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Holt Rhonda

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Placed second in 14-under girls doubles at 1987 Canadian junior racquetball championships
Won 14-under singles in ’88 and runner-up in 14-under doubles
Teamed with Nathalie Bernard to win 18-under doubles at international championships, also placed third in 14-under singles and received gold medal for sportsmanship in 1988
Won gold in 16-under singles at 1989 Canadian championships
Teamed with Lori-Jane Powell at internationals in 1989 to place second in 18-under doubles and was third in 16-under singles
Gold medalist at 1990 Canadian championships in 16-under singles, silver medalist in 18-under doubles
1990 International Racquetball Federation’s world champion in 16-under singles
Silver medal in 18-under singles at 1991 Canadians

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Dominated the sport of Badminton in Regina 1936-50
Won seven straight triple crowns, men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles championships at the Regina District and Wascana Winter Club tournaments
As a result of the Second World War, tournaments were not held from 1942-47, so his streak started in 1936 and carried through to 1941
Won all three events again in 1948 with partners Art Booth and Lois Wahn
In 1949 Cuthbert lost the Regina Singles final to Don Hodges but extended his doubles victories to nine straight by winning men’s and mixed championships with Denny Nicol and Pat Heisler
In 1933 he teamed with Harold Johnston to win Sask. men’s doubles championship – Member of the Carmichael Badminton Club, then the Wascana Winter Club
Organized badminton events, talented tennis player and golfer
Born June 22, 1913, in Regina and died September 14, 1989

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Member of the National Team from 1971-80, competing Internationally in World Cups and in both the 1975 and 1979 Pan-Am Games
Named team captain and selected to world all-star teams three times as an outfielder
Played for Washington State (1971-7 4) where he won All-Conference and All-America honors in Pac-8
Set or tied Pac-8 records with three home runs, nine RBl’s, 14 total bases, two triples in one game and two home runs in one inning
Spent 12 seasons through 1970’s and 80’s playing manager of the senior Regina Red Sox
Coached minor baseball after retiring as a player, earning coach-of-the-year laurels from Saskatchewan Baseball Association
Assisted in developing an Advanced Coaching Manual as member of sport’s technical committee and inducted into Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame 1994

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Represented Saskatchewan 17 times at various golf championships, including nine times in 24 years, starting in 197 4, as a member of the Willingdon Cup team
Seven-time member of Saskatchewan Senior Men’s Amateur team from 1996-2004; won Provincial Senior’s Championship in 1996 and was runner-up five times in the Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s Championship
Provincial Mid-Amateur Champion in 1997, won first of three Provincial Sand Greens Championships in 1964 and won Saskatchewan Teachers’ Championship ten times
Served as Royal Regina Golf Club Director. Awarded by the Regina Public School Board for 30 years of coaching, primarily badminton, another sport he excelled at

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Played eight seasons as defensive end with CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1953 – 60; enshrined in Riders’ Plaza of Honor in 2001
After progressing through Junior Hockey team’s minor system, spent two seasons with Regina Pats, appearing in 1952 Memorial Cup. Later played senior hockey
Tremendous all-around athlete, grew up in Regina and participated in City’s Parks League Hockey and won numerous awards in track & field
Served as Assistant Coach with Junior Football’s Regina Rams for four National Championships in the 1970’s

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Played with Team Canada attempting to qualify for the 1992 Olympics. Also on Team Canada from 1994 – 97, attempting to qualify for the World Cup
Played professionally with indoor and outdoor leagues, including teams in Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton
Began playing local soccer in 1978 and made Saskatchewan Under-16 team in 1985, progressing to be a member of the Canada Games training squad in 1987
Started coaching youth and men’s squads in Regina in 1991, using knowledge gained while instructing at his pro team’s high performance camps, and became a driving force behind the World Class Players Cup Tournament in Regina