Yukon River Quest
A seven-person crew from Penticton will take on the 715-kilometre Yukon River Quest from Whitehorse to Dawson City. Tina Hoeben, Stacey Kemp, Ginette Schirrmeister, Lauren Meads, Stephan Samoyloff, Andrew and Ian MacPhail aim to complete the event. It is the longest annual canoe/kayak race in the world, starting on June 27 and must be completed before midnight on June 30. “It is the ultimate challenge in endurance or ultra paddling,” said Hoeben. “It will require a tremendous amount of inner strength as well as working together as a team. We will battle fatigue, self-doubt, sleep-deprivation (from paddling through the night), hypothermia and hallucinations.”
Anyone interested in tracking the team can do so by going to www.yukonriverquest.com.
USA invites former Vees
Mike Reilly, Mario Lucia and Steven Fogarty have been named to the 46-man roster for Team USA’s evaluation camp for the 2013 World Junior Hockey championship. The three helped the Penticton Vees win the 2012 RBC Cup in Humboldt, Sask. Reilly scored 21 points in 26 playoff games, while Lucia added 27 points and Fogarty 16 during the playoffs.
Record-setting swim
Penticton’s Karl Donoghue set a Canadian record (age group 70-74) for the 800-metre freestyle in a time of 12:09:79. Donoghue was in Kelowna in late May to compete in the 2012 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships.
