FEATURE: Jeremiah Lauzon, Red Deer Titans Track and Field Club’s first ever National Champion

A young Red Deer sprinter has vaulted from a local success story to a national sensation in record time. Now Lindsay Thurber grad Jeremiah Lauzon is looking to take the next step. If he can somehow continue his meteoric rise, Lauzon just might find himself representing Canada at next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Adopted as a toddler from his home in Haiti, Jeremiah was raised in Red Deer. A middle school teacher at Koinonia Christian School, who just happened to be a nationally ranked high jumper introduced him to track. Lauzon was immediately successful. Through his high school years at LTCHS he came to focus on sprinting and especially the 200m. In his senior high school season which just wrapped up, Lauzon triumphed in provincials, shattered his personal bests, and ended up at the Junior Pan-Am Games before accomplishing a first for any Titan..

Jeremiah Lauzon has picked up a clothing sponsor, but he’ll need a lot more help to ensure he can reach Olympic heights. If you know an individual or a business who may be looking to help out with a cash sponsorship, please contact the Red Deer Titans. Coach Ronald Hewer can be contacted at [email protected].

: Jeremiah Lauzon

: Lauzon and Hewer in Mexico

: Lauzon is sponsored by Joma

: Lauzon at Nationals

: Lauzon at Nationals

: Team Lauzon

: Accepting Gold

: On the Podium

: Jeremiah Lauzon and Ronald Hewer

Below is footage captured by coach Ronald Hewer at the 2019 Canadian U20 Chanpionships in Montreal… This is the Gold Medal 200m run.

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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!