The Castlegar Sun ice wheelies are just one of the kicks racers experianced at the first B.C. Cup luge ‘gace to be held in the West Kootenay. At the races, the Doherty family from Montrose “dominated as family members figured in first place in all four events. > SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jim Zeeben & get stopped from time to time and quizzed about : which boots do I think are best, what kind of bindings to get. Slalom or Giant Slalom skis... Questions like that, And its not that I don't have my own opinions about ski gear, the trouble is (in keeping with the vintage of my own © ion of skiing my opinions are about ten years old, and a lot has changed. Still, there Skilips by Terry Miller Nothing but nothing burns my ears more than hearing the oft-repeated story of the skiing consumer who has been sold a pair of ski boots that don't fit. The hapless skier puts in a half dozen days on his investment only to find that the now scuffed and un- returnable boots feel more like galoshes than the snug-fitting carving tools they were designed to be. Heel lift and/or a painful fit is not only a frustrating ski experience, it borders on commercial larceny. The only sure way to a good fit is through a rep- utable shop who is as dedicated as you in your search for the right boot. You can cross-border bargain hunt until your card melts down, but when it comes to buying ski boots you had better be sure that you have someone to come back to’for satisfaction of fit. (Take note: there is a big difference between a salesperson and a good boot-fitter.) Here are a few boot buying basics to think about. 1) Fit the shell, not the liner. Ask to try on the boot without the liner. A general rule of thumb is that you 2) Ask about custom alterations which may entail grinding or the punching-out of the shells. Your shop should be able to accomodate you here although don't expect this service to be free. (Unless you grind them for it.) 3) Spend the extra dollars on custom footbeds. Most boots—even the ones in the $700 range—come with a ten-cent footbed. My footbeds are still fine after 11 years, so this is money well spent. Not only will your feet have a comfortable platform, but your will be impr as these footbeds keep your arch from collapsing as you put pressure on your foot (and your ski) rough the turn. ‘There are too many makes and models of boots to even begin to get into which one is right for which skier. Again, a good salesperson is worth their weight in spare buckles. Fihd a shop who offers a guaran- teed fit. Newish looking boots at the ski swaps usu- ally fetch about 20% of their value. At the same time, a top-of-the-line pair of boots that were properly fit from the start should serve you well for years. + The Castlegar Sun = Cage Bowl Continued from 9A :rof the Rockettes. “Hopefully we will play ainst Westsyde,” said Closkey, *shoping for the chance to se¢’if his “steam really is playing at the rank sithey hold. =* While the girls have been S=éxpected to be contenders all sea- “son, the boys are supposed to be Xin a building stage. = The Rockers, who didn’t even “field a team two seasons ago, “have managed to become com- cepetitive under second-year coach zJohn Ritchie. The team consists <+largely of players still in Grade 11 but has still managed to be a top contender in their league. And while the senior girls had a relatively easy time at the Cage Bowl, the senior boys had to fight for all their wins. SHSS won their first game of the round robin 72-54 against Creston. Marcel Dusseault led Rockers with 17 points followed by Bob Baulne with 15. The Rockers won their second game 69-54 against Fernie. But coach John Ritchie said both games were closer than the scores indicated. “They were both tough in the first half,” he said. “In the second half we just came on.” Dan Kooznetsoff blazed his way to an all-star selection with 26 points. Meanwhile Ryan Vatkin sank 15 points and impressed enough to be named the tournament's MVP. “We have lapses where we sit back and think we can beat any- body,” Ritchie said. “Consistency is the biggest problem we have because of our youth.” The final game for the Rockers was a title bout against J.L. Crowe who had also won twice. The game was a thriller with a last minute basket by SHSS send- ing it into overtime. In the five minute extra-period, the Rockers pulled ahead to win 57-55. Leading scorers were Dusseault with 19 and Kooznet- soff with 12. “Trail’s very young like us but they're improving every game,” said Ritchie, adding he thinks Crowe is also a legitimate con- tender for the league title. The Rockers had been chasing Grand Forks, having played that school in their two previous tour- naments. “I still think any school, if they play well, can beat any other in this league,” Ritchie said, echoing acomment he made earlier in the West Kootenay hosts its first B.C. Cup luge race + Sterling News Service * Though the conditions were Yess than ideal, organizers called Zhe inaugural running of a B.C >Lup luge race successful > Seventeen luge racers braved the Red Mountain course during the Rossland Winter Carnival on Sunday. During the time trials, on Sat- urday, rain slowed the course As well, a strike by highway maintainance workers kept away a few out of town luge clubs. Lugers from Vancouver, Prince George, and Blue River had to cancel “It went really well,” said orga- nizer Mike Williams. “The people who competed this weekend expressed interest in developing the local club.” Battling a winding course laid out at the local ski resort, the lugers competed in four cate- gories, senior men, junior men, youth combined and open doubles. The lone Castlegar-area com- petitor was Andrew Muller of Blucberry Muller finished eigth out of ten senior men. Posting the top time in senior men was Bernie Doherty of Mon- trose followed by a pair of Ross- land lugers, Jean Paul Pinnard and Dan Loukras. In junior men, Kevin Doherty of Fruitvale, and nephew to the senior men’s win- ner, came out with the fastest time. In second and third place were Dave Millin and Chris Helmer both of Rossland. The youth combined-event fea- tured boys and girls under the age “One team’s trip through last Weekend’s Minor Hockey Tourney Castlegar’s PeeWee house teTeam - 1 played four games at bome against the Spokane Pee- :: Wee House Teams over the Minor ‘Hockey weekend, January 24-26. On Friday night, against Spokane Team-1, Castlegar’s Kelvin Bezaire opened the scor- ing with the help of Cameron Ray. Spokane scored twice in the second period, but Castlegar cen- tre Rance Hall back-handed a West Kootenay Minor Hockey Association Ross/Trail | 10 0 10 RNWEWAIA Beaver Valley Castlegar 1 Spokane Pee Wee House Team Wins Losses Ties For Against PLM. Points 105 35 50 21 21 16 14 13 12 8 7 6 4 0 West Kootenay Minor Hockey Association Beaver Valley 11 Bantam House Trail 1 Rossland | Rossland 2 --sune--o eee ee ee e---30¢ Atom House Division Team wins losses ties for 94 54 114 162 Team wins losses ties for 81 95 84 32 goal on a pass from Brad Abi- etkoff to tie it up. Ray put in the winner, assisted by Abietkoff and Trevor Haviland. The final score was 2-3 Castlegar. The Saturday game against Spokane Team-4 was a bitter con- test with an air of animosity throughout the arena. Spokane scored early in the third period, but Castlegar goaltender Jamie Ross would give no more. Ray got the come-back goal from Bezaire. Left winger, Jamie McK- endry followed with another on a smooth pass from Jason Widding- ton. The big winger, Widdi of 12-years-old. Once again the Doherty name came out on top as Rhonda Doherty, Kevin's sister, clocked the quickest run of the event. Colin Jacek of Rossland took second followed by Jake McMahon of Montrose in third. The final category featured double luging open to any com- petitior. To no one’s surprise a Doherty made it to the winner's circle as Kevin teamed up with Millin to take first place. Pinnard and McMahon finished second and Mike Williams and Bernie Doherty took third. Williams, the organizer of the races, said the luging will be back next year as part of the carnival. “This was the first we had an organized race and I'll be running it again next year.” . Williams also thanked the Red Mountain Racers for their timing equipment as well as Red Moun- tain for the course and three vol unteers, Jerry Woodhouse, Ken Jenner and Mark Ruston, who ferried the lugers to the top of the course on snowmobiles. Monday put the game away, completing a three-way play from Bezaire and McKendry. Ryan Davis, Haviland and Ryan McLachlan were workhors- es killing penalties. Kyle Grant was selected as theMVP. Final score was 1-3 Castlegar. Game three with Spokane Team-2 was another unpleasant affair with more controversial tac- tics and rude Spokane spectators Castlegar took the lead early on a goal by Hall, assisted by team- mate Abietkoff. Bezaire scored alone and then Ray scored two more aided by Bezaire and left winger Ken Parks. The final score was 3-4 Castle- ar. The final confrontation with Spokarte Team-3 was real hockey. Alternate Captain Abietkoff initi- ated a skating play on a pass to Hall and over to Ray for the first goal. Bezaire worked the same play to Grant to an awaiting McKendry who did not miss. The Spokane Team-3 never gave up and tied the game in the remain- ing two minutes of the third peri- od. The final score was 2-2 Deb Di Bev Postnikoff Monday Len Donald _Nancy Donald Tuesday Polly Marqzoft Beulah Wright season. Next weekend SHSS hosts the Rocker Invitational featuring eight schools. Some of the early favorites include Rutland, Kelowna, and the host team. “If we play consistently we'll be in the finals,” Ritchie said. “We have to come out to play.” Minor hockey players on teams from Spokane and Castlegar battled it out at both local arenas all week- end. Story at left follows one team over the weekend. 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