Local athletes made numerous trips to the medal podium at last weekend’s the BC Winter Games in Mission.
Surrey residents won six gold medals, four silver and 11 bronze medals, while competitors from Delta earned seven gold, four silver and nine bronze.
Fraser Valley (Zone 3) finished atop the medal standings with 103 total medals, including 30 gold, 33 silver and 40 bronze medals.
Fraser River Delta (Zone 4), which includes North Delta, placed fourth with 22 gold, 13 silver and 20 bronze medals.
Local medal winners were:
Surrey
Gold – Emily La Roue, Mya Taylor, Alicia Perez, Tessa Younger, Priya Sidhu, Jessie Sanghe and Sadie Stoppler (Hockey – female); Ben Hamilton (Basketball – wheelchair). Lee Daryl Yang (Badminton – singles boys); Sage Bishop-Beaurone (Gymnastics – female vault, uneven bars); Maansi Virk (Karate – kumite girls advanced 44-55 kg.).
Silver – Sahil Dhindsa (Karate – team kata boys); Ryan Liu (Badminton – singles boys); George St. Amour (Judo – under 60-kg. men); Sahil Dhindsa (Karate – kumite boys advanced 44kg.).
Bronze – Adam Liang (Badminton – double boys); Natalia Hu (Badminton – double girls); Jasper Mai and Irene Liu (Badminton – doubles mixed); (Badminton – team mixed); Adam Liang, Natalia Hu, Ryan Liu, Jasper Mai, Lee Daryl Yang, Irene Liu and Lily Zhao (Badminton – team mixed).
Tyler Tardi (Curling – male); Alon Zvikler and Aidan Archer (Gymnastics – team male); Rebecca Adams, Kiana Heska, Camryn Mawhinney and Amanda Moen (Ringette); Simran Grewal (Netball); Scott Laroue, Tracy Payne, Scott Stewart, Jaspreet Warach and Thien Lam (Basketball – Special Olympics).
Benjamin Mangabat (Figure Skating – pre-novice men); Sage Bishop-Beaurone (Gymnastics – all around female).
Delta
Gold –Ella Rogers (Gymnastics – all around female, floor exercise); Caleb Richmond (Gymnastics – all around male, rings, parallel bars); Que Bidewell (Gymnastics – floor exercise); Matthew Cheng (Karate – kumite boys intermediate 44-55 kg.).
Kristina Sharp, Michelle Anderton, Ella Rogers and Sophie Anderson (Gymnastics – team female); Caleb Richmond, Ryan Woodhead, Que Bidewell and Cole Schallig (Gymnastics – team male).
Silver – Ryan Woodhead (Gymnastics – rings); Kiki Linders, Shona Bal, coach Shannon Butler (hockey – female); coach Rod Needham, Lauren Zayonc, Kelly Landrigan, Stephanie Needham, Amanda Mott, Sydney fines, Bailey Mitchell and Marisa Shepard (Ringette); Paul Scholefield, Jeff Trafford, Jeff Hayes and Travis Meyer (Basketball – Special OIympics).
Bronze – Cayden McKenzie-Cook (Figure Skating – juvenile men); Que Bidewell (Gymnastics – all around male); Caleb Richmond (Gymnastics – rings); Ryan Woodhead (Gymnastics – horizontal bar, vault); Natalie VanGrol (Karate – kata girls intermediate).
Matthew Cheng and Justin Eng (Karate – team kata boys); Natalie VanGrol (Karate – team kata girls); Paula Higgins (Basketball – wheelchair).
