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* News photo by Ed Mills
The Barbee Bonspiel saw curlers from all over the West

Ritchie back in Castlegar’s

Hoop showdown all set

@ Selkirk College
challenges Castlegar
Realty in b-ball finale

Jonathan Green
NEWS REPORTER

The Kootenay West Men’s
Basketball League finalists
have been decided, and it’s on-
ly fitting that the best two reg-
ular season teams will clash
for the title.

Castlegar Realty (11-1) and
Selkirk College (10-2) will
meet at the college next Tues-

lineup, the team should go in-
to the final injury-free.

“We're as healthy as we're
going to be,” he said, adding
that the match will be a classic
case of age versus youth.

“Hopefully we can keep up
with those kids.”

Turlock said that although
Ritchie played in the last
game, he still isn’t guaranteed
for the final.

“If he can’t play, we've defi-
nitely got a big hole to fill,” he

Darren Ettles said.

day, with winner taking all.

College coach Preston
Zeeben said his team was in-

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Bud Lowther
NEWS COLUMNIST

At the completion of the 4th draw in Pen-;

sioner’s Curling, the top rink — witha solid
record of 10 wins to only one loss — was com-
posed of skip Tom Wilson, third Frank
Holdsworth, second Mike Bermel and lead
Norm Fishwick.

When the skip was away for three games,
and when the third was away for five games,
they kept right on winning because they had
a very strong front end.

With octogenarian Norm Fishwick at lead,
they are always dangerous. He is an experi-
enced curler who moved from the third position

Wilson crew leading the way

afew years ago.

Mike Bermel is an ex-third who moved to
second position where he is performing very
well.

Tom Wilson curls a steady game, as does
fast-shooter Holdsworth. They say he could
even out draw Harry Bate. a

Arne Akselson’s rink had eight wins, two
losses and one tie, while Mike Nerzuk’s four-
some had seven wins, three losses and one tie.
pis started our fifth and final draw last Tues-

Ly-

After watching the Tournament Of Hearts
and the Brier on TV, I hope that I can perform
better.

Stars shine in Trail

The stars will shine in Trail next week.

A dozen figure skating stars from past and present will
take to the ice at the Cominco Arena on Friday night.

Headlining the World Cup Champions On Ice show will be
Canada’s Elizabeth Manley, the darling of the XVI Winter
Olympics in Calgary four years ago.

Manley has been busy since winning a silver medal that
bie most notably as a feature performer with the Ice Ca-
pades. :

Also on hand will be skater-choreographer Robin Cousins.

Cousins’ skating achievements include four British Cham-
pionships, a European Championship and the gold medal at
Lake Placid Olympics in 1980.

The evening will also include a pairs performance by Cana-
dian Cindy Landry and American Peter Oppegard on their
first international tour.

The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.

Kootenay getting the most out of their broom, including this |

pair furiously trying the make the perfect shot.

Banjo’s gets Shelled

NEWS STAFF L

The playoff picture in the Castlegar Recreational Hockey
League became a little more interesting after Wednesday
night’s action.

After dropping their opening game to the Kootenay Com-
puters, Woodland Park Shell found themselves sitting in fourth
place in the five-team playoff. :

To have a shot of capturing one of two spots in the final, they
needed to win against Banjo’s Pub.

With that in mind, Bruno Tassone and Benton Hadley went
out and combined for eight goals and 12 points as Shell
thumped the pub 12-7.

Kelly Keraiff and Dave Rugg did their part for the team, as
they combined for 10 points.

The result overshadowed the efforts of Wayne Salekin and
Clay Martini, who had six points each for Banjo’s. 4

Salekin opened the scoring less than two minutes into the
game, but it was downhill for the pub from there, as they trailed
by as much as 12-4 at one point.

With the win, Shell moves into a tie with Banjo’s, each team
having one win and a loss.

As of Thursday afternoon, the Computers led the round-robin
playoff at 2-0, while Castlegar Sports Centre sat one back at
1-0.

Castlegar Pressure Wash was winless in their first three
games.

Action continues until Tuesday’s final.

Realty’s path to the final
was a relatively easy one, as
they skipped the quarter-fi-
nals with a bye, then dumped
RHC Realty in the semis 84-
59.

Although Castlegar fin-
ished 22 points ahead of win-
less RHC in the regular sea-
son, player-coach Brian Tur-
lock said the outcome couldn’t
have been taken for granted.

“We had a tougher time
with RHC than we expected,”
he said.

Five players from Castlegar

hit double figures as John
Ritchie, in his first game back
from knee surgery, paced the
winners with 17 points.

Brian Parton chipped in
with 16, while Harry Sapriken
had 14 points in a losing
cause.

In the league’s other semi-
final, Selkirk College got 18
points from Darren Ettles as
the students eliminated the
Winlaw Pistons 77-60.

Mike Perra added 17 for the
Saints while Tony Kabatoff led
Winlaw with 18.

Turlock said that with

consistent in victory, as they
neglected the defensive part of
the game on more than one oc-
casion. :

He said that emphasizing
defence in the final should dic-
tate who will win and who
won't.

“If I can get them back on
defence, that will be the differ-
ence,” he said.’

“It should be an interesting
game.”

Castlegar Realty won the
season series over the college
two games to one.

NEWS STAFF

Rockettes make early exit

In that game, coach Jack Closkey said the

Sport B.C. honoring its best

Wi Laurier Primeau wins
Comeback Award at
annual sports gathering

Sport B.C. disclosed the
winner of the Harry Jerome
Comeback Award from the
26th Annual Sport B.C. Ath-
lete of the Year Awards.

Athletics’ lifelong partici-
pant Laurier Primeau was se-
lected the comeback athlete of
1991.

Primeau’s comeback start-
ed late in 1990 with the dis-
covery of testicular cancer.

In mid January 1991, Lau-
rier Primeau underwent
surgery and began a series of
chemotherapy treatments.

Upon successful recovery
from the surgery, Laurier
Primeau joined a group train-
ing group.

His dynamic attitude was
recognized by all of the train-
ing group. -

Primeau’s athletic talents
put him first place in the 1991
B.C. Senior Track & Field
Championships (400 metre
hurdles) as well as the Cana-
dian Pan American Games
Team Trials (400m hurdles).

The Harry Jerome Come-
back Award is open to any ath-
lete who has resided in British
Columbia for the past year
and has competed in a sport,
individual or team, in 1991 af-

ter suffering an unusual set-
back (i.e. illness or injury).

Other nominees for the
1991 award were:

e Alan Kristianson of
Whistler (Basketball B.C.)

e Chris Madden of Vancou-
ver (Bicycling Association of
B.C.).

Sport B.C. and Overwaitea-
Save-on-Foods will be hosted
the 26th Annual Sport B.C.
Athlete of the Year Awards
Banquet on March 7 at Van-
couver’s Hyatt Regency Hotel.

The 26th Annual Sport B.C.
Athlete of the Year Awards
will be telecast province-wide
on CBC-TV today starting at
from 10 p.m.

The road to a provincial championship for
the Stanley Humphries senior girls basketball
team came to an abrupt halt Thursday night
in Prince George.

Seeded second entering the tournament,
the Rockettes came up short against 10th
ranked Windsor of North Vancouver, dropping
a 56-54 decision. 2

With their sights set on winning it all, as-
sistant coach Doug Hickey said the loss was
a bitter pill to swallow.

“We came here with only one thing on our

little depressed right now.”

The Rockettes opened the tournament
Wednesday with a 63-46 win over 15th
ranked Parkland of Victoria.

minds and that was to win,” he said. “We're a

team was tentative on defence.

“We were very unaggressive to start,” he
said. “Our defence was really flat.”

But against Windsor, Hickey said the Rock-
ettes were anything but passive.

“We lost Rory Perrier to fouls in the fourth
quarter,” he said. “That hurt us.”

Even with Perrier out of the game, Hickey
said the team had opportunities to win late
in the game, but failed to capitalize.

“We had our chances at the end,” he said.
“But we just didn’t put the ball in the hole.

Although still in the tournament, Hickey
a the Rockettes can finish no higher than

Perrier and Kelly Davidoff led the scoring
against Windsor, sinking 13 points each.

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