14 — THE CITIZEN, Prince George — Tuesday, February 8, 1983

UNOFFICIAL TOTALS REMAIN SAME Jim More medals in gymnastics, boxing, badminton by MARK ALLAN of the Gympix had two gold and two sil­ ing Club won the gold, with Robin Car­ of Prince George, won the silver. They Coleman Sports reporter ver to give her an all-around gold. penter and Jay Muir of the Spruce Capi­ won their doubles championship, too. Previously-unavailable results from PGSAG members Crysta Seme, Tree- tal Boxing club second and third. Official results are expected near the the Northern B.C. Winter Games in Ter­ na Corby and Lee Speed each had two Sponagle’s cousin Don, also of East- end of the week, but it’s unlikely stand­ race show Prince George with a total of individual gold, with Seme winning an West, won gold in the 132-pound interme­ ings will change much. 52 medals in gymnastics, boxing and all-around gold and Speed and Corby get­ diate class and all other Prince George The Kitimat-Stikine region, which in­ ting silver. Janice Schuett had a silver Since Don Cherry and Blue, his canine coun­ badminton. boxing medallists were from Spruce Cap­ cludes the host community, had 81 golds, and a bronze en route to her all-around ital. 83 silvers and 73 bronze medals for 1,856 sellor, left the ranks of active coaches, the Although unofficial results for commu­ silver and Natasha Williams got a gold points in unofficial standings. Ten points mantle of the National Hockey League’s most nities ana the six regions aren’t expected Perry Murray (147 intermediate), and a silver for her all-around bronze. Vince Schryver (156 intermediate), Gary are awarded for gold and seven, five, formidable master-and-mutt combination has to be updated until later this week, this PGSAG medallists who didn’t win all- city’s two gymnastics clubs have 40 med­ Serko (156 senior) and Allan Bayne (70 three, two and one are awarded for descended on the shoulders of Roger Neilson of around medals were Samantha Free places below that. als previously unavailable from the re­ pounds) all won golds. the Vancouver Canucks and his faithful com­ (one gold), Karen Paulson (one gold, one Terrace, with more participants than sults centre. panion, Mike. bronze), Allison Bonner (one silver, one Schryver is a 147-pounder fighting in a all other communities, totalled 51 gold, Blue’s countless admirers from coast to All-around medals in each age group bronze), Lange Popoff (one silver, one heavier weight division and tne 11-year- were published Monday, but there were 52 silver and 42 bronze, for 1,153 of Kiti- coast will be gratified to learn she hasn’t re­ bronze), Kristi Earl (one bronze) and old Bayne was the youngest of more than mat-Stikine’s total. tired permanently from the public arena. She also a multitude of medals awarded in Jodi Madson (one bronze). 2,500 competitors at the Games. each of the four individual exercises Fraser-Fort George, boosted by Prince is presiding over the Cherry family’s new Cheryl Jackson of the Gympix, who Mackenzie boxer Brian Dixon won sil­ (floor, beam, bars and vault). George’s outstanding showing, had 52 home in Mississauga, Ont., and recently she won an all-around bronze, took two indi­ ver in the 125-pound intermediate divi­ gold, 42 silver and 27 bronze for 1,000 made a spectacular guest appearance on Don Tara Currie of the Prince George vidual bronze. Clubmates Paula Bird sion. points. All but one gold, three silver and Cherry’s successfully syndicated television School of Artistic Gymnastics won three (one gold, one silver) and Jackie Blatch- Wayne Phipps won gold in the 13 and one bronze for this zone were won by show, The Grapevine. gold and a silver en route to her all- ford (one bronze) also won individual 14-year-old boys’ badminton competition more than 250 Prince George competi­ For her television debut, Blue was brought around title, a feat matched by Carol medals. and fellow Prince George player Quinn tors. to the studio in a chauffeur-driven limousine. Connor of the Prince George Gympix. A Prince George boxers won five golds Campbell took the silver. They also won Next year’s 10th annual Games return Her emergence from the limousine tonrhed off gold and three silver in individual exer­ and fighters from the two clubs here do­ the gold in doubles. to Prince George, where they were five wild applause and cheering from tho snpcta- cises led Shelley Carlyle of PGSAG to minated the 139-pound junior class. David Hapke won gold in the boys’ 15 years ago. The 1985 Games are in Kiti­ tors. The warmth of the receptiui. ''oht her all-around gold, while Jodie Yorston George Sponagle of the East-West Box­ to 18-year-old group and Chris Loat, also mat. tears to the Old Girl’s eyes. “ She was really touched,” ex-coach Cherry said later. “ She feared the public might have forgotten her after our lonely years of exile in Denver. Now, the producers of our television Attack too much Lions' coach faces former team here show are trying to persuade Blue to accept a co-starring role in next season’s episodes. They The B.C. Lions’ new head coach Don Wilson and Rick Klassen, defensive line­ broadcast this weekend on BCTV (chan­ say her ratings, for her one appearance, were Matthews is expected to be in the lineup men Rick Goltz and Nick Hebeler and nel 12, cable 11). for Caledonians here Thursday night playing basketball defensive backs Larry Crawford, former the highest of that week; beating J. R. Ewing Edmonton players confirmed are Lar­ on Dallas.” Five goals and four weeks, play Prince against his former team. Eskimo Ryan Potter and Mike Wash­ assists by Greg Van Do- George in the best-of- Matthews, hired by the Lions in early burn. ry Highbaugh, Joe Hollimon, Ed Jones, Neilson’s dog, Mike, has a long way to go be­ Leo Blanchard, Hector Pothier, Marco fore he can match Blue’s star quality. Howev­ lah helped the Vander­ three semi-final. The January after spening the past six sea­ Klassen and Hebeler are arriving one hoof Flyers crush the Juvenile Kings visit Fort sons as defensive co-ordinator for the day early to visit elementary schools. Cyncar, B ill Stevenson and Em ilio er, it must be remembered a canine pet usual­ Fraietta. ly mirrors his master’s personality and Roger visiting Fort St. James St. James Saturday and Edmonton Eskimos, is one of nine Lions’They’ll be at Blackburn, Carney Hill, is something of an introvert. Caledonians 15-1 Satur­ the Caledonians come to representatives confirmed for the second Highglen, Lakewood and Westwood In preliminaries the Prince George Po- day. Prince George Sunday. annual Heart Bowl charity basketball Wednesday and Malaspina and College larettes play the Duchess Park Con- Neilson and Mike live alone in a duplex in a Ken Finney scored The juveniles visit game at the Prince George Secondary Heights Elementary Thursday. dorettes in a high school girls’ exhibition Vancouver suburb. They spend most of their three times and assisted F o rt St. James next School at 8 p.m. Last year’s Heart Bowl was won in basketball game at 4:30 p.m., then the evenings studying videotapes of the most re­ twice, while Dean Smale Thursday if a third The rest of the Lions’ roster is made overtime by the Eskimos 93-82. Polars and Condors meet in a boys’ exhi­ cent Vancouver Canucks’ games. When a Van­ of Prince George added game is needed. up of offensive linemen John Blain, Pete Proceeds go the Variety Club Telethon, bition at 6. couver player makes a mistake on the ice three goals in Vander- Mike growls and Roger promptly stops the vi­ hoofs onslaught against deotape. Then Roger writes a note in which he the slumping Caledo­ reminds himself to discuss the error with the nians, who had just nine player at the next morning’s practice. skaters and one goalie Regrettably, the airlines won’t permit Mike for the Pacific North­ to accompany Neilson on road trips, such as west Hockey League their present six-game, 11-day jaunt which game. opened in Toronto Saturday. Jake Milford was After stunning the Fly­ the only senior Canucks’ official who didn't ers 12-8 in F o rt St. accompany the team on this trip. Interviewed James Jan. 22 the Cale­ on the long-distance telephone Jake explained; donians have lost three “ Mike stays alone at that duplex. It’s my turn straight games and lost to stay home and drive out in my car each day their coach for the rest to see that the damned dog gets fed.” of the season. Lance Neilson is a physical culture nut and he rides Russell was suspended a bicycle to and from his hockey work through by the B.C. Amateur the traffic-choked streets of Vancouver. Ca­ Hockey Association for nucks’ trainer Larry Ashley, who is an admir­ using suspended players. er of Mike’s intelligence, said Saturday: "Rog­ The first place Flyers er is pretty close-mouthed but we’ve heard (22-2) travel to Fort St. whispers he’s teaching Mike to ride. Almost James Thursday for the any day now we expect to see the coach and PNWHL’s final regular Mike arrive at the Pacific Coliseum on a tan­ season game. dem bike.” The Caledonians (10- During Neilson’s two-season sojourn in Buf­15-1), who have lost falo as an assistant to manager-coach Scotty twice to the Prince Bowman of the Sabres, Mike began to estab­ George Juvenile Kings lish the foundations of his own personal legend (4-19-1) in the past two Neilson lived in a Buffalo suburb, far from the downtown Auditorium. Mike didn’t appre­ ciate being left at home in the suburbs when Neilson went to work at the hockey rink. So Thorky's one morning Mike walked out to the nearest bus stop. When the bus pulled to a halt, Mike scores 15 climbed aboard. He rode all the way downtown to the bus destination, about one block from and loses the Auditorium. What do the Thorky’s As the driver watched in amazement, Mike Insulation juniors have sauntered over to the Auditorium and walked, to do to win a Prince unchallenged, through the employees’ en­ George team handball trance. Thereafter, Mike became a regular bus game? passenger between his suburban home and the Thorky’s is winless in Auditorium. eight games in the One woman who isn’t entirely convinced of men’s division, but Mike’s genius is Mrs. Smith, wife of Ron scored 15 goals Monday Smith, Neilson’s assistant coach. Roger and at the Civic Centre, nor­ Ron both worked for Bowman at Buffalo and mally enough to win. when the Sabres went on road trips Mike was Unfortunately, the sec­ left in Mrs. Smith’s care. ond place Prince George Mrs. Smith regarded Mike as something of a Steelers (5-2) scored 27. nuisance. Every time she got into her station- Cal Dumonceaux led wagon to go for a drive, Mike would charge the winners to within across the lawn and leap through the open win­ two points of the first dow of the tailgate door into the stationwagon. place JJ’s Ironhorsemen One day Mrs. Smith deliberately changed (7-1) by scoring nine her routine. Before getting into the stationwa­ times and Dave Ander­ gon she carefully closed the tailgate window. son added five. Darwin Seconds later, when Mike heard Mrs. Smith Horning scored nine turn the ignition switch, he came charging goals for Thorky’s. across the lawn, hurled himself against the Nels Erickson scored thick closed window of the tailgate and eight times in the other knocked himself cold! men’s game and his Co­ Th e Uniroyal Tiger Paw steel belted Neilson’s Mike might not be quite ready to lumbus Royals (3-5) challenge Don Cherry’s Blue for the title of the upset the third place I sports world’s smartest dog, but certainly he’s Dunkley Lumber juniors radial is back! Back w ith awesome 4 seasons, year ’round not stupid! Ever since that salutary experience 19-12. Dean Herdman in Buffalo, Mike carefully refuses to go any­ had four goals for Dunk­ where close to a stationwagon — not even to ley (4-4). performance. hose the tires. Third place McDo­ nald’s Massey Drive (4- I 4) prevented CJCI (5-3) Back to run in the heat from gaining ground on the first place Astoria Another PWA win Blues (8-0) in the wo­ and the cold, the rain men’s division by beat­ I ing CJCI 16-11. Mirjana for Hann at Apex Jurcic led McDonald’s and the snow, year upon year! Greg Hann of BanffQue., was third. with seven goals and De­ continues to dominate Swann is second in the nise Radtke had six for Back w ith increased the P a cific Western overall standings with 95 CJCI. I Airlines pro ski tour. points, German is third Burger King improved He won his fourth title with 80 and Rimmer is its record to 3-5 by mileage. Low er rolling in as many meets Sun­ next with 75. dumping winless Simon day at Apex Alpine near The next race on the Fraser 17-3, as Carol Penticton, giving him$77,700 circuit coveringBlow and Gladys Walper had six goals each for I resistance for fuel 140 points overall. 10 weekends is this His closest competitor weekend at Kimberley. the winners. Cindy Ska- Sunday was Edmonton’s Prince George skiers kun scored twice for Si­ economy. A n d a super­ Graham Swann, who lost Paul Bekken and Bob mon Fraser (0-fl). T I G E R P A W by ju s t 85 one-thou­Mear are regulars on Both division leaders sandths of one second in the tour and both had the night off. Games I quiet ride! the final heat of the reached the 32-man resume Wednesday at 7 giant slalom. money round in the first p.m. at the Civic Centre. Bruce Rimmer of three races. No word is See the new Tiger Paw' PLUS Edmonton was third, available on their plac- ahead of Garry Whittak­ ings Sunday. UVic romps I er of Kamloops. From Kimberley the VICTORIA (CP) — Plus wherever you Hann’s three previous tour goes to Fortress be­Forward Tom Narbe- ALL SEASONS wins have been at Silver tween Calgary and Banff shuber scored 18 points Star near Vernon Jan. 8 Feb. 19 and 20, Fort and grabbed six re­ see the Uniroyal sign! STEEL KBI.TED— and 9. at Red Mountain Qu’Appelle, Sask., Feb. bounds to lead the num­ I near Rossland Jan. 15 26 and 27, Edmonton ber one-ranked Victoria and 16 and at Tabor March 5 and 6, Tod Vikings to a 91-69 win Mountain here last Mountain near Kam­ Saturday over the Sas­ R A D I A L Z B weekend. loops March 19 and 20 katchewan Huskies in a Rimmer was second at; and Blackcomb at Canada West University Tabor and Andrew Ger­ Whistler March 26 and Athletic Asscociation man of Old Chelsea, 27. basketball game. L