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Cash payouts were awarded to the young players who advanced furthest in singles. $100 each went to Clover Arndt and Saul Arndt, pictured right. Saul, the youngest player at the shoot, teamed up with the senior player Cliff Culbert to take part in the cricket doubles, a pairing with an age difference of over 60 years! A donation was made to the SDA's Youth darts program by SDA stars John Brann and Jeff Berner, who raised $115 in a Ladbrokes World Darts pool fundraiser. Youth of today
Twenty of our young darters made the trip to Saskatoon for the 2012 Youth Classic: too many to name in the picture above, but hey, you know who you are! Organizer Trish Gray (bottom, middle, behind junior) says there were all levels of players involved, from several years' experience to a player that started three weeks ago. "It was a successful day, and another big step in our youth development program," says Trish. Winners include: Senior Boy James Walter (Hudson Bay), Senior Girl Miranda Cleaveley (Hudson Bay), Junior Boy Austin Morrison (Rosetown), and Junior Girl Clover Arndt (Regina). Full results here. A big thank-you goes out to all the volunteers including Doug, Karsten and the others who helped tear down the boards after the shoot. The Classic is a good warm-up for Youth Provincials coming up February 25-26 at Swift Current. Any and all youth players can take part in provincials: contact Trish Gray for details. Contact page. See a poster for Provincials Heminger a hit The 7th Annual Al Heminger Memorial Tournament in Saskatoon attracted players from all corners of SK on January 7 and has now had the highest attendance at any of our provincially-only-ranked tournaments for five years running. Winner from a field of 55 men was reigning provincial champion John Brann of Regina, who defeated Curt Gamble of Moose Jaw to take first. Ladies' winner was Bonnie Lapierre, also Regina, our reigning provincial women's champ. Bonnie played Laurie Kitzul of Saskatoon in the final. Men's doubles went to Brian Humphreys of Flin Flon and partner Jeff Berner of Regina. Top ladies' team was Dorothy Zimmer of Regina and Joan Hodgen of Midale. Congratulations to all of them. Sportmanship awards were voted on by players. This year's recipients are Stacey Murk and Don Moleski. See the full results. We have updated the rankings. Zone playoffs set to start The run-up to the Provincial Championships starts here: it's zone season once again. SDA zones will be holding playoffs in the coming weeks. Dates will be posted here as they are announced.
Andrew Greenbank, aged 20, of Nipawin, died suddenly on January 6, 2012. Andrew was a youth dart player from 2002-2009. He played in his first youth provincials in 2004 and was part of Team Saskatchewan as an alternate on three occasions. In 2006 and 2007 he was Junior Boys runner up and in 2009 he was the Senior Boys alternate. Andrew’s quiet demeanour and gentle nature made him a true sportsman. He had a very graceful and natural throw. Andrew was a great asset to the Nipawin Dart Club. He and his brothers helped countless times to set up for the youth and adult tournaments that the club hosted. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and his parents, John and Michelle, who were always there to support their children and the dart club. Our condolences to Andrew’s brother, Tim Greenbank and Troy, Scott and Nicole Allardice, Andrew’s step brothers and sister, all of whom were youth players. S. Grassing Icicle asks for pre-registration The North Battleford Dart Club is asking interested players to pre-register for the singles events at the Icicle tournament March 3rd. They need to plan ahead for boards and space because of anticipated high turnout. Saskatoon players wishing to pre-register: please contact Wayne Hudson. Players from elsewhere should make arrangements with Jason Skinner of North Battleford zone. See a poster with all the details. Christmas spirit on show at charity shoots A seasonal charity darts tournament collected toys for needy Saskatoon kids. Organizer Laurie Kitzul reports:
Regina's Santas Anonymous gathered a sackful of gifts for local children. Pat Copeman has the details:
That's it for SDA darts news for 2011. We'll be back with more stories from around the province and some new features in the New Year. Merry Christmas to all our readers from saskdarts.com! Skinner cleans up at Bay
Local player Aspen teamed up with her gold-medal winning partner from 2007 Junior girls Nationals, Letitia Grenier, to win the women's doubles event. Aspen and Tish are pictured right. Women's singles goes to Judy Cleaveley, who defeated Lowine Binkley, both of Hudson Bay. See the full results here. Rankings are up to date. Nipawin to host 2012 Provincials It's official! This season's Provincial Championships will be held at the Evergreen Centre, Nipawin, on April 13, 14 and 15, 2012. Players from all 10 zones will compete for the men's and women's championships and a spot on the team of 16 representing Saskatchewan at the Nationals in June in Northern Ontario. Nipawin zone rep Shauna Grassing says the host hotel is offering darts players a good deal for the event. "The Northern Greens Resort has blocked 20 rooms for April 13-15, double or single rooms for $94.00 a night. They will hold them until March 13th. They are booked under Prov. Darts. If anyone is interested and needs them for Thursday and Sunday night there is no problem in extending these dates." Talk to your zone rep to find out how to qualify for provincials. Contact list Venue announced for Youth Provincials Youth Provincials will take place at the Swift Current Recreation Centre February 25 and 26. Youth players should contact Youth Director Tricia Gray for more details.
Did you know? - The 2012 Nationals are set for Thunder Bay, hosted by Northern Ontario. The 2013 Nationals will be in St. John's, Newfoundland. The Royal Canadian Legion 2012 Provincial Darts are to be held in Yorkton March 9, 10, 11, 2012.
Final
standings in our round-up of all
maximums scored by our members at SDA tournaments in the calendar year
2011.
Jason and
Bonnie will be awarded with their prizes in January. Well done to all
maximum scorers: this year saw the most 180s scored since we started
ME and 6 is the women's record. Nice job Bonnie! Curt Gamble's
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Jason Skinner of Battleford notches up three more firsts with a victory in
men's singles over Brian Humphreys as well as doubles and mixed
triples wins at the North East Classic in Hudson Bay. Jason's partners were
Rod Swenson (twice, pictured far left with Jason) and Aspen
Cleaveley.