The Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) is pleased to announce that the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month for January 2020 is Hailey Jackson. Hailey Jackson is a 14 year old Red Deer, AB resident, Grade 9 student at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School and a competitive hockey and Athletics athlete.

Hailey has been playing hockey since she was five years old on their family’s outdoor rink. Currently, Hailey is in her 2^nd season with Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs Bantam Elite Team, under the direction of Head Coach Shane Nafziger. The Cheifs currently sit in 4^thplace in the south division of the Alberta Female Hockey League. Currently, Hailey, a forward, leads the Chiefs in goals and is co-leader in points. In Spring of 2019, Hailey was selected for Hockey Alberta’s Alberta Challenge Cup and was recently selected to compete for Zone 4 in Hockey at the 2020 Alberta Winter Games (AWG) in Airdrie from February 14 – 17, 2020. Hailey’s selection to the AWG team is significant as she is one of only two Red Deer athletes to be selected for the Zone 4 AWG team.

As the weather turns, Hailey switches gears to train and compete with the Red Deer Titans Track club (under the direction of coach Ron Hewer) as a pentathlete (80m Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, Long Jump and the 800m run) and in the 100m sprint and the relays. Hailey has her eyes set on a podium position at this year’s Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge, AB.

In the classroom, Hailey is an Honours with Distinction (above 90%) student and has maintained that academic status since grade six. Hailey’s goals include playing hockey at a post-secondary level in either USport in Canada or NCAA D1 in the United States.

With Hailey’s strong work ethic, her undeniable athletic abilities and her training experiences with ASDC-Central, she will surely continue to grow, develop and succeed in her hockey/athletics careers!

ASDC-Central thanks Tom Bast Sports for celebrating the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month recipients by the provision of commemorative apparel for each recipient.

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The Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) is pleased to announce that the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month for November 2019 is Adam Turgeon.

Adam Turgeon is a 16 year old Red Deer, AB resident, Grade 11 student at St. Joseph’s High School and a competitive baseball athlete.

A current member of the St. Joseph’s Ball Academy, Adam played with the AAA 18U Red Deer Braves baseball team as a 15 year old this past summer. Adam is a pitcher, third baseman and outfielder and will begin to focus more on his pitching as he hopes to secure a baseball scholarship in the NCAA once he graduates at St. Joseph’s High School. Adam will try-out for the AAA Braves U18 team again in January 2020.

Adam was member of the St. Joseph’s High School Falcons Junior Boys Volleyball team this fall and is looking forward to playing with the Falcons Rugby team in the coming spring. Adam is an Honours student at St. Josephs.

This past spring, Adam attended the RBC Training Ground event in Red Deer. At the conclusion of this event and as the result of his test scores, Adam was chosen to be one of 100 athletes in Canada to attend the National Final. More information and a list of invitees can be found at this link: https://www.cbc.ca/olympics/trainingground/#/the_national. Needless to say, it was quite an achievement for Adam and a testament to his athletic abilities and his future in sport.

With Adam’s talent, work ethic and with the support of ASDC-Central, and his school and sport coaches, Adam will surely continue to grow and improve as an athlete in his sport of baseball.

ASDC-Central thanks Tom Bast Sports for celebrating the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month recipients by the provision of commemorative apparel for each recipient.

For further information regarding this athlete, the ASDC-Central and our programs, please contact Miles Kydd @ [email protected] or 403-342-3231.

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