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Dominion Post
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Dominion Post
University's Brock Kehler aims to cap prep career with one last title at state track and field meet
MORGANTOWN – When you hear the name Brock Kehler, you immediately think of what he accomplished during his high school career as an athlete at University High School on the football field and wrestling mat. Kehler is a multi-time first-team all-state selection in football and has been a crucial leader on the gridiron for the Hawks. On the wrestling mat, Kehler dominated from when he wrestled his first match for the Hawks as a freshman until his last match at the state tournament, which resulted in his fourth state championship in as many years. But Kehler was eager to continue competing once football season ended and wrestling was over this year, his senior year. At the suggestion of some UHS track and field team members and with some openings in his schedule after winter concluded, he decided to try his hand at another sport: throwing. Brock picked up the discus and shot put for the first time this spring and joined the Hawks track and field team, quickly becoming one of the best throwers in the state and a vital part of the UHS team. 'A couple of the guys on the team told me they thought I'd be a good thrower, and I had some downtime,' Kehler said. 'It took some time to get used to and adapt, but I feel like I've gotten the technique down. I'd say I started getting used to it about three weeks into the season.' Brock won the OVAC 5A championship in Shot Put with a personal and OVAC-record throw of 54-7. He also captured the Class AAA Region I title in the event with a throw of 49-03.25. Kehler placed second in the Discus at the regional meet with a throw of 150-00. Kehler's performance at the regional meet earned 18 points towards the UHS boys' overall team title, which could go far for the Hawks in Charleston this weekend at the state meet. 'I'd say I started out liking shot more because it's less form-based,' he said. 'But now that I'm starting to really get the disc technique down, it's growing on me.' Brock said the biggest surprise about throwing was how much focus is needed to maintain proper form and technique. 'It surprised me how much those things go behind everything you do as a thrower,' he laughed. 'I remember the first time I threw the disc, it went about 64 feet, and now I'm throwing it up to 150 feet. That alone shows me how important working on form and technique is for improving your distance.' The Class AAA boys' Shot Put and Discus competitions will be held Saturday morning at Laidley Field in Charleston. Shot Put will begin at 9:00 a.m., with the Discus beginning at 11:00 a.m.
CBC
19-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
Walmart slapped higher prices on one-litre milk cartons than permitted by Manitoba law
Social Sharing Walmart Canada was recently selling one-litre cartons of milk in Manitoba stores for higher prices than provincial law allows. The grocery chain was spotted at several stores and online selling one litre of Beatrice milk for $2.88, despite the province limiting the price to a maximum of $2.03 for 2% milk and $1.97 for 1% milk. Kate Kehler, an advocate for people with low incomes, said Walmart owes its customers an explanation. "It's a large chain. They ought to know the rules," said Kehler, executive director of the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg. "And if they don't, they need to find out how that how that happened." CBC News first noticed the price discrepancy of the kitchen staple late Friday and began asking questions over the weekend. A Walmart spokesperson said the company was looking into the matter, but didn't answer CBC's questions over the course of three days. Price dropped after CBC's inquiries By Monday, the price of those milk cartons was reverted to a normal cost, just below the provincial maximum. It isn't known how long Walmart was overcharging customers for one-litre milk cartons. Kehler said it's incumbent on the company to explain the price hike in order to regain the trust of customers. "If a mistake was made, then a mistake was made and they're going to have to do something to make it up to people." She suggested the company make amends by offering customers a discount. She compared the possible remedy to Loblaws customers getting a $25 gift card as compensation for the bread price-fixing scandal in the early 2000s. "An apology is always the first step," Kehler said. "It's actually what you do to to back up that apology that matters." Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn said Tuesday he's instructed his department to examine the price of milk at Walmart. He said he couldn't speak about next steps before understanding what happened. Provincial law dictates anybody who violates the Milk Prices Review Act can be fined between $500 and $5,000. The current restrictions only impact homogenized, 2%, 1% and skim milk that are in a one-litre container. Other types of milk, such as oat or lactose-free, aren't impacted by the price controls. Kehler wants a cap on the price of bigger cartons of milk as well, especially at a time when people are struggling to make ends meet. "Buying a litre of milk at a time is the most expensive way of buying milk," she said. "It would be good if [the province] looked at all of them." Kostyshyn said any potential changes would require discussions with the government and supply management officials, while explaining the current price limit on one litre of milk is a priority for the province. Other stores have also been caught charging more for milk than what is allowed by law. A 2013 investigation from CBC News found some downtown Winnipeg stores overcharging for one-litre cartons of milk, prompting the former NDP government to promise a review of the practice. Kostyshyn, who was also agriculture minister at the time, didn't have an answer Tuesday as to what resulted from the review. Kehler said the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg noticed in 2022 that a 7-Eleven location was charging too much for one-litre milk cartons. It brought the issue to the store's attention and the price was reduced. The set price for milk is usually amended annually in the province. This February, the price in each of the four categories dropped by one cent.
