ST. JOHN’S, NL (August 20, 2025): There was less rain than the day prior, but certainly no shortage of wind on day 12 of the 2025 Canada Summer Games. All sports were in play, with competition kicking off for Wrestling, Cycling (Mountain Bike) and Men’s Softball. Men's Lacrosse, Men's Volleyball, Women's Baseball, Men's Softball, and Women's Volleyball all stand undefeated so far during pool play. As the day's competition came to a close, two medals were added to the board in quick succession: Bronze for Lila Stewart in Diving (Women's 3m Springboard) and Bronze for Logan Kok in Athletics (Men's Decathlon).

In his bronze medal-winning performance, Kok set a new Saskatcheawn U20 Decathlon record of 6259 points. The 19-year-old from Saskatoon, who competes for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, was relieved and grateful after crossing the finish line of the competition's last event, the 1500m. "It was a battle -- two days -- but I made it through and I'm happy to say I'm glad it's over. [Going into the 1500m] I knew every second mattered, so it was a close battle getting that bronze. I'm just glad I found that extra gear and pushed through."

The Decathlon features ten different events over the course of two days, and athletes are awarded points for their performance in each event that go towards a combined total score. Kok was especially strong in the sprints, hurdles, and jumps, and spent much of the competition sitting in first or second place. The 1500m felt like a wildcard event. "I had no idea [that the medal was in reach]. I didn't realize it was a medal until we finished.

Throughout the last race, a sea of green could be seen surrounding the track in support of Kok and his teammate Josh Tam, who finished with a sixth place in Decathlon. "Having all that Team Sask around...no team I'd rather be with than Team Sask. There's no better feeling. Sure it's an individual sport, but winning as part of a team is what's really special."

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MEDAL COUNT

GOLD | 2

SILVER | 3

BRONZE | 5

TOTAL | 10

DAY 12 COMPETITION RECAP

ARTISTIC SWIMMING

  • Saskatchewan Artistic Swimming Duet teams Joley Friesen/Sienna Kuchuran and Bronte Cawkwell/Quynn Middelkoop competed in the preliminary technical event on Wednesday and finished 4th and 8th, respectively, with some clean routines. Tomorrow both pairs will compete in the preliminary free routine at 4:00 PM NST/12:30 PM CST.

ATHLETICS

  • High jump: Chelsea Ells and Jocelyn Hanson will compete in Friday's final. Logan Schmidt 
  • Long jump: Drew Sundberg and Michael Tetrault will go for the podium in Saturday's final.
  • Shot put: Kira Comfort and Jessamy Sundby had some strong throws today and will compete in Saturday's final. 
  • 200m: In the women's heats, both Saskatchewan women (Grace Igbiki and Hailee Woodhouse) will advance to Saturday's final. In the men's Special Olympics race, Bradyn Giraudier led the way in the prelims and will race for gold on Saturday. 
  • 800m: After the heats, all four Saskatchewan 800m runners (Ben Gates, Michael Hussey, Jenna Conrad, and Naysa Woods) will compete in the finals on Saturday.
  • 400m: Ayva Delaney will advance to the medal heat on Saturday in the women's wheelchair event, while Brendan Cote Williamson will do the same in the Para Ambulatory men's race.
  • 100mH: Timi Adelugba and Selena Keyowski ran strong in the heats and will race on Saturday. On the men's side, catch Liam Oster in Saturday's final.

BASEBALL (F)

  • Saskatchewan’s inaugural female Baseball team had another strong day, winning both games (22-0 against PEI and 12-1 against New Brunswick. Next up is Nova Scotia at 1:00 PM NST/9:30 AM CST, where they could go straight to the semifinal on Saturday afternoon.

BOX LACROSSE (M)

  • Saskatchewan’s male Box Lacrosse team continued its winning streak on Wednesday, first finding victory over Manitoba (3-5) and then New Brunswick (3-7). Next up is Newfoundland at 1:00 PM NST/9:30 AM CST and then onto the quarterfinals beginning on Friday. Standouts in the NB game included #4 Kale Kurtz, #9 James Mahissier, #51 Caleb Crossman, #19 Kashton Smith, and #78 Chase Lehner.

CYCLING (MOUNTAIN BIKE)

  • Isaac McMurray had a strong day on a technical Cross Country course where he completed six of seven laps before getting pulled. Friday is the team relay in Mountain Bike – an issue for a team fielding one athlete. At Tuesday’s sport technical meeting, organizers proposed a composite relay team made up of McMurray and Yukon’s two t be eligible for a medal, this is what the Canada Games is all about.

DIVING

  • Saskatchewan’s divers stayed on a roll after Tuesday night’s gold and silver in the women’s artistic. Today was the 1m Springboard event for men and 3m Springboard for women. After the morning preliminaries, Freddie Moffat and Kash Tarasoff are getting set to compete in Wednesday night’s finals (6:00 PM NST/2:30 PM CST). On the women’s side, Lila Stewart is poised to go for gold once more with the top-scored dive in the prelims. Stewart, Isa Koop, and Finlee Sharp will compete in the finals tonight at 8:00 PM NST/4:30 PM CST.

GOLF

  • After two rounds, Ethan Hunter sits in third place in the men’s individual event (74/75). Ryan Mosher golfed 77 and 77 for 11th going into Thursday’s round 3. Grace Odnokon (81/86) and Tayla Perry (94/89) will tee off tomorrow as well in round 3, starting at 8:50 AM NST/5:20 AM CST. Saskatchewan currently sits in sixth place in the team event.

SOCCER (F)

  • Team Sask took a 2-1 loss to home Team NL. Their next game will be on Saturday at 10:30 AM NST/7:00 AM CST against PEI. Tomorrow on the agenda for the women’s soccer team are a few “only in Newfoundland” opportunities: firing the Noon Day Gun at Signal Hill National Historical Site, and going on a whale watching tour off the coast!

SOFTBALL (M)

  • After yesterday’s rain delays and postponements, the men’s Softball team were able to have their first game on Wednesday morning. After being down 3-0, Saskatchewan scored 7 in one inning, featuring a home run by Rayn Ray. In the bottom of the sixth, they scored 6 more to enact the run rule. Owen Nash also impressed with a double and two singles. The team toppled Alberta 13-5 in the end and will next meet Quebec at 4:30 PM NST/1:00 PM CST, followed by Manitoba at 8:00 PM NST/4:30 PM CST.

VOLLEYBALL (M/F)

  • It was a great day on the court for both the men’s and women’s teams. In the morning, the men’s team took BC in four sets. The women played Team NB and won 3-0. Both are undefeated after two games; tomorrow the women will play likewise undefeated Manitoba at 4:30 PM NST/1:00 PM CST, and the men will play Quebec at 2:00 PM NST/10:30 AM CST. At the 1989 Canada Summer Games in Saskatoon, both Volleyball teams stood on the podium; this year’s tournament will be one to watch.

WRESTLING

  • Team Sask Wrestling opened up their competition today with matches against New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Against NB the men’s team won 9-2, and the female team defeated Nova Scotia 10 matches to one. Seven of the wins were pins in the first period. Friday will conclude the team events, and Saturday will be nonstop energy with the individual medal matches.

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ABOUT TEAM SASK

Athletes who compete at the Canada Games represent the country’s next generation of national, international, Olympic, and Paralympic champions. Team Sask alumni Catriona Le May Doan, Mark McMorris, Emily Clark, Rylan Wiens, Shelby Newkirk, and Carissa Norsten, among many others, can all count their previous Canada Games experiences as a stepping stone to the highest levels of sport.

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