๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ – ๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ has made several appearances at top level Canadian & World Ninja events. This Ninja Warrior has been conquering obstacles for 6 years, and trains locally at Grande Prairie Ninja Warrior and Parkour.
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ –ย ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ
Kendall is a Pitcher with the 18U AA Brown’s Social House REDS during the regular season with Grande Prairie Minor Baseball. Her skill, talent and coachability earned her a spot on Baseball Albertaโs Team Alberta for the 16U Girls National Championships, where they won Silver.
She was a leader on the Zone 8 team that battled in the Bronze medal game, finishing 4th overall in Albertaโs inaugural 16U Female Zone Championships in Calgary. Kendall also won Gold playing with the 16U Valkyries in the first-ever Aurora Ascent Tournament hosted by the Western Canada Girls Baseball Alliance.
Kendall was awarded the 2025 Mentor of the Year at Grande Prairie Minor Baseballโs Annual Awards Night. This recognition honours the dedication she shows on the diamonds, encouraging fellow athletes, assisting during camps, and helping out with try-it days.
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ โ The ๐ญ๐ฑ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ from Grande Prairie Minor Baseball won Baseball Albertaโs 15U AA Tier 1 Provincials.
Representing Alberta they also went on to win the 15U Championship in the Western Canadian Baseball Association.
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ผ ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ป ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐น๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ต, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐, ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐, ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ต๐ป๐๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ง๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐น & ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ธ
Coach: ๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ
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๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ – ๐ ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐
Miah Gillis is a Pitcher with the 15U AA Secure Energy Reds for Grande Prairie Minor Baseball.
Representing Northwestern Alberta, Miah was selected for Team Albertaโs 14U Girls who went on to win Gold at the Western Canada Baseball Championships. During their game against Saskatchewan, Miah earned MVP of the Game for throwing one and two-third innings of no-run ball, in relief. She gave up zero hits, struck out two and walked none. In addition to getting a single that drove in two, she also stole bases to bring home the win for Alberta.
Over the Summer, Miah played in the Rawlings Cup with the 14U Grande Prairie REDS, and with the 16U Girls for Zone 8 where they finished 4th at the Alberta Female Zone Championships. She was also on the roster of the 16U Valkyries, where they won Gold at the first ever Aurora Ascent Tournament coordinated by the Western Canada Girls Baseball Alliance.
In addition to baseball, Miah plays volleyball for the St. Joeโs Celtics where they won Bronze at the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves Howler Cup. During the Winter, Miah Gillis is an accomplished snowboarding athlete having earned multiple Ulu medals at the Arctic Winter Games. She trains at Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park.
MULTI-SPORT –ย ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ
Dane is a Pitcher and was 1 of 3 athletes in their first season with the 15U AA Dynamic Energy Reds (Grande Prairie Minor Baseball). The team captured Gold at Baseball Albertaโs 15U AA Tier 1 Provincial Championships before going on to represent Alberta at the Western Canadian Baseball Association 15U Championship, where they celebrated another Gold medal! Dane led the tournament in batting averages, hits, RBIs and home runs, including 2 home runs in the championship final.
Dane also competed in the Rawlings Cup (14U) featuring Baseball Albertaโs top talent, and represented Team Alberta (14U) at the Western Canada Prospects Series where the team finished second.ย
He wrapped up his baseball season with Team Alberta (16U) at the Thanksgiving Showcase in Medicine Hat alongside fellow Grande Prairie athletes Jackson Fournier and Leo Aldred.
When Dane isnโt on the ball diamond, heโs on the volleyball court.
As an under-age athlete on the 15U Boys team for the South Peace Volleyball Club (SPVC), he helped the team earn a Silver medal at the Volleyball Alberta Tier 1 Provincial Championships. Dane was recognized as a 15U Boys Provincial All-Star for Division 1 along with local athletes Jaxon Mannix and Brettan Villager.
He was also a member of the Zone 8 team that earned Silver at the Alberta Winter Games.
To round out his court season, Dane earned a spot as an invitee to train at Volleyball Albertaโs 15U/16U Summer Camp.
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ย ย –ย Dani Paterson and Drew Thomas won Gold in the 18U Tier 1 Baseball at the Alberta Indigenous Games.
During the regular season they play for the Grande Prairie Minor Baseballโs 18U AA REDS.
๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ & ๐ข๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ย won Gold in the 13U Tier 1 Baseball at the Alberta Indigenous Games.
They were coached by Michelle Phillips assisted by Tricia Brassard. During the regular season they play for the Grande Prairie Minor Baseballโs 13U REDS.
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ด โ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐จ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐
Athletes from Grande Prairie & Grande Cache collaborated to represent Northwest Alberta at the Zone 8 Female Championships. They battled for Bronze in Calgary and finished 4th overall in the first ever 16U event coordinated by the Alberta Amateur Baseball Council.
Grande Prairie: ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ป & ๐ ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐.
Grande Cache: ๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ, ๐๐ฟ๐๐ป๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐, ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป & ๐ข๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐๐๐, coached by ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐๐๐ & ๐๐ต๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐๐๐.
During the season Ally, Kadence & Lucy played in the Baseball Alberta Girlโs League on the 16U Terel Electric REDS for Grande Prairie Minor Baseball. They hosted the first ever 16U BAGL Provincials in June at Evergreen Park and were coached by Sarah Starr, assisted by Doug Starr & Derek Boechler.
Kendall plays for Grande Prairieโs 18U AA Brown’s Social House REDS and won Silver with Team Alberta at Baseball Canadaโs 16U Girls National Championships. Team Alberta was coached by Chris James assisted by Geoff Hall, Mark Randall & Radean Lynch.
Miah was part of the 15U AA Secure Energy Reds with GPMBA and won Gold with Team Albertaโs 14U Girls at the Western Canada Baseball Championships. Team Alberta was coached by Tara Sliwkanich, assisted by Aaron Cotter & Jen Gilroy.
During the season Adriannah, Alexa, Aurora, Brynley, Chessa, Emma & Olivia played in the Baseball Alberta Girlโs League on the 16U Cubs for Grande Cache Minor Baseball. They were coached by Chuck Viergutz & Nicole Viergutz. They finished 4th overall at the first ever 16U BAGL Provincials.
To see more local athletes, coaches and officials representing the Grande Prairie region, check out the Highlight Reel in past blogs.
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