= eee eee Ee ae apm fh Prag ete Foros eRe = _ at are Se wr SLT ee! ape Ba Se -’ Kitimat Minor Hockey finish- ed up the season by honoring ‘numerous players and coaches, and presenting lifetime member- ships to four hard-working volunteers. + . The four honored at the win- -dup banquet and awards night on April 16 were Rob Taylor, Ethel Robinson, Marg Moore and Louis Godfrey. _- Several players received Esso achievement medals for being either most improved, most sportsmanlike, or most valuable ‘to their team. These winners can be found listed in this week’s Scoreboard. Other awards were as follows: Initiation program — Ray Johnson Award to the most im- proved skater, to Declan McDermott. ; Novice division — Schooley Sports Award to the most im- proved skater, to Adam Zaharko, Atom division — B.A. Quinlan Award to the most pro- mising first-year atom, to Randy - Minor Soccer — season opens The. Terrace. Youth Soccer Association begins its 11th season with opening ceremonies _ and exhibition games at Skeena School grounds this Saturday, starting at noon. Despite rumors and incorrect reports, they won’t be using the new fields at Christy Park this summer. Lo Don Highe, one of the prime movers in creating Christy Park ~ Jast year, says the grounds must ‘be allowed to grow properly ‘ before young soccer players start adding wear and tear to the pro- _perty. Highe said it’s possible they might be able to use Christy in the fall for some playoff action. New goal posts costing about $6,000 will be installed at the Christy site in the next few weeks, "Youth Soccer has more than "Reduction sought in cost of — hockey Terrace Minor Hockey is seeking a reduction in the hourly ice rental fee for the August hockey school and summer league. Hockey school coor- dinator Jake De Jong, in a letter to city council, asked that con- sideration be given for the event’s fee to be reduced from the proposed $62.50 an hour, to the regular Minor Hockey rates charged over the winter season, which is about half the proposed rate.” De Jong explained that Minor Hockey and figure skating get a reduced fee in a season duc to | the large number of hours of useage. Others pay the $62.50 hourly rate. De Jong said the school venture is designed to _ provide young hockey players of Terrace with a reasonably-priced opportunity to receive instruc- tion and expertise from notable -Terrace Minor Hockey grads like Jeff Sharples of Detroit Red Wings. “The request was referred to committee for decision. 500 boys and girls signed up, and they’re short of talent in on- ly one of the 10 divisions. That’s the under-16 division where players can still register by con- tacting Bev Bujtas at 635-3719. Youth soccer can also use more coaches. If interested, turn out this Saturday and let them know. Spring run includes playdowns The Skeena Valley Road- Runners Club has some changes in routes and some B.C. Sum- mer Games playdowns included im the agenda of the annual spring run on Sunday, May 29. -The big event for runners of all ages is offering five and 10-kilometer courses as per usual, except that they won’t be crossing the Skeena River bridges this time. Organizers have decided that 10-K competitors will use the five-K route in twice-around fashion. The race will also be used to determine the best three masters men and women for the B.C. Summer Games at Victoria in July. Men aged 40 and over, and women aged 35 and up are eligi- ble. Fees this year are $2 if you are registered with the B.C. Runn- ing Association, and $4 if not registered. The race is open to young and old alike. Registration forms are available at the Arena recreation office and at All Seasons Sports store, You can also sign up bet- ween 9 and 9:30 a.m. on race day. The race gets underway at 10 a.m. from in front of the Ter- race Library.- 7 For more information, phone Jrene Ennis at 635-5719. i Clinic . cancelled , one Lack of interest!! That sums up the cancellation of last weekend’s three-day, bicycle skill development camp set for Ter- race. The clinic had lined up Canadian and Olympic coach Barry Lycett. to rut ‘the show, but an insufficient ;number of participants had signed up by the deadline. About 18 register- ed too late for the clinic to go ahead. Yrbanowski. Peewee division and atom rep — Sharp Shop Award for the most sportsmanlike player, to Greg Brown. Bantam house and peewee re — Tom Conners Memorial Trophy to the most sports- manilike player, to Blair Boett- cher. Midget house and bantam rep — Brenda Lonsdale Award to the most improved player, to Jussi Jaakkola. Wilf Owen Award to the most sportsmanlike midget, to Bobby Chow. Juvenile and midget rep — Kassier Penny Realty Award to the most sportsmanlike player, to Scott Buick. Brian Kilgore Memorial Trophy — to player or junior contributing most to Kitimat Minor Hockey Association, to Kenny Johnston (a member of the Junior ‘B’ Blackhawks). Bill Mosher Memorial Award _ Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 4, 1988 13 -” KITIMAT HONORS HOCKEY FOURSOME — Coaches trophy to Bernie Billingsley (house) and Fred Schooley (rep). League and: playoff winners for the four divisions are as follows: — Novice — Johnston-Barclay- “Scaife (league and playoff). Atom — Bravo’s (league), Wings Travel (playoff). Peewee -- Rotary Atom reps (league), Sharks (playoff). Bantam — City Centre Hard- ware (league), peewee reps (playoff). The spacious dining room and dance floor at the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Ciub’s new clubhouse was officially opened by shareholders and guests during festivities on April BMX racing Second triathlon set for mid-July © close to total demise it’s going to take a minor miracle for BMX bike racing to continue this season at the Riverside Park track. The Terrace Recreation De- _pariment sent letters to those concerned with the operation of the sport,-but have had no re- plies in more than four weeks. No registration sessions have been scheduled, and the Ste- phens family (head organizers Iast season) have moved to Prince Rupert. It seems 9 pity when you con- sider the hundreds of hours of volunteer labor put into con- struction of the track by parents and racers. However, the two men’s soft- _ ball leagues at Riverside have pressured for years to expand the ball diamond to a more regulation size for their sports. If BMX is finished, plans for the ball diamond expansion will be put in effect this month. Work crews will cither extend the height of the fence to 10 or - 12 feet, or level the track and move the fence back a few feet. Bail players seek a larger park. As for BMX racing in the area, Kitimat’s Rotary BMX club is opening its season on Sunday at their Alexander School track, They'll have regis- tration from noon to 1 o'clock, them racing at 2 o'clock. If you enter as an individual, you'd better be in top shape. If you enter as part of a three- person team, then start training for your section of the second .. annual Skeena Valley Triathlon. The three-sport event is com- ing up Sunday, July 17 and it features a one-kilometer swim in Lakelse Lake as the first event. _ The middle leg of this gruelling survival-of-the-fittest is the 40-kilometer bicycle ride from the lake to the highway junction and back. The windup is a 10-kilometer run. Entry forms are available now at any Radio-TK office, or stores with a Triathlon poster. The fee is $35. There’s several categories — open men, open women, men’s team, women’s team, mixed team, junior men or ladies aged 15 to 19, Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in each category at an awards banquet at the Inn of the West the even- ing of race. The awards dinner features a beef smorgasbord. The race has. several sponsors — Canadian Airlines Interna- tional, Carling-O’Keefe, CFTK Television, Canon, Sundance Ski and Sports, Mazda and Kuwahara. Potential entrants are urged to get their entries in early and start training right away. Registration on for fitness challenge by Parks and Recreation contributor Elaine Parmenter May 20 to May 29 is Canada’s Fitweek, and Terrace, Prince Rupert and Kitimat will be par- ticipating by holding a Com- munity Fitness Challenge on ' Wednesday, May 25. The idea is to have as many people as possi- ble participate in 15 minutes of continuous physical activity on Wednesday. The community with the highest percentage of population taking part in the Community Fitness Challenge will be the winner. Be sure to participate in some form of physical activity every day during the week, and especially on May 25. It’s good for you, your health, your body, and if you participate on May 25, you can be counted as part of the Fitness Chailenge. Registration centers will be located at the Terrace Aquatic Centre, Terrace Arena, Terrace Library, All Seasons Sporting Goods, and many other loca- tions. Pian now to participate in the Terrace-Kitimat-Prince Rupert Fitness Challenge, on May 25, For more information on ac- tivities and how to register, call 638-1174 in Terrace, 632-3161 in Kitimat, and 625-6707 in Prince Rupert.