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Natalie Frenette – 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 February 2017 is Natalie Frenette.
Natalie Frenette is a 17 year old Red Deer resident, Grade 12 student at Notre Dame High School and a competitive soccer athlete.
Natalie first began playing soccer with the U4 Timbits in the Red Deer City Soccer Association, and began playing elite level soccer with the U10 Renegades as an 8 year old. This season, Natalie will play school soccer with Notre Dame, indoor soccer with the U18 Renegades and outdoor soccer with the major league Renegades in the Alberta Major Soccer League. Natalie has medalled 4 times at Provincial Championships, most recently capturing Tier 2 Gold in 2015 at Indoor Provincials.
Natalie was a long-time standout in school (Notre Dame) and club (Queens Volleyball Club) volleyball, as well as a sprinter in track at school and with the Red Deer Titans Track Club and was able to compete in soccer, volleyball and track in three Alberta Games for Zone 4.
Following the fall high school volleyball season, Natalie made the decision to focus her efforts and energy on the sport of soccer, after having competed for many years in school and club volleyball and track and field. This decision was made as Natalie’s post-secondary athletic pursuits came into focus with her decision to accept Grant MacEwan University’s offer to play CIS soccer with the Griffins next year. Natalie plans to study Physical Education/Kinesiology at MacEwan.
Natalie is known for her speed on the pitch and her goal scoring ability. With Natalie’s strong work ethic, her athletic gifts and her training experiences with ASDC-Central she will surely continue to grow and develop in her soccer career!
ASDC-Central thanks 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 – Natalie Frenette
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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