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June/July Features

04 From the Editor

08 Regina Rowing

12 Graham DeLaet

14 Saskatchewan Walleye Trail

16 All AboutFitness Goals

17 Y’er WelcomeGeorge Reed & the Special Olympics

19 Growing Young Movers

20 Focus OnRoad Racing & Mountain Biking

22 Gear upto Fish, Swim, & Hit the Waves

24 Activity at any Age

TABLE OF CONTENTS

06 In ReginaJDRF GolfFundraising golf tournaments are perfect for raising money, learning about a cause, and connecting with others.

10 Get to KnowAshley LeugnerFrom Echo Lake to Florida, Ashley Leugner is showing what Saskatchewan wakeboarders can do. Watch for her on the water this summer.

18 Forever & TodayDoug SimonThe Regina Red Sox have a long history; part of that history and present is Doug Simon, who played and coached with the team and beyond for many years.


Summer is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited.

To celebrate the warm weather and sunshine, we’ve taken a look at some of the best the season has to offer.

We have our cover feature on Weyburn’s Graham DeLaet, who is not only representing his home town and province on the PGA Tour, but now has fans all over Canada. The best thing about it all? DeLaet still has his same Saskatchewan attitude, and is very appreciative of all the good things that have come his way.

On the water, we talked to Echo Lake wakeboarder Ashley Leugner, and have featured the Saskatchewan Walleye Trail. Regina Marine also provided us with information on some of the best boats this season. If you’re interested in gliding over the water without a motor, the Regina Rowing Club has opportunities for all.

Off the water and the golf course, there is such a multitude of things to do in the city, from cycling to running to general fitness. We will continue our quest to enjoy summer sports to their fullest in our August issue in two month’s time.

In the meantime, don’t forget to check our website, www.adrenalinereginasports.com, which is continually updated daily with scores, schedules, and news from every sport you can think of around the city. Comment, send us news and photos, and get active online.

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Julie FolkEditor

FROM THE EDITORAdrenaline: Regina Sports

Issue 9: June/July 2010

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When people combine for a cause, things happen.

Three years ago, parents of children with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes were involved in the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Walk for a Cure. The Walk is an integral part of JDRF fundraising, but the parents wanted to do more. Many of them had an interest in golf and knew how Saskatchewan people love the sport, so they decided to organize the JDRF Chipping in for the Cure golf tournament, which will be held on June 16th at the Long Creek Golf Course.

“One of the things we wanted to do was not just hold a fundraising golf tournament, but we wanted to try to use the golf tournament as a place where families could connect and find more information in a casual setting,” said Craig Halvorson, one of the organizers of the JDRF golf tournament.

Halvorson became involved with JDRF and the fundraisers when his daughter Jordyn

was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of eight. She is now 18, and manages her diabetes with an insulin pump, nutrition and exercise. “Our initial goal was to create a tournament for fundraising and information, and then we wanted to make it a whole lot of fun too,” said Halvorson. “If you hit a hole-in-one, you’re going to be well rewarded for your skill. Then we have neat things, like Safeway Pharmacy is going to be out there and they’re going to allow everybody the opportunity to poke their finger and check their blood sugar, like people with diabetes do multiple times a day... It’s those kinds of things that make the tournament unique.”

Families, medical suppliers, businesses, and individuals come out to golf, fundraise, and have fun. There is also the opportunity to bid on prizes before the tournament, such as dinner with the Minister of Finance and Mayor Pat Fiacco.

In its first year, the tournament was 75 per cent sold and raised about $25,000. Last year the tournament sold out and raised $31,000. This year, tournament organizers hope to sell out again and have set a goal to raise $35,000.

“It’s amazing the amount of people who have been at the tournament, as well as the support through the business community,” said Halvorson. “It was interesting this year. We were approached by businesses who wanted to come out and help the charity. It has spread the word about JDRF and the importance it’s playing in trying to find a cure for type 1 diabetes.”

The Texas Scramble format allows any skill level of golfer to come out and play. Registrations can be as a team or as individuals, and are available online at www.jdrfgolf.com. Stage Coach Bus Lines is providing complimentary bus service to/from the golf course, connecting from the Southland Mall parking lot in Regina.

JDRF is funding research to cure type 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disease striking children and adults. People rely on insulin to manage the disease; however it is not a cure. There can be many serious health conditions resulting from type 1 diabetes, such as blindness, kidney failure, and limb amputations.

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On a sunny morning, gliding over still waters as the oars slice through the blue with the background of

Wascana Park passing by, there’s such a feeling of tranquility at the start of the day.

Alternatively, rainy days and windy, choppy water can be a challenge in Saskatchewan. But it’s learning to enjoy a bit of both that leads to a love of rowing and excellence in the sport.

Like many rowers, Renee Barks began in the Regina Rowing Club’s high school learn-to-row program in Grade 8. She was playing other sports, but kept rowing recreationally in the spring. After six months away from the sport due to leg surgery, she was back with a goal of rowing competitively with the 2009 Canada Summer Games team. She did that last year, winning gold in the double and bronze in the quad and the eight, and she has now set even higher goals for herself in the sport that she has focused on for fun and competition.

“Rowing is a sport that if you love it, you just drive yourself really hard, and you honestly get out of it what you put in,” said the 17-year-old Barks. “Rowing, you push your body, and as long as I keep pushing myself, I can go really far. I’m hoping to make the

senior national team, but it starts with the junior national team, which I’m hoping to do first!”

Barks was invited to the junior national camp in Victoria in March. She will soon be off to Welland, Ontario, to try to make the junior national team, which will race at the world rowing junior championships in Racice, Czech Republic from August 4th to 7th. Barks is the type of athlete that Regina Rowing Club head coach John Wetzstein would like to see more of.

“Using the Canada Games as a barometer, we’ve typically been in the third and fourth position, and at the last few Canada Games, we have finished with a lot of strength,” said Wetzstein. “In recent history, back in 1984, Tony Zasada went to the Olympics in Los Angeles. Ever since that time, we’ve had people involved at that level, whether it be in a developmental capacity or actually on a national team going to a World Championship or an Olympic Games.... We’ve maintained a presence there. We certainly want to see that continue, we want to see it grow, and we’d like to see Saskatchewan become more of a regular contributor so we’re always sending people, whether it’s to the junior or Under-23 national team development camp, putting our athletes in a position to succeed at that level.”

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in the city, and now offers programs for all those interested in rowing, from learn-to-row and recreational programming, to competitive programs for all ages. To increase the talent of Regina and Saskatchewan athletes, the club would like to introduce more people to the sport, and do talent identification with those who they believe would be quite good at rowing.

“As a provincial coach, I want to select provincial teams from clubs who are going to national level competitions and doing well,” said Wetzstein. “I want to see Regina and Saskatoon going to the Henley Regatta in St. Catherine’s, the biggest sprint regatta in North America, and making finals and be the type of crews who mean business and are there to race. I’d like to move us there, solidify that position, and do what we can to raise our game to that level by design, and not by accident.”

The club typically races on a circuit of Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, and Pinawa through the summer months, while training and conditioning throughout the winter. Some athletes participate in local regattas, others go beyond, and others row for the recreation.

In terms of competition, the club is now looking at those born in 1993 or younger to make the Western Canada and Canada Games Team, while anyone older would be great candidates for the university program that the club is continuing to grow.

The Regina Rowing Club, in whatever capacity an athlete is involved in, is, as Barks says, a great club to be involved in.

“It’s a small community, so that means each athlete is getting a lot of one-on-one coaching, and I love that aspect,” said Barks. “When you come down here, you’re guaranteed boats, and everyone knows everyone.”

Barks is attending the University of Victoria next year, but will be back in summers to row with the Regina Rowing Club, and she will still represent Saskatchewan at competitions. Rowing in Saskatchewan is something all athletes seem to believe gives them the edge.

“I can face any of Mother Nature’s elements because of my training here,” said Barks.

Wetzstein added: “We used to call it prairie power. I think there is a resiliency. There is a bit of a satisfaction from being the little guy who does well. And if that continues to fuel our fire, then so be it. There is, I think, a toughness, and an ability to deal with situations. We deal with the cold, we deal with the wind, so there’s nothing we don’t encounter here that we’re not going to see in a race situation somewhere else.”

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GET TO KNOW

Ashley Leugner Adrenaline Regina Sports: Tell us a bit about your season and what events you participate in.

Ashley Leugner: I usually come to Florida around the middle of March to get a month on the water before the first contest starts, which is what they call the Queen of Wake. It’s five stops all over North America throughout the year, ending with worlds in August. We accumulate points throughout the year. Then I’ll do competitions back home like nationals and Summer Invasion. There’s also the World Cup series, which is all over the world, and I was invited to a couple of stops last year.

ARS: How did you get to where you are today?

AL: I grew up on Echo Lake so I was always on the water, and then wakeboarding just fell into my lap. We were on a family holiday in B.C. and saw some people do it; my brother and I came home with a wakeboard. We had fun with it, and I decided to enter a contest, and then just started competing locally. I was winning everything but I was the only girl so it was hard to lose!

Ashley Leugner has come a long way from

just having fun wakeboarding at Echo Lake – but no matter how far from home she is, she always comes back to local events and her favourite lake. A Canadian National Champion, the 2009 Canadian Female Wakeboarder of the Year, and silver medallist at the International Water Ski Federation’s world championships, Leugner has many accolades and yet still just loves to get out on the water and do the sport she loves. Leugner, 24, has been on the professional tour since 2006 and looks to keep going. Leugner called us from training in Florida to talk about her sport and the success she has had.

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Then one summer Danny Elder from Off Axis would come with me in the boat and he taught me so many tricks and told me I should go to Florida because of the level of riding and how quickly I was advancing. I went down to a camp, and ended up staying longer; I went to a tour stop and qualified.

ARS: How does it feel to be a female from Saskatchewan doing what you are today?

AL: Sometimes I come down here and get upset when I get my butt kicked by a 14-year-old girl. But when I was 14, I wasn’t even wakeboarding yet. I wish I could have had the life to be down here all the time, but there are three of us from Saskatchewan at these contests, which is great.

ARS: Does being from Saskatchewan help at all?

AL: It definitely does. That’s one of the advantages for me over people down here. They can wakeboard every day, so they take it for granted. When I first get down here, I can’t get enough – I always want to be on the water. I have that three or four months where I can’t do it, so when I can, the drive’s there more for me than people who get to go every day.

ARS: There aren’t many competitive female wakeboarders in Saskatchewan – are you hoping others look to you and are inspired?

AL: Through Water Ski/Wakeboard Saskatchewan, Sherri Seiferling and I have put together girls-only ride clinics and are really encouraging the girls. Last year, I’m positive because of the clinics, we had more girls at provincials than the guys. We gave the girls a golden ticket, so they didn’t have to pay an entry fee to provincials, to encourage them to enter contests. The first time you compete, it’s really nerve wracking, but once it’s over, its fun and you want to do it again, so it’s just getting them there. I’m hoping to inspire some of them to push it further.

ARS: What is your training like?

AL: When I’m in Florida, especially, I try to take advantage of being on the water. Every day is different. I’m 24 now, so my body’s not as agile as it used to be. I do yoga and go to the gym to keep my strength and my stamina. But the thing that benefits you the most is being on the water.

ARS: Do you have a coach or training partners?

AL: I’m really fortunate to have a group of guys that I live and train with. Adam Burwell has his own school, so I feel like they’re at a calibre that they can coach me as they’ve done what I have before. I count on them, and if I go ride anywhere with anyone else and they see me trying a trick, they help me out.

ARS: Is there anything you are known for?

AL: I’m the only girl in Canada who can do the Tootsie Roll – a front flip with a backside 180 – that’s what I’m known for in Canada.

ARS: What are your future goals?

AL: I’m really hoping to win nationals this year, and I’m concentrating on pushing my riding. I need to step up my riding to another level before I can set a goal to be on a professional podium. I’ve been having lots of fun with riding this year. Sometimes I get really stressed out and ride poorly because of it, and this year I’m having more fun and pushing myself.


There’s a new face representing Canadian golf.

The PGA Tour has had its Canadian favourites for many years, and Graham DeLaet has now joined them as another player to cheer for since achieving his PGA Tour card in November of 2009.

“It’s really a dream come true for me,” said DeLaet, 28, of playing on the PGA Tour. “I’ve been working really hard to get here – not just three years as a professional, but back in college I started working towards this. It’s awesome. The pinnacle of any sport is playing professional, and it’s been pretty fun.”

DeLaet grew up in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where his dream was to play in the NHL. But a strong junior program at the Weyburn Golf Club helped grow DeLaet’s love of golf.

He went from Weyburn to Boise State University, where he won 10 collegiate tournaments. During that time, he played on the Canadian developmental golf team

in 2005 and 2006. He said at that point he realized he had the opportunity to at least take a shot at the PGA Tour. He first spent three years playing on the Canadian Tour and the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. He was Rookie of the Year on the Canadian Tour in 2007, and won three Canadian Tour events: the 2008 Desjardins Montreal Open, the 2009 ATB Financial Classic, and the 2009 Canadian Tours Players Cup; and one event on the Sunshine Tour, the 2009 BMG Classic. His wins on the Canadian Tour led to DeLaet being named the Canadian Tour Player of the Year for 2009.

In the fall of 2009, DeLaet tried for his PGA Tour card for the fourth time. He began in the second of three stages, in which he qualified through a 72-hole event to advance to the six-round PGA qualifying tournament in early December. He finished tied for eighth and with a 2010 PGA Tour Card.

“It’s pretty much the most pressure you could be under in any circumstances in golf,” said DeLaet of the tournament. “Every shot you hit is basically the biggest shot of your life. I felt this time, I had

finally gotten through. That third and final stage, I played well early. It’s six rounds of golf so it was nice that I got a bit of a cushion. I knew the top 25 guys went through, so I could relax a little bit and not be under as much pressure because I played well the first few days.”

DeLaet has played in 12 PGA events, with his best finish at the Shell Houston Open, in which he tied for third place.

“I played well, for sure. That was my best event,” said DeLaet. “But I really feel like I haven’t played anywhere near my best golf this year. I haven’t been hitting as well as I normally do. If I was playing the same golf I played last year in the Canadian and Sunshine Tours, I feel I would have been in contention five or six times. I’m still waiting to play the golf I’m capable of... Normally my ball strike is the best part of my game and I’m a pretty good driver, but this year my ball strike has been suspect, while my short game has helped me. That’s the opposite of what it usually is, but that’s the way golf works. I’m still waiting for that week when everything gets firing at the same time.”

At the Pinnacle of Sport


DeLaet’s first tournament of the season was in Hawaii at the Sony Open, where he tied for 25th place.

“I was on the range before my round on the Thursday, and that’s when I kind of realized, ‘wow, I made it.’ It was my first PGA Tour event as a PGA Tour player, and that’s when it hit me that I’d made the PGA Tour. After that, in Houston when I had a good finish, it was so much fun, and I got some good roars out of the crowd.”

DeLaet lives in Boise with his wife Ruby, and finds that this year on the PGA Tour has been more relaxing then previous years in which he was travelling between Canada and South Africa. Because of his finish in Houston, he has the opportunity to pick and choose his tournaments a bit more, as long as he remains in the top 125 on the money list to retain his PGA Tour card. The PGA is definitely a place where he wants to stay.

“All the guys out there are pretty good,” he said of his fellow players on the PGA Tour. “A lot of the veterans are a little more standoffish to the young guys because many come and go, so you have to earn their respect.”

DeLaet certainly has the respect of Saskatchewan. Daniel Ruckman, executive director of the Saskatchewan Golf Association, said how awesome it is to see a Saskatchewan golfer doing well and being covered in the PGA.

“There’s an overwhelming sense of pride among Saskatchewan

golfers,” said Ruckman. “Someone from our own on the PGA Tour is outstanding.... It’s even deeper than just Saskatchewan. He’s the new up and coming Canadian, so he’s someone that all Canadians can rally behind.”

The other aspect is DeLaet’s impact on future Saskatchewan golfers, who have seen how well he has done, and can look to him as a role model.

“He’s a perfect role model,” said Ruckman. “He has the small town Saskatchewan mentality, and he’s living his dream. He’s very respectful and looking forward to the opportunity to give back to junior golf in Saskatchewan.... He’s shown a lot of drive in order to get to where he wants to be.”

DeLaet said Mike Weir has been great to him on the tour. Between the two of them, Stephen Ames, and fellow rookie Chris Barlya, they’d like to make Canada proud.

“I’m proud to be Canadian and from Saskatchewan,” said DeLaet. “If I can play well and make young kids from Saskatchewan look up to me, that’s extra special to me and really cool. I really appreciate the support from across Saskatchewan, what they have given me coming up through amateur and college golf. It’s been awesome, and I’d really like everyone to know that.”

Photos: Opposite page and top left, courtesy of the Canadian Golf Tour. Above right photos at the 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup by Mats Soomre, Estonia Golf & Country Club, www.golf.soomre.com, www.egcc.ee


The best anglers, says Rob Furutani, are from

Saskatchewan. And one of the premiere walleye trails in Canada is the Saskatchewan Walleye Trail, in which tournament anglers compete on Saskatchewan lakes throughout the season.

Fishing is recreation across Saskatchewan all summer. But tournament fishing is a little bit different.

“There is definitely a difference between a weekend angler and a tournament fisherman,” said Furutani, the president of the Saskatchewan Walleye Trail. “Skill is not a part of it, because I know a lot of anglers who do not fish tournaments that are excellent. The difference is on a weekend, you’re out on your own, you get to pick your spot and you’re having some fun. In a tournament, it’s very competitive. You have 100 top anglers going after the same fish you are, so quite often there’s going to be more than one person sitting on a particular spot, and there’s a lot of strategy involved.”

The rules are consistent for the five tournaments that are held each year,

which include: Elbow, held May 29th & 30th, Regina Beach, held June 5th & 6th, Saskatchewan Landing, held July 17th & 18th, Fort Qu’Appelle, held September 4th and 5th, and Last Mountain Lake, held September 10th and 11th at Rowan’s Ravine.

In each tournament, anglers are allowed to keep five fish, targeting the walleye. They can keep two fish that are over 21 ½ inches. The rest have to be under 21 ½. A combination of weight from the first and second days determine the winner. It’s also important to note that the object is to handle the fish as little as possible to keep the mortality rates of the fish down.

“To be a successful tournament angler, you have to be proficient at all the different types of angling,” said Furutani. “There’s jigfishing. There’s live bait rigging. There’s crank bait. There’s blading. There’s bottom bouncing. There are dozens of different ways to catch a fish, and not any one day are the fish going to be biting on all. Saskatchewan anglers are very adaptive and very proficient at all methods, and I think that is why they are so successful.”

Furutani participates in about nine tournaments a year. He notes many things set the Saskatchewan Walleye Trail apart

from other tournaments, such as what they do to give back to the industry. They have the fish enhancement fund, where they collect money from the tournaments to do projects to help the environment through education or conservation of resources. They also help with studies, such as one with the University of Regina.

Another draw of the Saskatchewan Walleye Trail, which is in its 17th year, is the prizes. At each tournament, about $35,000 is awarded in prizes, with about $50,000 at the end of the year. There is also a prize of a boat and trailer from Lund Boats, who are a huge supporter of the Saskatchewan Walleye Trail.

Lund also promotes a tournament called the Angler-Young Angler, in which adults and young anglers participate in a fun type of tournament. Matt and Dan Loffler won this tournament one year with their father, and went onto win the national AYA in Kenora. A couple of years later, they fished at the Regina Beach tournament on the Saskatchewan Walleye Trail together, and won the tournament.

“That was a success story where kids came up through the grassroots program, and won a tournament together,” said

In Search of the Walleye

Photos courtesy of the Saskatchewan Walleye Trail


Furutani. “It was good to see the progression and how they moved up.”

Furutani added that those who fish are very passionate about it. It is these people, and those who have helped grow fishing as well as the Saskatchewan Walleye Trail, who have formed a Hall of Fame; this year honourees will be Michael Snook, Bob Schlosser, and Brian Dygalda.

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Need a fitness goal for the summer? Look to your local events!

As the weather starts to heat up, we often look for outdoor sports and recreation to stay active and healthy. What keeps you motivated to keep moving? Is it to feel good wearing your summer clothes? To participate in your favorite sport or activity? To enjoy the outdoors with family and friends? To meet a fitness goal?

Well, the reality is you need to stay active most days of the week while continually challenging yourself in order to create a meaningful change in your body. A great strategy to ensure that you stay active over the summer months and meet your fitness goals is to participate in a local event. This could be a local charity walk/run, a relay event, or you can create your own event date with friends and family. This strategy works because events have a specific target (distance, time, or activity) as well as a set date to accomplish this goal on. Therefore you can focus your summer training towards meeting your goal of participating in a local event.

Let’s look at a specific example. The YMCA of Regina Road Race is on August 7, 2010. There are different distances you can

participate in (5km walk/run, 15km walk/run, 21.1km run). So let’s say you want to run the 5km event. What you need to do now is look at how many weeks you have until the event and create a schedule for yourself. This schedule acts as a plan, detailing the days you plan to work out on, length of the workouts, and what you plan to do. It’s important to be realistic with your plan and make sure you consider all of your time commitments – family, work, activities, etc. so you set yourself up for success.

Now if scheduling your training to prepare you for your goal event seems a little daunting, there are training groups or running clinics available to assist you with your preparation. These clinics provide a training group, workouts, and a structured training plan to help you achieve your goal. The YMCA of Regina offers running clinics at our Downtown and Northwest locations beginning in June (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) from 12-1pm. The clinics are designed to help people working towards running a half marathon (21.1km).

If you are a little more adventurous and would like to participate in a multistage event, the Affinity YMCA Urban Challenge on June 19th at Wascana Park is for you.

Setting Fitness GoalsBy Patrick Ash

The event has 4 stages consisting of the following: 1. Run portion to Douglas Park (4km) 2. Mountain bike portion through Douglas Park Hill area (8km) 3. Trail run from Douglas Park to the southeast side of Wascana Lake (across the lake from the marina) (3km) 4. Canoe/kayak portion (3km) and finishe with a short run to the Centre of the Arts.

Each team (2-5 people) or individual must collect puzzle pieces along the way and put the puzzle together at the finish line. The relay format of this race allows you to form a team of friends and family and accomplish a fitness goal together!

So now it’s time to write down your fitness goal for the summer and pick an event to have a specific target for you to achieve. If you are interested in finding out more about the events or clinics mentioned above please visit our website at regina.ymca.ca.


The Legend Continues To Grow By Bob Hughes

Y’ER WELCOME

On a warm and sunny Tuesday morning in mid-May, the reception area of the Casino Regina Show Lounge slowly came alive. A few people arrived early, then a few more trickled in, and then, soon, the chairs were filled, and the cameras were rolling.

He rose to his feet, slowly but surely because that is always the way he has moved, and he walked to the podium and began to

speak. He talked of love and courage and believing, of inspiration and succeeding. The voice, as it always has been, was deep, in a beautiful way, and when the words came out, they seemed to carry the sound of coming from a place of echoes. His voice was the only sound that could be heard for as long as he spoke.

Because when George Reed speaks, people listen. He has always had this commanding presence about him, ever since he arrived in Saskatchewan in 1963 to play fullback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and drove past Regina before stopping in Balgonie for gas. “I asked the gas attendant how much further to Regina,” George remembers, “and he told me I’d already driven past it.”

Although he has turned into his 70s, he still carries himself in the same way as when he played the game from 1963-75. And he looks years younger than his age. “You cannot let yourself sit around doing nothing,” he says. “Your mind and your body will quit on you if you do that. You have to stay active and involved.”

I have known George Reed since he came to Saskatchewan in 1963 and became the greatest fullback the game has ever seen. He won every possible award he could have won, from rushing titles to outstanding player awards to a Grey Cup to all-star honours. With George Reed and Ron Lancaster together, the Riders never missed the playoffs, appeared in four Grey Cup games, and won one of them, Saskatchewan’s first ever, in 1966. That he survived 13 seasons was miraculous because as a fullback he was hit virtually every time he carried the ball.

He left Regina about 25 years ago and moved to Calgary, where he remained until last year, when he returned to the place that adopted him and never forgot him to accept a position as an ambassador for Casino Regina. He has been everywhere since returning because everybody wants to see him, talk to him, and get his autograph. It’s doubtful if there has ever been a more popular person in this province than George Reed.

When it was announced that he was coming back, I wondered how long it would take him to get involved in the other love of his life, working on behalf of the physically and mentally challenged. It did not take long at all.

George Reed has always, it seems, been involved with Special Olympics Saskatchewan. He believes in those people. “They are the greatest athletes you will ever see,” he says. “They have done so much for me. They have inspired me and enlightened me.”

Those who are intellectually challenged were once shunned by society. If a child was born with Down Syndrome, he was sent away to live his life, often to the mental hospital in Weyburn. It was sad and it was horrific. As society began to accept that these were people with potential, thanks mostly to people like the Kennedy family in the U.S. and Harry (Red) Foster of Toronto, Special Olympics was started.

Saskatchewan became the first Canadian province to have its Special Olympics chapter officially recognized. And George was involved with them from the beginning.

And now he is back with them again. He is the honourary chairman of the first annual George Reed Golf Tournament in support of Special Olympics Saskatchewan. The mixed tournament will be held on June 28th at the Wascana Golf and Country Club. I have helped organize the tournament, and have always had a place in my heart for Special Olympians from the day decades ago that George asked me to come and watch a track and field meet and write something about it.

If there is anything you learn about organizing fundraisers, it can be a long haul. There are so many of them in this province. But when you mention the words “Special Olympics” and “George Reed” something happens. They touch a lot of hearts.

It’s why George Reed became a devoted servant of Special Olympians in the first place. He cared, and still does.

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FOREVER & TODAY

Life is good for Doug Simon.

“I’m a lucky guy,” said Simon. “I’ve been very fortunate in my sports, my career, and in my family.”

Simon’s success began on the baseball scene in Regina, and would extend around the world and back as he played with Washington State and on the Canadian national

baseball team before returning to Regina to continue with the Regina Red Sox. His sport is something Simon looks back on as great memories.

Simon played baseball competitively in Regina as he was growing up, eventually playing with the Red Sox when he was 18 years old. It was a team he would return to in the summer each year for the next 12 seasons, first as a player, and then later on as a player-coach.

“It was fun,” said Simon. “There was a good, strong nucleus of guys who just loved playing. Someone had to be the coach, but there were a few major people who all contributed to running the team. It was tough, trying to play, coach, and at the same time do all the fundraising and things necessary like transportation and accommodation, but I enjoyed it.”

Simon led the Red Sox to bronze, silver, and gold medals at the Canadian senior men’s championships in his last three years with the Red Sox, while also playing with another team..

He joined the Canadian national baseball team in 1971 and would play with them for the next nine years (five as captain), travelling around the world, to Italy, Cuba, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Mexico City, Florida, and more for the World Championships, the Intercontinental Cup, and the Pan-Am Games.

“There were different sets of experiences,” said Simon. “There’s the Pan-Am Games, when you go with different athletes and different sports, and you’re walking into stadiums with 100,000

people for the opening and closing ceremonies. Then when they were totally baseball, it was strictly baseball experiences playing against a dozen other countries.”

Scouts began looking at Canadian players a little bit late for Simon – when he was about 20 years old. He was playing with the Red Sox and going to the U of R when he was scouted and invited to “last chance” camps for both the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets. The camps were for released pro players, and Simon was one of a few there without pro ball experience.

“Being a good Canadian, I thought I would go with the Canadian side of things,” said Simon, who went to the Expo’s camp in Florida. “I had a very good camp, and a lot of the scouts were excited about me, but the head guy said they were basically only looking for pitchers and catchers. That was a little frustrating, but because of that camp, I ended up with another scholarship offer.”

Simon received nine baseball scholarship offers that year, 1971, and decided on Washington State in the Pac-8, where he played for Bobo Brayton, who would later name Simon to the school’s all-time baseball team. Simon had three very successful seasons with Washington State, setting a number of records, including, in one game, hitting three home runs (two in one inning), nine RBIs, 14 total bases, and two triples – on his birthday. In his third and final year, Simon was named an All-American, but because he was Canadian, he was ineligible for the draft.

He had offers in the minor leagues, but decided instead to focus on his career and playing with the national team and the Red Sox. He and his wife, Charlotte, started a family in Regina.

They have a daughter, Stacey, and a son, Kip, who followed in Doug’s footsteps. When Doug finished playing baseball, he coached Kip right up to the time when he was also offered a baseball scholarship.

“That’s very rewarding, because you’re still involved,” said Simon. “I grew up loving the game, and I ended up with a son who loves the game and is still involved... I have a grandson now and he’s only three months old, but hopefully he’ll love sports as well.”

Kip said he enjoyed growing up playing for his dad as a coach as Doug had patience as well as success and experience.

“I was aware of his success, but then when I got older and started playing at the higher levels, and researching what he accomplished, I was really able to appreciate how hard it is to make and play for a national team for even just one year,” said Kip, who added that playing himself in the States made him appreciate even more Doug’s accomplishments of playing in

Doug Simon


Phys. Ed isn’t like it used to be.And that’s a good thing, as people

like Brian Lewis are changing gym class into something more – something that teaches children skills and helps them understand sport so they can become successful. This is what’s driving the Growing Young Movers Summer Day Camps, which will be offered for four weeks this July. Youth entering grades 4, 5, and 6, will have the opportunity to spend each day for a week participating in activities that will make them physically educated and active.

“Being a Phys. Ed. Consultant with the separate school board and working with different age groups, I like to see more emphasis on kids getting a better understanding on the holistic approach,” said Lewis. “I wanted to create a camp that is not sport specific, but will give them skills to be stronger in any sport they do because they’ll start to understand how

sports are related, and then they’ll be stronger when they get to try those sports.”While the kids may be learning, they will certainly have fun while doing it. Sports fall into four categories, including net-wall games like volleyball, striking games such as baseball, invasion games like football or soccer, and cooperative games. So one day at camp might include soccer games and lacrosse activities. But instead of 10 kids on a team in a soccer game, they’ll play each other or 3-on-3, which provides more activity. In a net game, they may begin playing with a tennis ball, trying to throw it into an open area. It’s centered around fun while learning.

“Ideally, I’d love kids to get activity and understand how to play,” said Lewis. “On the playground, many kids can’t organize themselves or create games. So this will have a part of fitness where kids will exercise and develop cardiovascular endurance, and then provide education. There is promotion on being active, but sometimes parents and kids don’t

understand what being active really is.”The camp is more than activity; it’s about how and why it’s important to be active. There are team skills, cooperative games, and life lessons. All of the sessions are led by an experienced Phys. Ed teacher.

Register early to ensure space as there will be 35 kids per week. See www.growingyoungmovers.com or call 537-6090.

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the Pac-8 and being named an All American. “He’s one of the hardest working guys I know. Anything he starts, he finishes, and he definitely carried that off the field with him as well... he’s a new grandpa (to Kip’s son, Chec), and I’m looking forward to trying to follow in his footsteps in that sense as well.”

Simon works at Brandt Tractor as the chief personnel officer and has been very successful throughout his career. In sport, he has been honoured with inductions in the Regina Sports Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.

“If you work hard, things happen. Don’t expect something for nothing, give it your best, and do what it takes to get the job done,” said Simon. “If you follow these principles, good things generally happen.”

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FOCUS ON

When Brad Clifford and Andrew Thomas go for

a bike ride, it’s a little more intense than something ordinary.

For Clifford, it means about six hours in the saddle, cycling into and with Saskatchewan’s winds on long stretches of highway – six hours of both physical and mental toughness.

For Thomas, it means about two hours of high energy, all-out biking up and down hills and mountains, stopping for nothing – going over dips, rocks, logs, tree branches, and more.

The two friends are both involved in biking in different ways, although both at a professional level. Clifford has a triathlon background, but moved to road racing a few years ago. This year he’ll divide his time in half between road racing and mountain biking. Thomas has a mountain biking background that began from riding his bike into the city as a kid and has progressed to where he is today.

He’s moved away from some of the cross country racing and into more adventure racing. The two sports – road racing and mountain biking – are quite different, but require the same dedication and perseverance.

“Sometimes we wonder why we do it,” laughed Clifford. “But you feel pretty good once you’re done a really hard stage or a tough race, and you realize it wasn’t so bad.... Just knowing you’ve done something that very few people can do is a thrill in itself.”

“You have to be a very competitive person,” added Thomas. “Each guy is going to try just as hard as you are, so you have to be that much fitter to beat him.”

Each season, the cyclists make a training plan and a race plan. But it’s not just the year of training; it takes years to build up endurance in the sports. Thomas pointed out that on TV what most people see are athletes thrilled after winning or finishing a race. But the daily grind is a tough life with athletes needing plenty of self-motivation.

In Regina, there is the Regina Cycling Club for road racers and the Off Road Syndicate for the mountain bikers. Clifford and Thomas train with these clubs, but spend most of their summer touring in Canada and the United States to various races in each sport.

“With mountain biking, you’re on dirt, with wide tires and big mountain bikes,” said Clifford. “Then with road racing you’re on these carbon frames, skinny-tired speed machines. Mountain bike racing is more intense but it’s a lot shorter of a race, while road racing is more endurance. It’s a lot more individual being a mountain biker. You’re jumping over logs and rocks and stuff, whereas road racing you’re on paved road and you have to worry about other riders around you, and you also have teammates to shelter you from the wind and the elements.”

Clifford competes in a series of races throughout North America in road racing, as well as a cross-country series called the Canada Cup. Thomas has moved more to endurance, adventure racing, and will be competing as part of a team in 24 Hours of

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Adrenalin on July 24th in Canmore. With five people on a team, they take turns riding laps of the course over a period of 24 hours.

Biking is definitely becoming more popular – the 24 Hours of Adrenalin race sold out in just ten minutes.

Regina, and Saskatchewan as a whole, has produced many great athletes who are now on the pro tours and doing very well. This is a great place to develop racers. There are six categories of cyclists. Beginners start as cat 6, and then progress through cat 5, 4, and 3, until they reach cat 2 and 1, which are the professional categories that Clifford and Thomas compete in.

“You have to be mentally tough to do the sport, in Regina anyway,” said Clifford. “In other places, they wonder how we can climb hills even though there are no mountains here. That’s because we have wind – it’s like always going up a hill.”

An athlete will first compete locally, and as they begin winning races and dominating in the sport, they look to race at a higher level. Clifford and Thomas both go to the University of Regina, but are sponsored and travel to many big races. They each have coaches from outside the province, although they spend time training together and with other cyclists.

There are three different types of road races. There are time trials, when athletes are on their own for a set distance; road races, where up to 200 riders start in a pack, and the criterium, in which racers do laps on a course. Mountain biking is normally laps of a race. Both can be very exciting with both strong athletes and possible crashes.

“There is so much more to the sport than people realize,” said Thomas. “It’s a skill to ride a bike an inch from someone’s tire. Or you’re going 100 km an hour down a hill on a mountain bike – it’s not just a bike ride down the street.”

“Knowing you’ve done something few people can do is a

thrill in itself.”- Brad Clifford


GEAR UP TO...

There’s no better way to celebrate and enjoy summer than by

being out on one of Saskatchewan’s many lakes. There is a boat for everyone depending on wants and needs, and Regina Marine can help find that boat for you. The comfortable atmosphere of the location makes the buying process fun, and with a 99.2 per cent customer satisfaction rating from customers, Regina Marine both sells and services its Crestliner and Glastron brands of boats. They have chosen two of the best brands in the market, and now is the time to buy as the strength of the Canadian dollar has made them that much more affordable. Now in its 20th year, Regina Marine can help you find what you need at their current location on Highway 1 E, or, after November, at their new location just north of Emerald Park. See www.reginamarine.com for more information, or come in and talk to them. Steve Yanyk, sales manager at Regina Marine, gave us advice on picking the right model to meet the requirements of today’s boating families and enthusiasts.

Fish, Swim, and Hit the Waves

Glastron MX 185

Many young people and families are looking for a boat specifically for water sports. This model has all of the needs for a very reasonable price. There is an optional wakeboard tower, but most importantly, a swim platform is included as standard equipment. The platform protects everybody from the motor’s outdrive, and also allows for easy access in and out of the water. It’s perfect for those just getting into boating and needing all the essentials for a great price.

Crestliner 1700 Super Hawk

Many families come in looking for a boat for both fishing and water sports. That is why the 1700 Super Hawk is Regina Marine’s best-selling model – it’s functional and there are no compromises for those who want to do it all. It is set up primarily as a fishing boat, but can easily be converted for water sports by flipping a bench in the front and back, providing seating for seven adults. The simple conversion, along with its many other features, make it perfect for the active family. The Super Hawk is also available in the 1800 and 1900 models for bigger lakes.


Glastron GT 185 & GLS Series

When experienced boaters are looking for their family’s next boat, these are two of the models they choose. The GT series has everything they need, plus a few wants such as digital depth gauge, tilt steering, and a bigger engine. The GLS series is the ultimate luxury model. They have all of the fit and finish – including an onboard shower – but Glastron doesn’t forget about what it’s most famous for, performance. Even with modest power it will out perform other more expensive brands in its class with bigger fuel guzzling engines.

Crestliner Pontoons

The most popular thing to hit the boating marketing recently has been pontoon boats. It’s like having a living room on the water, especially with a series like the Grand Caymen. From soft touch vinyl furniture to rope lighting to refreshment stations and a privacy room for changing and porta-potties, it has everything you need, want, and more. There are a variety of different models available to choose from. With a high horse power engine, they can be used for water sports, as well as fishing and for a fun day with the family. They are also wheelchair accessible, and perfect for families with small children. They are engineered to be safe and comfortable for all day outings.

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There are many different ways to define activity. But one thing

that it means is movement, which we do our entire lives. There are different types of movement. Children can begin to learn basic movements, while elite athletes move with strength and speed. And we can keep moving, as fast or as slow, as strong or as passive, as we’d like at any age.

Louise Ashcroft and Donna Alport of Synergy Physio have the goal of ensuring people stay active throughout their life spans. Much of what they do is an analysis of movement, in addition to prevention and rehabilitation of injury.

“We look at the efficiency of movement no matter what someone does,” said Alport. “It could be for a squash player, a football player, a track athlete, a mother pushing her baby jogger, or someone needing strength to sit and stand.”

A large variety of people come through the doors, and each needs an individualized treatment and plan. Children are becoming

more sport specific earlier in life. What can help them is to come into physio to learn specific ways to move to prevent injury in their sport.

This prevention is vital any age. The eight physiotherapists and exercise therapist at Synergy Physio have different backgrounds, which help individuals in their specific training. Ashcroft, for example, is looking at preventing ACL injuries.

“Research is showing there is a very high incidence of ACL injuries in young women,” said Ashcroft. “This is a life-changing injury. There has been programming implemented which is preventative, done for 10 minutes in a warm-up to significantly decrease the incidence of ACL injuries. They believe if they start these movement patterns at an early enough age, it can prevent injury. We have been doing some of that with soccer players. We’ve also started specific programming with volleyball players to help prevent shoulder pain. So it’s looking at the sports and seeing where the injuries lie, and how can you actually assist in

prevention. I get excited about that. If you can prevent ACL injuries that might occur in one or two players a season, that’s huge.”

Synergy has Dartfish software which they can use to analyze movement. This is extremely beneficial for athletes as well as those getting back to regular movement and life. Another example of what they do is a running clinic which includes video analysis, postural scan, biomechanical analysis and shoe fit to show muscle imbalance, biomechanical problems, and anything else that may be needed, such as core strength or drills specific to improving running form.

“Part of the strength of the analysis is looking at links in the movement chain, and seeing if there are issues related to stiffness or strength. Do they need more strength or range of motion or are they

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One part of the population needing additional focus are those who remain active in sport as they age, as well as those who are getting joint replacements at a young age. For example, a 55-year-old may receive a hip replacement and get back the strength and range of motion, but still walk with a limp because they need functional training.

There are also classes at Synergy for the aging population to promote mobility, strength, and balance. The Synergy Team is also planning focused classes for those with Parkinson’s and osteoporosis.

“We have programming we may recommend, but it’s very individualized,” said Alport. “We assess them, evaluate

them for their specific problems or risks, then design a prescriptive exercise program that will help them to meet their goals. The therapists have a large toolbox to draw from, including use of ultrasound, interferential muscle stimulation, manipulative therapy, whirlpools, and acupuncture to assist in restoring movement. You can go into the room and pick anything in the toolbox depending on what they need and what they’re comfortable with.”

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