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Vol. 89 Issue 43 • Wednesday, October 24, 2012 • www.arrowlakesnews.com • 250-265-3823 • $1.25
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NSS Cougars tear up competition at Kootenay playoffs By Ryan Willman, NSS Athletic Director
Special to the Arrow Lakes News
The drop-heel pass began as an ongoing joke during the Cougar’s soccer practices leading up to the locally hosted Senior Boys A soccer playoffs held on Wednesday Oct. 18. But what started as a lighthearted move translated into a significant addition to the boy’s bag of tricks and proved to be the catalyst in a pivotal play that secured the day in the Cougar’s favour. The Kootenay Playoffs was one of those tournaments when everything seemed to turn out right for our boys in grey; the sun managed to wrestle its way out of the recent cloud cover and provide a sunny venue for the playoffs, scads of students were herded over to the field by their teachers to support their team, and the ball seemed to be tied to the feet of our Cougar squad as they battled against old rivals. “We got one thing on our minds today,” Kodi Bowman bellowed from the middle of the Cougars pre-game huddle, “Victory!” The boys invaded the field after their cheer and stood ready, loose and eager to put the pressure on an equally charged Mt. Sentinel team. Right out of the gate the Cougars took control of the ball and claimed it as theirs; using smart passes, excellent position and a general spark in their step, they kept the Mt. Sentinel squad trapped in a goose egg on the scorecard. After ten minutes and three shots on goal, two of which sailed over the net as the boys tried to harness their unbridled energy, the Cougars managed to settle their nerves and calm the frantic play. First blood was drawn when Max McCoy put a stamp on the ball and delivered a beautiful through-pass to Zach Freidenberg who used his speed to gain space deep in the offensive zone. Under immediate pressure from the Mt. Sentinel defense, Zach coolly managed to cross the ball to streaking midfielder Nathan Haw who wasted no time finding the net from just inside the penalty area. The Cougars were energized and continued to pour on the disciplined pressure, allowing Nathan to assert his dominance at the top of the 18 yard box. Nathan’s next goal was earned before the half was over when hard work won a turnover in the Mt. Sentinel corner allowing the midfielder to receive an errant feed and put the ball to bed by tucking a one-timer under the crossbar. After the half, the ball developed a little life and started to bounce around as both teams looked noticeably tired and couldn’t maintain any effective control. Suddenly Zach Friedenberger managed to calm the erratic ball and brought the play back to the deck with a crisp pass along the carpet that found fellow striker Brett Mengler, whose shot on net was ricocheted away by a mob of collapsing Mt. Sentinel players. Brett got turned around in the ensuing scrum, but managed to regain possession and without any other option put a heel on the ball sending it through the chaos and into the net. There was the slightest hint of a pause as both teams and fans sorted out the spectacle they had just witnessed, and then a hurly burly of jeers and cheers from field rose to a
The NSS Senior Boys are off to the provincials after their spectacular performance at the Kootenay playoffs. PHOTO COURTESY OF RYAN WILLMAN crescendo as the boys celebrated the unusual goal. The heel-ball was to be the pivotal nail that sealed up the game as the Mt. Sentinel team continued to struggle out of the three goal deficit against a Cougar team who was more than happy to fall into a defensive style of game. The dogged efforts of the Mt. Sentinel team was rewarded once when an unlucky bounce trickled into the back of the Cougar net, but the team still found themselves behind after the final whistle cemented the 4-1 victory in Nakusp’s favor. Rossland was next in line to take on the Cougars, and the Nakusp boys were eager to right the 0-5 loss suffered on home turf during the September tournament. “Go hard or go home!” was the second rally cry as the grey shirts took the field against the Rossland squad. The Nakusp play was quick and reeked of the confidence gained from the first game win. The potent defensive pair of Kodi Bowman and Quinton Fahlman stood up like a brick wall against the Rossland attacks, deftly turning balls away to the corners where they were picked up by the skilled footwork of the outside midfield team of Max McCoy and Clinton Surina. Using a well-practiced combination of touch passing, triangle formations and raw swagger the midfield team were able to move the ball into the offensive zone where Zach Friedenberger and Brett Mengler were waiting to tickle the twine. However, despite the smart-looking plays being set up by the Cougars, the first goal of the game came from a messy chaos in front of the Rossland net when a corner thumped into play by Quinton Fahlman was punched out by the Ross-
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Raffle irregularities being investigated By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News
A prize up for grabs at the 2012 Nakusp Rodeo may not have made it into the hands of the winner. The B.C. Gaming Commission and Nakusp RCMP received a complaint about some irregularities in a raffle that took place during the rodeo held in Nakusp July 27 to 29. The RCMP are now taking the case to the public and asking for more information from anyone who purchased raffle tickets at the rodeo. “It’s upsetting for sure, but it’s important we look into the matter,” said Nakusp RCMP officer Mark Macaulay. Ticket purchasers will be given a short questionnaire that they can pick up at the office or have emailed to them. Questions include how and where the raffle was advertised, and what the ticket holder’s expectations of the raffle were. Once the questionnaire is completed, RCMP will contact them if they may be able to answer more questions. Because of the sensitive nature of this ongoing investigation, no more details are being released by RCMP, said Macaulay.
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