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Musicals on Ice showcases Edson Figure Skating Club





















CanSkate Red, Blue and Orange were working on stage one and two skills they have learnt, which they showcased on March 9 during the 2019 Skating
Carnival. photo Deanna Mitchener

by Deanna Mitchener musical lessons. They are very passionate about Every skater on the ice gave a great
our sport.” performance, even the little ones who had a hard
The Edson Figure Skating Club held their “The CanSkate Red, Blue and Orange were time standing at times.
annual Skating Carnival on March 9th. working on stage-one and two skills within our Paron Germann lead with O'Canada to start the
The seating was full as family, friends, and the program,” said DeZutter. “They have shown a event off on the right foot.
community came out to watch the dazzling huge improvement this season.” Solo performances where done by Josslyn
skaters. “The Primary Group of skaters is our Miller, Ashley Tuttle, Makena Hollinger, Erika
Professional Stating Coach Kelsey DeZutter introduction to the figure skating program,” Wang, Kainaat Shah, Hailey Sanders, Alyssa
said, “Our senior and intermediate skaters DeZutter said. “Skaters who complete Canskate Vankosky, Leah Ford, Paige Sidoruk, Makaya
dedicate a lot of their spare time to their practice. and are interested in figure skating move into this Bentley, Meladia Blundell, Rowan Simmons,
They skate four or five times per week and some group, where they start more in-depth skill Danika Lindquist, Justice Kamotzki.
of them also participate in school sports and practice.” Group performances were done by the senior
and intermediate skaters, as well as the CanSkate
Holy Redeemer Senior Men's Team Red, Blue, Orange, Green and Yellow.


capture Gold at Zones



























Pictured is Josslyn Miller during the 2019 Carnival
Musicals on Ice. This was Josslyn's first season
The Holy Redeemer Senior Men's basketball team captured their seventh Zone Championship on March working on her STAR 3 Solo and she also helped
9th. The Rebels squad had to battle hard in the gold medal game when they down by 10 points against as a Program Assistant. photo Deanna Mitchener
Gerard Redmond, but they rallied hard and won by a score of 69-68.

submitted First and foremost was grade 12 student Justin
Breault who held the team together by scoring a team will still get to hang another Zone
This year, the Holy Redeemer Basketball whopping 31 points. Another key player came in Championship banner next to all of the others in the
Program has won numerous tournaments and the way of Neil Korolischuk who won a ton of key gymnasium at HRH.
banners, some in close and exciting games. But rebounds to keep the Rebels close. And finally, If you would like more information on this article
none was closer than the Senior Men's team when grade 11 student Anthony Warren made some please feel free to contact the school at 780-723-
they captured their seventh Zone Championship in major plays to help the Rebels get the lead. 7437, visit our website at holyredeemerhigh.ca or
the past eight years. The game came down to the last minute that saw join our social media page
The Zone Championship was held in Devon on the sold out crowd cheering at the top of their
March 8th and 9th. The Rebels entered the lungs. With the Rebels up by one, Hinton threw a
Edson Golf Club
weekend ranked first in the zone, which meant they Hail Mary ball to win the game, only to bounce it Edson Golf Club
would receive a bye in the first round and an off the backboard, and then the buzzer sounded to
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automatic entry in the semi-final. end the game. The Rebels squad had a moment of A
The semi-final saw them face Mayerthorpe – a relief and then erupted into a massive huddle on the
MEETINGEETING
team they have faced numerous times in the past court. Final score of the game was 69-68. M
few zone championships. This time, the Rebels “It was certainly an emotional game,” says grade
made short work of their opponents winning 81-42. 10 student Elias Tobin. “Both teams worked really
The win would place them in the gold medal hard. It could have gone either way and we were
game against their Catholic rivals from Hinton – lucky enough to take the win.”
Gerard Redmond. The game was tense from The Rebels will now advance to the 2019 2A Monday, April 8Monday, April 8
beginning to end. At one point in the game, Hinton Boys Basketball Provincial Championship. The 7 p.m.7 p.m.
was winning by 10 points. Rebels will be ranked 10th and play games from
From there, the Rebels had to dig deep. Here they March 13th to 16th. Lion’s Club CampgroundLion’s Club Campground
depended on some veteran players to lead the way. And no matter how they fair at Provincials, the
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