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Friday, February 21, 2014Vol. 8 No. 34

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United Combat League inks two TV broadcast deals for UCL 20 Ascension

In 2013, Unifi ed Combat League

(UCL) became the fi rst fi ght pro-

motion to successfully obtain ap-

proval to host professional MMA

events in Kamloops. In early

2014, UCL released details on

UCL 20 Ascension, the very fi rst

MMA event to ever be held in the

Tournament Capital. Today UCL

announced that they have inked

two television broadcast deals,

and will be broadcasting UCL

20 Ascension via tape delay on

United Fight Alliance (UFA) and

The Fight Network.

UCL 20 Ascension will take

place on Feb. 22 at the Tourna-

ment Capitol Centre, and is ex-

pected to sell out (cageside seats

have already sold out). Through

the newly inked television broad-

cast deals, the highly anticipated

event will reach millions of homes

in the United States and abroad.

Emmy award winning host and

MMA personality Jordan “Jay”

Adams will join A.K.A. fi ghter

Zack Lari cage side to call the ac-

tion for the broadcast.

Air dates and times will be an-

nounced shortly after the event.

“Words cannot express how ex-

cited we are about the signing of

the broadcast deals,” said Jesse

Eller, UCL president. “We want to

share this exciting UCL event with

fans everywhere and that is exactly

what this allows us to do. Between

UFA and The Fight Network we

will reach millions of fans in the

U.S. and internationally.”

The Fight Network is Canada’s

only TV channel dedicated to

complete coverage of combat

sports, including fi ghts, fi ghters,

fi ght news and fi ght lifestyle. The

channel is carried nationally on

all major cable, satellite and telco

systems in Canada and also airs in

more than 30 countries in Europe,

North Africa and the Middle East.

UFA is a one hour MMA and

entertainment program that airs

nationally/internationally on DI-

RECTV, Dish Network, Punch TV,

ATT U-Verse, ROOT SPORTS,

Comcast Sports Net Chicago,

Comcast Sports Net New York and

Tuff TV.

“We are always looking for

ways to generate exposure for the

elite fi ghters that compete under

our banner,” said Eller. “What

better way to do that than to pro-

vide them with international tele-

vision exposure! This is going to

be a stellar year for our organiza-

tion. Stay tuned, because we are

just getting started!”

UCL 20 Ascension will feature

two professional bouts and seven

high level amateur bouts. The pro

card is set up “battle of the bor-

der” style, pitting B.C. fi ghters

against American challengers.

The full fi ght card is as follows:

MAIN CARD:

Sabah Fadai vs. Andrew Bard

Jamie Siraj vs. Jordan Mackin

UNDERCARD:

Mikel Dupont vs. Michael Heppner

Derek Apps vs. Darcy Caissie

Walter Barrios vs. Patrick Ward

Laine Keyes vs. Devon Brown

Mathew Blaire vs. Delton Mosley

Jaxson Stead vs. Bryan Janzen

Mitch Burke vs. Kenny Pope

*The card is subject to change

without notice.

Attend UCL 20 for a chance to

win free tickets to 300: Rise of an

Empire.

SLAMMIN’. Kamloops’ own Walter Barrios (black trunks) lifts up Ryan

Ince to slam him on the mat with a suplex, and went on to win the fi ght by

a fi rst-round armbar. Barrios is set to fi ght at UCL 20 Saturday at the TCC.Submitted photo

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March 15 & 16, 2014

Saturday 9am - 4pm

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For the fi rst time, (not including

maternity leave), I am a “stay-

at-home-mom.” This was due to

a recent layoff from work. It’s

weird.

For the fi rst week, it was nice

to relax at home, watch daytime

TV talk shows, soap operas, and

catch up on my recorded TV

shows.

I looked around at the dirty

dishes on the counter, the toys,

movies, crayons, books and

video games scattered about the

fl oor, couches and table, and the

carpet that was in need of vacu-

uming – and simply decided that

it wasn’t important.

My derriere had a date with the

sofa, and it was getting serious;

they were inseparable!

Occasionally, I had to leave the

house to drop off or pick up the

kids from school, but ultimately,

I was “relaxing” (or wallowing)

in my new “unemployed” status.

As the days proceeded, I didn’t

do much differently. I applied for

many jobs from the comfort of my

computer while dressed in my

sweats and ponytail.

I managed to leave the house to

get some groceries (still not look-

ing half-decent), that I ultimately

wouldn’t be preparing or cooking.

After an entire day spent in my

bed, cuddled in my pyjamas, TV

remote, and PVR (only escaping

to get something to eat – and feed

the kids), I realized how crappy I

actually felt about wasting a day

that could have been spent doing

quality time with my kids – and I

snapped out of it!

My second week of being a stay-

at-home-mom, I was up when

Zachary’s alarm clock went off,

excitedly getting the kids ready

for school and helping write out

Valentine’s Day cards. I met up

with my girlfriends for coffee,

and went to a ladies gathering

(that apparently happens every

Wednesday), started working out

again, cleaned the house, helped

with homework, and actually

cooked a proper dinner for the

family.

I’m settling into my new routine

and trying to be settled with house

busying doing “nothing” actually

is. I’m prepared to do this “mom”

thing for a couple of months. We

will see how it goes. . .

HoroscopesFebruary 24 - March 2, 2014

You can become extremely restless about changing your position in some way. It can feel a now or never situation. This isn’t impos-sible but for greatest benefi t some sort of contemplation needs to take place. There are facts that require time to surface. This may also mean you need to investigate further to get yourself ready.

Now is the time to discuss future options with somebody else. You’re in a good position to see how matters may be formed that would suit both parties. It may require you to develop new priori-ties that may also open your mind to different ways of approach-ing commitments that you need to move forward with somehow.

You can begin to see a way forward with directions you want to take that are likely to involve better development or use of fi nances or money. This may bring new opportunities with work or business – you’ll need to consider how daily routine will be affected & how any extra work would be coped with.

There can be a real sense that the path ahead is opening up & this can produce opportunities both now & in the future. This can put you under a lot more pressure & quite suddenly. If you’re quick enough to recognise this you’ll be able to negotiate more time with those who matter. Pay careful attention.

Somebody else can begin to express themselves more clearly & this can give you a better idea of what their desires are. Not that every-thing will be openly discussed. You’ll have to rely on your sense of things to some degree. Getting yourself into a routine you’re con-tent with will help immensely in gaining your future goals.

New directions can be established with others. This may also in-clude new people coming into your life. Benefi cial friendships or connections to other people may also be the result in either situa-tion as well. Something may seem a risk but there’s no need to go beyond what you feel comfortable about. Take your time deciding.

Don’t be afraid to hesitate if you feel somebody else is expecting you to commit yourself to something too quickly or in too big a way. You need time to contemplate the details, esp. if you feel something isn’t quite right or not making enough sense to you. Slowing the pace will result in becoming settled.

Luck will seem to go your way when it comes to the vision you have of the future you’d like to develop, mainly because of a new opportunity. Some details may need to be acted upon quick-ly but in the main you need to remain calm & steady. This’ll give you time to weigh up all the options on how to move forward.

Now’s the time to establish new directions with home, family or in any situation where something is owned jointly. There’s a lot that won’t be clear & for this reason you shouldn’t take any sudden chances. It’s more about beginning the process that’ll eventually bring things out into the open.

You can now become more settled about what needs to be your priorities after feeling in limbo since Christmas. New ideas can come easily, which may be stimulated through conversation with somebody else that has knowledge & can more readily rec-ognise what sort of structure you’d be wise to develop.

You can now move forward with decisions or ideas that haven’t gone exactly as you would’ve liked from mid-Jan. Remain fo-cussed to mid-March; much can be accomplished. Don’t spend more than you know you can afford. It’s more important to feel relaxed about commitments you know you can handle.

This week begins with fortunate connections in growth & ben-efi t. New directions can open up to you but be careful you’re not overly optimistic about the amount you take on. If you’re realis-tic, this can be a turning point of great benefi t in the long term.


Lizsa Bibeau

Mommyisms

Stay-at-home mommy

QUALITY MOMMY TIME. Zachary and Aubrielle can’t get enough of

spending quality time with their stay-at-home mommy after Lizsa’s recent

unemployment due to a layoff at work.Lizsa Bibeau photo

• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-

tonwood Ave.: FLEA MARKETS, Sundays, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Admission by

donation. For information or to book a vendor table, call 250-376-4777.

SPRING ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE, March 15 & 16, Sat. 9 a.m. – 4

p.m. Sun. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Admission $4. Call 250-376-4777.

• 2014 KEG LECTURE SERIES at TRU Mountain Room at 7 p.m.:

March 12: The Geology of Ceramic Arts by Nancy Van Wagoner;

March 27: Looking For Grandma; What Can The Burgess Shale

Tell Us About Our Origins? by Jean-Bernard Caron; April 24: Hy-

draulic Fracturing - The Science, Economics & Politics of the Re-

covery of Shale Gas & Oil by John Clague.

• TRU Actors Workshop Theatre (AWT) presents THE BEAUX’

STRATAGEM, by George Farquhar, adapted by Thornton Wilder &

Ken Ludwig, Feb. 27 – March 1 & March 6 – 8, 7:30 p.m.; matinees,

Feb. 28 & March 7, 11 a.m. at the Black Box Theatre (Old Main).

Tickets: $12 from AWT Box Offi ce, 250-377-6100, or Kamloops

Live! Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483 or www.kamloopslive.ca.

• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: Professional Development/In-ser-

vice Day Kids Camp, Feb. 21; Furs, Feathers & Talons. Learn about a

variety of animals at the park, discover how furs, feathers & talons help

animals survive, & encounter a bird of prey up close! Call 250-573-3242.

• FUN LAUGHTER FRIENDS UPCOMING EVENTS: Sushi &

Soup Lunch, Fri. Feb. 28. FMI, contact [email protected]. Coffee/

Snack Meet & Greet, Sun. March 2, 11 a.m. at a local coffee shop;

Cost: pay your own bill. Sat. March 8, Wing night. Info to come.

Contact [email protected] for events locations.

• Kamloops Art Council’s fourth annual ART EXPOSED art exhibition,

at Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, Feb. 14 – 23. Call 250-372-7323.

• GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert Gar-

dens, 540 Seymour St. Call Wally, 250-679-7877, or Sunny, 250-374-9165.

• UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS, on the 1st & 3rd

Monday of the month March 3 & 17), hosted by Jim Marshall at the

Alano Club, 171 Leigh Rd., 8 – 10:30 p.m. All acoustic musicians are

welcome; song selections will rotate. Call 250-376-5115.

•KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs

at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.

• SHAMBHALA MEDITATION GROUP offers meditation in the

Shambhala Buddhist tradition. Sat drop-in 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.; Mon

7 – 8:30 p.m.; Thurs 7 – 9 p.m. with available meditation instructions.

433B Lansdowne St. Call Liz, 250-376-4224.

• KAMLOOPS OLD TIME FIDDLERS DANCE, March 1, 7:30

– 10:30 p.m. at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. Members: $6, non-

members:$7. Everyone welcome.

• RUBE BAND practises most Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Old Yacht Club,

1140 Rivers St. New members welcome. Call Bob Eley, 250-377-3209.

• 2014 TIM HORTONS BRIER at the ISC, March 1 – 9.

• VAN DJANGO, an acoustic gypsy jazz string quartet ensemble, will

make a much-awaited return to Kamloops for a performance March 20

at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show:

7:30 p.m. Tickets from Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-5483.


• USED BOOK & CHOCOLATE SALE, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.;

Feb. 22, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Feb. 23, 12 – 5 p.m.; Feb. 28, 5 – 8 p.m.;

March 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; March 2, 12 – 5 p.m. at Northills Mall next

to the lottery kiosk. All books/$1; chocolates/$3. Accepting donations

of good quality used books during sale hours. All proceeds to NorKam

& BMS music students.

• Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club (TVASC) presents LET’S

DANCE, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. – midnight, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700

Victoria St. Music by McIvor in Motion DJ Services. Tickets: $10 from

Carole, 250-554-7078, Francoise, 250-372-3782, Zonia, 250-372-0091.

• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St. (Happyvale

School), open Tues – Sat, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Daily hands-on fun in the

exploration rooms & interactive science shows Sat. at 11 a.m. & 1:30

p.m. Feb. 22: What’s up with Matter? Part 2; Solubility Lab. Robotics

Club & Girls only Robotics Club. Call 250-554-2572.

• AT THE BLUE GROTTO, 1 – 319 Victoria St., Feb. 21 – 22: Devon

Coyote. Doors: 8 p.m. Show: 9 p.m. Admission: $5. Call 250-372-9901.

• The Kamloops Symphony presents QUINTESSENCE at TRU

Alumni Theatre, Feb. 22. Experience the brilliant & expressive work

of Romberg & the lush & refl ective style of Brahms in these 2 ex-

quisite quintets. Tickets: Kamloops Live! Box Offi ce 250-374-5483,

kamloopslive.ca or at the door.

• Brock Central Lions Club annual COOPERS FOOD LOTTERY.

Eight prizes totalling $2,300 in food certifi cates. Only 4,800 tickets

printed. Tickets are $5/3 from Brock Lions Club members, Coopers

stores or by calling Victor, 250-554-8031.

• CINEPLEX FAMILY FAVOURITES. $2.50 movies (taxes includ-

ed) Saturday mornings: Feb. 22: Cats & Dogs. March 1: Gnomeo &

Juliet. March 8: Dolphin Tale. March 15: Despicable Me. March 22:

The Little Rascals. March 29: Monsters vs. Aliens.

• The Rotary Club of Kamloops is hosting FAMILY DINNERS for less

fortunate families at NorKam Secondary school Feb. 25, March 12, 25,

April 16, 30, May 14 & 27, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the fi rst & third Wednes-

day of the month (March 19) at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagles club, 755 Tran-

quille Rd. New members always welcome. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.

• Western Canada Theatre presents the world premiere of SILENT

CHAP at the Sagebrush Theatre, Feb. 20 – March 1. An innovative

multi-media production set entirely to music, Silent Chap explores the

relationship between the artist & his creation. Step back into the 1920s

for the story of Charlie Chaplin & his beloved Tramp character, fi lled

with Chaplin’s trademark hilarious physical slapstick.

• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-

num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

KAMLOOPS FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY meets the fourth

Thurs of each month at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St., 7 to 9 p.m. All

are welcome. Call 250-372-5679.

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Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, saw

the Kamloops Storm in Revel-

stoke to take on the Grizzlies in

the fi rst game of home-and-home

series this weekend, and came

away with a 7-3 win.

The Grizzlies opened the scor-

ing 45 seconds into the game

to take an early 1-0 lead. But

Kamloops came back with four

unanswered goals before the pe-

riod was over. Max James put

the Storm on the scoreboard fi ve

4:33 into the period with his fi rst

power play goal on the night,

then on the same power play

while Brendan Jay was serving

a double minor for boarding, just

1:14 after the fi rst James goal,

Daniel Buchanan gave the Storm

a 2-1 lead. Brock Balson made it

3-1 two minutes later then sealed

the deal for the Storm with a late

period goal to give the Storm a

4-1 lead after 20.

The Grizzlies scored their sec-

ond game of the night 4:47 into

the second frame on the power

play, but James scored his own

power play goal, his second on

the night, 1:14 later. Then just 40

seconds later, Buchanan scored

his second goal – another power

play goal – to give the Storm a

6-2 lead. Brett Watkinson scored

a shorthanded goal while Spen-

cer Schoech was off for a delay

of game penalty with 1:24 left in

the middle period.

The Grizzlies scored the only

goal in the third period – a power

play goal – 1:51 in, making it 7-3

Storm.

The Storm outshot the Griz-

zlies 59-29, and were 4-for-9 on

the power play while the Griz-

zlies were 2-for-9. Liam McLeod

stopped 26 of 29 shots on the

night for the win.

The Storm were at home to the

Grizzlies last Saturday night in

the second game of a home-and-

home series and came away with

a decisive 4-1 win.

Josh Rasmussen opened the

scoring for the Storm with a

short-handed goal assisted by

Rourke O’Briain. It was Ras-

mussen’s 29th goal in his record

breaking 232nd KIJHL game.

The Storm built on their lead with

a goal from O’Briain, which was

fed to him by Stefan Wood and

Rasmussen. Shortly after Bobby

Kashuba and Balson slid the puck

up to Buchanan, who scored his

23rd goal on a power play.

Both teams played a good sec-

ond period with Aiden Silzer-

Hooker and Felix Larouche feed-

ing the puck to Kashuba, who

scored to make it 4-0 with 18

seconds left in the second period.

The third saw both teams fi ght-

ing for the puck with the Grizzlies

fi nally getting their fi rst goal on

the power play just 1:51 into the

period. That was all the scoring

in the period as the Storm outshot

the Grizzlies 52-14 in the game in

the 4-1 win. Liam McLeod earned

the win with 13 saves and Jaxon

Nohr stopped 48 for the Grizzlies.

Kamloops outshot Revelstoke

52-14. The Storm were 2-for-7 on

the power play, while the Griz-

zlies fi nished the night 0-for-5.

With this win the Kamloops

Storm have earned the KIJHL’s

league title with a 41-9-0-1 record.

The Storm hosted the 100 Mile

House Wranglers at the Lillooet &

District Recreation Centre on Sun.

Feb.16, in an exciting game that

started with a strong fi rst period

void of scoring; however, it was a

fast paced and exciting period.

Stefan Wood got the game’s fi rst

goal with 5:42 left in the second

period, with clear passes from

Monty Chisholm and Addison

Bazian to slide one past goalten-

der Magnus Viberg for a 1-0 lead.

The Wranglers fought back in

the third period on a power play

to make it a 1-1 game. O’Briain

with an assist from James and

Silzer-Hooker made it 2-1 with

3:27 left in the third. With only

1:35 left the Wranglers managed

to pass one up to make it 2-2 and

send the game to overtime.

Nothing was solved in the fi rst

OT as the teams headed into dou-

ble overtime where hometown

boy Brett Watkinson was fed

from O’Briain and Silzer-Hooker

to make it 3-2 with only 28 sec-

onds left in the double overtime.

The Storm fi nished 0-for-2 on

the power play, while the Wran-

glers fi nished the night 1-for-4.

On Wed. Feb. 19, it was a dif-

ferent story when the Storm

travelled to Sicamous to take on

the Eagles in their last matchup

before facing each other in the

fi rst round of the playoffs next

week, as the home team Eagles

defeated the league title winning

Storm 4-3.

James, who has been tallying

points for the Storm, opened the

scoring 4:33 into the fi rst period

with his fi rst of two goals on the

game. It only took 2:11 for the Ea-

gles to tie the game on the power

play while Austin Braid was out

for clipping. The Eagles took the

lead with another power play goal

with 15 seconds remaining in the

period to lead 2-1 after 20.

The Eagles added to their lead

6:55 into the middle frame.

James got the Storm to within

one goal 5:38 later to make it 3-2

Eagles after 40.


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Kamloops’ own Jessica Hewitt, along with

Canadian teammates Valerie Maltais, Mari-

anne St. Gelais and Marie-Eve Drolet, won

silver in the women’s 3,000-metre relay fi nal

at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Rus-

sia, on Tues. Feb. 18.

When the race ended, unoffi cial results had

South Korea winning gold, China with silver

and Canada bronze, with Italy out of contention

after one of its skaters fell with 12 laps to go.

China, however, was disqualifi ed because

one its skaters didn’t immediately leave the

track after an exchange with a teammate.

The South Koreans passed China on the fi nal

turn and fi nished in four minutes 9.498 sec-

onds. Canada’s time was 4:10.641 and Italy’s

was 4:14.014.

At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Van-

couver, Korea was disqualifi ed for impeding

and the Chinese were awarded gold.

Canada has won a medal in every Olympic

short track speed skating relay since it was

introduced to the Games in 1992.

Hewitt began skating with the Kamloops

SILVER MEDAL

WINNERS. (Top)

Jessica Hewitt skates

her way to a silver

medal in the 3,000

M relay fi nal Tues-

day. (Right)Members

of Canada’s womens

speed skating team

raise their arms in vic-

tory as they stand atop

the podiuum to receive

their silver medals.

Submitted photo

Hewitt speeds her way to an Olympic silver

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Long Blades when she was 10 and left to train

with the national team when she was 19.

She becomes the second athlete from Ka-

mloops to win an Olympic medal, with Bob

Wilson having won silver at the 1956 Olym-

pic Summer Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Wilson was on the Canadian men’s eight

rowing team.

The Kamloops Blazers had a

bad start in this one which led to

a 7-4 loss to the Portland Winter-

hawks last Friday night.

The Winterhawks were dominant

in the fi rst period as they outshot

the Blazers 24-6 and looked as

though they would route the Blaz-

ers. They scored four times in the

period, twice on the power play,

and two late-period full strength

goals to lift the Winterhawks to a

4-0 fi rst period lead.

The Blazers came to play in

the second period as they were

physical and created turnovers.

Cole Ully got the Blazers on the

scoreboard as he overpowered

Mathew Dumba off the rush and

his shot beat goaltender Corbin

Boes to make it 4-1. The Blazers

scored again with just over fi ve

minutes to go in the period. Joe

Kornelsen scored on the power

play putting home a rebound to

make it a 4-2 game.

The Winterhawks made it 5-2

shortly later on their lethal power

play. The Blazers were stuck

shorthanded late in the period

and had a good penalty kill go-

ing. Ully was hauled down on a

breakaway and was awarded a

penalty shot. Ully scored his 25th

goal of the season on the penalty

shot as the Blazers trailed 5-3

heading into the third period.

It looked as though the Blazers

would get back into this one as

they played well in the fi rst 10

minutes of the period. The best

chance came off the stick of Col-

lin Shirley. He won a battle in

the corner and brought a puck in

front of the net but was denied by

Boes. The Winterhawks got an-

other power play and again made

no mistake with Leier getting

his second of the game. Shortly

later, the Winterhawks scored on

a breakaway to make it 7-3. The

Blazers would get one more goal

as Matt Bellerive fi nished off a

nice play set up by Matt Revel to

make it a 7-4 fi nal.

The Winterhawks won this game

on the power play going 4-for-6.

The Blazers were 1-for-3.

The Blazers got an outstanding

42 save effort from Bolton Pou-

liot, while Boes stopped 23 shots

for the Winterhawks.

The Blazers are now in the

midst of a 10-game road trip after

playing their last home game in a

month last Saturday night against

the Prince George Cougars.

Mitch Friesen opened the scor-

ing for the Blazers as he was set

up nicely by Nathan Looysen and

Nick Chyzowski. It was Friesen’s

fi rst WHL goal in his 66th career

WHL game. Friesen was called

up from the Kamloops Storm to

play for the Blazers for the week-

end. The Blazers outshot the

Cougars 11-5 in the fi rst period.

The Blazers built on the lead

in the second period as Carson

Bolduc won a battle and fed

Shirley in front of the net for a

2-0 lead for the Blazers. The

Cougars replied on an odd man

rush to make it 2-1. Ully came to

the rescue as he put home a one-

timed shot from Bellerive to give

the Blazers a 3-1 lead headed into

the third period.

The Cougars roared back in the

third period and tied the game up

early on. Todd Fiddler found his

way behind the Blazers defence

and scored a shorthanded goal

to make it 3-2 only 2:09 into the

period. Prince George tied it up

on an odd man rush two minutes

later to make it a 3-3 game. Both

teams were tentative from there

as the Cougars and Blazers are

desperate for points. The best

chance to break the tie was on the

stick of Zach Pochiro but he was

denied by Pouliot.

Overtime was similar as both

teams were hanging on and tired

with both teams playing with a

short bench in the third period.

The Blazers got going on a rush

and Bellerive set up defenseman

Edson Harlacher for a chance.

Harlacher put the puck on goal

and Ully was there to shovel

home the rebound to lift the Blaz-

ers to a 4-3 win over the Prince

George Cougars.

The Blazers outshot the Cou-

gars 37-25 in the game as Pouliot

earned the win with 22 saves and

Ty Edmonds stopped 33 for the

Cougars.

The Blazers were outmatched in

Vancouver as they lost 7-2 to the

Giants last Sunday night.

The fi rst 10 minutes of the game

were fairly even with both sides

looking tired playing their third

game in as many nights. The Gi-

ants got their jump start via the

power play as a long shot beat

16-year-old goaltender Cole

Kehler to make it 1-0 Giants

on the power play. The Giants

scored 46 seconds later an odd

man rush. The Giants made it 3-0

via the power play, and owned

the latter half of the period as

they took a 3-0 lead into the in-

termission.

The Giants just kept it coming in

the second period. Cain Franson

tipped a shot on goal and got his

own rebound to make it 4-0 and

Joel Hamilton fi red a shot from in

tight on the power play to make

it 5-0 Giants midway through the

game. The Blazers got one back

before the period was out as Matt

Bellerive scored against his for-

mer team. The Giants took a 5-1

lead going into the fi nal frame.

The Giants outworked the Blaz-

ers all night winning battles with

heavy sticks. They would add to

their lead midway through the

period. Dominik Volek split the

defense and scored on a break-

away and Cain Franson got his

second of the night one-timing a

pass from behind the net to give

the Giants a 7-1 lead. Bellerive

got his second goal of the night

on the tail end of the power play

as the game fi nished 7-2 for the

Giants.

Cole Kehler played well despite

allowing seven goals. He faced

51 shots and made 44 saves.

Jared Rathjen was steady for the

Giants with 19 saves.

The Giants got rolling on the

power play and fi nished the night

3-for-4, while the Blazers were

0-for-3.

The Blazers now play three

games in three nights once again

this weekend as they will play in

Portland Friday, Seattle Saturday

and Spokane Sunday.


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One year away from the 2015 Special Olympics BC Winter Games

in Kamloops, SOBC has announced the dates when 600 athletes from

all over the province will compete with determination and pride in

seven winter sports.

The 2015 SOBC Winter Games will be held on Feb. 19 to 21 next

year, with the Opening Ceremonies kicking off the event on Feb. 19

and competitions taking place on Feb. 20 and 21.

The City of Kamloops and School District No. 73 are providing

signifi cant support, which will help ensure SOBC’s 2015 Provincial

Games will be a huge success as the event returns to Kamloops for the

fi rst time in 12 years.

The Games will feature athletes going for gold in the seven SOBC win-

ter sports: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, curling, fi gure skating,

fl oor hockey, snowshoeing, and speed skating. SOBC athletes around

the province are competing right now in Regional Qualifi ers in these

sports in hopes of earning coveted spots in the 2015 Provincial Games.

In Kamloops, athletes will compete for the chance to advance to the

2016 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Corner Brook, New-

foundland, where the participants will seek to advance to the 2017

Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria.

Momentum is building around the organization of the 2015 SOBC

Games, with further exciting announcements set to come soon, and

SOBC athletes are excited about the prospect of coming to compete in

this community. There has been a long history of support for Special

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Ian Chrystal tied the game for the

Storm 4:25 into the third period

but the Eagles got he game-win-

ner 4:21 later to take the 4-3 win.

The fi nal game of the regular

season goes Sat. Feb. 22, when

the Wranglers are in town to face

off against the Storm. It will be a

special night for the Storm as the

league banner will be presented

prior to the opening faceoff.

Come early for a free pizza offer.

The puck drops at 7 p.m.

Playoffs will start Feb. 25 and

27 at McArthur Island Sport

Centre in the best-of-seven series

against the Eagles with games 3

and 4 to be played at Sicamous;

if additional games are necessary,

games 5 and 7 will be played in

Kamloops March 3 and 5 while

game 6 will be in Sicamous.

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Storm face off against Eagles in fi rst round of playoffs

Reindeer get fl uorescent antlers toreduce roadkill after refl ectors, tape fail Rudolph the reindeer is having a glittering antler makeover – the

latest attempt to halt some of the thousands of road deaths of the

roaming caribou in the wilds of Finland.

The antlers of 20 reindeer have been painted with various fl uores-

cent dyes to see how the animals react and whether the paints are

resistant to the harsh Arctic climate, according to Anne Ollila of the

Finnish Reindeer Herder’s Association.

If successful, animals with glittering antlers will be free to roam

Lapland – a vast, deserted area in northern Finland where herders

tend to some 200,000 reindeer.

Refl ectors and refl ective tape have proven unsuccessful as reindeer

have torn them off — and road signs warning drivers of roaming

reindeer often are stolen by tourists as souvenirs, Ollila related.

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