Wanted: Lead for Cape Cod Bonspiel July 22 25, 2012

Wanted: Lead for Cape Cod Bonspiel July 22 25, 2012

Successful applicant should be prepared to play with an experienced team of curlers who also like to have some fun. Our competitors will be the likes of Russia, Scotland, USA, Quebec, BC and many more. We intend to curl hard and play hard. Curmudgeons need not apply.

Interested candidates should send their resume or questions or even just their names to Michael at: wheelchair.curling@yahoo.ca 

Buffalo Wild Wings plans fundraiser for athlete Tim Kelly

ROCKFORD —

A fundraiser for Tim Kelly, a member of Team USA in wheelchair curling, will be from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, March 30 at Buffalo Wild Wings, 6275 E. State St., Rockford.

 A portion of food sales during the 12-hour period will go to a fund to help Kelly compete in international events this summer, preparing for the upcoming world championship and Paralympic Games.

 To participate in the fundraiser, ask the hostess for a Tim Kelly ticket.

Diane Imrie speaks of volunteering at the 2012 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship

By Diane Imrie
Orginal post in: Chronicle journal.com

Diane Imrie

This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity of volunteering at the 2012 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship at the Fort William Curling Club.

Congratulations to the organizers that worked so hard putting on this great national championship.
As I was doing my small part in helping out, I was reminded of the fact of just how many volunteers it takes to host a sporting event. Volunteerism and sport truly go hand in hand. So often it is the champions of an event that garner the headlines, but each time a champion hoists a trophy or bites a gold medal, you can rest assured that more often than not a volunteer has played a part in helping them along their road to victory.
Aside from the volunteerism that takes place each and every day in our local sporting venues, our volunteers have also hosted an incredible number of national and international events over the years.
There are far too many to mention in this column so I thought I would highlight one national event that was supported by an estimated 5,000 volunteers and encompassed the entire community.
Statistically speaking, if you are reading this column chances are you either volunteered at this event yourself, or knew someone who did. I am talking about the 1981 Jeux Canada Summer Games that took place from Aug. 9 to Aug. 22 and welcomed 3,600 athletes from all across our nation, competing in 17 different sports.
The opening ceremonies were held at the Fort William Stadium and welcomed close to 13,000 spectators and featured the awakening of Nanabijou with a 1,000-voice choir of school children and 400 colourful dancers and the lighting of the torch by local athletes Susan Kainulainen and Larry Ukrainec.
The mascot for the event was Choklit Moose which was designed by local graphic designer Ken Campbell, who also designed the logo, and named through a contest that was won by local teenager Dan Stark.
The medals were designed by local artist Gerry McEachern.
The centre piece of the event was the Canada Games Complex which was built by local contractors Gateway Builders at a cost of $7.1 million and included a pool, diving complex and racquetball courts.
At the time, the 77-metre pool was the largest of its kind in North America, taking five days to fill with 755,000 gallons of water.
In preparation for the event, a number of existing sports fields and facilities were fixed up and new ones created. Renovations were made to the Fort William Gardens and Port Arthur Stadium. The Fort William Stadium was outfitted with a brand new 400-metre track and field, and upgraded tennis courts, with some assistance coming from a lottery held by the local branches of the Royal Canadian Legion.
The community spirit and involvement that developed as a result of this sporting event was truly inspiring.
Volunteers sewed costumes, schools hosted walkathons and local groups held raffles, all in support of the Games.
A cultural program was held that brought together the communities of sport and art.
A healthy living and fitness campaign and youth exchange program were also initiated.
The legacy of the 1981 Canada Summer Games remains today, over 30 years after the air show and historic rendezvous of the closing ceremonies. It lives on in the officials and volunteers that were trained for the event, the 450,000 visits that are made to the Canada Games Complex each year which helps develop a healthier community and the Olympic-calibre athletes such as Mary DePiero who were provided with facilities to develop their athletic skill.
The other legacy from the hosting of the 1981 Canada Summer Games, and all of the events that our volunteers have hosted over the years, is the sense of pride that is felt each time people come together in the true spirit of volunteerism to work towards a common goal.
The fact that Thunder Bay is known as a sports community is not just because of our athletes, it is also because of our incredible volunteers.
Until next time, keep that sports history pride alive.

Diane Imrie is the executive director of the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Her column runs every second Thursday.

The final wrap for the 2012 Nationals

As we reflect upon this year’s nationals in Thunder bay be begin to understand how much our game as grown. Unlike the past this year showed that we truly are no long a first steps game; we have taking massive steps forward in having our game become seamless to that of the Able-bodied game.

Games play by provincial teams regardless of was the team finished was second to none. A couple of notable shots that stand out for me (there are a ton more) are two. The first one is a triple take out by Quebec’s Carl Marquis. An incredible shot which would bring a tear to the ear of even Glen Howard himself. The other which was the most dramatic of the whole week was the PERFECT draw though a tight port by skip, Darwin Bender of Saskatchewan. With his last shot and what seemed to be a sure victory for Alberta Darwin draws not to the four foot but to the button to force the extra end and ultimately win the title of champions for the Saskatchewan crew.

These game was only a vision some 10 years ago when 5 wheelchair athletes got together and gave it a go. We had a few nice moments and won a few bonspiels but the caliber of play shown at these nationals is no less than equal to that of the Brier and Scotties and if you take into account the fact these players do not have sweeping .....Well we surpass. Remember folks "sweeping is an admission of imperfection".

Also, in the next week or so we will be posting a huge amount of photos from nationals. Some 3000 photos taken by Snap Shot MD. We also have a number of videos and full games from the event which we will be posting or will make available for those with interest. Just drop us an email.
The other aspect to this event is that of choice; a choice by the athletes regarding not only an ALL-STAR team but that of a sportsmanship award. Athletes vote for an athlete that best represents these spots and for me understanding these are some of the best selections ever made leaves great satisfaction of a job well done by all.

Congratulations Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario but all so to all other. Your play was inspiring and often left many in AH! Pat yourself on the back and then hold on because next year is not that far off and if this year shows us anything about what can be done, I cannot wait until next year.

AWARD WINNERS

Sportsmanship Award – Joanne McDonald –NL

All Star Skip– Bruno Yizek – AB

All Start Third– Mark Wherrett – MAN

All Start Second– Tony Reynen – ON

                                               

All Star Lead– Anne Hibberd – AB

Finally; before I close this year’s chapter on the nationals we wanted to do something that no one else has ever done before. The tried to provide coverage at the next level and we hope we accomplished that. I again thank Trevor Kerr for his countless and many sleepless night in helping me provide that coverage and I thank the CCA for sponsoring us and believing in us.

So, the only question remains is what was it like? What is it like to play against the champions?

We have provided a short video which immerses you right into the action. Tony Reynen from Team Ontario was grateful enough to provide us with this unprecedented footage of his game against Saskatchewan.

Check it out and we hope you will continue to support us in our efforts to tell your story, this story of wheelchair curling.

Jacqueline Kapinowski vs Armstrong - welcome back to the debate

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Ok to stave off any major email chains regarding an article today I will not be re-posting the article which came out on NJ.com

Jacqueline Kapinowski

In the article, which you can read here: Jacqueline Kapinowski former member of the USA wheelchair curling squad gives her thoughts and insights into the Jim Armstrong situation.

I am posting the article so you the readers have the opportunity to read it. The opinions expressed in the article are not necessarily that of the Wheelchair curling blog 2, its partners or any of its staff.

We are just providing the article, so please limit your "wonderful" email responses and if you care to share a comment please, please add a name!

Courtesy of Snap Shot MD

Darwin Bender of the Callie Curling Club stole one in the ninth end to beat Alberta's Bruno Yizek 7-6 in Sunday's final of the Canadian wheelchair curling championship in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Bender, with the backing of third Gil Dash, second Marie Wright, lead Larry Schrader and coaches Lorraine Arguin and Bob Capp, claimed Saskatchewan's first national wheelchair title.
Bender forced the extra end - teams play eight ends in wheelchair curling - by drawing the button for a 6-6 tie in the eighth.

Yizek advanced to the final by beating Bender 5-4 in the 1 vs. 2 Page Playoff game on Saturday. Yizek stole one in the eighth end for the victory. Bender then defeated Ontario's Mark Ideson 7-2 in Sunday's semifinal.

Ten teams were involved in the Canadian championship, which was staged for the first time in 2004.

Read more: Leaderpost.com

Wright and Sask. bring home the gold medal

Courtesy of Snap Shot MD

The Saskatchewan Wheelchair Curling team is coming home with some hardware for the first time ever after defeating Alberta for the gold medal at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Sunday afternoon.

“We are pumped and excited. We can’t quit smiling,” said Moose Jaw’s Marie Wright, second for the team.

The team is skipped by Darwin Bender, third is Gil Dash and lead is Larry Schrader and co-coached by Moose Jaw’s Lorraine Arquin and Bob Capp.

The rink curled to a 7-2 record in the round robin that tied them with Quebec in the standings. They played a tiebreaker against Quebec and defeated them to finish in second place in the round robin standings. In the page playoff against Alberta (first) and Saskatchewan (second), Alberta scored one in the eighth end to win 5-4, which resulted in Saskatchewan playing in the semi-final game against Ontario and winning 7-2 and placing the rink in the final against Alberta. In the final, the two rinks went to the extra end, with Saskatchewan winning with a 7-6 decision.

“It very close. We were one down, coming home with the hammer and our skip threw into the four-foot for shot rock and tie it up,” said Wright. “In the extra end, we got one buried in the four-foot and Alberta couldn’t get around to it and we stole in the extra end to win the gold medal.”

Courtesy of Snap Shot MD

Saskatchewan has never made it to the playoffs before and the rink was very excited to be the first team to make the playoffs and bring home the gold medal. The rink was also energized by the fans that were watching in Regina and Moose Jaw via an online stream.

“It is awesome. I don’t think we have come down from cloud nine yet. We are pretty pumped. We were definitely the underdogs coming into it, now I don’t think people think we are anymore,” said Wright. “There was a lot of people back home watching us too. It was pretty exciting to think that they could actually be watching us back home when they know how far away we are, but knowing that people were watching us was awesome.”

It was an exhausting week for the rink, as they curled twice a day without much of a break in between games, but “well worth it in the end”.

The season is now over for the rink, but will be looking forward to next year. The team gets back into Regina on Monday evening at 6:45 p.m.

Calgary's Yizek loses in finals

WHEELCHAIR . Calgary's Bruno Yizek suffered through another heartbreaking final on Sunday at the Canadian wheelchair curling championship in Thunder Bay, Ont. Yizek, backed up by third Jack Smart, second Martin Purvis and lead Anne Hibberd, bowed 7-6 in an extra end to Saskatchewan's Darwin Bender in the gold-medal game.

The seven-time Alberta champ had a pair of silver medals and a bronze on his resume, but was one of the favourites going into the nationals, and his team did nothing to disappoint, posting a first-place 8-1 record in the round-robin. Then, in the Page one-two game against Saskatchewan on Saturday, the Alberta team stole single points in the final two ends (eight-end games) for a 5-4 win.

But Saskatchewan turned the tables in the gold-medal game, stealing the winning point in the extra end.

Read more: Calgary Herald.com

Prairie strike

The Chronicle-Journal

Team Saskatchewan second Marie Wright embraces skip Darwin Bender after their win 7-6 extra-end win over Alberta at the Canadian wheelchair curling championship final at the Fort William Curling Club Sunday. (The Chronicle-Journal/Brent Linton)

    

Darwin Bender led the way to Saskatchewan’s first Canadian wheelchair curling championship on Sunday.

Bender pulled out a 7-6 win over top-ranked Bruce Yizek of Albert in the final held at the Fort William Curling Club. Bender and his Regina clubmates — third Gil Dash, second Marie Wright and lead Larry Schrader — needed a single in the ninth and extra end to seal the deal.

With an overall record of 10-1 this week, Yizek’s rink has been the class of the field as he was seeking his first national crown after losing three finals.

Bender opened the scoring with a deuce in the first end and Yizek responded with a three-ender. Bender forced Yizek into a tough takeout to score a single and the rinks traded deuces in the fourth and fifth ends to sit tied at 5-5.

The fifth end was a fairly open affair. With Alberta sitting two at the back, Bender drew to the edge of the eight to lie shot. Yizek’s takeout tracked straight and missed its target. Bender’s delicate draw produced a deuce and knotted the game 5-5. The teams blanked the sixth end, so Alberta kept hammer in the seventh.

Alberta third Jack Smart drew a beauty into a wide open house. His counterpart Gil Dash pumped it out. Smart returned the favour but rolled out, creating a wide open house for skip rocks. Bender drew to the edge of the four.

Yizek caught the full four to slip past Bender and take a 6-5 lead heading into the eighth end, where Bender used his hammer shot to draw to the button and tie the game again.

In the ninth, Wright’s double raise take out got Saskatchewan out of early trouble. Dash neatly tapped a Saskatchewan stone to the button. Smart narrowly missed his double attempt, leaving Saskatchewan still sitting one. Bender placed a long guard. Yizek’s attempted raise through a hole grazed the shot rock, allowing Bender to set another guard and elimination the raise opportunity.
Yizek couldn’t respond and the celebration was on.

Earlier Sunday, Bender downed Ontario’s Mark Ideson in seven ends. Ideson had eliminated Thunder Bay’s Carl Levesque, representing Northern Ontario, in a tiebreaker on Friday.
Next year’s wheelchair nationals will be held in Ottawa.

SASKATCHEWAN WINS! - Summary 2012 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship

SASKATCHEWAN wins 2012 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships

1st - Team Saskatchewan

2nd - Team Alberta

 3rd Place  - Team Ontario

Final Standings

Nerves can do strange things when the chips are on the line. Both teams shot well all week but seemed to be a bit tight in the final game could it have been nerves? Saskatchewan won the battle of nerves in a close and tight game to emerge the 2012 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Champions. Both teams shot in the high 50's but it was a clutch shot by Darwin Bender that sent the game into an extra end and whipped the crowd into a frenzy of cheers. The extra end provided more excellent shot making and high tension. When Gil Dash raised his rock onto the pin and dead buried it proved too much for Alberta and although they tried desperately to get at the shot it wasn't to be.

#	Team	Win	Losses	Games Played
1	Saskatchewan	9	3	12
2	Alberta	2	2	11
3	Ontario	7	5	12
4	Quebec	7	3	10
5	Northern Ontario	5	4	10
6	Manitoba	4	5	9
7	Nova Scotia	3	6	9
8	British Columiba	3	6	9
9	Newfoundland	2	7	9
10	Host	2	7	9

It has been a week of long days and short nights for most of the teams and ALL of the volunteers and organizers; but the waking hours have been spent renewing friendships, building new ones and enjoying the warm hospitality of our hosts at the Thunder Bay Curling Club.

The Host team, composed of players from Sudbury and Thunder Bay, probably could have benefited with more playing time together. Newfoundland struggled to be consistent with their delivery but managed a pair of wins. Nova Scotia was close in many of their games and one key shot here and there would have altered their fortunes. British Columbia was a surprise because they have been a power over the years.  Another surprise was the finish of Manitoba, last year's champions. Although they started the week with four straight wins, a string of five straight loses dropped them down in the standings. Northern Ontario won the Challenge Cup over their southern neighbours but lost in the tie-breaker to miss the playoffs. Ontario got their money's worth by playing the most extra ends of all the teams and won the rematch against Quebec, a team that was a formidable opponent for any team, in the playoffs but ran into a juggernaut when they met Saskatchewan in the semi-final. Finally, Alberta started strongly and, were it not for a single blemish during the round robin, would have gone undefeated throughout the event.

This tournament above all others has shown us that the wheelchair game is not far removed from the able bodied cousin. There are some who refer to wheelchair curlers as the only pure curlers and who wonder what the results would be in a competition between a top wheelchair team and a top men's and/or women's team played without the use of brooms. Many wheelchair curlers are playing on able-bodied teams as individuals and as complete teams in able-body leagues not only across Canada but in some other countries as well. Who knows perhaps one day soon we shall see the "wheelies" mixing in with the AB men and women in the Continental Cup.

Thank you to the CCA for assisting in sponsoring the Wheelchair Curling Blog 2 for this event. Our special thanks to Danny Lamoureux for his support and guidance so that we were able to provide our coverage. Without CCA's and Danny's faith in us to produce these stories for you I am sure you would not have been as fully or accurately informed.

Also, a BIG thank you to Trevor Kerr  my writer and partner on this venture. The 18 hour days we put in to produce the blog hopefully indicate to you the reader our dedication to tell the stories with the facts and not our opinions. He was critical to making this happen and I do hope he enjoyed the experience as much as I did and will be able to join us again.

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Final - Alberta just needs to defeat Saskatchewan

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                                       Team Alberta                                      Team Saskatchewan

The top two teams after round robin play meet again in the gold medal game to decide the 2012 Canadian Wheelchair Champion. Saskatchewan came through the Page playoff system to get a second crack at Alberta, which came directly to this game by winning the 1 vs 2 game.

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
Saskatchewan	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	7
*Alberta	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	6

End Notes:

End 1 - Larry Schrader threw through. Anne Hibberd also threw hers through. Schrader drew for a tight guard on the centre line. Hibberd drew to overlap the guard. Wright drew short of the pair. Purvis drew around the trio of guards to hit the button. Wright drew beside the Alberta shot rock. Purvis drew between the guards and the house. Dash hit the Saskatchewan stone in the 4 foot, bumped the Alberta rock so that it bit the outside of the 12 foot and left his two rocks in the house as first and second shot. Smart hit and rolled to be shot in the 12. Dash came across the face of his rock, spilled the Alberta stone and rolled behind the the pile of guards. Smart drew to the rock pile. Bender drew to guard the raise. Yizek flashed a take out. Bender guarded the other side of the house. Yizek tried an angle in but flashed.
End 2 -Schrader put up a tight guard on the centre line. Hibberd put a guard high on the centre line. Schrader was tight and light and bumped the Alberta rock to the side. Hibberd drew in to the 8 foot. Marie Wright was tight and removed her guard. Martin Purvis drew down to her rock. Wright hit and removed the back Alberta stone. Purvis touched the Alberta rock but slid by and out. Dash hit his stone on the nose and removed the Alberta shot to lie 2. Smart flashed his take out. Dash barely slid out the back of the house. Smart hit and rolled behind cover to the 8 foot. Bender tapped the Alberta rock back to sit shot. Yizek made a nose hit to remove the Saskatchewan stone and sit 2. Bender wrecked on a guard. Yizek drew for a third counter.
End 3 -  Hibberd put up a tight guard just off the rings. Schrader pushed his rock through. Hibberd put up another guard with an out turn outside in shot. Schrader put a guard on the other side of the centre line. Purvis bumped one of his guards but left both outside the rings. We now have 4 guards strung out across the sheet. Wright removed the guard on the centre line. Purvis raised his guard into the house to bite the 8 foot under cover. Wright flashed her shot. Jack Smart hit a guard and angled raised it into the house. Gil Dash removed a guard. Smart drew his rock to the back of 8. Dash flashed his tap back. Yizek drew in to the top of 12. Time out Saskatchewan.Bender drew in to sit shot in the 8 foot. Yizek tried to draw to the shot stone but wicked a guard leaving a clear opening for Bender to take a second point. Bender over curled, ticked a guard and ended up a couple of centimeters short.
End 4 - Schrader put up a high guard. Hibberd drew around the guard but was heavy and slid out the back of the house. Schrader drew around the guard to sit on the centre line in the 12 foot partially covered. Hibberd removed the shot rock and rolled her stone more in the open. Wright removed the shot rock and rolled behind the guard to the top of the 4 foot. Purvis flashed his hit attempt. Wright drew to the button. Purvis peeled the guard. Dash put up a centre line guard. Smart removed the rock on the button. Dash put a tight guard a foot off the centre line. Smart slid through the narrow port between the guards, removed the shot stone and rolled to the 8 foot covered. Darwin Bender hit the inside Alberta stone out and rolled just behind the other Alberta stone to sit shot. Bruno Yizek removed his stone, moved the Saskatchewan shot stone to the back of the 12 foot and rolled to the other side of the house to be shot but exposed. Bender flashed the take out. Yizek drew to the back stone to take the deuce.
At the break, Alberta is curling at 55% and Saskatchewan is curling at 57%
End 5 -Hibberd slid her rock just outside the rings and deep. Schrader threw his through. Hibberd drew to the 8 foot. Schrader remove the shot rock and rolled out. Purvis drew in to the back of the house. Wright took the rock just thrown out. Purvis drew in to the back of the 4 foot. Wright hit it out and rolled over onto the Alberta rock to nudge it out and to bite the 12 foot behind the T line. Smart attempted to freeze to the biter but slid just out. Dash put up a corner guard. Smart removed the biter and stuck for shot. Dash drew to the Smart stone. Yizek bumped the Saskatchewan stone back to sit 1st and 3rd. Bender drew to pile, bumped the Alberta stone and stayed for shot but exposed. Alberta called time out. Yizek's take out hung on the centre line and he flashed past to leave Bender with a chance for 2. Bender made the draw for the deuce and the wave is going through the crowd.
End 6 - Schrader drew to the button. Hibberd made a hit and rolled to the 12 foot behind the centre line. Schrader flashed a take out. Hibberd put her draw through. Wright hit and stuck on the Alberta shot rock. Purvis flashed a take out. Wright put up a close guard just off the centre line. Purvis hit the shot stone and rolled to bite the outside of 12 on the T line. Dash removed the biter and rolled toward the house but it rolled too far and out. Smart drew in to the top of the 8 foot. Dash removed the Alberta stone and rolled his shot to the 12 foot on the other side. Smart removed the stone just thrown and stuck. Bender repeated Smart's shot. Yizek hit and rolled to the other side of the centre line above the T line. Bender hit the shot rock and rolled out leaving a clean house. Yizek threw his rock away.
End 7 - Schrader hogged his rock. Hibberd put up a mid-range guard. Schrader dropped down a guard beside the other one. Hibberd threw through. Wright threw through also. Maybe the adrenalin is flowing.
Purvis put his shot in the top of the rings. Wright removed the shot stone and rolled out. Purvis threw through. Dash overlapped his guard. Smart drew in to the 4 foot behind the T line. Dash removed the shot rock and rolled to the 8 foot behind the T line. Smart removed the shot rock and rolled out. Bender drew to the top of 4 partially covered. Yizek drew to the back of the 4 foot to sit shot. Bender drew strongly to slide past and out. Yizek came short on his draw attempt but Alberta still took one to come home "Up one without."
End 8 - Hibberd drew down to just bite the 12 foot on the centre line. Schrader put up a mid-range corner guard. Hibberd barely tapped her stone in the rings. Schrader overlapped his guard. Purvis tapped his guard but no other rocks entered the house. Wright removed the shot rock. Purvis raised a guard in to the top of 4. Wright made a nose hit on the shot rock. Smart copied Wright's shot and the shot rock is moving toward the front of the house. Dash rubbed his guard which redirected his shot out of the rings. Smart plugged part of the hole. Dash removed the shot stone and rolled out. Time out called by Alberta. Yizek rubbed off his guard and rolled dead buried to the top of 4. Bender could not come through the hole but did bump an Alberta guard in. Yizek drew to narrow the access to the house. Bender threw a fantastic draw fully to the button to take a single and force an extra end. 
End 9 -Schrader threw through. Hibberd put down a tight guard. Schrader got his rock just over the hog line. Hibberd drew in behind the high Saskatchewan guard and in to the 8 foot. Wright hit the tight guard spilling it sideways and rolled to be just outside the rings. Purvis bumped the Wright stone into the rings and stayed to cover it. Wright threw a beauty. She spilled the shot rock out and left hers in place covered. Purvis flashed a draw. Dash put a guard beside one that was already there and left no space for a rock to go between them. Smart angle raised a Saskatchewan rock for a take out. Dash raised his stone to the pin. Smart's rock over curled slightly and his raise take out just missed. Bender got a guard just over the hog line to prevent an Alberta raise. Yizek threw an in turn inside out hit through the hole to raise his rock just past the shot stone. Time out Saskatchewan. After the time out Bender threw a guard to prevent an Alberta angle raise. Time out Alberta. After this time out Yizek tried an out turn angle raise but he brushed the guard and just missed. This makes Saskatchewan the Canadian Wheelchair Champion for the first time in the history of the sport.