So much for first time jitters. Some of the younger members of the Moose Jaw Thunder Creek Archery club competed in their first provincial competition over the weekend.
“It was a really good weekend,” said Tyler Moore, President of the club. “The kids did really good and they all had fun.”
With over 192 athletes competing in the Junior Olympic Program on Saturday in Prince Albert, the local club did particularly well as three members won trophies for their achievements.
Meaghan Cleave won second place in the 10 m distance, Grace Geradts finished in fourth place in the 15 m distance and Chris Geradts won third place in the 15 m distance.
“They didn’t know how to compare themselves to because it was their first time and you are competed with others from all over the province in your level,” stated Moore. “With the Junior Olympic Program, it is based on a score, not based on age.”
With 142 athletes on Sunday, some of the club members participated in the provincial target competition and five custom medals were brought home. Tyler Moore won the gold medal in the male unlimited class and Jason Cleave won bronze in the male unlimited class. In the female unlimited class, Karlie Cleave brought home the bronze medal, Hailey Cleave won the gold medal in pre-cub and Meaghan Cleave won a silver medal in the pee-wee category.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Top Lions Award Presented
Membership Chairperson Kyung Hyun, Loh recently received the Melvin Jones Fellow award at the New Jersey Lions Club District 16C sight meeting, the first person to receive this award from Cherry Hill-Pennsauken Korean Lions Club since 1987.
The Melvin Jones Fellow award is the Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF)’s highest honor presented to Lions members recognized for commitment to humanitarian service. He also received a lapel pin and a plaque.
The Melvin Jones Fellow award is the Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF)’s highest honor presented to Lions members recognized for commitment to humanitarian service. He also received a lapel pin and a plaque.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tottenham Trophy Success Overdue According to Redknapp
Harry Redknapp has challenged his Tottenham stars to prove they deserve to be ranked alongside the club's legends by winning the FA Cup. Redknapp's side have earned flattering comparisons to some of the great Spurs sides, including the 1991 FA Cup winners and the 1961 double-winning team. An 11-match unbeaten run at the end of 2011 featured some eye-catching play that saw Spurs labelled the most entertaining team in the country.
However, Redknapp believes all that praise would quickly be forgotten if Spurs fail to fulfill their potential. To earn their place in the Tottenham history books along the likes of Gary Lineker, Paul Gascoigne, Danny Blanchflower and Cliff Jones, Redknapp insists they must win silverware and that means beating Chelsea in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final, then winning the trophy itself.
"This is a great opportunity for us to go all the way this year," Redknapp said on Friday. "On our day we can beat Chelsea. We can beat anyone. There is not a lot between the two teams, but they have the medals to show for it.They have been there and done it all in the last few years. Tottenham is a club that have won two trophies since 1991 and they were both League Cups, so it's about time Tottenham won another trophy."
If Tottenham can beat Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday, Redknapp believes it will prove the potential is there for his club to continue to better their west London rivals, as long as the board are prepared to keep investing in new signings.
"If we want Champions League football again we need to improve the squad again in the summer. You have to keep improving because everyone else around us will," Redknapp said. "If you want to start winning championships then you really have to push on and raise the bar because that's the only way you are going to do it."
However, Redknapp believes all that praise would quickly be forgotten if Spurs fail to fulfill their potential. To earn their place in the Tottenham history books along the likes of Gary Lineker, Paul Gascoigne, Danny Blanchflower and Cliff Jones, Redknapp insists they must win silverware and that means beating Chelsea in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final, then winning the trophy itself.
"This is a great opportunity for us to go all the way this year," Redknapp said on Friday. "On our day we can beat Chelsea. We can beat anyone. There is not a lot between the two teams, but they have the medals to show for it.They have been there and done it all in the last few years. Tottenham is a club that have won two trophies since 1991 and they were both League Cups, so it's about time Tottenham won another trophy."
If Tottenham can beat Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday, Redknapp believes it will prove the potential is there for his club to continue to better their west London rivals, as long as the board are prepared to keep investing in new signings.
"If we want Champions League football again we need to improve the squad again in the summer. You have to keep improving because everyone else around us will," Redknapp said. "If you want to start winning championships then you really have to push on and raise the bar because that's the only way you are going to do it."
Monday, April 16, 2012
Reeves' Golf Future Temporarily On Hold
Little has ever distracted Crystal Reeves from playing golf.
Fewer things have kept Reeves from succeeding at one of the most difficult sports.
In her parent’s home, there are hundreds of trophies and plaques, not to mention framed pictures, for winning tournaments, beginning when she was in elementary school in Broken Arrow.
Hardly a day passes that Reeves – a 2008 Broken Arrow High School graduate and Class 6A state champion that spring – doesn’t do something related to golf. It could be putting to conditioning, perhaps watching The Golf Channel.
The game has carried her through almost four years of college and it will take the 22-year-old beyond Oral Roberts University. But, for the next two or three weeks, Reeves may not touch her clubs or even see a golf course. Her future – playing professional golf – is on hold. Up to her elbows in scholastics, this finance major is completing her classwork and preparing for final exams to graduate.
“Oh,” she said, giggling, “there’s a senior paper I have to deliver. That’s really big thing. Everything is going by so fast.”
A four-year letterman for the Lady Eagles, Reeves has been a decorated player. She’s been the Summit League player of the week six times and maintains an average around 75. When her college career is finished, Reeves will move to the next level early in the summer. Likely, she’ll play the Futures Tour, the minor league circuit for the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
But, Reeves doesn’t want to get ahead of herself. “Right now, I want to enjoy the moment,” she said. “I love ORU and our season isn’t over. I want to take one-thing-at-a-time.”
Reeves admitted some groundwork has been prepared for her post-college days. “We’ve done some things but I am keeping my options opens,” she said. “To take that step (LPGA), you have to be prepared in a lot of areas. One of them is making sure my game is ready.”
Fewer things have kept Reeves from succeeding at one of the most difficult sports.
In her parent’s home, there are hundreds of trophies and plaques, not to mention framed pictures, for winning tournaments, beginning when she was in elementary school in Broken Arrow.
Hardly a day passes that Reeves – a 2008 Broken Arrow High School graduate and Class 6A state champion that spring – doesn’t do something related to golf. It could be putting to conditioning, perhaps watching The Golf Channel.
The game has carried her through almost four years of college and it will take the 22-year-old beyond Oral Roberts University. But, for the next two or three weeks, Reeves may not touch her clubs or even see a golf course. Her future – playing professional golf – is on hold. Up to her elbows in scholastics, this finance major is completing her classwork and preparing for final exams to graduate.
“Oh,” she said, giggling, “there’s a senior paper I have to deliver. That’s really big thing. Everything is going by so fast.”
A four-year letterman for the Lady Eagles, Reeves has been a decorated player. She’s been the Summit League player of the week six times and maintains an average around 75. When her college career is finished, Reeves will move to the next level early in the summer. Likely, she’ll play the Futures Tour, the minor league circuit for the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
But, Reeves doesn’t want to get ahead of herself. “Right now, I want to enjoy the moment,” she said. “I love ORU and our season isn’t over. I want to take one-thing-at-a-time.”
Reeves admitted some groundwork has been prepared for her post-college days. “We’ve done some things but I am keeping my options opens,” she said. “To take that step (LPGA), you have to be prepared in a lot of areas. One of them is making sure my game is ready.”
Thursday, April 12, 2012
IOC to Honor the Gold Medal-Winning Surfing Team
When it comes time to hand out the contest hardware for the DaKine ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong, the Gold Medal-winning team is going to have more than medals to take home. The Gold Medal Team will be receiving the IOC President's Trophy, from the International Olympic Committee and its president, Jacques Rogge.
"The IOC Trophy is something very special and very unique; no other surfing organization in the world has a specific trophy from the IOC," said Fernando Aguerre, the President of the ISA. "This has great significance both for this event and the future of surfing as we work toward its involvement in the Olympic Games."
GDE Bertoni, a trophy and medal manufacturer in Milan, Italy designed the nine-inch trophy. The company also produced two of the most famous soccer trophies: the FIFA World Cup Trophy and the UEFA Cup trophy.
"This World Championship - organized under the auspices of the International Surfing Association (ISA) - will certainly serve as a stepping stone for all of these young surfers to prepare themselves for further experience at higher levels and become future sporting models for the next generation," wrote IOC President Rogge, in the letter accompanying the trophy. "Good luck to all the competitors!"
Over 400 athletes and team supporters from 30 nations are making the trip to Playa Venao to participate in the largest and most important under-18 surfing competition in the world. The overall team title will be determined by a points system based on how the athletes from the respective nations place within their divisions. Australia has won six of the last nine years, while Peru won the Team Gold Medal in 2011.
The DaKine ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong begins on April 14 with the traditional ISA Opening Ceremony, which includes a Parade of Nations and the Sands of the World Ceremony. Competition will begin on the morning of the 15th.
The Opening Ceremony and the competition can be viewed live at www.dakineisawjsc.com/live.
"The IOC Trophy is something very special and very unique; no other surfing organization in the world has a specific trophy from the IOC," said Fernando Aguerre, the President of the ISA. "This has great significance both for this event and the future of surfing as we work toward its involvement in the Olympic Games."
GDE Bertoni, a trophy and medal manufacturer in Milan, Italy designed the nine-inch trophy. The company also produced two of the most famous soccer trophies: the FIFA World Cup Trophy and the UEFA Cup trophy.
"This World Championship - organized under the auspices of the International Surfing Association (ISA) - will certainly serve as a stepping stone for all of these young surfers to prepare themselves for further experience at higher levels and become future sporting models for the next generation," wrote IOC President Rogge, in the letter accompanying the trophy. "Good luck to all the competitors!"
Over 400 athletes and team supporters from 30 nations are making the trip to Playa Venao to participate in the largest and most important under-18 surfing competition in the world. The overall team title will be determined by a points system based on how the athletes from the respective nations place within their divisions. Australia has won six of the last nine years, while Peru won the Team Gold Medal in 2011.
The DaKine ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong begins on April 14 with the traditional ISA Opening Ceremony, which includes a Parade of Nations and the Sands of the World Ceremony. Competition will begin on the morning of the 15th.
The Opening Ceremony and the competition can be viewed live at www.dakineisawjsc.com/live.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Kentucky, Tennessee Students Competing in History Knowledge Contest
Hundreds of students from Kentucky and Tennessee will compete in Western Kentucky University's annual History Contest this week, trying to win scholarships and other recognition awards for their knowledge of American and world history.
The university says more than 600 middle and high school students are expected to take part in the event on Friday.
The contest includes objective and essay exams.
First-place winners in senior high competitions will receive $1,000 scholarships for their first year of study at Western, while first-place in the junior high division will earn a $500 scholarship. Engraved plaques, silver and bronze medals and certificates of achievement will also be awarded.
The university says more than 600 middle and high school students are expected to take part in the event on Friday.
The contest includes objective and essay exams.
First-place winners in senior high competitions will receive $1,000 scholarships for their first year of study at Western, while first-place in the junior high division will earn a $500 scholarship. Engraved plaques, silver and bronze medals and certificates of achievement will also be awarded.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Hunger the Target at Charity Bowling Tournament
Competition for trophies was intense as bowling balls crashed into pins Sunday afternoon while Valley organizations and businesses competed for a good cause.
The second annual Bowling to Strike Out Hunger bowling tournament at Brunswick Zone XL in El Centro benefitted the Imperial Valley Food Bank.
A dozen teams from organizations or businesses such as Havens and Sons Trucking, Rabobank and El Centro Rotary Club competed and excitedly cheered on their teammates once games got under way. At stake were bragging rights and trophies.
The team with the most donations received a trophy that is passed on to the winners each year while another trophy was awarded for the team with the highest score.
Custom medals were given for best male and female players as well as for the team with the best bowling shirts.
Imperial Valley Food Bank board president David Takata said the event allows people to help those suffering from food insecurity while also having a good time.
The second annual Bowling to Strike Out Hunger bowling tournament at Brunswick Zone XL in El Centro benefitted the Imperial Valley Food Bank.
A dozen teams from organizations or businesses such as Havens and Sons Trucking, Rabobank and El Centro Rotary Club competed and excitedly cheered on their teammates once games got under way. At stake were bragging rights and trophies.
The team with the most donations received a trophy that is passed on to the winners each year while another trophy was awarded for the team with the highest score.
Custom medals were given for best male and female players as well as for the team with the best bowling shirts.
Imperial Valley Food Bank board president David Takata said the event allows people to help those suffering from food insecurity while also having a good time.
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