Barry Stewart

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Fitness specialist Andrea Petersen is training six days a week and following a strict diet, in preparation for a bodybuilding competition in Fort St. John on June 9. She would be happy to help you set — and attain — your own fitness goals.

Hope fitness instructor training for bodybuilding competition

Andrea Petersen will compete June 9 in Fort St. John

Fitness specialist Andrea Petersen is training six days a week and following a strict diet, in preparation for a bodybuilding competition in Fort St. John on June 9. She would be happy to help you set — and attain — your own fitness goals.
The Burnaby Warriors’ goalie Gabby Chang managed to stop this shot by the Surrey sHooters’ Marnie Macdonald, in the opening game of a ringette tournament at Hope Arena last weekend.

Hope hosts year-end ringette tournament

Eighty players participated in the event at Hope Arena

The Burnaby Warriors’ goalie Gabby Chang managed to stop this shot by the Surrey sHooters’ Marnie Macdonald, in the opening game of a ringette tournament at Hope Arena last weekend.
Jeremiah Steberl heads over an imaginary crossbar, while practicing his pole-vaulting technique at Hope Secondary, last Thursday. The school’s track and field team has about 30 members, with their first meet coming up in Chilliwack on April 25. 

Track athletes train for new season

The Hope Mustangs have about 30 members on the team this year

Jeremiah Steberl heads over an imaginary crossbar, while practicing his pole-vaulting technique at Hope Secondary, last Thursday. The school’s track and field team has about 30 members, with their first meet coming up in Chilliwack on April 25. 
The Steve Nash Youth Basketball program had its opening night on Monday, with players learning some fun drills to tweak their abilities. Here, Darby Link (left) and Brianne Richardson practice the knee tag drill, which strengthens observation, footwork and quickness. Forty-one players are registered this year, compared to 30 last year.

Three organized sports programs running this spring

Registration numbers for Steve Nash Basketball program are up

The Steve Nash Youth Basketball program had its opening night on Monday, with players learning some fun drills to tweak their abilities. Here, Darby Link (left) and Brianne Richardson practice the knee tag drill, which strengthens observation, footwork and quickness. Forty-one players are registered this year, compared to 30 last year.
Karam (left) and Daya Gill have lofty goals for their freestyle wrestling careers and they’re practicing up to six times a week to reach them.

Hope brothers find wrestling success

One wins silver at high school provincials while the other is off to nationals

Karam (left) and Daya Gill have lofty goals for their freestyle wrestling careers and they’re practicing up to six times a week to reach them.
Lenora Poulin runs like a zombie during Sunday’s Team FIT fun run in Hope. The group is training for the annual Sun Run in Vancouver on April 27.

Team FIT getting ready for Sun Run

Local group prepares for annual Vancouver event with zombie-themed run

Lenora Poulin runs like a zombie during Sunday’s Team FIT fun run in Hope. The group is training for the annual Sun Run in Vancouver on April 27.
Twelve girls from Hope are members of the Fusion Athletics Cheerleading Club, which practices in Chilliwack. Top row (left to right): Amy Hemelspeck, Avery Loring, Nicole Bowcott. Bottom row (l-r): Autumn Perry-White, Madison Marshall, Arden Poulin, Alyssa Goglin, Shayla Ottesen, Hannah Guy , Serena Savoie, Krystal Pietsch. (Insert, Sydney Pellegrino.)

Taking cheerleading to the extreme

Local athletes show there's much more to the sport than pom-poms

Twelve girls from Hope are members of the Fusion Athletics Cheerleading Club, which practices in Chilliwack. Top row (left to right): Amy Hemelspeck, Avery Loring, Nicole Bowcott. Bottom row (l-r): Autumn Perry-White, Madison Marshall, Arden Poulin, Alyssa Goglin, Shayla Ottesen, Hannah Guy , Serena Savoie, Krystal Pietsch. (Insert, Sydney Pellegrino.)
Hope senior Mustangs forward Amanda Lancaster evades the check of the Agassiz Chieftans’ Hannah Exley at last Thursday’s league playoff game at Agassiz Elementary-Secondary. The Chieftans prevailed, with a final score of 40-29.

Mustangs fall to Agassiz in basketball playoffs

The Hope senior girl's team finishes season with 40-29 loss

Hope senior Mustangs forward Amanda Lancaster evades the check of the Agassiz Chieftans’ Hannah Exley at last Thursday’s league playoff game at Agassiz Elementary-Secondary. The Chieftans prevailed, with a final score of 40-29.
Evan Empey releases his rock to sweepers Tom DeSorcy (left) and John Linza, during a Thursday match in last week’s B.C. Firefighters’ Provincial Playdowns at the Hope Curling Club. Al Trick skipped this team to a second-place finish in the ‘A’ Event. Hope’s other entry, skipped by Don Wiens, won second place in the ‘D’ Event. Eighteen teams competed in the bonspiel, with the Dean Thulin Rink of Campbell River knocking off the Clarke Rink of Victoria (skipped by Hope resident Doug Marshall) for a berth in the Canadian Firefighters' Curling Championship in Winnipeg, March 26 to April 5.

Hope host provincial firefighters’ curing playdowns

Five local players come close to a top-place finish in 18-team event

Evan Empey releases his rock to sweepers Tom DeSorcy (left) and John Linza, during a Thursday match in last week’s B.C. Firefighters’ Provincial Playdowns at the Hope Curling Club. Al Trick skipped this team to a second-place finish in the ‘A’ Event. Hope’s other entry, skipped by Don Wiens, won second place in the ‘D’ Event. Eighteen teams competed in the bonspiel, with the Dean Thulin Rink of Campbell River knocking off the Clarke Rink of Victoria (skipped by Hope resident Doug Marshall) for a berth in the Canadian Firefighters' Curling Championship in Winnipeg, March 26 to April 5.
The Car Guys’ Jeff Smith shoots on the Bruins’ Clayton Steinebach in the opening game of the Dusty’s Tournament last Friday. The game featured two Claytons in net, with Clayton Kellum at the other end. The Bruins prevailed for a 7-1 win but ran out of magic for the rest of the weekend. The 14-team tournament attracted teams from as far away as Quesnel.

Visiting teams win local tournament

About 45 former Hope players return to compete in annual hockey event

The Car Guys’ Jeff Smith shoots on the Bruins’ Clayton Steinebach in the opening game of the Dusty’s Tournament last Friday. The game featured two Claytons in net, with Clayton Kellum at the other end. The Bruins prevailed for a 7-1 win but ran out of magic for the rest of the weekend. The 14-team tournament attracted teams from as far away as Quesnel.
Ken Campbell was among the curlers at the annual men’s bonspiel in Hope over the weekend. This year’s event featured 16 rinks, including a women’s team with Kelly Jones, Debbie McKinney, Rosalee Floyd and Pattie Desjardins.

History made at men’s bonspiel in Hope

Women's team entered to round out weekend curling tournament

Ken Campbell was among the curlers at the annual men’s bonspiel in Hope over the weekend. This year’s event featured 16 rinks, including a women’s team with Kelly Jones, Debbie McKinney, Rosalee Floyd and Pattie Desjardins.
Jeff Kuhn, basketball coach and senior pastor at Grace Baptist Church, hopes to see lots of Grade 4 and 5 students come out for the Steve Nash league this spring. In its inaugural season last year, 30 Grade 5-6-7 students registered and Kuhn hopes to double that number this year. Registration begins on Feb. 10 and the league kicks off on March 31.

Youth basketball program is back this spring

Kids from Grades 4 to 7 will have an opportunity to build their skills

Jeff Kuhn, basketball coach and senior pastor at Grace Baptist Church, hopes to see lots of Grade 4 and 5 students come out for the Steve Nash league this spring. In its inaugural season last year, 30 Grade 5-6-7 students registered and Kuhn hopes to double that number this year. Registration begins on Feb. 10 and the league kicks off on March 31.
Hope atom C2 Wildcats won gold at a 16-team tournament in Penticton on the Jan. 10-12 weekend, while the midget team hosted their own eight-team tournament.

Atom Wildcats win tournament

Local team battles to a 3-2 victory in final match to finish in first place

Hope atom C2 Wildcats won gold at a 16-team tournament in Penticton on the Jan. 10-12 weekend, while the midget team hosted their own eight-team tournament.
Hope Mustang guard Brendan Sullivan tries to evade the tenacious forecheck of Mt. Sentinel’s Johnny Johnson, who bagged 30 points in leading the visitors to a 63-51 win over the Mustangs in Hope’s first game of their Hoopfest tournament, last Friday. Sullivan went on to win tournament MVP honours.

Senior boys finish first at Hoopfest tournament

The Hope Mustangs have two road games next week and travel to Agassiz for their final league game on Feb. 6

Hope Mustang guard Brendan Sullivan tries to evade the tenacious forecheck of Mt. Sentinel’s Johnny Johnson, who bagged 30 points in leading the visitors to a 63-51 win over the Mustangs in Hope’s first game of their Hoopfest tournament, last Friday. Sullivan went on to win tournament MVP honours.
Dawson Pelletier watches a shot glance off the post in AAA action at the Chilliwack Peewee Jamboree, during the Christmas break. The Hope-based player has been chosen for Chilliwack’s top rep team this year.

Hope players make top Chilliwack peewee rep team

Defenseman Brandon Pennell and goaltender Dawson Pelletier put their skills up against a deep pool of hopefuls at the pre-season rep tryouts

Dawson Pelletier watches a shot glance off the post in AAA action at the Chilliwack Peewee Jamboree, during the Christmas break. The Hope-based player has been chosen for Chilliwack’s top rep team this year.
Alumnus Jay Dongen soars above the block of Brendan Sullivan in the men’s game. The high school boys put up more resistance against the returning men, not allowing any points in the first few minutes and only trailing by 10 at the half, eventually losing by about 20.

Grads edge out senior Mustangs

Former basketball players return to Hope Secondary School for annual alumni games last Tuesday

Alumnus Jay Dongen soars above the block of Brendan Sullivan in the men’s game. The high school boys put up more resistance against the returning men, not allowing any points in the first few minutes and only trailing by 10 at the half, eventually losing by about 20.
Azalia John fights her way to 15 points versus Fraser Lake, in the Hope senior Mustangs’ opening game of their tournament last Friday. John scored 22 points in each of the two next games.

Visiting teams upset Mustangs

Senior girls finish in last place at weekend basketball tournament

Azalia John fights her way to 15 points versus Fraser Lake, in the Hope senior Mustangs’ opening game of their tournament last Friday. John scored 22 points in each of the two next games.
Princeton forward Logan Littlejohn gets ready to test the resilience of Amanda Lancaster, in the Hope senior Mustang girls’ opening game at last weekend’s Agassiz tournament. Littlejohn tallied 13 points, leading Princeton to an easy win over Hope. The Hope girls host their own tournament this weekend, with Hope hitting the floor at 2 p.m. on Friday against Fraser Lake. On Tuesday, December 17, the senior teams take on past Hope Secondary players in the annual alumni games. The girls’ game tips off at 6:15 p.m., with the boys following at about 8 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend both events.

Mustangs host home tournament

Senior girls' basketball action kicks off Friday at Hope Secondary

Princeton forward Logan Littlejohn gets ready to test the resilience of Amanda Lancaster, in the Hope senior Mustang girls’ opening game at last weekend’s Agassiz tournament. Littlejohn tallied 13 points, leading Princeton to an easy win over Hope. The Hope girls host their own tournament this weekend, with Hope hitting the floor at 2 p.m. on Friday against Fraser Lake. On Tuesday, December 17, the senior teams take on past Hope Secondary players in the annual alumni games. The girls’ game tips off at 6:15 p.m., with the boys following at about 8 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend both events.
Hope peewee Wildcats goalie Brayden Gelowitz stares helplessly at a puck that got past him in the opening game of the Hope peewee house tournament last weekend. Hope was in the midst of a huge come-from-behind surge and a goal here could have given the Cloverdale opponents a chance to turn the tide. Luckily for Gelowitz, the puck dropped just outside the goal and Hope carried on for a 6-2 win.

Wildcats win opening game at home tournament


The visitors allowed too much time and free space in their defensive end and the Hope peewee team took full advantage

Hope peewee Wildcats goalie Brayden Gelowitz stares helplessly at a puck that got past him in the opening game of the Hope peewee house tournament last weekend. Hope was in the midst of a huge come-from-behind surge and a goal here could have given the Cloverdale opponents a chance to turn the tide. Luckily for Gelowitz, the puck dropped just outside the goal and Hope carried on for a 6-2 win.
Rider pride will be on show this weekend, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Hamilton Tiger Cats for the 101st Grey Cup Sunday in Regina.

Roughrider fans prepare for Grey Cup

Saskatchewan team pride will be on show around town this Sunday

Rider pride will be on show this weekend, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Hamilton Tiger Cats for the 101st Grey Cup Sunday in Regina.