TERRACE-KITIMAT tne Meraid, Wednesday, Apri v. thas: Page 7 SPORTS. Residents gather to: ‘shoot... ByMURRAYCLARE. ‘Last weekend ~ was especially. busy for a dedicated group of riflemen that call themselves the “Northwest Charcoal Burners”. Gathering during the speing, summer and fall, they attempt to: best any and all shooters during ‘a two “day competitive ‘ shoot, Last ‘weekend was just such an event. The annual , Spring Rendezvous: attracted a modest.‘but enthusiastic 7 nine’ shooters from Prince . Rupert .and . Terrace. Located west of Terrace at - Mile 31, the scenic:cam- ° 2 peround and range was | witness to the thunder of musketry and thick black smoke. In all there were 16 events ranging from yard “primitive shoots” such a3 "gard splitting, tack driving + and: string cutting, to the more formal events of 100 and 150 yards, os The spring rendezvous is a warm-up for the summer games playoff being held at ‘the same location June 13- 14: Hopefully, participants will come from throughout - the north. Ten shooters will be entitled to represent Zone 7 at Comox, B.C. this Last year at Kelowna, over, 90 shooters entertained everyone with. their fine shooting and authentic daily herald _ North Stars are feared Skating speed ‘and the bounce of the puck have made Minnesota North ’ Stars one of the more feared teams in the 1980 Stanley. Cup playoffs: | “We've had-good luck ‘so f. . far,’ Minnesota coach Gleh wt atts Loading muskets is fun for ithe Northwest Charcoal Burners. custumes. At the recent Terrace rendezvous, the ‘Saturday events were split into two heats, with Murray Clare, Doug McRae and Dave gr rigor of eer taking first, second oe position sepetiieny u Veal ae hase into the winning with some impressive scores. Again Doug McRae and Dave Hogarth followed with a close second and third pounds, 3 beginning . to look ie Sparen to Baltimore Orioles. The Chicago White Sox second baseman pounded out two doubles and a eingle | Tuesilay night in leading a 1S-hit attack that carried the bot White Sox to an 8-6 American League baseball victory over the Orioles.’ Bermmazard's three hits. gave him a total of 14 in 4 trips to the plate. against Baltimore this season. That's, a 5B batting ‘average. And that’s just ‘the tip of the iceberg, since Ber- Terrace squeezed himsel! inte first place, followed by Loyal Harrison of Prince Rupert and again Terrace’s Dave: Hogarth. |» - Tf anyone wishes further information on the Summer Games or future shoots, Pierre LaRog t 635-2770 or. Mray Cah te i Terrace. ai t ’ " Qrioies, while winning four : ‘ of five games from. them o this season. ; In other AL ection, it was: California 3, Oakland 1; : Texas 9, Boston 0; New | York 4, Detroit 1; Toronto 6," Milwaukee 2; and Min- nesota 4, Seattle 1. Kansas City was rained out at have combined to bat a care . takes no chances .Centre Buich Goring said he didn't think he or New _ islanders should take any chances in their 5-2 victory Tuesday night. over New York Rangers in the first game of their best-of- seven National Hockey League semifinal series. “I guesa it was Jobn Tonelli who shot the puck and it went between (goaltender Steve) Baker’s legs and I just wacked at It," Goring said of a third- ° period: goal originally credited to him but later changed to Tonelli’s second of the game. ‘I don’t believe uns ina second-inning explosion that included run- scoring doubles by Bill turned them into farce plays to halt a pair of Oride Ken Singleton of the Orioles ripped 10 straight ist three games, before games before in taking sny chances. being stopped “Maybe it was golug in iiteap anyway but If Tdon't swipe riscag io hits in a row are At it, ‘somebody elae might. two ahy.of the major lengue come ‘in there and clear: it record phared by Walt | away.” - Drope of Detroit (1952) and Billy Caroli aleo scored . for the Islandersin the third MU Higgins of Boston period, and Duane Sutter _ Angels 3 A's and Mike McEwen had Steve Renko picked up a secondperiod goals a1 “yy tory with relief help from with Tonelli for the Don Ause and Luis Sanchex defending Stanley CUP - 4s Calfcenia beat Oakland champlans. and ga {0% ti# second succtesive amore ewe fig Sight. Renko gave up only a. owpotar scored for pair of infield singles In six Right winger Mike Bossy ahiand starter Brian otfepce came ar aa narpeise Kingman, 2-1, went 5 14 to him. ; Jesing. nazard and his team-mates‘ lusty .373 -against’ the . Rangers 9 Red Sox @ keyed the offence and three Texas pitchers combined to stop Boston on five hits, . Texas starter Ferguson Jenkins took himself out of . the game after three Innings with what- was later described as a sinus attack -from‘a cold Jenkins caught ’ Jast week in Cleveland. Steve Comer, 2-0, who preceded Bob Babeork, got , the victory in relief. - Yankees 4 Tigera 1 , Tommy John's dixhitter, - backed by home nuts. from ‘Barry Foote and Willie - Randolph, sent Detralt to its ninth straight loss; © Foote, making his first appearance at the plate . since being obtained by the Yankees: on Monday in a trade with the Chicago Cube, hit a leadoff homer it the third inning to tle the game I-l. He was 0for-22 - for the Cubs, re Jays 6 Brewers 2 sixth inning, and Lloyd Moseby and Otto Velez added solo homers for the | Blue Jays. Almon and - Bernazard ' The Blue Jays broke a 2-2 - ‘Tony Bernazard sta: : ‘o"ad a weighs only" ed * Pat Putaii's"tireéran ‘de tattHe sixth when’ “etre _in homer to dead centre field Dathasd Garcia led off with.“ when Cinetris “a triple and scored on a Single by Barry Bonnell. _- Twins 4 Mariners 1. Richie, Zisk set a Seattle © record by hitting his fifth | home run in five games, but Minnesota's Pete Redfern, 2-1, beld the rest of the © "Mariners in check, finishing with a five-hitter. Expos 6 Phillies 3 Chris Speier's first of ‘three hits drove home a ‘sixth-inning run, lifting “Montreal over Philadelphia. : The Expos trailed 32 when ‘Andre Dawson opened the . sixth inning by reaching ’ first om shortstop Larry Dowa's first error of the | season, Dawson moved to - second when losing pitcher Larry Christenson ‘threw — wild’ for .an error on. af * pickoff attempt. | to - Ellis Valentine singled score Dawson‘ and tie the ‘game, Speier later singled tosend home Valentine with - the lead run, Ken Macha’s two-run - double ignited a fourrun Reds 11 Padres 2 Tom Seaver scattered eight hits and Cincinnati acored eight times in the © fifth inning to rout San Diego. Seaver was the only Annual General Meeting Terrace Minor Hockey Wednesday, April 29. Room 202, Administration Building, Northwest Community College - 8 pm “Everyone welcome to attend” Sonmor said Tuesday night’ following a 41° win over Calgary: Flames, ‘‘and we're making people ten- . ~ falive ‘in’ their’ own end _ because we ean get our skaters behind them. “We were able ta do it in ‘the Boston, and Buffalo . series and we did it again lonight.”” The North Stars, winning their sixth straight National Hockey League playoff ” game on the road, got short- “handed goals from Gordie Roberts and Al MacAdam 24 seconds apart to break _ open the first game of their semifinal series against the Flames. . ; Minnesota led 2-1- when Roberts scored with 12 seconds left in ‘the second period al: the Stampede Corral scored .12 seconds - into the third period to ‘douse’ the. Flames for good..- LUCKY BREAK . “The short-handed goals ”. were a lucky break for us," said Minnesota: ‘centre Tim Young, who scored a goal and assisted on both short- juinded markers. "We got. the right ‘bounves ‘tonight . and I guess we're getting them because of our skat- © ; “+ "We ‘expected: them lo § ~ bump and grind us and, Expos and. Jays make wins - Reds player whe did not ut ifih* inning sent “13 balters to the plate against three San Diego pitchers. The Reds put the game away as Dan Driessen, Ron fly, reliever John Urrea un-B ‘corked a furscoring wildl _ Pitch and the Reds scored™ two more rims on an error. ’ Pirates & Mets a except’ for the second _ Period, I :didn't -think the " game was that wide open. — . Both teams had .18 shots in the second period’ and I _ don't thifikyou’l see that again the rest of the series,"" Defenceman Craig Hartsburg scored -the other game in April during his | Brewed to an original process _ major league career. He has a 13-0 April record since “déntering the majors. with dating back to 1877, Los’ Angeles Dodgers in 174, ° Ginats 4 Dodgers 1 Alan Ripley fired a three. slugged a three-run homer to lead San Francisco over Los Angeles. Joe Morgan also hit a” solo homer as the Giants . snapped tthe Dodgers’ irergame wie ning streak, _ play and. MacAdam . Minnesota goal on.a power and “rookie Jim Peplinski . scored, ©. for Calgary while Hartsburg was busy getling a new stick, for Minnesota | netminder. . - Gilles Meloche.. .-Melache: had : gime in ‘making 35. saves, while’ Pat“ Riggin of the Flames stppped: 40 Min nesota.shats. © The Flames seemed to havea letdown after. win- ning their quarter-final series ‘Sunday ning 4-1 upset of the Flyers. Calgary received a noisy ovation from the fans before - the game but the Flames: didn't play’ with the same- high emotion they: showed in Philadelphia. =~. -. The, . North “Stars, meanwhile, were coming off. | a six-day rest, . “] guess we had a letdown ofsorts,"' said Peplinski, “It was bound: to happen to . ‘ gome — extent’. . _ after ., Philadelphia. . - “We can't play a skating game with Minnesota and Standard’s got a ‘satisfying mellow flavour. Brewed to please a B.C. taste usingonly hitter and Jack Clark the choicest hops and select _ Canadian malts. : in Philadelphia -with a ‘stun | point Teplays showed, ‘rebounded expeel to beat them at their own game. They're a very quick. club and. tonight we didn’t get any breaks. “think ; we've got to go back . to Willits”. (PLES) . _ strategy 5 and.take the body 'b tiant 4 : If we do, we’ L come ‘out of it all the time froin here on in, all right." * ' Calgary coach Al MacNeil: was fuming after the game . al a disallowed goal’ by defenceman Phil Russell midway. through’ the - last ‘period. Russell’s rising shot, ~ television down and ‘out of the net. Sie were 2 all quer. ‘them, dominating - them,. until . those’ short-handed goals," said MacNeil. “Then we get - going. ‘again: and they ant Count the goal.” - “But. sure,” we've oat the first: game,-but we did that ‘in the Philadetphia- series, ‘too. “1 don't think there's “anything in ou background that BAYS we're going to relax now.” ths fone od sed at