The Drumheller Skating Club continues to excel on the ice. The club took six skaters and coach Jackie Watts, to Red Deer for Fun on Ice 2016 last weekend. The team had a great time and also posted some excellent results. They especially shone in the team events, with a first place and a second place finish. Members of the team who competed included (l-r) Camryn McDougald, Katelynn Wood, Elli-Anna McDougald and Brooklyn Wright. Missing are Tori James and Alexy Nealon.
Coaching for the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, for over twenty five years, Drumheller resident Martin McSween is hoping for Team Alberta to qualify for Alpine Skiing at the 2017 World Games.
McSween is the longest serving coach working at the games. This coming March McSween will be coaching Alpine Skiing for Team Alberta at Marble Mountain Ski Resort in Corner Brook, Nfld. Marble Mountain Ski Resort is known to have some of the best skiing east of the Rockies with an average of 5m (16ft) of snow each year.
Over 1500 athletes, coaches and volunteers will be celebrating the power and joy of the Special Olympics. Team Alberta is made up of 95 athletes, coaches and mission staff from 13 communities.
They will be competing in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, floor hockey, snowshoeing and speed-skating.
Team Alberta athletes were selected based on their athletic performance from the Provincial Games. They will compete at the Canada Winter Games and have hopes to qualify for Team Canada and compete at the 2017 World Games in Austria.
Special Olympics Alberta is dedicated to enriching the lives of Albertans with intellectual disabilities through the transformable power and joy of sport.
The DVSS Dynos Senior boys played well at this year’s Superman Tournament in Three Hills, but injuries contributed to a tough weekend for the team.
The Superman Tournament, played January 29-30, is one of the premiere events in the basketball calendar, drawing on some of the best talent in the province. DVSS has been invited for a number of years.
The Dynos began tournament play versus J.R. Robson. The Dynos were leading in the fourth quarter, but lost one of their starters to an injury. They fell 77-60.
In their second game on Friday, they faced Prairie Christian Academy and again lost another starter to an injury early on. Depleted, they fell 54-48.
Their final games were against the host Three Hills and again they played well but lost 60-49.
Coach Messom said the injuries, while not endemic, did take a toll last weekend.
“We were unable to get any offensive flow going after that,” he said.
He has seen some improvement as the season continues.
“We are seeing some improvement on the defensive end of the floor, but still having issues on offense and finishing off in the 4th quarter and closing games, as we had a lead in the 4th on all three teams,” he said.
The Dynos have a bye this week in league play and then head to Strathmore February 12-13, for tournament play.
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