WESMEN E - NEWS NOVEMBER 30 – DECEMBER 6, 2009

December Duckworth Centre Events: (43rd Annual Wesmen Classic)

Mon Nov.30 – Thu Dec 3 – Winnipeg Sun Community Classic

Fri Dec 4 – Sun Dec 6 – International Classic

Fri Dec 11 – Sat Dec 12 – adidas Junior Varsity Classic

Mon Dec 14 – Tue Dec 15 – Ranger Insurance High School Girl’s Classic

Sun Dec 27 – Wed Dec 30 – High School and University Men’s Basketball Classic

2010 WESMEN CALENDARS – GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT
The newly arrived 2010 Wesmen calendars are hot off the press and are now for sale at the Duckworth Customer Service Centre or available online. These impressive calendars are on sale for only $20.00 with all the proceeds going to the Wesmen Athletic Scholarship Fund.  Order the standard version the Wesmen have put together or give someone a gift card so they can create their own. Order Online or for more information visit www.wesmen.ca

43rd ANNUAL WESMEN CLASSIC
The 2009 Wesmen Classic season is upon us. It’s a Winnipeg Christmas tradition. For all the tournament information including draws and results from the Winnipeg Sun Community Classic, International Classic, Ranger Insurance High School Girl’s Classic, adidas Junior Varsity Classic and the Wesmen Classic (high school and university), please go to www.wesmen.ca  The 43rd Annual Wesmen Classic will be taking place from December 27-30 at the Duckworth Centre. The tournament will feature eight of the top men’s high school teams in Winnipeg and eight teams from Canadian Universities including our very own Winnipeg Wesmen. Tournament passes are now available for only $20.00 at the Duckworth Centre Customer Service desk. For more information please go to www.wesmen.ca or call 786-9349.

“SUPER WEEKEND RECAP”
It was a “Super Weekend” at the Duckworth Centre with all four Wesmen teams in action twice in a span of three days. Friday night the Women’s Basketball team extended their winning streak to three games with a 67-63 victory over UBC. Jessica Stromberg led the Wesmen with 16 points and 10 rebounds. In the late game the number two ranked UBC Thunderbirds beat the Wesmen 89-54. Peter Lomuro scored a game high 19 points. Saturday saw all four Wesmen teams hit the court on the same day. Volleyball took centre stage in the afternoon. The Women’s Volleyball team was impressive defeating Thompson Rivers 3-1 (25-20, 25-16, 15-25, 25-23). Lauren Sears and Alix Krahn led the team with 12 kills. Later that afternoon the Men’s Volleyball team snapped a four match losing streak defeating Thompson Rivers 3-1 (27-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18). Andrew Town led the way with a match high 17 kills. In the evening basketball took to the court in front of hundreds of players and their families for “WMBA Night”. The Women’s Basketball team were edged 60-50 by the Victoria Vikes. Alex MacIver and Amy Ogidan had 12 points to lead the Wesmen. In the final game of the night, the Men’s basketball team dropped a 72-47 decision to the Victoria Vikes. Eric Zimmerman scored 10 points for the Wesmen. On Sunday afternoon the Wesmen Volleyball teams completed a weekend sweep for their respective teams. The Women’s team defeated the Wolfpack 3-1 (25-15, 25-21, 17-25, 25-21). Ariel Smith, Lauren Sears and Carleen Kruschel each finished with 13 kills. The Men’s team completed their sweep over the Wolfpack with an impressive 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-23) win to close out the ‘Super Weekend”. Justin Duff led the team with a match high 16 kills.

SHOP adidas, HELP THE WESMEN
We hope that your first choice for your Christmas shopping is buying Wesmen apparel and merchandise from the Duckworth Centre or online, but if you are just looking for other general gift ideas please check out the following offer from our friends at adidas. Use the coupon code (winnipeg1) below and not only will you get 25% off you will also be supporting the Wesmen Athletic Scholarship fund as well. So do your Christmas shopping today at www.wesmen.ca or at www.shopadidas.ca  

DIG, SET, SERVE, PASS, SPIKE VOLLEYBALL SKILLS CLINICS
Volleyball skills clinics for girls and boys, grades 7-12 are being offered at the University of Winnipeg during the month of December. Naoki Miyashita, former Head Coach of the Canadian Women's National Team and current Wesmen Assistant Coach will be the instructor. Cost per clinic is $50.00 for 2.5 hours of skill training and development. Enroll now as each session is limited to 12 athletes. For more information and to register please log onto www.wesmen.ca

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Justin Duff, men’s volleyball – Duff, fourth year middle was impressive in leading the Wesmen to pair of important victories over Thompson Rivers this past weekend. In Sunday’s match the 6’7” powerhouse had a match high 16 kills to lead the Wesmen to a 3-0 sweep over the Wolfpack.
•    28 kills (two matches)
•     Seven blocks
•     Six digs
•     Attack percentage of .590
•    Top ten in several Canada West categories including: 2nd in hitting percentage (.457), 4th total points (155) and 7th in kills (3.47 kills per game)

Lauren Sears, women’s volleyball – Sears, in her third year with the Wesmen was instrumental in helping the Wesmen to a two match sweep over Thompson Rivers. In Saturday’s opening match, Sears had 12 kills, four service aces, three digs and four blocks in a 3-1 victory over the Wolfpack.
•     25 kills (2 matches)
•     Six service aces
•     Seven blocks
•     Seven digs
•     Currently in third place in Canada West with 16 service aces.

NOVEMBER ISSUE OF HOTDOG HOCKEY SPORTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
The November issue of the Hotdog Hockey Sports magazine is now available online. This months issue features a preview of the 43rd Annual Wesmen Classic. To access the online version please log onto www.hotdoghockey.com