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Casey Patsula – ASDC Central Female Athlete of the Month
The Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) is pleased to announce that the ASDC-Central Female Athlete of the Month for November 2016 is Casey Patsula.
Casey Patsula, is a 14 year old Red Deer resident, Grade 9 student at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School and a competitive gymnastics athlete. Casey was named the 2015-16 Athlete of the Year at Red Deer’s Exelta Gymnastic Club
Casey began her gymnastic career at 4 years old and has progressed through the years to where she is currently a Junior Olympic Level 8 athlete, hoping to attain Level 9 this season (10 Levels total before becoming a National athlete). During her career, Casey has received many accolades having been named Most Improved and Most Dedicated several times at Exelta.
At the 2014 Alberta Winter Games, Casey won a Silver medal in the Beam event final. In January 2016, Casey was 1st Overall at the ‘Gym Power’ meet at Capital City Gymnastic in Edmonton. At the 2016 Alberta Gymnastics Federation this past spring, Casey placed 18th overall in the Junior Olympic Level 8 competition. This summer, Casey was named the most Dedicated Athlete at the International Gymnastics Camp in Strausburg, Pennsylvania.
Casey was recently named to the 2019 Jeux Canada Games Youth Advisory Committee. Casey will be counted on to bring her multi-sport Games experience as an athlete to help the Games and the athletes of the Games have a great experience.
Casey’s strong work ethic combined with her athletic gifts and her training experiences with ASDC-Central will only see her continue to grow and develop in her gymnastics career!
ASDC-Central thanks The Sutter Fund and Tom Bast Sports for celebrating the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month recipients by the provision of commemorative apparel for each recipient.
ASDC-Central Female Athlete of the Month – Casey Patsula
For further information regarding this athlete, the ASDC-Central and our programs please contact Miles Kydd @ [email protected] or 403-342-3231.
From Red Deer Minor Baseball Board of Directors
Following many discussions within the Red Deer community, the baseball community, our association members, as well as our board of directors we have made the decision to move forward with rebranding our teams, currently known as the Braves. For our association the Braves name symbolized warrior strength, bravery and resilience, all qualities we were proud to align with; and although the initial moniker of our teams was never intended to carry a derogatory or disrespectful connotation, for some, it has. The topic of our rebrand has been polarizing and arguments both for and against have been passionately presented. We have made the decision to move forward in the direction we feel is best for our association.
In alignment with the membership majority vote, the Red Deer Minor Baseball Board of Directors is excited to announce that we will now be known as the Red Deer Rangers.
The Red Deer Rangers will retain our current navy and crimson colors and will not adopt the colors or logo of the MLB, NHL, or any other Rangers franchise. We are looking forward to forging our own identity and embracing our own look.
As you can appreciate this is a complex initiative that will take time. We will remain the Braves for the 2024 season and aim to have our rebrand complete for the 2025 season.
All participants that submitted the Rangers name during our rebranding poll, will be entered into a draw to receive the first Red Deer Rangers jersey.
We hope you will join us in celebrating this positive endeavor as we create a new inclusive legacy for our association that all can be proud of.
RDMBA Board of Directors
From Red Deer Minor Hockey
The Red Deer Minor Hockey Board of Directors is pleased & honored to announce, after an extensive search, that Lane Moore has accepted the position of General Manager of Red Deer Minor Hockey. Lane will start his new role early in the new year & is very excited about leading our organization into the future as we aim to provide a positive learning and maturing experience for all of our young athletes & coaches in a minor hockey setting.
Lane comes into the role of General Manager with an extensive resume, in both hockey and administration. Lane has led the Bentley school as principal for the last 17 years & was an educator prior to that. On the hockey side, Lane’s passion for coaching & engaging with young athletes, dates back to 2002. His most recent involvement as a coach with Red Deer Minor Hockey saw Lane lead the U17AAA North Star Chiefs for 2 seasons (21-22, 22-23). Prior to his work with Red Deer Minor Hockey Lane served as President of Rimbey Minor Hockey for several seasons.
One of Lane’s biggest strengths is his ability to create highly effective teams by building a common mission & vision & then executing on those through visionary leadership. These attributes shone through during this General Manager search and we are thrilled for Lane to lead this organization now & into the future as we aim to be one of the premier Minor Hockey Associations in the province.
Lane, his wife Kathleen & their three children Easton, Cooper & Lexi call Red Deer home. His son Cooper is the captain of Red Deer U18AAA Optimist Chiefs & his older son Easton is pursuing his hockey career and post-secondary studies in Massachusetts. Please join us in congratulating Lane Moore as the new General Manager of the Red Deer Minor Hockey Commission, welcome Lane!
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