B2 casmecarnews, January 14,1981

- ‘What, a. trip, . Midgets report

By GIB LIND The Castlegar OK Tire.

skate and every team seemed to be’ big and strong .—

Midget Reps returned to dparticularly the 16 and 7

Castlegar last-Friday after a

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two-week stay in Sweden. | f i aget boys would

From every point of view the trip was considered a great '. success, The hockey experi- ' ences and the.many friend- ships developed will long be remembered -.by the boys.

Rae ect once

In like to ‘express - thtir) dppreciation to those people: and agencies who: supported’ thom in’ any way. The trip must be considered by each boy to have been aon

The Swedish h excellent ‘and -both players ° and parents were treated in + ‘an excellent manner. : © The, record ‘of - three wins, 34 two tles,‘and ‘four Jostes" considered good. Two of the four lossea were ‘only by one goal. It is ‘almost certain had high-scoring Gordie. Walker been playing,,one or two of these losses’and one of the ties against the juniors would have been ‘a win.-Zt is inter- esting to point out that the midget boys didn't meet a poor skating Swedish team. The Swedes can certainly

in-a-lifetime ‘“A-aifidere thanks goes out to Fat Castlegar people from fam tlie: team. The midget boys ‘ito work hard toward ‘Sbringing Castlegar the West

* Kootenay Midget Champion-

ship in March; providing

Trail and Nelson co-operate. The midget team now is .@

attempting to return to a

-norma! routine. They have a

game against Beaver Valley Midgets on Friday night at 7:15 p.m. in the new arena and travel to Trail for a game at 8:45 p.m. in the Cominco | arena on Sunday.»

Jr. Rockettes:

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Alberta ols, with the rest

of the teams coming from thd F

. Kootenays and Okanagan.

‘Eight senior. boys’ teams meet for a day anda net

Maple Ridge’ om Nelson. at 80 p.m, followed by Lord Byng High School.from ver ‘ol-

atB Pal m7 with the host ed against the’

ris predicts that Mayle Ridge and Lord Byng will be the teams: to be best. “With: the ® possible excep- tion ‘of Hinton, who I know nothing ‘about, there isn't a

‘The Rockers lost.49-41. 16 William Aberhart from ‘Cal-

gary in, their opening, gaine. Tom Demeo led ‘the in ok

‘Humphries scorers: points, followed by Ke

- Overholt with 18 points,

Early.’ next morning ‘Stan- ley Humphries met Summer-

land and were beaten 74-50../1 Tom Demeo agai led the

points while. Lawrence’ Mak- ortoff added 11.

game of .the - tourname:

Stanley Humphries defeated:

Kimberley 63-61. That game saw Keith Overholt and: Ra Stewart do the “damageq: on the seoroboard with 2 2}

11 points, respective! Shmoorkotf led a solid oe sfensive effort,

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Gat. That's ihe’ fecling of th @ membors df. say there was little time to.do any sight-seal but'they:” ‘Trail and

e ‘ f 4 T: 1st! ir OK Tice Midget Rep hockey team, left-to’: were billated In private.homes Vibiets @ inem 6: in tou rnament right, Mike. Corbett, ‘Goi clovelf, atk Lind and ‘eet with the people. How: were the jeopio? he to a.elow start thls:

Rockettes experienced both ends of the basketball spec- trum last: weel md : in Kel.

SUSAN POPOFF |”

heart-| reaking ~ losses ‘and. one Fatlier id de of it.

‘Rock. ettes: handled 3 Mt ‘Boucheris

Rockettes

in 5-game road trip’

The SHSS Jr. Rockettes’ basketball team opened its 1981 league schedule on a winning note last Wednesday asit hosted the Grand Forks Wolverines: .

The result was never in doubt, asthe Castlegar. girls rolled to a 38-18 victory in a rough, scrappy’ game:

The locals led 8-8 at the end-of the first quarter, and

* extended their margin to 22-7

by halftime. The team scor- ing was evenly balanced,

with surprising rookie'Susan .

Popoff leading the way with 8

: points.. Gail: Cheveldave and

Lisa Koochin added 7 points apiece, ‘while; Beth Krug chipped in with 5 points.

Coach Pilatzke ‘was. satis-. fied with the girls’ perfor- mance after the long Christ- mas layoff:

‘I thought the girls worked really hard . on.” defense throughout the game. By the | end of the game: fey, may

day, following & ay ness. Hé was 76.

Owen lett Government House in 1978, following ‘a five-year term, and was suc- -

; been,attending his legal of - oral .

hjtting for 25 day night the’ girls played

the imp ing

Thure- games layed during their two-week’ stay The. players

: Schott Jénes who just returried from Sweden. Hore they ers say “super’, as was the food, ‘the ‘atmosphere: > “te ] said Meer The Stanley Humphries 45-16 with aie Beleayk- - display some of, the many gifts exchanged ‘at various and : :

ieee Playing well lately.” all day y with’ eight’:

their best ball of the-trip and: defeated & tough Spring <= Valley team, 44-24. Andrea

Bes On Friday against “Lumby

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS mifutes of the game only to. __ Except for middleweight: Jose 30-27, Saturday morning Hagler, whon ‘you the Rockettes played their talk about a champion of the poorest: ganie’ of the trip world in boxing, you are

against a very strong team talking about a- fighter who”

from Steveston and lost rules the world presided over. Ji

y of Mexico, head of the World Boxing ” Council, or ,by Rodrigo San- - chez of Panama, chief of the '

World Boxing Association.

“ OF 14 weight classes, 12 c have two champions, includ- All in all the trip.was very . worth while since the team is

: ibe : VE) — Parents

: toughness. As the season rogresses the shooting will . and high school students are Tnprove and. ‘the victories” angered and frustrated by a

will be easier to come by. The \ ruling : which, ia ows: only

By ED SCHUYLER JE. :

\ games 7 scheduled. The cham-

. Plonship: game gets under ‘

way .at /8:15 -p.m... Award ns will Solow the : final 5 game. a - ‘Last weekend the’ Rockers o recognition. and’ took part.in the Revelstoke = v-Inter-Provincial New ear,

who are’ not ‘big’ enough to Twenty-six: ‘world Shas

campaign in the 112-pound ae ee ‘A cham- flyweight division... ‘is supposed to. stand The: only two classes not. La the best of his division. split by.’ the WBC and th UNITY INSIGHT © WBA: are’ ‘middleweight “— +, But things ate looking up. Hagler ‘defends : that’ title There ‘willbe a-single light

next Saturday night:in Bos, heavyweight’ champion “de- © :

ton’ against Fulgencio Obel- cided “Feb. 28 ‘when. WEC -mejias: of Venezuéla' — and 8

Students fuming’ .

500 GD WE CET ke A ed ATS HE

low prices, non-wax eg. $120 to 129 95.

; Fae epee ee SKIS Keg. 87-98 tet

coaches travelled. fn a a passenger bus.

‘The ~ bus picked. op ithe team at 10:80: a.m,” and ‘th

xt action for the Rock ; af ‘the Can ne the en for the I Tnvit Union of Public Employees to

iionai Tournament in Nelson Grive sports teams to out-of-

town games. this weekend. - Deloy Routley, coach of the

Vernon senior. secondary school basketball team, said

win, - i6se

the oling by. 4 by.the eee Labor ~

5 ‘th uld “be were dropped off in tentaateut and Wolter. Rutland. The team had ‘no: weight champions.

access to tranaportation from ° ‘Saoul Mamby, ‘WEC 5

the time. of arrival until late champion, and Adton:Pryor, that night, Routley said, The - the: WBA king, are signed to driver was ‘sent back to settle who is the real junior

Vernon because he would welterweight champion. The have had i to he paid whille he . fight was scheduled’ on Feb. i in t!

se ined nate and fess "mobility. for students. *

Under ‘the ‘previous sys-

have been tired but they 43m, the vehicles, used ‘were

didn't give up many easy owned by a society’ -and

baskets. coaches and teachers did the “Offensively, Gail ‘Chev- driving. Now, buses have

eldave' and Betty Zaytsoff been turned over . to the.

played their, best games. ‘of schoo! board and rented back: @ season, at |

offs shooting was. deadiy, for trips. Drivers pages are

despite a badly sprained fin: ating bidgets.. a

rm seat’ gin’ Spainst Routley said the’ senior-

next es

Salmo should be a real test of ‘Mloeetes fee Vernon? 2

cu abilty and sheracter. “on the weekend.

10 everyone return: ing from last-year ard will be Ho a Players. nang two" very tough to beat.” °

Game time against Salmo - is 5:30 on Wednesday night in the SHSS gym.

On Friday, the team will be * attending the Totem Tourna- = fj ment in Nelson, where they tackle Trafalgar Totems at 4. p.m. on Friday, and Rossland ... Royals at 10 Sm. on Satur:

Rutland, + but Pryor was sbi Under. tho old system, Hunt decane a where teachers or coaches - argument: with a woman. drove the*vehicles, coaches ~

could take the players shop- hurt,’ an

Mi sad Ali © ping or to other. activities to. Professional Sports,’ Inc. kill time between: games, - wants s torpute the’ fight on its’.

Routley. said. 28 Gardon card. But ..“We were stuck in a gym-

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- as Tommy: Hears and the

‘ “The, nearest facility to shop two Muhammads on the Gar= paid. out, of ‘the teams’ ‘oper. |.

or eat was three miles away.

“It is nearly impossible to oc- ‘ported’

jot eupy 10 hours with nothing to ~ fiphtin: Mamby in inl his:home- ido between games. It is hard pa ae B toexpect the team to play up .to-par under such condi- - : » Hons.”

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