Page 10A The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, July 8, 1992 Swimming in the rain at the Stingra ys moot JASON KEENAN — Sun Sports Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. That chant could have been Otters placed sixth with 267 points. That was an increase of 185 points for Castlegar, and 154 points and one position for the River Otters over last years per- formance. easily heard this past at the Trail-Warfield Stingrays swim meet. It rained off and on all weekend, which is a change from the recent past. It's usually about 35-degrees in the shade at this meet. It's the first meet of the year where the swimmers are swim- ming heats on Sunday morning, and finals in the afternoon. That's the way provincials are structured, so it’s important for the swimmers to become used to the set up. Over 300 swimmers battled with the elements in Trail. Both the Robson River Otters and the Castlegar Aquanauts had to con- tend with the drizzle and the cold, and both did. The Aquanauts won the meet with 1085 points, while the Ce Ie f Aq Aquanauts coach Tom Carew said his team were showing the depth of their talent at the meet The three big teams, Nelson, Castlegar, and Colville, all brought around 60 kids to the meet. Castlegar beat their closest competitor, Nelson, by 162 points. Nelson beat the Aqua- nauts by about 50 points in the first meet of the season, but Nel- son had 20 more swimmers at that meet. “I think that says a lot about the quality of our swimmers...a lot about the depth of the club.” That quality and depth came through despite the best efforts of the weather. “The weather conditions defi nitely affected times. It was cold 1241 Cedar Ave., Trall 368-5556 COUrEGIATE TROJAN Reg. 74.98 Sai GAME BREAKER Reg. 64.98 Sai youreyBAL INDOOR ‘court CCM - Men's Utra Comp 541 "MANY MORE SPECIALS” Alr Show HI 69 Reg. 99.98 .... 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Starting this week, Carew said the older swimmers will start mental preparation training. This will include relaxation techniques and move to race and goal visual- ization, all in the attempt to shave seconds, or even fraction of a sec- ond, off times. Moving to the July-August practice schedule will also help to improve the times. “We have more pool time to work on refining our skills — tum skills and stroke techniques,” said Carew. One of the weaker areas SWIM STATS Team Standings Castlegar Aquanauts Nelson Neptunes 923 Trait-Wartield Stingrays 858 Colville Valley Swim Club 852 Grand Forks Pirhannas 321 ROBSON RIVER OTTERS 267 Kimberley Seahorses 184 Fernie Swim Club 7 Greenwood Swim Club 6 MEDAL WINNERS AQUANAUTS D1 Boys: Adam Kristian -G Kevin Briggeman - B D2 Boys: D4 Boys: D6 Boys: Teddy Hunter - B (tie) D7 Boys: Mario Fehrenberg - G Justin Phillips - $ D8 Girls: Jody Young - G D8 Boys: Neil Jones - S RIVER OTTERS D3 Girls: Kristy Verigin - B Aquanaut Mario Fehrenberg took a gold at the Trail-Wartiel weekend. Here he races in the 100 breaststroke final. for the team is the girls side. At the Stingray meet, the girls accounted for only 345 of the 1085 points, something Carew said the team will be working on. But one of the biggest aids in improving times is an improved overall attitude. “Things are getting a little better now that school’s out, and a lot of other team sports are over...atten- dances are improving and the kids are a little more focused.” All the swimmers did well at the meet, Carew said, but two of the swim- mers stood out. “Selena Fodor was outstanding again in her freestyles. She's get- ting down to that level where she’s going to be a finalist in the Pprovincials.” She took second in the 100- and 50-metre freestyle div-five girls. Carew also had kudos for Chris Cook. “He swam really well this weekend — he’s a pretty fierce competitor.” Cook took the bronze for div-three boys. Coach Wendy Pilla will be tak- ing the team down to Colville this weekend, since Carew is tak- ing the Zone One B.C. Summer Games team to Port Alberni this weekend. There are nine Aqua- *nauts and four River Otters head- ing off to the games. Robson River Otters It was a gelling experience for the River Otters in Trail “They really pulled together as a team this weekend,” said Otters coach Marie Seghers. “They were cheering each other on. I could hear them yelling from the’ bleachers and the marshalling area this week- end.” She said that the swimmers cheering on their team mates is the best of all possible things for the team. “If you hear your team mates cheering for you, you get pumped up.” She said that it has a bigger impact than a swimmer just hear- ing their coach coaxing them along. And, the support and spirit comes back into the practices. “The younger kids really love it when the older kids yell for them too.” Outside of the genesis of team spirit, the meet was a valuable learning experience for Seghers, “It really showed me where we need to fine tune — turns. The back stroke turn was a difficult one this weekend.” Last summer, a new turn was introduced in the backstroke com- petition, and judges and swim- mers alike are still trying to work out the kinks this season. 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Lion, has lent his name to the tourney for the past five years, and it has raised more than $50,000 for the Red Cross. And he'll be back for the tourney, along with lots of celebrities. On each of the five-person teams there will be at least one celebrity. Some of the stars com- ing up to play include: NHLers and former NHLers Claude Vil- grain, Greg Adams, Steve Tam- bellini, Johnny Bosyk, Cesear Maniego, David Bruce, Danny Gare, Mike Zanier and Pat Price; from the grid iron — Paul Girody, Jim Young, Al Wilson, and John Blain; as well Castlegar skier Felix Belczyk, Canuck play-by- play announcer Jim Robson, and Bobby Murdock will be there. There are still spots available on the teams. The 60-dollar entry fee includes 18 holes, hunch, a dinner banquet, and prizes, and a $30 tax receipt from the Red Cross. To register, contact the Golf Course at 365-5006, or the Red Cross at 365-3911. Act fast, since it has sold out the last four years. And for those who just want to watch, spectators are welcome. So are autograph hounds, who can bring their cards or books to be signed. The best time for that is during registration, between 10 and ll am. Arrow Lakes takes iti in Cranbrook Sun Staff Arrow Lakes Air Conditioning heated things up in the run saturat- ed finals of the Minute Muffler/ Byng Hotel Slo-Pitch Tourney in Cra last week freestyle best. (D2) took a lot of time off in all his swims, as did Alyssa Watson (D3). She took off seven seconds in her 100-freestyle, and shaved two seconds off in the 50-free. But there’s always room for improvement, and Seghers said it's a constant process. “We're fine tuning a lot of their skills and strokes all the time.” Former resident head of B.C. badminton Sun Staff A former Castlegar resident has been elected president of Bad- minton B.C., the organization which monitors and heads up tournaments and meets as well as the final provincial matches for all age groups. Olga Kanigan, daughter of Paul and Laura Samsonoff of Castle- gar, who now resides with her family in Port Albemi, is the first woman to hold the post, and the first president from outside the Vancouver- Victoria area. Olga Kanigan “I hope this appointment will make people aware there is bad- minton outside the lower main- land,” said Kanigan. Having made an appearance on the national stage as an athlete, badminton player, coach and volunteer Olga Kanigan has moved to the same level as an executive. Kanigan reached the national masters semi-finals in mixed dou- bles in 1988 (defeating Canada’s No. 2 team along the way). As a president, Kanigan is looking at a new emphasis. Over the last few years, with badminton becoming an Olympic sport and Victoria hosting the Commonwealth Games in 1994, the emphases has been on high per- formance development. “Many of Canada’s top players al every age group are from B.C.,” she notes. “Now the objective is to get back to grass roots develop- ment and participation. We want to reach elementary schools, recreational clubs, and colleges and universities to help train phys. ed. teachers in badminton.” Not that attention to elite play- ers will suddenly vanish. There is a centre in Victoria for top play- ers, and another is at least being talked about for the interior. But participation must come first. “Badminton is a lifetime sport,” Kanigan observed. “We have players over 65—I always think of people like Henry Paynter (of Kelowna) who is 87 and still play- ing well. It keeps People going, playing and travelling.” Olga will continue to be involved as a coach and player, and she’s involved with the B.C. Summer Games as a volunteer. All of this follows a varied career, for her and her family. Down by five runs in the bot- tom of the sixth, Arrow Lakes AC took it to Inn of the South from Cranbrook to win the game 25 to 2A, and first place in the tourncys A-division. Peter Leyenaar, the tenth batter in the inning, hit home Dave Vecchio from second base nomenal defense and the hitting really came through.” Arrow Lakes went at the tour- ney attended by 13 teams from Cranbrook, as well as teams from Fernie and Kimberley. He said that the entire team played well, but there were some ing individuals. N = Christina Lake Continued from 8A has been at the forefront of this new approach to conflict resolu- tion. The basis of the process is that by working together to solve a jointly defined problem, each party will gain more than it could by relying on traditional bargaining techniques—where gain for one party is seen as a loss for the other. Working within this process has been a very educational and worthwhile exercise. We worked at a team. At the end of every Meeting we agreed as a team that we were making positive prog! an that would meet everyone's interests. It takes a huge leap of faith to give up the old style of hidden agendas and strategies, in favour of a collaborative effort. It had the potential to reward all of us, if we can remain honest and Straightforward in all our endeavors. Sitting at the table ini good faith is crucial to the suc- cess of this process. When the community origi- nally took its "No Logging" stance, it did so from the belief that a clearcut on the slopes of Christina Lake was a totally unacceptable idea. I support that position wholeheartedly. There is a serious lack of leg- islation on both the local and provincial levels to enable us to make that position stick. Because there was no back up available to us, I felt it was important to look beyond the “no Logging” position to what would come after. The land owner had, in a public meeting, Stated that he wanted the com- munity's input before proceed- ing with his proposal. He said he wanted a chance to show us what he could do and try and make us happy. With no other door open to us, I felt we were faced with a choice of either, logging with our input or log- ging without it. We as a commu- nity, agreed to enter into the process to ensure all our con- cerns and values were Silver Rattle Antiques 301-11 Ave. Castlegar (in Tulips Building) 365-5191 “He was pretty much MVP,” said Leyenaar. The team also won the base running relay competition, beating the old record of 51 seconds by three seconds. “Tt was a fun tourney, and win- ning puts the icing on the cake.” Though he didn't want to make any promises about the Castlegar league wind-up this weekend, he did have something to say. “If we play like we did this weekend, then we should do well.” Team members are: Dave, Orlando, and Brian Vecchio, Michelle and Kerry Skizca, Glen and Lisa Watt, Peter Leyenaar, Tom Campbell, Stacy Foglia, seve Junker, Sunny Baker, and Slocan fastball winds it up for the year JASON KEENAN Sun Sports It was the proof that experience is the best asset when Inland Alcare took it all last weekend in the Slo- can Valley Men's Fastball league wind-up in Slocan. The team had finished first in league standings. “It was cold weather, but that didn’t bother our old bones,” said Inland catcher and coach Larry Bagan. The teams average age hovers somewhere around the mid- thirties, but that contributes to the teams biggest asset. “Experience. Definitely experi- ence. “A lot of our players played senior-A ball,” said Bagan. First baseman Randy Koch played semi- Pro ball. Plus, he added, the team is in pretty good shape for their age. The real secret is the type of ball the team plays. They don't make errors, they have the attitude, and their bats can explode at any time. “We play very basic ball and we don't beat ourselves. We don’t make too many running errors, metal errors, or throwing errors.” Pretty good for a team put together last season so old friends could get together on the ball field. “The reason I did it [joined the team], was because of all the friends I had played with. Now it’s an outing to see them.”'He said that the attitude also played a. large part in their victory. Fun is the name of the game. “If we lose it’s okay. Loosing is a part of winning, and winning a Part of losing.” He said the impor- tant thing is having fun, and not Putting the pressure on each other when mistakes are made. Their formula worked in the tourney, and only two runners crossed the plate in their three games. They took their first game against Bill's Heavy Duty 11-0, the second against Kalesnikoff Lumber 8-0, and won the final game Kalesnikoffs 12-2. It was the first league championship for the team. They showed their big bats big inning style in the finals, scoring 10 runs and sending up 14 batters in the second, ace, but we started our weakest Pitcher.” Pretty weak — only two runners crossed the plate. The final standings after the tourney were: first-Inland Alcare; second- Kalesnikoff Lumber, third- Bill’s Heavy Duty; fourth-Valley Brewers; fifth- Slocan Braves. With only two wins all season, the basement dwelling Brewers Pulled off a heart-stopping victory against the Braves to take fourth. In the seventh, the Braves loaded the bases with no one out. The num- ber four batter stepped up to the plate, and the Brewers were going for either a walk or a strike out. Any hit would be too dangerous. With a 3-0 count, the pitcher threw one strike. Two strikes. And a third! “You could just hear the silence in the crowd,” said Terry Halisheff, coach of the Brewers. They went on to clinch fourth with a 7-5 victo- ty. Halisheff, changing to his league vice-president cap, said the season was a great success, “Everyone really enjoyed this year.” He said it was great to see two new teams on top, since Bill's and Slocan are the usual top teams. Variety is, after all, the spice of life. He said that a lot of new faces in the league this year helped add to that variety, and kept things inter- Inland pitcher Fred Sherstobitoff threw a no-run game against Bill's Heavy Duty. esting. He also had a big thank you for the umpires. “Without them, you can't play the game.” “Everyone is saying next year, next year we'll be better.” addressed. The lot 1021S Planning Team felt it inappropriate for the team to pursue the option of purchas- ing the land as the land owner is a member of the team. We dis- cussed the fact that the planning process did not preclude other- wise from making a purchase attempt and at many times I have urged concerned community groups to consider directing their energies towards a purchase. To my knowledge, none of them have done so. There seems to be a belief that some other mysteri- ous option or alternative exists and I would like to ask if anyone knows what it is, please contact me as a I feel we have left no stone unturned. Please remember to ask yourself if your alternative meets the objectives of protect- ing the slope stability, water quality and visual impact as thoroughly as our draft report. In an attempt to establish some long overdue legislation to address the issue of logging on private land, I have worked on both the local and provincial lev- els of government. Last fall I took a resolution to the Union of B.C. Municipalities asking the provincial government to take responsibility for the area of jurisdiction and if they wouldn't, to please give that authority to local government. The provincial has just i g just a Bill to that effect, only they give the power to municipalities alone, excluding rural areas. I have also been working on the Regional Districts proposed Tree Cutting Bylaw since my election, but in its present pro- posed form it is toothless in respect to visual values and it wouldn't affect the property in question. Along with other Boundary- Area representatives I attended a provincial workshop on estab- lishing a new Forest Practices Code for the province. I attempted to ensure that private land be covered by the new code so all land would be treat- ed equitably. A strong and well organized lobby by the B.C Cattlemens Association again raised by awareness of individu- al property rights. Both sides of the issue were addressed and we reached an accomadation by suggesting that if private land were left out of the code in the beginning, that it be readd: d once the code is in place. Other efforts have included personal lobbying of the Premier and other cabinet ministers, regard- ing this issue. No one person that I have talked to in this community is in favour of seeing the hillsides of TENNIS LESSONS For players of all leveis Call Jim Muller 365-6884 - A BIG THANKS- Thank-you for all your support at the Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club FAMILY DAY on Sunfest Weekend ¢ Safeway ¢ Colour Mix « Partys R Us * Old Duch » West Dept. 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