Bronze for local archers

Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

A pair of Fort St. John archers had bronze finishes at Archery Canada’s recent Regional Indoor Championships.

Kori Meyer won bronze in the female U13 barebow category with 322 points, including one 10, and four 9s.

Andy Fochuk won bronze in the male 21+ compound category with 587 points, including forty-seven 10s, and thirteen 9s.

Three others from the local New Totem Archery club took part:

- Melanie Meyer placed fifth in the female 21+ barebow, with 399 points (seven 10s, five 9s)

- Graham Goertzen tied for 10th in the male 21+ compound, with 573 points (thirty-three 10s and twentyseven 9s)

- Tim Giesbrecht tied for 32nd in the male 21+ compound, with 531 points (eleven 10s)

Huskies down two in nals

Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

After winning 39 games in a row, the Fort St. John Huskies hockey club was due for a loss, but the team took two in a row over the weekend in their NWJHL championship final against Grande Prairie.

The Huskies lost game one 4-2 on home ice Friday, March 17, and again on the road March 18, a close 2-1 final in overtime.

Fort St. John skaters outshot their opponents 73-36 over the two games, with Jaden Loverin, Cayden Frenette, and Colby

Busche each scoring a goal.

The Huskies find themselves down two games to none heading into game three back at the North Peace Area on Tuesday night. Head-to-head, Fort St. John won the regular season series five games to one, outscoring Grande Prairie 24-12.

The Huskies still have time to dig out of the hole when the puck drops 8:30 p.m. at North Peace Arena on Tuesday, and again when the series returns to the Corsslink County Sportsplex in Grande Prairie on Thursday night.

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$125K for ATV campground

Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

The District of Hudson’s Hope says it is receiving $125,000 from the BC South Peace Mackenzie Economic Diversification and Stabilization Trust to complete the third phase of its ATV campground development at Dinosaur Lake.

The campground opened last summer, and the district says funding from the Trust will allow for the addition of amenities, including completing the south wing of the campground with services, as well as the installation of two outhouse style

Ready to smash at Winter Games

A group of young Fort St. John badminton players are getting ready to compete in the BC Winter Games this month.

The four boys and four girls will be representing the Zone 8 region from Prince George to Fort Nelson when they take to the courts March 23 to 26.

This year’s Games are being held in Vernon, with badminton competition played at the Kelowna Badminton Club.

try,” Sharma said.

“It’s a very safe sport and it is an individual sport,” he added. “If you’re a good player, you will win the game.” toilets, picnic benches, signage, and garbage bins.

“The Hudson’s Hope community is grateful to the BC South Peace Mackenzie Economic Diversification and Stabilization Trust for the financial support towards its completion of Phase III of the Dinosaur Lake ATV Campground,”

Mayor Dave Heiberg said in a statement.

The Trust was announced last year to encourage and support economic development, diversification and stabilization in areas impacted by the recovery of the Southern Mountain Caribou herds.

“We’re ready. We’ve been training for these games since 2021, so two years now,” said team coach Rishav Sharma during a practice at Bert Ambrose school Sunday evening, March 12.

“The team is ready and I’m confident in my team,” he said. “They’re doing good.”

Sharma, himself an internationally renowned badminton player, started the local youth club in 2019 leading into the winter games held in Fort St. John in 2020, where five local players took part.

The racket sport has grown in popularity ever since, with 40-plus athletes ages 8 to 17 training under Sharma every Wednesday and Friday.

“I didn’t expect people would love badminton but it was a pretty good response. Everybody wants to give it a

Representing the Zone 8 region at the Winter Games will be Elizabeth Binu, Rhea Lawrence, Tanisha Mustafa, Kori Meyer, Connor Vig, Ezra Wiebe, Advai Nair, and Cas Wheat.

Sharma has added an extra Sunday practice for the team to help build bonds among the players and improve their playing together before they leave town for the tournament.

“We will be looking for positions… first, second, third,” he said.