w a i 7 EWE as Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 22, 1992 — Page 85 Hockey awards, SPORTS NEWS MALCOLM BAXTER 638-7283 TERRACE STANDARD — Page B6 Badminton players from across the north were on hand April 11-12 to take part in the this year’s Terrace Open tournmant, the largest in the region and finale event of the local club’s season. Showing -the power and agility that has made him the top-male player in Terrace, Surinder Dhaliwal dropped Prince George’s Mark Flaherty to take A event in :nen’s singles. Partnered by Tony Broman, Dhaliwal also made the A final in men’s doubles but the duo fell to clubmates Norm Parry and Dan Tuomi. In A flight ladies action, Lisa Stafford gave Prince George its first title by defeating. Terrace’s Nancy Condon in the singles. Con- don, however, evened the score when she and Fran Mann teamed up to take the doubles from Stafford and Judy Flaherty. Stafford and Flaherty found themselves on ‘op- ‘ posite sides of the net in an all-Prince George the mixed doubles final which saw Judy and Mark Flaherty triumph over Stafford and Stuart Kamsira. On the B side, Darcy Stickleman of Kitimat knocked off Terrace’s Paul Gipps for top spot in the men’s while Fran Mann beat out Mui Luc in the iadies. The men’s doubles went to Mark Flaherty and Kamstra Boxer The plane carrying Terrace’s national boxing champion Joey Losier landed here last Monday morning, but Losier may only just be touching down himself. “It feels good, it feels great,”’ the 15-year-old grinned moments after arriving home, -the gold medal hanging about his neck,. Losier, local club teammate Darren Bell and coach Jeff Dilley had good reason to celebrate their visit to Sarnia, Ont. as part of the B.C, boxing _team.— Losier’s gold, Bell’s bronze and a tournament best three-gold, two-bronze perfor- mance by the five-man provin- cial team. Recalling the juniors 132Ibs. title bout, Losier said the vic- tory came from taking control, ‘*{ had him fighting my fight so I had the advantage.’’ Birders wrap up season WATCH THE BIRDIE. Mui Luc, above, powers a return during mixed doubles action at the Ter- race Open Badminton tournament as she and partner Dan’ Tuomi went on to victory in the B event. over the hometown duo of Henri Michaud-Rob Guen- ther. Tuomi and Luc com- bined to take the B mixed, defeating Fran and Swarn Well ahead going into the final round, he just concen- trated on throwing the jabs and racking up the points — he scored a 15-0 shutout on the computer scoring system. After the final bell, Losier ad- ded, ‘I went up to him and ask- ed if we could. fight again sometime because we both gain- ed good experience from it.’’ Apart from next weekend’s B.C. Golden Gloves, he is now looking forward to being part of an international card in June. He has been invited to join the Canadian national team to face Ireland in the Emerald Cup to be held in Gaspe, N.S. For Bell, the Sarnia trip was “‘a learning experience’. While skill in the ring was important, “You've got to be in shape to beat the guys down there, which I wasn’t.”” Asa result, he wasn’t Mann. | There were only two Cc event battles with Gipps and: Prince Rupert’s Carl Etzerza Sr. beating. out Siok Yeoh’ as June date! with fighting Irish able to recover from a standing: eight count he had to take.and after that punches together,”’- Although they ‘are. the ones wearing, the medals, the duo agreed the achievement wasn’t their’s alone, Losier said both wanted to acknowledge the con- tribution sparring partners and Dilley had made to their suc- cess. ‘‘Without them, we wouldn’t be here now,’ he add ed, POSTSCRIPT — Faced with a long break. between . weigh-in and the Terrace fighter’s first bout, coach Dilley decided to fill the time with a quick trip to Detroit, Michigan. There, the destination was the gym where champions such as “couldn’t. put the - ' and Leonard .Nunes of Kitimat for top spot. In mix- ‘-ed doubles, Carl and Patsy -Etzerza beat out’ Michaud and Rhonda Richard. Terrace bowlers, masters Local bowlers will make up almost half the B.C. team at this summer’s Teaching Masters national championship. In a performance that con- firmed Terrace as one of the major bowling centres in the province, all six local alley aces attending the provincial playoffs made the B.C, team, Of the four men who went down for the Vancouver event, Kelly Francis, Roy Clifford and Dave Wiebe all earned a spot on the team while Glen Brink was named as alternate, Eva Wilkinson and Lesley Alway completed the sweep when they rolled to berths on Newcomers The Terrace Northmen’s an- nual Gnat-swatting exhibition rugby match against Prince George has been brought for- ward one week, Club spokesman David Hull. said the confrontation ill now take place Saturday, April 25 at 2 p.m. on the Northwest Com- munity College pitch. And: when the Gnats take to the field, they’re going to find some very unwelcome additions have been made to the Terrace team. Unwelcome, that is, from the visitors point of view only, Hull added. Noting there are some 10. new faces in the Northmen’ lineup this season, he said they included ex-Caledonia Kermode basketball player David Owens. At 6'7” and with a build as impressive as his height, the sight of Owens promises to be bring tears to the eyes of op- of lanes the ladies five-member provin- cial team. It will be Alway's third trip to the nationals and Wiebe’s se- cond. Adding to zone’s plunder were’ Ervine Hannah. {men's}, Barb Abbott (ladies’) and Laura Adrian (coach), all from 100 Mile House and successful in. their bids to make the team. Open to Level | instructors, the Masters saw competitors bowl a total of 16 games with the placings being decided on a points-above-average basis, The nationals take place June 29-July 4 in Victoria. formidable ponents this year. Hull added the Northmen will also benefit from the addition of several fast, young talents such as Arnie Pelletier — ‘the runs like the wind’’, Preparations for the upcom- ing season continue each Tues- day and Thursday evening with practices at the college ground. Hull said turnout has been ex- cellent with 25-35 players show- ing up for sessions under the guidance of eoach Mike Mc- Cuish, However, thal doesn’t mean the Northmen’ won't welcome still more individuals 19 years and up who want to experience the “thrills, spills and chills’? of recreational Tugby, he pointed out. ° The . Northmen’s ‘home opener is Saturday,.May 9, a return match against Prince Rupert. be ‘ele * HOME FROM THE WARS and with the medals to prove were Darren Bell (left) and Joey Losier (right) seen above with Terrace and B.C, team coach Jeff Dilley. The trio had just returned from the Canadian Junior Boxing championships held in Sarnia, Ont, basement of the old Anglical Church on Lakelse Ave. It’s “small and sombre, in startling contrast to the gleaming medals the club's members regularly br- ing back. Thomas Hearns and: Michael - Moore started their careers, The local fighters train in the This was a chance for them Lo see a real gym, a breeding ground for champions. But, while it was a thrill for the young pugilists — ‘‘we got to dance around the ring,’’ Bell recalled — they found the place looked a lot like home. It had a nice paint job and a more professional look to it,’ Dilley conceded, but in size, it the northwest 1 was no different from their: own, ‘*Thomas Hearns and Michael Moore trained and got to fame the same way these boys are doing it, ina little gym down in the basement, We were really surprised by that,'’ he admitted. Ro Spring is the best time for an extended fishing trip. It’s the best time because the air is fragrant and clean and so clear you can see mountain goats and black bears browsing high on the avalanche chutes on the first greenery of the year. There are bugs in the spring, but the irritating varieties that can be so vexing in summer are not around to suck your-blood or get into your face. The percussive beat of the ruffed grouse provides a shythm for the hooters; both are set against the insistent counterpoint ‘of the swamp robins and choirs of songbirds just recently returned to the north coast. It’s good to hear them again after the silences of winter. It's good to see the eagles and ducks pairing up. Winter is close and grey and green and thick. After months of wintering rivers, fishing sparse. Spring is expansive and .. of prowing the slippery: banks. - over jaded fish, probing the: rising, rifles. of f April and May. readies for first Spring jun for the first bright fish of the year is a powerful, ex- hilarating experience. That is not to say that Spr- ing on the rivers near home is not still an adventure, but there are more people there now. Solitude accents a fishing ‘trip and: you have to travel to find it, Webb is getting the boat ready now so we can go chase some, .- Breakfast on these trips is nearly. always catmeal — the kind that: comes in convenient ‘packages, can be ready in. five minutes, stays:with you until noon and_ tastes. wonderful: with a cup of coffee brewed with creek water in an open . pot over a fine cooking fire,” Even in the most. persistent and protracted downpour you ., can find:-a.dry cottonwood or ~ hemlock snag whose. crusty” -bark'can be pulled off by hand . =" or. chipped off with a hatchet, _and with the use of a little fire’. starter be made into as nice a set of cooking coals as you'll. ‘find at the bottom of any: “a _a hatchet go along onthe rip : "some bread,» : evaporated milk, ‘some utens “sils, some fruit; trail mix, rice ° -and,.‘for supper,’ a number: of - packages of pre-cooked. foil- —.: ‘an outfit‘called Magic Pantry: . aluminum foil ‘pouches of beet The Skeena Angler by Rob Brown barbecue pit. Bul be careful with the. hatchet.— a deep cut or severed finger can‘ bring an abrupt halt to. a. »_ Promising trip. : $0 fire starter, fhaiches and . along with a: couple. of pans, ‘jam; -oatmeal, 7 wrapped dinners: packaged by. They.really are magic,: these,’ “preferable, © Scotch ancestry overrides his.‘ taste. buds likes ‘to buy: the Le Ss slew, cabbage ralls, Salisbury steak or lasagna. Simply plop . them. foil and all into some_ Oe boiling waler for five minutes, e cut t the. top: with a scissors and squeeze it oul over:a plate of rice. Though 1. wouldn't: ecommend this as the kind of ° are to serve company in your : ining room, after a vigourous day’s « fishing. ‘it. tastes. like haute: cuisine. i “Beer is vital on a. ‘spring fishing junket. For. space and. lweight, considerations. cans are Webb; whose chemical’ concoctions un- naturally aged and quickly brewed by megabreweries, 1 like the stuff made by Bavarian purists and their disciples, but unfortunately it comes in heavy bottles. This became an issue the last time Webb and J] went.on one of these trips. We flew by helicopter and rafted the river to. our rendezvous at sea. Weight, the pilol told us, was critical, so we pared down our customary: three cases (the “usual number for short trips) to six bottles. . _, As soon as the chopper left after’ depositing us in. the . wilderness, 7 rushed to. the river:and stuck. the six bottles ~ jn the cool mountain waters, ~: _anticipaling the powerful ~ thirst. we would work up mak- ~ ing camp. When we returned - covered in sweat only three - bottles: — half: our supply — . “remained, the other three ap- parently catried off by the cur- “rent or consumed | ‘by trolls, | Searched until dark i in u vain. Q _ ed fishermen so we take only _ and a spool of monofilament, . sleep ina’ pair. of latex Seal... ket “Too bad about your beer washing away,” consoled Webb. Of course you will need gear. The temptation is’ to pack every rod :you own, buckets of bait, lures and flies then spend most of your time wrapped in -the agony of deciding. which outfit to choose. Webb and | are civiliz- cone. fly rod, a few killer flies Waders are essential. You will spend most of your time in them; on one particular: sod- den trip I remember going to Dris. . _Clothes? Well, take two of everything and three pairs of socks. And don't forget a sky piece, one that sheds rain. You'll also want a camera for all those out-of-focus pictures of trophy fish you catch and ‘feléases 8 8 ‘I've-got to pack, Webbs waiting. i'll tell you how we edo t ?Wwhen 1 eel back, : .