B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 3, 2001 TERRACE STANDARD __... SPORTS Ultimate club clinches fifth at Vernon disc tourney | | | -SKEENA ANGLER ROB BROWN Steelhead Bums h my gawd! [ don’t believe it. It's loyd Price!’ Lioyd Price?” “Yeah, He was an administrator at Yosemite when I was climbing a lot of the mountains there for the first time,” said Yvon, swinging his Subaru to the shoulder, hit- ting the button that opens the passenger side window, and leaning over to say hello. “Hey Lloyd. How’s fishing?” Lloyd is standing behind his blue pontoon boat, on top of which are piled a vest, a rod and some other paraphernalia 1 can’t identify. He steps around the boat. “Got six today,” he says grinning like the fat little boy who’s just ealen the last and biggest piece of peach pie in the larder. “But the fishin’ isn’t as good as it was last year.” Now, by global steelhead standards, one steelhead a day is good fishing: landing two fish a day is excellent angling; bringing more than two to the beach is superb. And here is Yvon’s old acquaintance, Lloyd, complaining about landing only a half dozen summer runs. “You know what I tell people who complain about the fishing here?” | ask Lloyd, “No,” he says. “I tell them to pack up and go somewhere else,” At this Lloyd looks as if a wasp has bit him. After a short pause he struggles to amend his greedy boast and convince us he appreciates the Copper River’s steelheading splendours. “Oh yeah,” he stammers, “I live on the North Fork ‘of the Umpqua in Oregon, and we never get fishin’ like this.” “No you don’t.” “Where you staying, Lloyd?” asks Yvon. Lloyd flashes the fat boy grin again, “We've got our tig parked in the Safeway parking lot in town. They let you camp there for free. We drive our pickups up here every day. Say did you see my partner upstream?” I recalled another angler,wearing an outfit just like Lioyd’s fishing a two handed rod, like Lloyd’s, and dragging a pontooned twin to Lloyd’s craft: “He’s about three miles upstream.” i say, “Must be having good fishing,” says Lloyd. “How long are you here for?" asks Yvon. “Two months,” Lloyd says. And, what does the provincial government charge Lloyd for what is some of the finest, most easily accessed steelhead fishing in the world? Ten Canuck bucks and seventy cents gst. Holy! A whopping ten-seventy. In the currency Lloyd uses that amounts to a grand total of six Yankee dollars and a little change. We Canadians, generous, well meaning peaple that we are, ate fond of shipping off our raw resources: at bargain basement prices, so much so that we are likely to become a member of the so-called Third World at some time not so far away from now. But, this is ridiculous. Anglers who have fished both tell me that summer run steelhcading is a finer experience than fishing the vaunted Atlaniic salmon, and because there are more of the former than the latter, steelheading is more rewarding. Yet the privilege to fish the top Atlantic salmon streams costs thousands. A couple of years ago the provincial govern- ment decided it had to review the system of river classification in B.C, To do this they struck a huge consultative committee presided over by career-minded government bureaucrats who quickly demonstrated that they didn’t know ex- crement from Shinola when it came to the fish and fisheries in this province. The committee was too big, too diverse, and overstocked with windbags addicted to the feel- ing of importance bestawed by a flight to the big city and the opportunity to sit in a high backed chair and sup in a high end hotel. Pre- dictably, nothing meaningful was accomplished, even though the solutions were obvious. Clearly we must stop selling off the fisheries specific management plan and a set number of days for guided anglers. The Copper, for exam- ple, could have a daily allocation of guided days divided between four guides and their as- sistants that would ensure that local anglers would retain uncrowded fishing opportunities. Under a sensible regulatory regime, Steel- head bums like Lloyd would be forced to apply for permits in much the same way that anglers fishing the Dean River do now; and, they would be forced to pay much more for the pleasure of angling the river. If we continue to give away this most pre- cious and rare resource, people will come and point where it is lost. © resource for peanuts. Each river must have a. ‘forth take It, and ultimately. the: angling quality, thanks to overcrowding, will. be diluted to. the By GARY MALTIN IT’S BECOME a yearly pilgrimage for the Terrace Ultimate Club - 2 road trip to Vernon’s Ultimate High Fest, The local team made up of the most dedicated and determined disc play- ers went south Sept. 21-23 for the fifth annual ulti- mate frisbee tournament. The goal of the Terrace squad — “let’s not get ba- geled” (the bagel looking much Jike the number O on a score card), Far from getting ba- geled, the team came out of the greuling event in fifth spot out ef 20 teams in the B pool. The first game, against a team consisting of Cal- gary and Vancouver play- ers was a battle. The Terrace club came Out strong, running up a 5- 1 lead, but the strong play of the much younger and faster Shazam squad quickly bit into the lead and with only 15 minutes left the score was 7-6. The. comeback was short-lived however and the final score in the first ‘match was 11-8, The second game was against another of the many fit, young, and fast teams that seem to’ make up all of the other tearns at the Vernon Ultimate High Fest, Same But Different was a team out of Vancouver that had obviously played some ultimate, however - Terrace’s first win against a lough squad gave the team confidence and the Vancouver club was oul- classed 13-5, One of Terrace’s talen- ted disc handlers, (like a quarterback in football) Richard Klein, later com- mented, “Yes, they were young and fast but it was our higher combined weight and age that al- JUSTIN SCHRITT demonstrates the upper body strength required on the parallel bars. He’s one of four boys competing with the Terrace Peaks gym- nastics club this year, SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO. 638-7283 THE TERRACE 2001 Vernon Ultimate High Fest team: Lisette and Mathias Jones, Matt Beddie, Dave Jones, Rob Morrison, Arnie Pelletier, Tara Loseth, Peter Bonser, Gary Maltin, James McGettigan, (front) Kam Siemens, Cailin Kovacs, Kelly Klein, Dan Kovacs, Richard Klein and Cathy Mills. lowed us to dominate.” After the first two wins the Terrace squad was feeling relaxed and confi- dent, The next contest was against a very likable team from Calgary — The Spin Doctors. Terrace had met up with this team in- Vernon in the past and the aSpirit of the Game” that Ulti- mate is so famous for was never more evident than ia the match with this Cal- pary team. Terrace came up big of- fensively and defensively, effectively shutting down the opposition. With con- cern for the Spin Doctors’ emotional and physical well being Terrace called a time-out late in the game to administer some distilled licorice-flavoured medication. -Nonetheless, Terrace won the match 13-0. Interior Grow Op was the fourth team to fall to the Terrace squad on this Saturday and the final score of 13-2 summed up one of the most successful days ever for the team. In going 4-0 on Satur- day, the team was poised for the finals on Sunday, The first match on Sun- day pitted the Terrace squad against a very athle- tic young team from Sas- katoon. Although Terrace played well the Saskatoon team used their height and speed to the utmost ad- vanlage and jumped to a seemingly insurmountable 12-9 lead, The Terrace team put them to the test however, and utilizing a line com- posed of the best players Terrace could field, the gap was narrowed to 12-12, Into a next-point-wins scenario the Terrace group came up short, falling to Prairie Snatch 13-12. Terrace won the conso- lation final 7-6 against the Bowhemians, a tough team made up of players from Calgary, Canmore and Banff. Peaks’ boys ready to hit gymnasts. Justin Schritt, around the northwest. Though their first meet is still a few months away, the boys are in the Ed Fair- less Memorial Gymnasium three times a week flipping over vaults, practicing floor exercises, and working their upper body strength on the parallel bars. Justin Schritt is looking forward to the challenge of upcoming meets this year. Though he says competitions can be “kind of embarrassing because there are [ nS ae, Minor hockey back on ice “TYLER NOBLE THE MINOR hockey sea- son gol underway Sept. 24 with a meeting of two teams in the Midget House division. This year’s division is rejuvenated from last year, with a significant increase in players taking part. There are three teams for 2001-02, up one team from last year. Players aged 16-19 play in the league. The first Monday night game saw Team White take on Team Red. White opened the scor- ing at the 9:25 mark of the first period with a goal from Tysen Leblond, while Robby Stach tied it up for ‘Team Red at 7:41, Action moved back and between — ends throughout the period until the dying seconds: of the: “period when: Jon. Hidber: “scored to put Team Red i in front 2-1. In the second, Tysen Leblond posted his second marker of the match-up to tie the game at 2, but at 4:31, Team Red was back in front with a goal from Jack Haworth. Team White’s Jeff Myers respon- ded to Haworth’s goal at 3:43, But before the per- iod’s end, Team Red was back in front 4-3. The third saw the game shift towards Team White At 19:55 and 17:31, Team White scored to regain the lead and go in front 5-4, At 12:15, Tysen Le- blond scored to cap off a hat trick and increase the White lead to 6-4, Each team added one more near the end of the game, but Team White kept the lead to the buzzer and won 7-5, The second game of the week saw Team White ‘take to the ice again, this time facing Team Blue. Team White opened the scoring at. 13:40 of the opening period on a goal from Dan Matthews. Blue responded less than a min- ute later on. a goal from Chris Schlenker. Kristian Gough scored with 2:54 left in the period to give Team Blue a 2-1 lead. Like Monday's game, action was back and forth “throughout. The teams ex- ‘changed goals right- until 16:50 of the third. — With: White. down -4- 3,0 . Arron Parhar came through to tie the game, and four minutes later the team took the lead with a goal from Tysen Leblond. Team White was up 5-4, It wasn’t jong before Eric Bide set-up Branden Green for the tying goal. The last half of the third period was intense, with both teams pressing hard to get the go-ahead goal. Action went right to the buzzer as this game ended in a 5-5 tie. September 27 saw the, third and final game of the opening week in Midget House play take place. Team Red was looking to improve their record to 1 and { at the expense of Team Blue, which was locking for their first win. But Team Red fell to Team Blue 9-3. With the win, Team Blue sits at one win and one tie, while Team Red sinks to QO and 2, Team White sits atop the Jeague Standings tied with Team Blue. ' The Peewee and Ban- . tam AA Rep teams played exhibition games against Bantam House and Midget House teams _ last week, The Peewee Reps defeated Bantam House 7- _ 5 while the Bantam Reps downed the Midget House. 8-5, Blake Moldenhauer, Alex Meredith and Cameron Hemmings make up this year’s squad of young male gymnasts eager to improve their skills and challenge themselves at meets so many people cheering,” to get into the swing of things. The important thing to remember is to keep calm before going into competition. the rings and the floor By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN THEY MAY be small in number but they make up for that in enthusiasm and dedi- cation. They are the Terrace Peaks’ male he can’t wait “I just think about what 'm going to do so T-can gel it right,” cussing on a given routine, Regardless of how well he places in competition, Schritt says the key is wying his best - something the Peaks’ coaching he says about fo- staff encourages. When it comes time for competition the boys will indeed be judged on their own merit, but coach Peter Rego says the main focus right now is on teamwork, Under Rego and assistant Taryn Schul- meister, the boys are learning the impor- Sports Scope tance of working as a team. During practice sessions they spot one another on various equipment and learn new skills together. changes at the mountain. and Snowboard School. Little basketbali players bring big entertainment THEIR average height is only 4'2” but the Mini- Hoops knaw a thing or two about basketball and they are coming to Terrace to amaze fans here. The Canadian Half-Pints take on the Terrace Hos- pice Society’s celebrity basketball team in the annual Mini-Hoops Basketball Benefit tomorrow night. They’re the smallest basketball team in the world and one of the funniest, What they lack in height is easily made up for in skili and entertainment. The Half-Pints have only lost 11 games of their over 3,700 games played, so be prepared for some great tricks tucked up their sleeves, Tickets are $10 each or 5 for $40 and are available in advance at Sonny’s Collectible in the Skeena Mall or at the door. Two games will be played Oct. 4 at Caledonia Senior Secondary at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. For more information call Joset at 638- 1347. Record pass sales bring changes to Shames IT MAY only be October but Shames Mountain is. getting geared up for winter with some exciting This year’s early bird season pass sale was the most successful ever selling 1,900 passes, That's four _ times as many passes than Shames has sold before, The money generated from those sales has enabled Shames Mountain to purchase a new rental shop building. The new building will house more rental _ equipment along with equipment repair and the Ski The seasonal lockers will also be moved from the day lodge to the new building, freeing up much nee- ded space on the main floor of the lodge. ve The old building is being moved next fo the day . "lodge and will become the new base of operations fe for the Shames Mountain Ski Club,