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Dixon Dunkle, Calgary resident, is seeking to start a basketball club for residents of the Badlands area, encompassing Three Hills and all of Kneehill County. Recognizing that those in rural areas do not always have the same opportunity as those in the city, Dunkle is hoping to base a club out of Drumheller for the surrounding rural areas.

The club would be for those aged 5-18, with a Jr. NBA program for ages 5-12, as well as a U15 and U18 club for boys and girls. On the application for the Jr.

Acme Senior Girls brought home the 1A Volleyball Gold medals from Provincials held in Bow Island this past weekend. They went undefeated in the tournament with a 25-12, 25-19 score against Bawlf in the gold medal match.

Pam Wade recounted an amazing season for the Senior Girls team. “They had an overall record of 50 matches won and only three losses, went undefeated in league play, were divisional champions for the third year in a row and were the West Regional Champions. They entered the

Three Hills School and The Royals enjoyed hosting teams from across Alberta for the 2A Girls Provincial Volleyball Championships.

Tournament Co-Chair Michael Vaughan of Three Hills School said, “The weekend was a huge success. It was a weekend of close, competitive volleyball…Rundle College took Gold, Magrath was Silver, Vauxhall was third, St. Augustine was fourth” and the Royals came in fifth.

Vaughan said that “the Royals played really well, going 3-2 in the round-ro

The Three Hills Sr. Girls Volleyball team placed third at the recent South Central Zone 2A Girls competition. The team played some amazing volleyball and had some convincing wins and close losses against many fantastic teams. Placing third in their pool forced a quarter final match against Oilfields High School where the team won in straight sets. That set the team up for a semi-final match against the eventual golf medalists, Strathcona Tweedsmuir School. In the bronze medal game the Royals fa