The Fraser Valley cleaned up at last weekend’s BC Winter Games in Penticton, with Chilliwackians leading the medal parade.
Speedskater Annabel Johnson grabbed one gold, three silvers and a bronze in six short-track races.
Johnson’s gold came as part of the Fraser Valley U-16 mixed 3000 metre team.
She scored silvers in 500, 1500 and 3000m races.
Another local speedskater, Zackery Carpenter, won bronze as part of the Fraser Valley’s U-14 mixed 3000m team.
Madeline Britz and Everly Royea were part of the gold-medal winning girls curling team, along with Heather Drexel (Coquitlam) and Bailey Burke (Surrey).
Victoria O’Brien (featured in the Feb. 19 Progress) bagged bronze in girls match-play recurve archery.
Collectively, Fraser Valley athletes racked up 107 medals — 42 gold, 44 silver and 21 bronze — to edge second place Vancouver Coastal in the medal race.
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