The Prince George Citizen — -Monday. March 2. 1987 — 9
MARK ALLAN S p o r t s Sports editor
SKATERS, GYM NASTS LEAD ATTACK
G old m edal haul ties city's record
Special to The Citizen In the girls 13-14 division, Tisha Sean Fitzsimmons. Kerry George, of 20:48.8. He also helped the zoneSpartans women’s netball team fin by DON KENDALL McGregor placed third in the 400Christian Hausot, Kathryn O’Brien.eight team win the juvenile mixedished out of the medals. The Spar FERNIE — Led by speed skat m etres. Aline Strasdin. Brenda Sturgeon relay. tans won two of four games in ers and gymnasts, Prince George Henk Van Bruggen, Rossi, Mc and Doug Sturgeon. round-robin action. athletes compiled 51 medals at tne Gregor and Mark Pastro combined Other members of the relay British Columbia Next year’s B.C. Winter Games ninth annual B.C. Winter Games. to win a bronze medal in Satur Jason Cox of Prince George wonteam were Veronica Fiala of Ques will be in Dawson Creek. The 1987 Twenty-one golds tied the city’s day’s 1,500-metre relay. two gold medals in cross-countrynel. Tina Rezansoff of Lone Butte G am es I B.C. Summer Games will be in high for the B.C. Winter Games In the boxing ring at Fernie’s skiing. Cox captured the juvenileand Jason Gunst of 100 Mile House. Delta. which was set when the third Vogue Theatre. Brad Bullock of boys5 .5-kilometre race with a time The highly touted Prince George annual event was here in 1981. Sev Strachan earned a gold medal in Prince George earned a gold med en silvers and 23 bronze swelled the 400-metre race and placed al when he won a split decision the city total to 51 in Fernie, 10 third in the 300- and 800-metre over Jason Burke of Maple Ridge more than last year in Terrace andevents. In the 300 heat he broke thein a 147-pound senior bout Satur 10 short of the record 61 from sixGames record with a time of 35.29 day. Stevers lead gymnastics team y ears ago. seconds. Another Prince George boxer, Prince George speed skaters won Rossi set a record in the 400 heatJim Cryderman, won a bronze FERNIE — A strong per Stever on the gold-medal zone uneven bars. Rustad was third 17 medals ana set six records at with 46.16 seconds before falling in medal by defeating Ron Sparkes of formance by Prince George ei^ht team. and Viberg fourth in the overall the three-day Games, which endedthe final and settling for a bronze Vernon in a 156-pound senior fight. gymnasts at the B.C. Winter The men’s team helped the standings. Sunday. medal. However, Rossi did earn a In weightlifting, Gerry Richard Games was led by Peter Stever, zone eight medal total reach11 in the women’s 45-and-older divigold medal in the 600-metre race son was the only lifter in 110the-ki The three Prince George wo Hold, seven silver and seven sion, June Cameron captured fourafter breaking the Games record logram and therefore won three who collceted four silver med men were named to the gold- gold medals and shattered two in a heat. gold medals. als, including a one for finishbronze. medal team. Pastro placed third in the 600 ing second overall in the men’s Meanwhile, in the women’s Games records. She was victorious Prince George captured a gold m etres. 16-and-older division. 15-and-older division, Stever’s In boys 15-and-younger, Chris in the 300 metres, 400 metres, 600 medal in physically disabled bas metres and 800 metres. Pastro’s older brother Mark set Stever finished behind Quincysister Diana won the overall ti Brown won bronze medals in a record for 15- to 16-year-old boysketball Sunday with a thrilling 35- horizontal bars, parallel bars Cameron’s records were in the 33 victory over Terrace. The win 'Vrecko of Williams Lake in tle with silver-medal perfor in a 300-metre heat with a time of and pommel horse and placed 300 metres, with a time of 47.23 se avenged a 55-45 loss to Terrace in pommel horse, vault and horimances in vault and uneven 37.03. He didn’t place in the 300- zontal bars and was second bars, and bronzes in balance fifth overall. conds; and the 400 metres, with ametre final but won bronze medalsthe round-robin. clocking of 1:03.50. overall. beam and floor exercise. Kristi Earl earned a silver in in the 600- and 800-metre races. The Cariboo zone judo team won Dean Strachan, Glenn Rossi and Peter Blokker, skating in the a bronze medal. Prince George ju- David Konkal of Prince Cori Rustad of Prince George the girls 15-and-younger floor Chris Pastro, all of Prince George, men’s 45-and-older category, wondokas on the zone squad included George, who tied for bronze in won a gold in the vault andexercise and placed fourth over dominated the boys 13- and 14- bronze medals in the 400, 600 andDerek Belsham, Brian Deevy, the rings, joined Vrecko and Carla Viberg took a gold in the all. • year-old division. 800 metres. Anthony Delaney, Gill Edwards,
M edals for Quebec,
O ntario grabs points
SYDNEY, N.S. (CP) - Cape ed a partisan crowd of1.200 with a Breton is back to normal following 91-76 victory over Quebec. The win a Canada Winter Games that was appeased a rather poor overall a gold mine for Quebec and a rea - showing by Nova Scotia, which • son to boast for organizers. ' ;V-. \ v - . won only five gold and12 medals The Games — held every two in total. years for developing athletes The basketball gold capped a across Canada — ended Saturday week of lopsided wins for Nova with Quebec topping the medal list Jeux Canada GamesWWRWW Scotia, whose closest margin of and officials gushing about packed victory was 12 points against On houses. championship and the Canada tario. Its widest was a 67-point Q uebec, re p re s e n te d by 250 Games Flag. bulge over P.E.I. athletes in the two-week period, It was the fourth straight time Quebec edged Ontario 6-5 in a went on a tear in the final sixOntario has captured the title and wild hockey final marred by con days, winning 32 gold to finish withthe eighth time in the 11 Games troversy. 47. T hey o u td ista n c e d O ntario,held. Trailing 6-4 with a minute to which finished second with20 gold Competition ended Saturday with play, Ontario, lifted its goaltender from its 252 competitors. a schedule heavy on emotion and for an extra attacker and scored The news wasn’t all bad for Oncontroversy. with 34 seconds to play. They tario, however, which edged Que In New Waterford, the Nova Sco appeared to tie the game 14 se bec 211-210 for the overall pointstia men’s basketball team delight- conds later on a shot by defence man Larry Van H'rsle — just as referee Charlie Baniield was asses sing a penalty. Returning Jet The penalty was against Ontario and the goal was disallowed. The call triggered a wild melee around Banfield, who said after wards an Ontario player "took a breaks slum p whack" at Quebec goaltender Mar tin Joly just as Van Hersle took the by Canadian Press sota 6 Los Angeles 3; and St. Louis shot. Brian Mullen’s name was bounc3 New York Islanders 3. In the only other team final Sat ing off the walls of the Winnipeg Mullen had 24, 21, 32 and 28 goals urday, Quebec rallied from a 15- Arena often enough Sunday nightin his first four years with the Jetspoint, second-half deficit to nip On to muffle persistent trade rumors. but the left winger has slumpedtario 63-60 in women’s basketball. Returning to the Winnipeg Jets’this season. He’s scored only 14 Quebec closed a strong week in lineup after sitting out five games, goals so far, prompting the tradespeed skating by winning both the he scored two goals and assisted rumors. men’s and women’s relays. on another in a 6-3 victory over the Dale Hawerchuk added his 43rd Quebec finished with 98 total Calgary Flames. goal of the season and Laurie medals, including 30 silver and 21 “ I don’t think I had anything Boschman, to Paul MacLean and Ray bronze. Ontario ended with 80 med prove,” he said. “I knew I couldNeufeld also scored for Winnipeg, play and I think they (managewhich has won its past seven homeals — 20 gold, 26 silver and 34 ment) knew I could play. games. John Tonelli, Lanny McDobronze. B.C. was third with 48 “I was the odd man out and Inald and Mike Bullard scored for medals, 15 of them gold. just wanted to come back and playCalgary, which lost for only theThe Yukon. Prince Edward Citizen photo by Dave Milne a solid game. Things turned outsecond time in its past11 games. Island and the Northwest Territo great for me.” Canucks 4 Sabres 2 ries were shut out of the gold. Jeff Wilson dives to make a winner while Duncan Werbecky plasters himself against a nearby wall.The Flames had beaten the Jets In Buffalo, N.Y., Dave Lowry Left behind was a number of new 5-3 Saturday night in Calgary, soscored in the first period and Paand renovated buildings, a tradi the weekend split kept the twotrik Sundstrom and Barry Peder tion of the Games. The showcase is teams locked at 76 points for secson scored12 seconds apart for a a $4.5-million Canada Games Com W ilson proves top rating ond place in the NHL’s Smythe Di3-0 Canuck lead before Dave An plex, a multi-purpose athletic com vision, five points behind the dreychuk got one back for the Saplex on the campus of the Univer Edmonton Oilers. bres on a power play late in thesity College of Cape Breton. In other games Sunday, it was: second period. Quebec won the Centennial Cup. the Vancouver Canucks 4 Buffalo Hawks (5 Kings 1 w ith victory in handball Sabres 2; Chicago Blackhawks 6 which goes to the province showing In Chicago, Blackhawk forward the greatest improvement over the Los Angeles Kings 1; Minnesota Denis Savard scored his 29th goal upset former Prince George resi previous G am es. It won on the by MARK ALLAN Vancouverite Larry Mamoser, whoNorth Stars 5 Philadelphia Flyersof the season in the second period dent Rod Kohlen of Vancouver stopped 21- local resident George strength of a 15-gold increase from Sports editor 4; Washington Capitals 7 Newto reach the 700-point career m ark. If there was any doubt about who11, 21-14 in a semi-final. Sauve and his brother Mark, ofYork Rangers 3; St. Louis Blues 5 the 1983 Games in Saguenay-Lae was the best handball player in “I did pretty good. I worked Vancouver, 21-12, 21-13. Pittsburgh Penguins 5; and New Saint-Jean, Que. Prince George during the weekend. hard,” continued Werbecky. In other singles results, Greg Jersev Devils 5 Hartford Whalers T h e Red Wings visit the The Canada Games shifts to Jeff Wilson of Vancouver dispelled “I learned a lot. “It’s going to Miller beat Drew Grimston 21-15. 5. B ruins at 4:30 on ISN (cable summer in August, 1989 when Sas it utterly. help me next time.” 21-14 in the all-Vancouver C final, In other games Saturday, it was: 16). katoon plays host. Wilson, 23, Second-seeded Kohlen was preKevin Needham topped 70-year-oldthe Toronto Maple Leafs8 Vancou lived up to his dictably disappointed about hisCharlie Cormack 11-21, 21-9, 11-3 in ver 6; Montreal Canadiens 3 New top seeding and semi-final loss to Werbecky. D and Dave Ross of Port CoquitJersey 2; Hartford 2 Quebec Nordi defended his B.C. lam swept Gary Hammel of Van ques 1; Detroit Red Wings 4 the WESTERN CANADIAN Closed handball “I just didn’t play a high enoughcouver 21 -6, 21-2 in m asters (40 and Rangers 1: Boston Bruins 5 Buffalo open singles percentage. I tried to kill every older). 1; Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 1; Minne- CHAMPIONSHIP championship thing.” In other doubles finals, Jim Mar Sunday at Triad Cha.’Me Simmons took the othertindale and Dennis Schwab beat Racquet Centre route ,nd secured an expenses-Brad Kenning and Ron Young of 0TL/UTL by sweeping sur paid trip to Montreal for the CanaVancouver in B and Andy McLenCarmichael swept prise finalist SIMMONS dian championships May 20 to nan 23 teamed with George Bourque Duncan Werbe by sweeping John Harrington 21-7,to defeat juniors Tim Dunkley andfrom mixed final cky of Prince George 21-13, 21-6. 21-14 in the B final. Alan Ramsey in C. Wishes to thank everyone involved and participants for an Tom Carmichael made a quick “I wanted to keep him guess The opportunistic Simmons saidIn junior finals, Ian Ross of Port excellent tourney. ing,” explained Wilson, who saidhis strategy was to “just keep theCoquitlam beat Neil Kohlen ofexit from the B.C. mixed curling his strategy of combining ‘‘powerball in play” and wait for hisVancouver in 19 and younger, Toddchampionship in New Westminster, THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS: and finesse" was designed to “just chances by “basically playing perBoone of Vancouver topped Jasonbut he went out fighting. keep pressure on him the wholecentage ball.” Hammel of Vancouver in 17 and Carmichael was swept from the Texaco Oil Triad tim e.” In the top two singles consolationyounger, Tyler Hammel of Vancoueight-rink double-knockout two Pacific Western Brewery Central Interior Disposals finals, Jim Martindale defeated ver beat Dunkley in 15 and young Wilson, who began by double- straight, but both games were Goodwill Bottling Buns Master Jim Feragen 21-13, 21-10 in open er, and Danny Speckin stopped faulting, admitted later. ‘‘I told close. International Waterbeds Old Dutch and Gordon Glen of VancouverTrevor Sakamoto in 13 and young myself to wake up.” He opened with a 9-8 loss to Triangle Sports Homesteader Meats beat Ron Loewen in B. er. Steve Williams of Duncan before After allowing the lanky Werbe Feragen can be forgiven for feel Other consolation winners were: Gold’s Gym cky. to get 13 points in the first being eliminated with a 5-4 defeat ing a Dit ragged for the singles Kim McDonald