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Kings Volleyball Squad In Gold Medal Game At RDC Today! (Feb 25)

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Day 2 of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men’s Volleyball Championship wrapped up in the Red Deer College Main Gym on Friday. Once again, there were many exciting matches that determined which teams would compete for medals on Saturday.

The 1st match of the day featured a showdown between the Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves and The King’s University Eagles. The Wolves won in 4 sets (37-39, 25-23, 25-23 and 25- 17).

Lucas Robertson was chosen as the Wolves player-of-the-game. The Bachelor of Kinesiology and Education student finished with 3 kills, 48 assists, 3 service aces and 5 digs. Brendan Vanderlinde picked up the award for the Eagles. The Psychology student accumulated 14 kills, 3 assists, 1 service ace, 6 digs and 2 stuff blocks.

In the 2nd match on Friday, the Briercrest College Clippers won in 3 sets over the NAIT Ooks (27- 25, 25-23 and 25-20).

Mitchell Erickson was named the Clippers player-of-the-game. The student-athlete from Saskatoon contributed 10 kills, 1 service ace, 1 stuff block and 5 digs. Cole Burkart received the nomination for the Ooks after he finished with 9 kills and 4 digs.

Following the Clippers and Ooks, the Medicine Hat College Rattlers defeated the SAIT Trojans in 5 sets (25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 19-25 and 15-8).

Joel Kotyk was named the Rattlers player-of-the-game while Trent Mounter picked up the award for the Trojans. Kotyk, an Apprentice Welding student, totalled 17 kills, 2 service aces and 12 digs. Mounter, a Business student, contributed 25 kills, 2 assists, 1 stuff block and 12 digs for SAIT.

The final match on Friday featured the Red Deer College Kings against and the Keyano College Huskies. The Kings defeated the Huskies in 3 sets (25-22, 25-20 and 25-23).

Regan Fathers was named the Kings player-of-the-game while Justin Delorme received the award for the Huskies. The RDC Kinesiology and Sport Studies student accumulated 16 kills, 1 assist, 4 service aces, 1 stuff block and 3 digs. Delorme, a Business Administration student, finished with 6 kills, 2 digs and 1 stuff block.

On Saturday, Grande Prairie Regional College will compete against Briercrest College at 11:00 a.m. for 5th place. Keyano College will face SAIT at 1:00 p.m. for bronze. At 3:30 p.m., the Red Deer College Kings will play the Medicine Hat College Rattlers for gold.

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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!