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Bantam B Provincials finalizing tournament plans

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Drumheller Minor Hockey is proud to announce they have been chosen to host the 2016 ATB Hockey Alberta Provincial Bantam B Championships.
On March 17 to 20, ten teams from across Alberta will playoff for a Provincial Championship and this is an opportunity for the public to enjoy great hockey being played at the Bantam B level. Games will be played at Memorial Arena and Hussar Arena.
Opening Ceremonies will be held Thursday, March 17 in the Memorial Arena at 7:00 pm, with Jayden Nail as Master of Ceremonies.
Drumheller’s Got Talent Winner 2014, Abby Fooks, will be singing and Western GM Drumheller will be having a T-Shirt Toss.
Team and player introductions will be announced, as each team grand marches onto the ice. Welcome speeches will follow and there will be a ceremonial puck drop. The public is welcome to attend.
Drumheller Western Chev Bantam Raptors Assistant Coach Joe Castonguay said, “We are looking good, everybody is ready. We still have a couple more practices. Our boys are going to have to work hard to win.”
Thursday, March 17, will be first of four games, for the Drumheller Raptors. All four of their games will be at the Memorial Arena. The first game will start at 4:00 against Edmonton Oil Kings. Friday, March 18, Drumheller Raptors will be competing against the 3C’s Coyotes at 11:30 am and they will play again at 5:15 against Stony Plain Predators. On Saturday March 19, the last of the round robin games will be against Slave Lake Thunder at 1:30 pm.
Head Coach for the Drumheller Bantam Raptors Bryce Jensen spoke with The Mail, “We are up for the challenge. We are working new strategies and it’s going to be a strong physical tournament.”
Semi-finals will be Sunday, starting at 8:00 am and 10:30 am. The Championship final will start at 4:00 pm at the Memorial Arena.

BCF announces March Marathon Madness

Amber LeavittJens Madsen

Marathon Madness is the theme for March, at the Badlands Community Facility (BCF). Drumheller’s Dinosaur Valley Half Marathon Race Director Jens Madsen came up with the idea, to encourage fitness and be able to enter, free of charge, to the 5K, 10K or the 21K runs.
The rules for Marathon Madness are straight forward, for example, if you run/walk 5 kilometers at the BCF in March, you win your entry fee for the 5 km Dinosaur Valley Half Marathon. Running or walking 10 or 21 kms at the BCF qualifies for winning the entry fee for the 10 and 21 km marathons.
BCF Acting Program Specialist Amber Leavitt told The Mail “17 runners have already signed up and it’s never too late to join. We also have the speakers series for the runners. March 14 will be on massage benefits and the following Monday, a registered dietitian will talk about nutrition.”
The Dinosaur Valley Half Marathon is scheduled for September 11, 2016. Proceeds will support local health and wellness initiatives.

Local High School rinks win gold and silver

Morrin girls curling

On the weekend, March 3-5, the ASAA High School Provincial curling competition saw curlers from Morrin and Delia win gold and silver medals. Morrin High School girls won gold medals and this was their second consecutive ASAA Provincial Gold Medal in Girls. Their last game was played against Dr. Folkins Community School from Chauvin, slipping in to win 8-7. Skip Katie Primrose said, “An exciting game, we worked well as a team and never gave up. We were looking forward to winning and watching all our hard work pay off. We were ahead 4 points at the end of the sixth. Then Dr. Folkins rink scored 5 points, leaving us down one. Coming home with the hammer, we scored two and the win. It was an intense game.”

Delia High School Boys rink also did well, winning silver medals. The team lost a closely played game to Strathcona High School from Edmonton

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