Al4 - The Terraca Standard, Wednesday, November 20, 1996 No hiding behind this mask MARK HART is keeping pretty busy these days con- juring up demon skulls, ghost riders and wizards. No, the local artist isn’t blessed with supernatural powers, just the gift of being able to conceptualize ideas into art. Hart paints goalie: masks for players in- the WHL and NHL, and he’s just finished two new masks. One is for Randy Petruk of the Kamloops Blazers. Petruk is one of the top goalics in the WHL, playing for one of the top teams, His trainer, Spike Wallace, showed him Hart’s portfolio and he was impressed. 7] had just gotten a job for the Calgary Hitmen, and Randy called me the next day,’ Hart says. “‘It was a preity busy week.”’ Petruk wanted wizards on his mask, but Aaron McDonald of the Hitmen: wasn'l too sure. “We talked about it, and he had a couple of general ideas, but nothing too specific,” Hart says. ‘‘So [ drew up some thumbnail sketches and faxed them over. Being a’ graphic il- lustrator is helpful because I can conceptualize ideas for the goalies.’’ McDonald eventually chose a demon-skull design. He was very happy with the results, and now the Hitmen want Hart do a mask for . octors Without Borders D Canada volunteers work GRAPHIC ARTIST Mark Hart displays a mask he recently finished for the Kamloops Blazers’ goalie. their second goalie too. Bach mask takes about a week fo produce. Hart says that drawing and prep work take up the most time — the painting actually goes by quite quickly. Then is off to Norm’s Autobody where the mask gets clearcoated thanks to help from Les and George. That gives it a really hard shell — to help withstand 100 mph slapshots. Although fe’s not guaran- tecd any aumbers, Hart’s contract. with the hockey mask company Itech means thal his portfolio is being well-distributed. He’s hoping to do a mask for the Edmonton Ice next. Boxers belt out blows TERRACE BOXERS ducked and jabbed their way to several .victories at a long weekend tournament in Kitimat. And Ter- race’s Roseanne Blackburn pummeliled her opponent with a Mike Tysonish first round technical knock-out Blackbum was up against Carol Sugiyama of Prince Rupert. Sugiyama came out hard and fast, unloading ‘every- thing she had on Blackburn in the first minute, “Tt was a telephone booth war,’’ says trainer Dwaine Ridler. ‘‘Carol scored some good shois but she ran out of steam,” That’s when Blackbum took over, land- ing some combinations that ieft Sugiyama reeling. The ref stopped the fight after delivering two standing eight counts to the * Rupert fighter. “Roseanne looked great,’ Ridler says. "Tt was like a day at the office for her. I was a litle concerned because she wasn't nervous al all. She showed no fear.” Ridler says that all the boxers fought well. There were some good exhibition matches with Terrace’s Lee Maximchuk fighting Rupert’s Bruce Wahl, and our own Rob Doane sparring with Mel Basil. Maximchuk is looking to move up to the Ringers romp in Prince George OUR RINGETTE teams took Prince George by slorm last week when they competed in the Joy Holfman Memorial. The young Novice group (4 to 7-years-old) played extremely well against an older and more experienced team. While they didn’t win, they did show a lot of heart and determination, especially considering these were the first games the young athletes had ever played. The Tweens (12 and un- der) came out strong, cruising past Quesnel #1 by a score of 7-4, Next, they pounced on Prince George #1, showing strong offensive prowess with a 6-1 win. They also brushed off Burns Lake with an easy 12-1 victory. Unfortunately the Tweens were then downed by Quesnel #2 in their next match — a close game that ended up at 5-4, They also lost their match against Prince George #2, 7-2. The Junior team (13 to 16 years-oid) also played Quesnel, Burns lake and Wayne Lee, P.G,, They put on an ex- Foreman cellent performa but Blevirfeian P nce, u ; and Liiwrence unfortunately failed to Schiavon, come up with a win. Acting Plant “Mianidger The ringette teams” next games are coming up this weekend in Burns Lake. National level and hopes to compete in the Provincials later this month, while Doane is seeking to return to the National level after taking a year off. Several fighters also stepped into the ring for their first real fights. In. the 132 Ib inter- mediate {17 to 18-year-old) division, Nick Mitsenberg scored a second round technical knock-out over Kitimat's Richard Owusu, In the 16-year-old Junior C division, Ter- race's Chad Gerow punched his way to a third round TKO over Kitimat’s Fernando Berde. And Gary Haines of Terrace last to Kitimat’s Lindsay. 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