Page. B4 — - Tatrace Standard, Wednesday, May 23, 1990

Sporting Clubs are groups of
men with similar philosphy and
ethic who enjoy the social
aspects of their ‘sport, These
sportsmen. get together on a
tegular™-basisto discuss their
sport and how they might work
toward. its. betterment; or to
work’ out the logistics. of the
hext club outing, or to arrange
pairings for future fishing trips.

The Totems, the Kingfishers,

the Ospreys, the Square Tailers,

. the. Drifters, The Coast
Steelheaders, the Semiamoos,
these are just some of the better
known, Of B:C.’s fishing clubs.

“; But the largest, most per-
yasive’ and fastest growing of all
‘clubs holds. no meetings, formal
or otherwise, collects no dues
and is not bound by any par--
ticular policies or ethical con-
siderations: meet the Scissorbill
Rod and Goon Club.

’ Unlike other clubs, the
Scissorbills publish no monthly

newsletters and wear no crests
but they are readily
distinguishable from other out-
doorsmen by their conduc? on.
field and: stream, ‘Scissorbills,
for instance, are never satisfied
to fish the water: before. them

preferring instead to’ fish yours,

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The skeena
Angier |
by Rob Brown

If you are on the far bank, the

Scissorbill will not be ‘able to
resist giving you a demonstra-
tion of his casting prowess by
throwing his spoon clear across

“the river so°that it will land, —

with a loud plop, at your feet, If
you are up or downstream of a
Scissorbill he will somehow con-
trive to cast over your line with
irritating regularity.
Scissorbills: are avid waders
who can ‘be counted on to wade
right through the slot you have
been probing for a steelhead or
over the difficult trout you have
been trying to fool with patient:
drifts of your dry fly and ask
you if you've heen having any

luck. met

Scissorbill boaters Bade.

themselves ori how ‘near: ‘they:
can’ ‘come to the lines of: bank:

anglers, and are: ‘known’ far and:

wide for the miniature tsunamis”

they can throw bankward. with °
_ their jet or propwash, “Pulling...
"plugs through lies being ‘fished :

by others and ‘dragging around. h

cigar sized trout on the end‘of ©

gangtrolls, are two other techni-.
ques for which the boat fishing,

Scissorbill reserves a special .
fondness,
Ecology and all the other

ologies are not likely to arouse |

much interest in. the Scisiorbill
— his is a more direct approach
‘to ¢ nature, Whitefish,
“squawfish; suckers: and other
“less. - desirable’ species _ com-
‘pete. with the trout:for food and
‘must: ‘therefore ; ‘be shown no
mercy,: The Scissorbill. does
veryone : a. fayour’ by” ‘tossing
em into the. brush: -when they
inconvenience him by taking his
hook. Other fishes : exist in
unlimited abundance and must
be cropped constantly to ‘Pre
vent overcrowding.

Regulations, those shackles

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goverment, are anathema to.
the Scissorbill. and are: clearly
made’ :-for - other fishermen.

on ‘and are seat made
er: “fishermen. Recently,
painple, two. friends‘ en-

_countered : a pair of ‘Scissorbill
“executive officers | upon’ the: fly-
“only” ‘section | of the Lakelse.
‘River. pote

“Besides” the stringer of, bait.
caught dolly - varden, these
sports-had ‘a steelhead spawner

twitching ° on .the . beach - twit-

ching because they'd, gutted it

~~ alive. But that's OK, afterall,

animals don't feel pain like | we

‘do, just: ask any scissorbill.

| A Scissorbill outing is con-
ducted. according to -a strict.
code, Never walk when ' you can
drive i is'a Scissorbill axiom, thus
it is. encumbent upon members
to manoeuver their vehicles as

forced “upon them by big: ;

Eg Cast ay eat

close the stream ag possible tu tur- r
‘ning the road: to ‘gumb n-the
process,’ Once: tie
stalwart Scissorbill: ‘par
his front tires inthe sriver
after. propping his: rod: pon:
forked stick,.turns his stereo. Up
loud : ‘enoiugh * 'so..the other. bar:
fishermen’ can ‘enjoy ‘his: “music
‘and starts a fire to-the accom.
panimient of the bell set a-tinkle -

-by the undersized dolly varden
: swallowing his:bait;: ‘=> -

When beer has-been drunk -
and the food woofed down, the. '
dedicated thember com- |.
memorates the Scissorbill

‘outing by. leaving his trash‘  ~

lure’ packages, . flattened beer
tins, cigarette packages, burger >
cartons, chip bags, bits of. wool, . .
gobs of roe, shards of Tady’s
hosery, collapsed deck chairs —
strewn randomly over the
beach, urinating on the dying,
embers .of his fire.and heading
for home, .

JEFF NAGEL 638-7283

_ TERRACE STANDARD

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TERRACE — Rugby action
May 12 and 13 saw the Ter-
race Northmen get even with
Prince Rupert, but fail to the
lowly Smithers Camels.

All three northwest teams

thwest Community College
pitch that weekend.

The Northmen came from
behind in the Saturday night
game to post a narrow 12-9
victory over Prince Rupert.

Willie McCleary led Ter-
race scoring with eight points
off two penalty kicks and a
conversion on George Da
_ Costa’ $ try. The win evened

faced off against each other °
in three games at the Nor- .

LEAPING FOR LEATHER: Terrace Northmen and Smithers
Camels rugby players grab for the ball ina fineout in last week's
- game at Northwest Community College. The Northmen Split

their weekend games, winning to Prince Rupert but losing to
Smithers,

Camels trample
Terrace Northmen |

the Northmen's record
against Rupert at 1-1.

The next day was rougher
on the Northmen as the
Smithers Camels rode into
town to post their first win
on Terrace turf in recent
memory,

The score stayed close in
the first half with the teams
splitting a pair of field goals
to enter the second half tied’
3-3. But two quick Smithers

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tries and a conversion put the

Camels well ahead, ar
“+ A late. game try brought
the Northmen to within six,
but that’s as close as they
got, with Smithers defeating
Terrace 13-7.

The Camels — hyped from
their surprise win over Ter-
race — leapt out to an early
12-0 lead over Prince Rupert
in the next game. But the
dream was over, and the

ed back in the second half to

- advantage has been taken by
- any team,: Players agreed the
‘league appears to be more

‘years — which the Northmen

-and the result could end up
being better rugby,

hardened Rupert crew battl-

“score 19 unanswered points
for the win.-
- The Northmen next game
“is out-of-town on Sunday,
when they will face Prince
Rupert.

With each team splitting
their two games in the
weekend’s .action, no early

competitive than in previous

ruled without question —

Players picked Simpson first .

TERRACE — Three Caledonia Kermode boys
basketball players have qualified for this sum-
mer’s Basketball B.C. Supercamps.

Coach Cam MacKay said last week Paul
Manhas, Mike Parker and. Kannin Osei-Tutu
were selected from Terrace for the under-17
camps in July following tryouts in Prince Rupert

earlier this spring,

The three will be competing against high

PR. RUPERT — Terrace’s Sue Simp-
son crossed the line nearly three minutes
ahead of her nearest rival to win the
women’s 10-kilometre race at Prince
Rupert’s fifth annual Glory Days run,

Glory Days race

behind this year’s winner Richard Har-
rison, of Smithers.

Harrison upset Ansems — who was
expected to retain the race title — and
set anew record, ‘coming in at 33:03,

TERRACE — Local karate

competitors again fought their
-way into the top spots at the
May 12-13 at the B.C. Karate
Championships in Vancouver.
Deborah Casey, of Terrace,
led the way to earn a silver
medal in kumite — the fighting
event — in her age 13-14
category. Although hoping to
take the gold, she settled for

_ bronze in the kate event — ©

where individuals are judged by
their ability to follow: pre-
arranged forms,

The 13-year-old Casey has
been internationally ranked
since placing second in her age
group at the Soke Cup interna-
tional championships last year.

In the middleweight men’s
division, Terrace’s Calen
MeNeil captured the silver
medal in kumite. The 19-year-
old McNeil — in his first year as
an adult competitor — defeated
three B.C. team members en
route to the silver, including the
former European champion.

“With the exception of the
gold medal winner, he

singlehandedly destroyed the .
B.C, team,’ club spokesman -

Joe Zucchiatti said. McNeil
sparred his way through the
tough middleweight division
despite getting a broken nose in
his first fi ght of the tourna-
ment.’

Zucchiatti competed in the

over-35 masters division, where |

he defeated. reigning’ B.C.
masters champion and former
Kitimat resident Ivan Velisek on
his way to a silver medal in
kumite. Zucchiatti also placed
sixth in the individual kata
“event.

Kitimat's Ling sisters swept

Deborah Casey

the women’s open division of
the championships. Canadian
champion Rassame Ling took
the gold, followed by sisters
Tanya‘and Lisa who earned the
silver and bronze in kata.

Lisa Ling won the gold in the
kumite event, and as a Tesult
was named women’s division
grand champion. The’ three
sisters are now returning from
an ‘international karate cham-
pionship this past weekend: in
Brazil. .

The Terrace-Kitimat Chito-.
Ryu style karate club dominates
much of B.C. karate ‘action. .
Members attribute, that
dominance to the club's coaches:
— and in particular David
Akulugawa, who: has been
described as the foremost karate
authority in Western Canada, -
_ “Karate in British Columbia’
is exceptionally strong. ‘We're
the national leaders,”* Zucchiat-
ti said. ‘And. he’s-the reason
B.C. — and particularly Ter-
Tace — is so strong,’* -

It was Simpson's fourth 10-K
women’s title at the May 12 race in five.
years, 0.) y :

She finished t ina ‘time ‘of 40: 34 — - well
off her 1987: Glory. Days record of just
under 38 minutes. . Po

Just behind her was Diana Woot, also
of Terrace, who finistied at 43: 45, Sixth :

place went to another Terrace woman — First went to: Nicole Slater whose
~ Gall Shieasby — ina time of 46:37, 23:21 set a new record.” .

Ten-kilometre. ‘ment 's: ‘champion ke Stevens took fhe a men's °5-K tte

‘followed. by newcomer Mike Flegel at
33:48. :

-Ansems was another 30 seconds back
at 34:27. Fifth’spot went to Gord Bux-
-ton, another Terrace runner, who finish-
ed another minute back of Ansems, = -

‘Tetrace’s: Megan Reid-placed second
in the women’s five-kilometre with a
‘time of 24:33...

school athletes from across the province July 3-7
for spats on the B.C, select ‘A’ and ‘B’ under-17
-teams. Players making the ‘A’ team go on to play .
in tournaments.in Arizona and Las Vegas, .
‘MacKay said. 'B’.team players play in a Western
Canadian championship tournament. ¢

Osei-Tutu and Parker both made the under-16
‘select team. last year and played in several
“American tournaments. Meanwhile, two Skeena
“Jr Sec. students. Fernando Milhomens and
Jessie Osei-Tutu — have qualified for the B .
Summer Gameszone basketball: teams oe Terrace’ ¢ Bd

Kickers’.

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: SIX TEAMS are tearing up area soccer fields with the start this;
month of a new Terrace Men’s Soccer League. Sd. fat scores:
; are close, games competitive, and na teams are running away

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