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Millarville School News: Congrats to Wildcat Basketball Players
Congratulations to our Grade 7/8 boys basketball team for winning the 2015 boys Basketball League Championship finals at the end of February. The boys also took 2nd place and the girls took 3rd in the Oilfields tournament held the first week of March. Our boys and girls combined team won 1st place in the skills competition.…
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Brampton Beast Host State of the Franchise Address
Brampton, ON – On Wednesday evening (March 11), Brampton Beast President and General Manager Cary Kaplan along with Vice Presidents Ken Vezina and Mike Miele spoke to Founders Club members in a State of the Franchise Address. The purpose of the meeting was to update season ticket holders on a number of hockey and business-related…
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Toronto Rush Pro Ultimate Frisbee rated “Most Entertaining Pro Sports in Toronto”
TORONTO – Torontonians have casted their votes and have had their voices heard: the most entertaining pro sports venue in Toronto are the Rush! A survey by TorontoFive was posted on March 10th that listed every pro sports team you could think of in the GTA; from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Mississauga Power. What are…
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Dallas Seavey First into Nome – Iditarod XLIII Champion
Nome, Alaska – IDITAROD XLIII Musher Dallas Seavey (Bib # 46) of Willow, Alaska arrived into Nome, Alaska and crossed under the burled arch at 04:13am AKDT (Wednesday, March 18th). Seavey had 10 dogs in harness, claiming his third Iditarod Championship in four (4) years. Thousands of fans lined the street to greet Dallas and…
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Turner Valley School News: School Health Team – Hip Hop Dance Experience
The Hip Hop Dance Experience with Sound Kreations! had the whole school learning some super-cool Hip Hop moves in Phys. Ed. class this month. Sound Kreations ran a 3 day dance residency at Turner Valley School on March 2nd to 4th. All students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 experienced 4 Hip Hop Dance lessons facilitated by a professional dancer. This dance…
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The Birth of the Fair Chase and the Teddy Bear
Of all of the well-documented hunting exploits of President Theodore Roosevelt, it is ironic that the most famous of his storied adventures was an unsuccessful black bear hunt in the swamps of Sharkey County, Mississippi. On November 14, 1902, Roosevelt traveled from the White House to Mississippi to settle a border dispute between Mississippi and…
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Sass, Mackey Claim 2015 Yukon Quest Hardware
The Yukon Quest finished up in Fairbanks at the end of February. It was an emotional end to the 2015 Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race, as the new champion and a four-time past champion took centre stage at the Finish & Awards Banquet. Before a packed room at the Westmark Fairbanks, Brent…
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Team Canada Captures 2015 Tim Hortons Brier Gold
By John Korobanik Updated: March 9, 2015 Pat Simmons got the shot he wanted with last rock and then made it to give Team Canada the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by SecurTek Monitoring Solutions, championship. “That was the exact shot I wanted,” Simmons said of his draw to the button in the 11th end…
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Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Announces the 2015 Inductees
Athletes, Builders, Pioneers, Media and Achievement personnel make up the 2015 list of Inductees. This year 11 individuals and one team have been selected for this prestigious honour. Athletes include participants and winners of Olympic Medals and World Championships, and builders who have dedicated endless hours to build sports and sport event legacies to where…
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Iditarod XLIII Restarts in Fairbanks
Anchorage, Alaska – The Board of Directors of the Iditarod Trail Committee held a special meeting (at the end of February) to hear a final report from a four person trail committee which spent the day with race staff flying over various portions of the trail via helicopter. The Board was unanimous in making the…
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Beast Hire Former Maple Leaf Oreskovic as Assistant
BRAMPTON, ON – The Brampton Beast are proud to announce today the hiring of Phil Oreskovic as the Beast’s Assistant Head Coach. Oreskovic formally announced his retirement as a player yesterday after returning from a lengthy stint on the long-term injured reserve, and will continue to be an integral part of the Beast’s on-ice operations…
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Beast Set to Host Star Wars Night This Friday
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The 25th Edition of the Canada Games Leaves its Tracks in Northern BC
Prince George, BC – The largest multi-sport and cultural event for youth in the nation – the 2015 Canada Winter Games – wrapped up last Sunday in Prince George, BC. The final competition, the men’s hockey gold medal game, saw Team Alberta facing off against Team Ontario. Following the gold medal game, the Closing…
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Team Canada triumphs in Tim Hortons Brier Battle of Alberta
By John Korobanik The highly anticipated historical Battle of Alberta between Team Canada and Alberta turned out to be an intense game of cat and mouse between two rival teams that refused to give an inch Tuesday at the Tim Hortons Brier, presented by SecurTek Monitoring Solutions. In the end the first meeting of two Alberta…
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