Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 10, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba March Janet Alsip Reg Helwer Junior j4 program award winners ski tracks with Ralph bag lev tiie competitive season has come to an end on Manitoba ski slopes and trails and its a Good time to pay tribute to the development programs which Are turning out some Fine Young racers in both the Alpine and Cross country sections of the Manitoba Divi Sion of the Canadian ski on the Alpine the j4 program of team racing has been providing Young skiers with an Opportunity to race with the Best in the province and Treyve shown some remarkably fast development with the expert before the Manitoba milk producers agreed to take on the sponsorship of this Many potential racers had no where to youngsters competed in the Nancy Greene league up to age then most of them just dropped out because they didst want to try to compete in senior the Al program allows them to continue to race in a team concept and also gain some valuable individual experience by running the same courses As the older Conse Many of them developed into championship material in Shorter time and its showing up in the race one of the Best examples of the value of the program this season would be Janet Alsip of the la Riviere ski who came out of nowhere to make a name herself in the final two Manitoba cup who just turned won Throe races in a Row two at Brandon mount Glt Norcy and one at mount Agassiz and charged into third place in the Manitoba cup her efforts earned her the female most valuable team racer award in the j4 As Well As a trip to the Canadian juvenile ski championships this week at another example of the 34 development has been Reg Helwer of the Brandon ski who was Winner of the male most valuable honors and the Leader of the bran Don Gate gobblers team which won the team honors this Hal War finished fifth in the mens Manitoba cup there just two of the Many youngsters who Are involved in the Manitoba Alpine race scene and will be heard from in the very near Bob Sudermann of the Mccreary though also just want in the j4 program because he developed quickly be fore that plan was but Hes another example of the Good Young skiers developing in Hes the top Manitoba threat in those juvenile championships at along with the rest of the juvenile hopefuls Are out of the j4 program Liz Kell Char and Paul Leech of and Andrew Marek of the Story is similar on the Cross country where the Junior Jackrabbit program has been producing some excellent Young Don Konantz is the prime example of that programs he has not Only won just everything he can win in his own age but he also led All the senior skiers in some of this Winters Konantz is one of eight local skiers who will be competing next tuesday to Friday in the Canadian Junior Cross country championships at Mont the most from the Jackrabbit Are Dirk Ihor Clinton Gerard Mes Jim Carrabre and Campbell Wright of and Doug Smith of flin of All this development costs Money and the Manitoba division has been fortunate in finding some sponsors who but further funding is still required if the program is to be one source is the divisions annual fundraising which will be held april 14 at the Rar Aada motor inn and both Alpine and Cross country officials Are hoping to see a full at a arc still available and you can Contact Barry and Gail at slope dope two new from Mccreary and captured top honors in the expanded Nancy Green ski league this the Mccreary team went unbeaten in five outings to win the West ahead of Brandon world who were 4andl and la Riviere Snow 32 while the other hot dogs from la Riviere and Pontiac and olympics from each won one and lost in the East Kenora returned to the fold with two teams and they finished the Kenora e team was unbeaten at while Kenora d finished at Stony Moun Tain wildcats and the Winnipeg futures each had two wins and three while the other two Winnipeg Angels and each had one win and four annual Sno Byrd race for Nancy Green skiers is scheduled for this saturday at holi Day open to All youngsters who took part in the program this la Riviere ski club races Are also scheduled to go sunday afternoon at Holiday and that resort will also be Busy next week end with the annual lome Deacon memorial trophy races for aged 30 and on both saturday and sunday and the resorts annual invitational jumping tourney on the with a wine and cheese event tossed in mount Agassiz was the Busy spot in the province last in addition to the Manitoba cup races saturday and Sun the Riding Mountain resort also was the scene sunday for the Winnipeg ski clubs annual carnival and club As Well As the Molstar plus event to conclude the Molstar team in the Molson event was made up of Peter Mike Greg Matz and Chris with a time of for the Best next came Rod Rob and Heather Rogers and Ray with Nemeth also won the Gold cup for the fastest individual time of followed by Allan rim Mer and Brad Best Silver medal time was by Tom while Chad Smith was Best of the Bronze medallists in Nineteen a total of 71 took part in the seventy one Cross country enthusiasts took part in the first poker Derby event sponsored by Birch ski area and Snow near last saturday and the resort opera tors Hope to make it an annual Karen Slartman of Winnipeg was the women win Alton North of Winnipeg led the Tracy Brisson of notre Dame de age topped the girls and Tom sum Morton of Winnipeg led the boys in picking up the Best poker hands at the five in the on Emile sprint Ron tone of Fanny tulle led the ahead of John Foster of Winnipeg and Michael Funke of while Bruce Champion and Cheynne both of were one two in the Junior mens Mountain Winter Park will be the scene of a Mardi gras event with a costume contest and free Tow tickets to anyone in As Well As special including a be mans Type with competitors running to their then following a five run ski club will hold family fun races sunday at Spring Hill Winter featuring Mother daughter and Fatherson dual members can enter at the Calgary read third fastest Klammer top qualifiers Switzerland p Michael Veith of West Germany and f Tanz Kum Tief of Austria had the fastest times on the final Day of training thursday for world cup mens downhill ski races today and who also was fastest during wednesdays hurtled Down the track with a vertical drop of 950 metres in one seconds on the first Klam Mer had to Lead the second seventh fastest on the Leonhard Stock of Austria was Sec on fastest Overall thursday in and Ken read of who won a world cup downhill a month was third fastest with on his first Dave Murray of who finished second to read in the Calgary skiers downhill had a sixth on the second run while Steve Podborski of Toronto had the eighth fastest Overall time of a time he achieved on his second read was to Start third in today race on the fats has a Good placing because officials expected warm weather to make the course slow except for the first few skiers Down the Podborski was to Start 17th and Murray Josef Walcher of Austria leads the world cup downhill standings with 74 followed by Herbert Plank of Italy with Klammer has Fol Lowed by Peter Wirnsberger of aus Tria with 43 and read with Murray is in 10th spot with 20 Points while Podborski is 22nd with one second Victory of Pima France Reuter Wilma Gatta of Italy won a women european cup slalom ski race her second in two the event replaced a scheduled race in which was Gatta finished in one Bente Dahlum of Norway was second in and Gerlinde Strixner of Austria was third in Swiss wins first event Lake a John Kreuzer of Switzerland won the mens 15kilometre race thursday in the opening event of the North american Cross country ski Champi beating Jim Galanes of by one minute in 42 Hans Skinstad of was third in in the races at the mount Van Hoe Venberg clerical problems hindered Tabula Tion of the and final times were not available until five hours after the the women five Kilometre con test was won by Veteran Shirley Firth of in Joan Groothuyzen of was 12 seconds followed by Joanne Musolf of in in Canadian skiers took the Junior mens 15kilometre and the five Kilometre Junior women Robert Welland took the Junior mens race in and Angela Schmidt of Honey won the juniors women Young Eastern skiers quickest Down slopes up skiers from Ontario and Quebec captured four of the six medals awarded in the downhill events thursday at Marty paces seniors Marty Buckmaster was High Bowler in the Winni Peg mens senior tenpin stroking 613 to Lead budget electric to a fou Point sweep Over was his cohorts were Jim Bercier 567 Steve Lee 534 and George Best for the plumbers was Alex Morri Mol sons and old dutch foods split 22 and top Man was Bill 605 supported by Cliff 571 221 and Norm Haywood for old dutch it was Bernie Palz with Wayne Libby 566 and Paul Mousseau Juncos juniors collected three Points from Welchs behind the shooting of Rick 566 Glen Marc Levine led the losers with 584 with backing by Bernie 567 Paul 541 and Stan Jensen paced Brothers restaurant to three Points Over Hole in the Jack Campbell at 525 led the Stu in front a Simon Fraser University of won three events thursday and grabbed a 10point Lead in the National association of intercollegiate athletics swimming and diving Cham the opening Day of Competition in Canadian juvenile Alpine ski Kathy Thurley of Ottawa completed the fast course in four tenths of a second ahead of second place Diana Haight of fruit Andrea Baker of was third among the 41 entrants with a time of Louise Knight of was fourth with a time of followed by Louise Penney of Quebec at Liisa Savi Jarvi of Bra at he Lene Roy of Quebec at Cathy Huser of at Carolyn Gleeson of Ontario at and Louise Roy of Quebec at the top male skier was Bernard Laroche of Quebec with a time of in second place was Brian Fry of Rossland at Fol Lowed by Jeff Mcinnes of with Jim read of Calgary was fourth at Fol great Winter weekend Only 2 hours to challenging downhill slopes fabulous Cross country 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