Pincher Creek Voice: Pincher Creek athletes bring home 44 medals from 2012 Southern Alberta Summer Games

Friday, July 20, 2012

Pincher Creek athletes bring home 44 medals from 2012 Southern Alberta Summer Games

“Dream, Believe, Achieve” at Raymond SASG

Pincher Creek SASG Regional Director Mallory DeCock, Contributor

Solomon Cooley, Tristan Liscombe, Calvin Cooley,
and Benjamin Cooley after winning their Relay

With a total of 44 medals awarded to the Pincher Creek area, the participating athletes and coaches achieved many dreams in Raymond at the Southern Alberta Summer Games on July 4th-7th, 2012.

Elise Wocknitz, Beyonce Crowshoe, Ashtyn Duncan,
and Emily Milligan after winning U17 Relay

Matthew Duncan competed in the Boys U14 Badminton Singles category and was awarded a Gold Medal, continuing his winning streak from Badminton Zones, in which he represented St. Michael’s School this past spring.
Maia Jorgensen also remained victorious in the athletics scene, doing very well in her events at the Junior High track and field meet this spring, and receiving the Bronze Medal at summer games in the Bantam Girls 100m final.
Brayden Provost, Pincher’s only athlete participating on the first day of the games, Wednesday July 4th, and also our only golfer, was awarded the Silver Medal for Boys 13-15 Handicap 21+ category.
Tim Jorgensen participated in both Cycling events including the Boys 8-10 6km Road Race and the 4km Youth Time Trials and he won two Silver Medals for these events.
Bill Thomson tried his hand at cycling and did exceptionally well for his first competitive biking time trial, after 4 hard kilometers he came out 3rd overall of the Boys 8-10 division and received the Bronze Medal.
Tristan Liscombe swam the Boys 11 & 12 100 Meter Backstroke and 200 Meter Freestyle, and was awarded with Gold Medals. Tristan also placed 4th in the 50 Meter Butterfly and the 100 Meter Freestyle.
Calvin Cooley swam the Boys 11 & 12 50 Meter Breaststroke, 100 Meter Breaststroke, and 100 Meter Individual Medley, receiving 3 Gold Medals, and a Silver Medal was awarded for the 50 Meter Butterfly.
Benjamin Cooley was awarded 2 Silver Medals in the Boys 11 & 12 50 Meter Breaststroke and 100 Meter Breaststroke, along with 2 Bronze Medals in the 100 Meter Freestyle and the 100 Meter Individual Medley.
Solomon Cooley had a clean sweep of 4 Gold Medals for Swimming in the following: Boys 8 & Under 100 Meter Individual Medley, 25 Meter Butterfly, 25 Meter Breaststroke, and 50 Meter Breaststroke.
Taylor Liscombe swam hard and received 2 Medals, Gold in the Girls 8 & Under 25 Meter Butterfly and Bronze in the 25 Meter Backstroke. Taylor then placed 4th in the 25 Meter Freestyle and the 50 Meter Freestyle.
Beyonce Crowshoe also swam her heart out and earned herself 4 Gold medals in the Girls 9 & 10 100 Meter Freestyle Girls, 100 Meter Individual Medley, 25 Meter Backstroke, and 50 Meter Breaststroke.
Ashtyn Duncan received the Bronze Medal in the 13 & 14 Girls 100 Meter Breaststroke and placed 5th in the 200 Meter Timed Freestyle and the 50 Meter Breaststroke.
Emily Milligan received 3 Gold Medals in the following swimming events: the Girls 15-17 100 Meter Backstroke, 200 Meter Individual Medley, and the 50 Meter Backstroke and she also earned the Silver Medal in the 50 Meter Butterfly.
Elise Wocknitz also blew us away with 4 Gold Medals. She placed 1st in the following: the Girls 15-17 100 Meter Butterfly, 100 Meter Freestyle, 200 Meter Timed Freestyle, and the 400 Meter Timed Freestyle.
It would not be a swim meet without relays! The Dolphin’s Swim Club made 4 relay teams and came out with 3 Gold’s and 1 Bronze! Individually and together, the above swimmers brought excellent competition to the SASG and took home many medals!
Tom Welsch and Tyler Jay Metcalfe took on trapshooting and both received medals! Tom came in second place earning the Silver Medal, and TJ came in third, taking home the Bronze Medal.
We had two 3on3 basketball teams play in the newly built Raymond High School gymnasium. Ross Cook, Eric Cadonic, and Jayden Hucik played hard in the Boys 14-15 age division, shooting well from the three point line; unfortunately they grow them a bit bigger out in Raymond and had a size advantage on us. The older boys division (16-17), with Morgan Cook, Eric Cadonic, and Nelson Smyth fought hard and earned themselves Silver Medals.
In the hot heat of what felt like 30 degrees on Thursday, July 5th the freshly made beach courts in Raymond were utilized for fun and entertainment where Ross Cook and Jayden Hucik were all smiles and laughs while playing two against two beach volleyball.
The girl’s rugby team, led by Coach Randy Whitehead played hard all night Thursday July 5th with a roster of only 8 players, their small squad was victorious of the Silver Medal.
The U14 Soccer team, led by Kelly Lincez, played all of their games in Stirling, just 10 minutes away from Raymond. Although they struggled, as most of the team was U12 players pulled up to fill the roster, they had a lot of fun playing in the sun.
The U18 Soccer team was coached by Ashley Hochstein, and with a full roster of 18 players the team made the play offs on Saturday, July 7th, and fought hard against the County of Warner (Raymond), winning the Bronze Medal.

Raymond did an excellent job hosting the southern Alberta regions of the SASG by providing 22 different games all offered within great facilities and with enthusiasm! Our Pincher Creek athletes and coaches achieved excellence and deserve a huge congratulations! The Recreation Department of the Town of Pincher Creek is very proud of all of our participants for representing our region with hard work, sportsmanship, and enthusiasm! Thank you to all the athletes and coaches for all of your hard work and efforts making the games a huge success!

In 2013 the Southern Alberta Summer Games will be hosted in Taber, Alberta. From your Pincher Creek Regional Director, Mallory DeCock, I hope to see even more athletes participate there next year!