B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 16, 2003 -ENA ANGLER ROB BROWN Taimen 11 t was Lewis. Joan recognized him from the pictures he’d sent to Billy, but the pictures were grainy carica- tures of the man that was standing in the river a few feet in front of her. The man be- fore her was so tall. At five-foot-10-inches, Joan was not short. When she looked at Billy she was almost at eye level. Looking at Lewis put a strain on her neck, This man was well over six feet, possibly nearer to seven. He had a full black beard that accentuated his mouth and his warm, welcoming smile; his eyes were darkly brown, almost black. They shone. His hair was the colour of ebony; his features were sharp and distinct. He was in front of her, his arms extended. He enveloped her. He squeezed firmly, powerfully. Joan smelled pines and old camplires, He pulled back, set his face directly in front of hers, centimetres away, and locked on her eyes. ; “You're Joan. You must be. It’s so nice to see’ you.” His voice was deep, resonant, and reas- suring. There was no question in her mind that he meant what he said. She was so taken aback by his presence that she hadn't realized he’d swept her off her feet until he put her down. “How long have you been here?” he asked. “A day...only a day.” “How do you like the place? Isn't it wonder- ful? Have you been out on the river? Have you been fishing?” “Uh...yes,” said Joan, not really sure which of | his questions she’d answered,. or, caring -for:that - matter. The two anglers aboard the boat, older gentle- men, diminutive next to Lewis, rolled over the - gunwale of the jet sled. They both smiled at. Joan as they splashed past on their way to shore ’ and to camp. “Tell me your adventures so far,” demanded Lewis, bul while Joan was untangling her tongue and casting about for a place to begin, Billy came running down the path to the river waving his hands and shouting. Lewis looked up. _ “Pardon me, please,” he said. He smiled warmly while gently touching her shoulder with one hand and her cheek with the other before - striding up path to Billy. Joan stood, staring and feeling stunned, as the two friends whooped and hollered and pushed against each other like a pair of frolicking dogs. - Dinner was loud and boisterous as Billy and _ Lewis relived escapades — some shared, some lived alone — while York tried unsuccessfully to match them with his own exploits. Joan strug- gled to fight off the urge to stare at Lewis. She could have added some adventures of her own to the conversation, but was content to listen. The epic battle between Tugsiin Sugar and the great laimen with an appetite for prairie dogs brought the conversation to a close. — “Tomorrow we'll see if we can get one of those giant fish on a fly rod. And see if we can bring him to shore,” said Lewis. The night air was full of winter. Joan was re- lieved to be in the warmth of the ger. For the first time since they left Atlin, Billy was happy and communicative — and amorous. Joan should have been happy to have him back, but the clo- ser he got the more she thought of Lewis. “We should think about taking our relationship to the next level — making a commitment,” he said, rolling onto his back and staring up at the toono, The ground was dusted with snow when they arose the next day, By the time breakfast was done and the jet boat loaded, the sun had risen and most of the snow was gone, Lewis helped Joan into the boat. . “Is it OK to hold bands on the first date?” he said firmly taking her hand in his, then haisting her aboard as if she weighed nothing. In moments they were gliding downstream. .The brush clinging precariously to the rock walls was brilliant - red, yellow and orange. ‘The cold air stung Joan’s lips and cheeks. They jran for almost two hours before Lewis expertly , guided the sled through rapids studded with i large boulders and glided into a bay at the head of large run that could have been a twin of the one where Tugsiin had hooked the giant taimen the day before. mo, As Billy and York fished rapidly Joan strug- gled with the two-handed rod, Lewis put down his rod and put his arms around Joan once more. His large brown hands covered hers, “Here, we'll fish.as one,” he said. To-be continued... Sweet silver Terrace’s U-14 boys clinch second in B.C. By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN UP AGAINST the stiffest competition in the province Terrace’s under-14 boys select soccer team proved once again it’s got the talent to give lower mainland teams a run for their money. The local squad came back from the July 4- 6 Nike Provincial Challenge Cup in Campbell River with a silver medal — it’s the second year running the team has placed second at the provincial championships. That makes it the only select team from Terrace to earn the silver medal twice, not to mention two years in a row. The team managed to decisively beat the Kootenays 4-1, Victoria’s Gordon Head 3-0 and Kelowna 2-1 al the tournament. They: played to 0-0 draw with Coquitlam and lost just one game — a nail-biting match against Richmond. It was the 3-2 loss against Richmond which prevented the team from taking home the gold medal — something some of the boys were hoping to accomplish. “Tt was hard because last year we got silver and the year before we got bronze,” says left forward Sheldon Paulson. “It was our year to win gold.” Despite the disappointment of missing out on top spot Paulson says a silver medal finish is a great accomplishment. Co-coach Bill Redpath says the pressure # Jumping for joy KAYLA McColl, 11, celebrates a goal by her team at the oppo- site end of the field July 10. She was playing for team Germany | Ladies open a success THE SKEENA Valley Golf and Country Club was the ,. place to be July 5-6 as its annual women’s open got Sports menu To gat your game, avent or meating added to the Terrace Standard Sports Menu or Sports Scope, fax us at 638-8432, or @- mail us al! newsroom: @terracestandard.com July 17 @ Women’s Soccer: Almwood vs Cedar River Physio at Caledonia. Koala Sun Shooters vs Blesings at Thornhill Secondary. under way. July 19 M@ Regular racing and street challange at the Terrace speedway. Tima trlals at 12:30 p.m. and races at 2 p.m.. July 21 @ Women’s Soccer: Ar- tistic vs Back Eddy Pub at Regional District field, July 22 @ Women's Soccer: Blessings vs Cedar River Physio at the Cale- donia fields. Back Eddy Pub vs Koala Sun Shoo- ters at Thomhill Second: ary, turned out to the Terrace- July 27 Kitimat drag racing strip Wi Terrace Drag Race June 28 for the street legal Association hosts a racing. show and shine at Foun: tain Tire, : Ss RE ie i es ee ee Le! SWEET SUCCESS: Terrace's under 14 boys select soccer team put up a good fight at rb the B.C. pravincials earning second spot in the province. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO . Kim Evans came out on top with the low gross score shooting 161 and Tobi Tabata picked up the loss net score in 141 stokes. The championship flight saw Angie Horianopolous take the low gross with a score of 179 followed up by Debbie Carruthers shooting 183. Aina Petterson was the championship flights low net winner with 142 followed by Lynne Price with 152. The first flight saw Rose Hokstead nab top spot with a gross score of 186. Next up was Joy Stevenson with 194, The low net for the first flight went to Joanne Sylvester with a score of 151 and second iow net went to Fran Co- lussi just one stroke behind with 152. Low gross for the second flight went to Surinder Dhami shooting and even 200. Second low gross went to Melissa Davies with 204, Second flight low net was nab- bed by Ellen Smith shooting 151 followed by Leona Willcox with 153. The club’s senior’s open is next on the agenda sche- duled to get into full swing Aug. 16-17. Munson wins first street legal drags TERRACE’S Ian Munson was the person to nail top spot in the first street legal drag races of the season. Twenty competitors Regular racing saw -some some great action Saturday with Hud Fisher of Terrace. winning the was intense, particularly in the final game of ihe tournament. Terrace had to beat Kelowna if the boys wanted to come home with silver medals around their necks. “A draw would not be enough to to win sil- ver and there was a great deal of anxiety on the Terrace bench as time ran down,” recalls Redpath. Kelowna took an early 1-0 lead and Terrace didn’t get on the board until midway through the second half on a goal from centre forward Jesiah Bartley. “With only four minutes left Alex Redpath split the Kelowna defence with a surgical pass sending the powerful Sheldon Paulson in be- hind the Kelowna defence, which had no chance of catching him,” Redpath says. Paulson shot the ball past the keeper clinching the silver medal for the team, But he's quick to point out the team’s suc- © cess is a result of a long history of the squad playing together. For three years the same group of boys have" been playing together with few changes to the lineup. That history is one reason Paulson thinks the squad continues to place in the top three teams in the province. “Everybody gets along, everybody goes to practises and wants to be there and that help out a lot,” Paulson says. oo “Everybody knows how everybody else. plays and everybody's dedicated.” He also credits coaches Bill Redpath and: Dave Bartley for sticking by the team so long. Paulson’s hoping next year the team will win zone playdowns and once again advance ta provincial championships for another shot at the gold medal. SMa Maroy at the annual Terrace and District Credit Union’s Goalgetters camp. More than 100 youngsters signed up for the week-long soccer clinic. The sessions wrap up with a round robin tourna- ment based on the Warld Cup. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO snow/bike class while Tel- kwa driver Leland Hovland nailed top spot in the snow/bike gamblers series. Kitimat's Dave Saun- ders won the car/truck class after a year's break from racing. And in the car/truck gambler’s event Tom Hu- menick of New Hazelton ousted lan. Munson for the $150 prize, M Race on MOUNTAIN BIKERS are gearing up for the first downhill mountain bike race of the season thls Sunday at Shames Mountain. The All Seasons Source for Sports downhill starts at 12 noon and is the second event of the Ter- tacé Standard Adventure Challenge outdoor sports series. Last year more than 60 people braved the greulling course and just as many are expected this weekend. FILE PHOTO