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Sabres closing out season strong

    The end of the season is approaching for the St. Anthony’s senior boys Sabres basketball team and they are hitting their stride.
   The Sabres began last week on a high with a win over DVSS, and then on Wednesday they stood strong versus Three Hills.
   Monday, February 11, the Sabres hosted DVSS. Earlier this season the two teams met in league play, and without St. Anthony’s leading scorer Tanner Borowicz, DVSS cruised to an easy win. This time, the Dynos’ roster has been depleted recently, and the Sabres dominated with their size and played a solid game from beginning to end, winning 54-39.
   Coach Dan Patterson is proud of how his team played, and said the game was a confidence booster. While both teams come out swinging for these cross-town games, he says there isn’t really much of a rivalry, considering this was the first time in over a decade the Sabres have been able win at the senior level.
   The Sabres’ momentum continued to Wednesday, February 13, where they travelled to Three Hills. Again, the Sabres dominated as Tanner Borowicz left with game with 38 points and 15 rebounds. Nathan Comstock was also in double figures with 15 points and 16 boards, Jakub St. Jean had 10 points.
   The Sabres were to play Trochu this coming Monday however, the team has dropped out of the league. They have arranged exhibition games with Airdrie Koinonia and then Youngstown.
   The Golden Hills League Championship night is March 4, where the first and second teams play off for the championship. So far, the race for the top spots has not been finalized.
   The Sabres’ recent successes have earned the team an honourable mention at the 1A provincial level. Zone championships are on March 8 and 9 in Rosemary.

Dynos take second Battle of Drumheller against Sabres

    The Drumheller Valley Secondary School senior girls Dynos came away with another win in the Battle of Drumheller, winning over the St. Anthony’s School Sabres.
   The two had met prior to the Christmas break, where the Dynos took a decisive win.
   In their second meeting the Dynos repeated by taking a large lead early in the game and not letting go. The Sabres, still recovering from injuries, had to field a small roster and were subsequently left tired.
   Prior to the game, the Dynos were coming off a successful tournament in Stettler on the weekend of February 9.
   “The tournament was good. We played Eckville first and won 64-16. Then we played Stettler and lost 52-50 which was a hard loss because we were the two best teams at the tournament and weren’t going to the final. Then we played Koinonia Christian school from Red Deer and won 80-37,” said Jennifer Raugust, head coach of the Dynos.
   However, the team was dealt a crippling blow during the tournament. Two players were injured, one of whom had her season ended.
   Both teams had a break this week, but will be returning to action on Monday. The Sabres will be hosting the Trochu Blue Jays and the Dynos the Three Hills Chiefs. Both games start at 5:15 p.m.
   The Dynos are also looking ahead to provincials.
   “The girls have been working hard to achieve our goal of getting to provincials. I believe in the girls and really think that our goal is achievable,” said Raugust. “As long as we can maintain our composure and rise to the occasion in tough games I know we can get there.”

Drumheller girls shine at figure skating competition

    A quintet of Drumheller figure skaters showed Central Alberta their caliber in competition recently.
   On February 1 to 3, figure skaters from the Drumheller Skating Club attend the Central Region Open in Sylvan Lake. More than 600 skaters from across Central Alberta, including larger centres such as Calgary, Edmonton, and Red Deer.
   Five of the Drumheller Club’s members acquitted themselves well against the tough competition.
   “We’re very proud of how the club has done. They placed well against 600 other skaters from across central Alberta. It’s just fabulous,” said Suzette Lafrenierre, club president.
   Nicole Sharpe placed the highest. In the Introductory Interpretive category, she came away with second place. In the Junior Free Skate, she placed third.
   Katelynn Wood placed third in her age group in the Pre-Preliminary Elements and fourth in the Pre-Preliminary Free Skate categories.
   Emilya Wright placed fourth in the Pre-Preliminary Elements and sixth in the Pre-Preliminary Free Skate categories.
   Raine McDougald placed sixth in her age group in the Preliminary Elements and eighth in Preliminary Free Skate.
   Camryn McDougald finished sixth in her age group in the PrePreliminary Free Skate.
   For the skaters across Central Alberta, this was the only chance they had all season to compete against one another.
   “It was the only open competition in our area for the whole season, so if you didn’t skate, you didn’t get to compete for the rest of the year,” said Lafrenierre.
   The girls are hard at work practicing for the upcoming Ice Show at the Drumheller Memorial Arena on March 1. The show will also feature Calgary’s Black Gold Synchronized Skating team, which features two members from the Drumheller Skating Club.
   “All of our club skaters will be performing. It will be a great night,” said Lafreneirre.

Drumheller Skating Club members Katelynn Wood (back left), Raine McDougald, Emilya Wright, Camryn McDougald (front), and Nichole Sharpe (not pictured) were among some of the best figure skaters in Central Alberta after a recent competition in Sylvan Lake. The girls were up against over 600 skaters from across Central Alberta, Calgary, Edmonton, and Red Deer.

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