HANLEY—Hanley Composite School’s senior girls curling team were in Prince Albert March 6 and 7 looking to defend their provincial championship.
The team of skip Hanna Anderson, third Jill Kroeger, second Ashley Randall, lead Kirsten Cory, fifth Jasmine Heagy and coaches Scott Anderson and Melissa Koroll opened the tournament with convincing 13-0 win over the host team from St. Mary’s High School.
Next, the Hanley rink came up against a tough team from Maple Creek that went to an extra end. The exciting game ended with a Hanley 8-7 win.
In their third game of the championships, Hanley came up against a strong team from Lumsden, who handed the Hanley squad its first loss of the tourney. To advance to the semi-finals, Hanley had to play a tiebreaker against Maple Creek. This time Maple Creek was able to squeeze out a 4-3 win, ending Hanley’s run at provincials. Lumsden, who went undefeated in pool play at provincials, beat Maple Creek 7-1 in the gold medal game to win the 2015 provincial championship.
Hanley is proud of its senior girls’ team and their coach and congratulates them on making it back to provincials, a fitting end to an excellent season.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Novice Huskies win Fertile Hockey League championship
OUTLOOK—The Davidson Novice Huskies beat their Fertile Valley Hockey League rivals when it mattered most to win the league championship.
The only defeats suffered by Davidson Novice Huskies all season came courtesy of the Outlook Icehawks.
The Huskies solved that problem last Wednesday by beating the Icehawks 7-6 to win the Fertile Valley Hockey League ‘A’ final.
It was the third game in the best of three-games series. The Icehawks beat the Huskies 15-5 in Game 1 in Outlook March 2. The Huskies battled back in Game 2 in Davidson March 6, to win 9-8 in overtime to even the series and force Game 3 in Outlook March 11.
Outlook got off to an early 2-0 lead, thanks to a powerplay goal two minutes into the game and another goal at the 13-minute mark. With 2:35 remaining, Mason Palmer scored to end the period with the Huskies down by one.
Less than a minute into the second period Kaden Berry scored to tie it 2-2. The Icehawks fired back to score and regain the lead. The Huskies mounted a comeback with Palmer scoring the tying goal 10 minutes into the period. Berry, from Palmer, scored soon after to give the Huskies the go-ahead goal. Palmer, from Nolan Kearns, added another to give the Huskies a 5-3 lead heading into the third period.
The Icehawks scored first to close the gap to 5-4. Palmer responded scoring two more goals for the Huskies to give them a 7-4 lead. The Icehawks poured it on in the third. In the last minute of the game, Icehawks got one puck past Huskies goalie Daxton Tichit and then kept up the onslaught to score another goal with 2 seconds remaining. Time ran out and the Huskies had the win and the league championship.
Weather Folklore
By Helen Lee
Weather Folklore – Fact or Fiction?
“When a heavy fog sets in, you can expect moisture 90 days from then, unless there is moisture within 3 days of the fog.”
If weatherlore proves true, forecasts suggests not planning your outdoor activities during the week of June 10. Mark your calendars – Heavy fog March 12 and 13.
Summer fog for fair,
A winter fog for rain.
A fact most everywhere,
In valley or on plain.
Peewee Huskies down Redvers Rockets
South Final Update: The Huskies beat Redvers 8-7 and have a one-point lead heading into this Saturday’s (March 14) final game of the South Final series in Davidson at 4 p.m. The team with the most points in the best of two game series will advance to the Provincial ‘D’ Final.
By Tara de Ryk
DAVIDSON—Davidson’s Pee Wee Huskies put away the Kincaid Outlaws Feb. 28 to advance to the South Final of the Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) ‘D’ playoffs.
The win earned the Huskies a four-hour bus ride down to Redvers on Saturday to take on the Rockets, who were tops in the Moose Mountain Hockey League.
“It should be a good test for us,” Huskies Coach Barkley Prpick said before the game. “They sound like a decent squad.”
Having never played the Rockets or seen them play, the Huskies ventured into unknown territory Saturday. The aim was to win the game and rack up as many points as possible to give the Huskies a decent cushion for this Saturday’s game in Davidson.
The Huskies are glad to have Reid Babiarz back in the lineup; the 12-year-old player was off the roster for a bit after he broke his wrist skiing.
Prpick said he’s counting on his players to continue playing smart, disciplined hockey. He wants his team to keep the puck deep and make Redvers work for their 200 feet of ice instead of turning it over at the blue line.
“If we stay out of the penalty box, keep everyone fresh, we should be all right,” Prpick said.
Game 2 of the series takes place in Davidson this Saturday, March 14 at 4 p.m.
The winner of the Davidson/Redvers two games total points series will play the winner of the Macklin/Big River series for the SHA Provincial ‘D’ championship.
“Hopefully we’ll keep the rink full. The kids feed off the crowds,” Prpick said.
The Huskies split the South Semi-Final series against the Kincaid Outlaws.
The Huskies lost the game 3-4 in Davidson, but a 6-4 win the week before in Kincaid gave the Huskies a 2-point lead to take the best of two games total points series.
The first period of the Feb. 28 game remained scoreless. Kincaid was first on the scoreboard three minutes into the second period putting the puck by Huskies netminder Nathan Chomyshen. Davidson’s Kade McConnell tied it up ten minutes into the frame with helpers from Nolan Allan and Tyler Bahnman. The Outlaws responded to regain the lead and end the period with a 2-1 advantage.
Halfway through the third period Hunter Herback, from Allan, scored to tie the score 2-2. Kincaid responded two minutes later to regain the lead and then added another for a 4-2 lead. Allan, with four minutes remaining, scored to put the Huskies within one point. This was how the game would end with the Huskies recording the 3-4 loss, but it was enough for the Huskies to win the series.
While the Huskies keep their provincial playoff run alive, they’re also busy in Last Mountain Minor Hockey League playoffs. The pee wees are in the midst of a best of three games series against Wynyard. The pee wees will host Wynyard this Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Craik takes health care rally to Legislature
By Kevin Gilby
CRAIK— Undeterred by the Craik Health Centre’s physician position going up for competition on Feb. 27, 70 people from Craik and Central Butte areas travelled by chartered bus and cars to the Legislature Building in Regina last Monday to let the government know they are frustrated over their dealings with the Five Hills Health Region (FHHR).
Gathering in front of the Legislature, the group rallied for their hospital and for physician Dr. Levi Karam while leaders of the opposition parties addressed the crowd acknowledging the group’s concerns. Dr. Karam was present for the rally, shaking hands and receiving well wishes and words of encouragement from those in attendance.
Karam spoke briefly to reporters about the government before the beginning of Question Period stating, “If they come out to Craik and say what can we do to help you deliver better health care in Craik? One thing, let the ambulance stop. Period.”
Filling the west gallery of the Legislative Assembly, the visitors were welcomed by Opposition leader Cam Broten, Premier, Brad Wall and Minister of Rural and Remote Health Greg Ottenbreit.
Despite repeated calls from Broten for Wall to meet with the delegation after question period, the Premier only replied that, “We want the best possible health care for the people of Craik and area, for people all up and down No. 11” while listing the services presently provided to the community.
After question period, Ottenbreit met with Craik Mayor Rick Rogers, RM of Craik Reeve Hilton Spencer, Ret. Rev. David Ashdown, and Dr. Karam. During the meeting, the delegates “pushed hard for the ambulance services to be restored” to the community and to remove emergency on-call travel requirements from the physician contract under dispute.
“I think we made a few points,” Spencer told the group after the meeting. “We’ll have to wait and see. He doesn’t want to give up on the ambulance, but Dr. Karam was going at it pretty hard that we have to have it.”
Speaking generally about discussions with the community, Ottenbreit said, “We’ve agreed to everything the opposition brought forward in their petition, which was no closure of the facility, no renovation of the facility, and hire a doctor.”
“We’ve even gone further in writing and verbal form that the facility won’t close or no renovations will go on in the facility” he says. “I think the region was moving in that direction previously, but they’ve agreed to that they won’t go in that direction.”
Ottenbreit said that the community “presented something that is basically a full-on hospital service, we presented something in a very enhanced primary care model that will serve the Craik community very well.”
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Bullish over bulls
BLADWORTH—Optimism for the cattle industry generated by record high cattle prices were reflected in the turnout and response to Palmer Charolais with Nielson Land & Cattle Co. annual bull sale March 2.
“It was a good crowd for the blustery day we had…standing room only during the sale,” Larry Nielson, of Nielson Land & Cattle Co., said.
There were from 150 to 200 people crowded into the shop at Palmer Charolais west of Bladworth. Gale-force winds that whipped up the snow didn’t deter people from turning out. Others phoned in their bids.
The sale average of last Monday’s sale was considerably higher than last year’s average, Nielson said.
He said the prices for his family’s purebred black Angus and red Angus bulls and heifers at this year’s sale were much higher than last year.
Palmer Charolais experienced similar results for their purebred Charolais bulls, the overall average on the their bulls was $7,276, which is up from last year.
“Everybody I talked to at the sale or on the phone about the sale was very optimistic about cattle,” said Velon Herback of Palmer Charolais.
People are optimistic, so they are spending more money on bulls than they had in the past.
“Everything relates to prices in cattle,” Herback said.