_ Inthe tracks of champions TEMPERATURES of minus 18 did nothing io chill the enthusiasm of Kitimat Cross Country Ski club entries at the Omenica Open. And by the time the Burns Lake races: were over, a half dozen were. enjoying the warm feeling of success, That success had a golden glow -in both sides of the Juvenile divi- sion, Adele Thorn taking the girls ~ side and Dale Young the Boys * title, "There was more gold in Midget Sits a as Lauren Beck outraced her rivals and Kevin Thorne en- joyed similar success in Pee Wee Boys, Winning at Burns Lake carries grealer significance than many would realize. The community may be a small one, but ils cross country ski club is one of the leading ones in Can- ada. lis impressive credits include several top class Canadian racers and even a Winter Olympian. Kitimat trophy winners there- fore had the extra satisfaction of knowing their names were being added to a list which included Ca- nadian champions, Also medalling at the Omenica wer Erica Eisenberg, silver in Junlor Girls, and Letah Beck, sil- ver as well in Mini Midget Girls, Kitimat were kept out of the medals in Midget Boys, but Eric Baer, Andrew Horwood and Nathan Dumais turned in im- pressive performances neverthe- less, The trio are parl of the log jam of talent Kitimat enjoys in that class these days, Another making his mark was se ~ MEDALS WERE waiting at the end of the trail for a number of _ Kitimat Cross Country Ski club members taking part in the Lake last weekend for the provincial championships. Phillip Thom, a first year compe- itor. ‘The extreme cold forced shortening of the Masters race to just 7.5km, but Al Young and Terry Brown had no complaints about that decision. The Kitimat team was back in Burns Lake last weekend for the BC Championships where they were hoping for more medals. Noting conditions are still good oul on the Onion Lake Trails, club spokesman Chery! Brown urged everyone to ‘*get out and skil”’ Omenica Open at Burns Lake. The club was due back in Burns (Will Be Opening In Terrace - Mid April) PRE-OPEN ING SALE The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 9, 1994 - C3 TERRACE BOXERS confirmed their status as the narthwest’s leading pugilists at the Feb. 26 Can-Am tourney in Prince Rupert. Lee Maximchuk started the ball rolling in the opening fight, getting a unanimous decision in a 108lb. match against Tyler Fountain of Prince Rupert. The 135]b. contest was an all Terrace contest, Aaron Petevello squeezing a 3-2 split decision ayer clubmate Johnathan Doane. It was another split decision in the third fight on the card, Buddy Doane getting the nod over Eddie Clayton of the host club. And Robert Deane rouniied it dut at 1451. Tuesday, March 15 to Wednesday, March 30 4550 Greig Ave. 635-6500 Featuring The State- of-the-art " APEX BODY WORKOUT * 14 Stations * A Complete Freeweight Gym * Cardio- Equipment (Computerized Bikes & Stairclimbers) Opening Mid April 4550 Greig Ave. Terrace : weather closed i in and grounded their challenge, * Tanning Bed with a unanimous decision over Rupert’s Trent Mackay. Joey Losier was also in action but this time it was an exhibition match against hometowner Keith Gorzki. Unfortunately, this year’s tourney was missing the ‘‘Am’’, no Alaskans being able to make it. Terrace coach Jeff Dilley explained one of the American boxers was stopped by car trouble while the remainder were victims of the weather. Their trip inyolved fying from Juneau to Ketchikan and then on to Prince Rupert. They got as far as Ketchikan where the $300 CAT CASH 4925 Keith Ave. program, Sport Scope Getting prepared WITH ONLY three weeks to go until their annual tournament, local Ju-Jitsu practitioners are warming up for the big event. And as pari of those preparations, a friendly competition was held Feb. 26 involving the Terrace and Kitsumkalum clubs, Coming oul on top of the Pee Wee division (5-8 years) was Peter Ramus, while Jeffrey Spalding took silver and bronze went to Nav- niraj Nijjar. Claylon Heenan emersged from the 8-11 year-old bouls wilh gold ahead of Travis Spalding and Christopher Schibli. Randy Brown headed the 11-13 years pack where Elisha England took the silver ahead of ticd bronze medalists Luke Heenan and Herbert Spalding. In the adult division it was David Falardeau in the number one spot followed by Wayne Weidner and Frank Ramus, The Terrace Ju-Jitsu club’s main tourney goes April 2-3 at Skcena Jr. Secondary school starting at 9 a.m. both days. Spielers pick up prizes - TERRACE RINKS came home from the Kemano Mixed with prizes and nothing bul good things to say about the organization of the bonspicl itself. Dave Dennis's quariet emerged victorious in ‘B’ Event ahead of Shaunce Krulsselbrink’s third place finishers, while the Smith rink took second in ‘C*. Kemano’s Rick McDougall took the top prize, winning ‘A’ Event. Thornhill gets nod IN RECOGNITION of {ts commitment to the Milk Run, Thornhill Jr. Secondary has been named as one of the province’s seven Regional Kick-Off schools for this year’s event, The 94 Milk Run, the sixteenth, will be held Wednesday, April 27 and mare than 230 schools from across B.C. are expected to par- ticipate. The 3km run, walk or wheel event will raise money which this ycar will go to the B.C. Special Olympics donations to help estab- lish a “‘ Buddy”? program. Designed to encourage mentally disabled young people to parlici- pale in Special Olympics, the Buddy program will include recruit- ing and training secondary school students as volunteer Buddies for Special Olympians. The past 15 Milk Runs have raised more than $427,000 for sports programs benefiting disabled youth. In the swim THE TERRACE Aquatic centre and one of its staff have received special recognition from the Red Cross, Tracy Elke of the Red Cross presented Janet McGee with a certifi- caié of appreciation for her work in improving people’s knowledge of water safety. On behalf of the centre, Tony Toriglia accepted a Community Service Award recognizing the pool’s efforts on water safety educa- tion. As examples of that type of work, Elke cited the CPR demos held in Skeena Mall, the ‘Gimme a Break’’ program, presentations for BC Parks, and involvement of staff in the local water rescue team. 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