The St. Anthony’s Senior Boys Sabres basketball team hosted their 14th annual home tournament and invited some tough competition.
    The Sabres had six schools including Beiseker, Rundle Academy of Calgary, Ecole de la Rose Sauvage from Airdrie, Our Lady of the Snows from Canmore, Holy Cross Collegiate of Strathmore, and Airdrie come to the tournament.
    The Sabres first played Beiseker in a competitive game but fell 67-41.
    This put them on the consolation side of the draw where they played Rundle, this time coming up with a 53-30 win.
    This put them into the consolation final to face Holy Cross Collegiate. They played well but fell 66-31.
     Coach of the Sabres Chris Curtis says he was proud of this team. He has a young squad with a core of just six players.
    “We were playing fully fledged teams with 12 and 14 players, and I thought we were outgunned,” said Curtis. “But I thought the boys played really well.”
    He said Braden Mazereeuw and Jhett Douglass showed great leadership throughout the tournament.
   “I think it was a very good experience for the boys, I think the majority rose to the challenge,” said Curtis.
    To support the team, a few players from the junior high ranks came up to play.  Curtis said Rundle demonstrated great sportsmanship by giving them four players to help supplement their squad.
   “Our team saw what a difference there was to play with enough players, you can go at a faster pace, and take more liberties with plays, so they learned a lot from that.”

    The Canadian Badlands Aquatic Club (CBAC) finished off 2017 with a successful run of swim meets.
    Despite having to travel to the Three Hills pool to train this fall, the swimmers were able to achieve some impressive results and individual goals.  
    Emily Martin received a silver medal in 50-meter Backstroke and three other top-eight finishes at the Age Group Challenge at the Repsol Sports Centre in late November. Nathan Dobell and Annika Lassen also received three top-eight finishes at the same meet while Alicia Christensen and Keely Martin reached personal best times. Mason Leslie, Evan Manca, and Grady McGougan represented the club very well at a Junior meet in December, with all achieving new best times and Grady with three first-place finishes.
    The Holiday Classic at the University of Calgary in early December is where Nathan Dobell brought home the  gold in 50-meter Backstroke and silver medals in 100-meter Backstroke and 50-meter Butterfly. Emily Martin claimed a bronze in 50-meter Backstroke and two top-eight finishes while Annika Lassen had a 4th place finish in 200-meter Breaststroke and 5th in 50-meter Breaststroke.
    Ava Harrington qualified to attend the highly competitive JP Fiset Meet in Edmonton Dec. 15 – 17 along with teammate Shane Issler of Trochu. Harrington placed 4th in 100-meter Freestyle and 6th in 50-meter Freestyle and improved her times in all six of her events. The highlight was achieving 29.49 seconds on her 50 meter Freestyle for the first time, which gains her a spot on the club’s coveted Under 0:30 trophy.
    With the reopening of the Aquaplex, CBAC welcomes new members, both competitive and non-competitive, aged 8 years and older. Contact Head Coach Sheila Martin at coachdrum@swimcbac.ca for more information on joining the swim club.