Sports This Week: Rosetown Royals Gear Up for Busy Winter Sports Season
Basketball
Rosetown Central High School teams have a packed schedule this month.
Senior Girls: Host a game on Jan. 14.
Senior Boys: Compete in tournaments in Hafford on Jan. 16-17 and Oyen on Jan. 30-31. They also play in Biggar on Jan. 15 and, along with the junior boys, host the Outlook Blues.
Junior Boys: Besides hosting their own tournament on Jan. 16, they play in Delisle on Jan. 12, host St. Gabriel on Jan. 14, host Leader on Jan. 19, host St. Gabriel again on Jan. 21, and play in Outlook on Jan. 23.
Curling
Five teams have entered the Ice-Breaker Spiel scheduled for Jan. 17, which will go ahead, though “we’ll take a lot more,” said Brian Champion of the Rosetown Curling Club.
Champion also noted that the registration deadline for Zone 7 curling teams for the Saskatchewan Winter Games was last Friday. He expects to know this week how many teams registered.
Bowling
A singles tournament was held last Saturday at the local alley. Rosetown and Biggar alleys also co-hosted a zone round for Masters - YBC playoffs over the holidays. Results had not yet been tabulated as of last Friday, said Penny Andersen from the alley.
Gymnastics
Competitive meets start this month for the Rosetown Gymnastics Club.
Club gymnasts attend a meet in Humboldt on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
They compete at the Marian club in Saskatoon on Feb. 7-8.
This leads up to the Saskatchewan Winter Games in Meadow Lake on Feb. 15-18.
Additional meets are scheduled in Prince Albert on Feb. 28 and March 1, with further competitions in March and April, said coach Fern Dyer.
Looking Back
Former resident Art Quinney, mentioned in the Looking Back column, recalled 20 years ago how the “Royals” name began. Around 1959 or 1960, Quinney and high school teammates were selecting jackets, a new concept at the school. Players, including Henry Lesser, Bill Clarke, Allen and Les Duncan, Laurie Grothe, and Roy Haddock, chose the name Royals for the jackets. “There was no official support to it, just to have a name on a crest on the jacket,” he said.