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SportsRecreationCurling22TuesdayFebruary26201313024DE0YOUHAVEASTAKEINHOWOURENERGYISRESPONSIBLYDEVELOPEDANDREGULATED.HELPSHAPEALBERTASENERGYFUTURE.TheAlbertaEnergyRegulatorwillbemoreeffectiveandefcientforindustryandlandownerswhilebuildingonourcommitmenttosoundenvironmentalstewardship.HelpshapeenergyregulationthatworksforallAlbertansforthenext50years.Visitenergy.alberta.catocompleteanonlinesurveyandthenplantojointheconversationataspecialpublicinformationeventinthesecommunities.ThursdayFebruary28FortMcMurrayWednesdayMarch6EdmontonNiskuThursdayMarch7GrandePrairieFridayMarch8PeaceRiverManningTuesdayMarch12WhitecourtWEAREPLANNINGFORTHEFUTUREOFENERGYREGULATION.JOINUSASWELOOKAHEAD.WEAREPLANNINGFORTHEFUTUREOFENERGYREGULATION.JOINUSASWELOOKAHEAD.NWTSchoolCurlingChampsshowcasegrowingcurlinginterestamongyouthByRENEFRANCOEURItisntjusttheadultstak-ingcurlingseriouslyacrosstheNWT.TwooutoffourjuniorteamsfromFortSmithre-turnedwithmedalsfromtheNWTSchoolCurlingCham-pionshipsopentoanyoneregisteredinanNWTschoolinHayRiveronFeb.7-10.OneoftheFortSmithju-niorboysteamswalkedawaywiththegoldmedalandtheLittleRocksteamtookhomethebronze.Tenyear-oldJoeSturgeonofFortSmithsaiditwasex-citingtoplayinthegoldmedalgameintheCdivisioninHayRiveragainstateamfromYellowknife.HayRivertookhomethebronze.IntheLittleRocksYel-lowknifewongoldandHayRivertooksilver.Ilikethinkingofstrate-gies.Wehadtodothat.YouneedtohavestrategiesincurlingthatswhyIlikeitSturgeontoldTheJournalduringoneoftheteamsroutineThursdayafternoonpractices.ItsasignthingsaregoingwellonthecurlingicesheetwhenitcomestotheLittleRockscurlersagedsevenandbelowandtheJuniorCDivisionforplayerssevenyears-oldandupcoachNickKaesersaid.Theyrepassionateen-ergetickidsandtheyjustlikecurlingtheyretalkingaboutittotheirfriendsinschoolKaeserwhohasbeencoachingcurlinginFortSmithforthreeyearssaid.Themorewecanattracttothesportthebetter.NWTSchoolCurlingChampionshipscoordinatorGaryHoffmansaidthekidshadaballeachteamplay-ingsixgames.Thereweresmilesaroundallweekend.Sothatsasigntheyrehavingfunhesaid.Curlingkeepsthemontheiceandoutoftroublesoitsgreat.ThejuniorcurlershostedaBringaFriendtoCurl-ingdaylastMondayinFortSmithwhichwasasuccessKaesersaid.Wehad32youngcurlersintotalsotheresdenitelyaninterestandImlookingforwardtoseeingthatgrowandtheteamgrowhesaid.Thecurlersworkonestab-lishingtechniqueatpracticelikethrowingtherockswithleftorrightspinsKaesersaid.FortSmithsHunterVille-neuve9saidshelikescurl-ingforthefriendsshemakesatpractices.Itsfun.Wegettoplaygames...Ilikethrowingtherocksandhangingoutwithmyfriendshere.YkschoolswinbigatseniorbasketballSirJohnFranklinHighSchoolandSt.PatrickschoolweretheoverallchampionsoftheNWTPowerCorp.SeniorBasketballCagerTournamentinYellowknifeFeb.22-24.St.PatrickwonrstplaceinboththeseniorgirlsandjuniorboysdivisionwithSirJohntakingthewinningtitleforjuniorgirlsandseniorboys.TheseniorboysteamfromPWKplacedseventhoverallwinningoneoftheirfivegames90-57againstHayRiver.ItwasthersttimeinnineyearsaFortSmithteamplayedinthecager.PWKwonthebannerformostsportsmanlikeboysteam.HayRivertotakeonYellowknifeinNorthernHockeyTheNorthernHockeyChallengesWestDivisioncontinuedthisweekendinHayRiver.FridaynighttheHayRiverHuskiesstolethegamewitha8-3winagainsttheInuvikDeltaStars.TheHuskiesalmostwalkedawaywithSaturdaynightsgametoountilInuvikcamebackfroma4-1defectinthethirdperiod.TheStarsscoredagoalwith142remainingtotieupthescore4-4.Therewerenogamesplayedintheeastdivisionthisweekend.TheStarswilltakeonYellowknifeinInuvikonMar.8-9inthenalweekendseriesoftheroundrobinfortheWest.NoviceHawkskeepupwinningstreakinYkSixnovicehockeyteamsfacedoffinYellowknifethispastweekend.TheFortSmithHawkskeptuptheirwinningstreakstealingfouroftheirgamesandlosingone.TheyplayedfourdifferentYellowknifeteamsandonefromHayRivercoachWesSteedsaid.AninitiationhockeytournamentisscheduledforHayRiveronMar.9-10.WoodBuffalotohostDancingwiththeStarseventWoodBuffalocommunityleaderswillbekickinguptheirheelsApr.13forthemunicipalityssecondannualDancingwiththeStarscompetition.For20avotethepubliccancasttheirballotforthebestdancer.SevencoupleswillbecompetingthisyearincludingaRCMPconstableandradiohost.AllfundsgotowardstheSPCA.BRIEFSSPORTSJuniorFortSmithcurlerspracticetheirfootworkandlunginglastThursdayduringawarmup.PhotoReneFrancoeur