CH a cd e Gn RISTY PARK played h _ the Northwest this past long weekend for the River- boat days Soccer Challenge. There was lots of hot action, including some great goaltending. Super SsOccer challenge MORE THAN a dozen soc- cer teams converged at Christy Park on the B.C, ‘Day long weekend, as Ter- mee hosted the annual Riverboat Days Youth Soc- cer Challenge. The ‘event brought teams from all over the northwest to the city for some high- level. competition. Visiting groups came from as far ‘ away as Prince George, the ~ Queen Charlottes Ketchikan, Alaska. Our Terrace teams fared well at the tournament, tak- ing the Under 14 division tide and playing compeli- tively in all matches. ‘In fact, the Under-14 boys simply blew away the com- petition, The boys outscored their rivals 45-3 over four and games. They had two shutouts and scored 13 goals -a game, three games in a row. Their offensive prowess was simply un- matched, The Queen Charlotte boys placed second in the Under 14 division. Meanwhile, Prince George took the Un- der 12 tournament title, with Kitimat coming in second. In the Under 16 division, it was Kitimat U16 placing first, while Smithers came in a close second. And the Under 16 Girls title went to Prince Rupert, with Smilhers again making it a close second-place finish. For complete Riverboat Days Youth Soccer Chal- lenge results see page B6. THE SENIORS mile was held during Riverboat days, and it was a close one this yaar. That's Scott Mcll- moyle tearing up the pavement on his way to a second-place finish. Mcilmoyle finished just four sec- onds behind the winner, Dave Liscomb. Ted Hamer _ Was the first senior to cross the line. He came in third, FROM FISHING to soccer, slo-pitch to drag racing, the 1996 Riverboat Days had something for everyone in the sporting community. Children of all ages enjoyed the fishing derby, as lots of families plied the waters looking for the elusive big one. Meanwhile, the slo-pitch tourney went off without a hitch and tbe youth soccer challenge brought young people from all over the Northwest into town to enjoy the festivities, The Terrace Speedway also had some roaring fast action and the Seniors Mile showed some speed of its own, All told, a greal weekend for sports. MAYOR JACK Talstra, MLA Helmut Giesbrect and Dave Wamer of Terrace Youth Soccer were all on hand to officially open the Christy Park Clubhouse this past long weekend. Clubhous opens THE TERRACE YOUTH Soccer clubhouse is finally open, finishing off lhe Christy Park soccer field project that began nearly 15 years ago with a potato field and a dream. Years of volunteer work and fund-raising have elevated the park from its humble beginnings to a first-class facility, The clubhouse, which holds a canteen, washrooms. changerooms, storage and a mecting room, was built over the last year for a total cost of some $260,000. The bill was covered through donations, voluitcer work and a provin- cial government grant. THE 12TH annual Slingers Race has become a Riverboat staple. Bartenders and servers from the Terrace area were challenged to obstacle courses and relay races ta test their skills. etn RIVERSIDE PARK was the site of great softball action aver the Riverboat Days. Players from Terrace and Prince Rupert battled it out for pride and prize money. Slo-pitch tourney delivers heated competition THE RIVERBOAT Days annual slo-pitch tournament was held on the B.C, Day long weekend, with 17 teams competing for more than $5000 in prize money. The weather was cool and cloudy for the most part, but the sun came out for the final championship and consolation rounds. Those finals saw the Thornhill Motors team climb to the top to claim the tournament tile, In the final: match-up, Thornhill Motors took on another Terrace team, Westpoint Rentals, in a gripping championship round. The first game saw Westpoint go down ta Thombill Motors in a very tight match, Thombill squeezed by with a 8-7 victory. The second game was not so close. Thornhill batters were hol, and Westpoint Rentals couldn’t keep up. Thomhild Motors BEC : a! THE FIFTH annual Northcoast Anglers children's fishing derby was held on the finally took it all with a 10-2victory. — In the consolation round, Terrace’s Coke Classics beat out the Oceanview Rebels of Prince Rupert for top spot. ue This year’s toumament was another suc- cess, according to organizers who were es- pecially impressed with thé level of compe- tition. *It tumed out very successfully,”’ says organizer Richie Mallett. ‘The competition’ was really tight, with lots of close games.” Mallett says that there were no problems, and that the teams displayed good sporis- manship. ‘Plus we had great officiating,’’ he says. “The umpires did an excellent job.’ For a complete rundown of the tourna- ment resulls, see page B6. 7 Riverboat Days weekend. The contest was open the whole weekend to youths 15- and-under, That's 13-year-old Chris Back with his prize-winning 43!b chinook. Second prize went to 12-year-old Chad Stanley with a 42lb chinook, Other win- ners were five-year-old Kelly O'Donnell, 14-year-old Greg Nutma, 13-year-old Tyler Montague, and three-yaar-old Brayden Taekema.