{"id":45332,"date":"2024-05-26T15:12:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T18:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=45332"},"modified":"2024-05-26T15:12:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T18:12:16","slug":"alford-satisfied-with-success-at-final-youth-darts-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=45332","title":{"rendered":"Alford satisfied with success at final Youth Darts Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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BEAVER BANK\/SAINT-HYANCINTHE, QUE.:<\/strong> Emily Alford said she will take a lot of memories from her career as a youth dart player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alford finished off her youth career representing Nova Scotia at the Dart Nationals last week in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec with podium finished in three of the four events she competed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beaver Bank woman helped N.S. to a joint third in the Nordor Cup (team event); got joint third in Senior Girls Singles; second place with Team N.S. teammate Sierra Thurber in Senior Girls doubles; did not place in the podium but had a fun day in Senior Mixed Doubles with Cohen Campbell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alford also earned an invite to join Team Canada at the WDF World Masters in Budapest, Hungary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, it was a weekend that left Alford satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty proud of how I did on the weekend,\u201d she told The Laker News. \u201cI shot some good darts but also got to see faces I don’t see often which was great too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She said to do as well as she was something that made her feel good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt meant a lot to do well in my last year because I’ve been working at this since I was seven-years-old,\u201d she said. \u201cTo be able to look back on my career as a whole has been overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alford also left an impression on a young dart player, named Saylee. Every year at nationals she gives a youth dart player that stood out to her a pack of her darts from One80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily Alford and Saylee. (Submitted photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She spoke about that moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI gave a young from Alberta a set of my darts. She was a sweetheart,\u201d said Alford. \u201cI like to give someone who stands out to me a set of my darts as a form of encouragement to keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was so sweet in all the matches I watched her play, and I couldn’t think of someone who I would have rather had them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily carrying the flag. (Submitted photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alford said her most memorable moment of the weekend was when she and another player, both in their final youth dart nationals, spoke to the competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was making a speech at the banquet with my friend Blake from B.C., where we said our goodbyes to the youth program and thanked those who helped make it happen,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She admitted to being shocked at the invite to Hungary. Two other N.S. youth dart players, Abbey Harty and Brooke Martell also received invites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m still partially in shock about getting the invite to Budapest,\u201d said Alford. \u201cTo be able to represent Canada isn’t something I take lightly, and it was a really emotional thing when I got the invite this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI definitely will be attending this tournament and I look forward to playing my first tournament in the adult ladies division on the world stage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily Alford with her invite to the worlds. (Submitted photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Alford said she had something else that made her realize the impact she\u2019s had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSomething that really stood out to me in my youth dart career is representing Canada,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have had girls coming up to me telling me that they are still playing because of either a conversation or watching me play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was very surreal to think about younger players looking up to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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