockey far more than the game of politics. Both he can play equally well, he just didn’t realize the two sports were actually one and the same. Bucci has been on a quest to bring top notch hockey to our sleepy little town and for some reason he has hit more bumps than what currently exists on North Columbia Avenue. The biggest hurdle so far has been the BCJHL Board of Governors. It seems they put the vote to rat- ify the Kelowna Spartans deal on the agenda of their, January meet- ing. Bucci has done an amazing amount of work in the last few months getting a deal done and, basically, he’s being told to sit and wait until January. is the home pool advantage. They know the pool but, even more than that, there’s also an advantage to good old home cooking. “They are used to the walls here and what the pools like so it’s a definite advantage,” said Jones. “And with the size of our team, being at home is a bit more of an advantage since they are able to eat and sleep at home too.” Overall, Jones expects to see approximately 30 Aquanaut swimmers advance to Provincials race but can’t release brakes fact, he’s already picked out a * potential coach and made unoffi- cial plans for the season. Common sense says it would be casier for him to upgrade an existing ‘B’ level team to ‘s level rather than start from scratch. But why upgrade the ‘B’ team to an ‘A’ level if you have no idea you'll be allowed to play ‘A’ level. Why put new tires on you car if you're forced to keep it in the garage? Ron Boileau, the President of the BCJHL, doesn’t want to be the scrooge in this whole thing and looks to be trying to help Bucci THE GAB ON SPORTS _ saying anything JEFF GABERT in individual events. He also expects to put together a few strong relay teams. Angela Briggeman, Adam Rodgers, Rachel Friedrich and Shelby Miller are all good bets to advance at do well at Provincials but there are still a few swimmers on the bubble. Jamie Jmieff (Div. 6) is in a tough division and will be racing against five other guys in the region who are very good. Alisha and Alana Pion (Div. 4) not only have to compete against each other but also some other very out. But from his point of view, and the Board of Governors, Castlegar doesn’t seem to have the market to support a BCJHL team. Bucci knows it does but he’s hav- ing trouble con- vincing the governors. They aren't officially, but odds are they've got their eyes on Trail to see exact- ly how they do this year. Now there’s some warped thinking Why look to see how the spark plugs work in the old car next door when the car you're looking at is newer and uses totally differ- ent plugs? So while the BCJHL does its YO $y% (Celebrity Golf Tournament Camtegar & Ceiger Pulp Comparry Sandman The Canadian Red Cross Society and Jim Young Thank all those who made the 8th Annual Jim Young Celebrity Golf Tournament a success Organizing commitee Stosh Uchida ¢ Alex Birukow®Grant Apostoliuk * Dale Bobby Corporate Sponsors airBC @ => ue iz Hole Sponsors Pharmasave Mitchell Supply Dextors Castlegar Pressure Wash “Sunshine” Radio Cheveron Town Pantry Prize Donors Agw Ainsworth Hot Spring: Balfour Golf Club Canada Sateway-Trail Castie-Brew Castlegar Golf Course Chevron Town Pantry Christina Lake Golf Course Creston Golf Course Lookin’ for sports in all the wrong places? Read Sun Sports and get clued in. 6TH ANNUAL HOCKEY WEST' HOCKEY SCHOOL Castlegar Community Complex Aug. 21-25 * Ages 7-14 Registration Forms available at the Complex. For more information call: ft (604) 542-7035 / ko \@as Se as ee nee BEST DEAL of the YEAR! : 1YEARAEROBIC $299 & WEIGHT COMBO ‘gsu9 I START DATE - YOUR CHOICE ee ae HOOTERS FITNESS 199 Columbia Ave. «365-6161 SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jett Gabert good competition to advance Jones also expects the races in Div. 3 to be close and hopes Teri Todd, Jennifer Villegas and Lisa Johnson can rise to the occasion. All-in-all it will certainly be an interesting meet for the local club. “It's gonna be, hopefully, the most Aquanaut-visible Regionals in a while,” said Jones. “I know we'll be the loudest and the most spirited team there. Plus, we're looking to win.” And if they don’t win, they'll make a lot of noise and have a lot of fun trying. safe-shopping routine Bucci is waiting patiently at the starting blocks of a hockey season that is less than two months away, And Castlegar hockey fans are waiting at the pumps to put in the gas. But expect the race to get offi- cially underway next week. Bucci will drive, even if he has to start the race himself. When push comes to shove, Bryan Bucci thakes his own politics. Take Your Best Shot! Grrreat Deposit Rate. Scorewvitn a trip to see NBA Basketball at GM Place. Is your money earning as much as it could? Here’s your chance to pick up a better rate! Simply sign up for a one, two or three year fixed term deposit of $1,000 or more with Castlegar Savings between now and September 15th 1995, and we'll pay you a 1/4% bonus. You could be a winner in more ways than one! 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The best result was turned in by Open Ladies tennis player Leah Schulting who brought home a gold medal. Wayne Stolz Jr. finished sixth in Open Men’s tennis. Michelle Feeney continued her domination in the horseshoe pits with a silver in the Open Women division. Jim Feeney just missed the horseshoe medals with a fourth place finish, The other two Castlegar medals were also silver as Jesse Lerch and Shawn Von Diebitsch made a silver combination in the jing relay. Castlegar and Zone | have always had a strong golfing contingent and that. was true once again this year. But the team that included Castlegar players Shaun Creighton, Aaron Stouchnow and Bill Watt had to settle for fourth place in the pool again at 6 a.m. the next morning. The Zone | girls basketball team didn’t have that problem but they did need a little of Feeney’s luck from the horseshoe pits. Stanley Humphries coach Jack Closkey headed up the zone represen- tative which featured five Castlegar players on the 10-person squad. They were Kinnaird Middle School players Jennifer Datchkoff and Tamara Rilkoff as well as SHSS players Angela Stan, Svetlana Rilkoff and Nadine Evans. Closkey had high hopes for the team going in, but an opening round 57-47 loss to the Okanagan and then a 37-31 loss later to Vancouver Island dashed those hopes and left the team in fifth place. “We played extremely well,” said Closkey. “It was just a question of a break here or there and we'd have been in the medal round.” The Vancouver Island loss was the most devastating since Zone | ; f led most of the game. But they couldn't sink the baskets when it In swimming, Alyssa Watson, Rance Hall, Trevor Haviland and counted in the fourth quarter. They came back after that game to Bobbi Jo Haviland all finished just out of the medals in relay competi- See SUMMER GAMES tion but the trip was certainly wonh it. For 15-year-old Watson, it was Al2 Atco Lumber Moroso Markin & Blain Arrow Lakes Air Conditioning Artistic Aromas Stellar Manager Gray Beverage Canada Safeway West Kootenay Power Vintage Distribution /Gatorade Columbia Auto Service Johnny's Groceries West K Concrete immersion from July 30 - August 25. 1994 was the first year of the school and it was certainly one of tremendous success with 99 per- cent of the class indicating a willingness to retum. Gerela and his staff have designed an exciting curriculum, geared to address the vast change young athletes go through at this stage of develop- ment, mentally and physically. For more information on tuition fees and program specifics, feel free to call the Metro Gerela School at (604) 929-9162 or fax at (604) 929-7271 Call Jeff at 365- 5579. He’ll handle all your sideline needs. If there is one thing Bucci doesn't do well, it's sit and wait Remember he's got big plans. The Castlegar Rebels are going to play hockey, this season in the KUHL. Coincidentally enough, Bucci has been discussing pur- chasing the Castlegar Rebels. In Kokanee Springs Golf Resort Friday, Aug. 18 Trail Times and the Wed., Aug. 23 Castlegar Sun and be ready to welcome the Americans and Japanese to Castlegar! Nakusp Golf course rts * Uplander Hotel Valley Video Vancouver Canucks 's Department Store ater Ski Resort Wildemess Video Woodbury Restort Crafts & Wedding Supplies Favors our specialty Goody Bags Courtesy of: tiegar * Castlegar Chamber of Commerce * Pete's gar * Pharmasave, Castlegar * Castlegar Sun * KFC * Kootenay Vac Golf Shop Theatre beildiog p> Just Ev's CnocoaTe & Girt Suop 185 Columbia Avenue Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 65-754: And all the celebrities, golfers and volunteers who made it happen! The Canadian Red Cross Society is a United Way Member