tat mine cian pant betas! eo eer tne aang entree abies tes ny HIGHLIGHTS 1994 JANUARY FORMER LOCAL Minor Hock- ey players Wade Flaherty and Geoff Sharples will reunite this month, At the International Hockey League All-Star game on Jan. 26, the two will once again wear the same colour, kak kkk SMITHERS AND Prince George ski clubs split golden honours as Shames Mountain hosted a weekend of Giant Slalom racing. Alyson Moser took top spot on both women’s events, posting : . fastest times in each of the four ‘TWAS, - Shames Mountain’s lone entry Carol Kozler finished 23rd on. Saturday, improving two spols in Sunday’s events. kkk kk AFTER SIX years as one of the organizers of the Hockey Sum- mer’ School, Jake De Jong is hanging up his skales, He was part of the group who helped the school grow from 16€, kids the first year to 275 now, kkk kk THORNHILL JUNIOR Girl: basketball team put il togethe: when it counted to win on home. turf. The Wolves met Centennia? Christian in the final, winning 33- 20 with the help of Lisa Clark’s 15 points, kkkkk SKEENA JUNIOR Girls bas: ketball team had to settle fo Tunner-up honours at the Prince George tournament. The final ended with Skeena one basket away from defeating Blackburn and maintaining weir unbeaten tournament streak, wkkkkhk GATHERING PLEDGES is the first part of Snowarama for the snowmobiling participants. In the days leading up to the Feb, 6 event, the riders gather pledges based on how much of a trail ride they complete, The annual event raises money for the B,C, Lions Society anc! Easter Seal House. akkkk PREPARATIONS ARE un- derway for the Feb. 11 Valentines Ladies bonspicl. Organizers of the ’50s theme bonspicl are expecting the entry spots to fill quickly. kkekk* WHILE THE provincial power- house North Delta Huskies were too much for the Kermodes, coach Cam McKay saw no dis- grace in the Jan.14 defeat, Ranked in the ‘AAA’ bays bas- ketball top five, the Huskies com- fortably took the game 90-59, kKaeekk PEAKS GYMNASTICS club is preparing for a busy new year. The club is hosting a display night, registration and coaching clinic on tap of regular classes out of its Ed Fairless gym in Thornhill. FEBRUARY NORTHERN SCHOOL wresilers made their mark at this year’s provincial Age Class championships, Including one of Terrace’s own. ‘Wrestler’ Matt Kerby camé out | of the final with a silver medal, kk kkk TERRACE BLUEBACK swim- mers showed what their hardwork can yield at the McDonald’s In- vitational in Prince Rupert. Seven medals, five pool records anda host of provincial championship qualifying times came back with the team. " kkkhik EXPONENTS OF the martial art of JuJitsu are coming to Ter- race. for the April 2-3 B.C.Champicnships. Entrants are expected to be at the Skeena Jr. Secondary site from Vancouver, Edmonton, Wil- liams Lake as well as other north- western communities, kkk kk GARY KNEZACEK and the Second Sheet of Ice Society recently asked the council and regional district to let the $4.75 million project go to referendum. kkkkk SIMGN FRASER University paid tribule to one of Terrace’s own athileies. -- Ina ceremony on the university basketball court she dominated for four years, Michelle Hendry retired her #24 jerscy. khkkkk VISITORS DOMINATED the results of the first Shames Mountain snowboard competi- tion. Put on by the North West Snowboard Association, competi- tors came from Prince Rupert to Prince George. ; kak kk TERRACE ATHLETES picked up 50 medals at the Feb, 3-6 Northern B.C. Winter Games, Local members of the northwest zone team brought home 22 gold, 14 silver and 14 bronze across six sports, ; tet tok LOCAL GYMNASTS _ per-. formed far beyond their expecta- tion at the Golden Spike Invita- tional in Port Coquitlam. Leah Graham’s solid floor per- formance brought her a 9.0 mark for the silver medal, finishing 5th overall, kkk IT WENT to the last minutes of the final game, but Terrace PceWee Reps came away with the Tri-City title. Defeating Kitimat 3-2 in the deciding game, Terrace fought back from a Kitimat lead of 2-0 in the first five minutes of the game. kk kkk DESPITE LOSING two weeks of training duc to illness, Aimee Peacock left the Senior Girls provincial swim championships with a silver medal. While a gold at the Edmonton meet is the next goal, Peacock’s ultimate goal is still the nationals, MARCH TERRACE'S BLUEBACKS came back from the provincial ‘AA’ swim championship with five gold medals, five silver medals and five bronze, making them the overall agegroup winner and the medium sized club title. aAkKX Kk LOCAL BOXERS confirmed their status as northwest’s best at the Can-Am toumey in Prince Rupert. Lec Maximchuk, Aaron Petevello, Buddy Doane and Robert Doane all defeated their Rupert opponents. kkkkek LOCAL LUGERS led the way lor Terrace at the B.C, Winter Games in Smithers, bringing home a medal of every colour. Top sledder was Samantha MacKenzie -who sped to gold in unior women’s singles and added ‘) bronze as a member of the zone cam, aAkkkK - CHRIS KERMAN’S final meet is an 11-12 year old was a blaze of glory at the ‘AAA’ age-group provincial championships. Ranked number eight going in, he came away with a bronze in the 100m backstroke, silver in the 200m back and two bronzes in the 100m and 200m freestyle, kk kkk THE QUINN rink with skip Bill Kawinsky topped the Totem Mixed bonspicl. kkkik A FIVE year drought ended as the Thomhill Jr. girls team won the 1994 Junlor ‘B’ basketball zone championships. kkkke A TRIP to the Fair will be the’ theme of the 1994 Terrace Figure Skating Club’s annual ice show, ka kkk PARTICIPANTS IN this year’s Snowaraina raised more than $7,750 for the B.C, Lions Society. ka kak TERRACE SKATERS were on form at the Nizut-Nee Interclub competition held in Houston. anes Hee The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 28, 1994 -C1 MALCOLM BAXTER 638-7283 SECTION C AN THEY'RE OFF! At top, 75 Centennial Christian students charge, or stroll, from the start of their 3km Milk run to raise money for the Special Olympics Buddy program Above, Thornhill Jr, Secondary teacher Brian Draper bears down as student Brad Allard launched a challenge for the finish line. ___ APRIL TERRACE SKIER Rob Schibili blasted down Hudson Bay mountain to win the ‘B‘ class in Smithers‘ Schuss Boomer Ski Race. ‘ kkk kk THE BLUEBACKS swim team went beyond all expectations at their own Pizza Hut Invitational, While they finished third over- all behind Prince Rupert and Kitimat, most of their swimmers swam best personal times. Chris Kerman led the way in, breaking pool records in the 100m individual mediey and the 50m and 200m back. kk kkk THE SKEEENA Valley Golf and Country Club reports that the course is in excellent shape for the coming season and escaped any damage from winter kill, co ROR OI Ok TERRACE HAS received an- oiher invitation to host the 1997 Northern B.C. Winter Games, kk kkk CHUCK CEY tock both the men’s single and doubles titles at the Terrace Badminton Open, winding up the scason. akkekKK LOCAL GIRL _ basketball players got tips from the best Former Terracite Michelle Hendry and Invermere native Andrea Schneider held a four-day clinic at Thomhill Jr. Secondary. Hendry and Scheider were lynch pins of the most successful Simon Fraser women’s team. kkk ve A SOLID third place finish in his category at the Vancouver nn Run left local runner Ed Ansem pleasantly surprised, Until the Vancouver Sun pub- lished the results, Ansem didn’t think his 35:21 finish was fast enough to place in the top three. kkkak CLOSE TO $2,000 was raised in pledges by the Bluebacks swim team during the Swim-a-thon. The 34 participants will donate 10 per cent of the money to the local Special Olympics with the balance going to the swim club. Top money raiser was Stacey Parr, who brought in more than ~ $200. Kakkkk MORE THAN 50 rinks were at the Terrace Curling Club for the annual Logger Bonspiel. The presence of Briar winner Eddie Lukowich lent a celebrity air to. the competition. kakkk THE TROPHY. far. improved teen at this year’s Ter- race Ju-Jitsu competition was Reyann MacDonell. kk kkk TYLER JOHNSON, a Kitwanga wrestler, captured the bronze. at the Canadian Cadet- Junior Nationals in Edmonton. kkk kk AMATEUR GOLFERS should be pleased with a decision from the Royal Canadian Golf Associ- alion. Golfers will now be able to ac- cept prizes of $700, an increase of $100, without losing their amateur status. kk kkk ALL SEASONS repeated last year’s Men’s Hockey Ree deci- sion playoff by defeating Preci- sion Builders two straight, LOCAL PUGALIST Amy Kebernlk shows the fire and stance that took her to tha top of the 1994 Golden Gloves, most . MAY THe TERRACB AQUATIC Centre became the first in the province to purchase a self- operated lift for patrons in wheel- chairs. The “hydraulically operated chair can be controlled by the person sitting in the lift chair. kk kkk THORNHILL JR. Secondary hosted the 16th annual Milk Run, a 3km walk/run event raising money for B.C. Special Olympics to establish a “‘Buddy”’ program. Across the river at Centennial Christian, 75 grade 7-10 students ran their 3km through the Horse- shoe area to add $300 to the total. ke kkk TWO SKEENA GOLF and County Club members have camed their bragging rights early into the season. Doug Jeffrey and David Wolfe both sank holes-in-one at the Thornhill course, Jeffrey’s moment of glory came on April 29 when he conquered the 164 yd. eighth, Wolfe’s just four days later on the 166 yd. fourth, BEHIND THE wheel of #226, Diane James swept all three races in the Mother’s Day opener of the Stock Car season, KkKKKK AMY KEBERNIK became part of B.C. boxing history when she stepped inlo the ring ai the first Golden Gloves to allow females, And she celebrated this with two decisive victorics for her division’s title. kkexekk WINNING AT THE Golden Gloves has become a habit for lo- cal boxer Joey Losier. This year Losier defeated Wade Hatch of Lethbridge and Marti Lieviska of Maple Ridge, both by 3-2 split decisions, to make it five Golden titles in a row, kkekkk THE RESULTS of the May 7 ‘Provincial B’ B.C, gymnastics championships are caring respect for the north, The zone 7 team came back with a gold medal. in the Tyro division and Peaks gymnast Leah Graham took third overall in the Open division. JUNE | A DECISION to allow the Men's Soccer League to use Christy Park field has Terrace Youth Soc- cer (TYSA) crying foul. Appearing before city council, TYSA spokesperson Don Highe maintained the deal which allows the men to use the fields violated a 1984 agreement drawn up with his organization, kkk CAL GRADUATE — Jason Haldane will make .bis entrance onto the pro-volleyball scene on the courts of Belgium. He has signed a seven month contract with.a Belglan profes- sional volleyball team. kk kk TERRACE TOOK second to Smithers in the 1994 high school track and field zone champlonships. - khkkk RICHARD HARRISON posted the fastest time in the Men’s 10km of the Kermodei Klassic with a time of 32:59, And Women’s 10km runner Cheryl Martello repeated last year’s win and slashed two and a half minutes off ber '93 time. ak kik CENTENNIAL CHRISTIAN (CCS) and Veritas schools led the pack at this year’s elementary schools track and field mect, CCS came away with four indi- vidual titles and: three meet records while Veritas finished at three and one in the same depart- ments, kkkkk . SKEENA JR. GIRLS basketball will be represented at this year’s B.C, Summer Games. Felecia Arbuab, Roxanne Chow and Kathicen Gook have secured spots on the northwest zone team which heads for the Games in Kelowna. kakkk LOCAL FIGURE skater Vanessa LeBlanc came back with bronze from White Rock’s Vic- toria Day Interclub competition. ak kkk DAVID KOZIER may be wear- ing the Team B.C. jersey at the 1995 Canadlan Winter Games in Grande Prairic. The 16-year-old Cal student was selected as one of 46 players to tryout for the B.C. bantam team from among 120 players at the B.C, Best Ever tournament in Sicamous, uo , wk kkk TEN BLUEBACKS are head- ing off to the provincials, Chris and Jamie Kerman both go to the senior provincials at Victorla’s new Commonwealth pool, Eight other swimmers head off to the age-provincials in Van- couver; Dylan Evans, . Marina Checkley, Stacey Parr, Audrey Erb, Tristan Brown, Seth Downs, Garth Coxford and Kevin Andol- - fatto”