SPORTS THIS WEEK: Karate, volleyball and bowling take centre stage in Rosetown this weekend
Provincial karate here Saturday
The black belt competitions start the Saskatchewan Karate Association fall tournament here at 9 a.m. at the civic centre on Saturday.
Because many of those who hold black belts are involved in officiating, officials get the competitions for them out of the way first, said Randy McIntyre, an instructor for the host Rosetown Karate Club.
After that, the least experienced students, those wearing white belts, follow, moving up in colour until the brown belts, wearers of whom close the one-day tournament, said McIntyre.
Volleyball
The Rosetown Central High senior A girls volleyball team had conference playoffs in Unity last Friday and Saturday. The top two teams of six were to advance to regional playoffs this weekend at a location to be determined.
The Royals were to play Outlook and Delisle in their pool. Unity, Biggar, and LCBI teams were also expected to attend.
The Royals played in tournaments in Macklin on Oct. 25–26 and in Biggar on Oct. 17–18.
Results from the Macklin tournament weren’t available, although head coach Liz MacDonald had comments.
Their objective at Macklin was “to find consistency with a competitive and energetic yet fun style of play” in order to prepare for conference playoffs, said MacDonald.
“The Macklin tournament tends to be the most competitive tournament in our schedule each year, and the girls played some of their best volleyball yet,” she said.
In Biggar, they finished third in their pool after winning their matches against Biggar, Kindersley, and Marengo. They just missed out on making semifinals, said MacDonald.
Six teams attended a junior girls tournament here on Oct. 26. They played a round-robin format with no playoffs, said Royals junior B coach Melanie Nattrass. All of the Rosetown junior A and B players were put into three teams of nine players each. Craig Vanthuyne coached Rosetown 1, Mary Cowan coached Rosetown 2, and Janelle Kahovec and Nattrass handled Rosetown 3. Teams from Elizabeth Middle School, Biggar, and St. Gabriel’s also took part.
Each team played two teams against the other teams, and the winner was determined by games won. Elizabeth placed first with seven wins, St. Gabriel’s finished second with six wins. Rosetown 3 and Rosetown 1 were tied for third, followed by Rosetown 2 and Biggar.
“All in all, it was a very successful day with a lot of great volleyball played,” said Nattrass.
Bowling
Brian Andersen “had fun” at Sask. Bowl For Cash in Swift Current on the Oct. 26 weekend, gently said his wife, Penny Andersen, of the local alley.
The house rounds for the Fun Bowl and Rising Star tournaments started last week and run for four weeks, said Andersen.