: Point-Skeena victory, , This Is the West Polnt-Skeena team that topped the men’s slo-pitch tournament held over four days in Riverside Park during Terrace’s Riverboat Days celebration. West Point-Skeena needed five straight wins, including four back-to-back, to capture the nine-team men’s slo-pitch soft- ball tournament on Riverboat Days weekend. | The victory skein included two wins over previously unbeaten Prince George Video Pop in the championship round’s double-knockout series. _ The top six teams had advanc- ed to the twin-kill finals after round-robin play determined Noth wins by one stroke Fraser Lake’s’ George Noth, winner of several northern B.C. . golf tournaments, added the Kitimat Hirsh Creek men’s open to his list on the B.C. Day weekend. Noth won the 54-hole event by one stroke over the hometown’s Dave Bolton. Noth shot a 228, to Bolton’s 229. The overall low net score was turned in by Richard Bolton with a 206. Dave Bolton had to ‘be satisfied with gross honors for the championship flight. He was two strokes better than Terrace’s Dan Rosengren. _ The championship flight’s net honors went to Errol Hanninen ‘with a 209, Smithers’ Steve Ker- brat was runnerup with 218. _ In the first flight, Ron McAuley shot a 250 to. win - gross. Prince Rupert’s Mike Angell was next at 259. Heikki » ‘Justile. won the net with 209, followed by Paul Duchesne with . . “216. second flight with a 270. Tullis Lorne. placed three strokes behind. Dave Comfort of Ter- _tace took the net with 219, with Richard Betcher next at 219. (This prize was decided on a countback). . For the third flight, Tom Agren’s 291 won the gross, while Terry Reithaug placed one stroke back. John Sayles shot . 208 for net. Ray Crawford was next with 213. Two par-three holes had vehicles for prizes, but none of the 115 golfers managed an ace. George Holywell managed to place his shot nine feet, four in- _ches from the flag to win an Air B.C. trip for two to Vancouver. Jim Sage had low gross in the positions. The “bottom "three squads went into-a round-robin playoff to come up with a con- solation winner. _ Inthe first game of the cham- pionship round, West Point- Skeena lost 13-6 to Thornhill Pub. This dropped them to ‘B’ side of the ‘A’ - ‘B’ wrapup. - In their battle back to a final berth, West Point-Skeena bounced Inn of the West 22-4, and then went into their four back-to-back string. First they edged. Terrace - But the luckiest man of the weekend by far was Brent Mor- rison, and his accomplishments didn’t even come on the golf course. At the tournament banquet, Morrison’s name was picked as door prize winner, which was a Farwest Travel trip-for-two to Vancouver. Later on they drew the winning raffle ticket for Kitimat’s junior golf fund- ‘raiser. The prize was a golf bag “and clubs valued at $1,000, and guess who the winner was — you're right, Brent Morrison. By the way, Noth took home a VCR for his winning prize, while Richard Bolton picked up a “remote control color television for his effort. Builders 2-1, then they doubled. Thornhill Pub 14-7 to set up their crack at Prince. George. Video Pop, meanwhile, won ‘A’ side by downing SKB Wreckers 13-5 and outscoring Thornhill Pub 10-6. Video Pop had won last year’s tournament on a home run in the 14th inning of a thriller, This year it was different as the Video gang ran out of steam while West Point-Skeena went into full gear, West Point-Skeena ran up a 15-5 victory over Prince George to set up an extra tie-breaking _game with both teams then i knot ted at one loss each. _. The second and championship game proved just as easy with the solid hitting of West Point- Skeena prevailing i ina one-sided 22-10 win. The consolation ‘side saw Cedar River beat Rudon 25-15 in the opener of their tri-team playoff. Cedar River then thumped Smithers 17-1. Rudon needed an extra inning for their 9-8 victory over Smithers, and a crack at Cedar River for the $100 consolation prize. The title game also went into extra innings before Cedar River posted the deciding 12-8 win.. A complete list of games and “scores can be found elsewhere in this edition. Coming events in regional ‘Time is running out to sign up for the second annual bicycle ride to Prince Rupert from Ter- race on Sunday, August 21. It’s an open race for male or femaie . bikers aged 13 and up. The fee is $25. You can get information and also sign up at Sundance Ski and Sport. The race is called the Skeena River Challenge. The Terrace Tennis Club is scheduled to hold its closed tour- nament this Saturday and Sun- day at the Kalum courts, Members should contact. Richard Kriegl for entry infor- mation. With the Skeena Horseshoe Club set to host the B.C, cham- pionships on the September 3rd weekend, they’re looking for new members. The Heritage Park pitch is one of the finest in sports B.C. and is available for use any time. Men, women or youths ag- -ed 13 and up are eligible. On August 24 and 25, Langley’s Gerry Bigham will be in Terrace to conduct clinics, especially for youths. If you’re interested, contact Joe Wideman at 635-2856. : Entries are now being taken for the Inn of the West’s annual charity golf challenge which is coming up Sunday, August 21 at the Skeena Valley Golf Club. Proceeds go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. It’s a — $60 entry fee for a two-ball, alternate-shot format over 18 holes, Plenty of prizes plus lunch and dinner. Top prize is a trip for two to San Francisco. Enter by August 15 at the Inn of the West. | “Terrace Review — Wednesday, August 10, 1988 9 Riverboat soccer goes to Kitimat Kispiox Eagles were looking for their sixth consecutive tour- nament victory at the Canyon City Lions 12th annual All Native Soccer Tournament on the B.C. Day weekend. ° But the Kitimaat number one team had other ideas, and came back from the loser’s side of the 13-team, double-knockout series to stop the Eagles’ quest for six tournament titles in a row. As the three-day series neared the end, Kitimaat and Kispiox had made their way to the ‘A’ side final with unbeaten records. After the Eagles whipped Kitimaat 7-1 in the ‘A’ final, fans felt the Eagles would be unstoppable against the ‘B’ side winners, Meanwhile, Hazelton had lost _their second game to Kitimaat 1-0 and went to ‘B’ side for the long haul towards a crack at the title, Hazelton won four ina row to face Kitimaat again after Kitimaat dropped to ‘B’ from the ‘A’ final. . Kitimaat, determined to get back at the Eagles, took on ~ Hazelton in the ‘B’ final and needed an overtime shootout to knock off Hazelton 2-1. , The final was tied at 2-2 when they went into two, 10-minute- half overtime periods. Kitimaat scored twice to ice’ the cham- pionship by a 4-2 score. The victory was somewhat ironic as the Eagles fifth straight tournament victory had come only a few days earlier at Kitimaat’s tournament. The win was worth $1,500 for Kitimaat. The Eagles had to set- tle for $1,000 second-place money, while Hazelton went home with $450 for third place. A complete list of game scores can be found elsewhere in this edition, - Horseshoe clinic. set Terrace is set to host the B,C. horseshoe pitching championships on the Labour Day weekend at the Heritage Park facility. With up to 200 players expected to take part, the local Skeena Horseshoe Club is looking for fresh faces to take up the sport. Arrangements have been made to conduct a clinic here on August 24 and 25. The instructor will be world-class player Gerry Bigham of Langley. The sport is open to men and women, and also youths aged 13 and up. Anyone can take part in the clinic, but you must develop skills to be classified, Anyone interested in taking in the clinic and becoming a Skeena Club member should phone Joe Wideman at 635-2856. Best time for Allison Even though she registered her best time ever at the national swim championships at UBC late in July, 12-year-old Allison Barriscale of Kitimat had to be satisfied with second place for 100 meters on the consolation side. However, that placing gave her 10th overall in Canada for her age group, and first across the land for 12-year-olds. 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