Squash Week Five Results
Team Points Total
Splash Nash Spas 15 73
Summit Sport 14 69
Slope Side Supply 7 68
McDonald’s 19 58
Hilton 14 52
Meadow Park 9 51
Scotia Bank 6 51
Mountain Crests 6 48
Valley Bus. Centre 12 48
Whistler Medical 7 47
Sun Dog Eyewear 12 46
IT Pharmacy 7 45
VIP Holidays 6 42
Affinity Sports 4 27
Skaters jingle all the way home
The Whistler Skating Club is off to a good start this winter with athletes bringing home medals and a horde of top-10 results from the annual Jingle Blades tournament in White Rock.
In Elementary Ladies 10 and Over, Beverly Horler picked up a silver medal.
In Pre-Preliminary Ladies 10 and Under, Tess Thompson came away with a gold and Cassidy Deane picked up a bronze in Group 1. Kasia Krasny was sixth in Group 2 and Chantal Deane sixth in Group 3.
In Preliminary Ladies 11 and Over Lucy Halliwell placed fifth, while Rebekah Robertson was seventh in Junior Bronze Ladies 12 and Under.
Marielle Thompson was fourth in Junior Ladies 13 and Over.
Samantha Shrimpton picked up bronze in Juvenile Ladies.
Annelise Hutchison was fifth in Pre-Novice Ladies Free.
WSC skaters also recently participated in a test day with provincial judges, certifying more advanced moves to use in competition. Cassidy Deane, Chantal Deane, Beverly Horler, Bryn Horner, Kasia Krasny, Tess Thompson and Rachel Warner qualified the Dutch Waltz. Rebekah Robertson and Broderick Thompson completed part three of their test with the Willow Waltz, taking tests for the Swing Dance and Fiesta Tango at an earlier date. Verena Facundo, Lucy Halliwell, Samantha Shrimpton and Marielle Thompson tested for the second part of the Senior Bronze Dance: Fourteen Step. Lucy Halliwell, Broderick Thompson and Marielle Thompson also completed part three of the Junior Bronze Skills test.
The WSC also named seven skaters to the B.C. Coast Regional Development Team. Hilary Iles, Emily Nakajima, Lisa Nakajima, Samantha Shrimpton, Broderick Thompson and Marielle Thompson are returning to the development team, while Tess Thompson was named as a new member.
The club is also getting ready for its annual Family Santa Skate and Year-end Party this Monday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. at Meadow Park. There will be a show featuring skaters from Bronze, Silver and Gold Academies, and skaters have choreographed their own routines to their favourite seasonal music.
Families are also invited to join the skaters on the ice, and skates and helmets will be provided.
There will be a fundraiser bake sale in the lobby, as well as pizza. Parents are asked to bring something to help raise money for the club.
Drop-in dodgeball returns
On Monday, Dec. 18, LUNA will host a drop-in dodge ball night at Whistler Secondary School, running from 8 to 10 p.m. The cost is $3 for members and $5 for non-members. No experience is necessary, just bring sports clothing and non-marking gym shoes.
LUNA will be hosting drop-in dodge ball every second week — same place, same time, and same price.
Other LUNA events in December include the LUNA Christmas Dinner on Friday, Dec. 22 at Spruce Grove Field House starting 7 p.m.
Minor hockey teams head into Christmas with winning records
The Whistler Minor Hockey Association will wrap up the first part of the season with a few teams on top of their divisions, and most teams racking up winning records.
The Atom Rep team comes out of Week 10 with a record of 8-4-4 after tying Seafair 4-4 and beating Burnaby 13-2 and North Shore Winter Club 4-3. The next home game is Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Peewee C1 moved to 6-2-1 after losing to North Vancouver C3 6-4, while the Peewee C2 squad improved to 5-1-3 with a 5-3 win over North Vancouver C2. They play at home on Sunday at 9 a.m.
The Bantam Rep team sits at 10-1-2 after edging Hope this past Saturday by one goal in a 2-1 victory. Their next game is Sunday at 6:15 p.m.
Bantam C1, which struggled early in the season, now has a solid record of 7-5-0 after defeating North Vancouver 7-2. They play at home on Saturday at 3:15 p.m.
The Midget Rep team met its match against South Delta on Saturday to tie 2-2, then edged Mission on Sunday by a score of 6-2, to bring their record to 11-2-1 on the season. They play at home on Sunday at 6:15 p.m.
The Midget Girls battled to their second tie of the season against Langley M2 on Sunday, bringing their record to 1-9-2. They play Sunday at 4:45 p.m.
