Evangeline ready for spring sports season
S. RYAN QUIGLEY
JOURNAL PIONEER
Ecole Evangeline is believes this year will be a good year for their spring sports, said Athletic Director Velma Durant.
The school has a badminton team from novice to senior programs, senior and midget programs for both men and women’s softball and a track and field team with both men and women being represented.
The badminton teams are expected to be strong since the school has no basketball team, practice began earlier in the winter with Jason Arsenault coaching the senior, midget and bantam teams and Velma Durant coaching the novice team.
The early start should make sure the teams are ready and the games should be fun to watch, said Durant.
“As far as badminton we should have a pretty good team I’d say, it’ll be good games.”
The senior men’s softball team is expected to have a good year with hopes of a top three finish for the team. All members of the senior team played last year.
The senior boy’s group is filled with really good athletes and should be a strong team this year, said Durant.
“We have good little players that have been around ball for a while in that group.”
The senior girl’s team is hoping for a competitive season this year and stay competitive. The team is looking to keep with last year and remain a strong team.
A top five finish is the goal for the senior girls team this year, said Durant.
“Last year (the girls team) was a pretty good team.”
Both the midget men and women teams are hoping to finish top five this year too.
The track and field team in Evangeline is ready to go, with the gold medal winner at the P.E.I. School Athletic Association’s Source for Sports provincial cross country meet back in October of 2010, Alex Cyr, a favourite for long distance run competitions, with Joel Arsenault also being one of the schools top running candidates. John Barriault is the school’s best high jumper and competes in shotput too.
Chantelle Gallant is a good sprinter for the school, while Myrian Cyr is a good Long distance runner on the woman’s side.
The coaches for track and field are Arsenault and Durant.
Track and field should be a strong showing for the school, said Durant.
“Track and field, we always have a few good athletes to watch.”
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