14 — THE CITIZEN, Prince George — Saturday, May 3, Numbers game Kamloops 4 Medicine Hat 0 (Kamloops leads best-otseven find 2-1) : nan HANDBALL LEAGUE Division On* PTS Charlie Simmons 12 Jim Feragen 11 Dave Jenkins 9 George Guy 6 Al Husband 2 Bob McLennan 1 Oivlson Two Jim Martindale 14 John Harrington 12 John Speckin 10 Evan Rosen 8 Vem Gatzke 5 Terry Sakamoto 5 FRIDAY SOFTBALL teen's slo-pttch Icebreaker tournament Runners World 5 Video Pop 4 College Heights 9 Moons 8 [tennis The men's MmMlnal and woman's IK nal of the U.S. Clay Court tends championship* art on beginning at 1 JO Saturday on Th* Sports Networt (cable 16). The man t final Is on it 2:30 Sunday on TSN. Basketball Boston lit (Boston secon&round Dates 110 (Lakers second-round Denver 116 (Houston second round NBA Atlanta 107 leads best-of-seven Eastern series 3-0) LA taken 106 lead best-of-seven Western series 2-1) Houston 115 leads best-of-seven Western senes 2-1) Blues 3 Flames 2 First Period 1. St Louis, Reeds 3 (Wicfcen-heiser, Cavaini) 9:57 PanalUn-McOonald Cal (elbowing) 035, Nomood SIL ( hooking) 5:12, Gllmour SI (high-sticking) 11:46, Bell Stt. ( slashing) 17:19. oecona rofiou 2. Calgary, Patterson 2 (Loob. Mackmis) 6:59 3. Calgary, Loob 4 (Reinhart, Madrmis) 16:36 (pp) Panattiea-Johnson Cal (holding) 4:41, Fotiu Cal ( slashing) 1004, Bourgeois StL (roughing) 1537, Tonetti Cal ( roughing) 171)9, Sutter StL, Risebrough Cal (roughing) 1827, Ramage SI (holding) 1926. Third Period 4. St Louis, Reeds 4 (Widen-heiser, Bed) 14:42 5. St. Louis, Hunter 5 (Federko) 15:48 PenaHI**-None. Shots on goal by: St Louis -8 11 17-36 Calgary -12 12 11-35 Goal: SL Louis: Wamstay; Calgary: Vemon. Powtr-ptays (scoradopportuni-ties)—St. Louis: 04; Calgary: 1-4. Helene Morel; Linesmerv-cfAmico, Hodges. Attendance—16,762. NHL PLAYOFFS Conftrtnc* Finals (Beet-of-eevw) All Umai EOT WALES CONFERENCE Tonight’s Game NY Rangers at Montreal, 8:05 p.m. (Montreal leads 1-0) Monday Gama Montreal at NY Rangers, 7:35 pm Wednesday Gama Montreal at NY Rangers, 7:35 p.m. Friday, May 9 »-NY Rangers at Montreal, 7:35 p.m. Sunday, May 11 x-Montreal at NY Rangers, 735 p m. Wednesday, May 14 x-NY Rangers at Montreal, 735 p.m. Thursday, May 1 Montreal 2 NY Rangers 1 CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Friday Result St Louis 3 Calgary 2 (SL Louis leads 1-0) Sunday Game St Louis at Calgary, 8:05 p.m. Tuesday Gam* Calgary at St. Louis, 8:35 p.m. Thursday Gam* Calgary at St Louis, 835 p.m. Saturday, May 10 x-St Louis at Calgary, 8:05 p.m. Monday, May 12 x-Calgary at St Louis, 835 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 x-SL Louis at Calgary, 9:05 p.m. x-if necessary. National Hockey League playoff scoring leaders after Friday game: GAP Gretzky, Edm 8 11 19 Gimour, SI 7 9 16 Larouche, NYR B 7 15 Federko, SI 5 10 15 Thomas, Tor 6 8 14 Paslawski. SI 8 5 13 Dineen, Hart 6 7 13 Anderson, Hart 5 8 13 Maruk, Min 4 9 13 Fergus, Tor 5 7 12 Rtfey. NYR 5 7 12 Brooke. NYR 4 8 12 Gartner, Wash 2 10 12 Kurri, Edm 2 10 12 Leeman, Tor 2 10 12 AHL SEMIFINALS (Best-of-**ven) (All times EDT) Series E Friday Result Moncton 6 Adirondack 5 (20T) (Adirondack leads 3-1) Sunday Game Moncton at Adirondack, 4 p.m. Tuesday Gam* x-Adirondack at Moncton, 630 p.m. Thursday Game x-Moncton at Adirondack, 730 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 Adirondack 6 Moncton 4 Saturday, April 26 Adirondack 2 Moncton 1 Thursday, April 24 Adrondack 6 Moncton 2 Series F Tonight’s Gam* St Catharines at Hershey, 7:30 p.m (Hershey leads 3-1) Monday Game x-Hershey at St. Catharines. 730 p.m Wednesday Game x-St. Calharines at Hershey, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 Hershey 4 St Catharines 2 Monday, April 28 Hershey 3 St. Catherines 1 Saturday, April 26 Hershey 4 St Catharines 2 Wednesday, April 23 St Catharines 6 Hershey 4 x-if necessary. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L PctGBL 1 14 8 .636 --- I Cleveland 12 8 .600 1 Boston 12 9 .571 1V» Detroit 10 to 500 3 Milwaukee 10 10 500 3 Baltimore 10 11 .476 3 Vk Toronto 9 13 .409 5 Wtst Division California 14 9 609 --- Oakland 13 10 .565 1 Kansas City 10 10 .500 2 'h Texas 10 10 .500 2VS Minnesota 10 13 .435 4 Chicago 7 13 450 5<* Seattle a 15 .348’ 6 Friday Results Seattle 3 Toronto 2 (11 innings) Teus 7 New York 0 Minnesota 10 Detroit 1 Oakland 4 Boston 1 Cleveland 7 Chicago 5 (10 innings) Mlwaukee 5 California 4 Kansas City 5 Baltimore 0 Today's Games Oakland at Boston Seattle at Toronto California at Milwaukee Teus at New York Cleveland al. Chicago N Mmesota at Detroit N Baltimore at Kansas City N Sunday Gam** Oakland at Boston Texas at New York Minnesota at Detroit Seattle at Toronto Cleveland at Chicago California at Milwaukee Baltimore at Kansas City AMERICAN LEAGUE AB R H Pet 54 12 22 .407 78 11 31 .397 101 26 40 .396 69 17 27 .381 32 3 12 375 51 3 19 373 74 12 27 .365 55 10 20 .364 36 6 13 .361 39 9 14 358 Minnesota, 40; 32; Yount Jackson, Cal ' Yount, Mil Puckett, Min O'Brien, Tex Skeets, Bal Allanson. Cle Tabler, Oe Slaught, Tex Hendrick, Cal Gtoon. Det HHs: Puckett Joyner, California, Milwaukee. 31; B*ll, Toronto, 28; Moseby, Toronto, 28. . Doubles: Buckner, Boston, 9; Tabler. Cleveland. 9; Molilor, Mlwaukee, 8; Boggs. Boston, 8; Downing. California, 8. Triples: 8 are tied with 2. Horn* runs: Puckett Mtaeso-ta. 10; Canseco, Oakland, 7. Runs battsd In: Canseco. Oakland. 23; Downing. Caifom-ia, 22. Runs: Puckett, Minnesota, 26; Downing, California. 19; Joyner, California. 19. Stolen bases Henderson, New York. 15; Cangelosi. Chicago. 12. Pitching (3 decisions): Haas, Oakland. 5 - 0. 1.000, 1.47; Clemens, Boston, 4-0, 1.000. 1.62; Leibrandt, Kansas City. 4-0, 1.000, 3.38. Strikeouts: Rijo. Oakland. 47; Hurst. Boston. 41. Saves; Camacho. Cleveland, 6; Moore. California, 6; Hernandez, Detroit 5; Righetti, New York, 5. Seattle 00101000001- 3100 Toronto 010000 001 00— 2 9 2 Wilcox. Young (8), Best (9), Gueterman (9), Ladd (W.2-1) (9) and Kearney; Clancy, Eichhocn (L.2-2) (8), Gordon (11) and Whitt. HRs: Sea - Tartabul (5), Bradtey (1); Tor - Barfield (4). California 110000 002- 4130 Milwaukee 100020 20X- 5 9 0 Sutton (1,0-3). Bryden (7) and Miller, Nieves (W.1-1), Plesac (S,1) (7) and Moore. HR: Mil - Moore (1). Cleveland 010000 0132- 7142 Chicago 1002010010-5 92 Heaton, Easterly (6). Camacho (W.1-0) (9) and Allanson, Bando (7); Bannister. Nelson (6), James (8), Schmidt (1,0-1) (10), Dawtey (10) and Skinner, Hilt (10). HR: Chi - Hulett (1). Texas 022002IOO— 7 91 New York OOOOOOOOO- 0 30 Correa (YV.2-2) and Slaught; Shirley (1.0-2), John (6). Rghetti (9) and Hassey. HR: Tex - Slaught (6). Minnesota 131010 040—10121 Detroit 000 001 000— 1 62 Smithson (W.3-2) and Salas; Morris (L.3-3), Cary (2), LaPoint (4). O'Neal (8) aid Parrish. Harper (8). HRs: M*i — Puckett (10). Lombardozzi (2). Baltimore 000 000 000- 0100 Kansu City 012020OOx— 5 80 Flanagan (LI-3), Snell (3), Havens (8) and Stelero; Saber-hagen (W 2-2) and Sundberg HRs: KC - Brett (5). Whrte (2). Oakland 000202 000— 4 71 Boston 000 100 000- 1 50 Andijar (W.3-1) and Bathe; Upper (L.2-3), Loltar (8). Crawford (9) and Gedman. HRs: Oak - Canseco (7), Kingman (3). Bochte (2) PCI NORTHERN DIVISION W L Pet GB Calgary 11 8 .579 - Vancouver 9 9 .500 1VS Portland 10 10 .500 I'/t Tacoma 9 10 .474 2 Edmonton 9 12 .429 3 SOUTHERN DIVISION Phoenix Hawaii Tucson Las Vegas AJbugjerque 11 7 611 - 12 10 545 1 11 11 .500 2 9 11 .450 3 9 12 <29 3'/t Friday’s Results Calgary 13 Tacoma 7 Tucson 6 Edmonton 1 las Vegas 2 Hawaii t Vancouver at Aftuquerque. ppd. rati Today's Gamas , Tacoma at Calgary Edmonton at Tucson Portland at Phoenix Vancouver at Albuquerque (2) Hawai at las Vegas NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L PctGBL New Yak 14 4 .778 -Montreal 9 10 .474 5Vi Philadelphia 8 10 .444 6 Pittsburgh 8 10 .444 6 Chicago 8 12 .400 7 St. Louis 8 12 .400 7 Wsst Division Houston 15 6 .714 - San Diego 13 10 .565 3 San Francisco 13 10 .565 3 Los Angeles 12 13 .480 5 Atlanta ' • 9 12 .429 6 CmomaS 5 13 278 8Vi rnoiy riMuns Houston 6 Montresi 3 Atlanta 7 PtiadelpNa 1 New York 8 Cincinnati 7 Pittsburgh 4 San Diego 0 Los Angeles 3 St Louis 2 Chicago 6 San Francisco 5 Today's Qamea Atlanta al PNIede^Na Houston a Montreal New York at Cincinnati Chicago al San Francisco Pittsburgh at San Diego N St Louis a Los Angeles N Sunday Games Atlanta al Phfladepfe Houston at Montreal New York a Cincinnati Si Louis a Loe Angeles Chicago at San Francisco 2 Pittsburgh at San Diego NATIONAL LEAGUE AB R H Pet Ray, Pgh .77 7 31 .403 GaTraga, MU 45 7 17 378 Backman, NY 41 11 15 .366 Reynolds. Hou 33 7 12 364 Schmidt Pha 71 10 25 .352 Dawson, IM 69 10 24 348 Daniels, Cin 35 5 12 .343 Oberkfel, AH 65 7 22 .338 Leonard, SF 92 16 31 337 Gamer, Hou 51 10 17 .333 HttS: Leonard, San Francisco, 31; Ray, Pittsburgh, 31; Gwym San Diego, 29. Doublet: Reynolds, Pittsburg 9; Raines, Montral, 8; Hernandez, New York, 6; Brooks, Montnal, 7; Gwym, San Diego, 7; Clark. San Francisco, 7. TiinUa. H^.1— ea—»---a a inptes names, Montreal, z; Coleman. St Lous, 2; Jettz, Philadelphia, 2; Leonard, San Frandaco, 2; Moreno, Atlanta, 2. Horn* runs. Marshal, Los Angeles, 7; Dawson, Montreal, 6; Knight New York, 6; Brooks, Montreal, S; Murphy, Atlanta, 5; Parker, Cincinnati. 5; Schmidt Phiiadeiphia. 5. Runs batted In: Ray, Pittsburgh, 21; Marshal, Los Angeles, 20; Schmidt Philadelphia, 20. Runs: Gladden, San Francisco, ' 19; Carter, New York t6; Hernandez, New York, 16; Leonard, San Francisco, 16; Orsulak, Pittsburgh. 16. Stolen bssss: Duncan. Los Angeles, 13; Doran, Houston, 10; Davis, Cincinnati, 10. Pitching (3 decisions): Knepper, Houston, 50, 1.000, 1.31; Gooden, New York, 40, 1.000, 128. Strikeouts: Smith, Atlaita. 38; Welch, Los Angeles, 37. Saves: Smith, ' Houston, 8; Baler, Chicago, 4; Gossage, San Diego. 4; Orosco, New York, 4. Houston 120000 300^-6 60 Montreal 000001101- 3 8 0 Knepper (W.50), Kerleld (7), Calhoun (9). Smith (S.8) (9) and Ashby; Youmane (L.O-3), Riley (7), Parrett (8) and Fitzgerald. HR: Ml - Law (2). Atlanta 320010100- 7111 Phila 100000 000- 1 53 Palmer (W2-1) and Wgi; Carlton (LI-4), Stewart (5), Rucker (7), Bedrosian (9) and Daullon. New York 302000 030- 8 8 2 Cincinnati 200000050- 7103 Fernandez (W.30). McOowel (6). Orosco (S,4) (8) and Carter Guickson (L.0-3), Price (7),Frenco (8), Power (9) and Butera, Diaz (9). SL Louis 000000110- 2 80. Lo* Angel** 003000 00k— 3 81 Tudor (1,3-2), Ownbey (5), Worrel (7) end Hurde. Heath (5), Laval fere (7); Reuse (W20), Niedenluet (7), Howel (S.2) (9) end Trevino. Iffl: IA - Marshal (7). Chicago 000 101400- 8120 San Fran 000211001- 581 Trout Frazier (5). Keough (W2-I) (6), Baler (S.4) (7) end J. Davis; Berenguer, Laskey (6). Robinson (7), M. Dam (LI-1) (7), Gtft (7) and Melvin Pittsburgh 000000400- 4 7 0 San D(*go OOOOOOOOO- 0 40 Bieiecki (W20), Clements (8). Winn (S2) (8) end Pene; Dravecky (L2-2), Stoddard (7), McCuAers (9) and Kennedy. Probable pitchers, with won-lost records, lor major league baseball games today (al times are EDT): AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland (Langford 1-2) at Boston (Brown 1-0), 105 p.m. Seattle (Morgan 1-2) at Toronto (Acker 0-1), 1:15 p.m. California (Romanick 2-1) at Milwaukee (Wegman 0-1), 120 p.m. Texas (Witt 20) at New York (Tewksbury 2-1), 130 pm Cleveland (n. Niekro 1-2) at Chicago (Davis 1-1), 7 p.m. Minnesota (Butcher 0-2) at Detroit (Morris 3-2), 735 p.m. Baltimore (Dixon 2-1) at Kansas City (Gubicza 0-3), 805 pm NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta (Mahler 1-4) at Phdadefchia (Rawley 3-1), 120 pm Houston (Ryan 3-3) al Montreal (McGafligan 0-0), 135 p.m. New York (Ojeda 30) at Cincinnati (Denny 1-2), 2:15 p.m. Chicago (Sanderson 1-1) at San Francisco (Garretts 3-2), 4.05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Kipper 0-2) at San Diego (Hawkins 1-2), 1005 p.m. St Louis (Conroy 1-0) at Los Angeles (Valenzuela 31), 1005 pm Golf kit —r- SI IAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Dorrie Hammond said he's not thinking — or at least trying not to think — about a chance at the txggest payoff in PGA' Tour history. 1 don't feel like there's any extra pressure," Hammond said Friday after taking a share of the third-round lead in the richest tournament on the pro golf tour and raising the possibility he could collect $457,000 for his week's work. "I Ihmk of it as an e^tra opportunity. When you're playing for $207,000 (or first place, somehow it doesn't seem like $250,000 is that much more. The pressure isnl in the money. It's in trying to win the golf tournament." In addtoon to the $207,000 winner's share of the five-day, 90-hole Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational, Hammond and Fuzzy Zoefler also are eligtte lor a $250,000 bonus I either were to win. Hammond, winner of $366,674 in a 3"?-year tour career, won his first Me at the Bob Hope earlier this season and Zoeler won the Pebble Beach Classic, toe other two amateur-oriented tour-events and with thn tournament part oI a bonus plan. Hammond's nobogey 66 Friday on toe Las Vegas Country Qub gave him a be lor ihe lead with Bob Lohr at 202,14 under par after one round on each d torse courses at tNs desert resort Lohr had a Ntkound 70 at Desert Im in the hot sunny weather. Larry Nelson, a tormer U.S. Open and PGA champion, and rookie Dave Rum-me*s were at 203 with two rounds to go. Nelson shot a 67 at Las Vegas. Rum- me*s 67 at Desert Inn. Australan Greg Norman and six others were at 204, placing 11 men within "two strokes of the lead. Dan HaMorson ol Brandon, Man., carded a 71 in the third round lor 209, whie Dave Ban of Richmond, B.C., had a 72 for 210. Richard Zokol of North Vancouver missed Ihe cut of 211 or better with a 74 for 217. The third round is on at 1 pm Saturday on KMG (cable 8). Th* find round Is on al 1 Sunday on NNG. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Al Baking ol Toronto, looking lor his lint Prolessional Golfen' Association victory in 29 years, put together a steady 5h*v der par 67 Friday to taka the opening-round lead in toe rain-suspended $250,000 Surmest Bank-Charley Pride Senior gotf tournament Rain stranded 18 playen on to* course in toe 54-hole event The lint round was to be completed today. Veteran Gene Utter also was »v* under par with tore* holes remajpng when play was stopped. Balding, whose last victory on toe tour was toe Havana Invitation* in 1957, had a steady, six birdte, on* bogey round over toe 6,722-yard, par-72 Four Hb County Club course. Baking, who in 8v* previous y**n on toe Senior Tour had never tod a tournament made his orfy mistake when he •mputtodtoe par3 No. 3 hole. Chi CN Rodriguez was atone in second place with a tour-under 68. How will history remember the Edmonton Oilers of the early and mid-1980s? After their surprising elimination by the determined if less talented Flames, it’s possible the Oilers will be seen by history the same way we remember the Boston Bruins .of the early 1970s. The Bruins, like the Oilers, possessed awesome offensive capabilities. Phil Esposito, the Slot Machine, filled the net with pucks as no one had done before. His 76 goals, 76 assists and 152 points in the 1970-71 season were records until broken by Wayne Gretzky. Bobby Orr changed the game forever with his brilliant forays into the offensive zone. He lost his single-season goal record to Edmonton's Paul Coffey this season, but Coffey fell one point short of Orr’s record for points in a season. The Big Bad Bruins of the early 70s could slug it out with the best of them, too, another similarity between them and the Oilers. And the Bruins had an outstanding supporting cast for Orr and Esposito with the likes of Johnny Bucyk, Gerry Cheevers, Wayne Cashman and Ken Hodge. Do you remember how many Stanley Cups the Bruins won in the 70s? Two-1970 and 1972. With all that talent, they won just two Stanley Cups. The Montreal Canadiens won in 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1973, followed by the ugly Philadelphias in ‘74 and ‘75. But the Bruins won just twice and you have to wonder whether Edmonton will sip from the hallowed trophy again in this decade. The Oilers are still young and extremely talented, so their chances are excellent, but it's tough even for the team with the best talent to go all the way. While the Oilers’ two straight Stanley Cups are impressive, they must bounce back to win again or be remembered in the same light as the Bruins — an excellent team with some great players — not a team with claims to greatness. The Canadiens of the 1950s and 1970s and the Islanders of this decade will always be remembered for what they were — great teams that would somehow find the way to win even when it appeared all was lost. This season’s Calgary Flames were to the Oilers what the Pittsburgh Penguins were to the Islanders in the 1982 playoffs. The Penguins led New York 3-2 late in the fifth and final game of their Patrick Division semi-fi-• nal, the first round of the playoffs. John Tonelli tied it for the Islanders, then won it in overtime as New York successfully overcame this unexpected hurdle. The eventual result was a third straight Stanley Cup, a string of NHL championships not broken until two years later by Edmonton. It’s somehow ironic that Tonelli played a large role in helping the Flames oust the Oilers. Anything written about the Oilers’ temporary demise must include a few words about the wretched Steve Smith, who would be well advised not to spend the summer in Edmonton. His gaffe was a monumental blunder that will assume legendary status in coming years. I expect he’ll become the NHL’s equivalent of Bonehead Merkle from the early days of baseball. Still, he didn’t lose the series by himself, a fact the Oilers themselves were quick to point out during their dressing room post-mortem. Smith’s own goal put Edmonton down a goal and the Oilers had almost 15 minutes to do the one thing they do best — score. They couldn’t do it and they didn’t win — and that’s the bottom line. And the bottom line is usually all that history records. Cadman keeps climbing by DON SCHAFFER Sports reporter Laurinda Cadman’s drive for the top of the sport of diving is accelerating while she trains in Calgary. Cadman, a former Prince George College student who left the Pisces diving club last year for better coaching and training facilities in Calgary, surpassed the national standards at a meet in Winnipeg in April. That qualifies her to compete at a higher level, meaning she’s diving against some of the best in Canada. It also means more work. But that seems to agree with the 16-year-old diver, an honor-roll student at Lord Beaverbrook Junior High School. “The coaches are pleased and so am I,” Cadman said in a telephone interview Thursday. “I qualified for the age group nationals and the summer senior nationals when I made my national standards.” Summer club hits water for first swim The Prince George Pisces swim club began swimming Thursday in preparation for a 10-meet season that begins in June. But the diving component of the club will be lucky to get in two meets before the B.C. Summer Swimming Association’s provincial championships Aug. 22 to 24 in Burnaby after the death of the only other program in Northern B.C. The Pisces program appears to have survived the winter-long pool closure intact, president Gary Larsen said Thursday. Larsen said numbers are down slightly from last season, but he expects them to pick up next week. “A lot of times people don’t start coming out until after the first weekend,” Larsen explained. “We’ve got 52 people so far, including divers, but I expect us to round out about 60." The Dawson Creek meet June 7 and 8 starts the season, with following meets running through July until the Pisces hold their own meet July 26 and 27. The regional championship is in Mackenzie Aug. 9 and 10. The diving club, under the tutelage of coach Bob Jenner, has 12 members and Jenner expects to have about six more by the end of next week. He’s also looking forward to the club’s preformance at the Summer Games, which he foresees as the biggest meet of the season before the regional and provincial championships. He also hoped for some meets within the region, but doesn’t expect any this seaosn. “There really aren’t any other programs,” he explained. “We were trying to get some more clubs started, and there was one in Dawson Creek, but the club there shifted their coach to the swimming coach and now they don’t have any divers.” Jenner said the club hopes northwestern clubs will begin their diving programs this season, and he Klans to take his charges their, but e’ll avoid going to any meets in Coquitlam, where the Sharks club has invited the Pisces divers. “They really just want to scout us out,” Jenner said, citing the club’s second-place finish at last season’s provincial championships as the reason for interest down south. “I want our kids to be able to compete and just concentrate on their diving,” he explained. “I don’t want them to be psyched out before the provincials.” Cadman placed fifth on the three-metre springboard and the 10-metre tower ana seventh on the one-metre springboard in Winnipeg, her first meet in tower com- petition. At the Alberta age group provincial championships a week later in Edmonton, she placed sixth on the tower, seventh on the three-metre board and ninth on the one-metre board. There, she set her highest scores ever, despite the lower finishes. “I guess it was (a tougher meet), she said. “There were different people there. Some of the people used to be on the national team, so it was tough. “Now I’m diving against people who have been at it for four to 12 years, and at first I didn’t know what to expect.” Since surpassing the national points standards set by the Canadian Amateur Diving Association, she’s preparing for the national age group championships in Etobicoke May 19 and 20, and for the summer senior provincial championships June 6-8 in Edmonton. The biggest meet of her first season in Calgary is the summer senior national championships at her club’s home pool, Lindsay Park. It doubles as the trials for the world championship and Commonwealth Games teams. To qualify, a diver must place in the top 12, a goal Cadman hopes she can reach. She’s also glad it’s taking place at the pool where she trains. “It will be better. You get used to the boards and to everything that’s happening around you. Unfortunately, it’s right at the same time as my final exams, so I’m trying to arrange something there.” Cadman began diving with the Pisces three seasons ago and climaxed her stay with tne club by winning the one-metre gold and the three-metre silver medals at the B.C. provincial championships in Trail last August. Merchant softball set Women, girls come together to boost game Prince George girls’ and women’s soccer teams are joining forces again this year in an effort to help boost the growth of both groups. Two women’s teams and three 18-and-younger sides from the Prince George Youth Soccer Association have formed a five team league with a 12-game schedule and the regular season starts Monday. Youth soccer spokesman Bob Moynes says the league, now in its second year, benefits both groups. “With three (youth) teams, that’s really not enough for a league, and with just two ladies teams its not enough either,” said Moynes Friday. “So we pooled them together.” The two women’s teams are the Runners World Spruce Caps and Cariboo Chrome. The youth teams are the College Heights Strikers, the Nechako Royals and Prince George Secondary School. Moynes added that linking the two groups should help the growth of women’s soccer. “We’re trying to create a transition between the girls who are graduating (from youth soccer) and the women’s league,” said Moynes. “We’re hoping the women’s league will grow.” Steve Lamble, a spokesman for the women’s league and coach of the Spruce Caps, says both the women’s teams could use more players. “We’re hoping to get more women interested so that we can organize it better and have a greater number of teams operating. Games are primarily Monday and Wednesday at Connaught School, with some additional games Tuesdays. The Spruce Caps play PGSS is the opening game at 6:15 Monday. Anyone interested in playing can call Lamble at 565-6453 (days) or 562-8065 (evenings). Meanwhile, the Prince George Youth Soccer Assocation begins its season in earnest today at Rotary Stadium. The league has 40 teams and 850 players. Ages run from the youngest — seven- to nine-year-olds in mini-soccer — to the oldest — 16-year-olds in Division Two. Division Four, Five and Six games are played at John Mclnnis Secondary School and Division Seven apd Eight games and some girls games are at Rotary. Most of the Division Two games are also at Rotary. The Prince George merchant men’s softball league opens its annual icebreaker tournament Monday, with its new 10-team roster playing all week and next weekend to complete the round-robin event. The league lost the Blackburn Burners, who finished in first with an 18-0 record last season, to the Spruce City Men’s Fastball Association. Blackburn has a junior team entered this season, and league president Al Meredith said there were two other new teams in the league, expanding the lineup to 10 from eight. The Prince George Royals moved from the defunct men’s recreation league and the Indian Friendship Centre sponsors a team. The league will play an 18-game schedule, with each team playing the others twice. League play gets under way Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the league diamond in Carrie Jane Gray Park, with Partie Sound meeting Electron Video. Most games will be played at the league diamond. George Coulling Grading plays its home games at the Willow River diamond, while Blackburn plays at its diamond in Blackburn. The icebreaker tournament begins with two games Monday. Coulling plays host to JJ’s Pub at 7:30, while the Royals meet Croft Hotel at 6:30 at Carrie Jane Gray. The teams are divided into two pools for round-robin play, with the top two entering next Sunday’s final and the third- and fourth-place teams meeting for the consolation trophy, also Sunday. Coulling’s division includes JJ’s, the Royals, Croft Hotel and Electron Video. In the other pool are Blackburn, IFC, Blake’s Moving and Storage-Sunland Subaru and Partie Sound. PRINCE GEORGE RECREATION RUGBY LEAGUE Registration and First Practise Monday Night May 5th 6:30 p.m. D.P. Todd Field For More Information Call 563-6630 m MOLSON Brewers Is Proud to Co-Sponsor the 1st ANNUAL ICE BREAKER TOURNAMENT for the Mixed Fun Slo-Pitch Ball League May 1 - 4 At Peden Hill Elementary School Games: 5:00 — Dusk Saturday 8:00 a.m. • 3:30 p.m. Sunday FREE ADMISSION — SPECTATORS WELCOME SPECIAL THANKS To All Who Made This Tournament Possible PRINCE GEORGE PULP & PAPER LIMITED Canfor Corporation President & Chief Operating Officer, Roy Bickell and representatives of the Technical and Woodyard Departments proudly displaying the B.C. Safety Council Award of Honour. .SM* r-r-r!”r'rr 1 A I r < v. \ I * .> .. * “"TUH 5liiji.il 11 lit 1,5 tWM Congratulations to the Technical Department for having worked 333,703 manhours without a lost time injury. Congratulations to the Woodyard Dei for having worked 397,370 manhours a lost time injury. int