Sports
Peewee Bears clinch division championship Print
JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR   
March 11, 2010

photo410.jpg There will be no hibernation for these bears.

The Jasper Peewee Bears are division champions.

Jasper dominated play for 60 minutes against a strong Drayton Valley team, posting a convincing 6-0 shutout to clinch their division. After the final buzzer, the team piled on goaltender Chase Thompson, who combined with Noah Bielec for the shutout.

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Jasper Cougars’ girls win gold in basketball championships Print
JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR   
March 11, 2010

photo411.jpg Just call them the champions.

The Jasper Cougars’ junior high school girls basketball team took home a gold medal last weekend, finishing up their season in Edson.

In a nail-biting 31-26 win over Grande Cache, it was the first gold the girls had won since 2006.

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Competition climbing clears hurdle toward Olympics Print
LYNN MARTEL - Special to the Fitzhugh   
March 04, 2010

photo402.jpg After athletes from around the world displayed their talents in pursuit of medals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the sport of climbing gained a prerequisite step on the ladder toward becoming an Olympic sport at future summer games last week when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership officially recognized the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) as the governing body for the sport.

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Jasperite records fastest time at Junior Olympics Print
BRADLEY HALLETT, INTERN   
March 04, 2010

photo400.jpg The Jasper Junior Olympics saw a local girl take gold on Saturday (Feb. 27) at Marmot Basin in the biggest race in North America.

Jacquelyn Proc took gold in the ten year old girls category. She finished with the fastest overall time of any competitor with a time of 42:82.

“I felt really good because my first time, the person beat me by like two milliseconds, so I was really trying to do a little better,” said Proc.

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River Dragons facing last competition of year Print
MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST   
March 11, 2010

If it weren’t for age restrictions, the Jasper River Dragons would have a good chance of heading to the nationals after the provincial meet in Edmonton this weekend.

The Jasper Lifeguard Club has been coming out on top with some top results at lifeguard competitions this year, including a provincial record from their under-nine competitor, Pascale Robinson, in the line throw.

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CFL star visits Jasper Print
MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST   
March 04, 2010

photo401.jpg École Desrochers students received some encouragement from Edmonton Eskimos fullback Mathieu Bertrand on how to stay active and healthy on Tuesday (March 2).

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Marathon skier still gliding at 76 Print
BRADLEY HALLETT, INTERN   
February 25, 2010

photo390.jpg At 76, marathon cross-country skier, Fred Wall, is still representing Jasper.

Wall competed in the 55-kilometre Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival in Edmonton on Feb. 13, a race in which the competitors must race with a 5.5 kilogram pack on their back.

This modest man is very enthusiastic about marathon skiing. He says that it’s all about the wax.

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