CEPT OTE AES A A pg Tei E Inn 28 Ben ae eae Be pet iat acetate ond SE, Yee oon, een ogee: Pew pep gee -acece: 5 ae : S Re EO TR SB US ES FEU RG MS ERE TOR, Va ta Pa Sa MT ATELATE TAME TARENE N on wea ea ‘MARGARET SPEIRS. Part two of our look at the toughest games . and greatest athletic | achievements. of 2008. July - 6 SUPER BM scores: its-second win in as many weeks, blanking Kitimat’s | FC Alcan Sabres 2-0 to win'the Mark Teves Memorial” Soccer. Tournament — a sweet victory after topping the league standings last year, only to lose in the playoffs. | Se i oe A _ _ Junior and’ senior secondary school athletes send the largest track team in More than five years to Prince George, — . and it brings home 21. golds, 13 silvers and 15 bronze’ medals. OOOO. Terrace Bluebacks finish the season with Brandon Williams winning | ‘an ag-): | &E , gregate silver medal and qualifying for provincials for his first time and Allison”. Knoedler Swimming alongside national. ‘team members at the Mel Zajak national meet in Vancouver. + 00000 | "Spécial Olympians bring home sev- eral: medals from the Provincial Summer ‘: Games in the Comox Valley. Swimmer>Reynold. Starr wins ‘gold, : silver and bronze while teammate Donna Hepworth wins gold. “The regional soccer team,’ including . “ame pete ESO. _four local players, wins bronze. It’s the : first time a northwest soccer team n partici- "-pates to the games. ° oy (OOo o The - ‘fourth ‘Adventure . Challenge ‘crowns new, champions’ after’ adding a | new event.and daring athletes to complete call five events in one weekend instead of - four different weekends. Sherrie’ Hamer takes top spot i in the - '” first place in the men’s: category, Mat- . thias Muller claims the junior champion : title and Sheldon Smaha grabs the youth: ; championship. .O0OOOO + ‘fourth ‘annual Vancouver International _ ‘Junior Badminton Camp and Tourna- ment, which features the world’s best . badminton players. ou OOOOH “Twenty-six athletes swim, bike and * run-in the first annual Barkman Triath- * lon. ‘Local athlete Eberle Balfour wins the Masters’s female division and Janine Barton, Ron: Lowe and Sheldon Ryder of Terrace and: Smithers win the team, . event. ; eee o eo. - The U-13 girls and U-16 boys soccer -teams score gold while the. U-17 boys ‘win bronze at provincials. Pee ar myer) women’s division, Natou Kurtz nabs. 4; Andrew Benson, 17; and Glen. Parry, #16, compéte for: their’ first: firhecati thers award: for sportsmanship, a rarity for a. first place team, gh ; ooeoee me Terrace Raiders’ bantam. Tep lacrosse. ° _ pillages its competition to win gold at the Provincial Bantam C Lacrosse Champi- ¢ Onships. after only one: season of league * play here. . Coach Terry - ‘Monture wins the Fait ~ Play Coach award, player Scott Simpson -is chosen,the team’s Fair Player: and cap- ‘tain Chapen Leblond is named Provincial tournament MVP. ~ ~ August ‘SENIOR: vathletes’ i Maxine: Smallwoo wins'gold in*javelii’ and *sifver ini di§ciis ‘and Leona Smith runs to a silver in the 100-metre race at the World Masters’ . Games in Edmonton. OOOO : The U-14 girls, U-12. boys and U- 12 girls.net golds, the U-13 girls score silver and the U-11 boys and U-11 girls bag bronze at the Riverboat Days Youth Soccer tournament. | The U-16 and U-17 rep boys teams. , Play a visiting Mexican team and come away with a 1-2 record. . Oo o Sd . Former minor hockey star Josh Murray . moves onward to study and play hockey . at the University of Alabama at Hunts- ' ville after. completing his two-year stint with the Williams Lake Timberwolves, . OOOO . Arm wrestlers ‘Alan Heinricks’.and Frank Nuyens qualify for Team BC at the 29th annual Provincial Arm Wrestling ~ Championships.: Heinricks wins in the masters division and takes third i inthe pro division. Nuy- ens places second in the pro 220-pound ~ class and third in the pro 221-pound-and- overclass. > ©OOOF So The Terrace.Speedway crowns a new media champion in its second media race - ofthe season. ~ .. ° Standard © Radio’ 5 -Brooklyn Neys _ crosses the finish line first after flipping. -cher-car and“ landing rubber-side down earlier in the race. ooooe “CHAPEN LEBLOND, (above) captain of the Terrace Raiders lacrosse squad, shows off his MVP trophy and gold medal from the Provincial Bantam “C” Lacrosse Championships. Lynn Rempel, Jessica Halworson (below) and their steeds, Gizmo and Sarah, take a break during a Totem | Saddle Club gym- Kh jana at the Thornhill Community Grounds in July. we ae ww Pe ee ee "~" _ The girls are awarded ‘the Fair Play | in The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 4, 2006 - Al 1 ‘July. The 2005 Adventure Challenge sh ampione (rovers Sherrie Hamer amet S. Span) Natow’ u Matthias Muller Gunior 1 13- -16) and Sheldon Smaha: (youth 12- -under). Central Garage pitcher. B Ba ‘Dean Sturko’s. Belgian horse team, .Tonka and Dan, score second place in the’ "team pull at the Skeena Valley Fall Fair. The team, who weighs a total of 3,850 - ~ pounds, hefts the 6,000 pound weight over the finish line easily, but can’t man- age the 6,500 weight for the win. ‘In the single horse pull, Sturko-en-" ‘ courages Tonka to victory. OOOO , Terrace Super BM settles for second spot in:the men’s: soccer league playoffs after a shootout showdown against the ‘Kitimat FC Sabres. ~ September | CAITLIN SCALES finishes her com-| “petitive swimming career and moves on | to become an assistant coach for the Dol- phins alongside coach Mike Carlyle. OOOO | Local seniors: games, athletes bring Games i in the Cowichan Valley. OOOO The Terrace Women’s Soccer Associa-*. tion holds. its first outdoor tournament. ‘Bandstra _ » scores second and Kitwanga takes third. “ Nuyens ciaims victory, ‘back 46 medals from. the BC Seniors | . Nuyens player Kasey Lewis and Band-- . Stra’s Leah Kumpolt are named tourney MVPs and top scorers after netting. 10 goals each. The Back Eddy’s Kaali Jobb, is s named top goalie. - s OOOO “Alberta Tiding judge Todd: Bailey comes to town to teach clinics on English _and Western riding techniques. He says he’s impressed with the. Po- tential of local riders. oO OO4¢ Local author Joe Pelletier attends. the Team Canada ‘hockey camp in Kelowna and comes close to Bertuzzi and Gretz- oOo Local athletes and coaches, Burny Carlsen and John Amos, put their support “behind the proposed sporeplex . 7 OOOO. Terrace’ s ultimate team“ ‘snags third, . - spot in their division and 11th: overall at. the Ultimate High Fest Pilgrimmage « of “Plastic tournament in Vernon. October MORE than 70 youth attend the Sprock- ids bike clinic to learn cycling skills and maintenance at Ferry Island. OOOO Locals Travis Carter and Tavis. Mc- - § - Donald finish first,and second in the All, . ‘Seasons 25th Half Marathon. OOOO. Bantam rep hockey defeats 100 Mile . “House to win the Merrit Icebreaker Hockey Tournament and the midget reps ‘take third i in their division. wo ® oe ¢ o Basketball coach and school principal of Cam MacKay ‘weighs in on the sportsplex. debate, saying he. wants a building with. more than a sheet of ice so more people. and groups'can benefit from its use. ; OOOO The River: ‘Kings kick-off their “ secon’ _ season by grabbing three points out of four from the Bears in 100. Mile House with a 6-5 victory. and five- all tie, ‘November ‘THE River Kings score two firsts: this. month. After their eighth regular s season game, - the team tops the league standings with a. "5-1-2 record and 12 points: - The Kings finally defeat Kitimat 3-1 in front of a home crowd to start the sec- © “ond half of the season. - OoFoee ‘Local skaters bring home medals i in 42, events and 15 ribbons from the Williston Skate in Vanderhoof. The club’s two competitive skaters, Jacqueline and Julianne Lenuik par- t a. op ay * ticipate in. the BC Sectionals: in’ Prince, : George. Jacqueline places 10th. : OO oe * ‘The foundation ‘i is laid for the Skeena Valley Exhibition Arena at the Thornhill: Community Grounds: About 20: people + volunteer their time to the Prnlect. : December - THE River Kings’ come close to securing Sos their first place standing for the'remain- |; °° der of the season but place it in jeopardy. © ‘by. only winning. one game of a double- header at home against Smithers Dec. 3 and 4.. The second game ends inatie:’ - - OF COO. - The structure of: the Skeena Valley. ‘ Exhibition Arena is ‘assembled ‘at. the. . -. Thornhill Community Grounds. «| cet _ The finished arena will allow Totem oe Saddle Club riders to mount up, practice. * and compete inside all year round. .