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The Abbotsford 2016 BC Summer Games torchlighting ceremony heats up on April 13 officially marking the arrival of the Games! ……
The Abbotsford 2016 BC Summer Games torchlighting ceremony heats up on April 13 officially marking the arrival of the Games!
Ceremony kicks off at 7 pm at the Matsqui Auditorium with the torchlighting taking place at 8:30 pm at Thunderbird Plaza
Spectators will be treated to local entertainment such as the Elementz Dance Crew
Tell your friends and come down to this family friendly and free event!
Congratulations to Michael Lambert for winning first place in HJ at the Harry Jerome Meet! Michael earned a huge PB, jumping an impressive 1.95m.
Rachel Mortimer set a new meet record at the same meet in winning the Midget Girls 1200m in 3:56.54.
The 2016 BC Summer Games are being held in Abbotsford BC July 21 – 24, 2016. The Valley Royals are hosting the Track Meet for this event and we need your help! ……
The 2016 BC Summer Games are being held in Abbotsford BC July 21 – 24, 2016. The Valley Royals are hosting T&F at this event and we need your help! DEADLINE JUNE 30!
We are looking for 100 VOLUNTEERS to help at this meet (experience not necessary).
Please click the link below to register as a volunteer and be sure to specify “Athletics “.
https://www.bcgames.net/abb2016s
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Debbie Foote @ [email protected] (604-614-4044) or Dawn Driver at [email protected] (604-852-8662)
Rachel Mortimer and Michael Lambert established records last Saturday at the Harry Jerome Indoor Games held at the Richmond Olympic Oval……
Rachel Mortimer and Michael Lambert established records last Saturday at the Harry Jerome Indoor Games held at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
Mortimer won the midget women’s 1,200 (3:56.54) meters and in the process shaved four seconds off the previous record established in 2014 by her VR teammate Kate Sokolowski. Mortimer set a blistering early pace that saw her open up a 50-meter lead but with 200 meters to go the Valley Royals athlete had to fight hard to hold off a fast closing field. Mortimer’s performance earned her selection as the meets outstanding midget women’s performer and was presented with a wristwatch for her accomplishment.
Michael Lambert was also a record setter at the meet as the 17-year old won the Youth Division High Jump with a leap of 1.95 meters. Lambert’s winning jump easily eclipsed the former record of 1.80 meters established in 2013 and gave notice that this multi event athlete will be a threat in a number of events come the outdoor season.
One of the tightest races of the meet saw Tanner Geary place second in the junior men’s 1500 meters (4:16.63) with team teammate Kristian Biela in fourth (4:15.72). These were a good performances for the two club athletes as they have had very little experience at indoor competition.
British Columbia has been well known for the site of the Abbotsford Airshow for over 50 years…….
British Columbia has been well known for the site of the Abbotsford Airshow for over 50 years. But now there is a growing awareness of another type of high flier. This reputation of defying gravity has no jet engines but tremendous muscular energy released by fast twitch fibers of the entire body. Yes, this is not high flying but high jumping. Perhaps this new breed should be named the “Ziggy’s Air Force”.
http://www.harryjerome.com/news-from-the-track/2015/12/19/r5c40towyu2scc6flv09t6durgbskd
Three Valley Royal runners propelled Sardis Secondary School to the Fraser Valley Senior Boys team title over the 6,300-meter course …..
Three Valley Royal runners propelled Sardis Secondary School to the Fraser Valley Senior Boys team title over the 6,300-meter course in the meet held a week ago Wednesday in the pouring rain at White Rock’s Crescent Beach Park.
Kristian Biela was fourth, Tanner Geary came fifth and Daniel James in eighteenth place, were the three Valley Royal athletes on the Sardis team. Owen Wright, the only non-club runner who was a scoring member of the Sardis team, placed 20th in the field of 157 runners.
Sardis scored 32 points to edge out second place Walnut Grove (37 points) with Semiahmoo well back in 3rd (68 pts.). Sixteen teams scored points in the senior boys race.
It was an excellent team effort for Sardis and by far Biela’s best performance in cross country. Geary, who was still feeling the affects of the BC Athletics CC Championship held just four days prior ran a strong race despite his tiredness. Daniel James, who is in grade 10 and eligible for the junior boys competition, took part in the senior boys run to assure that Sardis would win the team championship.
In the junior girl’s 4,700m competition grade nine runner Rachel Mortimer finished with a very creditable third place. Mortimer stayed in close contact through most of the race but lost a little ground over the final 500 meters. Unfortunately, Mortimer may have sustained a leg injury on the very slippery course and might have to miss Saturday’s BC HS Championship.
Other performances recorded by Valley Royal athletes saw Kate Sokolowski place 15th and Erica Johnston 21st in the senior girls competition, Parmvir Waring was 12th in the senior boys race and Gurleen Gill came 15th in the junior girls run.
All the above Valley Royal runners have qualified to run for their perspective schools in this Saturday’s BC High School Championships that take place at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver.
