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Three cheers for Limitless Athletics FROM PAGE 19
Bailey Roberts, a Level 6 cheer coach with roughly 12 years of experience as well as the club’s director, is greatly looking forward to being able to offer more to athletes in this new space. “The new space is so clean, organized, and it’s a big upgrade, which we’re very excited about. There’s going to be new equipment in the gym area and a little more floor space, which is also very nice,” she said. “At the end of the day, it’s all about the athletes and what they want. We’re just excited to be able to support them as
best as possible.” Austin Wadden, a Level 3 coach who recently made the switch to Limitless Athletics from Explosion Gymnastics, is hoping cheerleading will help get kids out of their shells, as it did for him. “In 2006 I watched my cousin train for an entire season and that’s how I got started,” he said. “I loved the way that it looked, I loved the energy from everybody, and myself, I was more of an introvert and didn’t do a whole lot, but as soon as I saw it I knew it was a way I could get out of my shell.” Wadden moved to
Lloydminster from Nova Scotia in 2021 to pursue a career in full-time coaching and is excited for the new adventure at Limitless. “I love the atmosphere and I love the coaching team here,” he said. “We have a wide range of things that go on here. There’s so much to offer and there’s something for everybody.” Looking at cheerleading as a whole in the Border City, Leonard explained the sport is growing fast with no end in sight. “When we first started when Cheer Legacy opened, there were probably 40-50 kids in
it, and at the end of the season last year, we had between 150-170 athletes registered in the gym for different activities,” she said. Leonard is also excited about the summer class schedule at the gym. “We’re offering our summer class pass, which gives you unlimited access to the gym from 4-8:30 p.m. and has different classes like flyer training, tumbler training ... pretty much anything to do with cheerleading. Also, from May 8 to Aug. 25, we have pre-school summer camps as well as tryouts for cheerleading from June 6-8.”
Barons badminton heading to provincials
TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR
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It’s been a wild ride for Lloydminster Comprehensive High School (LCHS) Barons badminton as six of their athletes prepare to compete at provincials this weekend in Unity, Sask. A strong showing at districts, held in Paradise Hill on April 29, had 14 or the Barons’ 16 players qualify for regionals, also held in Unity on May 6. Despite some tough
competition at regionals, the Barons were able to push through and are proud to be sending six athletes back to Unity for this weekend’s provincials. “We have three Grade 12s, two Grade 11s and one Grade 10, so it was a smattering of age groups,” said coach Diane Gow. “Congratulations to all the players moving forward and a big thank you to our parent support, nothing moves without you.”