The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - BS ” ‘TERRACE STANDARD SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN 638-7283 a eT Scoreboard ¢ ght : JOSE NAVARRO, Alberto Vega and Agustin Or- endain came to Terrace all the way from Guada- lajara, Mexico to play in the Riverboat Days Youth Soccer Challenge. JOANNA WONG PHOTO. Soccer Terrace Youth Soccer Chailenge Aug. 3-4 Kitimat U-16 Gold NATHAN VanDriel added a little spice to his run at Terrace U-17 Silver McBike’s BMX competition Aug. 4. VanDriel came Terrace U-16 Bronze all the way from Smithers to compete in the com- petition, SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO Under 16. Girls Terrace U-16 Gold Kitimat U-16 Silver Under 14 Boys - O i S Prince Rupert U-14 Gold ; Terrace U-14 Silver. Terrace U-13 Bronze | Terrace U-12 Gold Kitimat U-13 - Silver Under 12 B & Mexico U-11 Gold A look at some of this year’s Riverboat Kitimat U-12 Silver Days sporting events. ronze Terrace U-12 Rock Climbing Azad Adventures Climbing Competition Aug, 3 SAM SKALSVIK of Prince Rupert gets set for a big move during the north- west's first-ever rock climbing competition. He placed first in the men’s division followed closely by Terrace’s Shane Spencer. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO ‘1, Sam Skalsvik Prince Rupert 2, Shane Spence Terrace a 3. Travis Murphy Terrace ; 1. Suki Spencer Terrace 2. Sarah Zimmerman Terrace Junior (Under 16) 1, Travis Yagatniski Terrace Biking McBike BMX Competition Aug. 4 1. Matthew Ranahan Kitwanga 2, Dean Campbell Terrace 2, Drew Inkster Terrace 3. Brandon Viguers Terrace 1. Chris Webb . Terrace 2. Mat Fee Terrace 3. Garath Hannes Terrace 1, Sarah Zimmerman Terrace 2. Suki Spencer Terrace THIS YOUNG soap box,racer (lett) gets set to tackle the Park Ave. hill Aug, 4: at ICBC's annual soap box derby, Teams battle it out at the second annual Mr, ; Mike's Beach Blast Volleyball tournament Aug. 4-5. TANYA KORMENDY PHOTO Team Mexico adds spice | Beach volleyball Skateboard Ruins skateboard competition Aug. 4 1, Brandon Lewis Prince Rupert 2. Danial Bottyan Vancouver 3. Benny Urban Germany t th h i | y bi 4. Marshall Vanhorn Terrace 0 Ou soccer Cc a en e tou rne a ast oe ' LL 13-15 years a By JOANNA WONG Tace counterparts. Navarro says he brings By DAVID D. HU 1. Kurtis Spaiding “Terrace CRIES OF “bueno! La Mucca head coach his students to Canada so | HE Beach Blast Il, the Riverboat Days voucybal 2, Durell Wiseman _. Smithers bueno!” filled the air as 27 Armando Navarro says that they can teach and learn | ‘urnament, staged ona huge man made each on 3. Devon Wiseman Smithers young Mexicans added a northwestern British Co- from young Canadian soc- | the Mr. Mike’s parking lot Aug. 4-5 was a huge SUCCESS. 16. and older 1,Lewis “Bubba” Muldoe. : "Prince Rupert little competitive spice to this year’s Riverboat Days Youth Soccer Challenge. lumbia is the highlight of his team’s month-long Ca- nadian tour, cer players, “Here there’s only four months to practice soccer. With eight competitive and six recreational teams entering ihe two day event there was lots of 2. Jack Haworth a ~> Terrace ‘Au » Uteet tht beat” ‘ action to catch. gust 3 and 4, players First, it is beautiful,” In Mexico we play all the ' ' 4 Mie ae Terrace from the Guadalajara- said Navarro, a former pro- time,” he said. “I know | .. Fhe sun shone erent o the over halt : mi 4 Tyler Cudmore Terrace based La Mucca Soccer fessional soccer player. Canadian. kids develop lion pounds of sand trucked in courtesy of loca Terrace Standard _Palnts based on number of entrants In each division most The play- two full size beach volleyball courts. " A dv en tu re Ch all enae fleet-foo- ers were in: , The competitive arson pu a a remecous aa monstration of v j idi e |: g ted youth “First it is beautiful..and all Canadian Kitimat | oreo einen nee eon The oallay Wal at Christy and. Ter- ge crowds with great action. The wiley Wolves | | 2002 Lead ers Park. people are very hospitable with us, especial- race for took on a younger Shaft team for the competitive ‘Men's Division The /y Terrace and Kitimat people.” th re e | championship in a best of five final with the | Shane Spencer 454 Terrace annual weeks fora | Wolves coming out victors in a 3-1 final. Chris Cordis 227 Terrace tourna- soccer The recreational side was dominated for the |! Mark Billay 221 Terrace ment camp and second year by The Return of Rear Action, un- ' oints Home town draws teams from through- with us, especially Terrace games against local teams, | ¢oubtably the most colourfull team in the tourney, |: Suki Spencer re Terraca out the northwest and now and Kitimat people.” ® Navarro says the cultur | beating the Sand Crabs handily in the final contest. | Sarah Zimmerman 9325 Terrace Mexico. Navarro began the La al exchange is “really he consolation round was a melding of compe- Susan Harrison 419 Smithers For the second year Mucca academy three really exciting” for his | ‘itive and recreational teams coming together for running, the Mexicans years ago, boys. The only thing they | °¢ last chance at greatness. 7 came out on top in the His 120 students train miss is Mexican food. The Eagle All Stars from Kitimat defeated | ' Travis Yageiniski 345 rerrace Under 12 category. almost every day of the “Canadian food is ham- Chubby Chicken for the honours. ; Cheon aie " 228 Tanees But the win only came week, and many go on to burgers, hot dogs, pizza,”. Next year look for Beach Blast III, a bigger and Academy went head to head against Terrace’s “And all Canadian people are very hospitable skills every time we're here,” after a heart stopping shoot-out against their Ter- play: professionally at a national level. os Navarro laughed. “We Never find tacos” fo contractors and their employees with rugby club volunteers providing the physical labour to create expanded Riverboat Days event staged over the Sunday and Monday, ee Ore PRE ERO