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Shopsagainstsetting hours at quayParks and rec sayslegislating times for stores a bad idea

Black Sheep winBlack Sheep Anthony Selva dodges through the Velox Valhallians in Victoria last Saturday. Port Alberni won the Island championship for the first time since the 1990s. Story on Page 5. [MARK BRYANT, BC RUGBY NEWS]

INVESTIGATION

Scammer impersonating chiefMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Someone has been imperson-ating Tseshaht First Nation’s elected chief, Hugh Braker.

Port Alberni RCMP are inves-tigating the scam and trying to locate the con artist. He has made numerous phone calls asking for money for an emer-gency situation.

“Caution should be exercised whenever somebody solicits money over the phone,” stated Const. Scott MacLeod, aborig-inal policing services for the Port Alberni RCMP. “The solici-tor’s identity should always be confirmed prior to donating money.”

Three people were scammed in Port Alberni, losing between $300 and $500, MacLeod said.

One person may have been scammed in Victoria.

There were at least two more attempts in Port Alberni. “They did some fact checking, and they weren’t victimized as

a result,” MacLeod said. Mounties are asking for the

public’s help with the case. Anyone with information can contact the local detachment at 250-723-2424 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Braker told the Times he knows who it is and the man has done this before. To avoid interfering with the investiga-tion Braker decided not to iden-tify the suspect by name.

Altogether he’s scammed about $1,000 from victims here in recent weeks, said Braker.

The phone calls began in March, Braker noted. None of the people the scammer has called are First Nations. The Tseshaht chief has been post-ing on Facebook about the

swindler.One victim went to the Har-

bour Air terminal in Nanaimo and handed the man hundreds of dollars, Braker said.

“I’m surprised people are sending him money,” said Brak-er. “However, I appreciate the generous heart that they have.

“It’s embarrassing and annoy-ing because someone in my position, sometimes we do appeal to the public for help,” Braker added. “And now they’ll wonder if it’s really me next time.”

During heavy rainstorms in December, Chief Braker asked online for help from the public to deal with flooding on the Tseshaht reserve.

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The city’s parks and recreation department is advising against rules for Harbour Quay merchants after council suggested legislation to ensure shops are open more con-sistently this summer.

At an April 13 public meeting Port Alberni’s elected representa-tives held off on renewing a five-year lease – worth $1,270 a month – for Salmonberry’s Emporium and entering into a new $686 monthly agreement with Sweet Pea Coffee and Desserts until consistent oper-ating hours can be assured at the Harbour Quay. Some councillors mentioned complaints from resi-dents that businesses tend to be closed while others are open.

But in a report for council, Scott Kenny, the city’s director of parks, recreation and heritage, noted that the operating hours reflect the different clientele needs for the quay’s various shops.

“Consultation with the quay merchants indicates that they do not support a requirement for uniform business hours,” wrote Kenny. “In staff’s view it would be a mistake to impose specific hours of operations for the merchants at the quay.”

A list in the next council agenda package shows that half of 16 shops at the Harbour Quay will be regularly open past 4:30 p.m. this summer. Most of these shops are run seven days a week, including holidays like July 1, when some stores experienced record sales last year, stated Kenny’s report.

Cost reductions from years ago resulted in the elimination of municipal management staff to oversee operations at the Harbour Quay, leaving proprietors to decide on their own when shops will be open to customers.

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BRAKER

Alberni buildings in Real Estat awardsThe Alberni Athletic Hall and the Port Posh Car Wash were recognized in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Commercial Building Awards last week. » Alberni Region, 3

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ArtsAlberni Valley Community Band meets

Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., E.J. Dunn band room. Info: 250-723-1285 (Cory) or 250-724-6780 (Manfred).

The Barkley Sounds Community Choir practices on Wednesdays, 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Alberni Valley United Church. Info: 250-723-6884.

Sports Drop-in circuit training on Wednesdays

at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721.Bingo on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. at

the Royal Canadian Legion Alberni Valley Branch.

Horseshoe Club practices on Wednes-days at 1 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.

Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave. - Wednesdays - youth league (ages 13 to 18) at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.

Child and youth Navy League Cadets (ages 9 to 12),

meet Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-6365 or 250-723-7442.

PacificCARE free music drop-in pro-gram for children and their families on Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Closures follow school cal-endar. Registration is required. Info: 250-735-3022.

Support and help Volunteers urgently needed to help

at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 (call on Wed-nesdays or Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

MS Port Alberni self-help group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at noon. The group meets to support those living with MS and their fam-ilies. Info: 250-723-7403 (Susan).

Chair Fit Exercise Program for those

with physical limitations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181.

GroupsThe Freemasons Barclay Lodge #90

meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Free-masons Hall. Info: 250-723-6075 or 250-723-3328.

Genealogy Club members are able to visit at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Addictions Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups

for family and friends of problem drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or

250-720-4855.Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni.

Info: 1-800-807-1780.Port Alberni Friendship Center offers

free counselling on addictions, men-tal health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome.

What’s comingHospice Training Course, 12 weeks from

April 9 to May 21. For info: 250-723-4478 or [email protected].

Literary event at Rollin Art Centre, April 28 at 7 p.m. Donna Besel, a boreal writer from Manitoba will introduce her new book of short stories at the Rollin Art Centre.

Cherry Creek Recreation Commission’s Annual General Meeting is on April 29 at the Cherry Creek Hall. Guest speaker is Lucas Banton. New mem-bers urgently needed.

Beta Sigma Phi Founder’s Day Dinner, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barclay Hotel. Members at large welcome. Contact Lynne at 250-723-6403 by April 22.

Words on Fire Open Mike, April 30 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Featuring Winter Darbey, local poet and artist. His poetry is guaranteed to amuse, amaze and entertain.

Order of the Eastern Star Spring Lunch-eon and Bazaar, May 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Alberni Valley United Church. Lunch, plus bake table, craft table, lightly used table, jewellry, hamper draw and door prize.

Timbre! Choir “We Got Rhythm” con-cert, May 3 at 2:30 p.m. at ADSS theatre. Tickets at Echo Centre, Finishing Touches, Rollin Art Centre, Salmonberry’s and choir members.

Grab your bags and boxes! The Mt. Klitsa Garden Club presents its 16th annual Plant Sale Saturday May 9th at Rollin Art Center at the corner of 8th and Argyle between 10 am – 12 noon. Annuals, perennials, shrubs and more! Call Leslie Wright, 250 724 7219 for info.

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Janet Dame handles some baked goods at The Donut Shop, one of over a dozen businesses that operate at the Harbour Quay. While most shops are extending operating hours this summer, proprietors believe legislating hours would be detrimental for small businesses. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

RCMP needs more volunteers on Speed Watch

Reckless driving tops public concerns

In determining the priorities for the local detachment this year,

input was sought from many folks in the com-munity. When asked to identify the issues that trouble them the most in their community you may not be surprised to hear that the number one problem for the citizens was bad drivers in the form of speeders, impaired drivers, distracted drivers, and inconsiderate drivers that cut others off, fail to stop for pedestrians, park illegally, etc. etc. etc. Accordingly, road safety is one of the top 5 policing priorities for the Port Alberni Detachment for 2015.

So how do the police and the community address the issue of bad drivers? It is a complex issue with no simple answer.

Certainly reporting unsafe drivers to the police is a good place to start. Once a report is received we attempt to manage the issue through enforcement or education, a choice which is made by assess-ing the details of the inci-dent after talking with all involved parties.

It is not an easy task for a community member to provide evidence that proves absolutely that a

driver was speeding, and in fact without a radar read-ing or a complex analysis of a crash scene, police themselves often find the vehicle speed is a difficult thing to prove. This makes ‘after the fact’ enforcement quite challenging.

Education and preven-tion are other excellent options. One of the most effective education and prevention based pro-grams in operation in Port Alberni is the Speed Watch Program. Community volunteers donate their time to set up speed reader boards on the side of the roadways that show the drivers their speed in an effort to both encourage them to slow down and to remind them to check the posted speed limit. For those that speed exces-sively by our Speed Watch crews, their licence plates are obtained and provided to the detachment for the appropriate follow up, depending once again on the circumstances of the incident.

Safety of the volunteers is paramount when they

are on the roadside. Com-munity members appreci-ate these efforts and regu-larly wave their thanks at our volunteers for assisting with the difficult task of addressing traffic problems.

Our group of Speed Watch volunteers do great work, however more volunteers are always needed. We encourage our fellow citizens to join the effort by providing a mere two hours of their week towards the promotion of safer roads.

Program volunteers find it to be a really rewarding use of their time,

“Bad drivers have always annoyed me because they pose a significant risk to everyone in our commun-ity. I decided that it was time for me to turn my complaining into action and get out there to spread an important message that might just save a few lives” said Speed Watch volun-teer Gerry Stewart. “It is very rewarding to know that I am doing my best to make the roads safer” he added.

Those interested in volunteering with the Speed Watch Program are encouraged to contact Cpl. Jen Allan at the Port Alberni Detachment by calling 250-724-8908.

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Building AwardsThe Alberni Athletic Hall was named a runner up in the Community Recreational category for the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Commercial Building Awards last Wednesday. The Port Posh Car Wash was another local building recognized as runner up in the Industrial category. [TIMES FILE PHOTO]

SCAM, from Page 1

Braker said the fraudster is making up a story about another Nuu-chah-nulth member, that his daughter is dying or has passed away, and he needs help covering travel costs.

Braker believes the scam-mer is a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth, has a history of impersonating people to scam money, and has spent time in prison for fraud, Braker said.

Braker wrote on his Face-book page that the fraudster was jailed for impersonating another First Nations chief, Art Peters, eight years ago. He asked for money for a Huu-ay-aht member’s med-ical treatment. Some of his targets were aware the chief had already passed away. Police set up a sting and the man was convicted, Braker noted.

About 20 years ago, the impersonator called art gal-leries in Vancouver saying that he was the brother of Ron Hamilton, a well-known Nuu-chah-nulth artist. He

made up a story that Hamil-ton had died in Haida Gwaii and he needed money to get the body, Braker recalled.

“I will co-operate as much as possible with the police to put this guy away again,” Braker stated.

The Times reported in 2005 about a man impersonating the Tseshaht chief at the time, Les Sam. He asked local businesses to forward funds covering travel costs for a bogus emergency.

Former Port Alberni mayor Ken McRae said there is likely more than

one person perpetrating this scam. He almost fell for it in 2007, he said, when someone impersonating Les Sam asked for $500 for an emer-gency to travel from Haida Gwaii to Vancouver.

“It just sounded like Les Sam!” McRae said. “I’ve known him my whole life, I swore it was Les Sam.” Luckily McRae spoke to an RCMP sergeant first, who informed the mayor it was a scam.

McRae said it had also happened in 2005, when someone from Ahousaht phoned his wife at her First Nations restaurant in down-town Vancouver, asking for $500 and to meet at a Van-couver hotel. She was suspi-cious and reported it to the Vancouver Police Depart-ment. A sting was set up to arrest him, McRae said.

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SHOPS, from Page 1

“The advertising and promotions budget for Harbour Quay was elim-inated many years ago. Merchants now fund their own individual advertising and promo-tions,” stated Kenny. “Merchants became extremely independent. There was no unified or coordinated approach to day-to-day operations or event staging.”

It’s up to the city, which owns the land, to set rules for shops to follow, according to the Alberni Valley Chamber of Com-merce in a letter recently sent to the city.

“The success of any business, and those

around it, is tied at least somewhat, to its operat-ing hours,” wrote the chamber’s executive dir-ector Bill Collette. “In the specific case of the Har-bour Quay we do believe that the merchants there should adopt a practice of being open for busi-ness as much as possible, including Sundays and various evenings. We encourage the city to continue with its idea of including minimum hours of operation in the leases for current and future businesses at Port Alberni’s premier tourist attraction.”

Legislating hours could be detrimental to the waterfront area’s shops, many of which are locally

owned small businesses that face a financial loss if open longer, said Sam-antha Barrowcliff, who co-owns The Donut Shop at the Harbour Quay. She met with councillors Sharie Minions and Jack McLeman to discuss the issue this month.

“We have to do what we can to make it work,” said Barrowcliff. “Either you’re working it your-self and you’re working these huge spreads and huge hours or you’re pay-ing somebody to come in – and that’s cutting into any income that you’re making.”

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Closing schools and opening liquor stores

My son has experienced five ele-mentary school Principals in six years. Three in public and two in private. Another one on the way.

Does paying for an education give you stability or as was stated in the interview, “a firm foundation for the kids”?

Some teachers make it half the year. One day they are in Port Alberni the next day they are in Yellowknife. Maybe its good practice for the real world. One day you’re owned by Timmys the next day your boss is Wendy. Even our most sacred Canad-ian beliefs change. Beer. On Monday you work for Molson on Tuesday you work for Coors. Unimaginable!

We’re closing schools and opening more liquor stores. The lesson here is clear. The crea-tures that have been around the longest must still be here for a reason. Namely the shark. But then there’s the turtle. He seems to have figured it out, too. Sun bathe on a rock and occasionally go for a dip and then... sun bathe on a rock again before retiring to bed. I can’t decide which animal to emulate? So keep moving and eating everything you see with one week off at Disneyland. That’s reality. Keep moving my friends but beware... one can move on 10,000 miles and still stay exactly were you are.

A conglomeration of quotes from folks who lived long ago... “What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud and like the dew which goes away early.” “[L]ike a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the

winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell--and great was its fall.”

And here’s a quote from Dora the Explorer... “Vamonos!”

Paul AlexanderPort Alberni

Dog owner displeased with local shelter

We just had an emergency with our dog (14-year-old rotweiller X). He has cancer, and breathing problems and hip displacement. Today his hips gave right out coming up the 24 stairs to our apartment.

We phoned the S.P.C.A. earlier in the week to have him put down. They told us we would have to make an appointment for a week away and it would cost us $200. So we called them today

and advised them what had happened, they said there was nothing they could do, they were having a fundraiser and no staff were available.

So we had to take him to Man-cini Vet Clinic, it cost us $300. I am 60 on disability, that was my food money, I have no idea how I am going to eat this month.

There should be no reason why the S.P.C.A couldn’t do some-thing. What would happen if a dog got hit by a car today, would they just leave him and continue with their fundraiser??? I am so upset about having to put my friend down, and now I have no money for food to make matters worse.

I always thought the S.P.C.A was for the prevention of the cruelty to animals, but I guess that is not it. They should change their name.

Eric GrootveldPort Alberni

Duffy case shows a failure of accountability

Madame Chiang Ki Shek of China once said, “that which is morally wrong can never be pol-itically correct.” She had an opu-lent reputation reflecting that people with power can develop a distain and disrespect for their fellow man.

I was incredulous when Senator Duffy’s legal counsel remarked to the media that the Senator’s fraud trial was not about com-mon sense but rather about rules. The question is whether Senate rules are ambiguous and therefore decidedly not broken by Duffy.

This mess will submerge behind courtroom doors to

become a quandary of baffle gab verbiage to fog up truth before judges and to stultify the government.

None of us out here in the real world could hope to compre-hend the baffling workings of court lawyers and judges. We will be entertained by it and ultimately disgusted by it. Duffy himself even jogged ahead of the media cameras one day, making them chase after him like the marionette.

Few of us will trouble Canada for the wheelbarrow loads of money that this trial will cost the public purse. There will be appeals, and probably litigation for even more money. I feel those people with privilege show disre-spect for the rest of us and yes, they are damaging democracy! They damage common sense, and human sense for respect.

What happened to Account-ability for the correct moral and political expectations we the tax-payers have of our leadership?

Yours truly,

Bruce E, Hornidge Port Alberni

Music lover pleased with Port Alberni concert

Char’s Landing YOU ROCK! Can’t believe we got to see the 24th Street Wailers in Port Alberni! The only other island stop for the 24th Street Wailers was sold out so people came HERE for the live performance – and a spectacular performance it was! Thank you Char.

Kathleen SoggePort Alberni

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Supreme Court ruling supports secularismFor Christians, the Supreme

Court of Canada’s recent decision against prayer at a

City of Saguenay council meeting may seem to denigrate religion. But a closer look at the top court’s ruling shows that the court is not saying that municipal councils should be secular, but that as representatives of the state, they must be neutral about religion.

The court decision, quite appro-priately, upholds the Charter right of any Canadian to free-dom of conscience and religion. That includes the right to enjoy neutrality from the state, which should neither “favour nor hin-der any particular belief” or non-belief, the court wrote.

The case hinged upon the rights of atheist Alain Simo-neau, who had asked council to stop reciting a Catholic prayer

at meetings because it made him uncomfortable.

Council instead drafted a bylaw that brought in a non-denominational prayer followed by a break, then the meeting. Non-Christians or atheists, the mayor argued, could stay and not pray or leave the chamber, then return.

But the bylaw, the court ruled, further discriminated against Mr. Simoneau. Whether he refused to pray or left during the prayer and returned, the effect was to exclude him from public municipal proceedings.

A human rights tribunal upheld Mr. Simoneau’s com-plaint but a Quebec appeal court ruling sided with the city on grounds that any interference with Mr. Simoneau’s rights was trivial and that the state has

a duty to preserve history and heritage.

The principle of state neutral-ity in religion is important. It has evolved over centuries as discriminatory practices based on religion, like 18th-century laws that prevented Catholics and Jews from voting, were abolished.

In its unanimous ruling, the top court argued that the religious views of the majority, which regard them as good and right, must not be imposed on citizens who disagree. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, like the Quebec Charter, protects reli-gious or non-religious minorities from “the tyranny of the major-ity” in interactions with the state.

Halifax council is pondering options in light of last week’s rul-

ing, while Mayor Cecil Clarke of CBRM has adopted group prayer before council convenes.

We agree with the top court’s decision. Councillors cannot be expected to leave their religious convictions at the door, but in a society with many spiritual trad-itions and worldviews, including atheism, prayer at a council session inappropriately sets one group of beliefs above others.

Coun. Matt Whitman of Halifax argues that a ruling that pre-vents him from praying restricts his freedom of religion.

But the principle of state neu-trality supersedes an official’s right to pray under these cir-cumstances, the court ruled. The state, represented by officials, cannot be neutral if it demon-strates a religious preference, so limits on a councillor’s right

to pray at a council meeting are justified.

Nor did the top court accept the popular idea that prayer before council preserves the majority’s traditions. If the state-council “adheres to a form of religious expression under the guise of cultural or historical reality or heritage, it breaches its duty of neutrality,” the court wrote.

In other words, when it comes to religion, our democratic government institutions must provide a level playing field for all who believe, no matter what their religion – and also for those who do not.

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Port Alberni win Island championshipMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

For the first time since the 1990s, Port Alberni has won a rugby Island championship.

It was 1995 when the Black Sheep last won an Island trophy, said coach Jas Purewal. The drought ended on Saturday, when the Sheep defeated the Velox Valhallians in Victoria 51–30 in a thrilling extra time victory to claim the Cowichan Cup – the final game of the Vancouver Island rugby union division one tournament, which started in October. The win places Port Alberni in the B.C. semi-finals this upcoming weekend, hosting a powerhouse team from Seattle.

Black Sheep kicker Neil Thurley sent the ball between the uprights on every kick attempt of the match. His flawless effort gave the Sheep just the edge they need-ed to cut down the Valhallians.

“That was the difference, because they had a couple [missed] convertible kicks,” said Purewal. “Kickers don’t lose you games, but a kicker can certainly win you a game.”

After Velox took an early 7–0 lead, Thurley knocked his first kick through the posts with a penalty goal to put the Sheep on the scoreboard 7–3. The Sheep took a 10–7 lead midway through the first half as Thurley convert-ed a try by Riley Savard.

Velox scored two penalty goals to edge past the Sheep 13–10; but another Thurley penalty goal tied things up at 13–13.

Anthony Selva scored a try for the Sheep right before the half (converted by Thurley) for a 20–13 advantage.

Three minutes into the second, a try by Brennan Tourangeau and conversion by Thurley made it 27–13 Port Alberni.

At that point, Velox made some key substitutions and scored two tries – with one conversion – to bring the scoreline within two points 27–25.

With his team down a man from a yellow card, Thurley found three more points on a penalty goal for the Sheep. But Velox found a way through the herd to score their final try, tying the game at 30–30 at the end of regu-lar time.

Extra time was all Sheep, as Port Alberni’s team scored 21 points in 20 minutes.

“It was just unbelievable,” said Purewal.

Ty Shannon scored two tries, both converted by Thurley, for 14 points.

Cody McClary nailed the coffin shut on Velox with a try at the end of extra time, and Thurley finished his flawless perform-ance; another seven points for the Sheep ended it 51–30 to bring home the Cowichan Cup. It was a historic win for the little club from Port Alberni.

“They worked really, really hard,” said Purewal. “It’s all pretty exciting stuff.”

Seattle attacks Port on Saturday

Now the Black Sheep will have to play giant killers. Winning the Island championship has placed Port Alberni into the B.C. semi-finals – against the Seattle Saracens.

Seattle’s placement in the B.C. tournament is by invitation from the provincial rugby union organ-izing body. It’s a controversial arrangement.

“BC has the best rugby competi-tion in the area, Seattle would have to travel to California and Colorado to get anything as close to the level of competition they can get across the border,” wrote BC Rugby News editor Mark Bryant in an email to the Times. “They’re a very strong team, they have eight players on the USA development team. The good news is the USA team are in Argentina this week to play two games there so Seattle will just be a strong team – not a very strong team – on Saturday.”

Last month the Saracens defeat-ed Victoria’s James Bay club, the

reigning B.C. Premier League champions, 71–0.

“Although it was an exhibition game and James Bay didn’t have their full squad while Seattle did, still it’s an indication of how strong their program has become,” Bryant noted.

Purewal said the Black Sheep aren’t daunted and are excited about the upcoming match against a premier club.

“It’s a great opportunity for some of the guys to show your goods. At the end of the day you just play as hard as you can. We’re going to do the best we can.”

Seattle will meet the Sheep at the Port Alberni Rugby Club field on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Black Sheep Ty Shannon runs through Velox Valhallians in the Cowichan Cup final on Saturday in Victoria. Shannon scoredtwo tries in extra time to help the Sheep to a 51–30 victory. [MARK BRYANT, BC RUGBY NEWS]

“They worked really, really hard. It’s all pretty exciting stuff.”

Jas Purewal, Black Sheep coach

Neil Thurley kicks for the Black Sheep on Saturday against the Velox Valhallians. Thurley had a flawless game, scoring on every kick attempt. [MARK BRYANT, BC RUGBY NEWS]

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Jeans DayStaff at Westland Insurance, including Kurt Meyer, left, and Steve Kalugin, will be wearing their Jeans Day pins for the BC Children’s Hospital on Thursday. Workplaces and individuals are encouraged to pick up buttons or special edition pins and sport denim for the kids. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Buttons and pins are available for BCCH annual fundraiser

Wear jeans to work and support sick childrenKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Jeans Day is just around the corner and there is no easier way to support a charity than dressing casual.

This year marks the 25th annual Jeans Day for the BC Children’s Hospital and Port Alberni has taken part each year. From its early years with Bootlegger in the Alberni Mall to today’s eco-friendly and recyclable buttons, Steve and Barb Kalugin have been involved in coordinating the event. As volunteers with the Port Alberni chapter of Com-munity for Kids for BC Children’s Hospital, Jean’s Day is a hospital foundation fundraiser in addition to the Festival of Trees and the Charity Golf Classic with which the two are involved.

Kalugin said Port Alberni raises about $2,000 each year on Jeans Day and hopes to meet or beat that again on this anniversary year.

“It’s your excuse to wear jeans to work,” he said.

He said both large and small businesses get involved. With the purchase of a button or special edition lapel pin, supporters are encouraged to sport jeans on Thursday, April 30.

“We have internal staffs of banks and dentist offices all participate,” Kalugin said. “Even small stores with one or two employees call and ask for a couple of buttons.”

The Vancouver Canucks are also large supporters and between the two Sedin twins, $1 million was contributed last year.

That helps with the goal of the funds.

“The money goes to Vancou-ver to provincial support and research for BC’s sick kids,” Kalugin said. “That’s the place to go when your child is sick.”

He said approximately 165 kids from Port Alberni went to BC Children’s Hospital last year, equating to about 2,000 visits with follow-up appointments.

“They treat everything from life-threatening illnesses to bro-ken bones,” Kalugin said.

The hospital also supports a number of clinics in Victoria, including the Cystic Fibrosis

clinic, where three local toddlers were treated this year.

Kalugin’s day job is at Westland Insurance and the company is matching all employee donations. He hopes other businesses will follow suit and make this year the largest fundraising effort to date.

Pins and buttons are available at Echo Centre, Save-On Foods and Westland Insurance or by calling Kalugin at 250-724-1709 for delivery.

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GOOD DEEDSGetting to the heart of what matters by sharing the good things we do for each other

Sarah Robertson, left, and Ashley Schmitz were two of several Girl Guides who were out planting trees at Canal Beach on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

AddictionsNarcotics Anonymous offers

various meeting times and loca-tions. Info: 1-800-807-1780.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. If you want a drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. Info: 1-800-883-3968.

Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups for family and friends of problem drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.

Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addic-tions, mental health, relation-ships and other issues. Phone 250-723-8281 for an appointment or drop in. Everybody welcome.

The Christian Intervention Program runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250-724-3688 (Pas-tor Ron Nickle) or 250-730-0397 (Terry MacDonald).

HealthFirst Open Heart Society of

Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.

Alberni Valley Hospice Soci-ety’s Dementia Support Group meets the third Tuesday each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at 3088 Third Ave. This group is for individuals dealing with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s and other neurological degenerative disorders. For more information, call 250-723-4478.

Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.

MS Port Alberni self-help group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at noon. The group meets to sup-port those living with MS and their families. Info: 250-723-7403 (Susan).

Chair Fit Exercise Program for those with physical limitations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181.

Port Alberni Alzheimer’s Soci-ety Care Givers Support Group meets every third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village in the activity room at 6:30 p.m.

Low Vision group meets one Monday per month at Abbeyfield (basement) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-0933 for more information.

LossWalk & Talk grief support

group meets Tuesday mornings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement support in an informal and comfortable way that combines exercise and com-panionship. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.

Grief Support Group meets Thursday afternoons at the Hos-pice office. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.

Alberni Valley Hospice Soci-ety provides trained volunteers to support people and families facing life threatening illness, death and bereavement. Ty Wat-son House (2649 Second Ave.) Info: 250-723-4478.

Parents or caregiversMothers Uplifting Mothers

(family topics discussed while kids play in Christian atmos-phere) meet Tuesdays, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Lighthouse Church (4890 Locke Rd. ). Info: 250-724-9733.

Grandparents Raising Grand-children and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide information and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail [email protected].

Having trouble connecting with your teen? Connect, an attach-ment-based program to support parents and caregivers, is held Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration: 250-724-0125 or 250-731-1315 (ext. 41766 – Debra).

Families dealing with the Min-istry of Children and Families, fighting for laws to be changed, social justice and civility. Info: 250-590-8708 or view www.abu-sive-ministry.ca to share your story.

YouthYouth Clinic services at ADSS

(around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591.

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For emergencies: CALL 911B.C. Poison Control Centre:

800-567-8911Police (non-emergency):

250-723-2424B.C. Ambulance, Port Alberni:

250-723-2444West Coast General Hospital:

250-731-1370Port Alberni Fire Department

(non-emergency): 250-724-1351Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire

Department (non-emergency): 250-735-0588

Cherry Creek Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency): 250-723-2254

Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency): 250-723-2313

Nurse Helpline: 811KUU-US Crisis Line Society:

Adults 250-723-4050; Teens 250-723-2040

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Port Alberni Health Unit: 250-731-1315

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HOCKEYNHL

Playoffs - Round 1All series best-of-seven

Yesterday’s resultsTampa Bay 5, Detroit 2 (Series tied 3-3)Washington 2, NY Islanders 1 (Washington wins series 4-3)

Sunday’s resultsMinnesota 4, St. Louis 1 (Minnesota wins series 4-2)Montreal 2, Ottawa 0 (Montreal wins series 4-2)

Today’s scheduleNo NHL games scheduled

Wednesday, April 29 (Game 7)Detroit at Tampa Bay

Western Hockey League

PlayoffsAll series best-of- seven*=if necessary

Eastern Conference FinalCalgary vs. Brandon (Brandon leads series 2-0)Western Conference FinalKelowna vs. Portland (Series tied 1-1)

Today’s schedule (Games 3)Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m.Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 29 (Games 4)Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m.Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 1 (Games 5)Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.Calgary at Brandon*, 7:30 p.m.

IIHF Ice Hockey U18World ChampionshipLucerne, Switzerland

Sunday’s final dayBronze medal gameCanada 5, Switzerland 2

Gold medal gameUSA 2, Finland 1 (OT)

Western Canada CupJunior A championshipCasman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta

TeamsBCHL, Penticton VeesSaskatchewan JHL: Melfort MustangsManitoba JHL: Portage TerriersAlberta JHL: Spruce Grove SaintsHosts: Fort McMurray Oil Barons

Round Robin standingsTeam GP W L T Pts GF-APenticton 2 2 0 0 4 17-3Portage 2 1 1 0 2 7-6Melfort 2 1 1 0 2 7-9Fort McMurray 2 1 1 0 2 3-7Spruce Grove 2 0 2 0 0 6-15

Yesterday’s resultsMelfort 4, Spruce Grove 3 (OT)

Sunday’s resultsPortage 6, Melfort 3Penticton 6, Fort McMurray 0

Today’s schedulePenticton vs. Portage, 1:30 p.m.Spruce Grove vs. Ft McMurray, 6:30pm

Wednesday, April 29Melfort vs. Penticton, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 30Portage vs. Spruce Grove, 1:30 p.m.Fort McMurray vs. Melfort, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 2Semifinals, 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 3Finals, 3 p.m.

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1All series best-of-five

Yesterday’s resultsNo games scheduled

Sunday’s resultsToronto 5, Grand Rapids 2 (Toronto leads series 2-0)Portland 3, Manchester 2 (Series tied 1-1)Providence 2, Hartford 1 (3OT) (Providence leads series 2-1)

Today’s schedule (Game 4)Hartford at Providence, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, April 29 (Games 3)Worcester at Hershey, 4 p.m.Chicago at Utica, 4 p.m.Toronto at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.W-B/Scranton at Syracuse, 4 p.m.Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5 p.m.Texas at Rockford, 5 p.m.

GOLFLast week’s tournament results

PGA TourLast week’s tournamentZurich Classic of New Orleans, April 23-26TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana. Par 72, 7,520 yards. Purse:: $6,900,000. 2014 winner: Seung-yul Noh.

Final Leaderboard, with winnings

Golfer Par Winnings1 Justin Rose -22 $1,242,0002 Cameron Tringale -21 $745,2003 Boo Weekley -20 $469,200T4 Jim Herman -19 $303,600T4 Jason Day -19 $303,600T6 David HearnBrampton, Ont. -18 $239,775T6 Daniel Berger -18 $239,775T8 Blayne Barber -17 $193,200T8 Chesson Hadley -17 $193,200T8 Chad Campbell -17 $193,200T8 Meen Whee Kim -17 $193,200T12 Steve Wheatcroft -16 $115,920T12 Jason Gore -16 $115,920T12 George McNeill -16 $115,920T12 Sean O’Hair -16 $115,920T12 Erik Compton -16 $115,920T12 Steven Bowditch -16 $115,920T12 Justin Thomas -16 $115,920T12 Scott Pinckney -16 $115,920T12 D.A. Points -16 $115,920T12 Hudson Swafford -16 $115,920Other Canadian golfersT48 Nick Taylor -10 $16,991T70 Roger Sloan E $13,731Failed to make cut (-3)Adam Hadwin -2Mike Weir +4

LPGA TourLast week’s tournamentSwinging Skirts LPGA Classic, April 23-26Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California, par 72, 6,925 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 winner: Lydia Ko


Golfer Par Winnings1* Lydia Ko -8 $300,0002 Morgan Pressel -8 $182,9563 Brooke M. Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont -7 $132,7214 Min Seo Kwak -6 $102,6705 Shanshan Feng -5 $82,638T6 Ha Na Jang -4 $57,930T6 Amy Yang -4 $57,930T6 Stacy Lewis -4 $57,930T9 Mirim Lee -3 $42,571T9 Sei-Young Kim -3 $42,571T11 Na Yeon Choi -2 $36,310T11 Sakura Yokomine -2 $36,310T13 P.K. Kongkraphan -1 $31,853T13 Sandra Gal -1 $31,853T15 Gerina Piller E $27,512T15 Juli Inkster E $27,512T15 Moriya Jutanugarn E $27,512T18 Cristie Kerr +1 $21,874T18 Q Baek +1 $21,874T18 Hyo-Joo Kim +1 $21,874T18 Minjee Lee +1 $21,874T18 Inbee Park +1 $21,874T18 Yueer Cindy Feng +1 $21,874T18 Julieta Granada +1 $21,874T18 Tiffany Joh +1 $21,874

Also from CanadaT58 Sue Kim +5 $5,209

Champions TourLast week’s tournamentBass Pro Shops Legends of Golf, April 24-26 (54 holes). Top of the Rock Golf Course, Ridgedale, Missouri. Par 71, 7,036 yards. Purse: $2,800,000.


Golfer Par Winnings1 Andrade\Durant -19 $460,0002 Woosnam, Lyle -16 $260,000T3 Calcavecchia\Lowery -15 $182,500T3 Roberts\Wiebe -15 $182,500T5 Chapman\Cochran -14 $93,000T5 Gilder\Wadkins -14 $93,000T5 Lehman\Sluman -14 $93,000T5 Pavin\Waldorf -14 $93,000T5 Sindelar/Cook -14 $93,000T10 Armour III\Parnevik -13 $64,000T10 Forsman\Reid -13 $64,000T10 Janzen\Mediate -13 $64,000T10 Morgan/Kite -13 $64,00014 Pernice Jr\Tway -12 $54,000T15 Brooks\Huston -11 $46,333T15 M’gomerie\O’Meara -11 $46,333T15 Sutton/Mize -11 $46,333T18 Blake\Frost -10 $36,250T18 Goydos\Sutherland -10 $36,250T18 Jenkins\Daley -10 $36,250T18 North\Watson -10 $36,250

Web.com TourLast week’s tournament

WNB Golf Classic, April 23-26This tournament was canceled.

European TourLast week’s tournamentVolvo China Open, April 22-25Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China. Par 72, 7,300 yards. Purse: $2,135,580. 2014 champion: Alexander Levy.

Final Leaderboard, with winnings(NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33)

Golfer Par Winnings1 A Shun Wu -9 €498,0952 David Howell -8 €332,063T3 Emiliano Grillo -7 €154,411T3 Alexander Levy -7 €154,411T3 Prom Meesawat -7 €154,4116 Haotong Li -6 €104,6017 Richie Ramsay -5 €89,658T8 Byeong-Hun An -4 €59,324T8 Magnus A. Carlsson -4 €59,324T8 Tyrrell Hatton -4 €59,324T8 Julien Quesne -4 €59,324T8 Peter Uihlein -4 €59,324T8 Romain Wattel -4 €59,324T14 Seve Benson -3 €43,036T14 Lucas Bjerregaard -3 €43,036T14 Bradley Dredge -3 €43,036T14 Mark Foster -3 €43,036T18 Richard Green -2 €34,481T18 Benjamin Hebert -2 €34,481T18 Mikko Ilonen -2 €34,481T18 Matteo Manassero -2 €34,481T18 James Morrison -2 €34,481T18 Renato Paratore -2 €34,481T18 Il-hwan Park -2 €34,481T18 Thomas Pieters -2 €34,481

This week’s events

PGA TourThis week’s tournamentWGC-Cadillac Match Play, April 29-May 3TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California. Par 72, 7,169 yards. Purse: $9,250,000. 2014 champion: Jason Day

LPGA TourThis week’s tournamentVolunteers of America North Texas Shootout, April 30-May 3Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas. Par 71, 6,809 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis.

Web.com TourThis week’s tournamentUnited Leasing Championship, April 30-May 3Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Indiana. Par 72, 7,239 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Greg Owen.

Champions TourThis week’s tournamentInsperity Invitational, May 1-3 (54 holes)The Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas. Par 72, 7078 yards. Purse: $2,050,000. 2014 champion: Bernhard Langer.

BASKETBALLNBAPlayoff scheduleNote: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven

Yesterday’s resultsBrooklyn 120, Atlanta 115 (Series tied 2-2)Milwaukee 94, Chicago 88 (Chicago leads series 3-2)Portland 99, Memphis 92 (Memphis leads series 3-1)

Sunday’s results (Games 4)Cleveland 101 Boston 93 (Cleveland wins series 4-0)L.A. Clippers 114, San Antonio 105 (Series tied 2-2)Washington 125, Toronto 94 (Washington wins series 4-0)Dallas 121, Houston 109 (Houston leads series 3-1)

Today’s scheduleGame 5 Dallas at HoustonGame 5 San Antonio at L.A. Clippers

Wednesday, April 29Game 5 * Brooklyn at AtlantaGame 5 * Portland at Memphis

Thursday, April 30Game 6 * Chicago at Milwaukee

TENNISATPBarcelona OpenBarcelona, Spain. Surface: Clay Purse: €1,993,230 (1 euro=CDN$1.33)

Singles - FinalKei Nishikori (1), Japan, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles-FinalMarin Draganja, Croatia, and Henri Kontinen, Finland, def. Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers, Australia, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 11-9.

BRD Nastase Tiriac TrophyBucharest, Romania. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405.

Singles - FinalGuillermo Garcia-Lopez (5), Spain, def. Jiri Vesely (7), Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (11)

Doubles - FinalMarius Copil, Romania, and Adrian Ungur, Romania, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, 3-6, 7-5, 17-15

WTAPorsche Tennis Grand PrixStuttgart, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000

Singles - FinalAngelique Kerber, Germany, def. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5

Doubles - FinalBethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Lucie Safarova (3), Czech Republic, def. Caroline Garcia, France, and Kata

This week’s tournaments

ATPMillennium Estoril OpenEstoril, Portugal. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33)

Singles - Round 1Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Jeremy Chardy (6), France, 6-2, 6-4.Gilles Muller (8), Luxembourg, def. Frederico Ferreira Silva, Portugal, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4.Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 6-3, 6-3.

BMW Open by FWU AGMunich, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405Singles - Round 1Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Benja-min Becker, Germany, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

WTAGP SAR La Princesse Lalla MeryemMarrakech, Morocco. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000

Prague OpenPrague, Czech Republic. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000

Singles - Round 1Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-1 Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0

SOCCERMLS

Sunday’s resultsToronto 2, Orlando 0Portland 0, Seattle 1NY Red Bulls 1,LA Galaxy 1 Friday, May 1Dallas at Houston, 5 p.m.San Jose at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 23 8 2 65 26 772 Man City 20 7 7 70 36 673 Arsenal 20 7 6 63 32 674 Man United 19 8 7 59 34 655 Liverpool 17 7 9 47 36 586 Tot Hotspur 17 7 10 55 49 587 Southampton 17 6 11 47 26 578 Swansea 14 8 12 41 44 509 Stoke City 13 8 13 39 42 4710 Everton 11 11 12 44 43 4411 West Ham 11 11 12 42 42 4412 Crystal Pal 11 9 14 42 47 4213 West Brom 9 10 15 32 46 3714 Newcastle 9 8 17 36 57 3515 Aston Villa 8 8 18 26 48 3216 Hull City 7 10 16 31 45 3117 Leicester 8 7 18 35 51 3118 Sunderland 5 15 13 26 49 3019 Q.P. Rangers 7 6 21 38 59 2720 Burnley 5 11 18 26 52 26

Sunday’s resultsEverton 3, Manchester United 0Arsenal 0, Chelsea 0

Today’s scheduleHull vs. Liverpool, 11:45 a.m.

Wednesday, April 29Leicester vs. Chelsea, 11:45 a.m.

LACROSSEBC Junior A Lacrosse League

Standings GP W L T Pts Langley 1 1 0 0 2 Delta 1 1 0 0 2 Coquitlam 1 1 0 0 2 Victoria 0 0 0 0 0 New Westminster 0 0 0 0 0 Nanaimo 1 0 1 0 0 Burnaby 1 0 1 0 0 Port Coquitlam 1 0 1 0 0

Sunday’s resultsCoquitlam 10, Nanaimo 9Port Coquitlam 10, Burnaby 7New Westminster at Victoria postponed

Friday May 1Langley at Burnaby, 8 p.m.

Saturday May 2Delta at Nanaimo, 4:30 p.m.Port Coquitlam at Victoria, 5 p.m.

Sunday May 3Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m.Nanaimo at New Westminster, 5 p.m.

National Lacrosse LeagueWest W L GB Pct GF GAy-Edmonton 12 5 - .706 228 167x-Colorado 9 8 2.5 .529 202 205Calgary 6 11 5.5 .353 198 204Vancouver 5 12 6.5 .294 198 251

East W L GB Pct GF GAx-Toronto 13 4 - .765 220 178x-Rochester 12 5 1 .706 193 160Buffalo 10 7 3.5 .588 216 198Minnesota 5 12 8 .294 172 214New England 4 12 8 .250 169 219

Sunday’s resultBuffalo 20, New England 9

Friday, May 1Toronto at New England, 4 p.m.

BASEBALLMLB

Yesterday’s resultsKansas City 6, Cleveland 2Boston 6, Toronto 5NY Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 1Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 6NY Mets 3, Miami 1Atlanta 8, Washington 4Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 0Chicago Sox at Baltimore (postponed)Seattle 3, Texas 1Detroit 5, Minnesota 4Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 1Colorado 5, Arizona 4LA Dodgers 8, San Francisco 3Houston at San Diego

Sunday’s resultsDetroit 8, Cleveland 6Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 2Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 1Miami 6, Washington 2Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4Baltimore 18, Boston 7Chicago Sox 5, Kansas City 3Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 3Texas 5, LA Angels 4Houston 7, Oakland 6San Diego 3, LA Dodgers 1Minnesota 4, Seattle 2Pittsburgh 8, Arizona 0San Francisco at Colorado, postponedN.Y. Yankees 6, N.Y. Mets 4 Today’s scheduleKansas City at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m. Ventura (2-1) vs House (0-2)Toronto at Boston, 3:10 p.m. Hutchison (2-0) vs Buchholz (1-2)Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Odorizzi (2-1) vs Tanaka (2-1)Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Sale (2-0) vs Tillman (2-2)Washington at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Scherzer (1-2) vs Teheran (2-1)N.Y. Mets at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Montero (0-1) vs Phelps (1-0)Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Lohse (1-3) vs Bailey (0-1)Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Locke (2-0) vs Hendricks (0-0)Seattle at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Happ (1-1) vs Detwiler (0-2)Detroit at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Sanchez (1-2) vs Pelfrey (1-0)Philadelphia at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. O’Sullivan (0-1) vs Wacha (3-0)Colorado at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Lyles (2-1) vs Bradley (2-0)L.A. Angels at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Weaver (0-2) vs Gray (2-0)San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Peavy (0-2) vs Greinke (2-0)Houston at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Hernandez (0-2) vs Ross (1-1)

AUTO RACINGNASCARToyota Owners 400Today, 4 p.m.Richmond International Raceway, Virginia. 400 laps, 300 miles

Race StatisticsAvg Speed of Winner: 97.157 mphTime of Race: 3 hours, 5:16Margin of Victory: 0.754 secondsCaution Flags: 8 for 53 lapsLead Changes: 12 among 5 drivers

Final results (Start position in parentheses)

1 (3) Kurt Busch, Chev, $221,2402 (5) Kevin Harvick, Chev, $211,0503 (36) Jimmie Johnson, Chev, $176,9614 (9) Jamie McMurray, Chev, $154,4915 (1) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, $163,2336 (40) Kasey Kahne, Chev, $115,8407 (8) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, $132,5018 (11) Jeff Gordon, Chev, $135,0269 (17) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, $123,92310 (6) Martin Truex Jr., Chev, $114,71011 (23) Ryan Newman, Chev, $125,49012 (12) Kyle Larson, Chev, $114,43313 (4) AJ Allmendinger, Chev, $122,90814 (26) Dale Jr., Chev, $99,52515 (15) Paul Menard, Chev, $91,75016 (16) Chase Elliott, Chev, $78,80017 (7) Brad Keselowski, Ford, $127,16618 (22) Justin Allgaier, Chev, $106,60819 (18) Carl Edwards, Toyota, $77,82520 (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, $118,93621 (32) Greg Biffle, Ford, $112,25822 (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, $95,35023 (10) David Ragan, Toyota, $122,14124 (34) Trevor Bayne, Ford, $121,57525 (21) Danica Patrick, Chev, $88,45026 (19) Landon Cassill, Chev, $80,22527 (20) Austin Dillon, Chev, $116,88628 (24) Stenhouse Jr., Ford, $87,72529 (14) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, $108,21430 (25) Casey Mears, Chev, $102,88331 (30) David Gilliland, Ford, $98,65832 (41) Alex Bowman, Chev, $88,39733 (38) Michael Annett, Chev, $75,72534 (43) Reed Sorenson, Ford, $75,60035 (29) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, $104,24536 (31) Cole Whitt, Ford, $75,21537 (37) M DiBenedetto, Toyota, $75,07438 (39) Jeb Burton, Toyota, $70,11239 (42) Alex Kennedy, Chev, $66,04040 (33) Jeff Green, Chev, $62,040Did not finish41 (13) Tony Stewart, Chev, accident42 (28) Josh Wise, Ford, engine43 (35) Joey Gase, Ford, accident

HORSE RACINGKentucky DerbyChurchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, Post time 3:24 p.m.

Horse: trainer; jockey oddsAmerican Pharoah: Bob Baffert; Victor Espinoza 2-1Dortmund: Bob Baffert; Martin Garcia 9-2Carpe Diem: Todd Pletcher; John Velazquez 7-1Mubtaahij: Mike de Kock; Christophe Soumillon 12-1Materiality: Todd Pletcher; Javier Castel-lano 14-1Firing Line: Simon Callaghan; Gary Stevens 16-1Frosted: Kiaran McLaughlin; Joel Rosario 16-1Upstart: Rick Violette Jr.; Jose Ortiz 20-1International Star: Mike Maker; Miguel Mena 25-1El Kabeir: Trainer; John Terranova II; Calvin Borel 33-1Far Right: Ron Moquett; Mike Smith 33-1Ocean Knight: Kiaran McLaughlin; Irad Ortiz, Jr. 40-1Itsaknockout: Todd Pletcher; Luis Saez 40-1Bolo: Carla Gaines; Rafael Bejarano 40-1Danzig Moon: Mark Casse; Julien Leparoux 40-1Madefromlucky: Todd Pletcher; unde-cided 30-1Tencendur: George Weaver; Manny Franco 40-1Mr. Z: D. Wayne Lukas; Ramon Vazquez 50-1Ocho Ocho Ocho: Jim Cassidy; Elvis Trujillo 50-1

Current odds, Bovada.lv

Sunday at Verizon Center

Wizards 125, Raptors 94Washington MIN PT RB A ST B TOPierce 22:25 14 4 2 1 1 1Hilario 27:57 10 4 2 1 0 2Gortat 28:59 21 11 5 2 1 3Beal 35:34 23 1 5 4 0 1Wall 25:22 14 4 10 1 1 2Gooden 22:41 13 4 0 0 0 1Sessions 23:31 15 2 3 0 0 1Porter 26:02 7 7 0 0 1 0Butler 07:21 0 1 1 0 0 0Seraphin 06:30 4 1 0 0 0 1Humphries 05:14 2 3 0 0 0 0Webster 04:12 2 0 0 0 0 0Bynum 04:12 0 0 2 1 0 0Totals 125 42 30 10 4 12

Toronto MIN PT RB A ST B TORoss 30:31 3 2 1 1 1 1Johnson 25:57 4 3 0 0 1 2Valanciunas 27:11 16 9 0 1 0 1DeRozan 33:33 14 4 4 3 0 3Lowry 32:51 21 8 4 0 0 6Williams 25:13 14 1 0 0 0 0Vasquez 25:12 11 1 4 0 0 1Patterson 21:40 6 4 2 0 0 2Hansbrough 11:07 0 3 1 0 0 0Johnson 04:47 0 2 1 0 0 0Stiemsma 01:58 5 0 0 0 0 0Totals 94 37 17 5 2 16

Washington 36 30 36 23 Toronto 22 28 20 24

3 FG: Washington 15-26, Toronto 7-25. FT: Washington 28-34, Toronto 15-20. Fouled Out: Washington - N. Hilario

Technicals: Wizards: Beal, Raptors: Lowry

Att: 20,356

Time of game: 2:29

Lightning 5, Red Wings 2First Period1. Tampa Bay, Johnson (5) (Kucherov, Hedman) 3:472. Tampa Bay, Garrison (1) (Kucherov, Stamkos) 11:10Penalties: Palat Tb (Hooking) 12:23, Sustr Tb (Roughing) 16:58

Second Period3. Tampa Bay, Johnson (6) (Kucherov, Palat) 9:094. Detroit, Tatar (2) (Kronwall) 12:26 (PP)Penalties: Kronwall Det (High-stick-ing) 2:49, Ericsson Det (Roughing) 3:33, Johnson Tb (Roughing) 3:33, Stamkos Tb (Slashing) 3:33, Callahan Tb (Cross checking) 6:02, Killorn Tb (Roughing) 9:34, Hedman Tb (Slashing) 11:16, Glendening Det (Hooking (Served by Landon Ferraro)) 13:17, Abdelkader Det (Roughing) 20:00, Paquette Tb (Roughing) 20:00

Third Period5. Detroit, Tatar (3) (Datsyuk) 1:396. Tampa Bay, Killorn (2) 14:517. Tampa Bay, Paquette (1) 19:03 (PP)Penalties: Stamkos Tb (Goalkeeper In-terference) 1:58, Miller Det (Roughing) 16:34, Callahan Tb (Roughing) 16:34, Coburn Tb (Cross checking) 18:46

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TTampa Bay 7 13 8 28Detroit 9 6 9 24

Goaltending summary:Tampa Bay: Bishop (22/24), Detroit: Mrazek (23/27)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Tampa Bay: 0 of 2, Detroit: 1 of 7

Att: 20,027

Capitals 2, Islanders 1First PeriodNo scoring

Second Period1. Washington, Ward (1) (Ovechkin, Orpik) 18:35

Third Period2. New York, Nielsen (1) (Strome, Hickey) 3:133. Washington, Kuznetsov (3) (Chimera, Carlson) 12:42Penalties: Carlson Wsh (Roughing Casey Cizikas) 17:06

Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TNew York 3 4 4 11Washington 11 10 5 26

Goaltending summary:New York: Halak (24/26), Washington: Holtby (10/11)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):New York: 0 of 1, Washington: 0 of 0

Att: 18,506

Playoff leadersPoints: Jonathan Toews, Chicago, and Kevin Shattenkirk, St. Louis: 8Goals: Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis: 6Plus/Minus: Jakob Silfverberg, Anaheim; David Jones, Calgary; Michael Ferland, Calgary; Matt Stajan, Calgary; Marco Scandella, Minnesota: +5GAA: Henrik Lundqvist, NY Rangers: 1.54

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5Toronto Boston ab r h bi ab r h biReyes SS 4 1 1 0 Betts CF 4 2 3 1Travis 2B 4 2 2 2 Pedroia 2B 3 1 2 0Donaldson 3B 3 1 0 0 Ortiz DH 3 1 1 0Bautista DH 3 0 0 0 Ramirez LF 3 0 0 1Enc’nacion 1B 4 0 0 0 Sandoval 3B 2 1 2 3Martin C 3 1 1 2 Craig 1B 2 0 0 0Saunders RF 3 0 0 0 Nava 1B-RF 4 0 0 0Pillar CF 4 0 2 1 Holt RF-3B 4 0 0 0Pompey LF 4 0 0 0 Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 0Totals 32 5 6 5 Hanigan C 4 0 1 0 Totals 33 6 10 5

Toronto 301 100 000 5 Boston 200 110 011 6

SB: TOR Reyes (3, 2nd base off Kelly, J/Hanigan). 2B: TOR Martin, R (3, Kelly, J), Pillar (5, Ogando); BOS Ortiz, D (2, Sanchez, A), Betts (3, Sanchez, A). GIDP: TOR Reyes. HR: TOR Travis (6, 3rd inning off Kelly, J, 0 on, 0 out); BOS Sandoval (2, 4th inning off Sanchez, A, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TOR 4; BOS 6. DP: BOS (Bogaerts-Nava). E: TOR Sanchez, A

Toronto IP H R ER BB SOA Sanchez 5.2 5 4 3 2 7A Loup 1.1 0 0 0 0 0R Osuna 1.0 2 1 1 1 1M Castro (L, 0-2) 0.1 3 1 1 0 1Boston IP H R ER BB SOJ Kelly 6.0 5 5 5 3 10A Ogando 2.0 1 0 0 1 2K Uehara (W, 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

Time: 2:48 (:33 delay). Att: 34,739.

Yankees 4, Rays 1Tampa Bay NY Yankees ab r h bi ab r h biDeJesus DH 4 1 1 0 Ellsbury CF 3 0 1 1Souza Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 Gardner LF 4 0 2 1Cabrera SS 4 0 1 1 Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0Longoria 3B 4 0 2 0 Headley 3B 0 0 0 0Loney 1B 3 0 0 0 Teixeira 1B 4 0 0 0Forsythe PH 1 0 0 0 McCann C 4 2 2 1Guyer LF 4 0 0 0 Beltran DH 4 1 1 0Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 0 Young RF 4 0 0 0Elmore PH 1 0 0 0 Drew 2B 3 1 2 1Beckham 2B 2 0 0 0 Gregorius SS 3 0 1 0Rivera C 3 0 1 0 Totals 32 4 9 4Totals 33 1 6 1

Tampa Bay 000 001 000 1 NY Yankees 000 012 01x 4

SB: NYY Ellsbury (5, 2nd base off Karns/Rivera, Re). 2B: TB Cabrera, A (2, Warren); NYY Beltran (5, Gomes, B), Drew (3, Teaford), Gardner, B (3, Teaford). GIDP: NYY Teixeira. HR: NYY McCann (2) Team LOB: TB 6; NYY 10. DP: TB (Cabrera, A-Loney).

Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SON Karns 4.2 3 1 1 2 5B Gomes (L, 0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1E Teaford 2.1 4 1 1 2 2NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SOA Warren 5.2 5 1 1 0 6J Wilson (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1D Carpenter 0.1 0 0 0 1 0D Betances 1.0 0 0 0 0 2A Miller 1.0 1 0 0 0 1HBP: Ellsbury (by Teaford).

Time: 2:59. Att: 34,590.

Royals 6, Indians 2 (Cont’d)

Kansas City 011 001 300 6 Cleveland 000 020 000 2

SB: KC Dyson, J 3 (3, 2nd base off Kluber/Perez, R, 3rd base off Kluber/Perez, R, 3rd base off Kluber/Perez, R). 2B: KC Perez, S (4, Kluber), Moustakas (5, Kluber), Gordon, A (3, Kluber); CLE Bourn (3, Vargas), Kipnis (1, Morales, F). GIDP: KC Morales, K, Infante; CLE Santana, C. HR: CLE Aviles (2, 5th in-ning off Vargas, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: KC 9; CLE 6. DP: KC (Infante-Hosmer); CLE 2 (Kipnis-Ramirez, Jo-Santana, C, Ramirez, Jo-Kipnis-Santana, C). E: CLE Kipnis (1, throw), Ramirez, Jo (4, fielding), Aviles (2, fielding).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SOJ Vargas (W, 2-1) 5.0 3 2 2 5 1R Madson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2F Morales 1.0 1 0 0 0 2K Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1W Davis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1Cleveland IP H R ER BB SOC Kluber (L, 0-3) 6.1 10 6 4 2 5N Hagadone 0.1 1 0 0 0 1Z McAllister 1.1 0 0 0 0 1M Rzepczynski 1.0 2 0 0 0 2HBP: Gordon, A (by Kluber).

Time: 3:22. Att: 9,668.

Royals 6, Indians 2Kansas City Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h biEscobar SS 5 0 0 0 Kipnis 2B 4 1 2 0Moustakas 3B 5 2 4 1 Aviles 3B 2 1 1 2Cain CF 5 1 1 0 Brantley LF 2 0 0 0Hosmer 1B 4 1 2 1 Santana 1B 4 0 0 0Morales DH 5 0 1 0 Raburn DH 2 0 0 0Gordon LF 4 0 2 2 Murphy DH 2 0 0 0Perez C 3 1 1 0 Sands RF 2 0 0 0Infante 2B 4 0 1 0 Moss PH-RF 2 0 0 0Dyson RF 4 1 1 0 Perez C 2 0 0 0Totals 39 6 13 4 Chisenhall PH 1 0 0 0 Bourn CF 4 0 1 0 Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 4 2

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B.C. Premier LeagueTeam W L Pct GBLangley 9 1 .900 -Abbotsford 5 2 .714 2.5North Shore 5 2 .714 2.5Okanagan 8 4 .667 2Vic Eagles 8 4 .667 2North Delta 4 2 .667 3Nanaimo 5 5 .500 4Coquitlam 2 4 .333 5Whalley 3 8 .273 6.5Vic Mariners 2 6 .250 6Parksville 1 7 .125 7White Rock 1 8 .111 7.5

Sunday’s resultsNanaimo 12, Okanagan 9Victoria Eagles 5, North Delta 4Whalley 8, Victoria Mariners 3Langley 4, Parksville 1North Shore 12, White Rock 5Okanagan 8, Nanaimo 4Victoria Eagles 11, North Delta 1Langley 8, Parksville 2Victoria Mariners 7, Whalley 2North Shore 7, White Rock 1

Today’s scheduleNorth Shore at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 29Parkville at Nanaimo, 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 30White Rock at Whalley, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 2Langley at North Delta, 11:00 a.m.Coquitlam at Vic Eagles, noonVic Mariners at North Shore, 1:00 p.m.White Rock at Parkville, 1:00 p.m.Nanaimo at Whalley, 1:00 p.m.Langley at North Delta, 1:30 p.m.Abbotsford at Okanagan, 2:00 p.m.Coquitlam at Vic Eagles, 2:30 p.m.Vic Mariners at North Shore, 3:30 p.m.White Rock at Parkville, 3:30 p.m.Nanaimo at Whalley, 3:30 p.m.Okanagan at Abbotsford, 4:30 p.m.

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SB: SEA Ruggiano (1, 2nd base off Gal-lardo/Chirinos), Miller, B (3, 2nd base off Pimentel, S/Chirinos); TEX Martin, L (6, 2nd base off Furbush/Zunino). 2B: TEX Fielder (5, Walker, T). HR: None. GIDP: SEA Jackson, A. Team Lob: SEA 3; TEX 8. DP: SEA (Seager-Bloomquist); TEX 2 (Beltre, A-Moreland, Beltre, A-Odor-Moreland). E: SEA Miller, B (2, throw); TEX Andrus (4, throw).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SOT Walker (W, 1-2) 7.0 6 1 0 1 5C Furbush 0.2 1 0 0 0 1C Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 0F Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 1 1Texas IP H R ER BB SOY Gallardo (L, 2-3) 6.0 3 3 3 3 5S Pimentel 1.1 1 0 0 0 1A Claudio 0.2 0 0 0 0 0R Mendez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0

Time: 2:47 (:55 delay). Att: 19,748.

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HR: None. 2B: PHI Revere (2, Lackey), Ruiz (1, Belisle); STL Carpenter, M (11, Hamels), Wong (4, Papelbon). S: PHI Hamels; Galvis. Team Lob: PHI 6; STL 8. DP: STL (Lackey-Adams, M).

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SOC Hamels (W, 1-2) 7.0 4 1 1 4 9K Giles 1.0 0 0 0 0 2J Papelbon 1.0 1 0 0 0 2St. Louis IP H R ER BB SOJ Lackey (L, 1-1) 7.0 9 3 3 1 1K Siegrist 1.0 1 0 0 0 1M Belisle 1.0 1 1 1 0 0HBP: Jay (by Papelbon).

Time: 2:32. Att: 40,052.

Reds 9, Brewers 6Milwaukee Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h biSegura SS 5 0 2 3 Hamilton CF 5 0 1 0Schafer CF 4 0 2 0 Cozart SS 4 1 1 1Jimenez PH 1 0 0 0 Votto 1B 5 0 0 0Parra RF 4 1 2 0 Frazier 3B 1 3 0 0Braun PH 1 0 0 0 Bruce RF 1 2 1 3Lind 1B 3 1 2 1 Phillips 2B 5 0 1 1Davis LF 3 0 0 0 Byrd LF 4 2 2 1Cotts P 0 0 0 0 Pena C 2 1 2 0Smith P 0 0 0 0 Marquis P 3 0 1 1Rogers PH 1 1 1 0 Badenhop P 0 0 0 0Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 0 Chapman P 0 0 0 0Herrera 2B-LF 4 0 0 0 Totals 30 9 9 7Maldonado C 3 2 1 1 Nelson P 0 0 0 0 Wooten P 1 0 0 0 Gomez 2B 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 6 11 6

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SB: CIN Frazier 2 (2nd base off Nelson and off Cotts/Maldonado). HR: CIN Bruce (4, 2nd inning off Nelson, 1 on, 0 out). S: MIL Nelson; CIN Marquis. Team Lob: MIL 6; CIN 9. E: MIL Segura (7, throw).

Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SOJ Nelson (L, 1-2) 2.1 6 7 7 5 1R Wooten 3.0 2 2 2 2 3N Cotts 1.2 1 0 0 1 1W Smith 1.0 0 0 0 1 0Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SOJ Marquis (W, 2-1) 8.0 7 2 2 2 3B Badenhop 0.1 3 4 4 1 1A Chapman 0.2 1 0 0 0 2HBP: Gomez (by Chapman), Frazier (by Wooten).

Time: 3:02. Att: 17,167.

Eastern LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAN. England 14 8 4 2 2 10 7DC United 14 7 4 1 2 8 6NY Red Bulls 12 6 3 0 3 10 5Columbus 11 7 3 2 2 12 6Chicago 9 6 3 3 0 6 7Orlando 8 8 2 4 2 6 10Toronto 6 6 2 4 0 10 11NY City FC 6 8 1 4 3 5 7Philadelphia 6 9 1 5 3 10 17Montreal 2 4 0 2 2 2 6

Western LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAVancouver 16 9 5 3 1 11 9Dallas 14 8 4 2 2 11 11Seattle 13 7 4 2 1 10 5Los Angeles 12 8 3 2 3 9 8Houston 10 8 2 2 4 10 8Sporting KC 10 8 2 2 4 11 12San Jose 9 7 3 4 0 7 9Portland 9 8 2 3 3 7 8Salt Lake 9 7 2 2 3 6 9Colorado 7 7 1 2 4 6 6

American LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkNY Yankees 12 8 .600 - W2Boston 11 9 .550 1.0 W1Tampa Bay 11 9 .550 1.0 L1Baltimore 9 10 .474 2.5 W2Toronto 9 11 .450 3.0 L4Central W L PCT GB StrkDetroit 14 6 .700 - W3Kansas City 13 6 .684 0.5 W1Chicago Sox 8 9 .471 4.5 W2Minnesota 8 11 .421 5.5 L1Cleveland 6 12 .333 7.0 L3West W L PCT GB StrkHouston 11 7 .611 - W3LA Angels 9 10 .474 2.5 L1Seattle 8 11 .421 3.5 W1Oakland 8 12 .400 4.0 L4Texas 7 12 .368 4.5 L1

National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkNY Mets 15 5 .750 - W1Atlanta 10 9 .526 4.5 W1Miami 8 12 .400 7.0 L1Philadelphia 8 12 .400 7.0 W2Washington 7 13 .350 8.0 L6Central W L PCT GB StrkSt. Louis 12 6 .667 - L2Chicago Cubs 11 7 .611 1.0 W3Pittsburgh 11 9 .550 2.0 L1Cincinnati 9 10 .474 3.5 W1Milwaukee 4 16 .200 9.0 L1West W L PCT GB StrkLA Dodgers 12 7 .632 - W1Colorado 11 8 .579 1.0 W1San Diego 11 9 .550 1.0 W1Arizona 8 11 .421 4.0 L4San Francisco 8 12 .400 4.5 L1

SCOREBOARD

Seattle Mariners slugger Robinson Cano, left, is congratulated by a teammate during a game on Monday in Arlington, Texas. [AP PHOTO]

Walker leads M’s to 3-1 win over RangersSTEPHEN HAWKINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ARLINGTON, Texas — Taijuan Walker pitched seven solid innings, Nelson Cruz had an RBI single against his former team and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 in a rain-delayed series opener Monday night.

Walker (1-2) struck out five and allowed only an unearned run.

The Rangers, on the same day they reacquired 2010 AL MVP and five-time All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels, missed a chance to win consecutive games for the first time this season. Texas is the only AL team without consecutive victories.

After rain delayed the start of the game for 55 minutes, Yovani Gallardo (2-3) walked the first two batters.

There was a fielder’s choice grounder before Cruz put Seattle ahead to stay with his single through the right side of the infield. That was the majors-best 21st RBI for Cruz, who played in Texas from 2006-13.

Walker had a 2-0 lead before throwing a pitch. Another run scored on shortstop Elvis Andrus’ throwing error.

Fernando Rodney worked the ninth for his fifth save in six chances.

Gallardo allowed three runs and three hits with three walks and five strikeouts in six innings. He threw 101 pitches, 35 in the first inning.

Texas scored in a strange fourth. Carlos Peguero had a leadoff walk, but had to avoid being hit by Prince Fielder’s grounder before get-ting retired on the fielder’s choice. Adrian Beltre followed with a single, but he was out after get-ting hit on the base path by the grounder by Mitch Moreland, who was credited with a single.

Fielder was sent back to second base, but then scored on a throwing error by shortstop Brad Miller. Seattle led 3-1 after Justin Ruggiano drew a two-out walk in the fifth, stole a base and scored on Seth Smith’s single.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You will need to make an extra effort to determine what to do to get some feedback from an important person. Keep in mind that you could be stubborn or provocative if you don’t get the answer you desire. Be aware of the costs of proceeding. Tonight: Get some exercise.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)You typically are logical and forthright, but at this point in time, you’ll tap into your creativ-ity when a problem appears. A meeting occurs that could con-fuse you as well as others for a while. You will be fine, as long as you focus on your priorities. Tonight: Go for what you want.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Lie low and choose to be pas-sive. Listen carefully to a con-versation to determine what is being left out. Confusion seems to surround a work-related situ-ation. Let it go; time will help you clear up the problem. Say little and learn a lot. Tonight: Get some extra zzz’s.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You know what you want, and you recognize the power of having support from others.

When you speak to others, you have a way of conjuring up a clear mental picture for them. Experiment with new ideas and different approaches. Tonight: Out and about.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Be aware of the costs of head-ing in a certain direction. A conversation with a friend could be confusing at best. Pressure builds and adds some stress. An associate could paint a totally different picture, void of reality. Be aware. Tonight: Go for a brisk walk, then decide.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You will jump over any obstacles that appear. Others are drawn to you, as you are able to accomplish a lot quickly. The only problem will be a judgment that might upset you or stop you in your tracks. Remember, this is just one opinion -- noth-ing more. Tonight: Go for the unusual.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) One-on-one relating could prove to be rather fruitful. Neverthe-less, keep what you know to yourself right now. Answers might come forward in an odd manner. Someone is likely to ask

a question that reveals more knowledge. Honor a promise. Tonight: Not to be found.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Keep your goals in mind as you approach a situation that has several implications. Avoid asking difficult questions or putting someone on the spot. You have the ability to cloak your thoughts and ask the right questions without upsetting someone. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Others see how gifted you are in many different ways. A demand might be overwhelm-ing, and your knee-jerk reaction could cause a problem. You will want to see a situation differ-ently from how you have viewed it in the past. Tonight: Choose a favorite stressbuster.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Reach out to someone you care about. Your way of proceeding will take you down a traditional path. Still, be sure to respect others who might suggest a more creative direction. Try the unusual for once, to see what could develop. Tonight: Expand your mind.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Deal with others on an individu-al level. You could be exhausted by what is happening in your immediate environment. Pull back some. A financial or emo-tional risk is sure to be a bad bet. Stay conservative in this realm for now. Tonight: Make it dinner for two.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Take charge, and run with an idea while you can. Others won’t intend to interfere, but they will. You have reason to want to back off completely, as confusion seems to surround communication. Play it low-key. Tonight: Don’t challenge some-one’s authority.

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COOKING

A trick for keeping spring lambfrom tasting like a gamey slab of dense meatMELISSA D’ARABIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS

No meat says spring quite like lamb. When I lived in France, the seasonal-

ity of meats such as lamb was celebrated. Rarely have I tasted lamb so mild and sweet as the first cuts of spring lamb from the South of France.

While healthier cooks tend to limit red meat, happily there is a place for lamb on the healthy plate! While animal proteins bring saturated fats to the table, only about half of lamb’s fat is saturated. And lamb is full of protein, which means even a few ounces of it can be filling. A 4-ounce raw portion has just about 200 calories, which means it’s easy to cele-brate spring with an evening of juicy, tasty lamb.

I love lamb that isn’t gamey, so I tend to do one of two things. I either buy tender baby lamb racks, then season them with garlic, mustard and herbs before roasting them (deli-cious, but pricey), or I buy less expensive ground lamb and make patties or burgers. And let me tell you, these burgers are amazing.

To keep the lamb burgers extra mild, I often mix in another variety of ground meat, usually turkey or lean beef. I add just enough to take the gamey edge off the lamb. The result is a perfect flavor that reminds me of a French springtime supper.

This lamb burger recipe screams spring with a dose of seasonal peppery watercress (a

healthy green!) and a creamy fresh mint and shallot sauce that is spooned onto the still-sizzling patties when they are placed on the buns. Full of flavor and just a bit indulgent, these lamb burgers are a cele-bration indeed.

Lamb burgers with watercress and creamy mint sauce

Start to finish: 25 minutesServings: 43/4 pound ground lamb1/2 pound 93 percent lean

ground beefKosher salt and ground black

pepperGarlic powder1/3 cup light mayonnaise1/2 cup low-fat plain Greek

yogurt1/4 cup loosely packed fresh

mint leaves, roughly chopped1 small shallot, roughly

chopped1 teaspoon Worcestershire

sauce4 burger buns, toasted6-inch segment of an English

cucumber, thinly sliced1 large tomato, sliced and

salted2 cups watercress

In a large bowl, gently com-bine the lamb and ground beef until mixed. Form the mixture into 4 patties, then season them with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Heat a grill or large grill pan to medium-high. Lightly oil the

grill grates using an oil-soaked paper towel held with tongs, or coat a grill pan with cook-ing spray. Add the burgers and cook for 8 to 10 minutes (for medium), flipping them after 4 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the mint sauce. In a blender, combine

the mayonnaise, yogurt, mint, shallot and Worcestershire sauce. Blend until creamy.

To assemble the burgers, divide the cucumber slices between the buns, then set a burger on top. Spoon 2 table-spoons of the mint sauce onto each burger, then top with a

tomato slice and watercress.Nutrition information per

serving: 450 calories; 190 cal-ories from fat (42 percent of total calories); 21 g fat (7 g sat-urated; 0.5 g trans fats); 95 mg cholesterol; 28 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 37 g protein; 730 mg sodium

Lamb burgers make a light, easy meal on warm Spring days with this half-hour recipe.

BAKING

Kerry Bisson offers Paul Jackson one of the cupcakes she made as a fundraiser for the Alberni Search and Rescue during Animal Ark’s anniversary celebration on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Getting creative with cupcake icingKerry Bisson shared her

sweet icing with readers and encourages bakers to get cre-ative with colours to add a rain-bow effect.

Buttercream Icing Recipe

½ Cup real butter½ cup Crisco shortening½ teaspoon butter flavoring½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch of salt7-8 teaspoons of water4 cups of icing sugar1 tablespoon meringue

Powder

In measuring cup add water, flavorings and salt. Stir and Set aside

In mixing bowl cream butter and shortening. Add water

mixture

Add dry ingredients and beat on medium speed until all ingredients have been thoroughly combined. Blend and additional minute or so, until creamy.

You can add more water if needed for a medium consist-ency. Just add a teaspoon at a time.

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