For Team Alberta, Lloydminster’s Jake McEachern, and Sean Reimer are bringing back gold and silver in the men’s hammer throw at the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador. The duo shared a special moment on the podium with their first and second place wins. Reimer won silver back in 2022.
Fourteen athletes or coaches with Lloydminster ties made the trek with either Team Alberta or Saskatchewan to the games which wrapped up this past weekend.
Team Saskatchewan
The Sask women’s volleyball team which has Kitscoty’s Aubree Sunderland as middle blocker snatched a bronze medal on Aug. 24, winning 3 sets to two over Manitoba.
Saskatchewan brought home 48 medals overall including 13 gold with several stellar performances in swimming, diving, athletics and women’s wrestling.
Team Alberta
In women’s softball, Lloydminster’s Katherine Thiessen and Karter Dougan combined with their team mates for a bronze medal win, 6-1 over Team Ontario, on Aug. 16.
Lloydminster’s, Marissa Lindquist was the assistant coach with the women’s basketball team that won gold at the games. The men’s basketballers also won gold making it a perfect sweep for the province on the court.
Team Alberta brought back 81 medals overall with golden wins in 22 events, including men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, swimming, road cycling, athletics, and wrestling.
