Kaden Greenbank

By Stephanie Zoer

Kaden Greenbank is a Grade 11 student from Wawota Parkland School who enjoys weightlifting, and he was pleased to be able to attend the SaskatchewanWinterGames.

According to Greenbank’s mom Jenniene Greenbank, he participated in the 73-kilogram weightlifting competition. Each person gets three lifts, the snatch and the clean and jerk. Greenbank tied with the other opponent for the snatch, but he went one kilogram higheronthecleanandjerkthanhisopponenttocapturethewin.

Greenbank has been training for four or five years withCarsonandAmyBradywhentheystartedakids’CrossFitprogram. Greenbankdidextremelywellinhisclassandtookhomethegoldmedal. HeisveryproudtohaverepresentedWawotaatthegames.

Alix Rae

By Gord Paulley

Thirteen-year-old AlixRaeofCarlylewon TeamSouthEast’s first medal of last week’s Saskatchewan Winter GamesinRegina.

Competing in the under-45-kilogram weightlifting female division, Rae finished first and earned a gold medalforherefforts.

UnderthetutelageofAmyandCarsonBrady,Rae trainsatLivingSkiesStrengthandConditioning.Her best lifts were 24 kilograms in snatch and 31 kilos in clean and jerk, with the combined weights resulting ingold.

Rae thoroughly enjoyed competing in what were her firstwintergames.

“FromtheTeamSouthEastbusridefromStoughton, the opening ceremonies, and the meals and accommodations at the University of Regina, I had a greattime,”shesaid.

“I met a lot of people and made a lot of friends. It was a great way to enjoy the winter break. Thank you to Amy and Carson Brady for helping me train. AndabigthankyoutoRyanFowlerofWeyburn,who coachedmethisweek.”

TraceyHandleyisthemanageroftheTeamSoutheast weightlifting team and is the proud mother of Alix.

“Our team was small but mighty,” she said. “Alix, Kirsten East, Kaden Greenbank and Talen PinacieLIttlechief all medaled, and I am extremely proud of everyoneofthem.Agreatjobbyall.”

AlixisaGrade7studentattheCarlyleElementary School.