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Highlighting the athletic accomplishments of students in the
Central Valley Athletic Conference, featuring Prairie Spirit School Division
April 2015
Volume 8 | Issue 1
CVAC teams bring home Hoopla medals
March 26 - 28, Saskatoon
March is not only the time of university basketball madness
north and south of the 49th, but also the time of SHSAA basketball across the province, culminating at HOOPLA, held
this year in Saskatoon.
Conference playoffs began the second weekend in March. In
girls' play, Asquith and Hepburn advanced to regionals from
the 1A level, as did VCA (the conference 6 champions) and
Hague from the 2A level. Clavet (the conference 3 winners),
Delisle, and Dalmeny advanced from their 3A conference
playoffs.
In boys' play, Hepburn won their 1A conference to advance,
while Rosthern and Stobart moved forward in the 2A category. At the 3A level, VCA (the conference champion) and
Delisle also moved on to regional play. There were no 4A
conference playoffs and CVAC had no teams entered into 5A
play.
The regional championships, held the following weekend,
promised to be more challenging as only one team would
advance to the “final four” championship from each site.
Girls
In 1A girls' regionals, Hepburn was eliminated from advancing after a last second 57-56 loss to St. Walburg, but Asquith
built on a convincing victory over Central Butte Friday night
to defeat Lake Lenore 59-54 in the final, advancing to Hoopla.
In 2A girls' playoffs, Hague was eliminated after a tough loss
to Regina Harvest City, but VCA advanced to the regional
final with a convincing victory over Lashburn. Up against a
strong Meath Park squad on its own court in the regional
final, they were unable to overcome the challenge, losing 93
-65.
At the 3A level, Dalmeny and Delisle were eliminated Friday
by Caronport and Indian Head, respectively. Meanwhile,
Clavet rolled through their regional playoff, scoring over 100
points against both Tisdale and Esterhazy and advancing to
Hoopla.
Finally, at the 4A level, Warman rolled over its opponents at
regionals, handily defeating John Paul II and Moose Jaw
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Lord Asquith Senior Girls Basketball team, with coaches Perry and Vicki Quittenbaum
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Vanier, returning to Hoopla for another run at provincial
gold.
Boys
In 1A boys' regional play, Hepburn was eliminated from advancing by a very strong squad from Middle Lake.
At the 2A level, Rosthern and Stobart advanced with one
basket victories on Friday night to face the host schools in
their regional finals on Saturday afternoon. Rosthern
stepped up and defeated Balcarres 71-70 in a very exciting
game, moving on to Hoopla 2015 in Saskatoon. Unfortunately, Stobart was unable to do the same, losing to Saskatoon Ecole Canadienne 71-47.
In 3A play, Delisle lost a tight match to Regina Harvest City
on Friday, while VCA handily defeated Nipawin, matching
them against Regina in the regional final. Experience and
depth paid off for VCA, as they defeated Harvest City 76-57,
punching their ticket to Hoopla 2015.
Finally, at the 4A level, Warman defeated Yorkton Sacred
Heart by 25 points on Friday night, but were unable to overcome injuries, losing to Moose Jaw Central 86-71 in their
regional final.
Hoopla 2015
Five CVAC teams advanced to Hoopla 2015 in Saskatoon. In
the 2A boys' playoff. Rosthern was making their first appearance in years. They lost a tough match to top seeded St.
Brieux on Friday, putting them into the bronze medal game
against Canora on Saturday. A strong effort was put forth,
but the Huskies lost 76-69, leaving them with dreams of
returning next year.
In the 1A girls' playoffs, Asquith lost on Friday to a strong
squad from Kenaston, matching them against Kinistino in
the third place game. A strong effort from the opening toss
put Asquith ahead early. They did not ease off, defeating
Kinistino 55-36 and capturing the 1A bronze medal.
Three CVAC teams advanced to the Hoopla finals. At the 4A
level, Warman girls came out flying. They defeated Lumsden
76-70 on Friday night, pitting them against top seeded
Moose Jaw Peacock in the final. Warman jumped out to a
commanding lead in the gold medal game, scoring 27 points
in the first quarter. To their credit, Moose Jaw maintained
their composure, and slowly but surely cut into the Wolverines lead. They eventually took control of the game, winning
75-65, reclaiming the title they won last year, and leaving
Warman with silver medals draped around their necks.
In the 3A boys' championship, VCA was involved in two of
the most entertaining games at Hoopla this year. On Friday,
they jumped out to an early lead, scoring 51 points in the
opening half on their way to defeating Saskatoon Legacy
Christian 86-80 in a physical, fast-paced game.
Saturday evening had VCA matched up in the final against
the top seeded Regina Christian. This time it was Regina
who jumped out to an early lead only to see VCA fight their
way back into the game and take the lead themselves. The
lead then exchanged hands for the remainder of the game.
Unfortunately, foul trouble eventually took its toll as VCA
had several starters foul out in the final minutes. Regina
Christian escaped with an 85-82 victory, winning their second championship in three years and leaving the Lions with
their second consecutive silver medal.
Finally, at the 3A girls' level, Clavet Cougars came into the
Final Four as the top seed. They demonstrated their
strength of play, defeating Assiniboia 68-39 in their semicontinued...
Valley Christian Academy Senior Boys Basketball team, with coach Brad Wall (left)
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final, putting them into the final against Caronport, the defending 3A champions. This game was one of the most
tightly contested matches of the weekend. The lead went
back and forth with neither team able to take any significant
control of the game. Eventually, it came down to a shot
made or a shot missed, as Caronport upset Clavet 67-66,
leaving CVAC with its third silver medal of the day.
Another exciting season ended with tears of joy and frustration. Congratulations to all the coaches and players who put
forth their best efforts for themselves, their teammates and
their schools. CVAC looks forward to seeing and hearing
about your successes in the future.
Warman High School Senior Girls basketball team, with coach Betty Bird (right)
Clavet Composite School Senior Girls basketball team, with coach Chad Williams (left)
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Warman High captures
Provincial 3A wrestling team gold
March 13 + 14, Regina
Warman High School hosted the rural regional wrestling championship on Saturday, March 7. Coordinated by Jesse Reis, it was the
first time wrestling regionals were held within CVAC. Wrestling is not presently a high profile sport in CVAC. Teams were entered
from Warman High and Stobart Community School (Duck Lake), looking to place in the top four to advance to the provincial championships.
In the female category, CVAC had four girls moving on to provincials. Adrea Andeson (WHS) placed third at 53 kg, while Taylor
Gardippi (SCS) and Twyla Gamble (SCS) placed fourth at the 60 kg and 64 kg weight classifications, respectively. CVAC's best result
came from Alyssa Tumack (WHS) who placed second at the 73 kg level.
In the male category, four wrestlers moved on to the provincial championship. Derek Buhler (WHS) placed fourth at
98 kg while Micah Heide (WHS) placed second at 73 kg.
Most impressively, Brandon McKimmon (WHS) and Jesse
Ens (WHS) placed first and second, respectively, in the 110
kg category.
At provincials in Regina on March 13 and 14, CVAC representatives, like all rural wrestlers, faced a great challenge
from the Saskatoon and Regina programs in their attempt to
become SHSAA medalists. In the female division, none of
the CVAC wrestlers was able to advance to the medal
round.
In the male division, CVAC via Warman High captured two
medals. At 110 kg, McKimmon wrestled very well, capturing
second place and the silver medal. Meanwhile, at 73 kg,
Heide, the Warman team captain, won his first four matches, pitting him against his regional final opponent once
again in the provincial final. Although he lost the spirited
bout 10-6, his second place finish led Warman High to the
3A provincial team championship!
Warman High School wrestling team, with coach Jesse Reis (second from the left)
It is a challenge to establish a new sport within an athletic
community. CVAC wishes the best of luck to those coaches
working to develop a wrestling program within their school
and our district.
Individual medalists Brandon McKimmon (left)
and Micah Heide (right)
Our coaches devote their time and expertise to train and develop our student athletes.
Thank you to all CVAC coaches for your invaluable contributions!
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Senior Curling report
The first weekend of February brought the best senior CVAC curlers to Dalmeny Curling Club to determine which two boys, girls
and mixed teams were going to represent CVAC at regionals in Meadow Lake at the end February.
In the mixed category, Langham advanced to regionals as
district champions, defeating Aberdeen and Colonsay along
the way. Delisle, after losing their first game, rolled off four
consecutive victories to advance as the second qualifier.
In boys' play, the defending provincial semi-finalists from
Colonsay also proved to be a challenge to their opponents,
as they once again advanced as district champions. Borden,
who dropped their first game to the Colonsay squad, refocused and scored five consecutive victories to also move on
to regionals.
In the girls’ category, the defending provincial champions
from Hanley proved tough to beat. Returning three starters
from that team, they went undefeated advancing as district
champions. Colonsay girls, who gave Hanley a tight game in
the A side final, also advanced, defeating Aberdeen in the B
side final.
Hanley Senior Girls Curling team, with coach Scott Anderson
From regionals, CVAC advanced three of the six teams to
provincials. In the mixed category, Delisle won both their
games on Friday while Langham went 2 and 1, losing to a
strong team from Meadow Lake. On Saturday morning,
Delisle also lost to Meadow Lake while Langham kept their
hopes of advancing alive with a win over Leovillle. This set
up a head-to-head showdown between the two CVAC
teams for the final position at provincials. Langham defeated Delisle 7-3, punching their ticket to provincials in Prince
Albert.
In boys' play, Borden won its two games on Friday while
Colonsay went 2 and 1, losing to St. Walburg. On Saturday,
Borden was also defeated while Colonsay won their morning game, setting up another head-to-head match between
two CVAC for a position at provincials. This time, as opposed to districts, Borden prevailed, winning 7-5 and moving on to Prince Albert for the championship finals.
Colonsay Senior Boys Curling team
Finally, in the girls' category, Hanley continued its domination, winning three consecutive games over the two days
and advancing as the regional champion. Colonsay was not
quite as fortunate as they lost two of their three games to
Turtleford.
At provincials, the teams from CVAC were up against very
solid opponents. In mixed and boys' play, Langham and Borden, respectively, went 1 and 2 in their pools, failing to advance to the semi-finals on Saturday. In girls' play, Hanley
went 2 and 1 on Friday, putting them into a tie-breaker on
Saturday morning. Unfortunately, they were unable to advance, losing 4-3 to Maple Creek.
Once again, thank you to all those who took the time to
give our students an opportunity to develop their skills.
Curling appears to be the school sport where community
coaching is becoming more of the norm and CVAC appreciates the effort of schools and communities to support this
sport for their students.
Walter W. Brown Senior Mixed Curling team, with coach Rebecca Ryde
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Nominations for SHSAA Coaching awards
Every year, the SHSAA recognizes individuals who have served as excellent coaches, officials, or all-around
contributors to CVAC schools and programs over their careers. School staff are asked to nominate individuals
they believe deserve to be formally acknowledged by their peers. Information packages were sent out several weeks ago to all schools running SHSAA programs. They explain the criteria for each award and the structure to be generally followed when submitting a nomination.
Nominations must be forwarded to Grant Elke by Saturday, April 18, to be presented to the nomination committee on Tuesday, April 28. Those chosen as nominees will have their information forwarded to the athletic directors in each
school for discussion at a staff meeting prior to the Athletic Directors Meeting on April 30.
At the A.D. meeting, a vote will be tabulated and the recipients of the male coach, female coach, official, and service awards will be
announced. The SHSAA will make a presentation to these individuals at their Annual General Meeting in June.
SHSAA Sportsmanship awards
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Colonsay’s Senior Girls volleyball team was awarded the SHSAA Sportsmanship Award for their 1A Girls Volleyball season.
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Warman High School’s Senior Girls volleyball team was awarded the SHSAA Sportsmanship Award for their 4A Girls
Volleyball season.
Congratulations on receiving these prestigious awards!
Upcoming Dates
Date
Event
Location
April 14
Junior Badminton
various locations
April 16
Junior Badminton
Group A: Martensville High
Group B: Delisle
April 18
Due date for nominations for SHSAA awards
Send to Grant Elke
April 18
Junior badminton finals
Warman High School
April 22
Senior Badminton
various locations
April 25
Senior badminton Districts
Martensville High School
April 28
CVAC Executive meeting
Division Office
April 30
Athletic Directors meeting, 4 p.m.
Division Office
May 2
Senior Badminton Regionals
Meadow Lake
May 9
Provincial Badminton
Moose Jaw
May 20
Conference A Track Meet
Griffith Stadium, Saskatoon
May 21
Conference B Track Meet
Griffith Stadium, Saskatoon
May 29
District Track Meet
Griffith Stadium, Saskatoon
June 5 + 6
Provincial Track Meet
Yorkton
June 10
Junior soccer
TBD
June 17 - 19
SHSAA Annual General Meeting
North Battleford
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CVAC Junior results
Junior Basketball
Tight championship games the norm
The first week of February meant CVAC junior basketball
playoffs!
CVAC’s basketball leagues are split into Tier A and Tier B
groupings. Most of the teams in both tiers participated in a
six-game CVAC season supplemented by weekend tournaments. Hopefully the teams were playing their best ball at
the end of the season.
Tier A
The Tier A finals, held in Osler on February 7, were preceded by several elimination games as only four boys and four
girls teams could advance to the championship round. Earlier in the week, Clavet defeated VCA and Dalmeny defeated
Martensville High in boys’ play, advancing to join Osler and
Warman High on Saturday. On the girls’ side, Langham defeated Osler in a tight match, advancing with Dalmeny, VCA
and Warman High to the “final four”.
Girls
In the first semi-final, Dalmeny and VCA battled, with Dalmeny emerging with a 34-31 victory. In the second semifinal, Warman proved too much for Langham, getting by
their less experienced opponents rather handily. In the third
place game, Langham and VCA clashed in their final games
of the year. In the end, VCA prevailed 58-38, finishing third
overall.
Osler Junior Boys basketball team, with coach Brian Lewchuk
In the gold medal game, Warman’s size and experience was
matched against Dalmeny’s quickness and intensity. The
game itself was a struggle from the beginning with neither
team able to gain much of an upper hand. Dalmeny took a
39-38 lead with about 2 minutes left, followed by a flurry of
activity, but no points, resulting in Dalmeny emerging as the
upset Tier A champions for 2015.
Boys
On the boys’ side, the Warman/Dalmeny semi-final started
as a struggle, but Warman slowly gained the upper hand,
eventually defeating their opponent 56-47. The second
semi-final game, between Osler and Clavet, demonstrated
the value of experience, as Osler’s grade 9 depth carried
them to a 47-20 victory. The third place game had Dalmeny
showing its depth and experience as they defeated Clavet
58-38.
Dalmeny Junior Girls basketball team, with coach Sandra Schatz
The championship game was billed as a battle between big
bodies in a confined space, and that it was. Scoring was
difficult, as shots were contested from every angle. Osler
opened up a lead in the first quarter and Warman, while
working to cut into it, could never quite gain control of the
scoreboard. In the end, Osler’s rebounding allowed them to
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break away, defeating Warman 43-34, capturing their first
Tier A boys’ championship.
Tier B
The Tier B finals, also a “final four” structure, were preceded
by multiple preliminary games during the week as 11 girls
teams and 14 boys teams battled to get into the championship tournament. The championship tournament – a great
event for Leask School to host – was held on February 7.
Girls
In the girls’ semi-finals, the depth of the programs in Asquith and Hepburn were highlighted as they defeated Rosthern and Vanscoy, respectively. In the third place game,
Vanscoy finished with its best result ever, defeating Rosthern in a battle between programs on the rise.
And once again, as in the girls’ final, Asquith emerged victorious, defeating Waldheim 44-43, giving Lord Asquith School
a sweep of the 2015 Tier B Championships.
Congratulations to everyone involved in another successful
season. Thank you to everyone for adapting so well to the
rule changes put in place to further the development of
individual and team skills. The sport continues to grow by
leaps and bounds (no pun intended) and that is the result of
a tremendous amount of work being done by coaches and
players.
The final pitted two very well matched opponents who were
quite familiar with each other. The game was a struggle that
went back and forth, but Asquith eventually emerged with a
36-33 victory over Hepburn, capturing the Tier B championship.
Boys
In the first boys’ semifinal game, Asquith showcased a powerful squad, defeating last year’s champions from Hepburn
handily. In the second semifinal, the top-ranked host team
from Leask was upset by an ever-improving Waldheim
team. It was the final two games that gave spectators more
than their money’s worth - especially since CVAC does not
charge admission!
In the third place game, Leask and Hepburn battled from
the opening toss of the ball. The game went back and forth
for four quarters, with Leask finally squeezing out a one
point victory, defeating Hepburn 46-45.
The final game had the same level of intensity, as both Asquith and Waldheim really wanted the victory. Once again,
the game went back and forth, with multiple lead changes.
Lord Asquith School Junior Boys basketball team, with coach Melissa Wickett
Lord Asquith School Junior Girls basketball team, with coach Vicki Quittenbaum
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Junior Curling
The CVAC junior curling championship took place on February 27 and 28 at the Dalmeny Curling Club. Eighteen teams registered to
take part in the boys, girls and mixed playoffs on a cold sunny weekend.
With seven teams entered, the girls' championship was dominated by a relatively young team from Allan. After receiving a first
round bye, they won twice to advance to the A-B final. There they met the team from Colonsay whom they had defeated earlier in
the draw. Once again, Allan demonstrated great draw weight, jumping into an early lead and finishing undefeated in the girls'
championship.
The boys' championship was a solid eight team competition
with Colonsay and Rosthern the dominant teams in this
year's playoff. Meeting in the first round, Colonsay defeated
Rosthern in a tight game. Rosthern shrugged off the defeat
and proceeded to win four consecutive games on the B side,
matching them up against Colonsay in the A-B final. Rosthern came out firing, scoring multiple points in three of the
first five ends and coasting to a relatively easy victory.
This meant that the championship would come down to a
“winner take all” game. Once again, Rosthern had a strong
start, scoring four points in the first two ends, and, once
again, coasted to a relatively easy victory, capturing the
boys' championship.
The mixed championship involved only three teams this
year. An experienced Blaine Lake squad proved itself the
best team in the category, sweeping through the double
knockout draw against Leask and Delisle to capture the
championship.
Looking forward, CVAC hopes to see the number of junior
teams increase beyond 20. We will be working with the
Saskatchewan Curling Association as we look to find ways to
get a growing number of schools involved in the curling program being offered.
Rosthern Junior Boys curling team, with coach Marg Knoll
Blaine Lake Junior Mixed curling team, with coach Karen Fiala
Allan Junior Girls curling team
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Athletic Directors Calendar
Saturday, April 18
A. D.
Due date for nominations for SHSAA awards.
Thursday, April 30
CVAC Athletic Directors meeting at Division Office, 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 6
Deadline for SHSAA E5 for Track and Field.
Wednesday, May 13
Due date for SHSAA resolutions.
CVAC portal
The CVAC portal is listed along the top bar on the Prairie Spirit home page. The portal is accessible to staff
and the public, and only Athletic Directors have permission to make changes to the information presented.
The portal provides a complete CVAC calendar, the CVAC Executive, a list of the Athletic Directors in all
CVAC schools and upcoming tournaments. In addition, all sports are listed on the left side of the portal,
each with the names and emails of all the CVAC coaches for that sport, by age classification (junior/senior)
and gender (boys/girls), where applicable. Other information includes rules, league, tournaments, forms,
officials lists, clinics and awards.
CVAC Executive 2014/15
Craig Reinhardt, President | Josh Janzen, Vice-President | Grant Elke, Extra-Curricular Commissioner/Treasurer
Jon Yellowlees, Coordinator | Noel Roche, LEADS representative | Judy Walker, Officials Commissioner
Tyler Scheidt and Sandra Schatz, Members at Large
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