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Sport Committees Basketball MAC basketball enjoyed another year of continuing old traditions, introducing new events and building on MAC’s excellent reputation locally and nationally. The Basketball Committee offered several avenues for members young and old to enjoy the game. Whether it was the annual Ray Martinelli Hack Hoop Open and Outdoor 3-on-3 Tournament, or fall and winter house leagues, there was something for everyone. The junior program continues to thrive under the tireless guidance of Dan Baggett and Van Dekoning, as well as the efforts of our valuable member coaches. Competitive teams were fielded for girls and boys from the third through eighth grades. MAC also offered clinics throughout the year serving kids of all ages. MAC competitive teams both young and old performed extremely well in 2015. Our junior teams won several local tournaments and represented the club extremely well. The adult teams continued their recent success, winning two out of five divisions in the regional PCAC tournament and national NACAD tournaments! A special thank you goes to Brian Currier for putting together the inaugural Texas Hold ‘Em event in late August on behalf of the Basketball Committee. The night was a resounding success. Participants won an assortment of great prizes and had fun. The proceeds will allow us to continue to enhance the MAC Basketball program for junior and adult members. It was an exceptional year for the program and we look forward to building upon the success in 2016. Please come join us regardless of age or skill level and enjoy what MAC basketball has to offer. u Committee members: Scott Dougherty, Brian Currier, Matt Foster, Eric Heinle, Mark Hesse, James Bennetts, Paul Noonan and Doug Post.
Cycling Cycling’s coaches encouraged a wide range of MAC bicycling activities during 2015. Long-time coach Ian Penner and new coaches Shawn Bostad and Luis Vargas took club members and guests on trails and roads throughout Oregon. Weekend and weeknight rides welcomed riders of all skill levels, with easier rides on the Springwater Corridor or the flatlands of Sauvie Island and Oregon’s wine country, and harder rides in the Portland Hills or Chuck DeVoe along Oregon’s many rivers and reservoirs, and even up a few volcanoes. The Club Championships were time-trial style, with training and events for groups and individuals. Please join us for any or all of our rides, including cycling’s biggest challenge for 2016: the MAC 125th Anniversary Charity Ride on Sunday, Aug. 21. This special celebration will tour from Hillsboro out through the rolling hills of the Tualatin Valley. The best way to keep up with all of
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our events is to send an email to MACCycling-subscribe@yahoogroups. com. Guests are welcome on all rides. Cycling also helps members race and tour. Find more information on the cycling pages of theMAC.com. u Committee members: Doug Brecht, Bob Graves, Jim Laird, Bill Meyer, Mary Ross; Charles Turner, Clint Vallie and Wade Younie. Liaison: Wes Post. Athletic member: Brad Gebhard.
Dance/group exercise It was an exciting year for group exercise. In order to fulfill our mission to offer variety and appeal to a diverse member group, group exercise continued to offer new pro-grams and expand popular programs to new times. New programs include M Clubbin’, MOVE IT, Chair Aerobics, Ann Gerson Nia FreeDance, and Stretch Victoria DuVal in Motion. Favorites such as Zumba, Max Force, Spin, Nia, and Evolution remain popular. To keep up with all the classes, Fitness Manager Darrell Duvauchelle has added several instructors, including Eleni Kehagiaras (spin), Jason Gray (tai chi), Heather McKee (spin) and Jennifer Hansen (chair aerobics). Attendance at group fitness classes is high and increasing. An average week brings in nearly 3,000 participants to the club’s four studios. Every year, we honor one of our Group Exercise/Dance instructors with the Joan Harmony award of excellence. This year we are changing both the date and the venue in an effort to increase attendance and make the event more engaging for staff members who attend by holding the event at an off-site venue. The 2016 event was held in February. Following up on last year’s efforts, the Dance/Group Exercise Committee has continued to add and communicate protocols to enhance the experience of every member while going to classes. The website was changed to make it easier to access Group Exercise schedules, so that there is now a link on the main web page that takes members directly to the group fitness schedule. The list of known subs is now on the group exercise schedule each week. The committee participated in discussions about how to more effectively and efficiently work with other athletic subcommittees with our common mission of providing group fitness opportunities. As a result, there is a recommendation put forward to combine the efforts of studio, Pilates, yoga and swim when group drop-in classes are offered. This new structure is before the board at this time. Last year saw the Dance Department break out from Fitness and become its own department. Over 300 MAC members enrolled in 54 classes per week conducted by 16 instructors. Laura Haney, the dance manager and head coach, administers both the recreational dance as well as the competitive MAC Company dancers. Erin Zintek is the assistant coach and leader of the Junior Company dancers. The annual MAC Dance recital was held in June at the Newmark Theatre with 140 performers (ages 6 and up) and attendance of over 700. The annual Mini-Recital, an in-house opportunity for the youngest dancers (age 3 to 6), had a show of their own before 300 guests, held in March. The MAC Company dancers participated in three local and regional competitions and the Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas. MAC hosted the fifth annual Young Choreographers Competition for dance students from the Portland community. Additional Company performances included the Northwest Dance Theatre Spring Gala (by invitation), Family Friday and the MAC Street Fair. The Company structure changed in the fall with