PA pom , Ne ee Se Wednesday, October 14, 1992 Win or lose, it’s in The News. Jonathan Green 365-7266 BOWL ME OVER | was on the horn with Castle Bowl’s Roland Handley the other day, and he said big numbers have been put together at the local lanes of late. Heather Bonnett leads the charge for the ladies with ‘the season high single of 351 and a four-game of 1076. Marv Wood has the high single for the men with 386, and high four with 1266, while Len Donald has the high triple with a 991. COURT DATES The Trail Men's Basketball League is looking for players. The league will hold workouts for interested hoopsters at the Cominco Gym tonight and next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Any questions, give Glenn Doig a call at 368-8060. CRUNCH TIME The Hi Arrow Devils hit the playoff trail this weekend, literally. The locals host Trail in the first round of the WKMSL playoffs Saturday at noon at the Community Complex and, if all goes well, will play league leading Nelson Savoy on the road in the semi- final Sunday. LocldSPORTS Rebels rake Maple Leafs, bow to Braves News photo by Jonathan Green Nelson Maple Leafs goalie Dave Lyons had a second period visitor in his crease Friday night in the form of Rebels forward Nino Da Costa. Da Costa injured some ribs on the play but later returned in a 9-6 Rebels win. With autumn all around us, it was only fitting that the Castlegar Rebels raked some Leafs in their Kootenay International Junior Hock- ey League season opener Friday. Getting three goals each from Mark Graff and captain Kevin Leiman, the Rebels knocked off the defending champ Nelson Maple Leafs 9-6 to start things off with a win. Shane Cutler added a pair for the locals while Dustin Rilcof had one. Nelson looked to be on their way to making the Rebels home opener a disappointment for the Castlegar crowd, opening the scoring on a pow- er play two-and-a-half minutes into the game with Shane Cutler in the box for high sticking. But the Rebels came back six-and-a-half minutes later on a power play of their own, with Leiman scoring from Graff and Craig Swanson. Nelson regained the lead halfway through the first, and then in- creased it to two just under four minutes later. The visitors looked to be taking that two goal lead into the first in- termission when Rilcof scored with five seconds left to narow the gap to one. With momentum clearly in their favor, the Rebels came out flying in the second and Graff tied it less than a minute in on a pass from Swan- son. The teams traded goals after that before Leiman gave the Rebels their first lead on another power play from Swanson and Steve Gropp with less than five minutes left in the middle frame. The Rebels came out nursing a 5-4 lead in the third and playing too defensively cost them when the Leafs tied it at five four minutes into the third. Leiman restored the one-goal lead at the 10:34 mark with his hat trick goal, and it stayed that way until Nelson tied it again five min- utes later. Never saying die, the Rebels took the lead for good 26 seconds later on the nicest goal of the goal night, when Graff one-timed a Gropp pass from the point for the 7-6 lead. Cutler added an insurance goal with 40 seconds left and Graff earned his hat trick with an empty netter 21 seconds after that. Coach Gary Sauer said he was pleased with the win. “It was a great way to start the season,” he said. “The kids showed they could beat the best team apparently in the league.” But as good as the Rebels looked Friday, they were equally bad Sun- day. . Paying a visit to Spokane to meet the Braves, the Rebels left their hockey skills on the team bus in a 9-2 loss. Sauer said the problems started even before game time. “You've got to be ready before the game, get mentally prepared,” he said, “and I think that was the downfall Sunday, not being ready emo- tionally and being prepared to play.” The teams played even hockey for close to 15 minutes before the Braves open the scoring at the 5:39 mark of the first. They were back for more 23 seconds later on a blatant two-line pass, then chased Rebels goalie Johnny Ray with goal No. 3 a minute later. Backup Vaughan Welychko didn’t fare much better, as he was beat- en at the 3:40 mark, and then left the game with a chest injury at the end of the first after being run by a Braves forward. With nowhere to go but up, the Rebels got on the board six-and-a- half minutes into the second on a Craig Swanson goal. Spokane replied twice shortly after, and the Rebels found themselves down 6-1 with half a game to play. Swanson made it 6-2 two minutes later and, apart from assistant coach Gordie Walker being ejected with 1:36 to go in the second, the rest was all Braves. A popular practice at NHL games, Sauer said he would have trou- ble picking three stars from the Rebels. “When a guy asks for three stars at the end and you can't think of one, that tells you something about the game,” he said. The Rebels next action is Friday when they host the Golden Rock- ets, losers of three of their first four games. Game time is 8 p.m. Need acar loan? We'll make it hay date: AVP doto, yaoveribeW: i Wedndeaay” “October t4;-1992- HERE’S HOW YOU DO IT TB ed es Simon Fraser University women's basketball coach Allison McNeill demonstrates a defensive move on Stanley Humphries’ Todd Bonderoff Friday. McNeill was in town over the weekend conducting a basketball clinic at the high school. News photo by Jonathan Green Ritchie looks back on Barcelona NEWS STAFF It’s been about a month since he got home, but Castle- gar teacher John Ritchie still thinks about Spain. Last month, the Stanley Humphries teacher and bas- ketball coach was in Barcelona for the Paralimpics as a track and field coach to three Canadian athletes. And when those three were done, they had earned four medals, one Paralimpic and two world records between them. A veteran of two previous games, Ritchie estimated the number of athletes and coach- es in Barcelona to be some 5,000 and the number of coun- tries participating to be 63, a noticeable increase over years past. “It just keeps going through the roof every year,” he said. Being in a stadium packed to the rafters, Ritchie said he couldn’t help but feel some- thing during the opening cere- monies. “It’s like your skin almost tingles,” he said, adding that the Spaniards are quite fond of us here across the pond. “They love the Canadians.” Kats come up short in NEWS STAFF The Castlegar Tom Kats showed some Vancouver teams what flag football away from the big city is like over the weekend. As winners of last season’s Trail Flag Football League fi- nal, the Kats went west to vie for the provincial title with the best in B.C. Considered one of the more aggressive teams in the TFFL, the Kats got a taste of their own medicine on the trip. In Saturday’s first match against the Vancouver Ex- press, and Sunday’s against the Vancouver Broncos, Tom Kat Tom Campbell said the style of play wasn’t what they were used to. “Both teams we played were very aggressive, which is a bit different from up here,” he said, adding that the Kats welcomed it in the first game. “It was a good physical game.” Campbell said the Kats trailed for most of the match against the Express and said their eventual 20-19 win wasn't a good indicator of how things went. “We should have won by a bigger score,” he said. “We just didn’t execute when we were close. “There were a lot of butter- flies in the first half of the game.” After disposing of the Ex- press, the Kats had the rest of Saturday off to prepare for the Broncos. But that preparation never paid off, as the Kats came out sluggish and the Broncos were quick to capitalize. “We got caught flat footed in the first three or four minutes which told the story for the game,” he said. “The two touchdowns they got right off the bat were the difference.” Falling behind 26-12 by the half, the Kats weren't able to Ritchie said everything went well, from the perfor- mance of the Canadian ath- letes to the facilities to the crowd size. “They surpassed for the first time one million fans for the games,” he said. “Spanish support is unbelievable.” And though everything went off without a hitch, Ritchie was more than happy to head for the Barcelona air- port. “Castlegar is the place where I live,” he said. “Spain is nice, but I couldn't wait to get off the plane and get home.” Vancouver make up the difference and ended up losing 32-18. With things now over for the Kats, Campbell said he was less than thrilled with the way the tournament had been set up. He said that the 12 teams competing were split into four pools, with only the top team from each advancing to the se- For the other eight teams, it was time to head home. “I don’t think it’s a fair way to do it,” he said. “It’s a long way to travel to play two The Kats and the rest of the TFFL are back in action Sat- urday when the league lead- ing Trail Bulldogs come to Castlegar while the cellar dwelling Trail Hawks are at home to the Dam Inn Mates. The Mates return home to face the Kats Sunday while the Hawks and Bulldogs square off in the Smelter City. VOTE FOR - « « aCouncil that - earns the respect of those it serves - is accessible and accountable - provides all the information - all the time - seeks public input on all major issues . . . and a Councillor that can make it happen! GAIRNS, David w. Municipal Consultant There's something for everyone! 365-7266 SENIOR CURLERS GENERAL MEETING Thurs., Oct 22 — 10 a.m. in the Castlegar Curling Rink. We welcome new members. Let Us Build Your Dream Home At A Price You Can Afford of the best affordable single family house award. PRESENTED BY THE CANADIAN HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION Send or phone for our FREE New Home Design Brochure. Now is the time to build your new home! (Supplies of Custom Homes) Bus 352-2520 Fax 352-6742 HARMONY HOMES Ldih Mountain Racers Annual SKI “SWAP OCTOBER 23 & 24 Trail Armouries Building (Shavers Bench) Check-In: Fri., Oct. 23 — 6-9 p.m. Sat., Oct. 24 — 8-10 a.m. Selling Only Sat., Oct. 24 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rules for and buy can be picked up at Butch Boutry Ski Shop, Rossiand and Mallards, Trail and Castlegar.