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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.


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


• 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.


Blazers get 5 of 6 points on the weekto keep playoff hopes alive

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Mainly cloudy

9° | -6°

Thursday

March 5

Friday

March 6

Saturday

March 7

Sunday

March 8

Tuesday

March 10

Monday

March 9

A mix of

sun & cloud

12° | 1°

Sunny

12° | 3°

Sunny

14° | 1°

Sunny

16° | 2°

Sunny

16° | 3°

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.

In Neil Murdoch division action,

the Beaver Valley Nitehawks lead

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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

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