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Theft from mailboxes a
major concern
Kamloops RCMP are still
looking for one of two sus-
pects after a robbery at a
North Shore convenience
store Tuesday morning.
Police were called to the
Cornerstone Market at the
intersection of 12th Street
and Halston Avenue, just
after 9 a.m.
Rhonda Downey had been
working behind the cash
register when a man, ap-
pearing to be in his late-40s
or early-50s leaned across
the counter with syringe
and said he would stab her
unless he gave her money.
The suspect fl ed with an
undisclosed amount of cash.
Police made an arrest
shortly after in the imme-
diate area, according to
Const. Cheryl Bush.
A suspect vehicle, a pickup
truck, believed to be asso-
ciated to the incident, was
found abandoned nearby.
Two cameras caught the
incident on tape, accord-
ing to Cornerstone Market
owner, Joylene Bailey.
Downey was shaken up
but relieved to hear a sus-
pect had been arrested.
The police are still investi-
gating the incident.
If you have any informa-
tion on this incident, call the
Kamloops RCMP detach-
ment at 250-828-3000, or
to remain anonymous, call
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-
222-TIPS (8477).
One suspect arrested, one on the loose after convenience store robbed with syringe
STUNNING SUNSET. Kamloops lake refl ects the sun as it sets behind the mountains surrounding Savona. Judi Dupont photo
There have been up to six cases of theft from
Canada Post mailboxes over the last month,
according to Kamloops RCMP.
The culprit or culprits have been prying
open the doors of residential mailboxes and
taking items of value while tossing the other
mail onto the sides of roads or in fi elds, stated
Staff Sgt. Dave Lucas.
He said the detachment is in contact with
Canada Post, who said they are considering
moving the boxes to more visible areas.
Residents are urged to be vigilant and keep
an eye out for suspicious activity.
RCMP were made aware of three Canada
Post boxes that were knocked down over-
night last week on Third Avenue and Sey-
mour Street. It’s unknown if any items from
the three boxes were taken.
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A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 struck about 168 km
west of Port Hardy on the northwest tip of Vancouver Island around
12:35 a.m. Wednesday, but no damage was reported.
The Earthquakes Canada website said damage is unlikely from a
quake of that magnitude.
Earthquakes are common off the west coast of British Columbia
and sometime come in groups or so called swarms, but experts say
the smaller quakes are not signs that a bigger quake is more likely to
occur.
The recent quake was about 15 km deep, according to seismologist,
Johanna Wagstaffe.
“This seems to be a crustal earthquake within the Juan de Fuca
plate of the Cascadia subduction zone,” Wagstaffe said. “Several
hundred of these types of quakes happen per year as the Juan de Fuca
plate attempts to slide under the North America plate.”
Other recent tremblors in the region include a 3.4 magnitude quake
just inland of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast that was felt in Vancou-
ver, and a 4.5 magnitude quake near the southern end of Haida Gwaii
on Jan. 25, which was felt by some residents on the islands.
4.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island
HoroscopesMarch 9 - March 15, 2015
There’s been a lot going on of late in your life. You may need to decide this week how matters have woven into your life & the changes this has created in you. From this, think about how you want to go forward & the commitments attached to your choic-es. The big picture is easy – fi lling in the details not so easy.
You may have realised it’s better to move on from people who want to wield power than battle the circumstances. Oddly enough this line of action can eventually bring to the surface an individual streak about you that’s currently not seen by others. While it may seem frustrating now, it’ll lead to you being more settled.
After quite a long period of focussing & refocussing on future goals things will move into the next stage of commitment. With this you may discover it’s not as easy as you thought, esp. if peo-ple with any sort of authority are involved. Be prepared to work your way through a number of issues ‘til the end of the month.
Efforts you’ve been putting into your job or anything you’re re-sponsible for can begin to bring greater rewards than what you ini-tially anticipated. Powerful people can be impressed or you may begin to see you have greater power in a situation than you thought. Use your experience to put things together in a constructive way.
To bring things to bear in the future you must be able to put yourself in the whole picture. Included in is your ability to keep control of the details that will be involved on a regular basis. This may also mean embracing modern technology in some way or taking up alternative ways to how you normally operate.
Others may seem to be having all the luck while you seem to be slaving away. You’re in a responsive position at the moment rather than initiating – give consideration to what your respons-es should be rather than doing this without thought. You don’t have to agree with everything expected of you.
Much activity with others continues though you can feel more at the mercy of what they expect rather than being able to please yourself. This is a good experience though you may not feel that way. It will encourage greater wisdom when it comes to decision making mainly because you’ve become aware of certain pitfalls.
You may feel at odds with circumstances you need to deal with this week but the main thing is to follow or implement thought processes you’ve become certain of over a long period of time. This will increase your authority & gain greater respect. Those you’re dealing with don’t have the strength they want to have.
There is an almighty fl ow of positive energy coming into your life this week, giving you a sense that all things are possible. Your big lesson to the end of 2017 is committing yourself in a constructive manner. Over the next 4 months, continuously re-view the manner in which you’re handling your responsibilities.
A greater sense of freedom than you’ve experienced in a long time can establish itself this week. This doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have little to do –it’ll likely be the opposite but it will be liberating in some way. No person can get in your way; in fact you have more support than you likely realise. Just plod along.
You’ve had plenty of opportunity of late to think about your own position. Be forthright with expressing your thoughts this week, as someone else will be more open than usual to listening. Those who are prepared to make more immediate decisions are trustworthy. Those who want to weigh things up are moving on.
Mercury, the planet of thought & communication moves into your sign this week where it’ll stay ‘til March 31. It’ll at last allow you to move forward after having held you back since early-Jan. In your enthusiasm, be mindful of money matters this week. You may be tempted to overcommit or spend on impulse.
Java Mountain News March 5, 20153
Are you smarter than a fourth-grader?
I don’t recall ever needing my
parents’ help with homework –
not ever. I was always keen on
homework, projects, and doing
reports, and was self-motivated
to get it done by myself. The only
time I can remember having help
was asking my mom for supplies
to build a Haida diarrama.
These days, my nights and week-
ends have been taken up helping
my son do his fourth grade home-
work. I do not – by any means –
do his homework for him. But, I
give him guidance, remind him to
monitor his time, and sometimes,
I have to grab the stopwatch to
time his math or spelling quizzes.
So much for a quiet evening/af-
ternoon reading.
Zachary’s big project is called
Genius Hour. It’s a research proj-
ect over two months where my
smart, little guy has to research a
topic, write a report, and make a
class presentation.
I was impressed by his topic:
How do electronics work?
This was fantastic! And then, the
realization set in of how much of
“my weekend” (my few measly
hours that I could claim as Mom-
my-time) were no longer available.
So, the research started: Zach-
ary checked out Google on the
internet; and we tried to chase
down some books at the library
and books stores.
I found myself using words I
haven’t thought about since high
school or university – which
made it diffi cult to explain to a
nine-year-old: ohms, neutrons,
protons, electrons, currents, and
conductors. I was also teaching
Zachary to use simple terminol-
ogy to break things down for
easier explanations to ensure that
not only did he understand what
he was going to present, but so
his classmates could too.
I was blown away by an analogy
he came up with about an energy
source and the output source,
comparing it to a kid eating a lot
of candy and being all hyped up!
What kid can’t relate to that?!
There are still many weeks left
of this research project. It’s nice
to watch Zachary’s intellect grow
and the sparkle in his eyes as he
starts to understand what I am ex-
plaining. (I haven’t been known
to have the most patience or be
the best teacher – but I do know
science and reports!)
When do we get to the cardboard
and the glitter?
Lizsa Bibeau
Mommyisms
FOURTH GRADE RESEARCH. Zachary works hard on his Genius Hour elec-tronics presentation. Lizsa Bibeau photo
Java Mountain News March 5, 20154
• TRU ACTORS WORKSHOP THEATRE presents AS YOU LIKE IT, by
William Shakespeare, directed by Heidi Verwey, March 5 – 7 at 7:30
p.m. Friday Matinee: March 6, 11:30 a.m. at TRU’s Blackbox Theatre,
Old Main. Tickets: $14 at AWT Box Offi ce & KamloopsLive! Group
rates/season tickets available. FMI, 250-377-6100.
• Beattie School parents & students HUGE BOOK SALE, Sat. March
7, at Beattie school, 492 McGill Rd. One day only. All books are 50¢ each
or 3/$1. Concession. All proceeds support literacy programs at the school.
• KAMLOOPS ARTS COUNCIL presents, ART EXPOSED, fi nal weekend,
March 5 – 8, an open art exhibition showcasing the work of emerg-
ing, amateur & professional artists of all ages, at the Old Courthouse
Cultural Centre, 7 W Seymour S., featuring high-quality paintings,
drawings, photography, sculptures, jewellery, glass, & more.
• Kamloops Francophone Association (KFA) hosts its CABANE À SUCRE (Sugar cabin) family event Sat. March 7, at Rainbow’s Roost,
6675 Westsyde Rd., featuring traditional Quebecois food, hand-made
maple toffee & the energetic music of the 7-piece Quebec band, Le
Bal à l’huile. Schedule: 2 p.m.: activities; 3 – 4 p.m.: hand-made ma-
ple toffee; 5 p.m.: traditional supper; 6:30 p.m.: live music by Le Bal
à l’huile. Everyone is invited. FMI & tickets, KFA, 250-376-6060.
• AT THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cot-
tonwood Ave. March 14 &15: SPRING ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE.
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat. & 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sun. Admission: $3; kids under
12, free. Call Jo-Ann, 250-376-4777.
• 19TH KAMLOOPS FILM FESTIVAL March 5 – 14, at the Para-
mount Theatre, 503 Victoria St. Fifteen fi lms in 10 nights. Tickets:
$10/adults; $8/students & seniors; $5/TRU students with UPass; $99/
full festival passes (lanyards), from Moviemart, 444 St. Paul St. or
at the door 1 hour befoe screening ($5 TRU student discount tickets
from the TRUSU Desk (TRU Campus Activity Centre). Festival Clos-
ing Party: $12/advance, $15/at the door. www.kamloopsfi lmfest.ca.
• THE WESTSYDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY is LOOKING FOR A MURAL PAINTER. FMI: wcds.westsyde.info.
• KAMLOOPS FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, Feb.
22 – March 15, at Calvary Community Church; Sagebrush Theatre; St.
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church; Southwest Community Church; St. An-
drew’s Presbyterian Church; Sahali Fellowship. FMI, http://kfpa.ca/.
• Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian
Catholic Church annual EASTER BAKE SALE Sat. March 28, 10 a.m.
– 12 noon in the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church basement, 109
Tranquille Road. Paskas & babkas (Easter Breads); fresh baked cabbage
rolls (limited amounts); perogies (limited amounts); homemade baking.
Limits on item amounts per person. Bitaemo! Everyone welcomed!
• LET’S DANCE, hosted by Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club
(TVASC), March 28, 8 p.m. – midnight, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700
Victoria St. Music by the band SIERRA. Tickets: $10, from Zonia, 250-
372-0091, Francoise, 250-372-3782, Ed, 250-374-2774.
AROUND TOWN• THE SNOWFLAKES THEATRE SOCIETY presents the iconic comedy, FAWLTY TOWERS: COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS, by Connie Booth & John Cleese,
Sat. March 21, 2:30 p.m. at CSI, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. Everyone wel-
come. Admission by donation. Call 778-470-6000 or 250-573-1152.
• REFLECTIONS OF ZZ TOP, featuring Renea Denis, Sabrina
Weeks, Mike Hilliard & more, April 17 & 18, at the Double Tree by Hil-
ton Hotel, 339 St. Paul St. Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m. Tickets at http://
sabrinaweeks.com/, or the Double Tree front desk. Call 250-572-4427.
• THE COMIC STRIPPERS, A male stripper parody & improv com-
edy show, April 17 & 18, 8 p.m. at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets: $35 or
$30 for groups of 6 or more, from Kamloops Live Box Offi ce, 250-374-
LIVE (5483) or tickets.kamloopslive.com.
• POKOTILLO UKRAINIAN DANCERS PYROHY DINNER FUN-DRAISER, Fri. March 28, 6 – 8 p.m. at Odd Fellows & Rebekahs Hall,
423 Tranquille Rd. (at Aspen St. on the North Shore). Dinner includes py-
rohy, Kobasa sausage, salad, beverage & dessert. Prices: $8/small dinner,
$12/large (includes borscht), $15.50/ex large includes 3 cabbage rolls. For
tickets, call 250-374-5734 or email [email protected]. Pick up tickets
at the door. Everyone is welcome! Bring your family & friends, work-
mates & classmates! All funds go towards the Pokotillo Ukrainian Dancers
youth for new costumes, travel, & dance camp registration fees, etc.
• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St., open for pub-
lic drop-ins Tues – Sat, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with daily hands-on fun in the
exploration rooms; interactive science shows Sat. at 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 28: MARCH 7: MAGNETISM SHOW. An interactive, fun show that
explores magnetism & gives you some magnetic magic tricks to try out
at home! KEG 2015 LECTURE SERIES, at TRU Activity Centre, Moun-
tain Room, Thurs. March 5: THE YELLOWSTONE HOT SPOT; ONE OF THE
WORLD’S LARGEST VOLCANOES, by Jamie Farrell, University of Utah, de-
partment of Geology & Geophysics. Social begins: 5:30 p.m. MARCH
BREAK CAMPS: SUPER SCIENCE CAMP: a full week camp for kids in grades
2 & up, March 16 – 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Explore the physical world with
crafts, shows, games, science experiments, & yes, explosions! $180/child.
DAILY SCIENCE FUN CAMPS: Sign up for a day or the week! March 23 – 27,
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Each day will have a different science theme & in-
clude super science fun. $50/child/week or $15/day. ROBOTICS CLUB, 2 ses-
sions Jan. – June: Weds. Feb. 25 – March 11; April 29 – June 3. Fris: Feb.
27 – March 13 & April 10 – 24; May 1 – June 5. All robot builders work
at their own level, from Lego designs or free build, depending. Interactive
challenges. For boys & girls 10 years & older. Cost: $60/session/child.
Register online or in person. Call 250-554-2572 or email [email protected].
• DROP IN ADULT BADMINTON at the OLPH Gym (rear entrance),
635 Tranquille Rd., every Tues, 7 p.m. Mixed group of players; interme-
diates – advanced. Cost: $5. Birds supplied. Call Robert, 250-579-0193.
• GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert Gar-
dens, 540 Seymour St. Call Wally, 250-679-7877, or Sunny, 250-374-9165.
• 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.
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The Kamloops Blazers were
terrifi c on home ice as they out-
shot the Victoria Royals 42-14
and beat them 4-2 last Friday
night.
The Royals opened the scoring
as the Blazers were tentative out
of the gate. Greg Chase pounced
on a turnover and walked in
alone before fi ring a shot off the
post and in for his 19th goal of
the season and a 1-0 lead 1:50
into the game.
The Blazers took over the game
on a great shift by their top line.
Deven Sideroff got a puck back
to Brady Gaudet and his point
shot was tipped by a Royals de-
fender past goaltender Justin
Paulic to make it 1-1 midway
through the fi rst period.
The Blazers were all over the
Royals in the second half of the
period spending a lot of the time
in the offensive zone. Paulic was
terrifi c for the Royals to keep the
game 1-1 through the fi rst period.
The strong play of the Blazers
continued in the second period
where they hit two goal posts.
The Royals took three penal-
ties in the second period, but the
Blazers could not capitalize as
the game stayed 1-1 through two
periods.
As they did all night, the Blazers
continued to dominate the game
and the third period.
Logan McVeigh broke the 1-1
tie as he scored on a rebound af-
ter a wraparound by Collin Shir-
ley to make it 2-1 Blazers 4:28
into the fi nal period.
The Royals struck back 33 sec-
onds later as Brandon Magee got
to a rebound to make it 2-2.
The Blazers were fi nally re-
warded with 3:39 to go in the
game. Quinn Benjafi eld got the
puck up to Gaudet, his shot was
defl ected by Matt Needham to
give the Blazers a 3-2 lead.
The Blazers iced the game with
49 seconds left as Gaudet record-
ed his third point of the night in a
4-2 win over the Victoria Royals.
Shots on goal for the night were
42-14 in favour of the Blazers.
The Blazers were 0-for-4 on the
power play, while the Royals
were 0-for-1.
The Blazers came back from a
3-2 third period defi cit to beat the
Vancouver Giants 6-3 last Satur-
day night at home.
It was a similar start to Friday
night as the Blazers gave up an
early goal 2:26 into the game on
a turnover.
Jakob Stukel fed Jackson Houck
for a quick shot that beat goalten-
der Connor Ingram to make it 1-0
for the Giants.
The Blazers got their legs under
them and tied the game up 7:50
into the fi rst period.
Quinn Benjafi eld shot the puck
over goaltender Payton Lee’s
glove on an odd man rush for his
fourth goal of the season to make
it 1-1.
The Giants would take the lead
back with 1:40 to play in the pe-
riod as Ty Ronning fi red a shot
over the glove of Ingram to make
it 2-1 for the Giants through the
fi rst period.
The Blazers had their chances
in the fi rst and second period, but
were stymied by the post. Cole
Ully hit two posts, while Jer-
maine Loewen was also stopped
by a post.
Luke Harrison scored a big goal
for the Blazers with 2:23 to play
in the second period. He took a
pass from Ully and put the puck
underneath Lee to make it 2-2
going into the third period.
The next goal was pivotal, and
the Giants tallied at the tail end
of a power play. Carter Popoff
took a pass in the slot and put a
backhand high over the blocker
of Ingram to make it 3-2 Giants
early in the third period.
The Blazers knew the impor-
tance of the game and continued
to press the Giants.
Michael Fora tied the game up
on a point shot that squeaked
through Lee and in for his fi fth of
the season midway through the
third period.
Ully got the winner for the Blaz-
ers with 6:53 to go as he took a
feed from Needham and beat Lee
fi ve-hole to make it 4-3 for the
Blazers.
A pair of 16-year-olds hooked
up for the insurance goal as Jake
Kryski won a race and fed Quinn
Benjafi eld for his second goal of
the night to make it 5-3 for the
Blazers with 3:40 to play.
Needham added an empty net
goal to seal the deal as the Blaz-
ers went on to a 6-3 win over the
Giants.
Ingram recorded the win mak-
ing 22 saves, while Lee stopped
22 shots for the Giants.
With the win, the Blazers pulled
to within one point of the Giants
and are now two points behind
the Prince George Cougars for
the fi nal playoff spot in the B.C.
Division.
The Blazers battled back from
2-0 and 3-1 defi cits, but lost 5-4
in overtime to the Central divi-
sion leading Calgary Hitmen
Tuesday night.
The Hitmen had a big fi rst peri-
od scoring twice and outshooting
the Blazers 17-10.
Connor Rankin opened the scor-
ing late in the period with 2:46 to
play for his 29th goal of the season.
The Hitmen made it 2-0 with
18 seconds to play in the fi rst pe-
riod on an odd man rush. Taylor
Sanheim made a play to Terrell
Draude as he went fi ve-hole on
Ingram.
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Blazers get 5 of 6 points on the weekto keep playoff hopes alive
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The Kamloops Storm lead the
100 Mile House Wranglers two
games to none in the Birks divi-
sion fi nals of KIJHL action after
eliminating the Sicamous Eagles
four games to one in semi-fi nal
action last week. In the fi rst two
games the Storm outscored the
Eagles 8-2, taking 3-1 and 5-1
wins at home. The Eagles eked
out a 3-2 OT win at home but the
Storm came back to win the sec-
ond game in Sicamous – also in
OT – 4-3.
Game 5 on Feb. 26, saw the two
teams back at the Sports Centre on
McArthur Island, where the Storm
came away with a 4-3 win, taking
the best-of-seven series 4-1.
The Eagles got on the score-
board halfway through the middle
frame, scoring twice in two min-
utes. To take an early 2-0 lead.
But 1:36 later Cameron Trott
answered back to make it 2-1.
Keaton Gordon tied the game
on the power play with 1:20 left
on the clock to make it 2-2 after
40. Kamloops stormed out of the
dressing room as Felix Larouche
put the Storm ahead 3-1 1:51 into
the third period. Brett Watkinson
scored the insurance marker half-
way through the period to make
it 4-2 Storm. The Eagles scored a
power play goal with 5:48 in the
game but that was as close as they
would get, giving Kamloops the
4-3 win to take the series 4-1.
The Storm had four days rest be-
fore the division fi nals began as
they watched to see which team
they would be up against as it took
the Wranglers six games to elimi-
nate the Chase Heat four games
to two in a series that went back
and forth before a winner was de-
cided. Game 1 saw the Wranglers
win 4-3 in OT; game two went to
the Heat 5-2; the third game to
the Wranglers 4-1; game 5 to the
Heat 4-3 in OT; then the next two
games to the Wranglers 7-0 and
7-2 for the 4-2 series decision.
In division fi nals action, which
began March 2, the Storm came
away with a 3-1 win at home to
take the early series lead.
It was a hard-hitting fi rst period
as the Wranglers came out with
something to prove, as they drew
fi rst blood 5:01 into the fi rst pe-
riod to take a 1-0 lead into the
dressing room after 20 minutes.
Kamloops got all of its coring
done in the last 10 minutes of the
middle frame as Mitch Friesen
tied the game halfway through
the period with a power play goal.
Cole Merrick scored what turned
out to be the winning goal with
2:10 left on the period clock. Ian
Chrystal scored the insurance goal
with a power play goal of his own
with 31 seconds left on the clock
to give the Storm the 3-1 win as
there was no scoring in the third
period.
The following night, March 3,
it took Alexander Buchanan until
halfway through the third period
to score the only goal of the game
to give the Storm the 1-0 shut-out
win to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
The series now shifts to 100 Mile
House for games 3 and 4 March
5 and 6. If additional games are
necessary, game 5 will be in Ka-
mloops March 7; game 6 in 100
Mile House March 9; and game 7
in Kamloops March 10. The puck
drops at 7 p.m. in all the games.
On the other side of the Okan-
agan-Shuswap conference, league
leaders after regular season play,
Osoyoos took their series 4-1 over
the Princeton Posse while the
Summerland Steam took all sev-
en games to down the Kelowna
Chiefs 4-3.
Okanagan division fi nals action
has the Coyotes leading 2-0 in
their series over the Steam, taking
the fi rst two games at home, 4-2
and 8-2. They continue their se-
ries this weekend in Summerland.
Over in the Kootenay confer-
ence, the Kimberley Dynamiters
and the Fernie Ghostriders are
tied in the Eddie Mountain divi-
sion fi nals series. The Ghostrid-
ers defeated the Golden Rockets
Storm move on to division fi nals against Wranglers
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The Blazers started the second period with
more urgency in their game and got a goal
back 37 seconds into the period.
Ully made a terrifi c play to Matt Revel and
he roofed a shot over the glove of goalten-
der Brendan Burke to make it 2-1.
The Hitmen came back to make it 3-1
only 32 seconds later as Carsen Twarynski
picked up a puck off the faceoff and fed Ter-
rell Draude for an easy goal.
The 3-1 lead for the Hitmen didn’t faze the
Blazers as they battled their way back.
Logan McVeigh tipped in a shot from
Dawson Davidson on the power play to cut
the Hitmen lead to 3-2.
Shirley tied the game up for the Blazers
midway through the second period on an
odd man rush.
Joel Hamilton made a great play before
sliding a pass to Shirley for his 21st goal of
the season.
Shirley gave the Blazers the lead with 52
seconds left in the second period. He took
a pass from Revel in front of the net and
slid home his second goal of the game as the
Blazers took a 4-3 lead into the third period.
The Hitmen tied the game up 5:23 into the
fi nal frame. They kept the Blazers in their
own zone for a long period of time and
Jordy Stallard set up Connor Rankin in the
slot for a goal to make it a 4-4 game.
With the game on the line, penalties played
a factor as the Blazers were forced to kill off
two power plays in the period.
In overtime, the Hitmen enjoyed a 4-on-
3 power play on a charging call given to
McVeigh.
The Blazers did a tremendous job killing
the penalty, as the Hitmen took a penalty
with 40 seconds to play and the two teams
would play 3-on-3 hockey.
With 15 seconds to go in overtime, the
Hitmen won it as Radel Fazleev fed Colby
Harmsworth on an odd-man rush for a goal
and a 5-4 Hitmen victory.
The Blazers fi nished the night 1-for-6
on the power play, while the Hitmen were
0-for-5.
The Blazers play next on Fri. March 6, as
they host the Spokane Chiefs. Game time is
7 p.m. at the ISC. Sat. March 7, the Blazers
are in Seattle to take on the Thunderbirds.
They return home for a midweek game
against the Prince George Cougars Wed.
March 11. The puck drops at 7 p.m.
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4-1 in their series while the Dy-
anamiters eliminated the Creston
Valley Thunder Cats 4-1 in their
series.
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Reports out of Brazil surfaced over the weekend that former
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva would admit to us-
ing performance-enhancing substances for therapeutic use when
he goes before the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Silva expressed his confusion about testing positive for steroids
for his Jan. 31 bout with Nick Diaz. Silva won the fi ght via unani-
mous decision.
“I am surprised. My manager called me and said, ‘Anderson,
you have the problem because you go to the test for the commis-
sion, it’s bad,’ ” recounted Silva, before adding, “I don’t know
what happened.”
He said that the various supplements he used during training
were being tested.
Silva will go before the Nevada Athletic Commission at its next
meeting for his hearing, but the date for that meeting has not been
set.
At that time, Silva will be able to present his side of what hap-
pened, and then the commission will make a determination. It’s
rare that a fi ghter that tests positive for steroids avoids repercus-
sions.
However the situation is resolved, Silva doesn’t appear ready to
step away from the sport. In fact, he’s already talking rematch.
“I think this is bad for sport, it’s so bad for me and my life, and
I used nothing to change my performance in the fi ght,” he said.
“When commission says it’s done, I will go back to fi ght, I
think; have the rematch with Nick.”
Anderson Silva surprised by drug test failure, open to Nick Diaz rematch