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Jesse Wallin looks at Patrik Bartosak and he sees a good ol’ prairie boy.

Hunting Hills Lightning head coach Kyle Sedgwick isn’t about to get copies of the video of Friday’s Central Alberta High School Football League contest against the Lindsay Thurber Raiders.

With very few — if any — exceptions, the Red Deer Rebels coaching staff has already decided on the starting lineup for the club’s Western Hockey League regular-season opener one week from today.

RDC Queens volleyball head coach Talbot Walton had his fingers crossed that Jaclyn Neufeld would find a way to return this season.But the veteran left side hitter is entering her fourth year of the nursing program and just doesn’t have the time.

With eight new faces on his roster RDC golf coach Scott Bergdahl knows he has a lot of work ahead of him.

Last season was the first time in their 11-year history the RDC Queens missed the Alberta Colleges Women’s Hockey League playoffs.

Hunting Hills High School Lightning senior boys players Ryan Beatson, left, and Chase Walper block a shot by Notre Dame Cougar Anthony Finnigan during the opening game of the season on Wednesday at Hunting Hills. No result was available at press time. In other action Notre Dame swept Ponoka in girls’ action Tuesday, with the Cougars seniors winning 25-10, 30-28, 25-15 and the JVs prevailing 23-25, 25-14, 26-24, 25-16.

Getting lots of shots on net hasn’t been a big problem for the Olds Grizzlys so far this season.

After coming up just short of reaching the Telus Cup tournament — the midget AAA hockey national championship — last season the Red Deer Optimist Rebels are extra motivated to get the job done this year.

Unlike a lot of teams in the Central Alberta High School Football League the Lindsay Thurber Raiders have an abundance of experienced talent at the skilled positions.