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Tuesday August 20, 2013 • COMOX VALLEY RECORD
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Blue Devils sending 13 swimmers to B.C. finals The final all-level summer swim meet was held in Nanaimo last weekend with only the top three swimmers in each division qualifying for Provincials. Needless to say the atmosphere was electric as every swimmer raced to attain a podium finish. Best times were had by all local swimmers, which was a perfect finish to an incredible season. The Blue Devils had 18 attend the Regional’s with 13 qualifying for Provincials, to be held in Coquitlam this weekend. Results (PQT - Provincial Qualifying Time, PB - Personal Best time): Div. 1 Nikolas Strilets made finals in 50 back, 2 PB; Ava Webb 1st 50 breast PB. Div. 2 Abby McDowell 1st 50 free with a PQT, 2nd 100 free, 4th 100 IM, 6th 50 fly, 4 PB; Mathew Strilets
BLUE DEVILS’ ASSISTANT coach Drew Kunhert and the club swimmers who qualified to attend the provincial championships. 3rd 50 fly, 5th 100 free, 7th 100 IM and 4 PB. Div. 3 Jaide Blasco made B final in 50 free/back PB; Lauren Basco made B finals in 100 free. Div. 4 Zoe McDougall 1st 100 back, 2nd 200 IM, 50/100 free 4 PB; Myia Dunn 7th
100 back, 2 PB; Samuel Helpard 1st 100 back, 2nd 50/100 free 3rd 200 IM, 4 PB; Douglas Lightfoot 7th 100 free and PB. Div. 5 Megan Rousseau 1st and PQT in 200 IM and 100 back, 2nd 100 breast/free with a PQT and break-
ing three club records in 100 back, 100 free and 200 IM all PB times; Amelia Helpard 4th 100 free, 5th 50 free/100 back, 6th 50 fly, 2 PB; Kyla deWitt 7th 100 breast, 8th 50 fly and PB; Sydney Kuhnert 6th 100 breast, 3 PB; Caleb
Clarke 4th 100 free, 5th 100 back, 50 fly, 6th 50 free 3 PB. Div. 6 Emma Rudolph 6th 50 free, PB; Jenna Kuhnert 6th 100 fly. Ben Helpard 3 PB making B finals in all swims. In relays the Div. 3 girls 200 free relay team of Ave Webb , Isabella Anderson, Jaide and Lauren Blasco put on a great race but were not on the podium this time. The Div. 4 boys 200 medley with Samuel Helpard, Douglas Lightfoot, Mathew and Nikolas Strilets came in second. The Div. 5 girls 200 free relay of Zoe McDougall, Myia Dunn, Kyla deWitt and Sydney Kuhnert also came in 2nd while the Div. 6 girls came in golden with Jenna Kuhnert, Emma Rudolph, Amelia Helpard and Megan Rousseau.
Osborne wins Men’s Open The inaugural Comox Valley Men’s Open was played over the August long weekend with 104 participants. The golf tourney was held at three different courses over three days with Glacier Greens hosting the opening round. The young guns set the standard with MacKenzie Osborne, just back from a year in Australia, leading the pack with a sizzling 68 followed closely by local pro Riley Wheeldon with a 70. The top five scores of the day were rounded out with Pieter De La Rey at 71, Gord Grubisich at 74 and Mitch Carr-Hilton, Greg Koster, Travis Hirkala, Shane Robinson and Nick Usher all tied with 75. Day two was hosted by Crown Isle and once again the course was tamed by Osborne with a round of 66. Wheeldon, De La Rey and Kyle Hewitt shot solid 68s and Carr-Hilton rounded out the top five with a 69. Day three was at Sunnydale where tight pin placements on smaller greens yielded only one sub-par round of 68 shot by Wheeldon. Osborne had a 71, Hewitt a 72 and CarrHilton and De La Rey had 74. In the end, Osborne
MACKENZIE OSBORNE won the inaugural Comox Valley Men’s Open.
held off a late charge from Wheeldon to post a three-day total of 205 and win the event. He was closely followed by Wheeldon at 206, De La Rey at 213, Hewitt at 216 and Carr-Hilton at 218. The overall low net champion was Gary McWilliam with a solid 203. Organizers say the event was a huge success and thanked the many sponsors, volunteers and all involved for their support. Sunnydale has opening day next year followed by
Is your child new to riding the school bus? Join School District #71 (Comox Valley) and First Student staff and drivers for a fun day of bus riding, safety information and general orientation! Where: Comox Valley Fall Fair Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds When: Sunday, August 25, 2013 10 am to 2 pm Look for the “First Ride Program” banner. Contact and information: carol.snead@sd71.bc.ca or (250) 334-5547
Glacier Greens and the close at Crown Isle. – Comox Valley Men’s Open
Good luck to all the Provincial qualifiers and many thanks to
parents, coaches. – Blue Devils Summer Swim Club
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THANKS All the many people and businesses who made our Festival of Summer Sounds an astounding success. Sponsors and bursary donors, artistic teams, volunteers, the media, raffle prize donors and ticket purchasers, audiences for all sixteen performances, the teachers at Mark Isfeld and Valley View that lent us their space and equipment, the maintenance staff who kept it all clean, the cooks and counselors, the taxi drivers who ferried us around and the photographers who have recorded our brilliant moments for posterity.
YOU ARE ALL AWESOME !!!
Free Appraisals CANADIAN ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Canadian Expert
will be providing free appraisals as well as looking to purchase Northwest Coast and North American Indian art and artifacts dating before 1900. For an appointment please contact Howard Roloff at 1-800-595-1911 or email howardroloffandson@shaw.ca