July 14, 2004 Vol. 29 No. 50  
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Record number of locals qualify for Summer Games

By John Barlow
Editor

One of the benefits of hosting the 2004 Alberta Summer Games is that it sparked a renewed interest in sports in local athletes which is evident in the number of locals who have qualified for the Alberta Summer Games.
Last Friday Alberta Sport and Rec released the names of the athletes who will represent Zone 2 (Big Country) at the 2004 Alberta Summer Games which will be held in Okotoks, High River and the MD of Foothills.
Competing on their home turf 124 athletes and 16 coaches from the foothills region will be participating the upcoming Summer Games.
Games chair Diane Turner said the record number of local athletes is a direct result of having the Summer Games at home.
“Because we are hosting the Games we had more local kids try-out (for the various events),” said Turner at the volunteer rally last Thursday in Okotoks.
The opportunity to win a Summer Games medal at home is indeed attractive for the local athletes.
“I am super excited that we are playing on our home field,” said Okotokian Jenna Seitz who will be playing the Big Country girl’s rugby team. “We are going to have an awesome team.”
Dan Yavis, who is playing for the Zone 2 men’s volleyball team, said the chance to play in such a prestigious event at home is a rare opportunity.
“It is going to be great because there will be so many people watching,” he said. “The chance to play at home is a pretty good bonus.”
For 13-year-old Travis Morrow of Okotoks he said competing in front of the home fans will not mean added pressure.
“No, I am not really nervous, I am excited,” said the BMX cyclist. “But this is the biggest competition I have ever been to.”
Morrow, Yavis and Seitz will not be alone as they face their nerves next week.
Joining the trio will be more than 100 other athletes.
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2004 SUMMER GAMES
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WE ARE READY!

Volunteers, committee members and co-ordinators hand out volunteer packages and register new volunteers at the highly successful volunteer rally last Thursday at the Murray Arena in Okotoks. The rally was a final push to attract more volunteers to help with the 2004 Alberta Summer Games which will take place July 22-25 in High River, Okotoks and the MD of Foothills. It is estimated that about 1,500 volunteers have registered. For more information on volunteering call the Games office at 652-3005. photo by John Barlow

Record number of locals qualify for Summer Games cont..

The other competitors and coaches are as follows:
DeWinton — Badminton: Janz Engen. Basketball: Haley Galvon. Soccer: Katelyn Piotto, Forrest Billings, Andrew Massinon, Roland Massinon, coach. Swimming: Edward Reid. Triathlon: Erin Leroux. Volleyball: Mike Robinson.
MD of Foothills — Soccer: Caden Sawatszky.
Millarville — Athletics: Kimberly Ball, Nicole Mason, Craig Ball. Badminton: Kayla Kranjcevic.
Okotoks — Athletics: Jamie Burtt, Lara deVries, Brittany Gustafson, Jody Ruby, McKenzie Pederson and Kylee Whetstone. Badminton: Denis Chernoff, Drew Flemmer, Marissa Holmwood, Alyssa Light, Stephanie Smith and Joseph Smith, coach. Basketball: Beverly Garrison, Cassie Hornby, Lisa Hustej, Sara Stepa, Jesse Baradoy, Kyle Cantelon, Ryley Grey, Braden Hergott, Joshua Pearson and Jeromy Hall, coach. BMX: Mike Bailey and Travis Morrow. Canoeing: Davis Collyer, Kaitlyn Doyle, Carmen Hergott and Kyle Pitt. Field hockey: Kendra Gavelin, Alyssa Koski, Shawna Koski, Rosanna Marmont and Kathryn Stewart. Football: Brenden Bennett, Tanner Cassidy, Brandyn Darr, Curtis Glawson, Codey Hirsche, Jesse Houle, Benjamin Larson, James McLeod, Richard McLeod, Garrett Paiement, Anthony Parker, Cody Skeldon, Kelly Houle, coach and Darren Stubor, coach. In-line hockey: Dena Liebrecht, coach. Lacrosse: Dylan Gibson, Collin Koski, Logan Northcott, Chas Shields, Shane Smith, Craig Gibson, coach, and Shane Koski, coach. Rugby: Chelsey Benna, Niki Kolskog, Sabrina Oakes, Carlie Reidlinger, Stacey Scott, Jenna Seitz, Kirsten Snider, Phil Butterworth, Josh McLean, Bryce Rawson, Toby Robinson, Riley Wilkowich. Soccer: Kimberly Brown, Kendra Cote, Krysti Szelei, Danja Thurgood, Jean Cote, coach, George Carefoot, Phillip Currie, Dex Dunford. Swimming: Brittany Karg, Lynsey Schafer, Courtney Sparks, coach, Cody Campbell, Kyle Campbell, Jeremy Jackins, Skylar Potrie, Jesse Provick. Triathlon: Tessa Webb and Jean-Guy Poirier. Volleyball: Graham Coskey, Brad Cote, Lucas Fernley, Tom Hautzinger, Alex Large, Brant Millis, Dan Yavis, Shelley Yavis, coach.
Priddis — Rugby: Jeff Vandal.
Redwood Meadows — Soccer: Jaclyn Tate.
Longview — Basketball: Clay Hoar.
Black Diamond — BMX: Graham Shepherd and Mark Shepherd, BMX, coach.
Blackie — Basketball: Nicole Westersund and Greg Poile. Swimming: Alena Rose.
Cayley — Athletics: Natasha Eaglesham. Rugby: Alexandra Bahlsen.
High River — Athletics: Kailin Webb, coach, Drew Granson and Ryan Neilson. Basketball: Jill Johnson, Jamie Norum, Neil Johnson, coach, Tyrone Morales, Taylor Norum, Graham Ouwekerk, Matthew Vryhof and Curtis Doell, coach. Football: Nathan Leman. In-line hockey: Kale Barr, Sean Wegener, Reed Wilson. Lacrosse: Mason Austen. Rugby: Erica Moeskau, Jaime Page, Jennifer Schug, Scott Nelson and Lloyd Watkins. Swimming, Ayla Lester and Lynda Teucher.

 
     

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