News from Alberta
By Chris Zarski, Alberta Provincial Co-ordinatorHello from Alberta! It’s time once again to look back over the year of Reach For the Top and for some leagues, it was a growing experience. The Calgary League has grown in size thanks to the work of league coordinators inviting new schools into competition. The Junior Leagues have grown in number this year while the seniors have shown a slight decline. Hopefully it is an isolated year!
We were very fortunate to have Karen Harris and the staff from Webber Academy in Calgary step up to the plate and host this year’s provincial competition. This was Webbers first year of play so an exciting way to end the introductory year. All participants were treated to a beautiful campus and facility which the staff of Webber Academy graciously opened for the competitors.
Attending this years provincial competition were six teams in the junior division, eight teams in the intermediates, and eight teams in seniors. Teams representing the various leagues in the province, and their final placements, included:
JUNIORS
1 - Calmar School – Calmar
2 - Crestomere School – Crestomere
3 - Clear Vista – Wetaskiwin
4 - Trochu School – Trochu
5 - Queen Elizabeth – Wetaskiwin
6 - Elnora School – Elnora
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
1 - Calmar School – Calmar
2 - West Island College
3 - Hunting Hills
4 - Trochu School – Trochu
5 - Lacombe Junior High
6 - Lacombe Composite
7 - Clear Vista – Wetaskiwin
8 - Queen Elizabeth – Wetaskiwin
SENIOR DIVISION
1- Old Scona – Edmonton
2 - Harry Ainlay – Edmonton
3 - Hunting Hills – Red Deer
4 - West Island College – Calgary
5 - Bellerose
6 - Webber Academy – Calgary
7 - Strathmore – Strathmore
8 - Calmar – Calmar
The competition was held on one day with a round robin in each of the divisions followed by cross over games leading up to the finals. It was an action packed day for readers as they went straight through, with the exception of the wonderful lunch prepared by the chef at Webber. The score room was a busy place as we tried to keep up with three divisions running at the same time on different schedules! Fun and action-packed!
The final results and standings at the end of the day were as follows:
Junior Provincial champs – Calmar School coached by Jeannette Wilson
Second place – Crestomere coached by Frank Tschabold and Kathy Bogath
Third – Clear Vista coached by Chris Zarski
Intermediate Provincial Champs – Calmar School coached by Jeanette Wilson
Second Place – West Island College coached by Claire Allen
Third Place – Hunting Hills
Senior Provincial Champs –Old Scona Academic coached by Dee Elder
Second Place – Harry Ainlay coached by Val Holtz
Third Place – Hunting Hills
Fourth Place – West Island College.
This years Spirit Team trophies went to Clear Vista Juniors and Lacombe Composite for Intermediates. Congratulations! Thanks to all our volunteer coaches, readers at the league and provincial levels and students who are actively involved, making Reach For the Top an exciting addition to any school.
Congratulations to the Champion, Old Scona Academic S.H.S. team members Rishi Nair, Eliza Pan, Andrew Qi, Kevin Wang, Stephen Smith and Coaches: Dee Elder and Sheldon Chow.
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