Terrace Review — Wednesday, December 17, 1986 a Christy — a = = = Athletes build for the future They're young and eager, and the Skeena Junior High School Boys' Grade 8 Basketball Team didn't look too bad during their firat games of the season on Grey Cup weekend. Timbermen. hockey players compete ““Houston’ and the Smithers Drillers were top winners at the annual Smithers’ Oldtimers hockey tournament on the Dec. 6 weekend. In the six-team (first division, Houston scored a 4-3 win over Prince George in the ‘A’ side final. ° Smithers Rubber Puckers won the ‘B’ side final with a 4-2 victory over Hazelton. In the ‘C’ side final it was Smithers Hilltops beating Kitimat 6-1. In the four-team second division, Smithers Drillers scored a 6-4 win over Ter- race Timbermen in the final. Big bucks won in cash bonspiel Terrace teams were shutout on the big money prizes at the 32-team Smithers cash bonspiel on the Dec. 6 weekend. Most of the loot went to Prince George. In the all-Prince George final, Lorne Rustad pocketed $2400 top prize for a 6-5 winover clubmate John Scher- mansky, who won the $1200 runnerup prize. The Rob Brise rink of Smithers prevented a one-two- three Prince George sweep by downing Len Ausberg of Prince George 5-2 in the battle for third and fourth money. Brise won $900 while Ausberg took home $600. In the consolation final, Les Pritchard of Prince Rupert won $220 for beating Gord Pratt of Smithers §-4, Pratt won $180, 1986 season participants Thunderbirds of Terrace Youth Soccer's under-10 division posed for their team picture at the end of tne season. curling DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED CAN MAKE THIS HOLIDAY YOUR LAST! A walk on the wild side from Thornhill Chad Lang (left) and Tony Turner were caught in the wind and anow during a recent snow storm In the Ter- Osniele Berquia! photo sports — complex is “go” TERRACE —All the kinks have been ironed out in the thorny Christy - Park development plan and if all goes well, three fields could be ready by next fall for soccer, grass hockey and rugby action. The eight-acre site lo- cated off McConnell Avenue behind Parkside Elementary School on Eby Street, will be developed into three regulation-sized fields starting next spring. One field will be used exclusiviely for soccer, while one will be used by soccer and grass hockey, and the third by soccer and rugby. The overall cost is estimated about $80,000.00. Each field will have a sprinkler system to ensure good turf, all will be fenc- ed in to thwart vandals. The story on Christy Park began two years ago when Terrace Youth Soc- cer Association obtained a long-term lease on the land to create tournament- sized fields. After obtaining a Manpower Grant for $19,000.00, members on a work project cut and cleared all trees during the 1984-85 winter months. Earlier this year, youth soccer representatives ap- plied for funds from the B.C, Winter Games Lega- cy Fund, and were suc- cessful in obtaining $37,500.00 which was an- _nounced in June. The in- tention was to use the money to start the project next spring on levelling and prubbing the grounds. However, before this money could be touched, a snag popped up. Curling Terrace Winter Games’ chairman Gary Baker in- formed youth soccer that they would be responsible for raising the remaining portion of funds needed for the overall project, adding that the games’ money couldn’t be releas- ed until the terms were fulfilled. Mayor Talstra was ask- ed to intercede in having the money released from trustceship, but was unable to do so. Then, on the positive side, Mayor Talstra wrote a letter sup- porting youth soccer's application for B.C. Lot- tery Funds. The application got favorable attention from Minister Grace McCarthy and a lottery fund cheque for $23,333.00 (estimated .. one-third cost of the pro- ject) came direct to youth soccer with no strings at- tached. Continuing negotiations on the release of the winter games’ money, plus pressure from Terrace council and youth soccer, seemed to have worked. Although youth soccer still needs about $8,000.00 for the project, it now will go ahead this spring. Youth soccer President Don Highe told the Ter- race Review that he could guarantee all the money will be in place by April or May. Highe also said that sports groups intended for the grounds, shouldn’t get their hopes up for field use after next Labour Day. He said two years are general- ly needed in developments such as this before full usage, is allowed. spiel a great SUCCESS TERRACE —The first annual . Terrace Curling Club ‘‘Sponsors Apprec- iation’’ mini-bonspiel was a huge success, according to club orgainizers. The Dec. 6 and 7 event attracted 36 teams to play four-end games. When the event was over, an Overwaitea team placed first, with Royal Bank second, Ev’s Men’s Wear third and McEwan Motors fourth. PLEASE HELP THE NATIONAL RED SHIELD. oo For the love of God...Give. race ares.