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Canora Junior Elementary School cross-country team has rewarding season

The Canora Junior Elementary School had a successful season, according to coach Rod Steciuk.
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The Canora Junior Elementary School cross-country team competed in three tournaments for the season, which ended on October 7. From left, were: (back row) Sofia Tratch, Lucien Carlson, Kyel Littlechief-Stankevitch, Chase Hembling, Rhett Ludba, Matthew Makowsky, Ty Sleeva, Taye Shukin, Noah Prychak, Briel Beblow and Jesee Kopelchuk; (third row) Henry Craig, Colton Bletsky, Cairwyn Bailey, Miah Ruf, Jordan Makowsky, Braiden Nesbitt, Andrew Sliva, Kaden Harder and Meekah Unick; (second row) Shiloh Leson, Jackson Palagian, Reen Godhe, Josh Prychak, Kaelyn Shukin, Merrick Dutchak, Heidi Mentanko, Danielle Dutchak, Luca Propp, Natalie St. Mars and Paisley Wolkowski and (front) Parker Kraynick, William Sliva, Jack Currah and Cassidy Wolkowski.

            The Canora Junior Elementary School had a successful season, according to coach Rod Steciuk.

            The students competed in three tournaments: the Cherrydale meet in Yorkton on September 15, the autumn summit in Saltcoats on September 30, and the Cherrydale districts tournament on October 6.

            Students who were in the top 10 in Cherrydale included Rhett Ludba, second in squirt boys; Cooper Kraynick, third in squirt boys; Wyatt Wolkowski, sixth in squirt boys; Natalie St. Mars, 10th in squirt girls; and Taye Shukin, third in beginner boys.

            At the Saltcoats meet, Rhett Ludba placed fourth in the squirt boys category, and Taye Shukin earned a silver medal for placing second in the beginner boys category.

            At the Cherrydale district meet, both Ludba and Shukin brought home medals, with Shukin once again earning a silver medal in beginner boys and Ludba awarded gold for squirt boys.

            To wrap up the season, the cross-country team celebrated with an ice cream party on October 7. Runners who came out to the tournament were treated to a free ice cream and were allowed to ‘challenge’ students and staff to run as many laps around the playground as their ages to earn ice cream.

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