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Full details on our Youth page. Organizer Trish Gray says the turnout was 6 up on last year, and there was "very positive feedback from the youth and parents about the tournament format and the location." The Classic is a chance for young players to compete in the run up to Provincials in Rosetown February 20. See the poster for Provincials. Stats what I'm talking about The call went up and we answered: more stats! Number cruncher John Brann of Regina has put together an alternative ranking table - for doubles teams! Scout prospective partners for potential prizewinning power- check it out here.
Bonnie, Cliff
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for seconds at Saskatoon Cliff, pictured left, has waited since 2007 to lift the trophy. Bonnie, far right, repeated her win from last year. She is pictured with her winning doubles partner and second-place woman Laurie Kitzul.
Last year's men's winner Ken Friesen almost repeated on home ground, making the final. Tournament organizer Elaine Walker says it was a great tournament thanks to the local support - 52 men played singles - and she says thank you to all the volunteers who helped out. See full results from Saskatoon. Charity shoots cheer needy kids "Thirty-two die-hard dart players braved the icy cold temperature and the threat of a pending blizzard to attend the Santa Shoot in Regina December 15," reports Pat Copeman. "More than 32 gifts were collected as some people brought more than one. A great evening of darts was enjoyed by all. "The results were as follows: 1st. Mitch Kavanagh/David Hall; 2nd. Brad Ranford/Dan Arndt; Jt 3rd. Carolyn Kryba/ Chris Clark, Garnet Cody/Ryan Cooper." Thanks Pat. Sounds like another success for Santa, whose elves were out in force earlier in the week at Saskatoon's 19th annual Toy Shoot, which took place December 12th. Laurie Kitzul has more: "56 people (28 mixed teams) attended this year’s Toy Shoot, and with others stopping by with their donations, we collected over 80 toys for the Salvation Army’s Secret Santa! We raffled off a PSP player, (donated by Glen Dobson) and with the 50/50 draw, we raised $225 that also goes to the Salvation Army to help families in need.
"Darryle and Shelley Stephanson won the 7-game final over Doug Spearey and Laurie. Lots of fun was had by all and BIG plans are in the works for next year’s 20th Shoot!!" Hats off to the local charities that provide Christmas fun for inner-city youngsters. Football pool pays off for lucky winners The Saskatchewan Darts Association football pool is over for another season, and we've paid out over $4,600 in prizes, shared between 40 winners across the province. Now we have to make the final tally and see how much we've raised. SDA Finance exec Bonnie Lapierre says she needs all zone reps who have not yet done so to send in their ticket stubs and unsold tickets as soon as possible. Link to the results and prize winners here or at the top of this page. You could be a winner!
The eternal flame was helped along its way to Vancouver January 12 by SDA vice-president and avid darts player Bonnie Bond. She ran it 300 metres in the town of Hafford. Bonnie is pictured wearing her Olympic torch-bearer's mitts and jacket.
Nipawin's Laurie Lyons repeated last year's victory at the North East Classic in Hudson Bay November 21 with a win over local Lowine Walter. Over in the men's it was Saskatoon star Doug Spearey who lifted the heaviest envelope after his convincing win over Brian Humphreys. Men's doubles champs are Perry Burton and Curt Gamble. Laurie Lyons featured again in the triples final, winning it with partners Brian Humphreys and Sonny Audet of Flin Flon. Lowine Walter teamed up with Miranda Cleaveley to take women's doubles. Full results from Hudson Bay here. Curt Gamble stormed the treble twenty at Hudson Bay, hitting five 180s in the last shoot of 2009 to leapfrog his way to the top of the Maximum Exposure table and win it for a second time. Congratulations to the man from Moose Jaw! Winners from all over at Lights The winners' list at the '09 Northern Lights includes players from all parts of the province, from the northern settlement of Stanley Mission to the southwestern city of Swift Current to the southeastern town of Midale. November 14: From a field of 28 men at the NDFC-ranked Northern Lights Open, top honours go to Ernie Charles of Stanley Mission, who beat Flin Flon's Brian Humphreys in the singles final. Saskatoon pair Barb Schmidt and Laurie Kitzul took first in the women's doubles, defeating Pat Copeman, Regina and Carol Shepherd, Moose Jaw. Carol and Brian fared better in the triples final - they won it partnered with Curt Gamble, also Moose Jaw. November 15: Out of 17 entries in the women's singles, your winner is Joan Hodgen of Midale, who beat Saskatoon star Jodi Dye in the final. Men's doubles laurels go to Curt Gamble and Brian Humphreys. Finalists were Curtis Neufeld, Swift Current and Danny Arndt, Regina. The five $100 cash prizes were awarded to Kelly Carriere of Prince Albert, Bill Cragg, Nipawin, Rodney Durocher, Prince Albert, Jodi Dye and Curtis Neufeld. Locals win two events, make all finals in Open A good showing by SDA players at the nationally-ranked Saskatchewan Open this year. Saskatchewan shone in the team events. Moff Kay of Kindersley and Cliff Culbert of Moose Jaw zone won the men's doubles, Kay (again) with team-mates Dorothy Zimmer and John Brann of Regina won the triples event, and Zimmer (again) and Tina Barrington of Regina got to the final of the women's doubles against Canadian number one Cindy Pardy and her partner Margaret Heinerman. Doug Spearey of Saskatoon lost the men's final to Scott Lee of Alberta, while Joan Hodgen made it to the women's final against eventual winner Cindy Pardy, also Alberta. Joan, who hails from Midale in the South East zone, repeats her second-place finish from last year, and has now finished second three years in a row at the Open. Winners of the $500 draw at the Saskatchewan Open in Regina were: Jim Dennis, Gord Pawelko, Darren Walter, Dorothy Zimmer and Tina Barrington, who each received $100. New points structure takes effect The SDA ranking points system has been changed to reflect attendance at ranked shoots. Players will get one point for every tournament in which they play in addition to the ranking points received for their achievements on the board. The new rankings include attendance at all SDA shoots dating back to the beginning of the darts year February 1st 2009. Our team of statisticians has analyzed the data and the rankings are now updated. Laurie reigns at mini-shoot SDA President Laurie Kitzul (Team Sask '87-'90, '95-'97, '99) ruled everyone out of order (on the dartboard) at the Rosetown Fun Shoot October 17, winning the ladies' singles and the doubles event with partner Doug Spearey. Men's singles was a walk through a field of 16 for Curt Gamble (TS '06, '09), who picks up his second tournament win of the season. HP squad back from Klondike
Laurie Kitzul (SDA president, 2nd from left) and Brian Humphreys (right) made up the rest of the four-person team. All four players made it out of their sections in the singles events. Brian says he is sure he speaks for the rest of the team when he says a big thank you to the SDA for their support. Well Brian, you're welcome and congratulations! HP teams are sent to tournaments out of province to represent the SDA and show the bigger shoots some of the best darts we have to offer. Teams are picked based on SDA rankings. Locals score at Oktobershoot North Battleford zone players made a good showing at the annual Oktobershoot. Sharon Acker won the ladies' title with a win over Eva Schellenberg, while Maryann Germann of Meota partnered up with Moff Kay of Kindersley to win the mixed doubles. Men's singles goes to Curt Gamble of Moose Jaw, who defeated Brian Humphreys of Flin Flon. Culbert doubles at AGM Cliff Culbert cleaned up at the Davidson AGM, winning the singles, the doubles with his partner Bruce Buxton and the 50-50 draw! Ladies' singles winner was Georgina Ratt and the doubles title goes to Marlene Culbert and Dorothy Zimmer. La Ronge starts season The 2009-10 SDA calendar got underway September 4-6 with the Keewatin shoot in La Ronge. Men's singles was won by Steve McKechnie, who defeated Brian Humphreys. Marlene Culbert beat Laurie Kitzul to take the ladies' title. Ernie Charles and Danny McKenzie won the men's doubles. In the open cricket event, Cliff and Marlene Culbert came out on top. See full results here. NDFC notes Here's a roundup of the latest on the national scene. Hatter plays down poor petition response In the latest NDFC newsletter, President Bill Hatter says the campaign to have darts declared a sport in Canada will still go ahead despite a "disappointing" response to the website petition. Hatter says that "around 2,000" people in Canada have put their names to a petition drawn up by the national body, who had hoped for "at least 5,000." They've been collecting names since 2007. A planned legal challenge to the federal government's sport funding rules can move on to the next stage in about two years, says Hatter, but he says the NDFC is now hoping that the petition "will be a secondary requirement when the time comes." You can sign the petition at this address. NDFC to update rankings Just as the SDA has done for years, the NDFC website will now be updating rankings after every tournament, according to NDFC president Bill Hatter. The latest stats will be "unofficial" and can be seen, along with the "official" rankings that are updated less often, at www.ndfc.ca/ranking.php
The Icicle Open tournament in North Battleford held February 27 has been made an SDA-ranked shoot. Points to be had! Did you know? The 2010 Nationals will be held in Gander, Newfoundland, and in 2011 they'll be in Edmonton. This is the table of maximums scored at SDA tournaments in the calendar year 2010. Congratulations to Curt Gamble, Jodi Dye and Joan Hodgen for winning in 2009
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Top honours went to
(L-R): 
Bonnie
Lapierre and Cliff Culbert reclaimed their titles at the Al Heminger
Memorial Tournament in Saskatoon January 9. 
Over
in the men's doubles it was Jason Skinner and Moff Kay, who also won in
2007. The pair is pictured right.
This
year's High Performance team attended the Klondike tournament in Edmonton
October 9-11. Cliff Culbert (left) made joint 9th in the men's, Marlene
Culbert (2nd from right) made joint 9th in the women's, and as a pair they
came joint 9th in the mixed doubles. 