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Dynos win silver at home tourney

Matt Herman drives to the hoop versus the Mount Baker Wild Last Saturday. The Dynos won silver a their home tourney.

The DVSS senior boys Basketball team faced the top 1A school at their home tournament, and came home with the silver medal.

The Dynos hosted eight teams last Friday and Saturday at their second tournament this year. Their run and gun style pushed them all the way into the final.
The Dynos faced Whitecourt in the opening round on Friday night at home. The Dynos quick style of swarming defense and solid three point shooting had them easily win 92-66. This put them firmly on the championship side of the draw to face Mount Baker School from Cranbrook. The fast paced Dynos were able to outhustle the bigger Wild to win 90-62.
This set them up to play Senator Gershaw of Bow Valley in the final. All year the Gators have held on to the top spot in the 1A provincial standings, and on Saturday night they proved why.
The Dynos came our strong, but slowed down before the half was up.
“We struggled shooting in the second quarter,” said coach Jeff Messom. “We put ourselves in a big hole, and we’re not able to overcome it.”
The Gators won 96-74.

This strong showing by the Dynos is indicative of their play all season. So far they are undefeated in league play and finish off the regular season tonight (Wednesday) versus Three Hills.
From there they will be heading to zones at St. Joseph’s Composite in Brooks. Currently they are ranked second in the zone and have consistently received an honourable mention provincially at the 2A level.
“I think the key to our success this year has been the willingness of our players, especially our grade twelves to accept and embrace the unique style of basketball that we adopted this year. Our goal this year was to develop as many players as possible, and to be competitive as we have a very young an inexperienced team,” said Messom.

Morrin girls win gold

Morrin played host to the Alberta South Central Zone Senior High Curling Championships at the Drumheller Curling Club February 14 and 15. The competition hosted six boys teams, five girls teams, and four teams for the mixed draw.

Above: Winning the gold medal for the girls was The Katie Primrose Team. left to right are Skip Katie Primrose, Third Brittany Cawiezel, Second Amy Adams, Lead Jessica Wolf, Alternate Shelby Primrose and coach Betty Primrose.

Below: The Morrin Boys team won the silver in their category. Pictured are coach Kent Holowath, Skip Bradley Nelson, Third Marcus Herd, Second Dan McNaughton, and lead Garrett Holowath.

The Strathmore rink won the Boys Gold Medal, and the Hanna rink won the Mixed Gold Medal.

Below: The Mixed Silver Medal went to the Morrin rink. Photo Left to right: Coach Melanie Nelson, Fifth Levi Hampton, Skip Evan Hampton, 3rd Caitlin Wolf, 2nd Lowell Nelson, Lead Jorden Ferguson, Fifth Quinn Nelson

Pictured below: the Gold medal winners, Hanna Mixed Rink.

Below, the Strathmore Gold Medal Team skipped by Jason Wilson.

All the gold medal teams qualify to compete at the provincials - the 2014 Alberta Junior Curling Championships in Leduc March 7.

Local Special Olympic athletes prepare for games qualifier

Three athletes and two coaches from Drumheller along with four athletes and three coaches from Olds were training at Nakiska Ski Resort January 11 and 25, in preparation for the upcoming qualifying ski race in Calgary February 9 at Canada Olympic Park. The qualifier is the criteria for Special Olympics Alberta alpine athletes to compete and coaches to support athletes at the 2015 Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games planned for Grande Prairie, AB. Coach Martin McSween said although there is no ski hill in Drumheller, there are interested athletes who would like to qualify for racing at the provincial games. They have been busy dryland training every Tuesday evening since late October and taking what on snow training the team can afford to ready themselves for this up coming event. Returning athletes include Mitchell Pennington, Jay Dekeyser and Quinn Delisle from Drumheller, Brian Tabor and James Beitzel from Olds along with two new recruits from Olds; Nicole Palardy and Thomas Rooks. McSween said without the support of new coach, Cody Patton and the three coaches from Olds; Dean Peachment, and new coaches Mike Rooks, and Murray Elliott, they would not be able to support these athletes on this endeavour. The athletes are excited and looking forward to this event and this chance to get back in the saddle from a hiatus from the last provincials in 2011 for our veteran racers. The team will be missing one Drumheller athlete who has chosen not to ski and one Olds athlete who was injured in the fall of 2013. McSween said as head coach he is looking forward to see how these athletes will fair and this qualifier will give them a feel and review of what is expected for alpine racing in preparation for the provincials next year.

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