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First Indoor Track Event Of Season Highlights Busy Weekend For RDC Athletics

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Another busy weekend of RDC Athletics is upon us. Here’s a rundown of all the action.

Queens Basketball | Friday, Jan. 27 | 6:00 p.m. | RDC

The RDC Queens (5-8) host the Lethbridge College Kodiaks (11-0). The Queens are in 5th place in the ACAC Women’s Basketball South Division and only trail the 4th place Rattlers by 2 points. After this weekend series, only 6 regular season games remain as the Queens look to make a push for a playoff position.

Kings Basketball | Friday, Jan. 27 | 8:00 p.m. | RDC

Following the Queens, the 1st place RDC Kings (9-4) in the ACAC Men’s Basketball South Division host the 2nd place Lethbridge College Kodiaks (8-3). The Kings are coming off an energetic and resilient effort against Medicine Hat College that led to an exciting overtime victory this past Saturday. In the South Division, the standings are close between the teams near the top. Every game is important as the teams jockey for playoff positioning. Behind the 1st place Kings, the Lethbridge College Kodiaks, SAIT Trojans and Medicine Hat College Rattlers are all tied for 2nd spot, have 2 games in hand and only trail the RDC Kings by 2 points. Guard Ian Tevis is heating up on the court. The Kinesiology and Sport Studies student sits in 3rd spot in ACAC Men’s Basketball scoring with an average of 23.2 points per game. Tevis averages 6 rebounds per game, which places him in the top 20 in the ACAC. His 40.4% success rate from behind the 3-point-arch is 16th best in the entire league.

Kings Hockey | Friday, Jan. 27 | 7:00 p.m. | SAIT

In Calgary, the Red Deer College Kings Hockey team compete against the SAIT Trojans. The Kings sit in 5th place in ACAC Men’s Hockey with 19 points while the Trojans are tied for 1st place with the Ooks (32 points). RDC has 2 games in hand over SAIT and NAIT and have played 4 games less than Briercrest College, Concordia University and MacEwan University.

RDC Curling | Friday, Jan. 27 – Sunday, Jan. 29 | ACAC Curling Winter Regional | NAIT

In Edmonton, the Red Deer College Curling teams compete in the ACAC Curling Winter Regional. At the Fall Regional in Red Deer, the 3 RDC Curling teams had a strong weekend and collectively finished 15-3. The RDC Men’s Curling team posted a perfect 6-0 record, the Red Deer College Mixed Curling team finished 6-1 and the RDC Women’s Curling team capped off the weekend with a 3-2 record. Red Deer College proved they will be solid competitors throughout the 2016-2017 ACAC Curling season and are looking to carry over their strong play into this event.

Queens Basketball | Saturday, Jan. 28 | 1:00 p.m. | RDC

In a weekend rematch, the Queens face the Kodiaks

Kings Basketball | Saturday, Jan. 28 | 3:00 p.m. | RDC

In the 2nd game of a 2 game set, the Kings compete against the Kodiaks in an afternoon tilt.

Kings Hockey | Saturday, Jan. 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Penhold Multiplex

As the venue shifts in the weekend series, the RDC Kings face the Trojans in Penhold. RDC Athletics will promote Make Some Noise for Mental Health at the game.

Indoor Track | Saturday, Jan. 28 | Running Room Grand Prix #1 | MacEwan University

In their 1st event of the season, the Red Deer College Indoor Track team is looking for an effective start at Grand Prix #1. Many members of the successful RDC Cross-Country Running team will be participating. The team will be led by Kari Elliott, who won the 2016- 2017 ACAC Cross-Country Running Coach of Year.

Queens Hockey | Saturday, Jan. 28 | 6:00 p.m. | MacEwan University

In the 2nd half of the home-and-home series, the RDC Queens face-off against the Griffins.

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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!