Page. B4 — - Tatrace Standard, Wednesday, May 23, 1990

Sporting Clubs are groups of men with similar philosphy and ethic who enjoy the social aspects of their ‘sport, These sportsmen. get together on a tegular™-basisto discuss their sport and how they might work toward. its. betterment; or to work’ out the logistics. of the hext club outing, or to arrange pairings for future fishing trips.

The Totems, the Kingfishers,

the Ospreys, the Square Tailers,

. the. Drifters, The Coast Steelheaders, the Semiamoos, these are just some of the better known, Of B:C.’s fishing clubs.

“; But the largest, most per- yasive’ and fastest growing of all ‘clubs holds. no meetings, formal or otherwise, collects no dues and is not bound by any par-- ticular policies or ethical con- siderations: meet the Scissorbill Rod and Goon Club.

’ Unlike other clubs, the Scissorbills publish no monthly

newsletters and wear no crests but they are readily distinguishable from other out- doorsmen by their conduc? on. field and: stream, ‘Scissorbills, for instance, are never satisfied to fish the water: before. them

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The skeena Angier | by Rob Brown

If you are on the far bank, the

Scissorbill will not be ‘able to resist giving you a demonstra- tion of his casting prowess by throwing his spoon clear across

“the river so°that it will land, —

with a loud plop, at your feet, If you are up or downstream of a Scissorbill he will somehow con- trive to cast over your line with irritating regularity. Scissorbills: are avid waders who can ‘be counted on to wade right through the slot you have been probing for a steelhead or over the difficult trout you have been trying to fool with patient: drifts of your dry fly and ask you if you've heen having any

luck. met

Scissorbill boaters Bade.

themselves ori how ‘near: ‘they: can’ ‘come to the lines of: bank:

anglers, and are: ‘known’ far and:

wide for the miniature tsunamis”

they can throw bankward. with ° _ their jet or propwash, “Pulling... "plugs through lies being ‘fished :

by others and ‘dragging around. h

cigar sized trout on the end‘of ©

gangtrolls, are two other techni-. ques for which the boat fishing,

Scissorbill reserves a special . fondness, Ecology and all the other

ologies are not likely to arouse |

much interest in. the Scisiorbill — his is a more direct approach ‘to ¢ nature, Whitefish, “squawfish; suckers: and other “less. - desirable’ species _ com- ‘pete. with the trout:for food and ‘must: ‘therefore ; ‘be shown no mercy,: The Scissorbill. does veryone : a. fayour’ by” ‘tossing em into the. brush: -when they inconvenience him by taking his hook. Other fishes : exist in unlimited abundance and must be cropped constantly to ‘Pre vent overcrowding.

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goverment, are anathema to. the Scissorbill. and are: clearly made’ :-for - other fishermen.

on ‘and are seat made er: “fishermen. Recently, painple, two. friends‘ en-

_countered : a pair of ‘Scissorbill “executive officers | upon’ the: fly- “only” ‘section | of the Lakelse. ‘River. pote

“Besides” the stringer of, bait. caught dolly - varden, these sports-had ‘a steelhead spawner

twitching ° on .the . beach - twit-

ching because they'd, gutted it

~~ alive. But that's OK, afterall,

animals don't feel pain like | we

‘do, just: ask any scissorbill.

| A Scissorbill outing is con- ducted. according to -a strict. code, Never walk when ' you can drive i is'a Scissorbill axiom, thus it is. encumbent upon members to manoeuver their vehicles as

forced “upon them by big: ;

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close the stream ag possible tu tur- r ‘ning the road: to ‘gumb n-the process,’ Once: tie stalwart Scissorbill: ‘par his front tires inthe sriver after. propping his: rod: pon: forked stick,.turns his stereo. Up loud : ‘enoiugh * 'so..the other. bar: fishermen’ can ‘enjoy ‘his: “music ‘and starts a fire to-the accom. panimient of the bell set a-tinkle -

-by the undersized dolly varden : swallowing his:bait;: ‘=> -

When beer has-been drunk - and the food woofed down, the. ' dedicated thember com- |. memorates the Scissorbill

‘outing by. leaving his trash‘ ~

lure’ packages, . flattened beer tins, cigarette packages, burger > cartons, chip bags, bits of. wool, . . gobs of roe, shards of Tady’s hosery, collapsed deck chairs — strewn randomly over the beach, urinating on the dying, embers .of his fire.and heading for home, .

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TERRACE — Rugby action May 12 and 13 saw the Ter- race Northmen get even with Prince Rupert, but fail to the lowly Smithers Camels.

All three northwest teams

thwest Community College pitch that weekend.

The Northmen came from behind in the Saturday night game to post a narrow 12-9 victory over Prince Rupert.

Willie McCleary led Ter- race scoring with eight points off two penalty kicks and a conversion on George Da _ Costa’ $ try. The win evened

faced off against each other ° in three games at the Nor- .

LEAPING FOR LEATHER: Terrace Northmen and Smithers Camels rugby players grab for the ball ina fineout in last week's - game at Northwest Community College. The Northmen Split

their weekend games, winning to Prince Rupert but losing to Smithers,

Camels trample Terrace Northmen |

the Northmen's record against Rupert at 1-1.

The next day was rougher on the Northmen as the Smithers Camels rode into town to post their first win on Terrace turf in recent memory,

The score stayed close in the first half with the teams splitting a pair of field goals to enter the second half tied’ 3-3. But two quick Smithers

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tries and a conversion put the

Camels well ahead, ar “+ A late. game try brought the Northmen to within six, but that’s as close as they got, with Smithers defeating Terrace 13-7.

The Camels — hyped from their surprise win over Ter- race — leapt out to an early 12-0 lead over Prince Rupert in the next game. But the dream was over, and the

ed back in the second half to

- advantage has been taken by - any team,: Players agreed the ‘league appears to be more

‘years — which the Northmen

-and the result could end up being better rugby,

hardened Rupert crew battl-

“score 19 unanswered points for the win.- - The Northmen next game “is out-of-town on Sunday, when they will face Prince Rupert.

With each team splitting their two games in the weekend’s .action, no early

competitive than in previous

ruled without question —

Players picked Simpson first .

TERRACE — Three Caledonia Kermode boys basketball players have qualified for this sum- mer’s Basketball B.C. Supercamps.

Coach Cam MacKay said last week Paul Manhas, Mike Parker and. Kannin Osei-Tutu were selected from Terrace for the under-17 camps in July following tryouts in Prince Rupert

earlier this spring,

The three will be competing against high

PR. RUPERT — Terrace’s Sue Simp- son crossed the line nearly three minutes ahead of her nearest rival to win the women’s 10-kilometre race at Prince Rupert’s fifth annual Glory Days run,

Glory Days race

behind this year’s winner Richard Har- rison, of Smithers.

Harrison upset Ansems — who was expected to retain the race title — and set anew record, ‘coming in at 33:03,

TERRACE — Local karate

competitors again fought their -way into the top spots at the May 12-13 at the B.C. Karate Championships in Vancouver. Deborah Casey, of Terrace, led the way to earn a silver medal in kumite — the fighting event — in her age 13-14 category. Although hoping to take the gold, she settled for

_ bronze in the kate event — ©

where individuals are judged by their ability to follow: pre- arranged forms,

The 13-year-old Casey has been internationally ranked since placing second in her age group at the Soke Cup interna- tional championships last year.

In the middleweight men’s division, Terrace’s Calen MeNeil captured the silver medal in kumite. The 19-year- old McNeil — in his first year as an adult competitor — defeated three B.C. team members en route to the silver, including the former European champion.

“With the exception of the gold medal winner, he

singlehandedly destroyed the . B.C, team,’ club spokesman -

Joe Zucchiatti said. McNeil sparred his way through the tough middleweight division despite getting a broken nose in his first fi ght of the tourna- ment.’

Zucchiatti competed in the

over-35 masters division, where |

he defeated. reigning’ B.C. masters champion and former Kitimat resident Ivan Velisek on his way to a silver medal in kumite. Zucchiatti also placed sixth in the individual kata “event.

Kitimat's Ling sisters swept

Deborah Casey

the women’s open division of the championships. Canadian champion Rassame Ling took the gold, followed by sisters Tanya‘and Lisa who earned the silver and bronze in kata.

Lisa Ling won the gold in the kumite event, and as a Tesult was named women’s division grand champion. The’ three sisters are now returning from an ‘international karate cham- pionship this past weekend: in Brazil. .

The Terrace-Kitimat Chito-. Ryu style karate club dominates much of B.C. karate ‘action. . Members attribute, that dominance to the club's coaches: — and in particular David Akulugawa, who: has been described as the foremost karate authority in Western Canada, - _ “Karate in British Columbia’ is exceptionally strong. ‘We're the national leaders,”* Zucchiat- ti said. ‘And. he’s-the reason B.C. — and particularly Ter- Tace — is so strong,’* -

It was Simpson's fourth 10-K women’s title at the May 12 race in five. years, 0.) y :

She finished t ina ‘time ‘of 40: 34 — - well off her 1987: Glory. Days record of just under 38 minutes. . Po

Just behind her was Diana Woot, also of Terrace, who finistied at 43: 45, Sixth :

place went to another Terrace woman — First went to: Nicole Slater whose ~ Gall Shieasby — ina time of 46:37, 23:21 set a new record.” .

Ten-kilometre. ‘ment 's: ‘champion ke Stevens took fhe a men's °5-K tte

‘followed. by newcomer Mike Flegel at 33:48. :

-Ansems was another 30 seconds back at 34:27. Fifth’spot went to Gord Bux- -ton, another Terrace runner, who finish- ed another minute back of Ansems, = -

‘Tetrace’s: Megan Reid-placed second in the women’s five-kilometre with a ‘time of 24:33...

school athletes from across the province July 3-7 for spats on the B.C, select ‘A’ and ‘B’ under-17 -teams. Players making the ‘A’ team go on to play . in tournaments.in Arizona and Las Vegas, . ‘MacKay said. 'B’.team players play in a Western Canadian championship tournament. ¢

Osei-Tutu and Parker both made the under-16 ‘select team. last year and played in several “American tournaments. Meanwhile, two Skeena “Jr Sec. students. Fernando Milhomens and Jessie Osei-Tutu — have qualified for the B . Summer Gameszone basketball: teams oe Terrace’ ¢ Bd

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: SIX TEAMS are tearing up area soccer fields with the start this; month of a new Terrace Men’s Soccer League. Sd. fat scores: ; are close, games competitive, and na teams are running away

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