Our basketball season is officially over now that the league banquet and all-star games are done. We have our Easter break, this week and badminton, rugby and boys’ soccer will swing into full gear when school resumes next week.
ROCKY VIEW LEAGUE AWARDS BANQUET
On Monday, March 25 the Rocky View league Awards Banquet was held at Bert Church High School. Close to 500 people attended this event, with 95 coming from Chestermere. A number of our athletes were honoured with awards. Earning Heart Awards were: Kendra Anderson, Mitch Marjoram, Kendall Armstrong, and Drake Bruney. All-star awards were presented to: Kayla Georgsen, Natalie Russell, Ali Abdulghani, Jag Gill, Bryce Dunaway, Jordan Brown , Rachel Cooke, Yuvi Hnudal, and Riley Lenci. Congratulations to all heart award recipients and the league all-stars.
ROCKY VIEW LEAGUE MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
With the great year our teams had, this season, it is no surprise that we had a number of major award winners. From the JV Boys team Jeff Rodehutskors was named MVP. Aimee Wilson and Yas Saghir were names co-MVP’s of the Varsity Girls’ League, while Charn Gill was named Rookie of the Year for the Varsity Boys league . Congratulations on your awards. We are proud of these major achievements.
YASMENE SAGHIR
Yasmene has had quite the past two weeks. After leading the Lady Lakers to a 3-1 record and the Consolation Championship, at provincials, she played in both the zone and provincial all-star games. At the Shooting Stars Showcase Awards Banquet, Yas was named the 3A Player of the Year, for Alberta. The following Monday she was awarded the CO-MVP for the Rocky View League. As well, last Friday, Yasmene was featured on CTV as the Athlete of the Week. Congratulations on your achievements and best of luck as you take the next step and play for the Mount Royal University Cougars next season.
AIMEE WILSON
Aimee also had a spectacular past two weeks. Despite being injured, Aimee’s leadership was a key to the success of the Lady Lakers at 3A Provincials. She qualified for the zone and provincial all-star game, but was not able to participate, as an active player, due to a calf injury. At the Showcase Awards Banquet, Aimee was named Miss Alberta Basketball, emblematic of being considered the top female player in the province. At the league banquet Aimee was also named CO-MVP for the Rocky View League. She was previously featured on CTV as the Athlete of the Week. Quite a year for Aimee, despite being injured for much of the last half of the season. Aimee will suit up next year for the University of Calgary Dinos.
SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE ALL-STAR GAME
Five members of our varsity basketball teams took part in the zone all-star game at Highwood High School in High River on Wednesday, March 20. From the Lady Lakers Katelyn Dickin and Yas Saghir took part, while Aimee Wilson participated as an injured player. On the boys side Riley Lenci and Drake Bruney played in the event. Congratulations to all five of our athletes.
SHOOTING STARS SHOWCASE
The 20th annual Shooting Stars Showcase all-star basketball games took place this past weekend, at SAIT. From our school and area the following students participated in the event: Danielle Cooke, Rachel Cooke, Kayla Georgsen, Natalie Russell, Kendall Armstrong, Yas Saghir, Aimee Wilson and Jordan Brown. Aimee and Jordan participated as injured players. All of our players did well and represented Chestermere Basketball in an outstanding manner. Congratulations to Kayla on her Player of the Game Award.
RUGBY
Both boys and girls have been training in the gym. We hope that the teams will be outside once the break is over and the snow is gone. There is not much time after the break before the teams open their season. More details after the break.
BADMINTON
Our badminton team has been hard at work the past month, preparing for their season. The divisional championship takes place Saturday, April 13. More details in the next article.
SHOOTING STARS GIRLS CLUB BASKETBALL
The Shooting Stars will, again, be offering club basketball for girls in the Chestermere area. Practices take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:30 for grades 6-8 athletes and from 7:30-9 for girls in grades 9-11. For more information contact me.
