Moose Jaw will have a Large presence at February’s Canada Winter Games in Corner Brook, Nfld.

Jim Large already knew he was going as head coach of the Team Sask women’s hockey team. Now his daughter, Kailey, is joining the provincial delegation as part of the judo team.

The younger Large was one of two members from the Moose Jaw Judo Club to qualify for Corner Brook during trials over the weekend in Watrous. Large and Stephanie Legault will compete in the under-52 and under-48 kilogram classes, respectively. Both won gold in their junior events at Watrous.

Their efforts were part of a 16-medal haul — nine gold, four silver and three bronze — for the Moose Jaw club.

Mark Pivivor (senior men’s under-86 kg and over-100 kg) and Ken Blandford (senior men’s under-90-kg and masters) each had double-gold performances.

Other double medalists were Matthew Byer (gold, cadet boys’ under-20 kg and bronze, under-26 kg), Marisa Kerr (gold, cadet girls’ under-52 kg and silver, junior women’s under-52 kg) and Brian Smith (bronze in both junior men’s over-74 kg and senior men’s under-90 kg).

Single medal winners were Alana Kerr (gold, senior women’s over-78 kg), Dan Orescanin (silver, senior men’s under-90 kg), Chris Gerry (silver, cadet boys’ under-30 kg) and Cameron Walker (silver, cadet boys’ under-26 kg).

Other cadet boys posting top results were Connor MacDonald (fourth, under-30 kg), Steven Gerry (sixth, under-30 kg), Leigh White (fourth, under-34 kg), Jarryd Denne (fifth, under-38 kg), Garth Rivers (fourth, under-43 kg) and Jordan Barns (fifth, over-48 kg).

Three more Moose Javians also earned fifth-place results in their respective events. They were: Mark Kerr (junior men’s over-74 kg), Alex Carleton (senior men’s under-86 kg) and Steve Barns (senior men’s over-100 kg).

Appeared in the Moose Jaw Times-Herald Nov 10, 1998