Four of Drumheller’s motocross riders have raced their way to being some of the top young riders in Western Canada.
    On June 26 to 30, riders Barrett and Decklin Christensen, and Spencer and Tori James headed to Raymond, Alberta, to compete in the Western Canadian Motocross Amateur National (WCAN).
    “Everyone there has to be invited and be quality riders. It’s pretty important, because sponsors are watching,” said Sherry Christensen.
    Decklin raced in three classes and finished 5th in the 12-16-year-old 85cc, 8th in the supermini, and 15th in the schoolboy competition.
    Barrett had a strong silver finish in the 7-11 65cc class, 65cc, and 14th in the supermini.
    “The boy he was chasing (in the 65cc) won the World Minis in the US,” said Sherry. “He was trying to win the Silver Sprocket. To win, you have the highest amount of points throughout the event.”
    Spencer had a bronze finish the 7-11-year-old 85cc class and finished 18th in the supermini.
    Tori raced in two competitions, where she finished 7th in the 50cc class and 12th in the supermini.
    Barrett, Decklin, and Spencer competed in the supermini against one another.
    “(In the supermini) there are kids racing against each other from 7-years-old to 16. There were 37 riders at the gate, which is the largest number of riders the Drumheller boys rode against during WCAN. It got some nerves going, because with that many bikes, anything can happen before the first corner,” said Sherry.
    Over the past week, the riders were given some intense training from Brandon Beabout from Rockwell Training in California. Beabout has trained some of the top youth riders in the US.
    The Drumheller Offroad Vehicle Association is getting ready to host their own Alberta Motorsports Championship Series competition on August 3.

Spencer James (left), Barrett Christensen, Decklin Christensen, and Tori James returned home from the Western Canadian Motocross Amateur National in Raymond as some of the top riders in western Canada. The Drumheller Offroad Vehicle Association is gearing up for their own races on August 3.

The Heat, Joey Browning’s, far right, team won the 2013 Spring League Championship. There were four teams competing in the  junior high-high school division.

    Spring league basketball wrapped up and in the junior high–high school division, the Heat, coached by Joey Browning, won the gold medal.
    Spring Basketball has become an institution in the valley and this year four teams at the grade 7-12 level competed as well as Grade 4-6 teams. Browning’s team went 7-3 in league play, and then cruised through the playoffs.
    “They were one of the greatest groups I had to coach,” said coach Browning.
    James Fournier, and Sam Lockhart also coached teams this season, but it was Browning’s team against a team coached by Kyle Masson in the final.
    Spring League is a minor development program to improve basketball skills. Over the years, DVSS alumni have continued to support the program by coaching  and helping out the next generations of hoopsters. This was Browning’s fourth year coaching Spring League and his first year to win the championship.