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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Lakes District News
SPORTS
Hockey girls wanted RNER O C C E R in Burns Lake VILLAGE OF BURNS LAKE
: s t n e v E g in m o c p U Public Skate
Friday, December 7th at 7:30pm Sunday, December 9th at 4:00pm
Disco Skate
Friday, December 14th at 7:30pm PUBLIC SKATING PRICING:
Hokcey BL Bantams are playing three exhibition games this weekend, first game is Friday at 8:30 p.m. Come out & show your support.
Legion Crib Scores Nov. 28, 2012 First: Agnes Olson Second: Cecile Phillips Third: Barb Pederson Fourth: Sharon Payne Boobie: Joe Comeau
Decker Lake Whist Scores Nov. 28, 2012 Ladies First: Shirley Bett 141 Ladies Second: Ann Burton 140 Mens First: Boni Lambert 149 Mens Second: Emiko Fukishima 142 Low Score: Dan Payne 113 Door Prize: Jackie Graham
Preschool: Under 6...............$1.00 Youth: 6 to 18 years old .......$3.00 Adult: 19 and up ..................$4.00
Early Bird Workout (Free) 6:45 am to 7:30 am Mon., Wed. & Fri.
At the Lakes District Secondary School gym Walter Strong photo
Reily Eaken keeps her eyes on the puck as she stops one in net for Burns Lake on Dec. 2, while the girls team coaches are keeping their eyes on player numbers. introduced at the peewee “The girls enjoy each two teams, a young level most of the girls other’s company and girls team and an older quit playing because of always root for each girls team,” said Beach. intimidation.” other. We don’t see “That would be ideal This was the problem or hear them putting for keeping a healthy that Dezamits, the head each other down at all,” girls program.” coach, faced when her Dezamits said about But for that Burns daughters came up her experience as head Lake needs more through the age groups. coach. “We always players and maybe “My girls quit playing look forward to working another coach. WALTER STRONG with the boys once they with them. Our goal as “All it takes is one Girls hockey in got to the level where coaches is to keep the parent to step up and get Burns Lake has come contact started,” she girls involved in sports some of their daughter’s along way in the five said. “I wanted them to of all kinds and to focus friends interested,” said years since the team continue so I recruited on creating a positive Dezamits. Last Sunday the was formed by Kim several of their friends environment to learn bruins girls had a Dezamits and Monique and started the girls and to make mistakes.” team.” A model that would tough game against Beach. This isn’t to say that work well in Burns Lake Vanderhoof. “When we first “We don’t normally started with the girls the girls can’t hang in could be something like we would get beat 20 there with the boys on a what is happening in get beat like this,” Fraser Lake. Dezamits said after to nothing,” said Beach, mixed team. “We definitely have “Fraser Lake, a Sunday’s loss. "We had the Burns Lake Bruins community a few girls down with girls assistant coach. a few girls that do play smaller “Now we’re second in contact with the boys than Burns Lake, has the flu." though,” Dezamits the league.” There are four girls added. Jasmine Tom plays teams on the Omenica Hockey schedule. on a bruins mixed team, The Burns Lake team and she took a hard members are all roughly hit into the boards at a the same age and form Nov. 3 game in Burns a ‘peewee midget’ Lake that left her with a team. With the players broken collarbone. Tom will be back on close in age the coaches are concerned that as the ice soon, but if girls current team members who don’t want to be Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd is start to graduate and taking and giving hits move away there won’t are going to be able to pleased to announce a regular meeting be enough girls to keep find a place in the Burns will be held this Friday on December Lake Minor Hockey 7th. It will be held at the Burns Lake a team. “Kim and I have tried Association, the girls to spearhead a younger team will need to recruit Community Forest office located on team for two years now,” new players. Francois Lake Drive. “Our biggest concern said Beach. “We’re worried about the future is to keep the girl’s It will begin at 10:30 am. Members of of girls hockey in Burns hockey team going so the general public are welcome to attend. we need younger girls Lake.” “Parents put their to join,” said Dezamits. Items on the agenda will include a forestry little girls in hockey “We don’t want it to report, minutes from the last regular on the boys team when end with the group we meeting, an update on the paintball the girls are younger,” have now who are all 14 Beach said. “The or older. The greatest contract, as well as a number of other problem with this is challenge is recruiting items. that when hitting is younger players.” For more info on the community forest, call BL ComFor (250) 692-7724
Coaches call out for more players to join
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XploreSportZ KHEET (ages 9 to 13) program
XploreSportZ is a program designed to introduce youth to a variety of sport and physical activities available in Burns Lake. Participants will get to try sports like: Skating, Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Tae Kwon Do, Lacrosse, Curling, Broom Ball, and much more. All sessions are run by trained coaches in a safe and fun environment.
Every Friday 3:30pm to 5:30pm at the Arena Starting January 11, 2013 and ending March 8, 2013 Costs: $20.00 (includes tax)
Registration at the Village of Burns Lake Office Online Registration will be available at
www.pacificsportnorthernbc.com
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For more information, please contact: Village of Burns Lake 15 3rd Ave / P.O. Box 570, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0 Phone: 250-692-7587 Email: village@burnslake.ca www.burnslake.ca or our Facebook Page
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