ST. CATHARINES, ON (August 13, 2022): Team Sask wins two medals on the final day of week one competition at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.
Men's baseball does it again! The defending champions from the 2017 Canada Summer Games take home another medal, this time bronze. In a nail-biting game Team Sask defeated Team BC, 6-5.
The women's basketball team played Team AB in the gold medal game. For most of the game Team Sask led. Our girls battled to the end with Nevaeh Ferrara-Horne (#6) hitting a heated 3-pointer with 20 seconds left in the game. Final score: 71 AB - 60 SK, resulting in Team Sask earning a silver medal.
TEAM SASK MEDAL COUNT:
GOLD: X | SILVER: 6 | BRONZE: 4 | TOTAL: 10
QUOTES OF THE DAY:
- "This is just the best feeling in the world, it's amazing coming out here and having fun with the boys" said Sutter Balog (#17, Weyburn), men's baseball. "I didn't doubt this team one bit."
- “Team Sask baseball winning bronze in 2022 is a phenomenal accomplishment. It shows what kind of a program Baseball Sask is run in winning medals at the last two Canada Games (gold in 2017/bronze in 2022). Great support with almost all the parents being at these games and great support from other Team Sask athletes and coaches. Gotta love multi-sport games. Gotta love the Canada Games" Darrell Barker, Team Sask Misson Staff for men’s baseball.
- "I thought we played three quarters of really good basketball and then struggled in the fourth... we were a little tentative but I feel like our defense really kept us in the game" said Bree Burgess, head coach for the women's basketball team. "This experience is amazing, I described this to my team five years ago like a mini-olympics and how lucky they are to be born at the right time and be given this opporutnity. It's like a once in a life time opportunity and it's just amazing to be a part of it."
TEAM SASK SPOTLIGHT:
- The men’s bronze medal baseball game came down to the last three outs for Team Sask. Team Sask scored two points in the top of the seventh to go up 6-4. A double by Team BC drove in a run making the score 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh. A ground out to short sealed the deal for Team Sask. The defending champions from the 2017 Canada Summer Games are going home with the bronze medal.
- The women’s gold medal basketball game was electric from beginning to end. Team Sask was up at the half 35-33 and up 49-48 over Team AB at the end of the third quarter, but couldn't hang on for the win. Team Sask will take home the silver medal.
- Darrell Baker, mission staff for men’s baseball, was awarded a Sage Award. He was nominated by his peers in recognition of his dedication to multi-sport games.
PREVIOUS DAY HIGHLIGHTS:
- BASEBALL (M): Team Sask defeats Team BC 6-5 in a nail-biting game to earn the bronze medal.
- BASKETBALL: The men’s team closes out the Games in eighth place behind Team NL. Final score 91-87. The women’s team earned a silver medal after battling with Team AB. Final score 71-60.
- BEACH VOLLEYBALL: The men’s team ends their run with an eighth place finish at the Games. They lost to Team PE in straight sets, 21-13 and 21-17. The women ended up eighth as well behind Team NS. They lost in straight sets 21-12 and 21-16.
- TENNIS: It was a marathon of a day for Team Sask who was playing for fifth place. Isabella Yan and Harry Lin lost to NS in singles matches, while Teah Chavez and Keegan Rice won their matches. In doubles play Charlie McNeil and Jana van Niekerk lost to Team NS resulting in a win overall for Team NS. Final points 4-2 over Team Sask. We finished the Games sixth overall in Tennis.
PHOTOS
PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Scraper
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Ashley Dennison, Communications Lead
Team Sask / Saskatchewan Games Council
E: adennison@saskgames.ca
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