CANORA - On Dec. 21, Canora Compositge School said goodbye to 2022 with a bang by throwing a whole bunch of activities for the students that continued on past traditions.
The first big event was the annual Alumni basketball game, where a group of senior basketball students from the 2022-23 school year competed against 17 past CCS alumni fan favorites. Team Fan Favorites included students like Dawson Zuravloff, Brendon Landstad, William Hauber, and so many other school icons. Team New School included names like Tomas Hauber, Callie Sznerch, Joey Palagian (who signed a deal with the Regina Thunder), Matthew Makowsky (who played on the Team Sask Basketball team), and so many others. Cal Tomilin was the head referee for the game.
The alumni students ended up winning the game. There were some insane baskets made from both sides. The game ended with 76 points for Team Fan Favorite and 48 points for Team New School. The game was a success and set to make a return in future years.
The Student Representative Council capped off the last day of school before the break by throwing a Christmas assembly. The assembly consisted of students from Grades 5 through 12 competing in “Minute to Win it” style challenges. However, this year each student competed against their own classmates to win a prize. Some of the challenges included moving several smarties by using a straw, stacking six plastic cups with ping pong balls in each cup, and drinking a can of pop to get to stay in a tilted position.
The assembly ended with the council drawing tickets announcing the names who get to select the remaining prizes. A lot of the students had so much fun during the games and the assembly was expected to be a continuing tradition in future years.
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Team Canada managed to win the gold medal at the World Juniors Hockey tournament in Halifax and Moncton. The team started off rocky with a big 5-2 loss against Czechia on Boxing Day. However, the team continuously improved, winning every single game after their big loss.
Emerging from the tournament as Canada’s next big hockey prodigy was 17-year-old Connor Bedard. Bedard, who plays for the Regina Pats, broke three records during the tournament. According to sports broadcaster TSN, Connor Bedard became “Canada’s all-time leader in goals, single tournament points and career points by scoring in the first period against Slovakia.” Following the tournament, many Canadians began to believe that Bedard, who is from North Vancouver, is destined to become the next Connor McDavid.
On Saturday he returned to play a game with the Regina Pats against the Calgary Hitmen scoring four goals and assisting on the other two in a6-2 Pats victory. Despite missing 11 WHL games due to the World Juniors, Bedard still leads in points on the Regina Pats. He is expected to join the NHL next season, but for now, he will continue to wow crowds in western Canada.
