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 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 is erans trying to make it in the to tournament champion Terrace. singing the praises of the 1977 . 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 , who saw little 11 innings to slip past Terrace 4-3. 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 . 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. 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 , 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 , 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 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. “ Yet that is our goal, Ottawa for an exhibition Wed­ Stenerson, fleet-footed Bill high-scoring contests by for the runners for the next 10 secondary with Peter Crepin Rod Martinson won the senior event over Clements although it is not an easy task” nesday and then Toronto visits Hatanaka, and Smienk and Klaas Bouwman. scores of 33-26, 36-33 and 35-29. days because until last Montreal Ju ly 4. as backup. Import Jerome Ross Clarkson said Scannella, who replaced On one occasion the offence The junior winner was John Monroe of Quesnel ahead defence-conscious . of Robin Martinson. had to score 41 points in order The latter went to Kansas City to come up with a 41-35 victory. Chiefs of the National Football League despite the fact he had Known as an excellent quar­ Prince George Junior Hockey Club terback tutor and pass offence Prince George racers took two of the top three positions one year remaining in his con­ technician during six years and the in the senior heavy class at a weekend go kart racing meet tract with the Eastern Football with Oakland Raiders, the in W illiams Lake. League champions. Byron Roberts took first place and was followed by Joe National Football League’s Greater Prince George Frykberg and Les Stevens of Williams Lake. Now, half-way through 1977 Super Bowl champions, The top three finishers in both the junior and the senior training camp and the exhibi­ Scannella has prepared a Minor Hockey Association light classes were from Williams Lake. tion schedule, Scannella sticks much more complicated Next racing will be in Edmonton during the Canada Day by his prediction that this offence for the Als this season. present a weekend for the Western Canadian championship. year’s edition of the Alouettes Under his tutoring the club will Bill McFarlane and Byron Roberts, as well as former will be exciting, defensively rely on the pass much more Prince George racer Mark Betuzzi will be there. tough, pass-oriented and that than it did under Levy’s gui­ UBC SUMMER Betuzzi now lives in Kamloops. the club’s special teams will dance. play a significant role in its So much so that only during attempt to successfully defend the past weekend did the club Craig Simon won the Prince George Auto Sport Club dual the championship it won last get down to placing serious HOCKEY SCHOOL slalom Sunday at the PGARA Speedway. season. em phasis on the running Simon drove a Renault R5 to top the field of 16. However, Scannella does not game. At the Elksentre in Prince George. We offer two Dino Sinopoli was second in a Datsun 240Z, with Mike expect the team to reach peak The need to improve their performance before the 10-day sessions, each costing the same as last Pearce third in a Volkswagen Special. running game was obvious in The next PGASC meeting is at 8 p.m. July 5 in the Civic seventh or eighth contest of the the club ’s 14-12 victo ry over year's 7-day session. 16game, regular-season Centre, followed by a work party at the old Northwood Pulp Calgary Stampeders of the schedule “ when people will hill; to prepare for the hillelimb July 29 and 30. Western Football Conference Chief Instructor Bert Halliwell CAHA Level 5 coach, power skating, specialist and coach of the This weekend driver Dave Grubb and navigator Ken Ber­ Instructors gen are at the Hayride Rally in Grande Prairie. UBC Thunderbirds during the 1977-78 season.will be members of teams in the 1 9 7 8 University League. PLUS: Extra sessions for goaltenders, power skating and beginners program which may be Karen Hassard is the new club champion of the Tuesday SECURITY women’s section of the Prince George Golf and Curling Club. taken alone or in conjunction with the basic progr.am. Barb Guest was runner-up. CAMPER PLUS: A separate program for girls to introduce them to hockey and an evening program for Beth Pawluk won the first flight, with Ann M iller second. Model S8E — 89545-27 — Rosemary Mclnnis won the second flight, with Bina features 3 burner stove, slid­ players aged 15 and older. Buchignani second. ing cab window, 30 gallon AND: It's all at the right time to help you prepare for the 1978-1979 season. Jane Flitton was the third flight winner, with Lorraine water tank and more. Dorosh second. First Session August 14-23 Last week’s regular event low gross winner was Mrs. , 0 0 Guest, with Gerry Carmichael the runner-up and Bev Sam- SPECIAL BARGAIN PRICE *2700 Second Session August 24-Septem ber 2 bad the low net winner. RICE CHEV OLDS LTD. BASIC COURSE $85: For players aged 8-11, 11-13, 13-15. Includes 1.75 hours on-ice 20th & Victoria 564-4466 instruction and 1.15 hours off-ice instruction which will include weight training to build strength Tennis group says DLN00560A for hockey playing plus conditioning to build stamina. Nastase's obscene GIRLS PROGRAM $85: This program is the same as the basic course but is offered as a LONDON (Reuter) — llie track record in disciplinary separate program for girls wishing to begin playing hockey with a view to providing a girls Nastase, the controversial matters. league here if there are enough players interested. Romanian tennis star, has The fiery competitor previ­ Little Tune Auto Services Ltd. been charged by the Men’s ously has been suspended for Introduces the new JUNIOR PROGRAM $85: This is a basic course for players15 and aged older willwhich be International Professional 21 days and currently is barred held during the evening. The emphasis in this program will be on conditioning and preparing Tennis Council with bringing from Davis Cup play for re­ midget, juvenile and junior players for the coming season. the game into disrepute, coun­ m arks he made to David Lloyd LITTLE TUNE cil secretary David Gray said of Britain during a match last GOALTENDERS CLINIC $25: Registration will be limited16 per to session as goalies must also Sunday. year. register to take part in the basic course. Each session includes ten hours on-ice instruction. The charge follows com­ Nastase, in this city for V8's *35 Parts plaints by organizers of the Wimbledon this week, is to POWER SKATING $20: To teach you how to skate properly and make maximum use of your World Championship Tennis appear before council chair­ legs and skates so you can play hockey better with less effort. This course will be for hockey tournament at Houston in man Bob Briner next Sunday. Included April. During the final match, If Briner decides Nastase 6's *33 players and will be taught by hockey players. Includes 10 hours on-ice instruction and may be Nastase is alleged to have used should be discip lined , the taken in addition to the basic course or separately. obscene language to ball-boys Romanian can either accept Most Cars Plus Tax BEGINNERS PROGRAM $20: and -girls, and to have made the punishment or take the 4's *31 For those who will be registering for hockey for the first time obscene gestures. matter to arbitration. during the 1978-1979 season; includes ten hours on-ice instruction and may be taken sepa­ Gray said the charge carries Nastase officially is being FAST & FULLY GUARANTEED rately or in addition' to the basic program. a maximum fine of $10,000 and charged with “ aggravated a one-year ban from competi­ b e h a vio r,” one of the most OIL CHANGE NOTE: Standard Bus Company has a regular service to within two blocks of the arena for those tion in Grand P rix tourna­ serious offences in the code of R eg. 1 2 .1 0 ...... 9.95 who might experience transportation problems. ments. conduct drawn up by the coun­ LUBE & OIL JOB 1A CA “ We have had complaints cil three years ago. He is the R eg. 2 1 .0 0 ...... I D « J v Registration forms available at the Coliseum Office or by phoning Bob Larsen at 563-6800 first player to face the charge. about a number of players but OPEN 7 DAYS STRAIGHT for thi* SPECIAL or Bev Christensen at 564-3341. this really is the first time that “ I ’ll be glad if they ban me FRIDAY FRIDAY anybody has been involved in because I ’ll sue them for $1 564-9044 Assistant Instructors will be local players hired through a Young Canada Works Grant. a series of incidents,” Gray million and they can feed my Come in to 1912 - 20th Ave. — Rear Entrance said, referring to Nastase’s baby and my fam ily.”