Local sports briefs - July 14
Marlins capture team title, aggregates
The Red Deer Marlins Swim Club captured the team title and a pair of individual aggregate titles at the Wainwright Torpedoes swim meet during the weekend.
Jillian Engler won the 13-14 year-old girls’ title while Catherine Alcorn topped the girls’ 15-16 year-old division.
Engler won the 13-14 year-old 50-metre butterfly in 34.83 seconds, the 100m breaststroke in 1:25.72 and the 200m Individual Medley in 2:53.36 and the 14-and-under 100m breaststroke in 1:25.72. She was second in the 13-14 year-old 100m freestyle.
Alcorn won the 15-and-over 100m butterfly in 1:15.77 seconds, the open 800m freestyle in 11:03.42 and the 15-16 year-old 200m I.M. in 2:52.35 while taking second in the 13-and-over 200m freestyle and third in the 15-16 year-old 50m butterfly.
Marlin swimmers also captured three silver and three bronze aggregate medals.
Jon Snydal (eight-and-under boys), Sefrah Daviduck (13-14 girls) and Chase Desrosiers (15-16 boys) finished second while Erika Driesen (eight-and-under girls), Tyrel Brown (13-14 boys) and Quinn Daviduck (15-16 boys) took third.
Snydal finished second in the 25m butterfly, 25m freestyle, 25m breaststroke and 100m I.M. and third in the 100m I.M. and 50m freestyle.
Sefrah Daviduck won the 13-14 year-old girls’ 100m freestyle in 1:10.39 and the 13-and-over 400m freestyle in 5:35.22 while taking second in the 13-14 year-old 50m freestyle and 200m I.M. and third in the 13-14 year-old 100m breaststroke and 13-and-over 200m freestyle.
Desrosiers won the 15-16 year-old 100m freestyle in 1:01.34 and 100m breaststroke in 1:20.63 while taking second in the open 1,500m, 13-and-over 400m, freestyle and 15-16 year-old 200m I.M. and third in the 15-16 year-old 50m freestyle.
Driesen was second in the eight-and-under 100m I.M. and 25m backstroke while Brown won the 13-14 year-old 200m I.M. in 3:12.33 and the 50m butterfly in 36.93 seconds to go with a third in the 14-and-under 100m butterfly.
Quinn Daviduck was second in the 15-16 year-old 50m and 100m freestyle, the 13-and-over 200m freestyle and the 15-and-over 100m butterfly.
Other results were:
Boys
Blake Coe, third eight-and-under 25 fly, 25 breast, 100 I.M.
Josiah Connolly, third 11-12 year-old, 100 I.M.
Kahn Daviduck, first 15-16 year-old 100 back (1:16.37); second 100 breast, 50m fly; third 15-and-over 100 fly.
Kaden Schiller, second six-and-under 50 free, 25 free.
Girls
Erika Driesen, second eight-and-under 100 I.M., 25 back.
Samantha Statchuk, third nine-10 year-old 50 free.
Relays
Gold: 15-16 year-old girls’ 200m medley; 15-16 boys’ 200m medley and 200m free.
Silver: nine-10 boys’ 100m medley and 100m free.
Minor Soccer
The Red Deer Renegades moved into a first place tie in the U16 Tier I division of the Edmonton Interdistrict Youth Soccer Association with a 5-0 victory over the Edmonton Strikers at Edgar Park during the weekend.
Jessie Stewart recorded the shutout and drew an assist on the Renegades opening goal by Camille Waddell.
Waddell scored twice with singles added by Sarah Paschinski, Melissa McLellan and Tiatiana Aspillaga, who also had an assist. Hayley Carlson helped set up three goals.
Minor Baseball
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The Red Deer Sports World Braves won two of three starts in AA baseball league play during the weekend.
The Braves lost 8-4 to Coronation before beating Leduc 5-1 and Strathmore 13-2.
Sean Tuff and Kyle Howard both tripled against Coronation while Chad Walchuk doubled and walked and Don Tait had a walk and a single.
Heather Northcott scattered six hits, walked one and fanned seven in going the distance for the win against Leduc.
Zach Gilham led the way against Strathmore with a walk, three singles and two RBIs while Riley Elliot had a walk and three singles, Wyatt Norn a pair of singles and three RBIs and Matt Noble two walks and two singles.
Bantam
The Red Deer Sutter Fund Braves split a AA league doubleheader with Innisfail, losing 9-3 and winning 6-5.
Jordan Braumberger had a single and a double and Jordan Joynes a double for the Braves in the loss while Jayden Hutlet had a single and a double in the victory.
Dodd takes jump event at World Cup event in Russia
DUBNA, Russia — Ryan Dodd of Olds captured the jump event at the International Waterski Federation’s first World Cup event of the season.
The 24 year-old leaped 67.1-metres in the finals, which earned him a tie with Jaret Llewellyn of Innisfail, forcing a sudden death jump-off.
Dodd delivered a solid jump of 66.4m jump while Llewellyn hit the ramp too fast and crashed. He was not seriously injured.
It was the first victory of the season for Dodd, who was the Mastercraft Pro Tour champion last season.
It also gave him a lift as he prepared for the world championships, set for Aug. 3-9 in Calgary.
“It’s been my goal for over a year now to win the jump event in Calgary.
“I never let myself get too discouraged about my results so far this year and my win today was a huge morale booster. I’m feeling really confident that I can win in my own backyard next month” said Dodd in a press release.
Dodd was also fourth in the shortboard tricks event.
• Edmonton will play host to this year’s Canadian championships from August 14-16.
