THE CITIZEN, Prince George - Wednesday, June 28, 1978 - 15 Local scene Good offence FOR THE RECORD h a s n o h e l p OTTAWA (C P ) - There is Jennings could yet grab a cor- a familiar tune haunting the nerback spot. Ottawa Rough Rider training Compounding the defensive The Prince George Lumbermen started well, but went camp as the team prepares for problems was the between- out suddenly in the weekend Burns Lake softball tourna­ the opening of the Canadian season loss of defensive tackle ment. Football League season in two Mike Raines and cornerback The defending B .C . senior B champions won their first weeks. Wonderful Monds, Rider vet­ three games, to win the A section, then lost two straight Coach George Brancato is erans trying to make it in the to tournament champion Terrace. singing the praises of the 1977 National Football League. Prince George, leaders in the Big Six league, opened with league-leading offensive unit Veteran Ken Moore and a 4-0 win over the host Burns Lake all-stars, then needed that includes quarterbacks Mike Riley, who saw little 11 innings to slip past Terrace 4-3. Tom Clements and Condredge action last season, are battling Another 4-3 win, over Houston, gave the Lumbermen the Holloway, 1,000-yard rusher to replace Raines. Defensive A side. Richard Holmes and all-star ends Mike Fanucci and Jim They lost 3-0 to Terrace, then lost the final to the same tight end Tony Gabriel. Piaskoski were outstanding team 9-2. But the tune turns into a last season. The Lumbermen are at a three-day tournament in Bar- lament for a defensive squad Defensive coach Joe Moss riere this weekend. that may have trouble improv­ said Moore’s job might rest on ing on last year’s performan­ whether the Riders decide to ce-seventh over-all in the go with three linemen. If so. Prince George motorcross racers had a successful week­ nine-team league. R ile y would get the job with end on two fronts. The Riders won eight of 16 Brian Hedges as backup. At the B .C . championship in Aldergrove, four local racers regular season games to finish “ Riley is inexperienced but finished in the top three in separate events. second in the Eastern Con­ sooner or later he’s going to be Paul Bekken finished second in the 125 senior class, while ference-six points behind a hell of a player.” Moss said. Doug Klein was third. Montreal Alouettes and four Peter Stenerson has moved In the open senior class Cam Carr finished third, while points ahead of Toronto from the defensive backfield to Bob Mear placed second in the 250 junior class. Argonauts. the tailback spot vacated by Meanwhile, 19 riders from the club went to Houston for They defeated Toronto in the veteran Jim Foley, forced to motocross. eastern semi-final before bow­ retire this year by a recurring In the 80 small wheels class, Jim Klein took first. Allan ing out 21-18 to the Als in the neck injury off-season surgery Mercier second and Gordon Leeman of Burns Lake third. final. The Als won the Grey failed to correct. Nolan Mercier came first in the 100 c.c. large wheels class. Cup. Stenerson scored a He was followed by Randy Hamp of Burns Lake and Gunnar Brancato will make no pre­ touchdown and caught two Erickson of Houston. dictions about how the Riders passes for 32 yards against In the 125 class local riders dominated as Todd Finlay, might do this ye a r but B.C. and his performance has Brent Mercier and Fred Stander took the top three places. indicated in an interview that created a problem for Bran­ Danny Kerr of Telkwa took first in the 250 class. He was the key is the defence. cato and running back Art followed by Dave Dorflinger and Don Herdman. The Riders played most of Green. In the open class Herdman came first, Dorflinger second last season with a revolving Green returned to the Riders and Marvin Funk of Vanderhoof third. door at middle linebacker and after failing last season to stick The grand prix race was won by Danny K err. Second remain unsettled about who with an N FL team. After join­ was taken by Todd Finlay while Nolan Mercier took third. will play there this year. ing the Riders in 1973, Green Sam Cvijanovich, Mark Kos- rushed for more than 1,100 in Powerlifter Jan Todd of New Germany, N.S., set four women’s world records Satur­mos. Larry Cameron, Cliff 1975 and more than 1,200 in The Prince George Pisces Swim Club was second in a Laboy, Ken Moore and Mike 1976. close seven team meet in Dawson Creek during the weekend. day. Todd, 26, established the new marks in squat, bench press, dead lift and totalWidger all had a crack at the But R ich ard Holmes, who Prince George finished with 556 points, while the host club weight, during open competitions at the Newfoundland championships. In powerlifting position last season but none rushed for over 1,000 yard s won with 591 and Whitehorse was third with 530. Strong girl from squat position, she broke her former world record of 424 pounds with a 429-pounadid the job adequately. after being acquired early last Prince George swimmers won both grand aggregate lift and on a second try broke it again with a lift of 480 pounds. She set a women’s Thisbench year import rookies year from Toronto Argonauts, titles. press mark of 188 pounds and a dead lift record of 457 pounds. Her total lift in the threeRudolph Bryant, Sylvester has been impressive and Brenda Nielsen won the g irls’ 11 * and - 12 section with categories was 1,125 pounds. 85 pounds more than her former world record for bestBoler total and John Thomas are Green, hampered by a pulled 40 points and Rob Carpenter took the boys’ 13-and-14 section lift. battling for the position. Wid­ thigh muscle, is rumored to be with 36. ger and Tim Berryman will on the trading block. Paula Wedge was second to Nielsen, Cheryl MacDonald likely play the corners with Brancato has possibly the was second in the g irls’ eight-and-under, Andrea Horth sec­ John Glassford in a backup best one-two punch at quarter­ ond in the girls’ 13-and-14, Martin Bazinet and Ryan Fraser role. back with Clements, who led first and third in the boys’ nine-and-10 and Mike Bazinet CHAMPS M A Y BE BETTER Signs that the defensive ills the eastern conference last and Dave Nielsen first and third in the boys’ 15-and-16 event. of last year have been diag­ year, and Holloway. Brenda Nielsen broke pool records in the 50 metre back­ nosed but not cured were Holloway has played in the stroke and breaststroke. pointed out by Je rry Tagge in shadow of Clements for the last The club’s next meet is July 15 in Hudson’s Hope. an exhibition game here last three years and recently M o n t r e a l p l a n s m o r e p a s s i n g week. signed a long-term contract. With the Riders leading 20-6 Both have played two quarters The Prince George Cycling Club is preparing itself for ST. JEAN. Que. (CP) - understand fully what our in Montreal June 20. Against weekend they had been busy and just under two minutes to of every exhibition game this the largest race in its history Saturday. When Joe Scnnnella was effort is all about.” the Stamps the Als passed for learning their assignments for play, Tagge passed for two season and Brancato said he As many as 20 bicycle racers are expected to participate. appointed head coach of Scannella’s previous ven­ 252 yards, but managed only 95 blocking on pass plays. touchdowns, a two-point con­ might continue the practice The race starts at 1 p.m. at Purden Lake and finishes at Montreal Alouettes last ture into the C F L was in 1969 along the ground. version and a 21-20 victory for into the regular season. when he was offensive co­ F e rry Ave., opposite the B.C. Tel building. January he said it would be dif­ The Montreal head coach “ That’s what we’ll be con­ British Columbia Lions. There are prizes offered to racers in novice, junior and ficult to im prove on a team ordinator with the Alouettes said he stressed the passing centrating on and we won’t be The loss was Ottawa’s first Clements is a fine tactician, senior classes. Seniors and juniors cover the entire course, that had won the Canadian under head coach Kay Dalton. game during the early part of worried too much about game in two games. scrambler and passer while while novice racers start from the Willow River bridge on Football League’s national During that season the explo­ the camp because “ passing is plans for Ottawa (Rough The Riders will likely go with Holloway throws well and runs Hwy 16 east. title in the Grey Cup game the sive offence he put together harder to teach.” Riders) and Toronto (Ar­ Larry Cates, Wayne Tosh, like a fullback, he said. The club held a criterium Sunday with a field of nine previous year. piled up 304 points during the He said the offensive line­ gonauts).” The Als travel to Mike Nelms, L a rry Brune and Receivers include Gabriel 1'4-game schedule, but lost men w ill be drilled on blocking Mark Mitchell in the defensive riders.