Sports Menu. TONIGHT ‘Youth Soccer ~ (Christy Park) UNDER 10s - 6:30 p.m. AGK v Copperside : Carlyle Shepherd ¥ Co-op Centennial Lions v Surveyors Skeena Cellulose v Shoppers GIRLS - 6:30 p.m. - Terrace Travel v Kinettes ~ Pizza Hut v Richards THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 Youth Soccer (Chrisly Park) UNDER 12s - 6:30 p.m. Sight and Sound v Cedarland Bandstra v Pinning Wildwood v.Brady’s FC SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 Youth Soccer (Christy Park) UNDER 7s - 9:30a.m. All Seasons v Kinsmen Jets Vic Froese v Rotary Tilden Tigers v Safeway ' Terrace Shell v Wilkinsons ’ Phifpots v. Northern Motor Inn . UNDER 8s - 10;30 a.m. ’ Terrace Chrysler v Skeena Mills Dairy Queen v McAlpine Cramptons v Totem Ford Shooting Kermode IPSEC Shooters meet "at the Terrace Rod and Gun club on Rifle Range Rd. in Thorahill, 9 -a.m.-2, p.m. Event continues - same times tomorrow. SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 Running Smithers Fall Fair Skm = and . 10km. Start time 10 a.m. from the Hilltop Inn, For more info con- ‘tact Dick Harrison at 847-5738. ~MQNDAY, AUGUST 24. “Youth Soccer... : (Christy Park) - UNDER 17s - 6:30 p.m. Takhar v Braids . Northern Drugs v Manuels . TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 Youth Soccer (Christy Park) UNDER 14s - 6:30 p.m. Sanberry ¥ Overwaitea Terrace Builders v Bavarian | SUNDAY, AUGUST. 30 Speedway Regular races at Terrace Speed- way, time trials at 1 p. m., racing a2 ‘p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2 Bowling Meeting at 7 p.m. at the bowling. lanes for any bowler intending to ‘play in any of the house leagues during the 92-"93 season. Topics to be’ discussed include rule changes and fee increases. Agendas available at, the Lanes. For more info phone 635-5911.: THURSDAY, SEPT. 3 Rowling Meeting at 7 pm. at bowling {anes for members of the Sunday AIL Star league for the "92-"93 season. Topics to include rule changes and payouts, Agendas available at the Lanes. For more info phone 635-5911. — FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 Softball. Inn of the West Larry Swanson Memorial slow pitch tournament gels under way and continues to Monday, Sept. 77 finals. ' SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 Tennis Telkwa Open begins with finals scheduled for Monday, Sept. 7. The Terrace Standard of- fers Sports Menu as a pub- lic service to its readers _and local sports erganiza- fions. df you have an event planned, bring the details in and we’ll'add it to the Menu. To make the following week’s paper, submissions must be in by 5 pun, ‘| Thursday. MES SPEED’ 's THE NAME of the game when Cal Johnson takes his super modified car out ‘on to narth- ern race tracks, Johnson owns the record at the Terrace, Prince George and Williams Lake tracks, He's also leadliity! ‘the: pointitace in this year's Super Modified Pepsi Challenge. a Lifein the fast lane : “Gal. Tobnson. knows. all about the ups and downs of super modified car racitig. Less than a month. ago Johnson set the Prince George track alight with a blistering 14.475 sec-— . ond lap in the time trials; smashing ihe old record. He followed that up with wins-in both the dash . - and heat events to lengthen his lead in this: ear ‘gs ° % ‘fourth place in the standings going into the ~ weekeud, but as last year’s champion, Johnson - ‘says: ‘Larson can’t be counted out yet. Johuson’s been racing super modifieds for five years now. Vehicles in that class, he explains, fea- Super Modified Pepsi Cliallenge. You could say he was ona roll at that poiut. And in the main, the final race of: the day, he . . definitely was. . “T hit the wall at over 125 mph, ”?-he recalls. Al- ‘though Johnson was unhurt, #44 took a | beating, a losing its front wheels, axle and wing. - But, afler’his crew worked through | the night to put the car back together, Jolinson was in ‘actioti ~- again the Collowing day to pick up a win, two sec- onds and past the fastest time of the day. That’s life in the fast lane and Johnson loves-it, ‘But he’s quick to point. oul’ there’s more. to it a than just the thrill of racing, and wining. {ty sa... lot of work, too,”’ Johnson Says, explaining: ‘he, and co-owner Ken Hiebert ‘are kept busy: ack : winter preparing for the next season.” | .Each scason begins the May long ‘weekend aiid runs until mid- September. The circuit inchides 16 meets run at the Terrace, Prince George, ‘Williams Lake and Quesuel tracks, Going ita last weekend’s Open Invitational at the Tétrace Speedway, the circuit’s thirtecmth meet this year, Johnson was leading the Chal- leage ‘standings by 103 points. ** Althotigh” he “hopes to put a Ick on. the. championship before the season’s final races, Johnson acknowledges nothing’s certain in this game. In particular, he’s keeping a careful cye on Richard Larson in car #22, Larson was back in ture an open: wheel design, use a direct drive sys- tem, min wings and are very light. At race’s end, . the car and driver combined must weigh in at - more than 1900 Ibs. The cars burn straight alcohol at the rate of ‘about half a gallona lap, That, he says, adds up to about $200 worth of fuel in a weekend’s racing. It's expenses like that which make’ local _ Sponsors so important to the racers, Johnson em- phasizes. For the local event, eight local businesses lent their support to the Jobnson- Hiebert team. “We couldn't do it without them,’’ ; he adds. ‘Going into the weekend, Johnson held the record at the Terrace track, 14, 62 seconds sect dur- ing last year's mect. However, anticipating speeds of up to 115 mph on the straightaways, he Core- cast the record would fall this time. To find out whether that prediction worked out, check next week’s Standard for meet results. New Look THE CALLS | Riverside Park ae usually ‘ball’ and ‘strike’, not 'set' and ‘spike’. All that changed Saturday, however, when lo- cal . volleyball players took over the diamond for an outdoor tournament. The weather .co- operated, but per- haps a little too well with the sunshine and warm tempera- tures making sunglasses. and cold pop @ must for the Players, simpson takes Duathion title Going for a run or bike ride may sound like a relaxing way to spend a Saturday morning, It’s a little different when it’s a Skm run followed by 30km biking and then another 5km run, all against ihe clock. But Terrace’s Sue Simpson proved well up to the challenge at the Boomtown’ Duathlon held Aug. 8 as part of the Village of Hazelton’s Pioneer Days cclebra- lions, ; Simpson clocked 1hr:40:21 to hold off Smithers’ pursucr Anita Bush by 18 seconds and take top spot in the women’s event. Julie McDonald of Kitimat placed third in a time of 2:15:00, ‘Conditions were really good,”’ Simpson said of the race, al- though the day was beginning to lurn ‘‘a bit warm’’ by the time she started out on the last Skm run. Sue Simpson seconds. Smithers athletes “also i- umphed in the team event where: Dick . Harrison..-.and Tyler Cochrane crossed the line in 1:20:10 , Anthony aud Les Priest, also of Smithers finished second in- 1:32:24 while third went to Telkwa duo Liam. and Richard’ Overstall (1:34:04). - 7 Next up for northwest runners is the Smithers Fall air Skin and 10km on August 23. The win earned Simpson $45 . prize moncy to go with the souvenir T-shirt picked up by cach of the 24 entrants. In other Duathlon divisions, Peter Krause of. Smithers (1:25:52) comfortably -took the men’s: -while Chris Desjardins (1:31:04) squeaked out Hazelton rival Dave Allwood by just 13 - Sport Scope :. New courts open to all . Local tennis buffs can now practice their skills on one of the new “hard. courts at the Skeena View facility. Terrace Tennis, Club members were out in, force last ‘Thursday. nigh installing the net posts, ucts and spectators’ benches before: enjoying their first club night on the new surface. _Ciub. spokesman Ada Sarsiat said. the additional five, courts, willbe particularly. beneficial when it comes to tournaments because they double the’ number of courts the club’ will have avallable for such, events. She also subpeated the new facility could lead toa Jarger turnout. on club nights because the wait to get a game will be reduced -- Kaluni St, the club’s previous venue, had only three courts. Long’ term, there y was a possibility. of incteased club membership as well, she added. > Sarsiat said the courts are reserved. for club members. each Tues- day, Thursday and Sunday evening from 6 pm, to dusk, Outside of. those times, however, the public is welcome to use them. Tlie club does ask people to follow certain mules. Rollerblades, skateboards, hockey sticks and bicycles are all banned from the courts because all can damage the surface. : When other people are waiting to use a court, those playing are ‘fimited to halfan hotir’s tenuls or one set. Other than that, Sarsiat said, the message Is, "Have fun and enjoy: the game of tennis,’ And anyone who fiud’s they’re enjoying it so much they’d like to join the club simply has to drop down to the courts any club night and introduce themselves. a Local strike call goes out | It’s a sure sign summer’s soon to Icave us -- the locat bowling lanes is now accepting registralious for its fall leagues. Those leagues roll into action Friday, Sept. 4 and offer a wide. choice for prospective bowlers of all ages and abilitics, Diane Francis of Terrace Lanes says people cai-register cither as a full team or an individual or couple that’s looking for‘one to join. . To get your name on the list or simply get more information, phone Francis at 635-5911, Sign up for ‘Swanee’ Men’s Slow-pitch teams will begin the chase for cash and tropbics Sept. 4 when the 4th annual Inn of the. West Larry Swanson Memorial takes to local diamonds, ' The entry {ce is $400 and only 16 teams will be accepted on a first: come, first serve basis, said spokesman Ritchic Mallett. Out of town squads are once again expected to take part, he added, - Teams will be split into two groups for the preliminary round robin which begins Friday evening. Based on those results, teams will then divide into the championship and consolation divisions, both, of which will operate: ona double-knackout basis. The finals will take place | in the carly aflemoon of Monty, Sept. 4, Chance to see and be seen Local sports clubs have a perfect, opportunity to attract new members next month. — It’s also a good time for people to find out what sports action is plunned for the winter season and pet In on It, The occasion is the recreation department’s annual Clubs’ Day in the Skeena Mall. It runs 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 and 10 | a.m.-3 p.m. the following day. For more information or to book a table, phone the recreation department at 638-4750. Head for the hill Want to explore alpine meadows without having to exert yourself too much to get there, } It will be possible this weekend when Ski Smithers plans, weather permitting, to fire up its chairlift, ~~ The chair-will operate 2-8 p.m. both Saturday ‘and Sunday. Ticket prices are $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and children: 6-12 years with younger children riding free of charge... 2: oe a . _ For more iiiformation, call Ski Smithers 18: 7.2058, os