828 Hurricane Air Cadet Squadron, based in South Delta, had a very successful biathlon season this winter.
The sport, which combines cross-country skate skiing with marksmanship, attracted several members of the local youth program who travelled to Whistler Olympic Park for the Cadet Zone competition at the beginning of January.
Of the six who competed, Joren Jackson (first place-Youth), Iver Jackson (second place-Junior) and Christopher Gaio (second place-Youth) qualified for the provincial championships.
They ferried over to Mt. Washington two weeks later for the competition in which Joren Jackson won the Youth division, and all three boys won the Team division, representing 828 Squadron, qualifying them for nationals.
The three boys then flew to Nova Scotia with the rest of Team B.C. (12 members in all) for the national championships which were held at Ski Martock, outside Halifax in early March. The boys competed in four races, one each day, including a mass start, a pursuit race, a team relay and a team patrol race.
Joren Jackson finished the highest with a sixth place individual placing out of 26 participants. As a team, the boys finished sixth as well.
