B.C. Games

The Cariboo - North East girls soccer team at the BC Summer Games in Cowichan, B.C. Contributed photo

Quesnel girls come fifth in BC Games soccer

The boys team finished the games in eighth place

  • Jul 28, 2018
The Cariboo - North East girls soccer team at the BC Summer Games in Cowichan, B.C. Contributed photo
The medals awarded at the 2018 BC Summer Games. (Contributed)

2020 hosts study BC Games in action

Maple Ridge will be site of next Summer Games

The medals awarded at the 2018 BC Summer Games. (Contributed)
The Cariboo North East Softball team’s picture. B.C. Games photo/Flickr photo.

BC GAMES: South Cariboo brings home three bronze medals home

Medals were in canoe slalom, softball and javelin

  • Jul 27, 2018
The Cariboo North East Softball team’s picture. B.C. Games photo/Flickr photo.
Cowichan Valley players Julia Noon, Anabella Charley, Aisha Werner and Jocelyn Lenarcic stand with their gold medals following Zone 6’s win over Fraser River in the BC Summer Games gold-medal match. (Submitted)

Cowichan quartet helps Island win BC Games soccer tourney

Aisha Werner, Jocelyn Lenarcic, Anabella Charley and Julia Noon contribute to gold medal victory

Cowichan Valley players Julia Noon, Anabella Charley, Aisha Werner and Jocelyn Lenarcic stand with their gold medals following Zone 6’s win over Fraser River in the BC Summer Games gold-medal match. (Submitted)
Cowichan’s Devyn Zunti displays his gold medal from the BC Summer Games box lacrosse tournament. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Cowichan’s Zunti wins lacrosse gold with Zone 6 at BC Games

Just part of a busy stretch for player who has two provincial championships and nationals coming up

Cowichan’s Devyn Zunti displays his gold medal from the BC Summer Games box lacrosse tournament. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
McKinley Thomas-Perry and Bridget Burton with two of their gold medals from the BC Summer Games relays. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Duncan Stingrays swimmers at home in the pool during BC Games

Bridget Burton, McKinley Thomas-Perry, Mary Paridaen van Veen combine to win eight medals for Island

McKinley Thomas-Perry and Bridget Burton with two of their gold medals from the BC Summer Games relays. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
Cowichan’s Devyn Zunti displays his gold medal from the BC Summer Games box lacrosse tournament. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Ladysmith’s Zunti wins lacrosse gold at BC Games

'It felt pretty exciting. I had an amazing time.'

  • Jul 27, 2018
Cowichan’s Devyn Zunti displays his gold medal from the BC Summer Games box lacrosse tournament. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
BC Games torch at the closing ceremonies in Duncan on July 22, 2018 (Ashley Wadhwani/Black Press Media)

RCMP investigate reports of groping at BC Games athlete dance

As many as 30 girls have claimed they were inappropriately touched at BC Summer Games dance on Vancouver Island

  • Jul 26, 2018
BC Games torch at the closing ceremonies in Duncan on July 22, 2018 (Ashley Wadhwani/Black Press Media)
Revelstokian Connor Whitty launches a javelin skywards at the 2018 BC Summer Games. Whitty would place second in the event, bringing home a silver medal. (Supplied/B.C. Summer Games)

Revelstoke athletes find success in Cowichan at BC Games

10 Revelstoke athletes made the trip this past weekend to Cowichan for the 2018 BC Summer Games, representing the city with strong performances across the board.

  • Jul 26, 2018
Revelstokian Connor Whitty launches a javelin skywards at the 2018 BC Summer Games. Whitty would place second in the event, bringing home a silver medal. (Supplied/B.C. Summer Games)
Photo submittedTyleen Scaiano of Williams Lake is now a two-time gold medalist at the BC Summer Games following her win in Cowichan this past weekend at the annual athletic spectacle.

Scaiano grapples to gold at BC Games

Tyleen Scaiano of Williams Lake is now a two-time BC Summer Games gold medalist.

Photo submittedTyleen Scaiano of Williams Lake is now a two-time gold medalist at the BC Summer Games following her win in Cowichan this past weekend at the annual athletic spectacle.
Sixteen athletes were awarded with a Coast Capital Savings Leadership Bursary at the closing ceremony of the 2018 BC Summer Games in the Cowichan Valley. (BC Games Society)

BC Games bursaries handed out to 16 provincial athletes

The 2018 BC Summer Games were also the last with Kelly Mann in charge, as he'll be stepping down after 19 years

  • Jul 25, 2018
Sixteen athletes were awarded with a Coast Capital Savings Leadership Bursary at the closing ceremony of the 2018 BC Summer Games in the Cowichan Valley. (BC Games Society)
The BC Summer games is extinguished at the end of the 2018 competition. (BC Summer Games photo)

Editorial: BC Games showcased what Cowichan can do

It took planning. It took vision. And most of all it took heart.

  • Jul 25, 2018
The BC Summer games is extinguished at the end of the 2018 competition. (BC Summer Games photo)
Williams Lake Blue Fins swimmer Jadyn Johnston stands with his incredible six gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal during the 2018 BC Summer Games in Cowichan last weekend.

Johnston impressive at BC Games

Williams Lake Blue Fins head coach Chad Webb described it as by far the best results he's ever seen

Williams Lake Blue Fins swimmer Jadyn Johnston stands with his incredible six gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal during the 2018 BC Summer Games in Cowichan last weekend.
Severen Parr takes the podium with a gold medal. Supplied

Langley Olympian takes four gold at BC Games

Good showing at Cowichan Valley

  • Jul 25, 2018
Severen Parr takes the podium with a gold medal. Supplied
KU/Jr. Heat Players on the BC Summer Games team: (left to right) Davis Bone, Grady Thompson, Max Therrien, Gene Purdie, Chris Newitt (coach), Ethan de Kruif, Kaden Kiewitz, Kael Murphy and Ethan Ramchuk.-Image: Contributed

United/Jr. Heat talent boosts Zone 2 to BC Games gold

Eight players and a coach from Kelowna-based soccer program on Thompson-Okanagan squad

  • Jul 25, 2018
KU/Jr. Heat Players on the BC Summer Games team: (left to right) Davis Bone, Grady Thompson, Max Therrien, Gene Purdie, Chris Newitt (coach), Ethan de Kruif, Kaden Kiewitz, Kael Murphy and Ethan Ramchuk.-Image: Contributed
The Vancouver-Coastal girls beat their Thompson-Okanagan counterparts 7-1 to claim softball gold at the 2018 BC Summer Games. Seven of the 12 girls on the team are from Delta. (BC Games Society photo)

UPDATE: 27 medals for Delta athletes at BC Games

Delta youth earned nine gold medals, 10 silver and eight bronze at the 2018 BC Summer Games

The Vancouver-Coastal girls beat their Thompson-Okanagan counterparts 7-1 to claim softball gold at the 2018 BC Summer Games. Seven of the 12 girls on the team are from Delta. (BC Games Society photo)
Maggie Banks delivers a pass to one of her Vancouver Island-Central Coast teammates during a match against the Kootenays at the 2018 BC Summer Games girls rugby sevens tournament on Friday, July 20. (Kevin Rothbauer/Black Press)

ZONE 6: Rugby star Maggie Banks carries family legacy to BC Games

Shawnigan Lake student and Coquitlam native following her parents to the national program

Maggie Banks delivers a pass to one of her Vancouver Island-Central Coast teammates during a match against the Kootenays at the 2018 BC Summer Games girls rugby sevens tournament on Friday, July 20. (Kevin Rothbauer/Black Press)
Fraser Valley rugby players tackle the opposition during the BC Summer Games in Cowichan.

Abbotsford athletes excel at BC Games

Locals take home hardware over the weekend in Cowichan

Fraser Valley rugby players tackle the opposition during the BC Summer Games in Cowichan.
BC GAMES: Strong showing for Mission athletes

BC GAMES: Strong showing for Mission athletes

Locals pick up medals in swimming, rugby, baseball, basketball and lacrosse

BC GAMES: Strong showing for Mission athletes
Nanaimo’s Gage Zanette, right, competes at the Cowichan Sportsplex in Duncan during the B.C. Summer Games this past weekend. B.C. Games photo/Flickr

Nanaimo athletes help Island team win at B.C. Games

B.C. Summer Games were held July 19-22 in the Cowichan Valley

  • Jul 24, 2018
Nanaimo’s Gage Zanette, right, competes at the Cowichan Sportsplex in Duncan during the B.C. Summer Games this past weekend. B.C. Games photo/Flickr