ia alle iets Sn ee a TERRACE _ The ‘Skeena " Valley Triathton beat out six or seven competitors Jast week and won its bid to host next. year! 5 provincial champinships, ~~. : “There were some real heavy applications down there,’ ‘says Skeena Valley organizer ‘Dale: Greenwood. “I guess they had about seven or eight. applica-- tions, which is more:than they normally had, Usually, they ask. you," , He sald other bids probably | came from several races in Van- PROFIL amar Sangh : Field. hockey Ce ee eee eee TERRACE — Interest in the regional men's field hockey team is growing thanks to the organization. over recent years of player Amarjit Sangha. **If we put more effort in it and get some of the younger people playing (the team will continue to grow),’' he said. “This year we had some more young people playing.” Sangha, 26, who has played field hockey in Terrace for five years now, says the team might even have a name next year. - "*Next year we're-thinking of it,’* he says. *‘Right now we just call ‘it. Terrace Men’ s Field Hockey,” oi Sangha was introduced to Jhockey as a child, “I've been playing street hockey ever since I was a little kid," he says. ‘1 just switched to field hockey five years ago.” ‘He. had played the. sport before then, thousands of miles away, although - he © doesn’t remember it, .-” ‘] used to play a. bit j in India . = I lived there for the first ten yers of my life,’ he explains. ‘He says what makes field hockey 80 different :for. him is “the: level of skill:involved.... ’4¢Field hockey is: where your talent shows up,’’ he says, “*Whereas in the other hockey if you've got talent you might, not - “really show up because.it's a lot _' moreaggressive. A guy can take ; you out, especially de your ae thy Sangha says the Terrace team - teams: in the northwest, and when ‘they play, the: ‘teams are mixed. /. The same. is ‘que. of . the _regional ‘side that travelled to athe B.C; Summer ‘Games last ‘month. | — : The northwest men: did well ‘at the Games, Sangha says, ty- ing two games and losing two -— to capture second place... ‘The men’s season is over for the summer — some players are on vacation, some are at wed- ‘dings and Sangha and his ‘wife have a newborn daughter to look after. . - ig more experienced than. other: one of those was a close. 3-2. against Victoria, which went on . HE ER ght gang _— iol bans eee ciicoeth couver and Vernon, “We have to anticipate in OX cess of 400 competitors,”? he sald, adding, “‘It could be more: than 800 depending on how’. many want to.come up north.” Terrace’s “northern locatioy caused judges "sortie concern but. Greenwood: says. ‘the. B.C... Triathlon Association will try.to work out a deal, with. an airline’ - to fly competitors up here, ' Greenwood'says he’s not sure what swayed the. association. in Terrace’s favour... “Possibly the fact that. they. have an obligation to serve the” .province anddown south has’ been . getting © everything. Possibly the fact that we’ve put . on a good race, a safe race.” . The -association’s ‘senior of- ficer and many high profile run- ners are also impressed by the . race, Saying it’ could. ‘held: its ‘plained. - alte sel ie ie ea ‘eat snl at am ae a ee Sr own 1 against any. wy othe tase Canada, Greenwood added, “As next year’s Skeena Valley Triathlon will also be:the pro- “ vinclal championship ‘race there _ “could be up to 70 different win- ners, because - there will be s: Skeena Valley catagory winners - and. provincial - eatagory win- ners. oo ” “If we have. ‘someone who? 5 racing in the 30-35 age catagory | but. ‘he's the first across the “finish line he- (becomes provin- . “cial | champion) in 30-35; but he's also the Skeena Vatley open Gretnwood ex~ - champion,” The race course will remain “nearly the same, he says, but the swim will take place at Furlong Bay instead of Water Lily Bay and. will be extended to 1.5 kilometres to meet international Olympic standards, | Climbing course | TERRACE — You may see six people clinging to the rocks above Onion Lake if you drive towards Kitimat this weekend, That's when Terrace Parks and Recreation’s first rock climbing course gets rolling. It'll be taught by climber: Garnet Watson, who has been scaling faces in B.C, for about 15 years. The course is for beginners, but the location offers dif. ferent levels.of difficulty, - “It’s a fairly steep face, but it’s a fairly. short face,”” said Parks and Recreation superintendant Steve Scott. “It doesn’t have to be very tall to be challenging, so it’s got a variety of challenges.’’ Participants: will learn the basics - _ ‘various methods of scaling a face, how to use the safety equipment and how to rappel (descend from a cliff. with, the use of a double rope). Equipment was purchased with money left over from the _B.C, Winter Games. __ The course begins Friday evening with a lecture and Satur- : day the group heads for the heights above the lake. cos Anyone 16 or over is welcome to register at the Parks and Recreation office at the arena. “Certainly we'll get to the younger ages gradually,” Scott said, “‘but because we're just starting we're going to stick to 16 and older.” The course is limited to six, but-don’t panic —- another is planned for September. a PRINCE RUPERT @ TERRACE & FORT st JOHN ® DAWSON CREEK ry PRINCE GEORGE | QUESNEL, 7 Wa. Jaren ToT Pum: MO. WS pet oe ES Foy ae rary - Booting it Soccer action was hot last week — and not just due to the weather. That's because it was the start of men's. league season playoffs. The final takes place Sunday 11 a.m. at the Caledonia field. Northcoast Road Maintenace captured first place for regular league play two ‘weeks ago. NO COMMISSION SALES STAFF! 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