CHILLIWACK TIMES THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
Sports
Ultimate game goes X-country Event raising awareness and funds
BY CORNELIA NAYLOR cnaylor@chilliwacktimes.com
The Chilliwack Ultimate League is taking part in a Canadawide game of Ultimate frisbee June 17 from 10 to 11 p.m. under the lights at Townsend park. The event is a fundraiser for Boys and Girls Club Canada and Ultimate Peace.
Registration has begun the third annual Gold Medal Grizzly Volleyball Camp for all levels of male and female players from Grade 6 to 12. Returning coaches include Dale Ohman, Ross Ballard and Rod Belinski. Camp runs from July 11 to 15 at G.W. Graham middle secondary school. Email dave_allan@ me.com for more info.
Rugby tryouts for U16 Div
Learn to row program offered
The Chilliwack Rugby Club is sponsoring the Upper Fraser Valley Titans to compete in the U16 division of the BC Rugby Union Provincial Regional Championships. Trials are open to Fraser Valley athletes born in 1995 and 1996. Practices start now and competition will run through the summer. Contact titans@chilliwackrugby.com for more info. Registration for for the fall youth rugby season is also underway, with the club hoping to run teams in the U19, U17 and U15 divisions. Practice will start in the summer and games following Labour Day. Contact youth@chilliwackrugby.com for more information.
Pool classes for kayaking The Chilliwack Centre of Excellence hosts pool sessions for beginner kayakers.
Learn to Row at Fraser Valley Rowing Club offers a Learn to Row program that consists of eight oneand-a-half-hour, on-thewater lessons. Cost is $100 for youth under 19 is $100 and $160 for adults. For more information contact Jessica Knight at fraservalleyrowing@gmail.com or 604-858-3449, or visit www. fraservalleyrowingclub.com.
Spring soccer for seniors Spring soccer for seniors has begun and runs every Monday, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. until the end of June. Play takes place at Townsend Park. The emphasis is on keeping fit and having fun. Aggressive play, including slide tackling, is prohibited. Total cost is $20 per person. Call Ernie at 604-824-1720 or Keith at 604-858-3934 for more info.
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The first annual Mountainview Harley Golf Tournament takes place June 12. Tickets can be bought at Mountainview HarleyDavidson for $50. Proceeds go to Ride For Dad Prostate Cancer Research and Education.
One session runs from Mondays and Wednesdays until June 29 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Landing Leisure Centre. The other runs Tuesdays and Thursdays until June 30, from 4 to 5 p.m., or 5 to 6 p.m., at the Cheam Leisure Centre. Cost for either class is $250. For more information email jonallen@telus.net.
Iain Gardner, who started the drop-in Chilliwack Ultimate League more than a decade ago with his wife April, will likely be competing for team white, but ultimately everyone wins during this fundraiser. “Both organizations are great, and really with the way it goes both are going to get a good donation,” he said. Gardner read about the first annual Art Hawkins last year in Canadian Ultimate magazine and thought it would be a great way to raise the profile of the sport locally. “I’m just startled how many people
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Peace and a white team representing Boys and Girls Club. Every hour the score will be carried forward and the game continue in a new community. Chilliwack players will pass their score on to players in Kamloops Friday night, and the competition will eventually end Saturday at midnight in Surrey after making its way through all 10 provinces and back again. The team with the most points after that will win 60 per cent of the funds raised for their charity, while the other team will receive 40 per cent of the donations for their cause.
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Chilliwack Ultimate League players Justin Keitch and Iain Gardner battle during one of the league’s Friday night drop-in sessions.
ocal flying disk enthusiasts are set to compete in the biggest ultimate Frisbee game ever held in Canada. Next Friday, the Chilliwack Ultimate League will take to the field at Townsend Park from 10 to 11 p.m., rain or shine, to play the second leg of the Art Hawkins Great Canadian Ultimate Game—a crossCanada game of ultimate that will be played in 27 communities over two days to raise money for Ultimate Peace (an organization that promotes world peace through the sport) and Boys and Girls Club of Canada. The game will kick off in Yellowknife between a red team representing Ultimate
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