TRACK AND FIELD
Fourteen track athletes competed in the Rocky View Championships this past weekend at Foothills Athletic Park. We had some good results and many personal bests. The following students qualified for the South Central Zone Championships: Drake Bruney (shot put, discus), Alex Jampen (shot put), Hunter Karl (high jump, triple jump), Yamene Saghir (Javelin) and Blake Smith (1500). Zones will take place on Wednesday, May 23 at Foothills. Best of luck as these athletes attempt to qualify for the Provincial Championships.
BOYS’ SOCCER
The boys had a busy week of soccer last week. In their first match they lost 2-0 against Bert Church . Brent Wileman and Shahed Bayesteh had a strong game in the midfield. They worked hard to maintain possession and force the play into the offensive zone. The boys had an excellent match against defending champs Cochrane, winning 3-0. Coach Mitschke called it their best game of the year. Alex Krusina had a great game playing left midfield and scored the first goal. Kris Reimer added to that with 2 goals, continuing his torrid scoring pace. Rookie Akshay Aheer played a great defensive game with a number of strong challenges. Brent Wileman kept us in the match playing a great first game as goal keeper. This win vaulted the Lakers into the playoffs next week. Congratulations on a huge win.
JASDEEP GILL TO NATIONAL TEAM TRYOUT
Best of luck To Jasdeep who is trying out for the Cadet Junior National Basketball Team in Toronto. Jas is one of the country’s top players and has a goods shot at making the team. Last year his tryout was thwarted by an ankle injury a few days prior to the tryout. Jas was recruited by numerous CIS programs and will play for the U of C Dinos next year. An update will be given in next week’s article. Best of luck Jas.
BOYS’ RUGBY
The undermanned boys were up against a strong side in STS, from Okotoks, last Thursday. Coach Autet was pleased with the effort of his boys indicating that it was the best game of the year. He indicated that the team played with effort, heart, determination, as well as showing great sportsmanship. Eryk Persaud scored the team’s only try. Next up for the boys are the zone playoffs. The team will travel to High River to take on the Highwood Mustangs on Tuesday, May 22. Best of luck to the team and coaches.
GIRLS’ RUGBY
This past Thursday the girls’ had an incredibly exciting game at CHS against Rundle College. The girls fought back from a deficit to make the game close. In the dying seconds of the game Ryleigh Hamilton scored a try that secured a 20-19 victory. Coach Derkatch indicated that Willow Paxton had another strong game. Next up for the girls are the zone playoffs where they will travel to Okotoks and play the always strong HTA Knights. Best of luck.
SPRING FOOTBALL
Cowboys spring football will start on Tuesday, May 29 and will run until Thursday, June 7. We will be running 6 practices and a controlled scrimmage. Students currently in grades 8, 9, 10 and 11 at CHS, CLMS, Langdon and Indus are eligible to participate in the camp. There is no charge for the camp. For more information pick up a spring package from Coach Utley in Room #1037 or e-mail and a package will be sent to you.
TOWN OF CHESTERMERE GRANT
A special thanks goes out to the Town of Chestermere and the Town Council. We had applied for funds to help support the upgrade at our main athletic field. The town has allotted $100,000 to this project. The funds will be used to build a clubhouse or, if additional funding can be secured, will be used to help purchase field turf. We will keep you updated on developments with the field development. On behalf of our students, athletes and community members than you for this generous contribution.
COW PATTY BINGO
The parents’ Athletic Association is holding a “Cow Patty Bingo” prior to the Athletic Awards Banquet on Wednesday June 13. This involves setting up a grid on the football field and setting a cow loose. The winner is determined by the square closest to where the cow “poops.” Squares are $20 each and the grand prize is $1000. The cqw will be set loose on the field from 5-6:30. You can purchase a ticket from Lori Zaremba in the business office. All proceeds help support the athletic program at the school.
ATHLETIC BANQUET
Please note that our annual Athletic Awards Night will take place on Wednesday, June 13 at 6:30. Food will be supplied and we will be entertained by Chestermere’s own Keister Family Fiddlers. Mark it on your calendar and plan on attending this event.
Congratulations to Drake who had an outstanding track meet last week. He finished 1st in shot put, 2nd in discus and 4th in javelin. Drake has now qualified for the South Central Zone Championships this week. Drake has had an excellent year in athletics.[/box] [box]GIRLS’ ATHLETE OF THE WEEK-ALEX JAMPEN
Alex continues to dominate as a track athlete. She finished 2nd in triple jump, 3rd in javelin and 5th in the 100 m. Alex also set one school record to go with her two previous records. She will attempt to qualify for Provincials with a strong showing at zones.[/box]
