Saturday, February 22, 1992 & News photo by Ed Mills It might seem like Castlegar Karate Club member Tim Sawchuk is at a rather severe disadvantage during lessons at Kinnaird Elementary School Wednesday. But the position he found himself in was merely part of the club’s warm-up exercises. Peewees eyeing | the provincials Wi But they have to beat Beaver Valley in best of three series this weekend News Staff A blowout, a squeaker and a tie completed a variety-pack —final week of the regular sea-— son for the Castlegar Peewee Reps. Castlegar officially ended the West Kootenay Minor Hockey Association schedule last Saturday with a 6-5 win over Nelson at the Communi- ty Complex. But they were blown out 11-4 by Trail Tuesday at the Complex and tied their play- off opponents 5-5 in Beaver Valley Monday. The Reps begin their quest for a berth in the A provincial championships today as they host Beaver Valley at the Complex. r The best two-out-of-three series continues Sunday in Beaver Valley, while the date, ‘time and place for the third game, if necessary, hasn’t been decided. The winner goes to the provincials in Squamish in mid-March. Team captain Shawn Hor- ” coff led Castlegar with three goals and three assists in the win over Nelson, while Grady Moore had four assists. David Pucci scored the win- ner for Castlegar four minutes . into the third period to go ‘along with his two assists. Ryan. Leckie and Kent Fauth also scored for Castle- gar. Nick Antignani had two goals for Castlegar, while Moore and Ryan Kinakin had the others in the loss to Trail. Jay Antignani had two assists and Horcoff and Rob Blier had one each. Jay Antignani scored twice against Beaver Valley, while Darren Belanger, Horcoff and Moore also scored. Blier, Leck- ie and Pucci picked up one as- sist each. Justin Evin played in net for Castlegar in all three games, but will miss the Beaver Valley series while serving a suspension he was assessed as the result of a fighting incident in the game against Nelson. Peewee House goaltender Jamie McKendry will replace Evin this weekend. Wi Pat Haley was one of B.C.’s best sprinters of all-time, but he never got the chance to prove it to the world. (Editor’s note: Part 1 of 3, be- cause Pat Haley’s story could not be told in 500 words.) » “When we won that relay in Aus- tralia, you get the funniest sensation when you're receiving your medal and they play the national anthem. It seemed the hairs on the back your neck stand right up. I believe every- body gets a.sensation like that when representing their country ” - Pat Ha- ley. Pat Haley was sitting down in his living room watching the Olympics on television when I arrived at his Columbia Avenue home. Not a ex- traordinary scene — unless youknow the circumstances of Pat Haley’s ex- traordinary life. I learned many things about Pat Haley that day, but driving back here, two things about the original scene I entered stuck in my mind — Pat Ha- ley was watching the Olympic Games and, Pat Haley was sitting down. I was also struck by Haley’s full head of ash-white hair, clear, intelli- gent eyes and large, working man’s hands as I sat and listened to the sto- e best sprinter to ever come out pede Kootenays, and one of the best ever in B.C. The son of an Irish father and Scot- tish mother, Haley was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1918. In 1927 his fa- ther was hired by Cominco and the family moved to Trail. It was there, in old Butler Park, that a small, shy kid developed the love for running. It was a love that would open many doors for him, give him an education, travel and life-long friendships. It would lead him to a hospital in Pull- man, Wash. where he met Brita, his wife of 49 years. It would also be the source of a nagging question Haley will never be able to answer. Could he have been the best? Among the most prized of the mem- orabilia that hang on his wall and at the Cominco Arena in Trail, is a gold medal won in the 4x100 relay in the 1938 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) | in Sydney, Australia. But there should be an asterisk be- side a page in Haley’s scrapbook. An empty page with the heading — The Olympic Games. It was a twist of fate, politics over reason, man’s inhumanity to man, that robbed Pat Haley of his opportu- nity to compete in the Olympics. He is thoughtful and talks in an even voice as he remembers. “Well, that’s the way things turned out. A lot of guys suffered a lot more Haley’s war and remembrance than I did. It was the war, ” said the retired engineer who worked 36 years for West Kootenay Power. The Summer Olympics were can- celled in 1940 and again in 1944 as Adolf Hitler took the world stage. Haley was at the peak ofhis career Pat Haley ~ in those years, he was captain of the running team at Washington State University (where he got a full schol- arship when they weren’t handed out like Halloween candy) and was the school’s top runner in meets across the U.S. The war changed Haley. “When I first started running, I used to train everyday, no swimming, no dancing, really serious business. Then the war came along and you couldn’t see any end to what you we're doing. There didn’t seem to a point to it”. So Haley returned to Canada, en- listed and spent two years in the navy. He-didn’t see any action, but the war made running seem a lot smaller to him in the whole scheme of things. Married, with the first of three chil- dren on the way, it was now love and a commitment to family that made Haley put running behind him. Today, as he continues to battle a paralyzing illness that has left him barely able to walk, Haley has plenty left in his reserve of strength. (Next week: How times have changed.) @ Saturday, February 22, 1992 Realty clinches 1st in men’s b-ball @ But Selkirk looks like team to beat with playoffs looming. Ed Mills SPORTS EDITOR Looks can and likely will be. deceiving when the Kootenay West Men’s Basketball League playoffs begin March 3. _With Castlegar Realty hurt- ing, Selkirk College peaking and three teams with losing records looking to steal some thunder, the playoffs are shap- ing us as any team’s to win. Castlegar clinched first place with one game left to play by beating the Winlaw Pistons 77-72 in one of two games at Selkirk College last Tuesday. In the other game, Selkirk College ran its winning streak to five games as it closed out the regular season with a dom- inating 99-80 win over Cowan Office Supplies. Castlegar and Selkirk re- mained tied for first after_ Tuesday’s results, but Castle- gar clinched as a result of a 2- 1 record against Selkirk this season... “Our biggest advantage to clinching first place is that we get a (first-round) bye in the playoffs,” said Castlegar ’s Bri- Computers serious about first place News Staff Apparently, Kootenay Com- puters is serious about first place in the Castlegar Recre- ational Hockey League. In a season in which just about every team has had, and lost, possession of first place, Computers served notice Tuesday that it won’t be de- throned as easily as the oth- ers. Gerry Genshorek scored three goals and assisted on two others as Computers whipped Castlegar Pressure Wash 10-1 in one of two games at the Community Complex. In the other game, Sports Centre kept pace with Com- puters by holding off Banjo’s Pub ina 6-5 win. Computers got two goals from Dave Terhune in a four- goal second period that sank Pressure Wash. Gary Sauer scored twice and Darwin Anderson had four assists for Computers in the win. Dean MacKinnon and Bill Nazaroff had a goal and two assists each. Larry Walker also scored for Computers, while Tim Swanson was nearly flawless in net. Ross Berkey scored Pres- sure Wash’s only goal four minutes into the second period on assists from Wayne Ki- nakin and Jason Hughes. Sports Centre and Banjo’s did all their scoring in the first CASTLEGAR RECREATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STATS TO FEB. 17 Witla: Kootenay Computers 15 5 Cast. Sports Centre. 16 2 Cast. Pressure Wash15 1 Woodland Park Shell 14 3 Banjo’s Pub 14 1 Friday Games (At Community Complex) Pressure Wash vs. Sports Centre Banjo’s vs. Shell Monday Game Sports Centre vs. Shell two periods, with Sports Cen- tre building a 4-0 lead after one. Chris Owens scored his sec- ond of the game early in the second to make it 5-0, before Banjo’s replied with a goal from Wayne Salekin. Owens’ hat trick goal with eight minutes remaining gave Sports Centre a 6-1 lead and turned out to be the winner as Banjo’s stormed back. Salekin’s second started the comeback, and goals by Larry Price, Bob Essaunce and Ian Stewart brought Banjo’s with- in a goal with less than a minute remaining. Brent Petrick, Cam Barlow and Niki Hyson also scored for Sports Centre, while Rod Zavaduk set up four goals. Price finished with a goal and two assists for Banjo’s and Tony Da Rosa set up two. Dan Wallace got the win in net for Sports Centre, while Rick Rogerson took the loss. CALL FoR 1-800-667-4321 ENTRY DEADLINE: April 15, 1992. .__ Wim One for the Environment MORE INFORMATION (in Vancouver, call 732-9253) Minister's Environmental Awards KOOTENAY WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS TO FEB. 18 Ww L Castlegar Realty 1 Selkirk College 2 Winlaw Pistons 7 Cowan Offices. 7; RHC Realty te) 1 Tuesday’s Games (At Selkirk College) Castlegar vs. Cowan = ____ 8:30 p.m. at (At Mount Sentinel) Winlaw vs. RHC 7 p.m. and John Ritchie — will be out when playoffs start, while leading scorer Wayne Mc- Carthy has been nursing in- juries all season. “We'd have no problem fielding a team today if it was wheelchair basketball. Hope- fully by March 10 we'll be able to play the stand-up version,” Turlock said. ‘ McCarthy led Castlegar with 18 points in the win over the Pist an Turlock. “Essentially we have two weeks to heal some wounds.” At least two of Castlegar’s starting five — Toby Reichert Mike Poznikoff and Walter Chernoff had 21 points each for Winlaw. 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