BIG COUNTRY SENIOR SPORTS SOCIETY, ZONE 2 OF AB 55PLUS
Eleven hundred seniors, aged 55 to 95, will be attending our 2025 provincial Summer Games, being held Aug. 21-24 in Leduc, AB, reports Doug Campbell, Vice President, Big Country Senior Sports Society, Cochrane AB. Big Country, or “BCSSS” is Zone 2, one of 8 geographic zones making up Alberta 55Plus. It covers a gigantic swath of Alberta, from the BC to SK borders, from Sundre-Olds-Three Hills on the north, to Longview-High River-Empress on the south. (It excludes The City of Calgary, Zone 3). Within Zone 2 are 9 Areas. Area 7 covers Bearspaw, Cochrane, Springbank, Bragg Creek/ Redwood Meadows, & Elbow Valley, i.e. all of western Rockyview County.
“We’re sending 37 athletes from Area 7, noted Campbell. “A listing by Sport of our local Players who won Qualifiers between March & June, & earned the right to advance to the Provincials, is presented below:
BOCCE: Jennifer MacKenzie, Shirley Smith, No Sharon, No Myrna.
BRIDGE: Lee & Linda Edwards, Nancy Gibbie, Lucia Ciupa, Babs Bastido, Ken Munro.
CULTURE: Linda Edwards, MF-anon, TH-anon.
CYCLING: Clint Docken, Brent Gross, RH-anon.
DARTS: B. Bee.
FLOOR CURLING: TH-anon.
FLOOR SHUFFLEBOARD: Doreen & John Mattson, Doug Campbell.
GOLF: Kim Dumanowski, Trevor Beynon, Chris Logan.
PICKLEBALL :Vladi Hudec, Kim Pearson, Doug Gillman, Steve Katulka, Gary Hawkes, Colin Gilbert, G. Bee.
SLO-PITCH: Dan Muhlbach, Reg MacDonald
SWIMMING : Joan Gunn-Allard
TRACK & FIELD: Lynda Gross, Lyndon Emro, Brian Hill
If readers wish to get involved in future events, go to www.alberta55plus.ca, or contact Douglas Campbell, Big Country Senior Sports Society (Zone 2), V-President;
Alberta 55Plus, www.alberta55plus.ca ,
& Cochrane Seniors on the Bow – Sports Coordinator; e. dec@cabsi.ca / c. 403-932- 6866
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