sCapital News Thursday, June 26, 2014
SPORTS
▼ BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Duo warms up for worlds Kelowna’s Quinci Birker and Natalie Livingston continued their preparation for this summer’s U17 World Beach Volleyball Championships with a strong effort last weekend at the Penticton Beach Volleyball Pro Series. After finishing fourth
in the AAA pool, Birker and Livingston shifted into the AA division for Sunday’s playoff round. The duo made quick work in their quarterfinal beating Leanne Wohlford and Sydney Thornton 2116 , 21-13. With their quarterfinal
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behind them, they entered the semifinal confidently and did a great job of serving aggressively and communicating well to earn a 21-16, 21-17 victory over Mary McMains and Doris Danelon. In the final, Birker and Livingston really hit their
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KELOWNA’S Quinci Birker (left) and Natalie Livingston won the AA pool of the Penticton Beach Volleyball Pro Series.
stride, easily defeating the pair of Zuzana Fulkova and Lisa Pham 21-12, 2117 to win gold in the AA division. The intent was to compete at a higher level than either girl had ever competed in order to challenge the team to its fullest, and this was indeed achieved. Another Kelowna team, Liam Birker and Tanner March had a successful weekend in Penticton. Birker and March swept their pool in the AA division to advance to the AAA category for playoffs. In a difficult crossover match, the Kelowna pair faced highly-ranked duo of Ed Hulshol and Joel Caschetto. Battling hard, the Kelowna duo lost a well-fought battle 18-21 and 19-21 to the eventual bronze medalists. On the consolation side, Birker and March kept up their athletic team play to post a 21-10, 2117 win over Mert Tiryakigi and Brendan Wolfe. In the consolation final, they defeated Pat Smith and Jeordie Ker 21-12, 19-21 and 15-7. Ranked 20th heading into the event, Birker and March placed ninth overall.
▼ BRIEFS
Nine local players to national minor football cup Nine minor football players from the Central Okanagan will get some national exposure as members of Team B.C. at the 2014 Red River Cup in Winnipeg. B.C. has put together two U16 tackle football teams for the event which runs July 6 to 12. Members of Team B.C Orange are: Taylor Knoll and Max Krell from Mt. Boucherie, Jesse Benneke and Kyle Zakala from the Kelowna Mission Lions and Gabriel Wallace from Kelowna Minor Football.
Team Blue will include: Ty Truong and Christopher Smith from Boucherie, and Matthew Klak and Kieran Carter from the Mission Lions. The 2014 Red River Cup is a seven-team tournament featuring teams from four provinces— British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia.
DRAGON BOAT…
The Kelowna Dragon Boat Club’s 9th annual festival is set for Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20.
Close to 30 teams are expected to compete during the weekend, with the races to be held in Tugboat Bay across from Prospera Place. Admission for all the races is free of charge. The Lion Dance will kick off the festival on Saturday morning. On Sunday, the Taiko Drummers will perform and the Breast Cancer Race will also be held. For more information, visit www.kelownadragonboatclub.com
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