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ACAC Men’s Volleyball Championship At RDC Feb 23-25!

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The top eight men’s volleyball teams in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) are at RDC to determine this year’s conference champion. The 2016- 2017 ACAC Men’s Volleyball Championship runs from February 23 to 25 in the Main Gym at Red Deer College.

“This is a great opportunity for people from across central Alberta to see some of the best men’s volleyball competition in the nation,” says Diane St-Denis, RDC Athletic Director. “When we have the opportunity to showcase this type of high-level sport in Red Deer, it’s exciting for fans and it also helps to ignite a passion for volleyball in young players, as well as coaches and officials from across the community.”

St-Denis notes that RDC has an extensive history of hosting ACAC Championships. “This allows us to showcase our teams, but it’s also part of our mandate as a member of the ACAC. Hosting the Men’s Volleyball Championship gives RDC the opportunity to highlight top athletes from across the conference,” she says.

Many of these top athletes were recognized at the ACAC 2016-17 Men’s Volleyball Award Presentations, which took place on February 22nd. The awards were presented to student-athletes from across the conference, based on their performances in the regular season.

Competing teams are looking to advance to the National Championship, scheduled for March 8 to 11 at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. “The ACAC consistently produces elite teams that are competitive at the national level,” says St-Denis. “This championship at RDC promises to showcase incredible volleyball, right here in central Alberta.”

Competing teams include Keyano College, The King’s University, NAIT and Grande Prairie Regional College representing the North Division. From the ACAC South Division, Red Deer College, Medicine Hat College, SAIT and Briercrest College will compete for gold.

On Thursday, action will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the RDC Main Gym. The RDC Kings (19-5) will hit the court Thursday at 6:00 p.m. against the NAIT Ooks (13-11). In the past 10 regular season matches, both teams have an identical 7-3 record.

“NAIT has a better team than what their record shows. They had some banged up players and brought back some guys at Christmas that we saw in the quarter-finals last year,” said Kings Volleyball Head Coach Aaron Schulha. “They have some weapons and are a big team. A lot of what happens at this time of the season depends on the serve and pass game.”

Tournament Schedule (all games take place in RDC Main Gym):

Thursday, February 23: 1 pm, 3 pm, 6 pm (RDC Kings), 8 pm
Friday, February 24: 12 pm, 2 pm, 5 pm, 7 pm
Saturday, February 25: 11 am, 1 pm (bronze medal game), 3:30 pm (gold medal game)

The games can also be viewed here:

https://www.acactv.ca/en/

(Photo by Tony Hansen)

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End of an era for Red Deer Minor baseball Braves

Published on December 6, 2023

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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

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Red Deer Minor Hockey is proud to announce our new General Manager Lane Moore

Published on December 1, 2023

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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!