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Regular Season Wraps-Up For Kings And Queens Basketball & Volleyball Squads This Weekend

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The Red Deer College Volleyball teams will play their final regular season matches against the Briercrest College Clippers. Capping off the regular season, the RDC Basketball squads have a home-and-home series against the Ambrose University Lions. The Kings Hockey club faces the University of Alberta (Augustana) Vikings in a pair of games.

Kings Volleyball is supporting the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC) to bring awareness to their #irespect campaign. Respect is vital in today’s society and a greater emphasis on it can prevent a number of injustices that occur daily. We invite everyone to come down to support your Kings and Queens this weekend and let us know what you respect.

At the games there will be the opportunity to sign a large #irespect poster, donate to CASASC and use our Snapchat geofilter to increase awareness. This locally backed cause needs your support. The Kings encourage you to post on social media using the hashtag #irespect and to attend the following games:

RDC Queens and Kings Volleyball | Friday, Feb. 17 | 6:00 p.m.

RDC Queens and Kings Volleyball | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 1:00 p.m.

RDC Queens and Kings Basketball | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 6:00 p.m. | RDC

Queens Volleyball | Friday, Feb. 17 | 6:00 p.m. | RDC

The Red Deer College Queens (19-3) host the Briercrest College Clippers (20-2). The Clippers occupy 1st place in the ACAC Women’s Volleyball South Division with 40 points but the Queens are close behind with 38. Both teams have qualified for the playoffs but want to capture top spot in the division. Winners of their past 14 matches, the Queens have momentum heading into this weekend series. With 11.2 kills per set, the RDC Queens are ranked 2nd in the league. Miranda Dawe has 3.82 kills per set which ranks the Kinesiology and Sport Studies student 2nd in ACAC Women’s Volleyball. Libero, Lauren Marshall has been playing well and will be a key component in setting up the Queens’ offence in the weekend series. The Bachelor of Education (Elementary) student has 3.53 digs per set which is 3rd best in the league. The Red Deer College Queens are ranked 7th in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

Kings Volleyball | Friday, Feb. 17 | 8:00 p.m. | RDC

The RDC Kings (17-5) compete against the Briercrest College Clippers (13-9). Both teams qualify for the playoffs. In the ACAC Men’s Volleyball South Division, the Kings sit in 2nd with 34 points and trail the Medicine Hat College Rattlers by 2 points. The Briercrest College Clippers hold the 4th spot in the division with 26 points. Leading ACAC Men’s Volleyball, Regan Fathers has 3.92 kills per set. The RDC Kings Volleyball team is ranked 5th in the CCAA. Red Deer College will be hosting the 2016-2017 ACAC Men’s Volleyball Championship Feb. 23-25, 2017.

Queens Basketball | Friday, Feb. 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Ambrose University

In Calgary, the RDC Queens (8-11) face the Ambrose University Lions (3-14). Emily White leads the league in field goal percentage with an outstanding 68.6%. The Queens share 4th spot with the Medicine Hat College Rattlers in the ACAC Women’s Basketball South Division. Both teams have 16 points but the Rattlers have 2 games in hand. This is an important weekend series and the RDC Queens still have an opportunity to qualify for the playoffs.

Kings Basketball | Friday, Feb. 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Ambrose University

The Red Deer College Kings (13-6) hit the hardwood to face the Ambrose University Lions (7-10). The Kings have 26 points in the ACAC Men’s Basketball South Division. SAIT and Medicine Hat College share 1st place in the division with 28 points. The RDC Kings have clinched a playoff position.

Kings Hockey | Friday, Feb. 17 | 7:30 p.m. | U of A (Augustana campus)

In Camrose, the Red Deer College Kings Hockey team faces-off against the University of Alberta (Augustana) Vikings. Sitting in 5th spot in ACAC Men’s Hockey, the Kings have 23 points and have clinched a playoff spot. The top 6 teams make the playoffs. The Vikings are in 4th spot and look to be a potential matchup for the Kings in the opening round of the playoffs.

Queens Volleyball | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 1:00 p.m. | RDC

The Queens face the Clippers in their final regular season game.

Kings Volleyball | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 3:00 p.m. | RDC

The Kings hit the court to face the Clippers in their final regular season game.

Queens Basketball | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 6:00 p.m. | RDC

In their final regular season game, the Queens host the Lions.

Kings Basketball | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 8:00 p.m. | RDC

The Kings face the Lions in their final regular season game.

Kings Hockey | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Penhold Multiplex

In the 2nd half of the home-and-home series, the RDC Kings host the U of A Augustana Vikings. Next weekend, only a pair of regular season games remain against the Concordia University Thunder.

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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!