Athlete

Kelln (Silzer) Elaine

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Pitcher on Luther College city champions 194 7-49.
MVP for Legion of the Girls Intercity Softball League after winning 11 games in 1950-including a 27-batter, no-hitter.
Recruited by Parichy Bloomer Girls of the National Girls Baseball League in 1951.
Knee surgery ended her pro career.
As Western Canadian champion, Legion qualified for the 1953 world women’s softball championship in Toronto, where she faced 30 batters while throwing a no-hitter.
Coached Teenettes in 1972, Co-Operators of the Rambler Park Men’s Softball League in 1978-79 and SGI to a women’s city title in 1981.

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Born in Rosetown, won Ladies’ Golf tournaments in Kindersley, Rosetown and Outlook in 1935 at age 14.
At age 15 won 1936 provincial championship at the Wascana Country Club.
Runner-up in 1937; won again in 1938 and 1941.
In 1938, she was conferred a Life Membership at the Prince Albert Municipal course.
To this date, she is the youngest woman to win a Canadian Provincial Title.
While provincial championships were suspended during the war, she was six-time Lobstick winner at Waskesiu between 1938-47.
At 16, the youngest player at 1937 National in Winnipeg, reaching the quarterfinals.
In 1938, reached the quarterfinals at the National in Ottawa.
Won 1947 Saskatoon City championship and 1973 Regina City championship.
Wascana Country Club champion nine times from 1958-76.
Sponsors the Regina City Ladies’ Golf Championship.

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Born in Regina, played softball in Whitewood
Member of the YMCA and Regina Wrestling Club in mid-1930’s under supervision of Jim Trifunov
Played for the home-town Regina Roughriders Football Club as right guard from 1934-36
-Won heavyweight championship at 1936 Canadian Olympic wrestling trials, repeating in 1937
Represented Canada at Berlin Olympics in 1936, where he was recruited to wrestle for Oklahoma State University
While on wrestling team from 1937-40, the team was never beaten in inter-university wrestling tournaments
Ultimately earned honours degrees and placed second in U.S. wrestling championships
Served in Second World War, practiced law and became a judge before earning laurels for improving breeding of beef cattle
Served as governor of National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Oklahoma

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Began playing handball at University of Winnipeg in 1969
Won Molson’s tournament in 1970 and Niagara Falls Open in 1971
Moved to Regina in 1974 and played competitively until 1992
During nine-year retirement taught junior and women’s handball classes
Placed first or second in over 300 tournaments
Winner of 18 Saskatchewan Closed singles titles and 20 Saskatchewan Closed doubles titles throughout the 1970’s, ‘S0’s and ’90’s
Won 10 Saskatchewan Open doubles up to 2006
Canadian over-3S singles champion in 1991, over-40 singles champion in 1992 and over-SO finalist in 2004
Placed third with Merv Deckert in over-SO doubles at 2003 world championships in Dublin, Ireland

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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