Pincher Creek Voice: Pincher Creek at 2014 Alberta Summer Games in Airdrie

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Pincher Creek at 2014 Alberta Summer Games in Airdrie

Justine Jorgensen photos except *

Justine Jorgensen

The 2014 Alberta Summer Games were held this year in Airdrie over July 24-27. The three days of competition saw events in all areas of sport: on the indoor courts, outdoor track, playing fields and in the water. The Pincher Creek athletes who attended were part of Zone 1, named Sunny South.

The Games kicked off on the evening of July 24 at the Ed Eggerer Athletic Park. The stands filled with family and friends to watch the athletes in the Opening Ceremonies; the eight zones present to compete in the Games were each represented by a male and female athlete carrying a banner. Airdrie mayor Peter Brown welcomed everyone and thanked all those who had been working over the past two years to make the Games possible. "Through your dedication, discipline and hard work, you made it," he went on to say to the athletes. "Let's get this competition started!"

Airdrie mayor Peter Brown

At Opening Ceremonies

The Ceremony comprised of speeches, the entrance of the colour party, the introduction of the zones, music by local band Storm and finished with the lighting of the cauldron. After the Atco Gas relay team carried the torch throuh Airdrie, the city's own Brianne Tutt, an Olympic speed skater, handed the torch off to Jaden Straschnitzki, who lit the cauldron to cheers from the crowd.

Storm

Olympian Brianne Tutt hands the torch to Jaden Straschnitzki

Jaden Straschnitzki

Some of the Pincher Creek crew

*Janelle Jorgensen photo

Track

Maia Jorgensen competed on Day 1 and Day 2 in several track events: the 100m, 200m and 300m. Alongside her individual events, she participated in two relays, the 4x100m and the sprint medley, which consisted of a 400m, two 200m, and one 800m (she ran the second 200m).

While she did not medal in her other events, her sprint medley relay team secured bronze for Zone 1 Sunny South.

Maia Jorgensen, Danika Schmidtke, Alisi Ratudradra

Sprint medley relay

4x100m relay team

4x100m relay

100m

Football

Mustang teammates Austin Bruder and Tyler Riviere played on the Sunny South football team that procured fifth place out of eight at the Games. Both boys landed a spot on the team after tryouts, and were on the defensive line. Their only loss came from the Zone 5 Edmonton team; their two wins were against Zone 8 (Grande Prairie) and the Zone 7 (Fort McMurry).

Tyler Riviere #34 Dark

Austin Bruder #68 Dark

Kayak

Cole and Tyler Gerber and Rylan and Kennedy Bruns all entered into water sports. Cole placed fourth in canoe polo, second in K1 and C1 Slalem, first in C2 Slalem (partnered with Tyler) and first in Downriver. Tyler landed first in the team race with Lundbreck's Tessa Penner, second with Cole in C2, and bronze in K1. Rylan and Kennedy Bruns competed but did not place.