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ST. JOHN’S, NL (August 19, 2025): After two weeks of high heat and record temperatures, athletes began week two competition at the 2025 Canada Summer Games with some more typical St. John’s weather. Despite rain delays for Female Baseball and postponements for Male Softball, spirits stayed high as the Games’ next crop of athletes began their events in pursuit of the podium.
The first medal of the day was earned by Athletics Canada 2025 U20 National Champion Nathan Pinno in the men's Shot Put. The University of Saskatchewan Huskie threw 16.48m to land the silver medal. In the evening session, David Lipton’s throws scored 421 points to land silver in the men’s Para Shot Put.
Pinno shared his throughts after the medal ceremony. "It feels pretty good. I was seeded fifth and came out with a silver, so can't be too upset about that. I worked hard all year, so I'm glad it paid off."
It was a strong day in the field for Pinno. "The first two [throws] were pretty good. I had three personal bests in the first round, second round, and fifth round. I was just feeling pretty good today. I haven't thrown this weight for two months. It's 16 lbs. and I usually throw 13.2 lbs. for U20. So I was expecting something big. Once I started practicing, I was getting those numbers up, so it's good. First real open competition here."
Pinno was born in Saskatoon, but grew up in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Despite his Alberta roots, he said it felt great to wear the green and white on the podium. "I love it. I was born in Saskatoon right in the RUH. It feels good to represent where I'm from."
With clearer skies forecasted for tomorrow, Baseball (F) and Softball (M) will resume, while Wrestling and Mountain Bike competition will begin on Wednesday.
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MEDAL COUNT
Gold 1
Silver 2
Bronze 3
DAY 11 COMPETITION RECAP
ARTISTIC SWIMMING
- Competition began today in the Solo Technical event. Morgan Vaughan and Natalia Hadland competed in the preliminary flight. Tomorrow will feature duets and the first day of team competition.
ATHLETICS
- Pole Vault: Saskatchewan's top finisher was Kiara Stone, who placed 6th with a height of 3.20m.
- Shot Put: Nathan Pinno (M) took second place for silver. In the Men's Para Shot Put, David Lipton also took home silver.
- Hammer: Jessica McBride was Saskatchewan's top finisher in eigth.
- Long Jump: Chelsea Ells and Shelaine Pritchard will compete in the finals on Saturday.
- 100m: After the preliminary rounds, Selena Keyowski (F), Bradyn Giraudier (Special Olympics M), Brendan Cote Williamson (Para), Femi Akinloye and Williams Ogunnubi (M) will advance to Friday's medal heats.
- 400mH: After the prelims, Carter Tuplin (M) will advance to Friday's medal heat.
- Decathlon M: At the close of the first day of men's decathlon, Logan Kok sits in first place with 2,734 points. Tomorrow's events: 110mH, discus, pole vault, javelin, and finally the 1500m at 8:00 PM NST/4:30 PM CST.
- 400m: Michael Hussey (M), Tayen Werner and Hailee Woodhouse (F) will advance to Friday's medal heats following the preliminaries.
- 1500m: In the women's wheelchair race, Ayva Delainey finished in fifth. Katie Rogers was the top finisher in the women's prelim heats while Jonathan Podbielski was just edged out by Sawyer LeBlanc of Team NL to finish second in the prelims. The finals will go down on Friday.
- 4x100m: In the women's relay prelims, Saskatchewan ran the second-fastest time after BC.
BASEBALL (F)
- On Monday night, Team Sask, along with the other Provincial/Territorial teams competing at the 2025 Canada Summer Games, was part of the ceremonial opening of the first-ever Women’s Baseball game at the Canada Games which featured BC vs. NL.
- In their first game on Tuesday afternoon Saskatchewan bested Manitoba 8-5, but rain caused a postponement of their second matchup. They will play PEI on Wednesday at 5:00 AM CST/8:30 AM NST.
BOX LACROSSE (M)
- Saskatchewan opened up Pool B play on Tuesday against PEI. The Sask boys had an energetic start to the tournament, taking the game with an 18-1.
- Tomorrow they'll play against Manitoba at 7:30 AM CST/11:00 AM NST.
DIVING
- Saskatchewan’s diving contingent started competition on Tuesday in the Artistic Diving event, a new discipline making its Canada Games debut this year in St. John’s. As this is being sent, Lila Stewart is sitting in first in the women's Artistic Diving event.
GOLF
- Three events this week at Bally Haly Golf Club, and team mix. Round one began on Tuesday morning.
- Tee times for round one on Tuesday are as follows: Ethan Hunter of Saskatoon 4:40am SK/ 8:10am local, Ryan Mosher of Saskatoon 4:50am SK/8:20am local, Tayla Perry 5:40am SK/ 9:10am local, Grace Odnokon 5:50am SK/9:20am local.
SOCCER (F)
- Team Sask will open play on the pitch against Alberta under the lights. Their match is scheduled for 4pm SK/7:30pm local. Regina star player Neko Michell is one to watch.
SOFTBALL (M)
- Tuesday is opening day of competition for the men’s softball team. They play at Caribou Memorial Softball Complex against New Brunswick at 7:30am SK/11am local.
- It will be a quick turnaround as the team will play Manitoba in a second game on day one beginning at 12pm SK/3:30pm local.
VOLLEYBALL (M/F)
- Saskatchewan’s men’s team began defense of their 2022 Canada Summer Games gold medal with a win against Team NL 3-0. As the defending champions, Team Sask has been seeded #1 in Pool A and will next compete at 5:30 AM CST/9:00 AM NST against BC.
- The women’s team also had a great opener, beating Quebec 3-0. On Wednesday, they’ll face New Brunswick at 4:30 PM NST/1:00 PM CST.
DAY 12 PREVIEW: VIEW SASKATCHEWAN’S SCHEDULE FOR DAY 12
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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.
MEDIA CONTACT
Darren Dupont
Team Sask Media Lead
(639) 471-0167
darren@dupontmedia.ca
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