Dad surprises pitcher son, BC to play for gold
Justin Olic (Surrey), a crafty southpaw was today's starter against Alberta. Unknown to him, his father Frank Olic flew in to watch the him play. After working the 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM shift Frank jumped on a plane in Vancouver to Fort McMurray.
Golden boys in top form for triathlon relay
A light mist kept the triathlon conditions slick and chilly for the second day of competition. Team BC medaled in both the male and female three-person relay with the men taking gold and the women taking home silver.
Women battle to a split on day two!
The BC women's volleyball team started the day off with a battle with Team Alberta. The teams have a history, having met twice before the games and split both match ups.
Team BC Results Recap Aug 14
26 medals for Team BC at the Western Canada Summer Games with swimming leading the charge, collecting 25 in the pool and the men's 8 in rowing taking home gold.
Shade golden in Wood Buffalo
The water at Macdonald Island Park was golden for Special Olympics athlete Jesse Shade (Campbell River) at the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games. Five gold medals in the pool were just the beginning for the sixteen year old Vancouver Island swimmer.
Swimmers add to medal haul on second day of competition
Team BC swimming hauled in 25 medals of which 15 were gold, four were silver and six were bronze. Special Olympics swimmer Jesse Shade swam to two more golds today bringing his tournament total to four.
Team BC Softball goes 2 and 1 for the day
Team BC Softball earned two more wins today but dropped one in the final game of a triple header day.
Team BC Volleyball Men split day two of competition
Team BC took a win against Team Yukon in three sets but lost a tight match to Team Alberta in the afternoon.
BC dominates on the golf course
It was a strong showing for Team BC women's golf today, with BC taking the top three positions after the first round of competition. Hannah Lee (Surrey) led the pack, finishing with 72. Teammates Tiffany Kong (Vancouver) and Alisha Lau (Richmond) were tight on her heels, tying for second place with 73's, and Shirin Anjarwalla (Nanaimo) finished with 76.
22 individual medals for Team BC Wrestling
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC Wrestlers dominated the mat in the individual competition with every athlete contributing to the 22 medal haul!
Great Games for Team BC Tennis
/in 2015 NewsThere 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…
Strong team performance seals bronze for basketball women
/in 2015 NewsFollowing a disappointing loss in their semifinal match-up British Columbia’s women’s basketball team bounced back to win bronze, 56-48 over Alberta, at the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games on Aug. 11.
Gymnasts tumble to silver on Monday
/in 2015 NewsThe second day of gymnastics competition at MacDonald Island Park featured the Women’s Team and All-Around events.
Rostam Turner takes gold in decathlon
/in 2015 NewsRostam Turner, a decathlon athlete from Kelowna B.C. Turner had seven personal bests during the Western Canada Summer Games in discus, pole vault, high jump, shot put, 110m hurdles, 100m and long jump and finished with a total of 7113 points and claiming the gold medal.
Team BC Results Recap Aug 10
/in 2015 NewsBC remains atop the medal standings after three days of competition with 52 gold, 35 silver, 31 bronze for a total of 118 medals.
Zhang and Ronayne paddle to bronze
/in 2015 NewsIt was another beautiful day along the Snye for the Canoe/ Kayak competition as Anna Zhang (Vancouver) and Hana Ronayne (Pemberton) paddled their way to a bronze medal in the C-2 5000m in their inaugural multi-sport games.
Canoe/ Kayak medalists – August 10
/in 2015 NewsCanoe/Kayak have another successful day on the water!
Beach Volleyball book tickets to final
/in 2015 NewsBoth the men’s and women’s beach volleyball team book their tickets to the gold medal final today.
Calvin Thalheimer – double gold medalist and great teammate
/in 2015 NewsCalvin Thalheimer is not only a great tennis player he is also a wicked pin trader, part time comedian and psychologist. However his best role has been that of a teammate.
Double Gold for Wrestling
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC won double gold in the team wrestling event at the Western Canada Summer Games.
Men’s basketball eliminate Alberta in semifinals to advance to gold-medal game
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC men’s basketball team defeated Alberta in today’s semifinal game, with a final score of 86-41. The team looked confident and well-polished, a good sign heading into tomorrow’s gold medal game at 11:00am.
Hammer throw women sweep podium as Athletics bring in 21 more medals
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC continued their athletics medal haul today, Aug. 10, at Timberlea Athletics Park, where Regan Yee raced the third best time in Canadian history in the 2000m steeplechase and BC swept the podium in the women’s hammer throw.
Birthday girl seals double gold for Judo in unexpected match up
/in 2015 NewsIt was an exciting final day of competition, Aug. 10, that saw both the men’s and women’s British Columbia Judo teams top the podium. Today was Isabelle Harris’ 14th birthday and it only seemed fitting that she would seal the women’s team’s gold medal 3-2 over Alberta.
Hoops women to play for bronze after heart-breaking loss to Manitoba
/in 2015 NewsThe British Columbia women’s basketball team will play for bronze after suffering a heart-breaking loss, 51-46, to Manitoba in the first semifinal of the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games.
Team BC Results Recap August 9
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC continues to lead the medal count with 78 total over two days of competition. Read on for a full recap by sport.