‘WEDNESDAY, ‘September:11,1991.

‘Rossland's Rubberhead Mountain Bike race challenges local riders

(SUM ZEEBEN "Sun staff

r° They're calling it the Rubber- head Mountain Bike Festival. Whatit is, is this year’s largest mountain bike race in'the West Kootenay and who they are are this year’s organizers who have done a better job than ever at putting it all together,

It's the sixth year for the Rub- berhead, held in d and fea-

rather than an endurance test,

Racers must scale a route which is little more than a bank up the side of what most people consider a cliff.

“It's a pretty big deal this year...”

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says Miller, “It's an individual time taal but along certain sections there

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“The experts are up around 55 + 60-km and can be on the course

p-hills or foose-gravel—and you tae tobea pretty good rider. At the judged sections, you can get time bonuses as you go through and make it cleanly through.”

The final event, and the. one which gives the festival its name, is the Rubberhead cross-country.

ficad itself is pret-

turing more than $7,500 in prizes. ' “I's a pretty big deal this year,” says organizer Terry Miller. fWe've substantially expanded the prize list."

: The race actually occurs over three stages: the dual hill-climb, the techno-grind time trial, and the Rubberhead cross-country.

} The hill climb is unique to the Rossland event because it's a sprint

“You have to be a pretty techni- cal rider just to keep both wheels on the ground,” says Miller. ‘The advanced riders were doing it in 35 seconds but lots of people couldn't even make it up the hill.”

The techno-grind is an obstacle course that awards racers with bonus points for the skill in which they negotiate hazards on the track,

“Tt takes about 20 - 25 minutes,”

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ty much a general 14-km loop,” says Miller.

All three stages of the race are broken into various categories for the levels of riders who compete, There’s categories for novices, sportsmen, the experts of course, as well as others depending on actual entries received at the race. In the cross country novices race one 14-km lap, while higher lev- els go around in multiples. ~

*45-mi. to 3-hours,”

says Miller. ; He says 25 of the d 150

peting however. The festival includes group tours for recre- ational riders,

“We're really making’ a big

Among the prizes available to everyone enters are a kayak trip in

Baja, Mexico, three mountain .

bikes, and passes to Ri ‘ed Mountain. The

riders at the festival will be in the expert category. Not all of the 150 will be com-

effort having p ip tion categories for everyone,” says Miller, “You don’t have to be aracer to enter something.

d will be taking registrations at 7 a.m. Saturday, in front of Rossland'’s Rockingham's Restaurant. Cost is $40, :

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| Most talented ball players closer to year round facility

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Sun Editor

The areas of Rossland, Trail and Fruitvale have produced more pro calibre and scholarship calibre ball players than any other area in Canada, and both National League and American League scouts have identified the West Kootenays as one of the premier areas in which to search for potential talent.

When talent such as this con- tinues to surface, it's only natural that coaches and ball enthusiasts make an attempt to maximize all possibilities for their young ath- letes - in the form of a project called Butler 2000.

Dan Ashman, the driving force behind Butler 2000, approached Castlegar City Council Monday evening with a proposal that he and a handful of other volunteers have been athletically striving for.

Butler 2000, an idea whicti« surfaced carly in ‘July, involves upgrading this area's premier ball °

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park lighting, and a 3,500 square foot year-round playing facility, offering indoor pitching and hit- ting equipment.

“We have a lot of talented kids in this area, I feel they deserve the same jump as their peers in California,” said Ashman.

Getting that same “jump” means more pro-players out of the Kootenays and even more importantly, more scholarships for boys and girls wishing to continue their education while still competing in the sport they love.

The project, says Ashman, would allow for a southem Cana- dian centre of baseb

to this, organizers are expecting a GO B.C. grant which will gener- ate a further one third of the amount donated,

“Everyone we've talked to so far has been very supportive of the Project, which by the way, is unique in Canada,” said Ashman.

With Castlegar recently joining the popular Little League Associ- ation in Trail, Ashman hopes that support from this area will be fairly strong.

“People should realize that kids from the entire Kootenay area will benefit with the comple- tion of this project.”

Ashman asked Castlegar City Council to give $3,000 towards the project. Officials seemed very

camps, both ‘A’ and ‘AA’ levels.

“The project would also bring into the Kootenay area an increased number of baseball and softball cvents, thus enhancing

and maximizing services for tourists,” said Ashman. wa ‘The total price tag for the

improved ball park and indoor facility surpasses the $200,000 mark. However, organizers of the Project have already raised in confirmed donations between $85,000 - $100,000. In addition

Pp to the idea, and delegat- ed the proposal to their finance committee.

Alderman Bob Pakula scemed with the

Series of Babe Ruth, one of which has presently been pro- posed for 1995, involving 16-18 year-olds,

As part of a fundraising cam-

paign for Butler 2000, Ashman .

and other supporters will be drumming up support through ‘Batting for Butler’, where Kootenay residents can give a donation worth either a single hit, double hit, triple hit, a home-run or grand slam.

“T really think that most people would rather give a one-time donation than be taxed for 10-15 years.”

Everyone who donates will have their name on a plaque which will be placed on a feature wall at the Butler Ball park as a

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proposal.

“We've necded something like this for a longtime. ow: This area has been known’ for its tal- ented ball players,” said Pakula.

Upon completion of Butler Project 2000, the ball park and the community of Trail will have the potential and credentials to put in a bid for any of the World

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Minor Soccer starts fall play

Minor soccer action started up . again on Sept. 9 with the 11-and- under category Castlegar Torna- do suffering a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Beaver Valley Flames.

The Tomado coach Joe Duarte said his team played well but were playing short, with only eight men. Tyler Thompson

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scored Castlegar’s single goal while goalie Chris Mansbridge played an outstanding game.

The Rossland Hotspurs defeat- ed the Castlegar Kickers 7-2 the same evening.

The Kickers were also playi short-handed throughout this tough game with many of their players being brought up from

the younger junior category. Ryan Fontes scored one for Castlegar while Craig Davis made it two. Penalty Kicks

The West Kootenay Soccer League announced that a team from Selkirk College will replace Fnuitvale, who folded after the first half of the season.

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The. Castlegar Sun

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be you-can'

Just one,more comment on Eric Linge ‘and his nny myers.

Lay “All righit: "Maybe" the’ guy's way

t wait for the future of pro hockey, leave him alone:

nthe century: Lindros is going to , enptain, some team to the Stanley 1y’Cup.

He just knows it, that’ all,

He is the, physical prototype of

9 Old.’ He’! 4 a Gemanding, fis ‘awful, lot’ 'of A a money. with-'|"

ig fon NEL play-

game, and he

= isn” t ..doing,

,f00 sure of himeel, for an 18-year

Editorial comments “by Jim Zeeben

what a

No Kidding};

6°5" and 228 Ibs, he has carried himself

\ unity, - ‘any good ‘by ‘re! fase to Play fin’ | Quebec City—although the boo-

! birds in Le, Coliseé were nowhere ; {near as loud asthe hype, built | them up to be.

: the best talent i in the, world, Lin-. ‘dros is playing better than you “| quopah he would,. And really, H ‘ what has he said that wouldn’t be ‘ considered level. Puls if mut: ' tered. by any o} + country, ;

: HB \But you haye.to admit, against 7

The truth is, before the’ tum of |

the Canada: Cup'like a lion. In‘ last; week's: game.against Swe-

, den, Lindros’s crushing check on .- Ulf Samuelsson brought a smile:

to every Boston Bruins fan. d Bruins

It's the respect- -for-the-elders-

thing that is just as prejudiced! a, line of thought as ‘coloureds-to- ‘

the-back-of-the-bus,

What coach on earth wouldn't want a player—regardless of age—to be as adjusted as Lindros has been. The guy came into Team Canada's camp with 50 legitimate NHLers—and he stuck, Not only that but he’s dom- inated on the ice. Only Wayne Gretzky, playing at the top of his game, has performed better.

As far‘as.money goes, the salary demands Lindros has made haye to be put in perspectiye. Ho's

an investment.

Even without Lindros ‘the

' winger Cam ;Neely with a knee- check in last year's playoffs.

The problem people have, with Lindros i is that he has been any- ‘thing but a kid.

But think again, Why, do we " want and expect an 18-year old to be intimidated by the, big leagues.

“Dry camp, prevents injuries

Siw 'ZEEBEN 1 Sun steff . Sun staff.

occurred by then." _ The players have handled

~t © “"The’Castlegar Rebels dry-land 8 ' training ‘coach, Robin Robertson, hopes his first year with the team zB will help t turn things around. “Since Monday, Robertson has 3: “Been teaching the players 'who “are at the camp how to warm up o: for the coming season. ‘- * &' “Basically what we're trying 3) to dois Prevent typical ‘training- ' camp injuries," "he says. “The kids are going 100 per cent to 9). show what they can do but before 9! ‘getting on the ice they have to @: fave loosé hamstring and groin , Muscles,” Il: Robértson draws from a histo- 91 ry of martial arts stretching meth- ® ‘ods as well as five-years & experience in the Okanagan lt Major League Baseball camp. Dry-land camp is mandatory {t for all players residing in Castle- “i” gar. But Robertson says many of 9: “the players who ‘will be at the on- -4 ‘ice camp are coming from the rH en teaininig "Camps" of other Junior “teams." 1 “Some of the players are *! already coming from camps and ®t have’ gone through dry-land and Mt on-ice training,” says Robertson. “Any injury will already have

Zamboni Time

« The Trail Smoke Eater have. sold only 220 of their targeted 500 season tickets for next sea- Json- « To try and make up the dif- ference the team will be holding a promotional blitz this week.

The Smiokies are inviting any one interested in seeing the cali- bre of Junior "A" hockey to come out to their :

On September 12, they'll be practising from 8-10 p.m. at the

‘The first exhibition’ gatne the Bet sis ae ‘Saturday against the: Femie Ghost: Riders -fat7 pmo 3

Castlegar détenceman Rick Crowe; who had agreed to play for the Smokies, is currently at the Vernon Lakers camp.

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s well so far, says Rebate “After the first day it was

_more or less just kicking out “ideas about sun, sand, gals, and

surf," he says. "But I told them

“they owe the community, at the

very least, a 100 per cent effort." Robertson the players agreed

to take that attitude into camp. “We want to develop the men-

tal athlete as well as the physical

‘by virtue of so many years of high draft choic- es—mature into a winning team. With him, they'll-contend for the Stanley Cup and be in the NHL's spotlight, And that alone would have to increase the value’ of the Nordiques in'a league which is selling 'un-stocked teams for $50

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‘million.

«i. Lindros has said he will dot

Play in Quebec, But—despite the

* féw slipped comments made

under the bombardment of the media's lending questions—the dispute is not with the people, lan- ‘guage, or culture of Quebec. Superstar Mark Messier has said he will not play in Edmonton this year, Yet he was never ques- tioned about snubbing that Alber- ta city's way of life, Rather, it's for the’ familiar rea- son of avoiding higher Canadian taxes. A problem’ all Canadian teams will have to address if they hope to continue to compete. Lindros, like many other tal- ented Canadians before him, ‘wants what he can get.

The question has never been is he worth it, Rare as

alone for moment we could sce

Lindros is, have proven their

‘value in the world of professional

Sports, Enough said. Maybe if we all just left the kid

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"T take it quite personally," he says. "I'm not the coach but I'm supposed to have this team in shape and mentally aware to receive what the coach is telling them to do."

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