Teagen Purvis has always been a swimmer. It’s part of being a Purvis. Her mom was a swimmer, her dad was a swimmer, and her grandmother was even a swim coach. Teagen found out she made Team Manitoba in May, but she began training as far back as 2019 in anticipation of the 2022 Canada…
Eric Dupre’s bronze medal win in swimming’s 400m freestyle event made him the first male able-bodied swimmer to win a medal for Team Manitoba since 1997. He was shocked, to say the least. “That’s crazy to think about. I didn’t know that coming into the Games. That’s actually crazy.” Eric’s been swimming competitively since he…
Team Manitoba soccer has not one but two incredibly talented goalkeepers. It’s to the point that their coaches can’t decide on which one to make their go-to starter. Instead, both keepers are getting time on the pitch at the 2022 Canada Summer Games. Jacob Tsai, 18, and Tryce Vergara, 17, both discovered their love of…
Basketball sisters Kyulin and Izzy Fust are excited to be competing together at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara. The sisters are not taking the experience at Games for granted, as they know that not many siblings get the opportunity to compete alongside each other. Playing in a team sport also means the girls…
Team Manitoba baseball players Cody Gunderson and Ethan Giesbrecht are on the verge of wrapping up their 2022 season at the Canada Summer Games. As the two eligible overaged players on Team Manitoba’s roster, the rest of the team is 17 years old or younger, they are also closing a chapter of their playing days…
Lefty hurler Alexa Guilford says her softball team is ready to put it all on the line as they enter the playoffs at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara. The squad is 15 strong and self-described as a big family that enjoys playing together. The team has been in a round-robin pool with PEI,…
Tennis has featured in every Canada Summer Games since 1969. Here in Niagara, the competition is taking place at both the Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club and the Welland Tennis Club. Team Manitoba athletes Stef Barre (19) and Yelena Travica (17) are both hoping to gain the experience they need, at Canada’s largest multi-sport competition, to progress…
Team Toba’s men’s basketball team has an extra set of coaching hands this year at the 2022 Canada Summer Games. Keith Mason is part of the Aboriginal Apprentice Coaching Program, which allows Indigenous coaches to gain experience at national-level competitions and grow their coaching resumes. With the 10th annual North American Indigenous Games coming up…
A history-making moment took place today at Brock University’s Alumni Field in Niagara ON, Team Manitoba played in the first-ever female rugby sevens game to take place at the Canada Games. The team has been training since January and the final squad was selected just one month ago. The Games are a 19U tournament and…
Building team chemistry has been paramount over the two years that Team Manitoba’s female box lacrosse team has been training together. Like many other Canada Games cohorts, this team is made up of a collection of players from different teams. Though they’ve played less than 10 games together leading up to Canada’s largest multi-sport event,…