Summer is finally here and it is the end of dart league season for many, but there are many tournaments and jitneys throughout the province for you to keep your game up. Check out our website often to see what is happening in the Darts Alberta community.

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Grassroots Mentorship
Initiative

Volunteer Recognition
Initiative

Congratulations and Thank you Volunteers
Volunteer Award Recipients are recognized at their respective annual league banquets and each receive a certificate of recognition for their volunteerism and contribution to the sport of darts.

Without our Adult and Youth volunteers there would not be enriching dart programs and leagues for us to participate in.

Calgary Pub Dart League - Willi Heinermann, Judy McDowall, Art Banks
 
Calgary Men's District Dart League - Corry Moench, Dave Gaffney

Calgary Ladies City Dart League - Moira Black

Edmonton City Dart League - Mike Dwyer, Gerald Spicer 

Edmonton Ladies Dart League - Wenda Carter

Edmonton Inter-Pub Dart League - Nanette Stelter

Medicine Hat Dart League - Joan Lanz, Patsy Buttineau, John Gutfriend

Tactics Association on Mondays in Edmonton - Beth Blake, Laurie Cunningham, Jason Bellikka

Youth Leagues - Shaun Archibald, Tony Ashurst, Steve Kenney, Shelley Moss, Richard Price, Tiffany Wilhelm

Congratulations and Thank You for YOUR Continued Support!

Intermediate Development
Initiative

2008 Annual General Meeting Minutes

Team Alberta broke a personal record in Winnipeg Manitoba June 10-13 during the 2008 Adult National Championships with all 8 Mixed Doubles teams advancing from the round robin to the Knockout. With team points being lower than average after the first two days (sitting fifth overall going into the final day), the Mixed Doubles event clinched the Team a Bronze Medal (3rd) in the Canada Cup.

Team Alberta Men:
Ken MacNeil (Morinville), Nathan Poore (Calgary), Rikk Arnott (Edmonton), Tim Prokop (Calgary), Mike Dwyer (Edmonton), Carl Mercer (Crossfield), Bill McDowall (Carstairs), Trevor Hobbs (Grande Prairie), Fred Seaward - Alternate (Edmonton)
 
Team Alberta Women:
Judi Brown (Calgary), Wenda Carter (Edmonton), Cindy Der (Edmonton), Crystal Ensminger (Red Deer), Nikki Huber (Medicine Hat), Wanda Hobbs (Grande Prairie), Linda Ledingham (Calgary), Georgina Gibb (Calgary), Linda Wilder - Alternate (Calgary)

Full Adult Team Alberta National Results

A wonderful and rewarding experience was had by all Adult Alberta Team Players, Coaches and Participants!

Photographs of the Nationals are available on the Manitoba website

Complete Adult Nationals Results are available on the NDFC website

Congratulations! Close Race for Gold for Youth Team Alberta
Youth Team Alberta achieved the overall Canada Cup Silver Medal in Winnipeg during the 2008 Youth National Championship, missing out to Team Ontario by a mere 3 points.

The adults have some tough competition coming up through the youth ranks with Team Alberta members achieving 2 team medals and 8 individual medals (2 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze) at the Nationals.
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Junior Male: Christopher Moss (Calgary), Shaun Narain (Calgary), Nikolas McNair – Alternate (Calgary) 
Junior Female: Carrie Price (Morinville), Alysha Woodford (Ponoka), Felicia Boychuck – Alternate (Edson)

Senior Male: Kliman Snow (Morley), Matthew McIsaac (Ponoka), Richard Boyce – Alternate (Ponoka) 
Senior Female: Karli Peterson (Calgary), Vanessa Janes (Calgary), Robyn Chubbs – Alternate (Red Deer) 

Full Youth Team National Results

From all accounts the events were a huge success for all players, coaches and organizers. Congratulations TEAM you represented your province well and made us proud! 

Complete Youth Nationals results are available on the NDFC website

Congratulations to our own Alberta Player Ken MacNeil!
Members of Darts Alberta dominated the Canadian Open men’s doubles event with 3 out of the 4 teams competing in the Men’s Doubles semi-finals and final. It just goes to show how fierce the competition is to make Team Alberta with 4 out of those 6 Albertans being non-team members.

In addition to Team Alberta’s achievements during the Nationals, Alberta members also represented our province well during the subsidiary events. Kenny MacNeil will team up with Jerry Hull (QC), Kim Whaley-Hilts (ON) and Brenda Moreau (NT) to represent Team Canada at the 2008 Americas Cup in Trinidad next month.
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Member News - A New DA Website Section Dedicated to Highlight DA Members from Across the Province.
 
Family Legacy in Darts - As most of us are able to relate to, a legacy is not unfamiliar in every day life. What truly varies would be what the legacy is. For some it may be a family heirloom, an old book or even something from genealogy.

But how many of us can claim a legacy being passed down from one generation to another based on a sport? Not too many of us, especially if the sport is darts! And no one that I know of can stake a claim to passing this legacy not just from one generation to another, but to a fourth generation! <click to read more>

Brody Chapman: A Tribute to a Champion - What is a champion? We all have our own perception as to what a champion is, or what a champion should be. But, do we really know what a champion is? Well, such a person does exist…his name is Brody Chapman, and he is only 11 years old. Brody resides in Eckville with his mom and dad- Carmen and Jim Chapman. Though many aren’t familiar with Brody, most DA members are familiar with his mom and dad.  <click to read more>

Youth Player Profiles - Check the Youth Profile Section on the Website for More Profiles.
 
Chad McIsaac Youth Player Profile - It all started when I was younger, watching mom and dad throw darts and seeing how much fun they would have. I remember going to the Ponoka Coke Shoot with my parents and just watching what was going on, it just seemed to interest me. We would go home and I remember asking my mom can we go downstairs and play darts for a while. I could barely hit the board but it was still fun. <click to read more>

Matthew McIsaac Youth Player Profile - It all started when my brother and I were down stairs fooling around with his darts. Mom grounded us from the dartboard for a while, but it was hard to stay away. Then one day my mom and Steve Kenney, who have been our coaches, came to my brother and me and asked if we would like to join the Central Alberta Youth Dart League. Of course we said yes. They doubted that I would take the game serious and thought that I would soon lose interest because normally I go for more physical sports, such as volleyball. Being ranked as number one for senior boys in Alberta, I think I proved them wrong. <click to read more>

UPCOMING DA TOURNAMENTS

Stampede Open - July 11-13, 2008 - Calgary, AB - DA ranked

Dublins Open - July 18-20, 2008 - Medicine Hat, AB - DA, NDFC ranked

Calgary Open - Aug 15-17, 2008 - Calgary, AB - DA, NDFC ranked

Pro-AM DART Shoot - Sept 20, 2008 - Calgary, AB - By Invitation Only

Klondike Open - Oct 10-12, 2008 - Edmonton, AB - DA, NDFC, WDF ranked
Contact Marla Franks for more information -  marlafranksedm@hotmail.com

Checkout out our tournament page for more events.

DA RANKINGS & TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Adult Rankings as of May 25, 2008
Men's Rankings
Women's Rankings

2008 Adult Nationals Results <click for results>

2008 Rodeo City Open Results <click for results>

2008 Medicine Hat Open Results <click for results>

2008 Adult AGM Results <click for results>

2008 Member League Provincial Championship Results <click for results>

2008 Snoflake Open Results <click for results>

Checkout our results page for more past results.

Youth Rankings as of May 5, 2008 <click for rankings>

2008 Youth Nationals Results <click for results>

2008 Silver Cup Youth Tournament Results <click for results>

2008 Youth & Senior 50+ Shoot Results <click for results>

2008 Youth League Provincial Championship Results <click for results>

2008 Youth AGM Results <click for results>

Checkout out our results page for more past results.

OTHER BITS & BITES

Stampede Open Results...more details to follow

Dublins Open Results...more details to follow

Calgary Open Results...more details to follow

Pro-Am DART Shoot...more details to follow

It’s never too soon to offer your time for the next fundraising Casino confirmed for July-Aug-Sept 2009.
To sign up now, email Judi Brown at jrbrown1@telusplanet.net

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