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Friday, June 6, 2014
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Kermode Kids Tri it out TERRACE - The annual Kermode Kids’ Triathlon saw 23 kids between the ages of eight and 15 turn out to swim, bike, and run their way to the finish line. Starting with a swim at the Terrace Aquatic Centre, the young competitors then headed to Northwest Community College for the bike and run portion of the May 25 event. Each age category saw incrementally longer race routes, going from the eight and nine-yearolds swimming 100m, biking 5k, and running 1k up to the 14- and 15-year-olds swimming 400m, biking 10k, and running 4k. Here are the results with total times for each competitor: 8-9 year olds: 1. Natasha Johnson(29:16.54) 2. Carissa Nenninger (29:19.46) 3. Laura Billson (29:34.10) 4. Irma Schooner (30:23.00) 5. Grace Lukasser (31:19.11) 6. Emily Kriegl (32:26.22) 7. Briana Segovia (33:55.99) 10-11 year old girls: 1. Emma Movold (24:57.32) 2. Erin Billson (31:08.96) 3. Caelyn Christensen (32:05.44) 4. Danica Nenninger (33:30.84) 5. Juliet Lukasser (33:32.86) 6. Savannah Haugan (34:39.59) 10-11 year old boys: 1. Braden Clunas (31:30.81) 2. Pasha Schooner (32:07.66) 12-13 year olds: 1. Jonas Lecuyer (39:47.94) 2. Aiden Carter (41:34.60)
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Kitimat’s team of golfers took to Terrace to take on Smithers’ golf team in zones.
Kitimat tees up against Smithers at zones Contributed
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Erin Billso completing the run portion of the event. 3. Renzo Zanardo (44:42.00) 4. Ben Mantel (52:37.09) 14-15 year olds: 1. Avery Movold (44:38.46)
2. Kleanza Cathers (50:37.96) 3. Harlene Takhar (58:32.27) 4. Adrienne Magnell (1:06:55.48)
KITIMAT - Kitimat put up a valiant effort against a talented Smithers golf team at the regional zones in early May. The Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School team of Dylan Kerbrat, Kyle Vales, Joel DeMelo, Darren Cordeiro and Justin Vales represented Kitimat at the Skeena Valley Golf Club in Terrace. It was only Smithers and Kitimat competing in the local zones this time. Smithers took a 39 stroke lead on the Friday, and the day two total had Smithers 83 strokes ahead as well.
It was an unprecedented lead, but Kitimat coach Susan Dobbin says that Smithers will have a great chance to win the BC High School Golf Provincials this year. Kitimat golfers were all scoring in the 80s with a couple in the 90s. The lowest rounds were shot by Kyle Vales with an 82 and Joel DeMelo with an 83. Kitimat had three grade 9s, a grade 10 and a grade 12 on the team this year and Smithers has four grade 10s and a grade 12. Smither’s golfer Kaleb Gorbahn shot a 75 and 71 with the lowest scores of the tournament with a supporting cast mostly all shooting in the 70s.
Rioux cracks top 15 at track and field provincials By Kevin Campbell THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR
PRINCE RUPERT - Kevin Rioux reached 12th place in two of his three jumping events at the B.C. High School Track and Field Championships held in Langley, and if it wasn’t for a heel injury he probably could have a third top15 score. The lone Charles Hays representative to reach provincials this year, Rioux and coach Dighton Haynes returned on Saturday night, bringing with them a very respectable showing even if it wasn’t Rioux’s personal best scores. Out of 30 competitors in high jump, long jump and triple jump, Rioux finished 12th in long and triple, and 23rd in high jump. “His heel was really affecting his jump,” said Haynes after the meet. “Too much soccer, basketball and track all at the same time.” Rioux, who visited the Lower
Mainland as part of the Rainmakers’ senior basketball team that finished second in the province earlier this year, didn’t let the injury stop him from having a good time though. “He’s got a good attitude, he takes it in stride,” said the coach. “He’s an excellent jumper.” The pair visited the therapist on site and she remedied the foot a little, but Rioux will need to see a doctor upon returning home, said Haynes. “All these athletes who have been training all year long have made some great progress and we’re seeing that with the ones who are going to the Summer Games (Cody Schaeffer, Isobel Leblanc, Emily Cavin and Cody Deschamps),” he said. “Some of them peaked out maybe a week early ... that’s something we’re trying to figure out; how to get each of the athletes to peak as they go to zones and two weeks later in provin-
cials.” Rioux reached 1.6 m in high jump (his best being around 1.75), 5.62 m in long jump (10 cm lower than his best) and 11.18 m in triple jump, which is close to his personal best. As for next year, Haynes is looking forward to having a solid crop of returnees from this year’s team. “There’s a good number of Grade 8s coming up ... some of the athletes came out expecting the program to fold and they weren’t as committed to it thinking it was going to fold [this year, like it has in the past] so the students now know who I am and what I’m expecting and hopefully we’ll build from there,” said Haynes. Schaeffer, Deschamps, Leblanc and Cavin will participate in the upcoming Summer Games taking place on July 17-20 in Nanaimo. Deschamps and Cavin are listed as alternates.
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Kevin Rioux practices long jump ahead of provincials.