ppet skiers not wed by cold snap 5 Ahh ean ‘With temperatures below -15 © at the start, 27) skiers com- peted in the Troll Loppet, Sun- day at the Paulson Cross Country Ski Trails. Despite the balmy weather » in oe that has reduced any snow to ice, the Nordic Trails neat Nancy Greene Lake have remained im excellent shape and drew rave ¢: mis from all competitors. Sponsored by the Castlegar Nordic Ski Club, the athletes skied for distance badges rang- ing from 8-40km. Lead by four year-old Anna Apel and her ATTENTION MODEL RAILROADERS We Now Stock All Scales SUNRIDER CYCLE & HOBBY 127 - 10th Avenue North, Creston $1400 Barns $1455 Bae $1640 Fars PANAMA CANAL 4620 Sas na 9080 2 AA Travel Agency BCAA eve en GD seven year-old sister Jytte, the 27 skiers quickly warmed in the brilliant sunshine and fast skiing conditions. Both Anna and Jytte completed their 8 km, al Rose Anderson, 71, from Trail led cight women to complete 30 km, while Sue Port was the lone woman to cover the 40 km distance. Ben Thor-Larsen of Castlegar led three other sixty-plus men, Len Barisoff, Bert Port and Dave Rusncll, to com- plete 40 km. Nine year-old Patrick Foster and Gareth Orr, 14, skied a whopping 23-km-_ The next event on thé race schedule for the skiers is the Castlegar Kootenay Cup to be held on the same trail-network on February 13. All area skiers are invited to try their classic” technique timed event. Wedhesday, Rabillary 2 1984.” In cross-country skiing one of the grea’ groomed and track-set route. That is one Ski Club is aiming to offer_skie: ter marks the reinstatement of the Clubs 1969 Spider rebuilt and reconditioned to provide increased efficiency in track setting and groom- ing. With the addition of this equipment the club expects to nearly cut in att the amount of time needed to cover the over 40 km of trails they maintain. test pleasures is to ski along a nicely of the main objects the Castlegar Nordic rs at the Paulson Cross-Country Ski Trails. This win- SUN SPORTS PHOTY / John Van Putten Snowcat which has been KMS team three points from title JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun Sports in both aspects of the game— defence and pry “a and KMS are both The Kinnaird Middle School Girls Grade Eight Basketball team had only one basket sepa- rating them from the champi- onship title in their tournament this weekend. The entire weekend was an opportunity for the players to gain much-needed experience and a chance to display their talents. “All the coaches and players were pleased, I think they all learned a lot,” said tournament organizer and KMS coach Sheryl Closkey In the final game, KMS was up against Cranbrook. Once the buzzer sounded, Cranbrook had edged the local team 34-32 “lt was a close game...actually it was a maturcly played game You would not know they were grade eights, Closkey said. In their first two games of the weekend tourncy, Kinnaird downed Beaver Valley 31-21 and Trafalgar, from Nelson, 43-23 It was only fitting that KMS and Cranbrook, “the two stronger teams,” as Closkey described them, would play to see who was tops. The close, Jow scoring game showed that each tam was, strong” very strong, and equal teams.” Finishing necené in the six- team tourney was a performance that was added to by Tamara Rilkoff, from Castlegar, who was named as a tournament All-star. it the two-day event, Closkey said she noticed the improvement of all players from game to game. During each game you could see the kids improve. Their inten- sity increased and their basic skills also improved.” Since the start of the grade cight basketball season, Closkey said other than this tourney, it has been tough to find challenging opponents for her team. “They need to play somebody strong.” This weekend Closkey‘s wish is granted since the team is planning to take part in the Junior Girls tourney at Stanley Humphries Secondary School. Their opposi- tion will be grade 9-10 players. “I don't expect to win many,” Closkey said honestly “but the experience will be worth it.” “I anticipate getting severely beaten in some games...they will learh they have to work hard.” Geaches Comments: - dy’s sensational rookie season has earned himself a spot amongst the top tenscorers in the West. Last week his « efforts earned 3 goals and 5 assists seine opposing teams. AGC OPOULOS: 7Z7A PLACE * 2305 Columbia Ave “Castlegar * 365-5666 Gth A Complimentary edium Pizza substinated of added at thes hot price!) TUESDAY IS LASAGNA BAY! . 2 Baked Lasagna with meat sauce, ‘2 Garlic Toast, 2 Tossed Salatls ‘Tuesdays A Kibnaird Middle School player makes her move on a Beaver Valley bas- * ketball player during one of the team games on Friday night. KMS won the game 31-21, their first win of the weekend. Cranbrook won the final game landing the Kin- naird team in second place. SUM SPORTS PHOTO / John Van Putten The Winter Swim program, through the combined efforts of the Castlegar Aquanauts and the Rob- son River Otters, is under way. “Basically it gives swimmers a chance to keep in form-—and to see if they want to ) join the summer swim programs,” said Jean Bonin, President of the Castlegar Aqua- nauts who is helping run the winter swim program . ‘The Winter Swim started in Jan- uary and continues until April There are still openings in any age group from six up through adult, interested in taking part. ‘Swimmers are divided into two groups, those under 11 years-old, and 12 and up, Each division prac- | DQ Appreciates You!. sand GO (00 cates ent a mee wae owyome, som ame SNe ee oe casieuea Plaza, Castiegar, B.c. bangers’ joer oe td and ser at wee At participating t Winter swim under-way tices for one hour twice each week. Currently there are 80 partici- pants who take to the Castlegar and District Complex pool where three work with the swimmers, on specific aspects of strokes, nutrition and deve! By combining the skills of Coaches Elaine Pilla, Mario gram, which includes more than just swimming laps. “Qur main goal is (0 keep the kids interested and to help keep their stroke...this is low key com- pared to the summer swim.” LaHue brings eight years of swimming experience from the Robson Club and two seasons as a junior coach. Fehrenberg is a for- “gem ‘with an emphasis on muscle development and nutrition in build, | ing a complete -athicte. Pilla is a University of B.C. West 4 Education Program student com- . Centrating on Human Kinetics. “Elaine helps with the develop- ment of the bddy for muscle tone through nutrition and specific exer- ciseg-—if the mind ing and body ‘are active an athlete will develop as an 2all-rpund person,” (Bonin said year the clubs ‘are starting _t0.broaden their speed swiniming émphasis' and are looking a the development of Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming teams, ” Bonin said Water Polo is a rela- Uvely new sport in the Kootenay ‘area and Castlegar is hoping to * have a team this summer. * Once the Winter Swim is fin- “ished: the clubs will be gearing up for the Sart of their summer swith schedule in May, rr | Wednesday, February 2, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Pop s goes the streak JOHN VAN PUTTEN The bubble has burst for the Castlegar Rebels. Their record set- ting 24+game winning streak met its demise at the hand of i rivals from the Queen City last week, the Nelson Maple Leafs.7-4. “We won 24 games in a row, the players should be proud of that. It will be & tough record to and a team in Nelson...the loss woke a lot of the guys up.” But the 7-4 loss to Nelson was followed by a 8-4 win over the visiting Golden Rockets and then a 13-1 thumping of Spokane. “As a result of the loss against Nelson, the pressure is now off. When you are in first the other teams are all trying to knock you off,” said Sauer. ~“As far-as-the timing goes, it was a good game to lose.” In the Golden game, Todd Doyle and Craig Swanson each scored two goals On the way to the By the end of the first period, Castlegar had a 3-1 lead. After two periods they were up 5-1 Four other Rebels’ shooters helped the team to the 8-4 win. Building up an early lead was 0 good move because the Golden Rockets used the last half of the third period to dominate play. They scored three goals in less than ten minutes. On Saturday, the Rebels’ sharp shooters again provided their opposition’s goalie with ‘his worst nightmare. Spokane was on the single side of the 13-1 game in Castlegar. On the way to the win, one line earned seven of the team's goals. Gary Hunter and Todd Doyle scored three while Mike Hunter scored one and assisted on five. Saver said Mike Hunter has been providing the team “with good Another player who is returning to his early season form, is team captain Kevan Rilkof who has been sidelined off-and-on for most Of the-season. with a nagging shoulder injury. “He is now T00 oe of hin shinge Sane mays be has been trying to avoid is letting the players heads swell beyond a manageable point. When asked what would be on the mind of the team going into the play-offs with a strong hold on first. place, Saver said “Not to go-im to the play-offs overconfident.” ; Looking back.on last season, Saver is reminded of Grand Forks who was in first place and went into the play-offs over-confident against the fourth place Castlegar: The sera took them to six games. The scenario is something he has been trying hard to get the players to is possible in the play-offs. ‘The post-season is a new sea- son, one which the team needs to win one game-at a time: “Unless all 21 players are out to give all, the opel round will be a tough the Castlegar Re! Kae task sive sean ented Saturday in Grand Forks and Sun- day at home with Revelstoke at 3 p.m., the Castlegar club will be looking at their first play-off game, next Tuesday in Castlegar. It will take the final two games ‘of-the-season before the Rebels will know who they will be up> against, eithér Rossland or Grand Forks, depending on how those teams perform this weekend. Mike Hunter maintains control of the puck even though the Golden player had a firm grip on him as he tried to cross the Golden blue line. Answering the call of opportunity Last Wednesday, four Rebels dawned suits of a different nature— Vernon Lakers uniforms. Vaughan Welychko, Steve Gropp, Jeff and Vinée A were ‘given a chance to show their talents off at the Junior A level. This Wednesday another Rebel, Ed Lehn, will also play a game with the Lakers. “This is a real confidence boost- er to move up a level,” said Castle- gar Rebels Coach Garry Sauer, of shots. He not only had to face the first shot but, in some cases accord- ing to Sauer a second and third shot. SKI SHUTTLE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 8 am PICK-UP at MALLARDS 365-0211 IMAGES BEAUTY SALON ““Vanghan stanted and played the full game, he faced 51 shots.” “Vaughan looked shaky at the Start, but finished off strong,” Sauer said. The nervousness of the athletes when they play at an advanced level is hard to overcome. But, Sauer said the players quickly got down to the matter at hand—play- ing good hockey. The Junior B hockey system develops the sills of the players so ~ they can-have the opportunity to move up to a higher level of play. “This was an accomplishment for everyone involved. It’s a real confidence builder to move up to the next level. The guys played well. ..I don’t think they looked out SUN SPORTS PHOTO / John Van Putten of place at all,” Sauer said confi- dently of his players. Two of the Castlegar players served their time with the Lakers defensive squad, Evdokimoff and Gropp, in the 6-1 loss. For Vernon, the game was a battle for second place. Vernon is in third in their division and the Panthers are cur- rently in second. For Vince this was his chance to show what he had to Includes up to 5 litres of 10-30 premium, oil filter & lubrication of chassis taxes hai BATTERIES =.» for a look at the SUN SPORTS PHOTO / John Van Putten Castlegar Golf Club executive member Aaron Stouchnow and Club President lan MacDonald; (1) join Tree Removal and Timber Sales Co-ordinator Stu Deverney, (I) ‘ tree removal work in progress at the Castlegar course. Deverney is overseeing the removal of Pine Beetle infested trees on the course. DQ Appreciates You! 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