218 SchoolSPORTS Wildcats win hard way, SHSS, Kd, take it easy SR. BOYS VOLLEYBALL The end result was expect- ed, but the road to that result was far from expected at the AA provincial boys volleyball championships in Kelowna last week. Ranked number one going in, the Mt. Sentinel Secondary School's senior boys volleyball team won the 12-team provin- cial tournament Saturday with a 3-1 victory (16-14, 15- 13, 12-15, 15-2) over Fraser Valley Christian. The Wildcats won yes, but not before finishing third in the round. in portion of the tourney, losing their best set- ter with a dislocated finger, and having to overcome fa- tigue and adversity all the way to the final. “The kids rose to the occa- sion in spite of the difficulties,” coach Dave Olynyk said. “Losing two matches in the round-robin is sometimes enough to cause a team to bail out and say, well, we're toast, but they never had that atti- tude and neither did- I,” Olynyk said. Wildcats powerhitter Jamie Laktin made AA provincial history by winning the most valuable player award for the second straight year. Laktin’s brother Theo, who was hospitalized with a dislo- cated finger on the first day of the tourney but came back in the playoff round, was named to the first all-star team. Wildcats powerhitter Cameron Hunter was also a first team all-star selection. After compiling a discour- aging 3-2 record in the round robin, the boys pulled it all to- gether in the playoff round, Olynyk said. The Wildcats beat the num- ber two ranked Spring Valley of Kelowna in the quarter fi- nals in two straight games (15-9 15-7.) In the semi-final, they met Parksville which had beaten them in the round robin. But it was no contest this time as Mt. Sentinel dispatched them in two games (16-14 and 15-7). It’s the third time a Wild- cats boys team has won a provincial championship. “Really, in the long run, Jamie carried us,” Olynyk said. “Especially in those final games, they (the opponents) just didn’t have anyone like Jamie, that could do that job for them.” Olynyk also had high praise for the play of Doug Schier , who came off the bench in the round-robin to replaced an in- ‘jured middle blocker and played extremely well. “We knew nobody was going to say ‘here, go ahead and win,’ so it didn’t upset us too much to lose. We just had to say what do we have to do next time to win. And they did,” News photo by Ed Mills The KJSS boys volleyball team won the West Kootenay junior hich school volleyball championship over Nelson last weekend. Coached by Diane McAfee, they are Andy Gretchen, Eugene Voykin, Chris Chernoff, Brad Maloff, Devon Goolieff, Ryan Babakaiff, Jared Ozeroff, Ken Esovoloff, Rob Armstrong, Garth Vatkin, Eric Perrier and Sing Oudomsouk. Won is too light a word for what the Stanley Humphries Secondary School's junior girls volleyball team did Saturday in the West Kootenay volley- ball championships at Selkirk College. The SHSS Rockettes never lost a match and were never seriously threatened going 4- 0 to win the eight-team event. The final, a 15-3 15-4 sweep over Trail’s J. L. Crowe, was indicative of the girls play all weekend, said school sponsor Marilee Papau. Lisa Fomenott The girls beat Rossland, Trafalgar of Nelson and Beaver Valley in their pool to advance to the finals. “Nobody else came near us,” Papau said. The team was led by Treena Goolieff and Shannon Gienger, who shared the tournament's most valuable player award. Lisa Fomenoff was nam the tourney’s best server, while Melanie Strelive was named best setter. Goolieff was also picked for the best digger award. nyk “A lot of these girls have the potential to become the best players in the province,” said Carole Verigin, who coaches team along with Tamara Gam- borksi. “There was a few players not awarded any all-stars but who deserved it,” Verigin said. “I guess we have a whole team squad were, Jaclyn Kalesnikoff, Lisa Datchkoff, Stephanie Rezansoff, Jolene Ozeroff, Michelle Ferris, Wednesday, November 27, 1991 Shannon Carter and manager Heather Sutherland. Trail, New Denver, Mt. Sen- tinel and Salmo were in the other pool. JR. HIGH VOLLEYBALL Victory couldn't have been much sweeter for the Kinnaird Junior Secondary School’s loys volleyball team last week- "the boys team beat arch ri- val Trafalgar 15-13, 15-8 to win the West Kootenay junior high volleyball championship at Mt. Sentinel in South Slo- can. The KJSS boys got a bye in- to the final after beating Slo- can City, Mt. Sentinel, Salm and Trafalgar in the round- robin. Trafalgar,. which swept KJSS in four straight games just a week before the'tourney, beat Slocan City to set up the grudge match in the final. “The ref came up to me af- ter the game and said he couldn't believe this was Grad e 8 level (volleyball),” said KJSS coach Diane McAfee, who was a little surprised her- self at how competitive and skilled the teams were. “It’s just amazing the skill they showed at this age. They played extremely well,” McAfee said. “Good skills, good sportsmanship and absolute- ly great teamsmanship — they really stuck by each other.” JR. BOYS VOLLEYBALL As high as the SHSS girls were flying Saturday it was the exact opposite for the ju- nior boys who were upset and disappointed in the West Kootenay finals at Selkirk College. The Rockers lost two out of three in the round-robin of the eight-team event, and were relegated to the consolation round where they finished fifth. Mt. Sentinel’s boys won the the tourney, while Salmo placed second and L.V. Rogers of Nelson third. The SHSS boys beat Salmo in the round robin but lost to Mt. Sentinel and were upset by Slocan City. “Extreme disappointment,” said coach Ron Behnke. “We ranked ourselves probably in the top three. But that loss (to Slocan City) was the one that turned it for us.” The boys returned in the playoff round to beat Slocan City in two straight games for fifth place, but it was little con- solation. “You know we took the two games from Salmo and they ended up in second place, so we feel we should have been in first or second, Behnke said. “If we had got out of the round robin we would have been all right.” Behnke said setter Grant Mosby and powerhitter Jeff Moffat both Played strong de- spite the results. @ Wednesday, November 27, 1991 Akselson aces in first draw @ Akselson’s rink puts together a record of 8-1 to edge out Verzuh and win first draw in Castlegar Pensioners Curling Club action Bud Lowther NEWS COLUMNIST Skip Arne Akselson led his rink to a 8-1 record and the ti- tle in the first draw of the Castlegar Pensioners Curling Club at the Castlegar Curling Rink. Akselson was supported by lead Bill Crawford, second Frank Steenvoorden and third Buzz MacDonald. Akselson has proven to be a top notch competitor since joining the Pensioners Club last year, but he has had strong play from his entire rink in his first draw victory. Mike Verzuh’s rink of lead Adin Ford, second Jake Hen- dricks and third George ‘kin came second in the al draw with a 7-1 record. Mike is an octogenarian — which is really not that serious a condition and not conta- gious. What it really means is that he’s 82-years-old and still and excellent curler, skip and golfer. On the ice, he is a tech- nician and easy slider. The rinks members in the Pensioners Club are drawn from a hat, so Lady Luck can provide a team with four good curlers. Still, good curlers or not, the team has to jell into a solid rink. That jelling does not always transpire of course, because there is not always the right chemistry. Akselson will see if he and his rink can repeat in the sec- ond draw which is underway. In second draw action thi: week, Clay takes on Mc- Gauley, Obedkoff meets Gour- ley, McGillivray plays Molnar a.m. draw Thursday. TIP OF THE WEEK: Always shoot at the br even though you may think that the skip has set in it the wrong place. and Verzuh plays Bate in 1“ Shooting at the broom no . matter where it’s placed gives the skip a better read of the ice and allows him to determine where the broom hairs are. Besides, if you shoot at his foot he might move it at the last minute and then you will lose your target. On a related note, a large contingent of the senior men, their wives and several guests turned out Friday for the se- nior golfers wind up dinner at the Legion. Executive members and emcee Zeke Clements did a fine job of covering the high points of the golf season and handing out the trophies. The dinner also saw some discussion of seniors golfing in general. CALDSET LAUNDROMAT Reopens Saturday, November 30 Make your move. Badminton's easy and exciting! After work or on the weekend, make it part of your game plan! G PARTICIPACTION News photo by Ed Mills Seniors curler Ralph Clayton displays fine form during a draw at the Castlegar Curling Club Women have game covered News Staff From the competitive to the friendship side of the game, women’s curling is buzzing with activity a month into the season. The Oglow Bonspiel, held annually to promote friend- ship within the club, is set for Dec. 1 at the Castlegar Curl- ing Club. Those interested in signing up for the event can contact Ruth Trickey in Castlegar. A small entry fee will be charged but will cover the cost of din- ner. For competitive curlers, the women’s West Kootenay Zone playoffs are set for Trail Dec. 13 to 15. The senior women’s District No. 3 playdowns will be host- ed by Kaslo curlers from Jan. 17 to 19. More information is available at the Castlegar rink or by contacting Lorraine John. In regular club play, nine rinks are competing on Tues- days and Thursday evenings, while six rinks play games Wednesday afternoons. After four draws the race is still tight. The Comtois, John and McArthur rinks lead Tuesday evening’s draw with six points each, while on Thursday Mary Perehudoff is on top with seven points, but there are a number of teams on Perehudoff’s heels with six points. The race is equally close on Wednesday afternoons with the Grey, Perehudoff and Waldie rinks tied at the top with an equal number of wins. The bonspiel executive is busy planning another suc- cessful Barbee Open which is set for Castlegar in the first weekend in March. SEASON PASS PICTURES Beginning Nov. 23 at the Ski Lodge Weekends 1200-4 p.m. Regular Ticket Office DEC. 1ST — Final Date for Bring a Buddy Discount Rate © Midweek 1-5 p.m. urs when operational (DAM) VERIGHY 0.0. (ONE inctor WHITTLETON Sales Representative