{"id":9884,"date":"2019-03-12T14:46:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=9884"},"modified":"2019-03-12T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:46:16","slug":"vanier-skiiers-capture-regional-provincial-banners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=9884","title":{"rendered":"Vanier skiiers capture regional, provincial banners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"StoryBody\" class=\"rtEditor\" title=\"(double-click to edit)\" data-role=\"none\">\n<p><strong>FALL RIVER: <\/strong>It was a complete sweep on the ski race slopes for the Georges P. Vanier Junior High girls ski race team.<\/p>\n<p>The Tim Hilton-coached team captured the Capital Region; the Metro banner; and the provincial championship banner during the final competition of the season, held last month. The boys did well too, with a bronze medal coming from Isaac Lovett.<\/p>\n<p>Ryann Surrette said she raced with the Wentworth team, so she thought it would just be an added bonus to get more skiing in through the school team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it would be good to be on the team,\u201d said Surrette.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1dV1ic6S-ew\"><strong>VIDEO: The jr girls ski team talks about the banner wins<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She thought the banners show how well the team came together to get the two banners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been a lot of congrats from my friends here at the school,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s made me really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Hilton said she\u2019s proud of the team\u2019s accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all worked really hard and together to win them,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m proud of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said she was excited when they learned they got the banners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means all our hard work has paid off,\u201d said Hilton.<\/p>\n<p>Matea Bagnell said she was excited to win the banners, and it was fun being part of the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels good to be able to contribute in my first year ski racing to the team\u2019s banner wins,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way to start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Isaac Lovett won a bronze medal in boys individual racing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud of myself for getting the medal,\u201d he said, adding ski racing is fun. \u201cI was excited when I was announced as getting the third place finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said he will work on building on things so he can maybe earn gold or silver in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Nash Pick just finished his first year of ski racing on the boys team. While he didn\u2019t place, he said his first season was a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to learn a lot of stuff, but by the end I got better at it,\u201d Pick said.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth team member for the girls team was out sick when they were interviewed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FALL RIVER: It was a complete sweep on the ski race slopes for the Georges P. Vanier Junior High girls ski race team. The Tim Hilton-coached team captured the Capital Region; the Metro banner; and the provincial championship banner during the final competition of the season, held last month. 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