Sport Scope Classics stopped KERMODEI GLASSICS got off to a strong start in the 2nd annual Smithers Women’s Hockey tourney, but couldn't bring the litle home in the end, The Classics looked goad carly, opening with a 5-2 win over their hosts. But it was not to be, the ‘| Classics splitting their two ‘game serics with Teddy’s Raiders from Prince Rupert be- fore dropping a rematch against Smithers by the same 3-2 scoreline. : Smithers edged = Prince ; Rupert 3-2 in the final game of .| the. double round-robin to fin- ish with a 3-1 record and the title. Near perfect SO CLOSE! .. Ken Dahms fell just 10 pins short of a perfect game in recording the highest single- game tally so far this scason at the Terrace Lanes. “. Dahms: 440 final contributed to a-1086 triple, also Ihe best to ‘date. Next up on the 400 Club list is Sherry Lopushinsky with a 416 (1036) followed by Deb- ‘bic Lebeau with a 410, Greg ‘Saunders and Reg Watson with 401 and finally Randy Durand who squeezed in with an even 400. Durand’s score also helped him break the thousand triple mark with 1019. ~ Cashing in DIANE AXWORTHY of Prince Rupert is the latest win- ner in the B.C. Senior Games Zone 10’s 400 Ciub draw. The 400 Club is one of the | ways the Zone team raises the ‘moncy necded to travel to the annual Games. The Senior Games group has a meeting coming up this Sat- urday at the Happy Gang } Centre beginning at2 pm TOP OF THE HEAP at this year's Legion Bonspie! were Ollie Link, Me] Anderson, Ron Waller and skip Kelth Melanson whose string of wins culiminated in a 15-4 A Event final triumph. Name change does the trick for Keith CAN A NAME change make a difference? ; Seems so, judging by Keith Melanson’s performance at {he Jan. 28-30 Legion bonspiei. Up until then, things hadn’t gone as well as he might have liked this season. An unhappy Super League final had been followed by more of the same in the Senior Men’s zone playdowns. With two Melanson rinks enter- ed in the Legion ‘spiel, Keith wenl in under the name of lead Ollie Link and promptly marched to the A event final. Facing Rippon in the top prize showdown, Melanson broke the game open in the third, capitaliz- ing on his opponent’s missed double attempt to draw for three and a 5-2 lead. The gap opened to four in the next when Rippon was wide on his hammer take out. From there Melanson and team Ron Walier, Mel Anderson and Link kept up relentless pressure. Left facing three with his fifth end final rock, Rippon hit and Slayed to salvage a single and: sey alive. ’ He was facing three again two ends later but this time the fates lurned against him as his hammer come-around-tap-back. changed handie and drifted through: 10-2. A perfectly executed eighth end lake out through a narrow gale al- lowed Rippon to double his leam’s tally, But any faint hopes of a come back quickly vanished ~ as Melanson’s foursome piled on the agony in the ninth. Facing three again in the seventh, the fates turned against Rippon. Melanson made no mistake with a last stone bit and stick for five and Rippon called it a day, The other two finals also turned into blowouts, Dave Dennis’s tink, skipped by Kevin McDougal, stealing in the second and third to open a 6-0 lead over Bennett in B event. Bennett finally got on the board in the fourth with a singleton but McDougal quickly struck for al three more to put the game out of reach. After an exchange of singles over the next two, Bennett shook hands leaving the Dennis rink 10- 2 winners... The C final provided t the closest match up of the trio, at least for the first five ends. Having taken a one point lead after two, Weissiner stole a single in the next to open the gap to 3-1. “Walker teplied with a. deuce to tie it, then held Weissiner to an- other single for a 4-3 halfway point score. However, the floodgates opened in the sixth, Walker pulling out a five and adding a Steal of twa for a 10-4 final in seven. Fifty-two rinks look part in ‘the three-day bonsplel, making it sec- ond in size only to the Terrace Men's Loggers bonspiel in the northwest. This weekend it’s ladies only at the rink as curlers in the Valentine’s Bonspiel take to the ice. Action begins Friday night and wraps up with finals in four evenls scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Ayo The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 9, 1994 - C3 Championship coming here SNOW COVERED fields and temperatures hovering around freezing: you think ice hockey, skijing and skating, right? Not if you're involved in minor softball here. Raving been awarded this year’s Girls Midget C provincial softball championship, the orga- nizalion is thinking summer, Spokesman Brian Clark says work has already slarted on pre- paring for the July 13 championships. “‘And we need all the help we can find,’’ he adds. Even though July may seem a long way off, he points out there’s quite a bit which has to be done carly. -So Terrace Minor Softball is looking for people who can heip organize pre-tournament publicity, have experience in put- ting. together programs for such events or are willing to sell ad- vertiscments for (hat program. ’ As far-as the championship it- self is concerned, volunteers will be needed fo handle hospitality for out-of-town teams, sccurity, first aid, tun concessions and act as groundskeepers for the fields. ‘Phere are lots of little jobs as well,’’ Clark: says, adding, ‘‘It would be nice to have those people in place as early as pos- sible.”’ - The provincial organization will be providing all the officials and handle the draw for the event. It will be the first time Terrace has hosted a girls softball provin- cia! championship since the 1988 Bantam playoffs, Clark says. On that occasion, he recalls, one of the two local entries fin- ished third. As host, Terrace is guaranteed ene team in the championship and it could have a second depending on the results of the regional playoffs. Anyone who wants to help out either now or on the tournament weekend can contact Clark at 635-3408. Meanwhile, sign up for the ’94 minor softball season here staris this weekend. Registrations will be taken at the Skeena Mall Friday (5:30- 8:30 p.m.), Saturday (10:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.) and Sunday (12 noon 4 p.m). The schedule is the same for the following weckend as well. While the season is not due to Start until late April or carly May, depending on field conditions, Clark says a February sign up is nol jumping the gun. Pointing out there’s a lot of competition fom other sporls, he adds, ““We like to get going car- ly. oF He also notes players are al- ready in action with weekly prac- lices for Bantams and Midgets taking place in local gyms. Medal tally on rise TERRACE wrestlers added a few more medals to their collections at a Jan, 29 tournament in Kitwanga. Coming home with gold were Greg Buck and Frank Carpino in the 7Okg and S4kg divisions respectively. Buck defeated Prince Rupert's James. Warburton in the final while Mike Gillespie of Smithers fell to Carpino. John Veilleux also faced a Smithers wrestler in his 60kg final but had io settle for silver against Derek Markides, Terrace picked up another medal in that same class, Lakhbir Jaswal taking the bronze. Ajit Jaswal rounded oul the team’s tally with a silver in the 4ikg division, won by Jed Clay of Hazelton. Kitwanga narrowly won the tournament, its elght golds, two silver and two bronze allowing the hosts to outpoint Hazelton 48- 46. Terrace finished with 17 poinis, just two back of Prince Rupert and six adrift of Smithers, TERRACE MINOR SOFTBALL REGISTRATION SKEENA MALL February 11 February 12 February 13 a Volunteers Are Required In Many Areas - Please Volunteer At Registration! Thank You ‘Terrace Minor Softball Would Like To Thank Our Sponsors From Last Year 5:30 - 8:30 10:30 - 12:00 - 5:30 4:00 | Terrace Minor Softball ls Hosting __ The Midget C Girls Provincials February 18 February 19 February 20 10:30 — SENG! TAL 1 ei July 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 1994 Contact: Brian Clark 635-3408 For Any Further Questions “Lazelle Mini Storage Ltd. . Terrace Interiors _ McAlpine & Co, C.A.’s 4.0. Terrace Centennial Lions ~~ Totem Furniture & Appliances . ~~ Skeena Valley Fence - Yip Chi Restaurant Skeena Sawmills Northern Drugs Ltd. Terrace Co-op Assoc, Bandstra Transport - Re/Max of Terrace Dairy Queen Brazier ~ Sight & Sound —.--R.D. Middleton Trucking ee Gedatland Ti Tire Service Ltd. 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