Chow geis BC call SHE MAY NO longer be a Mite, but Roxanne Chow is as mighty as ever in the eyes of the BC Youth Soccer sclec- tors. Chow has been named to the provincial Under-16 Girls All Star team. Shafeed Rahmann, provin- ‘cial director for youth soccer, noted it is the first time a player from this region has made the provincial team. “‘She’s worked very hard to ~altain ‘this goal,’? he said, ad- ding: her success would pro- vide a “great boost’’ to youth soccer here, Chow started her soccer career as a five-year-old mem- ber of the 1986 Mighty Mites. With her skill at playing the game matching her love of it, she has been a member of the local league Select team for the past two years. It was when playing as a member of that team against the Provincial Selecis she caught the eye of the BC team coaches, Recognizing her talent, they invited her to attend a three day training camp and prac- tices in Vancouver last month. The show of _ strength, winged south last week to join the team and start preparations for the first of five tourna- “ments: that will take her from coast-to-coast in the United Slates. _ Chow's playing schedule opens May 6-7 in Kennewick, -..QOregon, includes the Tri-City and Baker Blast tournaments in Washington State and Closes out with the New York Liberty Cup. Understandably, Terrace 1 @ Colour: Metallic blue * Regular: $239 (Tenge Prestige} ¢ Araya alloy rims Bar end style bars i ° 20" WHEEL KIDS MOUNTAIN BIKE | 4 ¢ 5 speed Shimano index shiftin | ¢ Water bottle & kickstand inclu ed. ee © Size: Fits children 6-10 years ° Fall chromoly fr frame s set & fork * Deore LX derailleurs & shifters * Exage crankset & brakes THEN AND + now: Roxanne Chow joined Terrace Youth Saccar in 1986 (inset) and in the nine years since has not only grown in stature, but also in reputation. She has become the first TYSA player to be selected for a provincial Select team. Youth Soccer is delighted at the news one of their own will wear the BC colours. “This is a chance to open new doors for Roxanne,”’ said * Caliper brakes Val Belina, noting that it could lead eventually to a soccer scholarship. ‘‘We cerlainly wish her the best of juck,’” she added. 1 * Single s ¢ Rear ca the game I'm not sure what the NHL will look like 10 years from now. | sus- pect, though, that uniforms will reflect the timas and se will the price of a seat. There will be more robotics on the telecasts and the ice will be a different col- _ The Voice of rhe Canucks by Jim Hughson or because a U.S, network will fuller, declare the puck easier to see on Gilhen, John Slaney, Paul Kariya, Joe Mullen, Trevor Linden, Dave But underneath equipment Poulin, and Jeremy Aoenick. g that keeps getting bigger and Payers of varying degrees of age and ability who, despite the | have a good feeling that players gemands on their time and size of from Prince George, Portage and their pay cheques, are just requ- s Port aux Basques will still feel the lar guys like those you play shin- ay with Sunday mornings in North a paisley background. masks that hide their identity, ! same way about the game. Oh, they will change. A million gatietord. g dollars in your jeans can’t help bul cause a few adjustments but who's done more far the develop- in the case of hockey players I've ment and expansion of the game always found the boats anc cars than any other individual ever to gel bigger but when pay cheques |ace a skate yet still makes time y become bady checks the game jor avery question and most every means more than the fame. At a recent game in Anahelm, | happened by the Ducks parking lot after a practice. | chuckled as | recalied walking through a few guarded major league baseball parking compounds on the way to work. There you'll see every exat- ic car you've never heard of and can't afford. As the Ducks drove off into Disneyland you could tell a the players from management and | don’t think it will. The optim- ism comes, in part, from the peo- ple I've met jotting notes for this column over a few years. People like Denis Savard, who’s been 14 years in the game and sits taping sticks in the dress- ing room so he doesn’t miss any of the conversation. The Sutter brothers, who play every game 8 ike it’s the Stanley Cup final and look after their team-mates like they've got 19 brothers, not six, Theoren Fleury, Doug Gilmour, Gary Roberts, Kirk |! People like Wayne Gretzky, Kevin Lowe, practice, Randy kid who wants an autograph. The cities it's played In will constantly change but the game will stay the same in Atlanta or Denver as.Jong as the players like going to the rink the morning of the game toa try out a new stick and giggle at the goalie whose nose is out of joint over a high slap in The NHL game is great because ofits players and as long as those who run the lea- gue keep that in mind, here's one fan who will always have blue lines on his ice. 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