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B SECTION • SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2010 • CAPITAL NEWS
SPORTS
▼ ROCKETS
Top pick key to future defence Warren Henderson STAFF REPORTER
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DEFENCEMAN Jesse Lees from Calgary was the Rockets’ first pick in the 2010 WHL bantam draft.
The Kelowna Rockets have shown something of a knack for picking quality defencemen in the first round of the Western Hockey League’s bantam draft. Look no further than Luke Schenn, Tyler Myers and Tyson Barrie as hard evidence. As the club’s top choice in 2010, Calgary blue liner Jesse Lees would like nothing more than to uphold the trend. “There are a lot of expectations being the team’s No. 1 pick, but it’s a situation I’m excited and happy to be in,” said Lees, the club’s ninth overall choice who played last season with the Calgary Northstar AAA bantams. “It’s so motivating to see the great players, all the defencemen that have come through here and have gone on to have good careers. Maybe one day I can be one of those guys. I’m happy Kelowna’s the
place I ended up going.” As luck—or perhaps fate—would have it, Lees counts two other former Rocket defencemen among his favourite NHL players: Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith and Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber. And while the team is hesitant to place such lofty expectations on the shoulders of a 14-year-old, the Rockets like a whole lot of what they see in the skilled 6-foot, 168 pound rearguard. “From what we’ve seen so far (at rookie camp) I think he’s everything we thought he’d be and maybe a little bit more,” said Rockets player personnel director Lorne Frey. “He’s got excellent skill, he skates very, very well, he’s mobile, he’s smart. He’s the full package for the most part. We couldn’t be more pleased in the way he’s performed, early in camp anyways.” With a strict workout regime over the sum-
mer, Lees came to Rockets camp in what he described as “the best shape of his life.”
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THERE ARE A LOT OF EXPECTATIONS BEING THE TEAM’S NO. 1 PICK, BUT IT’S A SITUATION I’M EXCITED AND HAPPY TO BE IN. Jesse Lees
And while Lees doesn’t feel overwhelmed or pressured by the expectations, he does want to make sure his association with his new club gets off on the right foot. “Right now I’m just taking it slowly, trying to take everything in, and learn what they’re all about here,” he said. “I know the league, I’ve been a season-ticket holder of the Calgary Hitmen for years, and play-
ing in the WHL is something I’ve always wanted to do. When the Rockets picked me, I couldn’t have gone to a much better place. I’m looking forward to being here.” The Rockets will keep Lees on for at least a day or two of main camp next week before sending him back to Calgary as he makes the move up to the midget AAA level. Later this season, the Rockets plan to get Lees into the maximum five games allowed for a 1995born player.
ROCKET SHOTS…Rockets rookie camp concludes Sunday at the Capital News Centre…The club’s main camp, with about 70 players split into four teams, will begin Tuesday with four on-ice sessions at CNC…The Rockets will meet the Vancouver Giants next weekend in a home-and-home exhibition set—Friday in Ladner, and Saturday, 7 p.m. at Prospera Place. whenderson@kelownacapnews.com
▼ FOOTBALL
Former NFL player helps locals Mike Simmons STAFF REPORTER
The training schemes of a former pro football player are helping the Okanagan’s young players reach greater heights of speed and agility. Camp organizer Rick Keller said this training session was different from the regular Pro-Am football camp held in May. Under the guidance of former New England Patriots player J.R. Redmond, local junior varsity players trained to improve their agility and footwork. Keller pointed out that at a gym, most people will
work on generic speed and strength conditioning. The drills that Redmond developed came from examining positions on the football field and isolating the specific physical demands in different parts of the game. Keller said Redmond looked at what the dynamics are of being able to have the body move and contort to perform those types of movements. His routines recreate and enhance the motions required on the football field. Close to 20 players went through drills with Redmond during his time
in Kelowna, a short stint away from his full-time role delivering the same football-specific training in Los Angeles. Keller said it was the first time the camp had been run in Kelowna, but the training is helping players to get to the next level with routines they have never tried before. “There’s some really good athletes there, but every single one of them was tripping and falling,” he said. Keller pointed out the players were struggling at first until they became more accustomed to the routines, but they all want-
ed Redmond to return. He noted the hundreds of different types of drills designed by Redmond were unique. Keller noticed an increase in footwork speed in his own son and other players when they first tried out some of the drills a month before the camp. At the end of the week’s training camp, Keller saw a close to 300 per cent improvement in the quickness, cutting movements and agility of the players involved. He said return sessions with Redmond in Kelowna are being considered. msimmons@kelownacapnews.com
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FORMER NFL running back J.R. Redmond shows local minor players the finer points of footwork during a pre-season training camp in Kelowna.
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COOL SCIENCE STUFF…Raegan Fischer and Jared Watson, both eight, demonstrate 3D glasses they made Thursday at the Webber Road Community Centre. The University of
Victoria’s Science Venture Program was at the centre all week, teaching kids all about science, including (foreground) how to make a removable arm cast.
▼ NEIGHBOURHOOD DISRUPTED
Petterson Road residents say gravel operation too noisy Dave Preston CONTRIBUTOR
A dozen residents from the Petterson Road neighbourhood petitioned West Kelowna council Tuesday to stop a company from hauling gravel in their area. Residents say a permit for a gravel company operated by Rusty Ensign, has been far exceeded and they want hauling to stop so their neighbourhood can return to normal. “Mr. Ensign has failed to show compliance with the permit,” said Claire Larose, who spoke on behalf of the residents. In a letter to council, Larose said in April 2009, council approved an amendment to a pre-
vious development permit for Ensign that would allow approximately 400 metres of driveway to be constructed. “This permit included the removal of approximately 700 truckloads of material,” said Larose. According to Larose, hauling began at the beginning of July and included two trucks hauling for about six days and a truck and pup hauling for two to three days. However, the number of trucks varied daily between 20 and 30, said Larose, who added that the aggregate removed was being shipped to a development of Ensign’s on Ensign Way. On Aug. 5, hauling resumed on the site with four trucks and Larose said the material was then
trucked to the Westside Road interchange project site. “On average, eight truck loads per hour were hauled,” said Larose, who claimed the early August hauling took place over 10 days. About 680 truckloads were hauled off Ensign’s Petterson Road properties in early August, said Larose. “This doesn’t include the first week of hauling that was completed in July.” “For the past month, residents in the area have been subjected to the constant noise due to engine brakes being used, one resident has had to leave her home because there is so much noise and her house shakes,” Larose told council. A development permit was originally issued by the Regional District of the Central Okanagan
in 2008, according to Nancy Henderson, director of planning. Under the permit, Ensign was allowed to build a road approximately 300 metres long. “(West Kelowna) council amended that permit to extend the road to 400 metres,” Henderson told council. The development permit limits areas that can be disturbed and has more to do with what happens on the site and less to do with removal of material, said Henderson. Dave Slobodan, District of West Kelowna director of building and regulatory services, said staff attended the site last Friday and asked En-
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