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Rose City ready to rock with top worldly curlers
By Murray Green
The 2023 Canadian Open Grand Slam of Curling will be in Camrose on January 10 to 15 at the Recreation Centre.
The major tournament will feature 16 of the top men’s teams and 16 of the top women’s teams from around the world.
On the women’s side rinks include Team Homan, of Canada; Team Ladouceur, Canada; Team Constantini, Italy and Team Ackland, Canada; Team Tirinzoni, Switzerland; Team Einarson, Canada; Team Gim, South Korea; Team Jones, Canada; Team Lawes, Canada; Team Fujisawa, Japan; Team Scheidegger, Canada; Team Hasselborg, Sweden; Team Keiser, Switzerland; Team Wrana, Sweden; Team Jaeggi, Switzerland and Team Peterson, United States.
In men’s, Team Edin, of Sweden; Team Gosgens, Netherlands; Team Dunstone, Canada; Team Retornaz, Italy; Team Gushue, Canada; Team Schwaller, Switzerland; Team Bottcher, Canada; Team Koe, Canada; Team Mouat, Scotland; Team Ramsfjell, Norway; Team Dropkin, United States; Team Carruthers, Canada; Team Whyte, Scotland; Team Epping, Canada; Team Flasch, Canada and Team Horgan, Canada will compete in Camrose.
Teams must win three games before they lose three games in order to advance to the playoffs.
The opening draw at 8 a.m. on January 10 will be Gim against Constantini, Jones verses Wrana, Einarson battling Ackland and Lawes facing Ladouceur.
Note: draw 17 will be at 8:30 a.m., draw 19 will be at noon and draw 18 will be at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 14.
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Battle River School Division received the Provincial Innovation and Excellence Award. Accepting the award from ASBA president Marilyn Dennis, second from right, were Patrick McFeely, Lyle Albrecht, Rita Marler, Doug Algar, Karen Belich and Dwight Dibben.
High school hoop tournament to begin in early January
By Murray Green
The cold weather played havoc with the start of the École Composite High School Trojans basketball schedules.
“December has been a busy month for all six of our basketball teams and it should have been busier, but the weather hasn’t always cooperated. Our senior girls and boys teams should have hosted their annual Boston Pizza classic tournament at the start of December, but had to be postponed because of the cold weather. They also should have had their first league game in Stettler, but again, the cold weather put a stop to it. Unfortunately there have been games for all our teams canceled or postponed,” said athletic director Graeme Thain.
Some basketball has been played though. On December 9 and 10 the junior and senior girls travelled together to play in the Cochrane junior/senior tournament. The junior boys played in the Stettler basketball tournament.
The Grade 9 teams have also had their first games of the season during in the OLMP junior high tournament December 16 and 17. The senior girls and boys teams both won the Barrhead senior tournament also on the weekend of December 16 and 17.
“January will be just as busy with basketball. We’ve rescheduled the senior Boston Pizza classic tournament to January 6 and 7. We’re also hosting our Grade 9 BP classic January 13 and 14. Our Grade 9 teams, junior and senior basketball teams all have league games and tournaments scheduled throughout January,” added Mr. Thain.
