Sports TheReview Monday, December 24,1990 — A20 Organizers preparing for Midgets dominate in short-handed game sixth annual Pioneer 8-k About 800 runners are expected to help kick off one of the first Major sporting events on the Peninsula in 1991 with the sixth annual Central Saanich Pioneer 8K-Run. Organizer John Bones said the Prairie Inn Hariers Club will host the event on Jan. 6 with a view to “fun and participation” for adults and youngsters of all ages. The event is the first of nine races that will comprise the Thrifty Foods Island Run Series and it will involve heats in 18 age groups, he said. By far the most popular race of the series, the eight-kilometer run will take participants from Bren- twood Bay along a flat course to Saanichton. Expected to be at the front of the pack will be Saanichton’s Tom Michell, who won the 30-34 year- old age group in the event last year. He also holds the course record for that division. Michell’s winning form through _ 1990 earned him: the award for the Harriers outstanding athlete of the year. Bones said fellow club member Chad De Pol should also be a strong contester after a banner year as a high school cross-country competitor. After winning the B.C. high school cross-country champion- ship recently, 18-year-old De Pol was presented the Harriers top Junior Achiever award for 1990. Peninsula runners from Team West Coast are also expected to place highly in their categories at the popular event, Bones said. Starting at 11:30 a.m. in Bren- twood Bay, the race will follow a course through residential areas to Saanichton. Competitors can register for $13 on race day between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Brentwood Hall on Wallace Drive, just west. of West Saanich Road. The entrance fee includes refreshments and draw prizes. It also helps to pay for awards which are given to anyone who places within the first eight competitors in each category. Bones said road travel will be restricted between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the Brentwood Bay and Saanichton areas. Motorists will be asked to fol- low the directions of about 30 route marshals. SANDWICHING A HAPLESS opponent between them with crunching bodychecks, two Peninsula Junior B Eagles players make sure no one’s going to squeeze past them in a recent league game. Suspect caught in three break-ins A 27-year-old man was appre- hended by Sidney RCMP with stolen property following the break-in of three homes in the Deep Cove area in the early morm- ing Dec. 7. Police would not release the man’s name but said he is being charged in connection with house break-ins late Dec. 6 and early Dec. 7: Church break-in A video cassette recorder was stolen from St. Elizabeth’s Church on Third Street in Sidney during an overnight break-in Dec. 4-5. Several doors and cabinets were pried open by the culprits, police Sit a eee The Peninsula Midget Eagles hockey team is flying high after improving On its winning record in two games last weekend. Despite being short-handed, the Eagles scored 15 goals and eamed a 8-3 win over the Victoria Rac- quet Club and a 7-7 tie against Nanaimo. The Eagles record now stands at 11 victories, two ties and three losses. Team manager Ron Postings said Sunday’s 7-7 tie with Nan- aimo was a brave come-from- behind effort. The result was especially grati- fying since the team was missing five key players which included three defencemen, he said. “It was an excellent game. Even though we kept coming from behind, we kept moving the puck around to our advantage,” he said. “Our strong forechecking and play-making really paid off.” Looking vulnerable on defence in the first period, the Eagles found themselves trailing 4-2 early on. Spearheaded by the line of Dar- ren Cairns, Brad Cairns and Richard Honey, a fast-skating offence came back firing on all cylinders after the break. Four Eagle goals tied the game 6-6 in the second period, while the team’s defence made life increas- ingly difficult for Nanaimo. Though Nanaimo took the lead again, the feisty Peninsula players tied it up 7-7 with less than two minutes left, he said. Meanwhile, the Eagles’ victory against the Victoria Racquet Club on Saturday was attributed to a solid team effort. And goaltender Rusty Banyard deserves special mention for mak- ing a number of fine saves, assist- ant coach Paul Johnson said. In a hard-hitting game, the Ford off road Police are looking for witnesses to an accident in which a 1984 Ford swerved to avoid a collision at McDonald Park Road and the Pat Bay Highway about 9:30 a.m. Dec. 8. The driver of the car, 16-year- old Christopher Chiefbody, lost control and crossed the highway, ending up in the grassed area near the Chamber’s Tourist Information centre. Anyone who saw this incident is asked to call Sidney RCMP. Eagles played aggressively on attack to pressure Victoria throughout, notching up an impressive tally of goals, he said. “It was a fast-skating game with plenty of close-checking and end- to-end action,” he said. Honey and Darren Caims spear- headed the Eagles” offence, while Craig Bentham’s tenacious check- ing helped shut down Victoria’s a forward line for much of the game. 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