Good News! Sask Sport announced the Future Best Funding recipients for 2011. Congratulations to Chloe Ceulemans, Alicia Larkin, Kiera West, and Brigitte Moser! They all worked very hard this past year and finished with excellent results. Your dedication and love for the sport shows and is admired by many twirlers. Great job girls!
Danielle
Wow! The last year “twirled” by really fast. Just a quick update of what’s going on at baton.
Congratulations to Kiera, Chloe, Brigitte, Kayla, and Sara for representing Saskatchewan and Canada at the 30th World Baton Twirling Championships in Bergen, Norway this past summer! Kiera came home with a 4th place and Chloe 13th in the Junior Women Freestyle event. Kayla came in 18th and Sara in 12th for the Senior Women’s Freestyle. And both our pairs finished in 4th!
The Escalate to Excellence Clinic and SBTA Annual Awards Banquet was held in Saskatoon at the beginning of October. Clinicians Jean Michel from France, Kathy Forsyth from United States, Leisha from Manitoba, and Kyla Wilson from Ontario came to share their expertise. Thanks to SMI and OTC for organizing a great clinic!
There are lots of exciting events to look forward to this year. Regular competitions, Provincials in Regina, International Cup Qualifier in Calgary, Canadians in Winnipeg, and International Cup in Jacksonville (hot and sunny Florida)!
I wish you all the best this year. Set goals for yourself and remember…”Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.” Muhammad Ali
Danielle 
Hello fellow twirlers,
It was another great turn out for Saskatchewan athletes at the Canadian Championships in Toronto! I think the 40 degree heat wave got into our baton shoes, batons, and smiles. Saskatchewan twirlers were “on fire”, and ”sizzled” on the floor.
Here are the 2010 Canadians WBTF events results and the 2010 Canadian Winner/Championship Competition results. There were a number of Sask athletes who competed in Grand Nationals for their individual/group events. Those who won in their level A division competed in this prestigious showcase. The following are the Grand National Champions and their events:
Medley – Kiera West
Solodance – Sara Thibeault
Solo - Kayla McKinnon
2-baton – Kayla McKinnon
3-baton - Sara Thibeault
Duet – Sara Thibeault and Kayla McKinnon
Dance Twirl – Jai Ho (SOBG)
Twirl Team – Bonfire (SOBG)
Parade Corps – SOBG
And there were additional awards received by the following twirlers for their 2009 achievements. Congratulations:
Junior Athlete of the Year – Kiera West
Senior Athlete of the Year – Kayla McKinnon
Pair/Team of the Year – Chloe Ceulemans & Brigitte Moser and Sara Thibeault & Kayla McKinnon
Overall Athlete of the Year – Kayla McKinnon
Group Challenge Cup – SOBG
Fantastic job to everyone who competed! You were all terrific! I hope you had tons of fun and made memories. Have a great summer! Keep twirling…hope to see you next year!
Love in twirling,
Danielle
I just want to wish good luck to all those athletes competing in the Canadian Baton Twirling Championships in Toronto, ON this week. Believe in yourself, have lots of fun and show Canada what Saskatchewan twirlers can do.
Danielle
Hey Senior Athletes,
There’s a great scholarship opportunity being offered by CBTF. For those of you that are competing and attending a post-secondary instituation in September 2010 are eligible for this great scholarship. The recipient will be announced at the Canadian Championships in Toronto. Fill out the application form and email it to CBTF Athletes’ Rep, Sara Thibeault at sara.thibeault@gmail.com. The deadline is June 28th, 2010. Good luck!
Danielle
You gotta check this out!
At the Canadian Team Trials in Regina, Saskatchewan athletes twirled there best to qualify for a spot on the Canadian Team. They were all successful in doing wonderful routines and achieving personal goals. After long, hard training, and a tight competition, the results came in with shining excitement! Six Saskatchewan athletes will be representing Canada at the 30th World Championships in Bergen, Norway this August. Congratulations to Kiera West, Chloe Ceulemans, Brigitte Moser, Sara Thibeault, and Kayla McKinnon! We wish you all the best at worlds. Twirl your heart out and have fun! Show the world what Canadian athletes are made of!
“Lykke til” (“Good luck” in Norwegian)!
Danielle 
P.S:
“C-C-C to the “A”
N-N-N to the “A”
D-D-D to the “A”
CA-NA-DA…EHHH!
Saskatchewan twirlers are crowned princes, princesses, kings, and queens. There were quite a few move-ups into the Land of Stardom! Everyone did wonderful routines. A job well done at Queen City Classic competition. Results are posted on the messenger’s wall.
For those of you that are done for the year, you did a super-dee-duper job! I hope you had a fantastic year and “caught” many memories. Have a great summer! See you next year!
Danielle
What a great turn out! Everyone did a tremendous job at this year’s Twirl-a-Myracle Open Competition and at the Saskatchewan Provincial Championships. Results are posted on the SBTA website.
Congratulations to Julia Newton, Sydney Condon, Mackenzie Wacker, Danielle Camponi, Lindsey McInnes, Marie Lashyn, Brittany Muyard, Alex Pickrell, Heather Dietrich, Megan Priel, Jessica Keller, Danelle Mocknowed, Brigitte Moser, Alicia Larkin, Kiera West, Chloe Ceulemans, Sydney Wright, Kayla McKinnon, Sara Thibeault, and their coaches. They are representing Saskathewan at the Canadian Team Trials in Regina on May 21st – 24th! Good luck girls! Show Canada what Saskatchewan is made of.
The next competition is Queen City Classic. Get ready for some royal twirling! Keep practicing hard!
Danielle
Here is a news article that is a definite read. The Leader-Post in Regina featured Muzuki Kuwaharai, a Japanese exchange student who twirls with SOBG. Back home, she twirls baton with her Kyoto team. While Mizuki is on exchange in Canada, she is working hard on her skills and has improved in many ways. Congratulations Mizuki!
Danielle
Hello Twirlers!
Provincials are this weekend (May 7th-9th) in Saskatoon! It’s going to be a fun weekend with amazing individual and group performances. Team Saskatchewan will be made up of qualifying freestylists, pairs, and team members who will represent Saskatchewan at the Canadian Team Trials. Keep your goals in mind and remember to stay positive and believe in yourself. I know you have all been training really hard and the judges are going to be blown away by your routines. Some things may not turn out the way you expect them to, but keep a smile on and look on the bright side…you get to show so many people what an awesome talent you have. You’re all fantastic twirlers that can do so many things that others can’t. And that is a reward in itself. Congratulations for competing at the Saskatchewan Provincial Championships! You’re all champions. Good luck this weekend and most importantly…HAVE FUN!
Twirl your heart out!
Danielle
