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Davidson, Sports

McNabb dealt to Regina Pats

 

McNabb is the youngest child of Kim and Jeannine McNabb of Davidson. Last season, McNabb played junior hockey out on the west coast. He was drafted by the Royals in the third round of the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft. He appeared in 30 games last season for the Royals and added three more in the 2018 WHL Playoffs.

Along with acquiring McNabb, the Pats also received a ninth-round pick in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft. In exchange, Victoria receives an eighth-round pick in 2020 and a conditional fifth round pick in 2020 in the trade.

“We are happy to get Dean to Regina,” said John Paddock, Pats vice-president of hockey operations and general manager. “He has experience in the league and adds some needed depth to the goalie position within our organization.”

Prior to joining the Royals in 2017-18, McNabb (6’2″, 176 pounds) played two seasons with the Regina Pat Canadians, winning a league title in 2016-17, he carried the best goals against average in the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League at 1.67 and was named a first team all-star.

Max Paddock is the Pats starting goaltender. As of last Wednesday Paddock was 0-2 on the season, allowing 10 goals on 75 shots.

The Pats had two games at home at the Brandt Centre this weekend, taking on the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sept. 28 and the Moose Jaw Warriors on Sunday.

McNabb wasn’t expected to start in last weekend’s action.

The Pats’ next home game is Oct. 6 against the Brandon Wheat Kings.

McNabb is the younger brother to Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Brayden McNabb

Davidson, Sports

Raiders get ready to rumble

A new football season has started for the Raiders, who held their first practice of the season last Monday and continued with them through the week. Coach Tim Hom wants players to have the proper football stance when they do the up-and-down drills. The Raiders play Viscount this Friday in Davidson. Kick off is at 4 p.m.

Davidson, Sports

Pickleball enthusiasts hope to set up club in Davidson

DAVIDSON—It’s fun, it’s fast and it’s a great fitness activity say enthusiasts of the popular sport of pickleball.

An informational session on establishing a pickleball club in Davidson was held May 11 at the Davidson Community Centre. Pickleball enthusiasts Lorraine Gust and Kelly Foster organized the meeting with hopes that Davidson and area residents will embrace the popular sport.

“Apparently it’s one of the fastest growing sports in North America. Lorraine and I play it down south,” Foster said. “We both think it would be something that goes over really well in our community.”

Gust even set up a court in the Quonset at her home.

Foster says pickleball is a great way to meet people and it’s an inclusive sport for people of all ages and abilities.

“It can be very competitive, but it doesn’t have to be,” she said.

If there is enough interest, they hope to start a club in Davidson. Foster said if they can sign up at least 10 people over the age of 55, Pickleball Saskatchewan will give them equipment to get them started. The free equipment includes a portable net, four paddles and 10 balls.

Foster said they want people of all ages to join and if there is enough interest they hope to have an adult night and a family night.

Davidson will be the most recent community to have a place for people to play pickleball. In Craik there are drop-in sessions at the Craik School during the evening. Elbow has had a pickleball club for several years now.

Anyone who wishes to learn more about pickleball in Davidson, or would like to add their names to the list should contact Kelly Foster or Lorraine Gust.

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Top hunters and anglers win Wildlife Federation awards

Chris Payne won so many awards in the Arm River Wildlife Federation’s bird category that he had to have daughters Jasmine (far left) and Kayleigh help hold them for the picture. Randen Boschee (far right) won for his sharp-tailed grouse that weighed 2 pounds.

BLADWORTH—It appears a youth movement is taking over the Arm River Wildlife Federation.

Many of the awards at the federation’s annual awards banquet April 21 were won by the club’s younger members.

Hunting and fishing is often a multi-generational family activity with grandparents and parents sharing this sporting tradition with their children and grandchildren.

Members of the Arm River Wildlife Federation are continuing this tradition and have always included kids.

One reason that the youth awards were up is that parents are making the effort to have the fish, birds and the game their children catch and hunt weighed and scored, says Jeff Doyle, vice-president of the Arm River Wildlife Federation.

He’s happy to see that kids are active in the wildlife federation and the sporting community. Next year the federation will include a youth division in the fish award category.

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High school rodeo competitors impress with speed and skill

The grand entry marks the start of the senior portion of the high school rodeo.

EYEBROW—In the blink of an eye, OK, maybe it took a second longer than that, Austin Leposa lassoed her calf in last Sunday’s senior breakaway roping event at the high school rodeo held at Twin Curves Ranch near Eyebrow.

In less than 2 seconds, 1.9 to be exact, Leposa, who had the second run of the day, set the standard in the event that featured 21 other competitors. None of the girls who followed could match her blistering speed.

She roped her calf, catching it by the neck the moment it ran from the chute.

Her horse barely broke a sweat, just did its job perfectly, stopping suddenly so the rope broke and the calf could run free.

Eyebrow’s Danita Esmond tried to match Leposa’s time. Esmond caught her calf in 3 seconds flat, a very good time most other days, but last Sunday it was only fast enough for fourth place.

Time is the enemy of rodeo competitors where every second matters and Saskatchewan High School Rodeo Association (SHSRA) events are no different, expecting similar feats of skill displayed at adult rodeos.

Twin Curves Ranch near Eyebrow played host to the first high school rodeo of the spring season April 21 and 22. The competition featured 115 students in grades 6 to 12 from across the province competing in various events including barrel racing, goat tying, pole bending, saddle bronc, bareback, bull riding, chute dogging, steer wrestling, ribbon roping, team roping and breakaway roping.

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McNabb scores game-winning goal for Golden Knights

Brayden McNabb

DAVIDSON—The Las Vegas Golden Knights made history last Tuesday to become the first team to advance in the NHL playoffs without a loss in its inaugural season.

The Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings in four straight games to advance to the second round.

The 1-0 win was also an historical moment for Davidson’s Brayden McNabb, who scored the game-winning goal.

It was his first NHL playoff goal.

With 5 goals in 78 games played in the regular season, the 6’ 4”, 212 pound defenceman isn’t known as a goal scorer.

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