ape Page 10A The Castlegar Sun eee eee Castlegar Lions wrong in that game and we worked hard in practice to correct them.” ‘The Lions practice more than any other team in the league and Donald says their practices are conditioning,” he said. ‘The first half of Sunday's game saw the Lions jump out to the first lead on a pass to Lou Cic- chetti. Cicchetti was a force all game up the middle for the Lions on offense and defense. He and his brother Albert were a tough duo for the Mates to solve. However, the Mates were ripe for the as hed they right back and scored a touch- down of their own. Dom Drouker handled the quarterbacking duties for the Mates who were without the services of all-star Les Yard. Wednesday, October 12, 1994 give Inn-mates a lesson in attempts to track down Lou Cicchetti Dom Drouker. Right: Gord Sandrin tries in vain to stop this touchdown by Inn-Mate lan McMillan as referee Jason Schuepfer looks on. 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All exhibitions will be open to the public free of charge featuring a Forum registration Please note that forms are available at Government Agent offices is limited, so early registration is highly recommenued. For most comme: of Small Business. Tourism and Culrure (604) 354-6113, oF 1-800-663-7824. bly by using his scram- bling ability to keep the Lions off He was also able to utilize the talents of receiver Ian MacMillan who bounced back with a good game after a sub-par effort the previous week. The score at the half had the Lions leading by a single point, 22-21. “We were a little anxious at the half because we knew the kind of SUN SPORTS PHOTOS / Jeff Gabert weapons the Mates have,” said Donald, “but to their credit, our guys pulled it together and came out strong in the second half. I think we rised them.” humility actually surp The Lions slowly started to creep away after touchdowns star centre Jeff Gabert, Lou Cic- chetti and wideout Kyle Isberg. ‘The Mates added two more but the Lions defence shut them down. Warren Maloff had another also had an interception on a two point convert that didn't count. The final score was 40-33 for the Lions and gives the Mates their 120 Kootenay Ave., Castlegar (604) 365-2711 ¢ [fax] 365-2716 game for the Lions on defence with four interceptions Castlegar Tom Kats defeat the including one to end the game. He Trail Hawks 20-6. The Tom Kats Selects prepare to fa 511 Front Street, Nelsor (604) 354-1700 » [fax] 354-1666 JEFF GABERT Sun Sports Teams play hard all season long and all they really ask for is one shot at the playoffs. The Castlegar Selects soccer club has their one all-or-nothing shot and it will come at 2 p.m. this Satur- in Naksup. The Selects have battled a wide range of problems all sea- son from injuries to team mutiny. They have had one of the best teams on paper, they just couldn't field the team that would make domination a reality. The game in Nakusp is a make-up game from earlier in the season and is the last official with Nelson Savoy, Nelson Her- itage and Rossland all making it by virtue of their season records. The playoffs will start Sunday, so the winner of the game in Nakusp will not have much time to prepare for the number one seed, Nelson Savoy. Selects player Herb Amaral is ¢ t's FIRE SALE Prices! ture and Furniture Items. English 8& Western Tack, Clothing & Footwear Sports Medicine Products Equine Health & Grooming Supplies 30% OFF Selected styles of COWBOY BOO 574 Baker St., Nelson 354-4969 > benefitted from touchdowns by Dave Terhune, Adrian Strelacff and Steve Corrado. Trail's lone touchdown was scored by Shane O'Day. This week's games will feature the Tom Kats versus the Lions Sunday 11 am. at the Complex. ‘The Mates will face the Hawks at 2 p.m in Trail. ce Nakusp only prepared to take things one a big cage out there. All we can hope for is all our guys coming back so we can win.” The game plan for Nakusp is not a big secret around the league. You have to counter their aggres- sion with some of your own. “Basically, we have to go out there and play tough,” said Amar- al. “We're not going to be a bunch of wimps and back down, that's for sure.” The team will be welcoming the return of centreback Ed Quin- tanilha from. an ankle,,injury which will help offset the psos- sure on Ivo and Amaral. The Selects will also be dress- ing a few ‘guest’ players from various clubs around the Koote- nays not associated with the WKSL. Guest players are allowed in regular season games but not playoff games. Things are looking good for the Selects and Amaral thinks the Selects have a chance to go far in the playoffs. “If we beat Nakusp, we have a good chance of beating Savoy because we'll be pumped,” said Amaral. “I think the game being the next day will also be an advantage. We're a team that starts slow and finishes hard. In a two game spread, our second game is always better so I think we'll be okay.” The Selects have been dealt a rude hand so far this season, but maybe the hands of fate will deal them a favorable one when they really need it. OF THE WEEK TWO MEDICN ITALIAN Wednesday, October 12, 1994 The Castlegar Sun More than a beer commercial There is nothing better than enjoying a nice long pull off a fine beer commercial on a cool fall day. No other form of advertising media emulates sports life like the televisiop treat known as the beer commerdial. It tells it like it is and how it should be. Some- times you have to read between the lines, but if you're like me, you read a lot better sitting in your favorite easy chair with a beverage in your left hand and a remote in your right. One favorite in particular examines the relations with our friendly neighbours to the South. The final kicker boldly states, “and if that doesn’t phase ‘em, I'll put in a tape of last year's like a mouse next to the Ameri- can elephant. Every little twitch — feels like a major tremor to us. What he didn't say was that our vantage point also gives us an optimal view of the elephant's seedy underbelly, not to mention a wiff of what makes it function. The all-American dream is all green and what it can buy. That's why all their money is only one color - they don’t want to get confused in their insane attempt to gain more of it. It’s also why they chuckle when they see Canadian money. But things have gotten out of hand now. Their greed has affect- ed the most sacred of sports and while they wallow in their luxury taxes and profit margins, we once again must suffer through an endless analysis of the eco- nomics of hockey. Canadians have been analyz- ing hockey for a very long time and the one’s who have searched for the economic something. It was a line the icans were always wary to cross with armies but it seems greed has no boundaries. Who knew free trade would mean the death of a hockey season? If beer commercials are a light commentary on sports then maybe sports has something to JEFF GABERT say about life as well. Many media analysts have claimed we are becoming too American. We watch NBC far more than CBC and freely debate the benefits of McDonald’s over Burger King. Everybody thinks the govern- ment is corrupt and voter apathy is unbelievably high. It used to be that we had one bastion of Canadian-hood besides hockey. It was called the Canadian Football League and many would sit around pro- claiming how much better it was than the NFL. Not as much flash, just plain exci A tain your family. Now even that league has, for lack of a better phrase, "gone south."My grandma used to warn me to never let the toma- toes or the bread go bad, maybe my should have chimed in and told me never to let Hamilton may fold but sta- bility will lie in New York. Ottawa may continue to wobble but profit margins ier found in San Anto- struggle with balancing ® budget every season, but if only we could get into the big market of We have heard repeatedly that sports is a business and I have always agreed. As @ Canadian kid, I realized early on that sports is in the business of fantasy and dreams. I could throw like Lancaster and skate like Gretzky, if only in my mind. But I never dreamed of being rich like Aikman or finan- cially secure like Bonds. 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