Saturday, August 15, 1992

@ Saturday, August 15, 1992

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NEW HEIGHTS

Stanley Humphries senior boys’ basketball coach John Ritchie has been named as head of the SHSS physical education department. Ritchie replaces Barry DePaoli who has moved on to bigger and badder in Kimberley.

TICKETS _ON SALE

Doing much on Nov. 29? Tickets are already on sale for the 80th CFL Grey Cup Game. If the Lions finish the season they way they began you probably won't see too many British Columbians at SkyDome. It marks the 45th time Toronto has hosted the Grey Cup.

Sound fair, doesn't it?

CASH TOURNEY

The Castlegar Slo-pitch Cash Tournament is still accepting teams, but you better hurry. The seven men-three women teams must be registered by Sunday. For more information call 365-5586 or 365-5389.

Glen Freeman NEWS, REPORTER

The present and the future of the Na- tional Hockey League are meeting in Castlegar Monday.

The 1992 Hockey West Hockey School starts Monday and local professionals will be training tomorrow’s stars.

“We're in our third year in Castlegar and we're really excited to be coming back,” said Hockey West director Ernie Gare.

“This year we have Claude Vilgrain from the New Jersey Devils instructing, we have Ray Ferraro of the Islanders, Steve Junker who has just signed with the New York Islanders, Kelly Hurd with Detroit and Darcy Martini — that’s a good quality field.”

And this years quality field will be

sharpen their skills.

“Our day camp will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,” Gare said.

“Every day we will have two sessions on ide as well as off-ice conditioning — circuit training and the like.”

And Gare says the camp will be a great experience for all who attend.

“The emphasis is on skill development but we also emphasize fun,” he said.

“We want their time here to be a learn- ing experience, but we want them to en- joy themselves.”

But the hockey school is also for older players who are more serious about the ‘sport.

“For the kids 15 and up we have a ju- nior conditioning camp,” Gare said.

“They'll be doing some skill develop- ment as well as some conditioning drills so they can get a head start on their ju- nior camps or college teams.”

Gare said that breaking in to the NHL is no easy task these days, so potential

helping 80 local kids aged seven to 14 :

‘ns to Castlegar

pros need all the help they can get. as skill development goes, attending “People from all over the world are camps like these gives kids that much competing for jobs in the NHL, so as far more of an edge.”

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Closkey set for girls basketball camp

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Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER

The Olympics are over, so forget about the U. S. ‘Dream team.’

The hottest hoopsters on the court are going to be at the Stanley Humphries Sec- ondary School girls basketball camp this week.

“We've had the girls camp now for about 15 years,” said SHSS vice-principal and coach Jack Closkey.

“We'll probably have 75

strength of the teams. They start playing the game earlier and therefore they’re better and more knowledgeable when they get into high school.

“That's why we have such a strong girls team at (SHSS).”

“The big advantage is that our senior kids go in and coach,” he said.

“They learn a lot about the game, about responsibility and about leadership by coaching.

“Those sorts of things really

‘I mean, this is $90 and it’s a fundamentals camp. That’s perfect for your first couple of years.

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MINOR HOCKEY

girls out, so it. should be a lot of Just perfect.’

fun.” _? Fun and hard work forthe _ aack: Cloakey

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We'll make it happen.

girls from all over the Koote- nays taking part in the train- ing session.

“This is a tough camp,” Closkey continued.

“It’s a very good fundamen- tals camp for the elementary kids and the junior high school kids.”

And lessons the girls learn young pay off big when they get older and enter high school.

“The results show in the

Indeed, the one-week camp helped the SHSS Rockettes to finish sixth in the province this year and has put them in the B.C. top-10 every year since 1986.

“The camp is the linchpin to the whole thing.”

And Closkey said that it’s not only the girls paying their money to attend who learn a basketball lesson.

pay benefits in the long run.”

And for good reason Closkey is proud of the camp he helped to found.

“This is a great alternative to those really expensive col- lege camps,” he said.

“I mean, this is $90 and it’s a fundamentals camp. That’s perfect for your first couple of years. Just perfect.”

IN COACHING

Rep, Pee Wee, Bantam and Midgets.

Please help out by submitting your application by Aug. 15 to:

COACHING CO-ORDINATOR

CASTLEGAR MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

P.O. BOX 3264 CASTLEGAR, B.C. VIN 3H5

Application forms can be picked up at the Arena Complex