B2 Terrace Review — Wednesday, August 15, 1990

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Cooperation from the weather came as usual for the four-day slo-pitch tournament that’s become a tradition on the Riverboat Days

weekend at Riverside Park. In the background looms the gigantic tent recently purchased by the city

of the Paddle Wheel Tavern beer garden.

and rented out to organizers

Terrace Inn the winners at
annual slo-pitch tournament

Terrace Inn sponsored the annual
Riverboat Days’ men’s slo-pitch
softball tournament on Aug, 4
weekend, and they took home top
prize money of $1,600 for doing it.

But it wasn’t easy.

After posting a three-and-one
record in their five-team round-
robin division and earning a place
in the top eight championship
section, the Inn crew dropped their
opening double-knockout contest
9-3 to SKB Molson Wreckers.
Tt put them in the uninspiring
position of having to win six in a
row to capture the title. And that’s
what they did.

First they climinated Westpoint-
Skeena 7-5, then knocked off
Prince Rupert’s Putters’ restaurant
14-3, Third on the Inn’s list of a
championship was Realty World.
They fell 7-3. Victim number four
was Mr. 'G’ of Prince Gcorge.
They went down 9-5.

That pul Terrace inn into the
final againsi the crew that heat

them in gatne one — SKB Molson
Wreckers. H also meant the Inn
had to. beat Molson. “Wreckers

twice due to the so-called ‘true’
double-knockout ruling.

SKB gained number one place on
’A’ side by beating the Inn to start,
then edging Prince George Video
Pop 3-2 and blasting Mr. 'G’ 15-0.

As for the. windup series, fans
couldn’t ask for anything better.
The Inn took the opener 6-5. Then

took an extra inning to beat SKB
once more — 7-6,

SKB pocketed $1,000 as run-
nerup loot to soothe their losses.
Mr. G went home to Prince
George with $600 for third place,
while Realty World banked $400
for fourth spot.

On the six-team consolation side,

All Seasons Expose won three
straight to win $400. They doubled
up on Terrace Loggers 14-7,
downed Northern Selects of Port
Edward 9-3, then finished off on
an 8-4 win over Kitimat Drifter’s
Flyers. . .

Results of all games in this 14-
team series can be found in this
week’s scoreboard.

Hazelton invitational soccer succeeds |

Hazelton’s first annual men’s
soccer tournament on B.C. Day
weekend was such a success that
organizers are planning a similar
event for next year.

This invitational series was set
up as a replacement for ihe Can-
yon City Lions tournament that
had been held at Terrace for sev-
eral years.

Smithers came out the winner of
$3,000 (or first prize by defeating
Kispiox 5-2 in the final. Kispiox
won $2,000 as runncrup.

Terrace Kickers won $1,000 for
third place on a 3-2 loss to Kis-
piox (decided by penalty kicks) in

ihe ’B’ side final of this 14-team,
doubie-knockout tourney.

Terrace. had earlicr eliminated
their Hazelton hosts 1-0,

Smithers’ George Santos was
named the {tournament's most
valuable player. Bruce Wilson of
Kispiox was most inspirational.

The most sportsmanlike player
was Mike McGowan of Smithers.
Best goalie was Mel Wright of
Kispiox, while Smithers’ Mike
Benoit was top defensive player.
The best forward award went to
Manfred Bichimaier of: Smithers.

The second Kispiox cniry named

"T-Birds" won the sportsmanlike
team trophy.

The following were named to the
all-star team:

Terrace — Roland Barion, Chris
Clayton,

Hazelion -— Ward Maitland,
Eugene Moore, Richard Hillis.
‘Smithers — Ed Walker, Enzel
Smith.

Kispiox Wartiors — Keith
Wilson, Chris Johnston, Toby
Gawa, Bruce Wilson. -

This past weekend Hazelton was:

to-host a six-leam oldtimers soccer
tournament.

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More
slo-
pitch

There’s another men’s slo-
pitch softball tournament
coming up in Terrace on
Labour Day weekend. |

It’s the second annual
Larry Swanson Memorial
Tournament, featuring
prize money running at
$1,700 for first and $1,000
for second prizes, and $600
for third. Consolation teams
win $550 and $350.

The prize money is
dependent on the number
of entries.

There are also trophies,
plus the Swanny Olympics
featuring a home run
contest, base running
contest and a relay throw
contest.

The entry fee is $350 per
team and Aug. 20 Is the

| entry deadline, Contact Bob

Dempster, Darcy Mallett or
Richie Mallett to enter.

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