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Strong Debut For Indoor Track Team Highlights Busy Weekend For RDC Athletics

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It was a great start for the RDC Indoor Track team in Edmonton, placing 2nd overall. The Red Deer College Curling teams earned the opportunity to compete at the ACAC Curling Championships in Feb. The Queens Hockey team split their weekend series with MacEwan University and the RDC Kings Hockey team lost both games to the SAIT Trojans. Both RDC Basketball squads dropped a pair of games to the Lethbridge College Kodiaks.

Here is a summary of what happened in RDC Athletics this past week:

Queens Basketball | Friday, Jan. 27 | RDC

The Lethbridge College Kodiaks defeated the RDC Queens 83-53. Dedra Janvier led the Queens with 14 points and was named the player-of-the-game.

Kings Basketball | Friday, Jan. 27 | RDC

In a thrilling game, the Lethbridge College Kodiaks edged the RDC Kings 79-78. Ian Tevis was named the Kings player-of-the-game. The guard from Kent, Washington contributed 30 points, 3 steals, 2 assists and 8 rebounds.

Kings Hockey | Friday, Jan. 27 | SAIT

In Calgary, the SAIT Trojans edged the Red Deer College Kings 3-2. Tyler Berkholtz scored a pair of power play goals for the Kings.

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

In Edmonton, all 3 Red Deer College Curling teams qualified for the ACAC Curling Championships in Feb. This past weekend, the RDC Men’s Curling team finished 4-2, the RDC women went 2-3 and the mixed team earned a 4-3 record. The Fall and Winter Regional results are combined to determine the final standings. Over the 2 regionals, the men’s team finished 1st (10-2), the women’s team finished in a tie for 2nd spot (5-5) and the RDC Mixed Curling team earned 3rd place (10-4). Lakeland College will host the ACAC Curling Championships Feb. 24-26 at the Vermilion Curling Club.

Queens Basketball | Saturday, Jan. 28 | RDC

In a weekend rematch, the Queens competed hard but dropped a 66-50 decision to the unbeaten Kodiaks. Lauren Bailey was named the Queens player-of-the-game. The Bachelor of Science student finished with 10 points, 1 steal, 2 assists and 2 rebounds. Queens Head Coach Ken King was pleased with the effort against a top opponent. “Our student-athletes played a great game,” said King. “When we show up with the right attitude, energy and play together we can hang with the really good teams.” The RDC Queens sit in 5th place in the ACAC Women’s Basketball South Division with 10 points.

Kings Basketball | Saturday, Jan. 28 | RDC

In the rematch, the Kodiaks defeated the Kings 86-77. Ian Tevis was chosen as the Kings player-of-the-game. The Kinesiology and Sport Studies student finished with 31 points, 4 steals, 3 assists and 8 rebounds. There is a 3 way tie for top spot in the ACAC Men’s Basketball South Division between the Lethbridge College Kodiaks, SAIT Trojans and Medicine Hat College Rattlers. All 3 teams have 20 points and the Red Deer College Kings (9-6) are close behind with 18. With parity at the top of the South Division, anything can happen. “All we can focus on is winning our last games and let the chips fall where they may. As we know, anything can happen in the playoffs,” said Kings Head Coach Clayton Pottinger. “We are continually prepping for the playoffs. Once we get healthy and get our entire lineup playing again we can compete with any of these teams.”

Kings Hockey | Saturday, Jan. 28 | Penhold Multiplex

In Penhold, the SAIT Trojans defeated the RDC Kings 4-1. Riley Simpson scored for the Kings. The Red Deer College Kings sit in 5th place in ACAC Men’s Hockey with 19 points.

Queens Hockey | Saturday, Jan. 28 | MacEwan University

In the 2nd half of the home-and-home series, the RDC Queens defeated the Griffins 1-0. Rikki Smith scored the lone goal. Tracie Kikuchi turned aside all 39 shots for RDC. “It was a very good game and we had a lot of energy in our dressing room,” said Queens Head Coach Kelly Coulter. “Tracie Kikuchi was excellent in net tonight.” With the victory, the Queens jump back into top spot in ACAC Women’s Hockey with 27 points.

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 placed 2nd overall behind MacEwan University in a competitive field. The RDC women’s team finished 2nd behind MacEwan University and the RDC men finished in 3rd spot. The overall team placement was a combination of the women’s and men’s results.

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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!