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Minor Hockey playoffs this weekend

Drumheller's NGC Peewee Raptors celebrate on the ice after winning over Medicine Hat 4-3 indouble overtime.

There’s lots on the go for Drumheller’s minor hockey teams this weekend.
   Drumheller teams are involved in either league or provincial playoffs from March 13 to Mar 16.
   Drumheller’s NGC Peewee Raptors are heading to division finals Saturday versus Canmore after winning their series over Medicine Hat on the weekend.
   Team manager Wendy Nail said there was an outstanding effort made by the entire team throughout this series.
   The McDonald Novice Raptors will begin playing for the league banner in Novice Tier 3. They are the home team in Hussar on Saturday, March 15, at 11 am.
   “During the regular season we had a high flying offense. Our defense and goal tending really stepped up the last series. We’ve become a complete team,” said coach Kit Clark.
   The Encana Atom Raptors are waiting the outcome of the Crossfield and Strathmore series to see who they face for the Atom Division 6 banner.
   Crossfield and Strathmore have their final game Thursday night, March 13. The winner will play the Encana Atoms on Saturday, March 15, in Hussar.
   “Our kids are really excited. It should be a good final round,” said coach Jeff Paarup.
   Encana won their series with Hanna in two straight games.
   Paarup said in regular season play, the Encana Atoms won all three games against Strathmore, and went one win, one loss, and one tie against Crossfield.
   Drumheller’s Bantam Midgets host the 2014 Investors Group Hockey Alberta Bantam D Provincial Tournament this weekend at Drumheller Memorial Arena.

Drumheller Midget Raptors bottle drive March 15

The Drumheller Midget Raptors will be heading to Le Crete on Wednesday, March 19 to represent Zone 6 for Provincial Playoffs. In an effort to offset some of the costs, the Midget Raptors will be holding a bottle drive on March 15, 2014.

Drop offs can be made at the Drumheller Co-op parking lot from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday March 15, 2014. Look for the stock trailer and hockey jerseys! Alternatively, please contact any one of the players or their families or call the Lawrence Residence at 403-823-7781 and leave a message with your address and/or phone number.
Pick up will take place between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2014.
We have players from Drumheller, Munson, Morrin, Verdant Valley, Rumsey, and the Dorothy areas so we can make arrangements to do pick-ups in those areas as well. Just get in touch with any of the team members or the number above.
Please leave your bottles on your front step in a garbage bag if you won’t be home and the boys will be happy to take them off your hands.
Any businesses that would like to make a one- time bottle donation to our cause will not be turned away!
Members of the Midget Raptors Provincial Team are:

Denver Hodge
Derrick Cullum
Joseph Faubion
Justin Schinnour
Justin Wright
Karson Hodge
Landon Brown
Logan Kuefler
Matthew McDougald
Michael Rowbottom
Mitchell Hodge
Reagan Burrows
Ricky Morse
Ryan Cardamone
Ryan Lawrence
Ryan Skytt
Tanner Hedstrom
Thomas Ahner
Tyler Hayes
Zach Weiss

The Drumheller Midget Raptors truly appreciate all of your support. The team is looking forward to representing Drumheller and Zone 6 at the Midget C Provincial Tournament.

Practice makes perfect for local skater

Local figure skater youth Kassidy Powell, shown here practicing at Drumheller’s Memorial Arena. Powell is working on improvements to her short program and practicing triple jumps over the next few months. She’ll be attending a meet at the Ice Palace Figure Skating Club in Edmonton, home club of Canadian Olympic figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond.

14 year-old Pre-Novice skater Kassidy Powell is spending the next few months practicing earnestly on some changes to her skating programs.
   “Right now we’re going to prepare for a competition that’s in the spring in Edmonton,” said Powell’s coach Rhett Myers.
   “We’re working on acquiring a couple new jumps - a couple triples - and working her new programs.”
   Myers explains the key is building power in the program and doing what’s in there successfully, and that the triple jumps will help with more points in the future.
   Powell starting skating at three years old and found she had a knack for figure skating.
   “You have to pass the levels in Can-Skate, and I passed them quickly,” she explained.
   “I was always really into competitions, even when I was younger.”
   Powell recently competed at the Alberta Winter Games in Banff-Canmore, where she placed 8th. She had two days practice, then she was off to The Calgary Winter Invitational, where she won a Bronze medal.
   The skater will be attending the 2014 Sunsational Competition in Edmonton this April.
   The competition is hosted by the Ice Palace Figure Skating Club, home of Canadian Olympic figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond.
   Powell says she admires Osmond’s style - “I like her performance, her dedication and how she connects with the audience.”

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