Sports

Fort St. John Strikers win Tier 4 U16 Provincial Soccer

 

The Fort St. John Strikers took home the Gold medal as Three Hills hosted the Tier 4 U16 Provincial Soccer Championships at Wilson Fields July 9-11. Hinton Whew picked up the Silver medals while the Three Hills Strikers claimed Bronze.
A total of eight teams competed. The other five were Stettler, Thorsby, Vegreville, Linden and Sherwood Park.
The Kick To Win competition saw Three Hills tied with Vegreville at 36 points each after six events. Vegreville won bragging rights and a six-foot Subw

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Thirty kids competed a ten-week triathlon training program coached by Darta Thiessen and Ethel Hoel with help from many volunteers. The twice-a-week sessions involved swimming, running and occasional biking together, as well as instruction and practice in doing the transitions and much more. The program ended with an in-house triathlon run-through in which the kids all did the official distances for their age groups according to the ATA (Alberta Thiathlon Association), whom the group is register

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Tom Page, (right) is shown receiving $500 cash from Merl Arvidson. Tom and Brady Tullikopf won first place in the Three Hills Thrashers 1st Annual Stanley Cup Player Draft. 2nd place winner, of $250, was Matt Nelson with Bill Winther winning $100 for third place. Bigfoot and Company was $70 winner of the first round. A new fundraiser for the Thrashers is a Cash Calendar Draw which offers $3360 in cash prizes. Tickets are now available at Adam B. Young Insurance and Woody's Upholstery.

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Gun Club holds summer shoot

 

The Trochu Rifle and Pistol Association held their annual Summer Shoot June 26-27 at their site at Tolman Bridge. Members and non-members from across central Alberta attended the competition. The parking lot at the gun range was expanded last year allowing for more campers. Mother Nature provided a warm weekend and all attending had a great time.
The winners of Saturday's events were as follows (listed as first, second, third): 22 Rimfire Rifle Silhouette: Charles Wright, Howard Vickerman, Ji

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