DAVIDSON—The Davidson Cyclones sent Raymore out of Senior A Provincial playoffs by beating the Rockets 7-3 on Jan. 30.
Davidson jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the first period with a goal from Kyle Boris (Zach Sim and Derek Allan) four minutes in the frame. The Cyclones powerplay showed its muscle with under two minutes left in the period when Derek Allan (Brett Ward and Rhyse Dieno) scored, making it look easy, to put the Cyclones up 2-0 to end the first period.
The Rockets came out firing in the second period, scoring two goals to tie it up at 2-2. The Cyclones responded, with Pat Cey, from Colton Allan and Carter Smith, scoring to regain the lead. Less than a minute later Sim (Derek Allan and Rhyse Dieno) added the insurance while on the powerplay. Smith put the Cyclones up 5-2 with Cody Danberg and Cey in on the assist.
In the third period the Cyclones scored two more goals Cey, from Smith and Sim, and Derek Allan, from Bortis and Dieno, to take a comfortable 7-2 lead. The Rockets sputtered to life late in the third period to score on Cyclones netminder Mark Zoerb, who was solid for the Cyclones, to end the game 7-3 for Davidson.
With the win, the Cyclones advanced to the second round of provincials and hosted the Balcarres Broncs Sunday at Davidson in Game 1 of the best of three-game series.
Balcarres beat the Cyclones 4-3 to take a 1-0 lead in the series. The Cyclones will be celebrating Valentine’s Day Saturday in Balcarres where they hope to take the Broncs for a ride.
Game 3, if needed, is back in Davidson Feb. 16.
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Local athletes bound for Canada Winter Games
Local athletes will be among the thousands of Canadians competing at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C. later this week.
Saskatchewan is represented by 300 athletes, coaches, managers, technicians and participant assistants to the games, which showcases some of the best young athletes Canada has to offer.
Loreburn is sending two athletes to the games that go from Feb. 13 to March 1. Ian Abbot, 20, is on Team Sask’s 10-member badminton team and Jasey Book, 16, will be a goalie for Team Sask’s female hockey team. Book currently plays for the Swift Current Wildcats in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League.
Chamberlain’s Carson Ackerman, 17, will be skipping Team Sask’s male curling team in the games. The team is coached by Carson’s dad Patrick and has been together for just over a year.
Carson is joined by Mitchell Dales of Melville, who is third; second is Kacey Rodland of Moose Jaw and Brett Behm, also of Moose Jaw, as lead. The rink won the Saskatchewan Winter Games last February, which qualified them for the Saskatchewan trials for the Canada Winter Games.
Patrick said the team started training in March 2014 and curled in about eight bonspiels in October and November to prepare for the trials, which were held in December in Regina. They also curl in Superleague in Moose Jaw. The Ackerman rink won the trials and the privilege to represent Saskatchewan at the Winter Games.
“They’re a good group of boys and they want to be there,” he says.
Their desire is important. Ackerman says it requires a big commitment from the teenage boys, whose weekends and some weeknights are spent at the curling rink.
He said CurlSask has developed a program geared to developing the province’s young curlers so that the province remains a force on the national and international curling scene.
CurlSask has assigned the Ackerman rink with a mentor coach to help them with skills or mental training. Travis Brown of Loreburn gives the team advice as needed.
“Travis is on my speed dial,” Patrick says.
Team Sask leaves for Prince George Thursday, has practice scheduled for Saturday and plays its first game against Quebec Sunday, Feb. 15.
Events will be streamed live on the Internet, so people should check the Canada Games website. Ackerman said the final, which is set for Friday, Feb. 20 will be televised on TSN.
Dezotell wins Farmers bonspiel
DAVIDSON—Husband and wife team Marvin and Marla Dezotell found themselves on opposite sides of the house in the A Event final of last weekend’s 2015 Farmers Bonspiel.
Marvin’s rink of Dave Palmer, Greta Wedrick and Mike Schneider took on Marla’s rink of daughter Raylene Dezotell, sister Marcia Palmer and Laura Church.
Marvin’s rink got the better of Marla’s to finish first in the A Event and Marla taking second.
Ten rinks competed in the Farmers Bonspiel, which has been a winter tradition at Davidson’s Curling Club.
Local agricultural suppliers and businesses support the bonspiel by donating numerous prizes.
Results of the bonspiel are:
A Event: first, Marvin Dezotell rink; second, Marla Dezotell rink;
B Event: first, Graham Shearwood rink; second, Beth Booker rink;
C Event: first, Ken Schneider rink; second Dalton Woodman rink;
D Event: first, Rob Stone rink; second Ryan Shaw.
Hockey kids come home to Hanley
HANLEY—It was a busy weekend in Hanley at the local arena with “Hockey Day In Hanley.” It kicked off Friday night with the Hooters Ladies team playing the Dundurn Wheat Queens. At 8:30 p.m., the Dundurn Wheat Kings faced off against the Kinistino Tigers treating the full-house crowd to a fast action game. The Dundurn Wheat Kings came out with a win in the last minute, winning 7-6.
Saturday was a full day of hockey beginning at 10 a.m with the Dundurn Pee Wee Wolfpack versus Saskatoon Wild, 11:15 brought all the little ones out with the Hanley Initiation playing the Dundurn Wolfpack, 1 p.m. the Novice Dundurn Wolfpack played the Saskatoon Redwing Cyclone and at 2:30 p.m. the ice was turned over to the Midgets with the Clavet Midgets II versus Clavet Midgets III. The day ended with the Dundurn Atom Wolfpack playing the Saskatoon Bobcat Pirates.
It was good to see the arena full both days with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbours, and friends out to watch a “Good Old Hockey Game.” Many of our Kids and Adults all travel to surrounding communities to play hockey and it was great to watch the boys and girls come home and play the game in front of hometown crowd.
Cyclones look to move up in league standings
DAVIDSON— The Cyclones beat LeRoy twice last week to improve their record to 8-8 as they make a bid to move up in league standings heading into playoffs.
The Cyclones were in LeRoy last Wednesday where they beat the Braves 6-4.
LeRoy got off to an early lead with a goal five minutes into the first frame. Davidson’s Pat Cey (Ben Wasmuth, Zach Sim) tied it up at 10:31. While on the powerplay, Garrett Dieno, from Kyle Bortis, scored to put the Cyclones ahead 2-1. Carter Smith (Bortis and Rhyse Dieno) scored to end the period with Davidson up 3-1.
The Cyclones came out scoring in the second period after Garrett Dieno (Bortis, Rhyse Dieno) found the back of the Braves’ net. Cey (Cody Danberg, Smith) scored his second goal of the game to give the Cyclones a 5-1 lead. The Braves came back scoring two goals before Derek Allan (Rhyse Dieno, Sim) scored Davidson’s sixth and final goal of the game on the powerplay to put Davidson up 6-3.
In the third period the Braves scored their fourth goal, shorthanded, to narrow the gap but it wasn’t enough and the Cyclones and their goalie Brady Willner got out of LeRoy with a 6-4 win.
This victory came after a Jan. 9 game against LeRoy in Watson with Davidson’s Kyle Bortis scoring the game winner in a shootout.
After scoring 4 goals in the first period for a 4-2 lead, the Cyclones were silent in the second period, allowing the Braves to take the lead. Davidson was down 8-4 heading to the midway point of the third period and the game seemed all but lost. Derek Allan scored his second goal of the game to revive the Cyclones and give them some hope. As the minutes wound down, Carter Smith (from Allan) scored to put Davidson within two. With seconds on the clock, goalie Mark Zoerb pulled and the extra attacker on the ice, Allan got his third goal of the game to put the Cyclones down by one. With 17 seconds remaining Smith, from Brett Ward, scored the tying goal to send it into overtime. A scoreless OT forced the shootout with Davidson’s Cey, Derek Allan, Smith and Bortis scoring for the win.
The Cyclones played league-leading Drake at home Friday and then travelled to Lanigan Saturday to take on the second-place Pirates. Davidson’s final league game is this Saturday in Watrous.
Dietz helps Stars in Mac’s AAA championship
HANLEY—The Saskatoon Stars outshone and snuffed out the Calgary Fire to win the Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Tournament in Calgary Jan. 1.
Opening scoring for the Stars in the tourney final was Hanley’s Kianna Dietz, who scored with 1:20 left in the first period of the championship game that was played at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Stars beat the Fire 4-2, to win the tournament for the first time since 2010.
The Stars were undefeated in the tournament, which started Dec. 26, winning their first four games of round-robin action and beating the St. Albert Slash 5-2 in the New Year’s Eve semi-final.
Kianna’s parents Kelly and Kim Dietz were in Calgary for the tournament, but her family and friends back home in Hanley were able to watch the finals that were televised by Shaw.
The Saskatoon Stars is an AAA team that showcases some of the best midget-aged female hockey players in the Saskatoon area. The team plays in the eight-team Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey.
This is Kianna’s first year in the league. This season, Kianna, 15, could have played as a second year bantam player with the Saskatoon Comets, however, her mom Kim says Kianna wanted to tryout for the Stars this season as an underage player.
Her Comets coach Greg Slobodzian was hired as head coach for the Stars, so Kianna wanted to follow him.
“One reason she wanted to try the next level was to learn more and work on her skills. Her coach works a lot on developing players,” Kim said.
Playing AAA midget hockey is a major commitment for players and their families. The Dietzes are in Saskatoon three times a week for practices and workouts. Their weekends are spent on the road travelling to games as far away as Weyburn, Prince Albert, Melville and Swift Current.
“She loves it and she’s made amazing friends,” Kim says.