Tales of Turnaround Day

Every multi-sport games has its madness. For the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games the one day that is a guaranteed to be a long day is known as “Turnaround Day.”

Team BC leads medal count after phase one of Western Canada Summer Games

Team BC came to the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games as the province to beat and the phase one athletes did not disappoint.  Team BC leads the medal count with 169 including 77 gold, 51 silver, and 41 bronze.

Team BC Results Recap Aug 11

On the final day of competition for phase 1, Team BC earned another 51 medals and sits in top spot in the medal count.

McIntyre tumbles to gold

It was a golden day for Salt Spring Island gymnast Darby McIntyre as she tumbled her way to gold with a score of 14.8 on the floor exercise final Tuesday at Macdonald Island Park.

Its all in the family at beach volleyball

It was a family affair on the sand for Team BC as the beach volleyball finals played out on the sand today at Snye Park. Siblings Quinci and Liam Birker (Kelowna) and Darby and Devon Dunn (South Surrey) together with their parents travel as a pack.

Double Gold for 4x400m relay teams to wrap up athletics competition

On the final day of competition Team BC athletics athletes continued their golden performances. The 4x400m relay teams took the top of the podium. 

BC men’s basketball defends title beating Manitoba in gold-medal thriller

Team BC men's basketball successfully defended their title from 2011 today with a 66-60 victory in a thrilling gold-medal match against Manitoba.

22 individual medals for Team BC Wrestling

Team BC Wrestlers dominated the mat in the individual competition with every athlete contributing to the 22 medal haul!

Great Games for Team BC Tennis

There were many stories from the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games for the tennis athletes and coaches, great tennis, gold medal performances, heart breaking defeats, opening ceremonies, pep rallies, pin trading and more...

Men’s Softball finishes in ninth place

Team BC was topped by Alberta 9-8 Thursday afternoon and finishes ninth in the Canada Games tournament.

Golden sprint at mountain bike

Rhys Verner earned his second gold medal of the 2017 Canada Summer Games with a victory in the men’s mountain bike sprint.

Baseball knocked out of medal contention

Baseball was knocked out of the medal rounds this morning as they went down to Ontario by a score of 3-1.

Team BC triathletes strike gold in men’s relay

It was a decisive gold medal win for Team BC in the men’s relay at Birds Hill Provincial Park on Thursday morning.

Two silvers and a bronze for Team BC

It was a relatively quiet day at the Canada Games with many sports on a rest day, but the divers were in action and earned another three medals for Team BC.

Beach Volleyball teams off to semifinals

Team BC men’s and women’s beach volleyball teams are one win away from earning a medal. Both teams played against the hometown Team Manitoba and came away with hard fought victories. 

Team BC plays for bronze in men’s basketball

A loss to Alberta in the semifinal puts BC into the bronze medal game on Friday against Quebec.

Silver and bronze medals for Team BC in men’s 3-metre springboard

Team BC divers stepped onto the podium again at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg on Wednesday with a silver medal for Bryden Hattie and a bronze for Ryan Grover.

Team BC sailors in good position heading into final days of competition

2017 Canada Games sailing is taking place at the Gimli Yacht Club on the shores of Lake Winnipeg.

Smiles and a win for Team BC women as they begin placing round

BC bounced back in women’s soccer on Wednesday to beat PEI. BC will now play Manitoba for 5th place in the 2017 Canada Summer Games.

Victoria diver scores her second medal at the 2017 Canada Games

Coral Strugnell of Victoria earned her second medal of the 2017 Canada Games Wednesday afternoon at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg.

Team BC falls to New Brunswick in women’s basketball

Team BC fought a close battle against Team New Brunswick suffering a 67-61 loss.

Eight medals for Team BC

All week one sports were in action at the Canada Summer Games with Team BC taking home eight medals – three gold, two silver, and three bronze.

Team BC Baseball takes 2-1 win over Team Sask

Team BC got revenge on their prairie rivals Tuesday night, downing Saskatchewan in a tight 2-1 game. 

Team BC beach volleyball teams remain in the hunt for medals in Winnipeg

Team BC posted mixed results on Tuesday in beach volleyball at the Canada Summer Games. 

Four medals for track and field athletes

Building on the gold and bronze medals won yesterday by Dakoda Darling and Eddie Solla in para discus, Team BC won four more medals and qualified athletes to finals for Thursday and Friday. 

TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We respectfully acknowledge the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen)-speaking Peoples on whose traditional territory the BC Games Society office stands, and the Songhees, Xwsepsum, and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. We recognize that our work in this province spans the territories of more than 200 First Nations, as well as Métis and Inuit communities.

 
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