a) HOGLINES _ By LINDA MOORE Variations —can be fun - Did you see the recent Skins curling games on TSN? “Been reading this column and heaving : about the free guard zone ~ rule? “Think that only the competitive curlers can try these different curling formats? “Not so! Any curling club call “wary. the rules of play, for cither league games or bonspicis, and § “provide a lot of fun for everyone. | “The Skins format rewards teams vo for every end they win. To win an -end, a team must cilher take two -or more points with last rock or "steal a point without: it. ee an end means losing e.“hammer”’, or last rock ad- alage “On the 7SN Skins game, large cash prizes (up to $3,000 an end) ~ “were the incentive for the top ‘teams to go for points each end, making for some exciting play. ~~ Tia ‘chub bonspiel, teams can be _drawn from a hat and small cash prizes such, as.$25 an end.can be “paid to each team immediately “after. the game. The'teani with the most ‘cash at ‘the end of eight or 10 ends of “play ‘continues in the event while _ ihe losing team drops to another - ceveitt. Poinis are. ngt catsied aver ito the folldiving games... ..: #4 it nd.. Hi The free guard zone rule, where » pleads: cannot remove [Pen pay, ante ad! iti ‘ s. great practice for the Iyer et Coe 4 Both this and the'Skins rule én ‘courage a lot of the play to be in | ‘the centre of the ice. "! That's because the first rock -is soften placed short of the house on | ‘the centre lire and both teams try § Ye. draw around it to get to the § auton first .- The. miles . make a skip really ‘fhink as the positioning of the § ‘lead’s and second’s rocks is cru-. § cial wiib ‘the third and skip often _ Lpsing them™ fo © play raises or § ees “come-arounds. “5; Other modificalious to the tradi- “tional rules can also mean ‘fun for | P velub ‘players. Try rotating players ‘cach . end, or counting rocks farthest “froni the -button, or throwing: bjind-folded , (very dif. | : ‘fi cuit). * A Just sit down and ‘think of Risioe > ¥something unique to try at your Pi~ — “club. : And if your bonspicl wants to i fadd - real excitement to their weekend event, there is some- 4 thing new on the curling scene. a “Spiels for Wheels’ resembles | the insurance used in the ever- ! popular hole-in-one promotions in golf. pc Any bonspiel -- maximum 32 dteams -- can pay a premium, .y surance Company and sel up a competition for cars. {he buiton diring a special part of 4 the bonspiel (not: during a game) ey all win cars. few spiels have tried it but so & far no cars have been won, Your club could be the first. urling i is a sport which was in- < keep it fresh and fun, clubs have ito be creative with all aspects of 3 the; game... je you need more ‘information : say. of these rules, contact me fatCud B.C., 320-1367 W. Broad- angower, B, c. V6H 4A9. a tadewoe esr som ‘ ‘ee4. ICE RESCUE “HE FLAT -USEA ~YADDER OR POLETO. “REACH: PULL TO SAFERY © SNOWBALL. Local soccer players who took to the Caledonia school field for the traditional New Year's Day game found fast breakaways were out of the question but the goalies weren't complaining. After. all, they could make spectacular diving saves knowing their was a sott cushion awaiting them, when they made contact with the ground. While admitting they might seem a little crazy, the soccer fanatics expressed horror on being told some people had ac- tually been nuts enough to throw themselves into the icy waters of Lakelse Lake, The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 13, 1993 - Page B7 Knights’ free throw daie nears Calling all 10-14 year-olds. Note Saturday, Jan. 23 on your calendars: that’s when the Ter- race Knights of Columbus are staging the local qualifier for the International basketball. Free Throw championship. Open to boys and girls, the ‘competition is also broken down” into ages groups wilhin the 10-14 range, Local winners go on to the dis- trict playoffs and from there can progress to the ‘‘state’? and final- ly international championships. Last year more than 210,000 sharpshooters participated —_ in 2,976 local competitions. It gets underway at 9 a.m. ia the Veritas school gymnasium and participants must bring proof of age and a letler of parental con- sent with them, For entry forms or ay more in- formation .on the Free Throw Championship, contact Germano -Cartila at 635-4649," The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic service organization with more than 1 5 million mem- bers, In. 1991, the organizations 10,000 ° focal councils:. donated 41.9. million man-hours of voluntecr work and $95 million to charilable causes, a 2. ‘The, fin comes, from, mixing up So (players; tryitig new. strategy and. 4 having lois of rocks in play every ee @, | =] (@ SPORT W GRLD January 13 - 24 + While Stocks Last “Hot, Hot iol Paces & ; Great Skiing ‘Fleece Pullovers Pusually’ $300, to the Calgary In- { 5 Made in camae $ A)? ‘Double Lens Goggles - Alpina Over Glass Goggle 100% UV protection, antifog BAGS Down Hill | — 7 ¥ Salomon Boot Bags ‘38 iN _ . = _ " No Toe 0 5 value with the purchase of |Raichle 5 Salomon § ady rec 7001 ‘any adult performance FX 7 MS SX Team Reg; *300 -boot. 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