e With the goose Tattening and

-- thoughts of Ninja Turtles danc-

ing through’ the heads of the lit-
‘tle munchkins, it’s tine to'start .
thinking ‘about pifts ;
near and ‘dear? | 7+:
: For-the fisherman,’ knowing
what to -get-‘those “we: leave ©
behind. when’ we:venture forth - '
into. the great out-of-doors is no’
problem. ‘After all: there are a
myriad of handy gifts —: kit-.
chen utensils; state-of-the-art
vacuum cleaners, a new blender
maybe — to be found on the
shelves of reputable department’
stores everywhere. wo

= But for the mates -of -
fishermen, the choice is’ not
always 90 easy.-To that end, I'd’
like to offer some suggestions
that may simplify the task.

. Af you ‘are ‘recently: married
and-considering a gift for the
man who has ‘only recently
shown an interest: in angling, ..
consider. a level-wind: casting ©
reel and a rad to match. These

ee

-SPORTSCOPE->

ti
Wade's sharp
‘down in KC

WADE FLAHERTY is
sparkling in net for the Kan-
sas City Blades this season,
The Terrace goaltender is
‘holding down a 2.83 goals-
“against average — second
only to Fort Wayne’s O'Neil
in the International Hockey
League goalie rankings. ,-
- Flaherty has backstoppéd
the Blades to a 24-6-1 record
atop the THL’s western divi-
sion, a record that is the best
-in the league tight now.
Although he hasn’t.chalk-
ed up. any. shutouts. yet,

layed.

dals” in’ “1,082 “ininutes

_THE LOCAL boys and girls
‘were ‘eliminated quickly in
zone curling playoffs for the
right to go to the B.C.
Winter Games,

The playoffs were held
here Dec. 7-8 at the Terrace
Curling Club. ce
Terraces girls team were
felled 8-2 by Smithers to
drop to the ‘B'-side, where

they. were ‘eliminated 7-4 by |

ooking. for
revenge, but all they found
‘wat:-double jeopardy, They .

¥ _

‘Smithers “defeated.

‘final. and will “represent the
zone-at the Winter Games,

= Boxers.

A19-Ib.: junior::'C’ ‘division,
‘and Robert Doane will fight:

inthe £12:1b junior. ‘C’ divi- |;

“alc dy Doane, in'119-Ib
junior
as the club's alternate.

The local boxers qualified

at the. Salmon ‘Belt boxing
tournament in Prince Rupert

last month. *

On the same weekend,’
Terraces. Joey Losier .and
‘Darren: Bell. will be in action

at the Bmevald Gloves tour- |

fhament: in’ Vancouver. That
ourney will be the qualifying

ound to go to the Junior Na-. :

for those:

monofilament’ “puzzles;

Flaherty has allowed oily $1.)

13-6, and'|.,

Hazélion by a 6-4 score in the }.

‘the 139-Ib intermediate divi-| |
‘sion, Clint Bell will be in the |

‘B', ‘will also be there

contraptions are marvels. of.
engineering that contain all
manner of whirring ball bear-
ings.;

ve the clerk-load the reel with.
the: stiffest monofilament:you;
can find;-Level wind reels’

be filled with'the most flexible
nylon imaginable and cast with
the “utmost” of precision —
anything less. is likely to give
your would-be fishing phenom
the. gnarliest axe .. knots ..im-
aginable, ‘After.’

spouse will stay near home and
hearth where you.can ensure he.
tends to roof, garden‘and'lawn: -
’ But what if-your man is.
already hooked?- You might as

‘ well reconcile yourself to a gift
which will: make his time.on

stream more enjoyable. A good
stocking stuffer, provided-your
man is a float fisherman; is:the
reknowned Dynk Float, 9225 °°%5
You read it right. The.Dynk

onals text spring. .

- Before you leave the. store

‘few. of these::

the. .

rr ree

~ The Skeena
Angler .

4

Float is a. ‘relatively new
, development. It's made.from a
‘section..of. congealed, -plasticky

“your” glop that is used as some kind of

filler in buildings and sells for
“ about a penny a mile when used
for that purpose. A’ weinerish
bobber dipped in orange paint
atone end‘and about eight. in-
ches long, the Dynk has manag-

“a buck a Dynk, it must have net-
ted its inventor.zillions,. |.

by Rob Brown

ed.to capture the imagination of
* drift; fishermen ‘everywhere, At

Formerly, . drift fishermen {at
least the Dynkless ones who
prefer to bourice their: baits
through the snares and traps of
the riverbottoms) chucked a
chunk. of lead’ out into the
stream .to. ensure their. lures
would reach the river floor. '

- Unfortunately these rigs

-didh't - always’ “navigate the

Stream bed successfully. This

unsatisfactory situation fed an
§ unventor. 2ulh “, i¢ ,Almheralded © genius to. the

Another gift suitable for stuf...

fing stockings isthe Snake: -

‘brilliant “idea of filling nylon

shoe: laces with buckshot and

-AVICTORY on horne ice! It was a dream come true for Ter-
race's ‘tween division ringette squad Saturday. morning
when they came from behind to defeat Prince George’s ‘B'
team 7-6. The Terrace girls battled back from a 6-4 deficit.

: On goals: by Christine Zaporzan (below) and Lisa Smith to
"tie the game and take the lead with four minutes left. Cool-
~ headed defence by goaltender Heidi Nygaard and the rest

—of.the team helped preserve the victory despite pressure

‘from Prince George. Pictured above are ‘tween players

‘Kara DeJong and Erin Stavely doing a-shift on the bench.

Complete tourney results next week,

“to. ‘the | contraption “therefore *
Creating -a. slinky, serpentine |

- > weight. virtually. incapable of

"getting mired ‘in the -substrate. -:

ey

Fish have been in great jeopardy ”’
’ ever since, :. oaore Q .
'’. Hf you are looking for a gift

for‘a fiyfisherman, there are all

_ sorts Of superfluous whamidid-

4

dles- and: geegaws that -your .
flyfisher’ will: think. simply
grand, For instance there is-the
Leatherman, 4 mini-too! that.

‘canbe. miraculously transform-

ed into a file, scissors, pliers, a
blade sharp enough to perform
a ‘liver ‘transplant (something :
many a veteran fisher may re- -
quire) and, most importantly, a
bottle opener, . - -

_ Or, you might want to fork 4

ver & little more cash and buy
one of those keen fishing vests _

.. that flyfishermen are so fond of |

encumbering themselves. with, ©
These garments contain about

Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 18, 1991 —

inl ee Neral

sealing them at botli ends. Our
~ hero then attached a-anap swivel |

500 pockets. What'to.dé with

Many pockets? Simple, You’ fill

‘them © with - everything: from’
sunblock to waterproof matches
to thermometers to. maps of all
the major fishing holes. on. the:
Planet; then. spend ‘hour’ after:
happy hour searching the can-

vas labyrinth for a length of

leader. tee
_. Finally, if you want to 80 for.
the big. ‘ticket: item’.to.

‘demonstrate: how. deeply. you’

care and how much Xmas spirit’
you have or have drunk, ‘you:
might .want to - purchase. the
latest in high ‘modulus ‘graphite

flyrods, These wands are a hun-

dred bills more than the earlier.
incarnations, but they are a-
whole eighth of. an. ounces
lighter. The recipient’ of your
gift. will .surely’ notice. the ‘dif.
ference between’ wielding a.
cumbersome four-and-a-half
ounce model and the new, im-
proved ‘four-and-three-cighths
ounce model, ” oo

No problem,

TERRACE — Everything is go-
ing according to plan.

That's how Kermodes coach
Cam MacKay responds when
someone mentions Caledonia’s
106-67 thrashing at the hands of
Prince Rupert. as

The 39-point. defeat Dec. 7°
marked the first meeting of the
two zone arch-rivals this season, .

game's, importarice:... je. .

but MacKay plays down the e made .some bi
ss uMtistakes; but, the kids: hidve got
“Sure they were better than -

us,” he says, “They're definite-
ly the top team in the northwest .
right now."

“But it doesn’t mean they’re

going to be at the end of the -

season.’?

Last year’s team dropped its
first two against the - Rain-
makers by 25-point margins, .

MacKay. said, yet went on to .

ultimately beat the 'Makers in
the best-of-three zone finals,
The Kermodes stayed fairly
close in the. first half of last
week’s game, going into the se-
cond half just eight points back,
That's when it fell apart as fouls

Stacked up and five Kermodes |

fouled out. oy
In all 76 fouls were recorded
between the two teams -- a
statistic MacKay says was in
part a result of overzealous of-
ficiating. ; ,
‘The play was sloppy,
definitely,’ he said, “but they
were calling anything and
everything — and then som
more.” .
“We deserved to lose,'? he
said. ‘Maybe not by 39 points,
but we deserved to lose,"””
He said Rupert played-a very

tough ageressive defence and
will be tough customers for the

. Kermodes this season.

' “Pm not too worried about
it,”? MacKay added. ‘*] try to
build by teams so they’re peak-
ing by the end of the year.”

_ . He said all the Cal players
played well and are picking up.
experience every time they play.

"We made .some ‘big

_to learn somehow. The. only
thing it means to me is gaining
experierice,”* pe

“Sure they-were better
than us. They're
definitely the top team in
the northwest right now.
But it doesn’t mean
they're going to be at the
end of the season.”

Also on Dec. 6-7, the Ker-
modes took on the Esquimalt
Dockers, ae

Cal stayed close-in those
games, narrowly losing the first

"One Friday night 60-58, and

dropping the second one 86-81.
_ ‘Last weekend they were in at
an. ¢cight-team tournament in
Prince George. See next week's
issue for results. ©

And this weekend, the Ker-
modes will be in action against
their counterparts from
yesteryear. It’s the annual
Caledonia grad tournament,
where Kermodes of old come
back for another shot at glory,
Games get underway Friday

night,

Skeena hoopsters
win tournament

TERRACE — The Skeena
Tsimsklans captured their first
juclor basketball tournament
victory of the season in the
Nass Valley two weekends ago.
Skeena Jr. Secondary’s
squad beat Kitkatla 67-59 in .-

_ ly season start for the Skeena
boys, who beat Ketchikan's
freshmen twice in games a
weekearlier, = =

“We're off to a pretty quick,
start,” Trotter agreed. :
. Bat he noted the team is in-

the first: game and then lost to. . experienced and young —

Nisga’a 50-47 before coming...
back to defeat Nisgn’s 52-42 in:

the final to secure first place: ©

overall, _
Tertace’s Jassie Osei-Tuta
led scoring in the final game
with 20 polats, Also scoring’
for Skeena were Joe Dom-
Inguez, who added 14 points,
and Dean Beeson, who con-
tributed 11. . 7

“They played an aggressive -

defence — especially In the

‘ : ‘final,"* said team coach
Richard Trotter, ‘Lots of

steals and they rebounded
quite a bit better as well.)
‘MC all-bdds up to'a got

* made up mainly of Grade 9°

“We're golag to hive to 2

work bard to keep up this E
oe ee

Skeena’s girls weren't so

. lucky In action last weekend. {

They were also in Alyansh, |

: ‘and were mowed down by

~ Prince Ropert’s high-flying

Booth Ravens junic> girls

., Squad,
. The Ravens beat Skeena

— oe