"Sport You've got io give it to the Smithers tennis club. They keep saying they? re happy to sec the Terrace con- lingent tun up al their tourna- Menis ... “even . Visilors insist.on heading back home swith =omeost. of . the hardware. - . It was the same. story again ‘|. Aug. 16 -at_ the, 2nd annual: Smithers Doubles Open, Ta an all-Terrace final, Fran again proved a potent combo, dropping “Ada Sarsiat and Diane Cey for the Ladies ‘A’ side title. Qn the ‘B’ side, Dee Jenion grabbed Terrace a piece of the glory when she ieamed Marg Olmstead of Smithers to beat out Karla Stroct and Khuong They called themselves the Terminators and they were : just that as their Jrd annual * Volleyfest opponents found out. A total of 13 teams took . part in the volleyball tourna- - ment, held outdoors at the ’ Riverside field. - Describing the event as _ very: successful) organizer Caroline. Henry said the . turnout was three teams more than last year, She snid entrants were split into four pools for the open- “ing round robin section of ’ For those who like to, spend their leisure lime on the north- west’s lakes and rivers, the recreation department has a couple of important training sessions coming up. Alex Earl is putting, on two- courses for. canoceists, both beginners and more advanced. Basic Tandem Paddler I _-takes place Sept. 19-20 and deals with basic theory, skills and rescue procedures, Those compleling the cight hour course will carn their BCRCA when the» Mann and Nancy Condon once... Scope Invaders ace tournament Anderson, also of Smithers. Men's action saw Richard Krieg] and Swarn Mann repeat their Smithers Open _ per- ‘formance of two weeks earlier, - taking the ‘A’ side‘from club- mates Chuck Cey and Doug Jenion. _ Kitimat. got it’s name on the board in the ‘B’ event when Alec -Kotai. and- Norm Lee defeated up-and-coming Ter-" racites Kelly Gingles and Matt Phillips. ; Tournament, organizer Don Olmstead said the Open would slay with. a one-day format again next year, but add an entry fee. He = anticipated the’ prize money generated by those entry fees would encourage a larger turnout for the °93 event. Terminators spike opponents, bring Flyers down to earth - the event. The teams then moved to a single knockout ‘ehampionship round with the top teams in each pool get- ting a first round bye. The Terminators capped a weekend of strong play by defeating the Flyers in the final to take the $160 top prize. The Flyers went home with $110 as runners-up, Whas- supwitdat took third and $60 while the Hollywood Heroes settled for fourth and $30. Outdoor programs to note For. those who already have that qualification, there’s Basic Solo Paddler II. Again an cight hour course, it takes place Sept. 26-27 and is aimed at those who want to learn what solo canocing is all about. Both courses take place at Lakelse. Lake and. cauocs, paddlcs and personal flotation devices are provided. For more information or to register, phone the recreation rye office at 63 8-4750. RANE Ghdcertificatey 0-0 syed Vane ae MON, - WED. THURS. & FRI. SATURDAY SUNDAY KARATE | Local karate expert Deb Casey has returned from a trip to the land Down Under with a golden souvenir. That’s as in. the gold medal she won in Junior A female Kata at the 4ih International Soke Cup held Aug. 7-9-in ‘Newcastle, Aus- tralia. In Kata, competitors perforin’ a set or prearranged forms where they usc karate techniques. on an. imaginary opponent. One of the most prestigious tournaments in Chito Ryu karate, the Soke Cup is held every three years in honour of Dr. Tsuyoshi Chitose, founder of Chito Ryn. Cascy said this year’s tourna- ment drew approximately 300 competitors from Austratia, Japan, the U.S., Ireland and Can- ada. That made it the largest. such event she has taken part in to date. ‘Casey said the local Chito Ryu club had sponsored one-third . of the trip’s cost while she and: her parents covered the rest. For Cascy, that meant putting in a lot of time giving piano lessons and babysitting to raise her share, Apart from the thrill. of- the. gold, she said the trip was an-en-: | joyable one marked by the. friend-- | « Jiness of the Aussie hosts and. sporlsmanship of those taking part, Casey now hopes to achieve. two more milestones before, lhe year is up.- The first-is carning her black belt. Local club. head Norm Goodlad said Casey has already’ completed the ‘physical. require- ments for the belt and now: has only to meet some of the techni- cal requirements, She also has to turn 16 years, he added, explaining black bells. are not awarded in Chito Ryu to any- one younger than that. That birthday falls next month and Goodlad expects she'll have qualified for the belt by then, The second is making the B.C. team. Noting the coach of the provincial team bas been urging the club to send ber down for training, Goodlad said that will happen, in October, following. a jal toumament, in Kame Hours 9:30 AM - 6:00 PN 9:30 AM + 9:00 PM ~ 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM 12:00 - 5:00 PM Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 26, 1992 — Page C3 THE LONG TRIP. to Australia proved a rewarding one for local karate expert Deb Casey. Above, she proudly displays the gold medal she won in Kata at an international competition there. lonps.: : fT don’ t think she’ll have any trouble making the team,” he added. ; Casey has been a member of . Chito Ryu club for six years and said she enjoys the discipline and sense of common purpose she finds there. Pointing. out respect for fellow practitioners was'a basic tenet of the art, Casey said that atlitude also spilled over into everyday life. Not ‘surprisingly, she highly recommended the traditional mar. tlal art. ko aie PTC cs Cau tian Pomp ae contingent at the Soke Cup en- joyed a number of other suc- cesses over the tree day compe- tition. Kitimat's Ling sisters, training in Delta these days, were once again in the medals, Tanya taking - gold and Lisa the bronze in fc- male Kata. They then teamed up with sister Mce Lain to triumph in the team Kata event. ‘Other B.C. successes included Glen Kirk of Westbank carning , the gold in men’s Kumite while clubmate. Tom Mah took silver i in men’s Kata. Canadian. womien also finished. orie-tWo, in fea ‘Kuini ite. own Under of weeks but will be , day, Sept., Loe Robert Brown is tak- ing a break for a couple back with his Skeena Angler column Wednes- ty Praag} Beverage ouch 770 Brunswick 563-0121, Prince George Ask for the BACK-TO-SCHOOL S ecial