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The Williams Lake Wrestling Club, the Black and Blue, recently attended the Ogopogo Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Westbank, Kelowna. They brought ten athletes down to the tournament which was held on Jan. 29, 2013. This was one of very few tournaments that all age groups can compete in, ranging from Kindergarden to Grade 12 and was a first tournament for many of the younger athletes, who really the experience. There were parents, family members and friends of the Black and Blue in the stands to cheer on and show support for the kids. They represented Williams Lake with great pride.
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Five Army Cadets and three Sea Cadets from Williams Lake raced in the Provincial Cadet Biathlon Championships at Mt. Washington on Vancouver Island this weekend.
Cadet Olund Mork from 3064 Army Cadets brought home a bronze medal in the individual junior male category.
(Photo: Cadet Olund Mork with his bronze medal.)
XploreSport introduces Cariboo kids to BC Winter Games sports
The City of Williams Lake has been chosen by PacificSport NorthernBC to receive BC Sport Participation funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of BC in order to expand the XploreSport program in our community. This XploreSportZ winter program will give children age 9-12 the opportunity to try several sports offered at the BC Winter Games and learn about snow safety.

Transportation seating and costs limit the maximum number of participants so don’t delay in registering!! A nominal fee of $90.00 will be charged to guarantee commitment by participants for this entire program run through the month of February. The four week program will offer an introduction to downhill skiing, cross country skiing, biathlon, archery, snowshoeing and the Snowsmart program.
A victory for Canada and a Russian New Year's Eve
Sarah and I went to a ‘wodka’ bar, but I will save that story till I can remember it.

(Photo: The street outside our hotel 4:00am New Year's Day.)
So many uses for ice in Russia
It was darker this morning than usual, snowing heavily and it did not get light until almost noon. We got back to the hotel after our two games at about 11:00. There was a moment in the lobby when I could have gone to my room, but I could see the bar from where I was -- a bar full of Canadians.
Vodka, or as it’s called here ‘wodka’, is served in a water glass and it appears that the serving size is about half a glass at a time, with a bowl of ice as the available mix. I managed to cut it with about two ice cubes every second glass, so I was, essentially, drinking it straight. Just like in Canada, at some point in the evening the lights come on, and for me that was 4:00am.
(Photo: I left the hotel one night and walking through, noted the ever present police in the foyer. I was going about one block to buy some wine at a convenience store. I got about half way to the store and turned around, sure enough my late night hotel departure had triggered a two person police tail. I got to the store, they watched me buy a bottle of wine and we all walked back to the hotel. Photo 1: Hotel lobby security. Photo 2: Russian convenience store. Photo 3: The Ufa Red Dog.)
Heavy security and salient hockey in Russia today
It’s hard not to love what today holds. An all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet, a bus tour and two hockey games to watch.
Our tour bus company lined up an afternoon tour of Ufa. We were all on the bus waiting to leave, when our interpreter instructs the driver to open the door and a Soviet policeman boards. We think he is just going to take a look, but no -- he walks through the bus, right to the back, where all the cat calls and comments were coming from. Still in his parka, snow boots and traditional Russian fur hat, he seats himself in the middle of the back row.
The tension was tangible, especially since the back of the bus in Russia has the same reputation as the back of the bus in Canada. Our interpreter took the opportunity to announce over the P.A. that he would be joining us ‘for our protection’.
(Photos: The view from our hotel room.)
- From Williams Lake to Ufa, for the love of hockey
- Williams Lake Wrestling Club starts exciting new season
- The DiMarco family brings home the hardware
- Williams Lake Minor Hockey hosts 'try it' weekend
- 32nd annual Williams Lake Terry Fox run a success
- PeeWee Minor Hockey evaluations underway in Williams Lake
- Local Triathletes compete in the Kelowna Apple Triathlon
- Local hockey player selected for BC/Alberta Pacific team
- ‘Feel the Steel’ fencing competition
- Busting through the corniche with air puppies









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