so nett gen Spree MHA ‘Seat Junker was part of a bumper crop of players taken from the ' 2 pESteve Junker loves New York. stsAfter last weekend he docs ‘Bhyway.- The 19-year-old Junker— his birthday was yesterday—was ‘selected in the fifth round, 92nd ‘overall, by the New York Islanders sMduring the NHL's amateur, draft on bJune 22. s ‘The Islanders are a great team +to go to,” said Junker who sat by the phone with his sister all day Saturday. “They had quite the ‘dynasty in the early cighties but ‘they’re a struggling team right now, so that’s good for my ‘chances of breaking in with them.” Cup iP P Chiefs. : He said only the first round of the ‘draft-was televised on TSN 80 « he had to sit and wait for the fate- ful phone call telling him which - NHL club would own his rights. “T sat very diligently watching the : draft,” be said. “And then I waited all day for the phone toring.” ‘There was never really any doubt Junker would be taken by an NHL team and in fact he was selected two rounds earlier than his NHL central scouting rating. But, according to Junker, “There was a lot of doubt.” CASTLEGAR MINOR HOCKEY requires coaches and team. man- agers for the upcoming season. Deadline for rep coaches Is July 14, 1991. Application forms are at the rec. centre office. For more information contact: SORA? ¢ Open Forum in Trail Wed. July 3 7 p.m. Maynard Fauth at 365-6388. Trail Flag Football League ‘Sih Annual General Meeting’ « Election of Executive Crown Point Blue Room ‘All players invited’ PPPPeTTETTeTS Terre ye eeere sr Y ey eeey ex) Justin Phillips 1480 Columbia Avenue,.Castlegar: WILLOW BEACH RESORT Family Campground : shaded sites, full hookups, flush * toilets, showers, playground, pop S: and ice, sandy beach, firepite, pay :]:. phone, moorage, near arcade, mini golf, store, gas, restaurant and’: ilaundry, pets O.K, He said that usually. an NHL club. phones thé player before draft him but he received'no pre-draft rat eal. $ “Not getting drafted was going through my head all day. :Thic Islanders didn't call until after the draft was Over,” he said.:““When they did call, I was pretty excited.” Spokane Chiefs general man- ager Tim Speltz said he was very excited about the results of the draft which saw a number of his 1991 champs taken by NHL teams, Three players went to the Speltz, said by will be, back with the team next season, “Nine- teen is pretty young:to. make the NHL. Steve was a guy who didn’t get a lot of glory,” he said.:“‘He played in every situation arid was a guy we, folt. comfortable with " playing, inthe: last:minuto of a period, Killing Penalties or. on the power play.” Junker said next year will be | his fourth with the Chiefs and he'll be expected to be one of the team leaders. “I look forward to! it,” said Junker, “I'll definitely be Sharks leading to a joke around the Spokane * clubhouse calling the new team “the San Jose Chiefs.” a aa Being as it was, wet and cloudy, the first official weekend of summer didn’t leave a lot of people hoping for more of the same, : But at least two local groups couldn't be happier with last Sat- urday and Sunday's outcome. And they’re not talking about the weather, The Castlegar Aquanauts and Robson River Otters competed along with nine other swim clubs at the season's first meet held in Nelson on June 22 and 23. Coaches on both teams were happy with their swimmer’s efforts and said they were impressed with how many athletes imp onp Eee tai Aquanauts “It’s been excellent,” said Aquanauts coach Wendy Pilla. “Every single kid is dropping their times incredibly. They’re way ahead of where they were AVEN UES" Hairclesign é Dwayne Mills ist Place Men's Visual Cutting West Kootenay Hair Show corer Your Hoste: + * Dave & Linda Engelee ‘RESTAURANT _ SPECIALIZING IN [TALIAN & WESTERN daily July & Aug. 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. 365-7616 in next year,” he said. Junker also said he enjoyed filling in at various roles with the team, “I liked it all: playing on this time last year.” Castlegar head coach Tom Carew likes the effort he saw from his swimmers—particularly the younger ones. “We're really pleased with the new kids in the club,” he said. “They*re swim-- ming really well and the veteran. young kids are also doing really well.” The Aquanauts finished sec- ond in overall points behind Nel: son. The River-Otters, onc of the smaller clubs at the meet, placed fifth behind four teams much larger than themselves. “We weren't expecting their drop in times,” said the 22-year- old Carew. “Most of the team swam really well and a lot of kids swam personal best times—they really surprised me,” Carew grew up swimming for Junker taken in n fifth coind | by the NY power plays and penalty killi However, going, buck’'to the: Chicfs.to get a litte’ more senson- ing, before entering the Islanders 4 system may not be, such ‘a sure thing for Junker. * :, Not if Hamilton’s fanchise in “We'll give a player more devel- opment than if.they were sent back to Junior.” | Strohm said that the minimum salary in the new league is $50,000 a season and that training camps will start in mid-August. . Junker says the decision is not hing he’s worried about ‘the: Continental ane he Cates the welcome addition to the CHA, “Our league is looking for high-quality, players still with Melt amateur, ee ne said. “My, agent does all the thinking in that department,” he said. “As far as I know I'll be back in Spokane.” Which ever pro-camp he gocs to, it will be a first for Junker and he plans on spending his summer in Castlegar accordingly. “Basically, I’m just trying to build up my strength and get ready for the camp.” SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jim Zeeben Regional swim clubs were in Nelson June 22- to see where the kids are at,” Carew. continued. “And see where the club needs wor He said one of the problems the Aquanauts and though he attends the University of Alberta in Edmonton, every, summer he comes home to lead the team. “I didn’t expect to win the meet in Nelson,” he said sound- ing more diplomatic than pes- simistic. “They’re a very strong club and it was their home meet. And Nelson has been getting pro- gressively stronger over the ‘Past f years.” weekend meet was' the “chance for coaches to see their racers in competition and gage the teams strengths and weaknesses. “The first race of the season is ‘20! 20! Zo! It’s Vacation Time, ‘SUMMER EVENTS * Tourist Information Centre Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ad July13 - Little League Ball Tournament . July 20 - Christina Lake ‘Ladies Hospital. Auxiliary” : Auction and Bake Sale ve Golf Tournament every Wednesday night at Cascade Par. 3. * "© Mixed Adult Social Tournaments :: Every Sunday morning at Cascade Par 3 447-6161 HWY 3, CHRISTINA LAKE (across from Lakeview Hotel): (604) 447-9300 all swimmers in the region are having this year is with the back- stroke flip-turn that resulted in a sheet full of disqualifications. He said.that in previous sea- sons, racers had to touch the wall behind them with one. hand before. spinning underwater and pushing off with their feet. This year, swimmers can tum without the, hand touch—but,,.once stroke only akic “T don’t think the coaches or officials were very clear on.the new tum,” said Carew. “But, the new turn is so much faster to do I told the.ones who thought they could do it to go ahead, while the swimmers. who were still alittle : shee on it stuck with the old River ‘Otters Because of the River Otters’ small ,size—about 52 swim- mers—they can't really. ‘compete on a total point basis’ : But, their fifth place finish was: behind only the large clubs like . Nelson, Castlegar, Trail and laced, ahead’ of. both Grand Forks and icine ‘The River Otter's head coach, 22-year-old Maric Segher, was happy with her team’s efforts. “There were some realy out- she said. “I was expecting the team to do really well.” Like Carew, Segher was sur- prised by just how many local swimmers recorded personal best times, “Almost all the new swim- mers shaved a lot of time off their personal bests,” she said. -Segher and Robson co-coach Nancy; Wolff are gearing their ‘swimmers up for the coming weekend. The River Otters host a meet in Robson for B swimmers from clubs throughout the Tegion. “Some of our A swimmers, like Kim and Kristy Verigin, will only be swimming exhibition,” said _Segher. “But, for a lot of new “swimmers this (coming) meet will be a good opportunity for them to try a lot of events. The pool will be really familiar to them” : ‘As well, most of the Aqua- nauts will be in Robson with “ 60ach; Pilla but a few of the ‘team’s A’ swimmers—those “ whose times are too fast for the B meet—will travel to Kelowna evith Carew for an A meet. DID YOU KNOW ¢ Christina Lake is the ‘warmest lake for swimming in BS Cc. :.¢ The average summer. water temperature is 73. ” «Christina Lake is'14~ miles long : e * Homestyle cooking ‘ & baking ‘ Hwy. 3 - Christina Lake . 447-9454. ) Ice Cream © Burgers Seafood ¢ Sandwiches. Hoagies « Potato Salad h 447-9219 Ne ‘Drop band moot Aan M Marie’ sf. Carnes Tam.- » DAILY (604) 447-9705 > Family Entertainment * Night Golf (CASCADE Snack Bar + Club Rentals e Lessons pat Mini Tournaments’ y, U ‘Ss Complete Line of Usach Accessori (CHRISTINA: SPORTS & MARINA ) ‘Your Water Sports Headquarters at Christina Lake" © 18 West Lake Drive 447-6283 Outboards. Come In. & make a deal! , Wednesday, June 26, 1991 The Castlegar Sun Castlegar Merchants even record at 1-7 SM ZEEBEN Sun staff The Castlegar Merchants had a little superstition going. According to the team’s pitcher Greg Bergeron the team had set- tled into a pattern of win-one-lose- one during regular league play, But, on Monday night the pat- tern was broken as the Merchants beat Labbatts Blues on a ‘losing’ night. Duane Weir got the win on the mound for Castlegar shutting out the Blues 2-0. In the second inning, Adrian Strelaeff scored the first—and eventual winning—nun off of a Deane Homing double. The only other score of the came in the fifth when Weir batted in a substitute’ player on the Merchants’ roster for the insurance run, The win came off of a very the Merchants were a part of in Kelowna on the weekend. Castlegar finished second overall, winning their first three games before blowing a lead in the finals and losing 5-4 to the ‘Vernon Generals, The Merchants led Vernon 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth before watching the Generals score four times in the seventh, and final, inning. Weir said about 400 fans turned out for the final Back to regular season league play. Last Thursday night at Kin- naird park was no surprise for Castlegar as the evening fell on a ‘win’ night and the Merchants pulled it off with a confident 8-2 victory over Salmo. Amid calls of encouragement from both players and the half dozen fans who braved the driz- zly weather at Kinnaird park, Bergeron threw heat—striking out 12 of Salmo’s batters, The win upped the lanky pitcher's record to 6-2. “I felt good out there tonight,” Said Bergeron who, truce to super- stition, fad lost his’ previous game to Banjo’s on the previous Monday. “I felt a lot better than Monday night.” The Merchants’ hitting and base-running also came around when it counted, In the bottom of the second, Bergeron showed his talents off the mound stealing third base and then, after the Salmo catcher's attempt at a throw-out landed in left field, Bergeron walked home SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jim Zeeben Merchant Greg Bergeron stares down the Salmo pitcher for the first run of thé game. The Merchants jumped ahead 2-0 in the third when Dean Horn- ing crossed the plate ona Berg- eron hit. The fourth inning saw only one run. Salmo's Rob Waterstreet scored to bring his team within one but the Merchants made it out’ of the inning and from that point seemed to take con- trol of the game. ~ Castlegar's Ben Markin placed “a’hitbetwéen' Salmo’s: Shortstop ‘and second baseman’ to‘get on base and then Markin’s team- mate, Clay Martini, knocked the first'of his two homeruns deep into the outfield to bring in what would be the winning runs. “My hitting has been coming around lately,” said Martini who says he’s been struggling with his consistency. “I'll hit a deep one and then I start to look for it (another homerun pitch,)” he said. “I usually end up slumping after a big hit.” By the end of the fifth the Merchants led 6-1 as Rob McGregor drove home both Bergeron and Tim Horkoff. Salmo got one back in the top of the sixth, Waterstreet scored again, this time off of a Dean Muto hit, but it was all the boys | from over the hill could manage. Martini got his second homer with no one on and then Kelly Keraiff batted in Horning to end the scoring. Salmo. who have struggled near the bottom of the standings | all season have been without an ~ experienced pitcher. Their catch- ing ace Johnny Obetkoff has been taken out of his more familiar role behind the plate and put on the mound. The next game at Kinnaird park is Thursday July 27 when league- leading Banjo's plays the third place Labbatts. The Merchants next home game is July 2, also against Banjo’s at Kinnaird park. Dinosaurs of golf in Castlegar iM ZEEBEN Sun staff. The first annual Senior Men’s Open in Castlegar will be held - June 27 and 28. More than 150 golfers will take part in the tourney which has been divided into five flights based on age rather than ability. The Chairman of this year’s tournament, Dick Wayling, says “There's an even distribution over all of the flights.” The age groups, starting from 50 years to 54 years, goes all the way to super seniors in the over 70 category. So far, the oldest member Wayling knows about is an 84- years-old with a 16 handicap and that there's been a lot of interest from golfers in their late seven- ties or older. “We've had a lot of inquiries from people feeling to old for Trophies will be awarded to all winners and more than $5,000 in prizes are available for the taking. . ‘The overall gross winner gets his name’on a plaque inside the Castlegar Clubhouse, The plaque is posted next to a limited-edi- + tion print by an American artist, of Golfer Ben Hogan's famous 1-iron shot at the 18th-hole of the Riviera Golf Course. Graham Rea we ike the Open,” he says. According to Wayling most tournaments are aimed at people in their twenties. “We were there once," he says. “Now senior tournaments are becoming quite popular.” The tournament starts Thurs- day at 7:30 a.m. and then contin- ues on Friday with the last group leaving at 3:30 p.m. “One of the local favorites * would probably be Bill Perehud- off from Castlegar,” “says Wayling of the ex-Sunflower champ. : Two head pros from: golf courses in Spokane should:also -; be among the people to watch and Ray Stone, a former Trail pro, is another early favorite. Schedule for June 19 - 23, 1991 : Wed. 6:30 pm,Thurs. 9 am « West Kootenay Today - A Recycling Coordinator in action . Wed. 7:00 pm, Thurs. 9:00 am + History of Castlegar - Photo history by Lorraine Paszty Wed. 8:00 pm, Thurs. 10:30 am * Erica Wendlund Dance Recital - The Wendlund School of Dance performers during their annual show. tie Wed. 10:00 pm, Thurs. 12:30 pm ° poe City Council - coverage of June 24 meeting Thurs. 8:30 pm a “EV. 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