Uphill for Williams,

Hipolito prefers down

A FAST first run and an even
faster second gave Emilio
Hipotito a comfortable victory
ln the final Shames downhill
competition of the season.

Hipolito sped to a 58.17 sec-
ond first descent, nearly two
seconds clear’ of nearest pur-
suer, Mikko Jaakkola.

Then, while his closest rivals
slowed, he put in a second run
that was close to four seconds
faster to win by more than 11
seconds,

Jaakkola having faltered
badly on his second, Pat
Lebeau’s 59.07 catapulted him
from fourth to the runner-up
spot, five seconds ahead of

JUDY FLAHERTY was per-
fect at this year’s Terrace Bad-
minton Open, Mark Flaherty
almost so,

Between them, the Prince
George duo took five of six
available ‘A’ flight titles, with
Judy sweeping her possibles.

Having defeated Karen
Resch in the singles, she
teamed with Rhea Barber to
add the Ladies’ doubles at the
expense of Mary Louise

Crespo and Melody Joseph.

Jaakkola with Kevin Bil-
lingsley dropping back a slot
to third,

Billingsley did come away
from the mountain with one
victory, top spot in the Men’s
over 18 years class in the ar-
ducus hill climb event.

But the fastest overall title
went to Dave Williams, 15,
who scaled the course in 47
minutes, 23.30 seconds, 35
seconds ahead of Matt Kerby.

Having to setlle for another
third place finish was Jaak-
kola, right on Kerby’s heels
with a time of 48:26,25,

That under-18 trio filled the
first three overall spots ahead

Flaherty sweeps

Finally, she joined up with
Mark to take the Mixed away
from Norm Parry and Karen
Resch.

Mark had earlier beat out
Norm Parry for the Men’s
singles but Parry toak consola-
tion in the Men’s doubles
when he and Smithers’ Dan
Tuomi emerged victorious
from their battle with Chuck
Cey and Dave Munro.

In ‘B’ flight action, Mui Luc
dropped Diane Cey in the

of Billingsley.

In the 18-over, Mark Henry
took the runner-up place, 23
seconds ahead of Hipolito.

Only three and a_ half
minutes covered the first
seven overall finishers,

On the Ladics over-18 side,
Wendy Shymanski was im-
pressive in clocking 52:47.13
for eighth overall while Elsa
Dahlie, 16, took the under-18
title.

Only three of the 19 entries
failed to finish the climb while
the only casualties in the
downhill came on the second
tun when three failed to com-
plete the course,

Ladies

singles, The pair then joined
forces in the doubles but
couldn’t get by Karen Resch
and Hester Flewin,

Luc added another ‘B’ vic-
tory when she and Tuomi
defeated Diane Cey and Henri

’ Michaud in the Mixed.

The tournament marked the
end of the °94-"95 badminton
season and many of the
league’s players have already
hit the tennis courts to enjay
their summer activity.

Chance to learn about Ip-sic

THE ROD and Gun club is
planning to give people a
chance to lear what Practical
shooting is all about.
Handgunners regularly take
part in club level International
Practical Shooting Confedera-
tion. (IPSC) matches at the
Thornhill range,
‘Spokesman Terry Morris
said next Wednesday eve-
ning’s meeting will include a
display of several types of
typical handguns and the ac-
cessories available to the com-
petitive shooter.

They'll range from the entry —

level stack guns with basic
holsters and magazine pouches
up to the custom firearms with
high tech accessories — usual-
ly referred to as Race guns.

There will also be an expla-
nation of the rules of IPSC
(pronounced Ip-sic) competi-
tions, what constitutes a match
and how points are awarded.

‘We will also describe the
safety rules that make our
sport one of the safest action
games there is,’’ Morris
added. .

Ip-sic, sometimes called Ac- .

tion shooting, requires move-

ment by the shooters to be
able to engage all the targets,
so lends itself well to video
taping.

Morris said the presentation
will include tape showing ex-
amples of both the best ‘‘and
probably the worst” moments
of club members in prévious
shoots,

The meeting takes place
Wednesday, May 3 starting at
7:15 p.m. at the Red and Gun
club on Rifle Range Rd. in
Thornhill.

’ Morris emphasized the meet-

ing is open tonon-members, —

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The young coach was
devastated. He'd never been

f fired before, Heck, he'd just

been hired and his meteoric
rise ta.the NHL had been
without a stumbling black, From
school teacher to smail college
coach, to junior hockey and

s onto the high minors there

hadn't been a hitch. He was
fast-tracked to the big teague
and being fired was the furthest
thing from his mind, But then
he'd never dealt with big time
pros before and they live in a
different world,

His first season in the NHL
was delayed by the lockout but

a that just gave him mora time ta

prepare. Organization was to be
his strong suit. A tireless
worker, he spent countless
hours preparing for practices,
games and road trips.

His young team was
pressured by few expectations.
Ha was hired to grow with them
and if they made the playoffs
this season it would be a bonus.
His job was to mauld the team

.for the years to come. But as
the short season prograssed
ihe playotfs seamed within their
.grasp and after 25 games the
club was in second place,
closing in on the leader and the
-coach was the toast of the
town. Three weeks later he's
just toast,

The problems began, as
most do in pro sports, with

‘lasing. Not just a couple out a
haif dozen losses, then self
doubt begat. self-destruction
‘and the streak reached seven
when the wheels came off the
cart.

After a particularly tough-to-
take one-goal loss, a-dressing
room argument broke out. The
captain, one of the
‘experianced NHE players. on
the team, was labbylng for an
assist he felt he'd been robbed

of. Most of his team-mates were

appalled. How could the captain
be so salfish in the wake of a
loss? They didn’t care that he
was entering negotiations and
wanted to be armed with every
palnt ha could get for-a stab at

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by Jim Hughson

contractual bliss in the
neighborhood of $1.8 million.

player said he’d given it up
voluntarily and a feud within a

When the coach got wind of feud became too public at the

the fracas he knew he had to
take control, The losing streak
would never end if the players
came apart as a team. He met
with the captain and suggested
It would be best if he gave up
the C and made up with his
mates,

The discussion ended and
the media descended.
Unprepared for the questions
that were coming, the coach
intimated he'd taken - the ‘C’
away from his captain. The

wrong time and the general

‘Manager stapped in with a

form of damage contro! all too
common in today's hockey.

After 34 games, the
young coach was fired. He
created playoff hopes then
lost his job because of it.

He'll be back for another
shot at another time and
when he returns he'll be all
the wiser. In so many ways,
hockey is just a small part of
the NHL game.

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