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RDC Sports Teams Wrap Up Successful Weekend

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8 years ago

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By Sheldon Spackman

Lots of success for RDC sports teams over the weekend. The Kings Hockey team defeated the Innisfail Eagles of the Chinook Hockey League in Exhibition play 3-2 in overtime Saturday night. Dylan Thudium, Zak Hicks and Riley Simpson scored for the Kings.

In Kings Volleyball action Friday night, they started their regular season by sweeping SAIT in three straight sets. RDC won the opening set 25-14, the second set 26-24 and the final set 25-23 to win the match. Matthew Lofgren, from Kamloops, was named the Kings player-of-the-game and finished with eight kills and three digs.

On Saturday, the Kings defeated the Trojans three sets to two. RDC won the first set 25-10, lost the second set 25-27, dropped the third set 24-26, won the fourth set 25-18 and the fifth set 15-6. Regan Fathers was the Kings player-of-the-game and finished with twenty kills, six service aces and nine digs. It was also an enthusiastic crowd at the RDC Main Gym who cheered on the Kings as they raised last season’s championship banner before the game.

As for the Queens Volleyball team, they defeated the Trojans three sets to two on Friday, winning the first set 25-19, dropping the second set 18-25, taking the third set 25-19, losing the fourth set 23-25 and winning the deciding set 15-10. Kinesiology and Sport Studies student, Miranda Dawe, was named the Queens player-of-the-game. Dawe finished with nineteen kills, two service aces and twenty-six digs.

On Saturday night, The Queens defeated the Trojans three sets to two in a rematch. RDC won the first set 25-17, the second set 25-13, dropped the third set 18-25, lost the fourth set 25-27 and won the fifth set 16-14. Jessica Jones finished with eleven kills, three service aces and six digs for the Queens.

In soccer action, The RDC Kings defeated the Lethbridge Kodiaks 5-1 on Saturday. Jerson Paez, Bruno Damian, Masoum Zaher, Mark Ibbotson and Fernando Morales scored for RDC. On Sunday, Theoren Gill scored in the 70th minute to give the Kings a 1-1 tie against the Rattlers in Medicine Hat.

As for the Queens, they fell 2-1 to the Lethbridge Kodiaks on Satudary. Scoring for the Queens was Krysten Strand. Then the Medicine Hat College Rattlers defeated the Queens 4-1 on Sunday. Krysten Strand once again scored for RDC.

In Cross Country Running at U of A Augustana on Saturday, the team once again placed well in ACAC competition. The RDC women finished first and the men fourth out of the competing schools at Grand Prix #5 in Camrose. Jordanna Cota finished second out of the female ACAC runners with a time of 22:06 on the 5 km course.

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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!