BC Athletes
March 9th, 2012
Sport BC celebrates BC’s best in amateur sport at the 46th Annual Athlete of the Year Awards presented by TELUS Olympic and Paralympic athletes, coaches and officials among the 17 honoured Richmond, BC (March 8, 2012) – Sport BC honoured the best of BC’s sport community tonight at the River Rock Show Theatre at Sport [...]
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February 28th, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Paul McCallum voted best athlete in British Columbia Two-time Grey Cup champion and CFL All-Star claims top spot for Sport BC’s Best of BC award RICHMOND, BC (February 28, 2012) — British Columbians named two-time Grey Cup champion Paul McCallum (Surrey, BC) “BC’s best” in a public vote for Sport BC’s Best [...]
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February 21st, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sport BC honours ski racer Mike Janyk with Community Champion Award Two-time Olympian recognized for significant commitment to sport and community building RICHMOND, BC (February 21, 2012) — Sport BC named Olympic ski racer Mike Janyk (Vancouver, BC) as the recipient of the 2011 Community Champion Award for his athletic achievements and [...]
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January 24th, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Who do you think is BC’s best athlete? Sport BC partners with the Province of British Columbia to promote people’s choice award for top BC amateur or professional athlete Richmond, BC (January 24, 2012) – Sport BC, in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, encourages all British Columbians to [...]
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December 15th, 2011
Victoria, BC: Rugby Canada has released their roster for the Canadian Under-19 men’s national team set to tour England from February 22 to March 4th in the new year. The Canadian side will face three academy sides including Welbeck Form Military College (February 26th), Leicester Tigers Academy (February 29th) and Northampton Saints Academy (March 3rd). [...]
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December 8th, 2011
Toronto, ON (December 7, 2011) – Tennis Canada announced Wednesday that Rebecca Marino (Vancouver) has been named 2011 Most Outstanding Female Player. The 20-year-old’s impressive season featured many career milestones, including reaching her first WTA final, advancing to the third round at the French Open, and hitting a high of No. 38 on the WTA [...]
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October 19th, 2011
The City of Victoria, British Columbia has been awarded the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship, it was confirmed today in a joint announcement by the World Curling Federation (WCF) and the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). The championship will be held at the 6,500-seat Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre from March 30-April 7, 2013, the same venue [...]
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August 24th, 2011
Members of Cycling BC’s Provincial Team gathered together at the Vancouver Convention Centre to introduce their new team clothing for this year. The summer has been a very busy season for Provincial Team riders, as many are training nationally and internationally in different parts of the world, such as in Switzerland and Belgium. Others are [...]
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August 23rd, 2011
Vancouver, BC – BC Soccer U15/16 Women’s and Men’s Provincial Teams won Gold and Silver respectively at the Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops this past weekend to cap of a successful Provincial Teams Program Season. Having beaten Saskatchewan and North West Territories en-route to the final, the BC Women’s U15/16 soccer team won the [...]
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August 15th, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2011 Kamloops – Team BC ended the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games with the most impressive medal haul in recent history, earning medals in every sport. The 345 athletes from across BC walked off the fields, courts, pools, course, mountains, lakes and mats with 130 Gold, 68 Silver and 63 [...]
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August 8th, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2011 They’re here! The first athletes and coaches stepped off the buses at Thompson Rivers University and though, tired from the ride up the Coquihalla Highway, excited to finally get closer to competition. Men’s and women’s softball teams used their commute time wisely incorporating mental performance consultant Lauren Jones (Vancouver) [...]
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August 2nd, 2011
From Abbostford News Seventeen Abbotsford athletes have been selected to represent B.C. at the Western Canada Summer Games, which run Aug. 5-14 in Kamloops. Wrestlers highlight the local contingent, as five male grapplers have been named to provincial team. Jobanjit Phulka (76 kg), Amanveer Kaler (58 kg), Matt Dignan (54 kg), Navdeep Dhillon (42 kg) [...]
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August 2nd, 2011
Once again, Kamloopsians have answered the call. Officials with the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games have announced that they have reached their goal of 2100 volunteers! “We want to thank the people of Kamloops for coming up big again,” said Volunteer Director Chris Whyte.“ We have been inundated with people coming down to our office [...]
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June 27th, 2011
“Dylan Armstrong saved his best for last in the men’s shot put competition at the Canadian track and field championship on Saturday. The Kamloops, B.C., native improved on his own Canadian record after heaving the shot 22.21 metres on his sixth and final throw. He let out a triumphant scream when the distance was announced.” [...]
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May 31st, 2011
The Canadian archer Kevin Evans competed at the Para-Archery World Ranking Event in Brasilia two weeks ago with a 2nd place finish. He currently holds the Para-Archery world championships title and two world records. He has also competed in many able-bodied events. He is the World Archery Athlete of the Week! Evans started competing after [...]
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May 19th, 2011
Just two days ago, veteran Canadian skier, Britt Janyk announced that she is officially hanging up her skis and retiring from competitive racing. “There’s a part of me that would still like to continue. But at the same time, I just feel ready to move on,” said Janyk, who joined the Canadian team in 1996. [...]
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May 10th, 2011
VICTORIA, BC – It started in Halifax with the Mitten Project at the 2011 Canada Winter Games and now in Kamloops at the upcoming Western Canada Summer Games, The ABC’s of Team BC Legacy Project will collect and donate new and gently used books for the children of Kamloops. Team BC, in partnership with Literacy [...]
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April 26th, 2011
By Dan Kinvig – Abbotsford News Published: April 19, 2011 8:00 AM Updated: April 19, 2011 12:03 PM Canada has not been historically known as a powerhouse tennis nation, but if Abbotsford phenoms Riaan du Toit and Rosie Johanson are looking for domestic role models, they’re suddenly in abundant supply. Indeed, it’s an exciting time [...]
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April 26th, 2011
World’s top female players back in South Surrey By Gary Kingston, Vancouver Sun April 19, 2011 The world’s top female softball players are returning to South Surrey’s Softball City this July after a one-year absence and under a new tournament title. The medallists from the 2010 world championship -the U.S., Japan and Canada -plus fifth-place [...]
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April 26th, 2011
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 20, 2011 Office of the Premier BC Achievement Foundation 36 British Columbians honoured with community awards VICTORIA – Thirty-six British Columbians were honoured today at the eighth annual BC Community Achievement Awards ceremony held at Government House in Victoria. Lieutenant Governor Steven Point and Deputy Premier Kevin Falcon presented [...]
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April 15th, 2011
CALGARY, AB – The Calgary Flames Hockey Club announced today that Jarome Iginla has been nominated for the NHL’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy as voted on by his teammates. The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who [...]
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April 15th, 2011
CALGARY – Some of the biggest names in Canadian sport are joining Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. The Hall announced Friday that former NHL star Ray Bourque, CFL great Lui Passaglia, Paralympian Lauren Woolstencroft, triathlete Peter Reid, soccer player Andrea Neil and longtime Olympic executive Dick Pound will join the Hall in November. “Our selection [...]
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April 7th, 2011
The ProMOTION Plus Lifetime Achievement Award ProMOTION Plus, a non-profit organization that promotes women and girls in sport and physical activity, had a special award – the ProMOTION Plus Lifetime Achievement Award. The Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Ida Chong, presented the award to Patti Hunter, a long-time sports advocate for equality for [...]
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April 6th, 2011
Female ski jumpers in many countries are waiting for the IOC to say yes to their sport. Winning the first Olympic gold medal in freestyle ski halfpipe “would be the ultimate, a dream come true,” says Mike Riddle, the Squamish resident who is the discipline’s current world champion. The discipline, in which skiers score points [...]
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April 5th, 2011
APRIL 8-10, 2011 BC Wheelchair Basketball Society (BCWBS) and Wheelchair Basketball Canada to host 2011 CWBL Open Finals at South Surrey Recreation Centre Six of the top competitive wheelchair basketball club teams in Canada will be in Surrey, BC April 8-10 competing for the title of National Champion at the 2011 Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League [...]
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April 4th, 2011
Delta, BC: Cowichan High School defeated Shawnigan Lake by a score of 15-7 on Saturday, to capture the 2011 BC High School Girls Rugby Sevens championship.In the consolation final, Merritt defeated Walnut Grove by a score of 34-0 to finish in third place. Cowichan High School’s junior squad finished the tournament in fifth place and [...]
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March 28th, 2011
On the icy hills of Val St. Come, Quebec, a handful of BC freestyle skiers posted top five finishes at the Canadian Post National Championships. In the women`s moguls division, Kristi Richards (Summerland, BC) took the Canadian Championship for the second year in a row and Sport BC’s Jr. Female Athlete of the Year Nominee, [...]
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March 21st, 2011
The UBC Thunderbirds couldn’t have made Canadian women’s volleyball history any faster than it did Sunday at the University of Laval. The three-time defending national champs swept past the host Rouge et Or in straight sets (25-16, 25-18, 25-14) in the CIS national final, not only winning for a fourth straight year but winning for [...]
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March 7th, 2011
TARVISIO, ITA (March 5, 2011) – Canada’s Britt Janyk breathed a sigh of relief Saturday after producing her best result of the season in downhill, a ninth-place finish at Tarvisio, Italy, that ensured she has qualified for the World Cup finals in two weeks. Janyk, of Whistler, B.C., sped down the fast course in a [...]
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March 7th, 2011
QUEBEC CITY (CIS) – The top-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds became the most decorated team in CIS women’s volleyball history thanks to a dominating, straight-set gold medal win over the tournament host and No. 3 Laval Rouge et Or, Sunday afternoon, at PEPS Stadium. Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wvball It marked the eighth national title for [...]
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February 28th, 2011
Halifax, NS (February 26, 2011) — Cross country skiier Alysson Marshall (Enderby) will lead Team BC into the Closing Ceremonies of the 2011 Canada Winter Games Sunday. Saturday she teamed up with Rebecca Reid (Rossland), Andrea Lee (Black Creek) and Heather Mehain (Vernon) to win the relay and add another Gold medal to her medal [...]
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February 23rd, 2011
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Feb. 23, 2011 Ministry of Finance Government House PROVINCE PROCLAIMS ASHLEIGH MCIVOR DAY VICTORIA – The provincial government has proclaimed Feb. 23, 2011 as “Ashleigh McIvor Day” as part of a program to recognize British Columbia’s medal-winning athletes from the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, announced Deputy Premier Colin [...]
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February 21st, 2011
After reaching her first career WTA final at the Cellular South Cup, Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino had to withdraw due to the pain and strain of an abdominal injury. “I usually pride myself on being a tough cookie and persevering through pain and injuries. But it got to a point where I could no longer play [...]
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February 16th, 2011
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Feb. 16, 2011 Ministry of Finance Government House VICTORIA – The provincial government has proclaimed Feb. 16, 2011 as “Maëlle Ricker Day” to begin a program that will recognize British Columbia’s medal-winning athletes from the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, announced Colin Hansen, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, [...]
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February 16th, 2011
Halifax, NS (February 15, 2011) – - Sarah Beaudry of Prince George won BC’s first ever female Gold medal in biathlon at the 2011 Canada Winter Games Tuesday. She fought hard throughblowing snow and gusting winds to capture the win in the 7.5 km Sprint Race, her second medal of the Games. “It was definitely one [...]
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February 16th, 2011
At Sam Boyd Stadium in front of tens of thousands of people, the Canadian Rugby team took to the field to defeat the Netherlands in the 2011 HSBC Sevens World Series. The international tournament featured five nations who took part in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Canada, USA, Spain, France and the Netherlands. [...]
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February 15th, 2011
Rebecca Marino of Vancouver reached the semi-finals of the ITF Women’s Series tournament in Midland, Mich., with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Alexandra Stevenson of the U.S. on Friday. Marino, the second seed at the Dow Corning Tennis Classic, is seeking her fifth career ITF title. Last year she won the event in Saguenay, [...]
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February 15th, 2011
Halifax, NS (February 14, 2011) — Team BC’s medal count Monday at the 2011 Canada Winter Games was enhanced with two speed skating Gold medals, one on the long track and one on the short track. The first one came at the Canada Games Oval where Tori Spence (Kamloops) clocked in at 4:46.70 in the 3000m to take top [...]
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February 14th, 2011
Halifax, NS (February 13, 2011) – – Team BC added six medals to its total Sunday, along with several top finishes on the second day of competition at the Canada Winter Games. Tori Spence (Kamloops) won her second bronze medal on the Canada Games Oval, this time in the 1500m event. On the short track, Courtney Shmyr (Langley) also climbed [...]
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February 14th, 2011
Halifax, NS (February 12, 2011) — Long track speed skater Victoria (Tori) Spence of Kamloops started Team BC’s medal collection at the 2011 Canada Winter Games Saturday by winning a Bronze medal in the 1000m. Spence’s trip to the podium came just hours after she carried the flag for Team BC at the Games’ opening ceremonies. Even though [...]
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February 14th, 2011
Halifax, NS — Chanting “Who Rocks The House”, 341 members of Team BC marched into Halifax Metro Centre Friday to the cheers of a full house of spectators, dignitaries and fellow Canada Winter Games participants from across the country. BC’s Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Stephanie Cadieux, was front and centre to receive the high-spirited contingent [...]
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February 8th, 2011
Feb. 5 2011 On a day of chills, spectacular spills and great thrills at the 2011 Freestyle World Championships in Deer Valley, Utah, Kesley Serwa (Team BC 2007 Canada Winter Games) of Kelowna, B.C., and Chris Del Bosco, a Vail, Colo., native with dual citizenship, won gold medals. Julia Murray of Whistler, B.C., added a [...]
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February 1st, 2011
VANCOUVER – More than 350 British Columbians will be travelling to Nova Scotia to represent the Province at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Feb. 11 to 27, announced Stephanie Cadieux, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. “It’s thrilling to know that we are sending off the next generation of Olympic, Paralympic and [...]
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January 26th, 2011
After his second place finish at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, North Vancouver’s Zach Bell claimed the top spot on the season’s overall World Cup standings. Bell was only two points shy of the winner and finished the event with a total of 30points. In the first of the omnium’s six races, Bell [...]
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January 25th, 2011
For the first time this season, Whistler’s Mike Janyk nearly reached the podium following an outstanding run at the FIS World Cup Men’s Slalom. Just 0.13 seconds shy of third place, Janyk finished fourth with the second-fastest time in his second run at the course (52.34sec). Janyk has posted two top five finishes in the [...]
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January 25th, 2011
Kristi Richards of Summerland, BC was one of the four Canadian athletes who earned a podium finish at the FIS World Cup mogul races. Quebec’s Mikael Kigsbury and Montreal’s Chloe Dufour-Lapointe finished with silver, while Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau and Kristi Richard both picked up bronze. This was another successful day for the Canadian Freestyle Ski team, [...]
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January 25th, 2011
Michelle Stilwell won the gold medal last night in the T52 wheelchair 100-metres in Christchurch, New Zealand. Michelle of Nanoose Bay, BC set a new Championship record time (20.35seconds) to earn Canada its first gold medal at the International Paralympic Committee World Championships. Michelle is a two-time winner of Sport BC’s Athlete with a Disability [...]
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January 18th, 2011
Skate Canada has announced that the 2011 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships and the 2011 BMO Junior Nationals will be held in Victoria, BC. This event will feature the country’s best figure skaters as they take to the ice on January 17 – 23, 2011 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The junior and senior divisions [...]
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January 18th, 2011
After being named Tennis Canada Female Player of the Year in 2010, Rebecca Marino continues her success as she advances to the second round at the Australian Open. This is Marino’s second career Grand Slam match, defeating Japan’s Junri Namigata 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Last year, Marino finished her remarkable season with a 42-33 record, winning [...]
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January 17th, 2011
Every year inspiring female coaches, administrators, athletes, volunteers, officials and role models are named to the CAAWS’ Most Influential Women List to highlight the leadership, strength and accomplishments of Canadian women. The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity announced the list for 2010, which includes four BC finalists: Nancy [...]
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January 12th, 2011
Lauren Woolstencroft of North Vancouver BC, has been nominated for the 2011 Laureus World Sports Award. Her five gold medal finishes at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games have earned her a nomination for one of the most prestigious awards, honouring sporting achievements in 2010. This award is based on a voting committee composed of 46 [...]
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January 11th, 2011
The Canadian half-pipe team will be guided by head coach Leo Addington of Vancouver, BC at the 2011 FIS World Snowboard Championships. This prestigious event will include the top snowboarders from 44 different countries as they ride the slopes in La Molina, Spain. Competing in the championships are two of BC’s best riders who finished [...]
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January 10th, 2011
Vancouver, B.C. (January 10, 2011) – The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame to induct nine individuals and two teams for induction as part of its 2011 class. “The 2011 Class of Inductees to be honoured by the BC Sports Hall of Fame is exceptional,” said Randy Kaardal, chair of the Selection Committee, “Our selection [...]
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January 6th, 2011
Below is some clarification from BC’s Provincial Sport Branch regarding the Sport on the Move funding that was announced in December 2010. The announced funding was distributed directly to the Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs) to provide assistance with athlete travel for training and competition and the funds will be used at the discretion of each [...]
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January 4th, 2011
Victoria’s own Ryder Hesjedal capped off 2010 with a little hardware from the 14th annual Canadian Cyclist of the Year Awards. The road cyclist was named Male Canadian Cyclist of the Year in a people’s choice ballot for a spectacular 2010 season that included a seventh-overall finish in the 2010 Tour de France. Svein Tuft [...]
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December 20th, 2010
World Cup season has begun and BC’s best skiers and snowboarders are tearing up the slopes on the World Cup circuit. Stories from this weekend include: Olympic gold medalist Ashleigh McIvor of Whistler, BC took home a second-place finish at Innichen-San Candido, Italy in her second race of the season. McIvor won gold in the Vancouver [...]
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December 16th, 2010
Former Sport BC Junior Male Athlete of the Year Eugene Wong followed up a solid 2010 season with the title of Top Male Amateur Golfer as ranked by Golf Canada’s 2010 National Order of Merit standings. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, another former Sport BC Athlete of the Year award winner, finished in the top 5 [...]
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December 15th, 2010
OTTAWA – Two-time Olympian and 2007 World championship silver medallist Gary Reed officially announced his retirement from competition December 13 at a press conference in downtown Toronto. With his mother Mary, wife Caitlin and coach Wynn Gmitroski in attendance, Gary said that following a gruelling eight year international career spanning two Olympic Games and five World Championships [...]
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December 10th, 2010
Abbotsford’s Amy Gough finished third in World Cup skeleton competition in Park City, Utah. Read the full story here.
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December 6th, 2010
Comox Valley’s Cameron Levins raced to a first-place finish at the Canadian Cross Country Championships on November 27 in Guelph ON. Levins finished the 10k race more than 24 seconds ahead of second-place Robin Watson, crossing the line in 29:25.7. Watson (29:49.0) and third-place Reid Coolsaet (30:04.7) are both considered among the top marathon runners [...]
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December 2nd, 2010
The Bombardier Lake Louise World Cup event kicks off on Friday in Lake Louise, AB providing BC skiers Britt Janyk (Whistler) and Georgia Simmerling (North Vancouver) a chance to stretch their legs. Janyk is Canada’s medal hopeful this year, with team stalwarts Emily Brydon (Fernie, BC) and Kelly VanderBeek (Windsor, ON) out after retirement and [...]
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November 30th, 2010
The roster for the National Junior ice hockey team set to compete in the World Championships during the 2010-11 holiday season included 39 names upon its release yesterday. On the list were 7 of BC’s up-and-coming hockey players: Brendan Gallagher (Delta), Tyson Barrie (Victoria), Brett Connolly (Campbell River), Curtis Hamilton (Kelowna), Ryan Howse (Prince George), [...]
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November 29th, 2010
The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport), today announced the Government of Canada’s 2010-2011 contribution to Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). This funding will enable CIS to effectively deliver its national championships for the year. “Our support will help CIS maintain its commitment to more than 600 coaches and 10,000 student-athletes from 51 universities that [...]
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November 23rd, 2010
Rebecca Marino’s star continues to rise. On Monday, Marino – the tennis phenom who recently made a splash at the US Open when she took on Venus Williams – was named Tennis Canada’s female player of the year. The 19-year old is the first BC tennis player to win the award since 2001 and, at number [...]
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November 8th, 2010
Captain Christine Sinclair showed Friday why she is nominated for the FIFA Women’s World Soccer Player of the Year in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica Friday. The win not only propelled the Canadian Women’s soccer team on to the CONCACAF final, but also secured a spot for the team in the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Sinclair scored [...]
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November 5th, 2010
Drew Neilson, “snowboardcross pioneer” has retired at the age of 36. The two-time Olympian finished 11th at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games and will now switch gears, taking on the position of technical assistant coach with Canada’s National Team. Read the full story here.
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October 20th, 2010
The Canadian Rugby Foundation announced the results of a Canada-wide vote for the Canadian Sevens Rugby Player of the Year: Phil Mack. Victoria-native Mack captained the Rugby Sevens squad at the 2010 Commonwealth Games last month in Delhi and during tours for the 2009-10 Sevens World Series. A total of 1,188 Canadian rugby fans, coaches [...]
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October 18th, 2010
After competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, BC swimmer Brian Johns continued on the World Cup circuit, earning two medals in Singapore. A three-time Olympian, Johns is also a longtime supporter of KidSport, attending the recent Ritchie Bros. fundraiser and helping raise over $270,000.
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October 18th, 2010
Rebecca Marino of Vancouver captured her third straight title on Sunday on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Pro Circuit. Marino, named Sport BC’s Junior Female Athlete of the Year in both 2007 and 2008, has now won the singles titles at US USTA Tennis Classic of Troy, Saguenay National Bank Challenger, and the Kansas City [...]
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October 15th, 2010
Canadian Sport Centre Pacific released the final results by BC athletes from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. For more information, visit their website. VICTORIA – As the XIX Commonwealth Games came to a close in New Delhi, Canadian athletes, coaches and support staff began the trek home with a payload of gold, silver and [...]
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October 13th, 2010
The Clan, Simon Fraser University’s athletic department, is fitting in nicely in their debut year in NCAA Div. 2 Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Jessica Smith (North Vancouver) was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week after her win at the Western Washington Preview in Bellingham. Fellow BC-born Clan members, Bo [...]
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October 13th, 2010
Athletes from all over BC have been golden in Delhi as the Commonwealth Games hit the homestretch. Premier Gordon Campbell released the following statement, congratulating our provine’s competitors on their performances thus far: “On behalf of all British Columbians, congratulations to our athletes, who continue to shine at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. “We are [...]
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October 8th, 2010
VICTORIA – Premier Gordon Campbell issued the following statement today in honour of Canada’s increasing medal count at the Commonwealth Games: “On behalf of all British Columbians, congratulations to Brent Hayden on his gold medal performance in the men’s 100 metre freestyle event at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. He is a strong competitor and [...]
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October 1st, 2010
The loss of life always strikes hard, but the death of SurDel Girls Soccer Club player Laura Szendrei has hit especially hard in the soccer and sports communities in British Columbia. The SurDel club will honour Laura’s memory at the commencement of its games on Sunday, October 3. SurDel president Kelly Raba is requesting all [...]
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September 30th, 2010
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2010PREM0161-001090 Sept. 18, 2010 Office of the Premier Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport 82 B.C. ATHLETES HEADING TO 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES VICTORIA – Eighty-two B.C. athletes will be competing against other world-class athletes at the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, announced Premier Gordon Campbell. “I’d like to [...]
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