Page 10A ‘The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, October 19, 1994 JEFF GABERT Sun S| Watching a game of ladies hardball is a lot like analyzing the federal government. It is really hard to figure out, and their seems to be a lot of errors being mage, yet everyone involved is having a grand old time. Many people who were sick of political hardball found their way to Campbell Field in South Slocan last Sunday to watch the playoffs for the Kootenay Ladies Baseball League, and they were not disap- pointed by the furious action. Super Slocan Sunday was jam packed with three games featuring all three ladies hardball teams: Castlegar, South Slocan and Slo- can Valley. Castlegar finished the regular season in first place, but all the teams made the playoffs and they all had a shot to win. The first game of the day tea- tured South Slocan against Slocan Valley. The final score was 10-9 for South Slocan and it was indicative of the close nature of the contest. “It was a good game right through,” said Slocan Valley coach Walter Voykin. “It was won on a home team advantage They had the last at bat and they won it on that last at bat.” Noykin is one of the original founders of the league and he was extremely pleased with the per- formances of all the teams on the day. He started the league in order to give both younger and older women a chance to play, and the past month of solid play has proven his experiment a success. His team may have lost but he ‘There were a few errors, but today we had the best perfor- mance of all the games we played JEFF GABERT Sun ‘The battle for football supremacy in Castlegar last e was not much of a battle atall. The Castlegar Tom Kats easily scratched by the Castlegar Lions 28-12 leaving some deep wounds and scars. ‘The Kats have been plagued by inconsistent play all season but théir win last Sunday combined with their 4-2 record has proved to; many that they are for real. Castlegar ladies domi Ce ae Above: Malfunction at the junction! Good collisions often occur in ladies baseball even though it is often consid- ered a non-contact sport. Right: Castlegar ace pitcher Jenny Hoodicoff shows off her ‘A’ move to a wary South Slocan runner. Hoodicoff rarely gets to practigé her move to first base because she doesn't let many batters get on base in the first place. this year,” said Voykin. “I try not to stress the winning and losing too much because we're just try- ing to get the ladies learning how to play baseball.” Slocan Valley's second game was against the powerhouse Castlegar team. Castlegar sent Niki Lord to the mound while Slocan Valley went with Jenny Voykin who was pitching her sec- ond consecutive game. Voykin went the entire game giving her 11 innings on the day, but she couldn't hold the Castle- gar offense which exploded for a 7-3 victory. The Lions are sponsored by the Lions Head Pub, but they had their heads handed to them on a silver platter by the killer Kats. The Kats were led by an impressive performance by receiver Dave Terhune who anni- hilated the Lions defence with three touchdowns and many other key receptions. Their other touchdown came courtesy of Graham Menzies. The game was a hard fought contest on both sides of the ball with rough line play and clutch Earty Bird 6:00 p.m. Regular Bingo 7:00 p.m. Mecaal ck Licemce #787032 ALL PAPER Bonanza PACKAGES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 CASTLEGAR ARENA COMPLEX AVAILABLE 4 ees eee | SUN SPORTS PHOTOS / Jeft Gabert The game was tight early on but the combination of Lord's strong arm and balanced offensive attack proved too much for the beleaguered Slocan Valley girl “Plain and simple, Niki’s pitching shut them down,” said Castlegar coach and condition- ing trainer Kyle Isberg. “They scored one in the first and they didn’t score again until the fourth inning. By then it was too late because we had already built up a lead.” Castlegar’s victory meant their last game of the day versus South Slocan turned into the league catches. That's the kind of football the Kats like to play and it is also the kind that makes them successful Kats Captain Randy Renz said it was a normal game for his team but declined further comment The Kats, one assumes, like to do their talking on the field. The Lions kept the score close until halftime thanks to touch- down catches from Kyle Isberg and Lou Cicchetti, but they knew it just wasn’t their day. “We played like crap and they played a great game,” said Isberg. “We just had a real poor outing.” To make matters worse, the Lions also lost their best defen- sive back, Warren Maloff, late in the first half after a thunderous collision with Jason Schuepfer sent him to the sidelines Schuepfer managed to finish the game for the Kats and even man- aged a sack while Maloff sought professional advice on the state of Slocan fiel . of dreams final. Both teams had played close contests all season and this one looked to be much the same early on. Castlegar placed their ace, Jenny Hoodicoff, on the mound and her presence on the rubber is usually all the team needs for a victory. However, despite eight ik on the day, Hoodicoof couldn't do it all by herself and errors played an important role in the game. “The story of the game was errors,” said Isberg. “There was a lot of them. I don’t know if there was more than two earned runs for both sides all game.” The final score ended up 9-5 for Castlegar over six innings but the outcome was very much in doubt until the third inning. “We started the inning off with Noella Makortoff’s single and we to score four runs in a row,” said Isberg. “After that, we walked away with it.” South Slocan did manage to score a couple in their half inning but the damage had been done and any threats they had were quickly shut down by Hoodicoff. Isberg picked Anna Koochin as Castlegar’s star offensive player Y, Big Jason Schuepfer usually plays afterburners as he attempts to outrun Lou and Albert Cicchetti. The other game of. week- end featured the Slocan Walley Inn-mates against the \Trail Hawks in Trail. Dom Drouker got the start at quarterback for the Mates who were without the ser- Give Your Investment Some Muscle. A Castlegar Savings Credit Union Term Deposit Gives You Strength and Security! Why keep your savings in an ordinary savings « zount . when a Castlegar Savings Credit Union Term Deposit “con make your money work harder? Give your savings the added muscle it needs - invest in a flexible term deposit today. Deposits are protected to maximum of $100,000 by the *. Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation __ of British Columbia. So don't get cought with a flabby invest- ment. Get a Castlegar Savings Credit Union Term Deposit today. for the playoffs. Koochin had five hits in six at bats and all of her outbursts seem to spark the Castlegar offence. It has been a month of hard baseball, but the Castlegar Ladies Hardball team are the 1994 Champs and all the bruises have been worth it. Of course next year will mean more teams in the league and a longer sea- son, but Isberg can’t see the team slowing down. “It's a great confidence booster to win the championship and hopefully we can carry over to next year with our winning ways.” Castlegar Tom Kats teach the Lions who's top dog ng, on the line for the Tom Kats but here he shows off his SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert vices of their usual pivot, Les Yard, due to prior commitments. The change didn’t seem to affect the Mates ihough, as receiver Ian McMillan stepped up his game another notch in scoring five touchdowns in his team’s 38- 24 victory. Drouker ran in the other touchdown. “We're still playing with a lot of injuries but the guys who showed up played well,” said Mates Defensive Captain Dave Loukianow. “Our defence cer- tainly played much better than last weekend.” This weekend features all the teams in double-header action as each team will play games on both Saturday and Sunday. The 11 a.m. game on Saturday will feature the Mates versus the Lions while the Kats will tangle with the Hawks. Both games will be at the Complex. See KILLER KATS 12A SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT OUR TRADE FAIR “Small Business Is Big Business In The Kooten: Wednesday, October 19, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Page 11A. . Kootenay curlers looking at taking different ice Change In winter playdowns create some interesting scenarios for competitiors @UY BERTRAND Sterling News Services For competitive curling rinks, the road to a national title is cov- ered with many potholes. Four- somes need to go on virtual weekly winning streaks to over- come, the competitive fields and move on to the next level of one gruelling month. The road becomes especially bumpy in B.C. because the one hazard looming over each men's rink is somehow defeating the current Canadian and world champion Rick Folk just to get an opportunity to represent the at the Brier. Well, for the men and most curlers*in general, the road just got a little longer. This year curling associations across Canada will be moving their district playdowns to earli- er dates. In the West Kootenay, the men’s zone playdowns in Grand Forks have been moved from its standard second weekend of Jan- uary to December 18 and 19. The same holds true for the mixed and senior men’s play- downs as well as for the senior Lorry Cann, president of the B.C. Interior Curling Associa- tion, said the back-to-back week- ends of playoffs were proving too much for curlers to keep up. “There are just so many play- offs,” he said. However, he added, the change is also coming about because of curling’s opportunity for national visibility via the electronic media. With a new television contract with TSN set to begin in January, Castlegar Selects lose the battle and the war JEFF GABERT Sun Sports There were not many born The final game of the West Kootenay Soccer League had the highest implications possible, but it also turned out to have the highest controversy as the game between Nakusp and the Castle- gar Selects was cut short because of rough play. The game started innocently enough with both sides coming out strong and clean. The winner was guaranteed a berth in the playoffs while the loser went home for the winter. The score was 0-0 at halftime with no major incidents. The second half was also closely fought until the last ten minutes when it seemed chaos suddenly reigned supreme. A slow, floating shot found its way along the Selects goalline only to be quickly kicked away by a waiting defender. The lines- man was unsure and looked to head referee Ken Soukarow for guidance. Soukarow was 30 yards away yet he called it a goal we were dev- astated,” recalled Selects For- ward Ivo Amaral. “We all let down and we had no emotion to win. Then Nakusp got physical and we got into it.” Five minutes later Nakusp scored again and Selects Player Alex Ferrarra, still reeling after the first goal, lost his patience and temper. He was given a red card and then charged the referee. Ferrarra was restrained by a few Nakusp players but not before he had successfully assaulted the referee. The referee immediately stopped the contest and declared up 2-0 winner. ic le ee getting hacked up out there,” said Amaral. “Alex got i frustrated and then after the Red Card he figured he might as well go all the way.” Ferrara will more than likely be banned from competition im the WKSL next season. Cann explained that moving the national championships in each event to a variety of months and dates allows the network to 4 di h Pp onships beginning in January and carrying through to the Brier. The change creates some scenarios. “It's probably good,” said three-time zone winner Paul Devlin of Fruitvale. He explained that the zones The one downside he added was the break in between respec- tive playoffs. “If there’s more than two weeks in between you start won- dering how to stay sharp.” Devlin will be looking to rekindle some of his sharpness as he returns to curling scene after a one-year sabbatical. He'll be joined by Grant Fines, Don Fres- chi and Brian LeMoel for a shot at his second B.C. Tankard. Defending zone champion Bill van Yzerloo of Castlegar was also positive about the earlier zone playdowns. i “That puts it right in the mid- die of the cashspiels,” he said. The men aren't the only group to have key playdowns earlier. ‘The senior and junior ladies will have their zones in November and December respectively “Only the senior ladies and junior ladies have moved up,’ explained Jeanette Earl, B.C Ladies Curling Association secretary. - The West Kootenay ladies zone playdowns will also be moved back a couple of weeks to Dec. 3 and 4 in Nelson. Howev- er, the change comes as a result of conflicting ice schedules. The senior men’s zone will be held in late November in Castle- gar while the mixed zone will be held November 4-6 in Trail. The junior men will compete in their district playdowns on December 9 in Nelson. “It’s virtually the same for all the zones,” sajd Cann. He added that there will be a new format in place this year for the senior and junior playdowns. The zone winner will play the East Kootenay winner with the top rink advancing directly to the provincial final along with three other Interior rinks. They'll join four Coastal rinks for the B.C. title For now, he said, the men's If you're O.J. Simpson, media exposure may not be your cup of cappuccino. Howev-, er, if you are a regular old Joe or Orenthal riding the pine, maybe your name in the paper might brighten your day. So give Jeff} a call at 365-5579. He isn't Robert Shapiro, }. but he’s the next best thing. format, which includes the Interi- or playdowns, will remain intact. However, that may also change in the future. “It all depends on how things go,” said Cann. We Install BUILT-IN VACUUM SYSTEMS + NO Bags to buy + NO Fitters to clean + 4.1 peak horse power + 140° water litt * 10-year motor warranty $ COMPLETE wine HAND TOOLS (Other models avatiable) # HELP! Volunteers are urgently needed to help at our home games as minor game officials, security personnel, and admittance workers. 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