Page A10 Castlegar riders reap rewards on roc JEFF GABERT Sun Sports The world of mountain biking can be a-rocky one, but then that's exactly what the best rid ers like, And two of the best young riders can be found right here in Castlegar. Shawn Von Diebitsch and Matt Scott have both been involved in the sport fora long time but it was only this year that they seriously took control of their bikes and careers Their first race of the season came March 27 in Parksvill, B.C. with both entering the sportsman class. At that time, they were the only two Castlegar competitors actively competing in the class and both were looking to move up in the future In mountain biking, you are awarded points for top ten finish- es, when you gain enough points through sanctioned races, you are raised a level, The level above sportsman is expert and the high- est level is pro-clite Both riders did well in Parksville with Von Diebitsch It's Our 10th placing 10th in the Downhill race. His next two performances in Tswassen and New Denver were good but it wasn’t until Kelowna at the Canada Cup that he excelled In that race Von Diebitsch tin ‘| like the feeling of winning and | like being on my bike too. | train without even noticing it.’ — SHAWN VON DIEBITSCH Castlegar mountain biker ished first in the cross-country race and in the time trial race. His point total flew and before he knew it he was upgraded to the expert class. His first race as an expert came in Rossland during the July long Anniversary! efree coffee DRAW SATURDAY, OCT. 7TH One lucky vehicle purchaser will win 10-#100 BILLS Ten lucky vehicle renters will win $100 each & doughnutse 1761 Columbia Ave. ,Castlegar 365-7555 The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, September 27, 1995 weekend in the second Canada Cup race. lt ended up being a memorable one The one race | was happiest with over the summer was the Canada Cup in Rossland," said Von Diebitsch. “It was my first race as an expert and I didn’t know well I would do. It was a lot of fun because there was a lot of people who knew me and cheered me on.” He ended up finishing second in the race and continued his strong performances at Silver Star, the B.C. Summer Games and the Hornby Island Bike Fest. He also placed first in the cross-coun- try race at the Rossland Rubber- head race two weeks ago. His string of consistency has now brought him within four points of the pro-clite class, a feat he should achieve early next season. For Von Diebitsch, the ride has been a lot smoother than it sounds. “I've been told I've got poten- tial and it drives me,” said Von Diebitsch. “I like the feeling of winning and I like being on my bike too. I train without even noticing it.” But now he must compete in the tough elite class which will also see him change sponsors from Gericks Cycle to O.C.G (Outdoor Gear Canada) and Gary Fisher. It’s a different world with the big boys, so how will he do? “I don't know,’ said Von Diebitsch. “I didn’t think I was ready for expert and I was. It depends on who I race and where I race. Around here there isn’t as much competition but in the States it's really big.” Matt Scott has spent most of his time over the past several years organizing races and not racing in many. Scott has always been an avid mountain biker but burst more onto the scene as the organizer of the annual To Bonk and Beyond Mountain Bike Race in Castlegar rather than as a competitor. This year he decided to put the race into hiatus for a season and work on his biking abilities full-time Like Von Diebitsch, Scott races in the cross-country races across B.C. but he also adds trials to his repertoire. Trials would be loosely Trail Home Hardware Building Centre R20-15 -49 sq.ft R12-15 -88.1 sq.ft. —— ' : Dal joooll The Big Pink Truck Sale Installing FIBERGLAS PINK® Home Insulation means big savings. And from September 28 to 30th, you can save big on FIBERGLAS PINK. It’s The Big Pink Truck Sale at Home Hardware Building Centre. FIBERGLAS PINK. It's guaranteed to fit right the first time and keep it’s R-value for a lifetime. Thursday Friday Saturday September 28, 29 & 30 R20-23 -75.1 sq.ft. r Y dagul “NO RAINCHECKS *CASH & CARRY ONLY ky road Great Scott! Matt Scott does a backwards jump off an obstacle during a trials prac- tise session at Robson School. Scott likes the trials competitions while fellow rider Shawn Von Diebitsch prefers cross-country and downhill described as bike gymnastics and is a competition demonstrating a riders bike handling skills. There are usually seven obstacles on a course and each rider is judged on how they traverse them. If a foot slips off a pedal it is called a dab. Each dab is a penalty and you're only allowed four dabs Scott's best finish came at the Hornby Island Bike where he finished fifth in the Sportsman Open Stock division. Hornby was also his best cross-country finish of the year. He finished ninth in a field of 32 riders. He raced in many of the same races as Von Diebitsch and has been happy with his results “Every race was fairly good because I was finishing consis- tently in the top ten,” said Scott “I was happy with that consider- ing the average cross-country race lasts two to three hours and a lot can happen.” But his real love is tnals. ‘I do cross-country because it's the main race with all the aspects of NOW OPEN Multi-Tech Motorsports New & USED SNOWMOBILES FOR SALE NEW 1996 MXZ 583 - Snowmobile of the Year, Snowest Magazine 1996 Summit 583 + Sold! 1996 Summit 670 + Sold! 1996 Formula II! 600 LT - 125 H.P. 1996 Tundra - SOLD! 1996 Formula SL 503 USED 1995 Formula SS 670 - $5995, 300 miles mint cond. No Tax 1991 Yamaha Ovation 1988 Tundra LT Financing available 0.A.C. VISA Accepted. We specialize in high performance after- market parts, Turbo systems, lightweight components and all related servicing Dealers for AAEN, HPE, HYMARK, REICHARD & SLP Come see our new showroom! 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If the weather suits them they may be back on the road by February and back competing in Parksville where the first race of the season will be held in early March. Sust walang 4ne dog.-- M.F. Wagner Shows Ltd. "Canada's Finest and Largest Motorized Midway" proudly presents CASTLEGAR - SEPT. 28-OcrT. 1 Behind Hi-Arrow Hotel Family Day Sunday, Oct. 1 all rides 2 Coupons for children 12 yrs. old & under Wednesday, September 27, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Page All SHSS volleyball teams search for experience and respect SUN SPORTS STAFF The spike is the most powerful tool in vol- leyball but it is relatively useless without a good transition game. Stanley Humphries girls volleyball coach Grant Apostolik has known that for as long as he can remember but his young team this year is just learning it The SHSS Invitational Volleyball Tourna- ment saw boys and girls teams from Prince- ton, Okanagan Mission, J.L. Crowe (Trail), L.V. Rogers (Nelson) and Mt 9South Slocan) descend on the gyms at Stan- ley Humphries and Selkirk College last Fri- day and Saturday. ‘The annual event was the first tourney of the year for all clubs and the rust was evident, especially on the Stanley Humphries side. The girls finished the round-robin portion of the tournament in third place with a record of three wins and two losses. The two losses came courtesy of two hard-fought matches with L. V. Rogers and Mt. Sentinel. The first game of the playoffs saw them Sentinel , facing L.V.R. who managed to overpower the Rockettes in three games. The loss left the team in third overall. “It's early and I have a lot of young kids,” said Apostolik. “They’re learning the game right now and it’s going to take a while.” The girls team has five players returning from last year - Tammy Sherbinin, Tamara Terry, Shawna Harshenin, Amelia Gracey and Jennifer Bonderoff. Bonderoff is in Grade 10, Sherbinin is in Grade 11 and the rest are graduating players this year. Despite the apparent youth, Apostolik still likes his team’s chances of seriously contend- ing for the region title. “Oh yeah, I like our chances for sure but it depends,” said Apostolik. “Right now I have a grade nine starting and that’s very rare. It depends on how they develop.” On the boys side of things, Jan Leslie is entering her second season as coach of the team and believes everything is progress- ing nicely. The team features a lot of new talent this year as many players in Grade 12 returned to the program and there have been some talent ed younger players join as well ‘This is our last growing year,”’ said Leslie “Next year we'll be competitive. We have all the fundamentals, we just need game smarts." The boys round-robin didn't go as well as the girls as they lost to Princeton on Saturday to drop to 1-4 and found themselves out of the playoffs. Leslie said all the games were close, it was just a matter of putting all the new talent together with the eight returnees Leslie hopes to improve the team’s perfor: mance by next week when they take on L.V.R. and J.L. Crowe in a mini-tournament Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the SHSS gym. Overall, Leslie believes her team will give the other teams in the region s a good run for their money. “I think we should be able to challenge and make it to the Provincials,” said Leslie “If anything it will be their brains that let them down not their skills.” The girls next action comes next weekend when they get involved in Mt. Sentinel's annual invitational tournament Good ship Smokie sails on STERLING SPORTS The Salsa scored a goal with three left to make the An inaugural voyage is never easy. You can ask the passengers of the Titanic, you can ask Columbus and you can also ask this year’s edition of the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Smokies first voyage through the icy waters of the BCJHL continued on the week- end with a home game Friday against the Victoria Salsa and an away match versus the Merritt Centennials. The opener saw some clear sailing and a 4-3 Smokie victory while Saturday's sea turned tumultuous handing the Trail team an 8-5 loss And through it all the good ship Smoke Eater remains very much afloat and picking up steam. Friday’s game against the Salsa was a chance for the Smokies to avenge their first loss of the sea- son which came a week earlier in their home opener against the Vernon Vipers. Smokies head coach Dan Bradford missed the game due to a business trip in Vancouver but that didn’t stop the young squad from jumping out to a 3-0 first period lead in front of assistant coach Hank Deadmarsh The lead was courtesy of strong offence like a beautiful short-handed effort by Mike Mason for the second goal and great goaltending by Beau Riedel. Trail continued to pour on the pressure in the second period, outshooting the Salsa 15-5, but the puck found everything but the back of the net. An early Smokie penalty in the third period led to a Salsa offen- sive spark which culminated in two goals by the five minute mark. But the Smokies held the Salsa at bay long enough for Smokie forward David Dumas to score the winning goal with just over five minutes remaining in the game Are You a Parent of a Child In Castlegar School District #9 ? Does Your Child Receive a Paraprofessional (Teacher's Assistant)? Are you concerned about or feeling the effects of job rearranging and T.A. bumping? If So, Please Call 352-7047 352-7803 game close but couldn't put one past Riedel and an effective Smokie defence that was bol- stered by the hometown crowd of around 800. “We outplayed them, but we didn’t get the goals for the scor- ing opportunities we had,” said Deadmarsh. “We spent a lot of time in their end and our defence was on them right from the start.” Deadmarsh said the win was satisfying for the fans who were treated to a fast-paced entertain- ing brand of hockey but it was especially nice to see the growth of the young team. “It's big because of how we played,” said Deadmarsh. “We dominated the in all areas We led the game 3-0 most of the way and although we faltcred in the third period, we didn’t give up.” It would have been very easy for the Smoke Eaters to give up the following night in Merritt as they fell behind 5-0 to the Cen- als after the first period. The ame courtesy of three y goals and cost Riedel his starting assignment in net when back-up Jeff Eaton came in after the fifth goal at 12:09. But the Smokies never-say-die attitude shone through again as they surprised the Centennials with goals by David Dumas and Jarrod Stanton at the beginning of the sec- ond period. Merritt responded with two goals of their own as Centen- nial forward Brad Essex completed his hat trick but Mike Myhra scored for Trail shortly afterward to make the score 7-3 at the end of the second period. The Smokies scoring smoke soon tured into a fire as captain Ian Lampshire scored 23 seconds into the third period. Ryan Makow fanned the flames just 30 seconds later with assists from Lampshire and Iannone to make the score 7-5 and put the Smokies back into the game. Trail continued to pressure the Centennials and looked to be gaining ground until a five- minute major and game miscon- duct penalty for hitting from behind on Ray Guze effectively stalled the Smokies momentum. The Centennials stopped the Smokie attack the rest of the way and added another power play goal with nine seconds left to make the final 8-5. The goal was courtesy of Centennial left winger Bryan Phillips who also complet- ed a hat trick on the night “Discipline was a major factor in the game but their goalie (Jason Tapp] also played well,” said Smokie assistant coach Jodi Bradford. Bradford also said the Smokies came out flat early on and had trouble scoring all night long “We hit crossbars; we hit him [Tapp] in the head, we did every- thing but we couldn't put the puck in the net.” The Smokies recorded 45 min- utes in penalties to Merritt's 22 but Bradford maintained the loss was due to the slow start “We just came out flat and when you get into those penalty situations, the kids start to ques- tion themselves,” said Bradford “Before you know it, they’re down.” The Smokics now have five games to prepare tor their next game on Saturday versus the Pen- ticton Panthers at the Cominco Arena. Thev will be carrying a 2-2 record ir tat game with one of those wins coming against the Pan- thers two weeks ago in Penticton. 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