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Hockey clinics for three communities

Hockey players in three Deh Cho communities will have the opportunity to participate in two upcoming hockey clinics.

The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs' youth sport and recreation division has organized hockey clinics with Kevin Bathurst of Hockey Canada. The first clinic will be in Fort Simpson from Feb. 3 to 5. During the three days, athletes in minor hockey groups 1 and 2 and the Moosehide Mammas will be training with Bathurst.

The second clinic will be held in Fort Providence from Feb. 6 to 7. Students from Kakisa Lake School will travel to Fort Providence on Monday afternoon to participate in the clinic. Members of men's recreational hockey and students at Deh Gah School will also have sessions on the ice.

Bison Jamboree news

Two new events are being planed for this year's Bison Jamboree in Fort Providence.

One of the events is an upper making contest. Participants have to bring an upper with a design drawn on it to Alphonsine Gargan before Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. to register.

Participants will then have until March 22, the day the jamboree starts, to complete the beading or embroidery on their upper. The entries will be judged on the following day with prizes awarded for first, second and third place.

A youth handgames tournament, instead of the normal men's tournament, will also be part of the jamboree.

To register, each team needs six players and two subs between the ages of 13 and 18 and the entry fee of $300. The tournament will take place from March 23 to 25 and there will be prizes of $1,800, $1,200 and $600 for first, second and third place respectively based on registration.

Tournament postponed

The Scott McAdam Badminton Tournament scheduled for this weekend in Fort Simpson has been postponed.

The tournament has been rescheduled for March 23 to 25 with the registration deadline set for March 19. The dates for the tournament had to be moved because of a lack of response to the original dates.

Wolfpack competes in La Crete

The Thomas Simpson School Wolfpack is competing in the Northern Exposure Tournament in La Crete, Alta. from Feb. 3 to 4.

The Wolfpack's first basketball game will be against High Level in the single knock-out style event. The team is composed of nine students from Fort Simpson and three students who are being picked up from Hay River.

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